The Burial of Black Genius (a.k.a. D’Angelo Lives!)

Questlove pays tribute to his friend and collaborator: “D’Angelo, to me, was one of the last pure artists in Black music”

Gracie Abrams Releases Her Pain in Cathartic ‘I Told You Things’ Live Performance From Red Rocks

The performance was captured for the concert special Apple Music Live: Gracie Abrams , available exclusively on Apple Music

Lankum – “Ghost Town” (The Specials Cover)

Here’s your actually-freaky Halloween soundtrack. Lankum, Dublin’s masters of doom-laden experimental folk music, have covered 2-tone kings the Specials’ 1981 spooky ska classic “Ghost Town.” Lankum originally recorded the cover for Oona Doherty’s dance show Specky Clark this

Oklou Shares Three New Songs On Choke Enough Deluxe, Plays Tiny Desk Concert

If you have not yet spent any time with Oklou’s Choke Enough album, I recommend that you remedy that situation quickly. The French singer and producer released her LP earlier this year, and it was #1 on our mid-year list . Choke Enough is a gorgeous blur — all these

Drake Appeals Dismissal Of UMG Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”

Drake is officially gearing up to fight the dismissal of his defamation and harassment lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” The OVO rapper’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday (October 29) indicating their

For Canadians Living in Los Angeles, Getting to the World Series Is Already a Triumph

Music manager Cory Litwin unpacks how the the Toronto Blue Jays-Dodgers matchup is deeper than sports

Watch Steve Martin, Alison Brown Perform Instrumental Track ‘Let’s Get Out of Here’ on ‘Fallon’

The duo recently released a collaborative bluegrass album, Safe, Sensible and Sane

Billie Eilish Almost Tossed ‘Birds of a Feather’ and Worried Song Was ‘Kind of Stupid’

The Hit Me Hard and Soft track became one of Eilish's top hits and was nominated for three Grammys

‘The Storm Feels Personal’: Jamaica’s Reggae Community Grapples with Melissa’s Aftermath

From damaged studios to museums transformed into relief centers, the reggae world copes with the fallout of a monster hurricane

Watch St. Vincent Cover Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life”

St. Vincent has a wide array of covers up her sleeve: Rihanna , Tool , Lou Reed , Metallica . The past couple nights, she performed Billy Strayhorn’s 1948 jazz standard “Lush Life.”

Pierre Robert, Philadelphia’s Voice of Rock Radio, Dead at 70

Known for his warm, welcoming timbre, his "Greetings, citizens!" address, and fandom of the Grateful Dead, Robert was the last DJ

Neva Dinova – “Alone”

It’s cold and it’s dark early, which means it’s time for depressing music, especially the kind about feeling alone. Voila! Lucky for us Omaha indie rockers Neva Dinova are back with a haunting new tune called “Alone.”

Watch Faye Webster Sing With The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Faye Webster loves the orchestra. In 2022, the viral indie darling unveiled Car Therapy Sessions , an EP of orchestral reimaginings of previously released songs of hers. Last year, she released her latest record, which was called Underdressed At The Symphony . Now she’s

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

The SZA-assisted hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 13 weeks, but its potential successors in the genre were either nixed following rule changes or appear below Number 40

Nobody Wants This

VIAL – “Idle Hands”

Minneapolis punks VIAL released their full-length burnout last year. A few months ago, they followed it with a fun single called “ Creep Smoothie .” Today, they unleash their new song “Idle Hands,” which seems to be a one-off single for now. It’s a hooky blast of grunge-pop,

Real Housewives Superfan Chris Baio Makes His Bravo Debut

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio is a huge fan of the Real Housewives franchise. Last year, after publicly extending an invite to the cast of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City , the show’s Heather Gay joined the band onstage for a game of cornhole during their Kilby Block

Melody’s Echo Chamber – “Eyes Closed”

For many years, the French artist Melody Prochet has been making gorgous psych-pop under the name Melody’s Echo Chamber. Near the end of the year, she’ll release her new album Unclouded , and she’s already shared the lead single “ In The Stars ” and the El Michels Affair collab

Katseye Talk Lottery Dream Buys, Fashion, and Instagram Stalking on ‘Role Roulette’

In the latest installment of Rolling Stone ’s Role Roulette , the girl group envision how they would navigate winning the lottery, going on blind dates, and setting the tone on aux

Show Me The Body’s Harlan Steed Shares Debut Solo Single “Meet Me In The Graveyard”

Show Me The Body bassist Harlan Steed is making his solo debut. You can never know what to expect with the raucous NYC band, so it would be hard to guess what Steed’s lone foray would be. It turns out, at least for today’s “Meet Me In The Graveyard,” he’s going full goth.

