Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Drivers License” extended its impressive commercial run, spending a third straight week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The track amassed more than 37 million streams; while that sum has declined each week since the single’s January 8th release, “Drivers License” still beat …
Read More »Watch System of a Down's New Video for 'Genocidal Humanoidz'
System of a Down premiered their new video for “Genocidal Humanoidz” Saturday following a charity livestream to provide humanitarian aid to Armenians affected by the conflict over the disputed area known as Nagorno-Karabakh. A mix of live performance and animation, the visual features System of the Down playing their first …
Read More »Bootsy Collins Embraces Some After-Hours Funk in New Video for 'Lips Turn Blue'
Bootsy Collins has released a video for his funked-out slow jam, “Lips Turn Blue,” featuring vocals from Cincinnati singer Emmaline. Directed by Oscar Arce, the eye-popping clip finds Bootsy and Emmaline delivering their parts against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of puckering neon lips. The video also features singer Olvido Ruiz as …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Went to a Hardware Store. Now Thad Cockrell's Playing 'The Tonight Show'
This evening, The Tonight Show will feature a musician who, about three weeks ago, was ready to start looking for a new job. Thad Cockrell will perform his song “Swingin’,” with some remote accompaniment from the Roots, in a performance that was booked because Jimmy Fallon happened to be buying …
Read More »Julia Michaels Gets a Little Trippy With 'Lie Like This' Performance on 'Late Night'
Pop singer-songwriter Julia Michaels performed her recent single “Lie Like This” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday, January 18th. The clip finds Michaels and her backing band breezing through the punchy cut, a big screen with ever-changing animations adding some trippy visuals to the mix. “Held onto horses, but …
Read More »Ruby Drops Sultry 'Come Clean' Video
Ruby Stinson — daughter of Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson — has released the new R&B single “Come Clean.” Stinson, who records as Ruby, released the single accompanied by a video. Directed by Mary-Kate Schneider and shot in quarantine in Hudson, New York, it features the artist in different locations: standing …
Read More »Grammys Postpone 2021 Ceremony Over Covid-19 Concerns
The 2021 Grammys, originally scheduled for January 31st, have been postponed due to concerns over the spread of Covid-19, multiple sources confirm to Rolling Stone. In a statement released Tuesday evening, organizers, citing “thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear,” confirmed that they’ll stage the …
Read More »Alexi Laiho, Frontman for Finnish Metal Giants Children of Bodom, Dead at 41
UPDATE: Alexi Laiho died of “alcohol-induced degeneration of the liver and pancreas connective tissue,” his wife Kimberly Goss wrote on Instagram, adding that a “a cocktail of painkillers, opioids and insomnia medication” was also in his system at the time of his December 29th death. Alexi Laiho, the acclaimed guitarist …
Read More »MF DOOM, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49
MF DOOM, the mysterious rapper known for impossibly intricate rhyme schemes and his signature mask, has died at the age of 49. The rapper’s death was first announced by his wife, Jasmine, on his Instagram page. Richie Abbott, MF DOOM’s rep, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. A cause of …
Read More »Run the Jewels Become Action Figures in New 'Walking in the Snow' Music Video
Run the Jewels have released a new music video for “Walking in the Snow,” directed by Chris Hopewell; it’s the third music video the rap duo has released in support of RTJ4. The video turns Killer Mike and El-P into stop-motion action figures leading a rebellion against an authoritarian regime …
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