Now, Now Share Surprise New EP 01

It’s been a while since we last heard from Now, Now. The indie rock duo returned from hiatus in 2017 and shared the album Saved the following year, and released some songs and celebrated 10 years of their excellent sophomore effort Threads in 2022. Then KC Dalager made her

Drake Launches Appeal, Hopes to Revive Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG

A judge previously dismissed the lawsuit filed against Universal Music Group, stating Kendrick Lamar’s allegedly defamatory lyrics in "Not Like Us" qualified as “nonactionable opinion”

Ulrika Spacek Announce New Album EXPO: Hear “Build A Box Then Break It”

Experimental indie rock group Ulrika Spacek will release their fourth album, EXPO , in February. They’ve announced this new project today with the lead single “Build A Box Then Break It.” It’s cosmic and a bit warped, with viscous synths and spiked guitars.

Public Enemy Urge Us to ‘Do Something’ in Politically-Charged Music Video

"The Hits Just Keep on Comin’" is a single from their Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025 album, with a clip starring a U.S. water polo Olympic athlete

Luigi Mangione Has Been Listening To Taylor Swift And Charli XCX In Jail

We now have evidence that Luigi Mangione may have had himself a Brat summer. Back in May the internet’s favorite alleged murderer turned 27 years old in jail, where he’s still facing second-degree murder charges following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Gumm – “One Thing At A Time”

Look, the world is a cold, confusing, and chaotic place. You think you’ve got things figured out, and then some new burst of nonsense comes along and fucks everything up. But once in a while, things will come together and tie themselves into a bow. You’ll be reading the ‘Gum,

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Are Back on Speaking Terms

The legendary duo appeared on Song Exploder to discuss the Buckingham Nicks track “Frozen Love”

Navy Blue Announces New Album The Sword & The Soaring: Hear “Orchards”

Sage Elsesser is one of those people whose resume makes him almost annoyingly cool. He’s a pro skateboarder, multidisciplinary artist, and occasional model from Los Angeles, and he raps and produces under the name Navy Blue. He’s part of the same lo-fi and casually heady

The Bruce Springsteen Movie Is Totally Inaccurate With Regard To His Feelings About Mustard

The pretty bad but fun-to-watch new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is in theaters now, and it mostly seems pretty factually faithful to Springsteen’s experience recording the album Nebraska . But any work of biography is at least partly a work of fiction, and

Stream Parannoul’s “Noisy” New Mydreamfever & Huremic Album How I See Nothing But You

What should we call this person? He has many names, and we don’t know the real one. We’re talking about the anonymous South Korean musician who releases gorgeous, idiosyncratic shoegaze under the name Parannoul. This prolific artist has only played live a handful of times, and

Donald Glover, Avril Lavigne, Jim Carrey Added to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Lineup

Newly-announced performers and presenters also include Mick Fleetwood, Janelle Monáe, and Nancy Wilson

The Tubs’ Owen Williams Announces Memoir Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving In The TikTok Underworld

Most people wait until later in life to write their memoirs. UK indie-poppers the Tubs haven’t been around for a very long time; they were a Stereogum Band To Watch just a couple of years ago. But co-leader Owen Williams has done plenty of other things, as well. He makes his

Anna von Hausswolff – “Aging Young Women” (Feat. Ethel Cain)

On Halloween, Anna von Hausswolff unveils her new album Iconoclasts . So far the Swedish musician has released “ Stardust ,” “ The Whole Woman ” with Iggy Pop, and “ Struggle With The Beast ,” and today she’s sharing the final preview with the magnificent Ethel Cain collab