Megan Thee Stallion has released the new song “Southside Forever Freestyle” along with an accompanying video. “Happy birthday to me #MeganMonday,” the rapper, who is celebrating turning 26 today, captioned an Instagram post sharing the clip In the Mike Ho-directed visual, Megan Thee Stallion pays homage to her hometown of …
Read More »Hear Phife Dawg's 'Nutshell Part 2' With Busta Rhymes, Redman
Phife Dawg teams with Busta Rhymes and Redman for his posthumous single “Nutshell Part 2,” a remix of a track that was released one month after the A Tribe Called Quest rapper’s March 2016 death. Boasting the same J Dilla beat as the original “Nutshell,” the late Phife Dawg took …
Read More »Chris Stapleton Performs 'When I'm With You' on 'Fallon'
Chris Stapleton performed the country waltz “When I’m With You” on Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The song, a solo composition by Stapleton, appears on the singer’s latest album, Starting Over. Joined by his wife and singing partner Morgane in a darkened rehearsal space, Stapleton …
Read More »Rebecca Black Celebrates 10 Years of 'Friday' With Remix Featuring Big Freedia, 3OH!3, Dorian Electra
Rebecca Black celebrated the 10th anniversary of her surprise viral hit “Friday” with a bonkers new remix featuring Big Freedia, 3OH!3, and Dorian Electra, produced by 100 Gecs‘ Dylan Brady (listen to it here). The new remix is about as different from Black’s 2011 original as you can get, with …
Read More »Our Native Daughters Documentary to Get TV Premiere
Two years after supergroup quartet Our Native Daughters released their stunning debut album, Songs of Our Native Daughters, the collective of Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, and Leyla McCalla are releasing a documentary that chronicles the band’s story. Reclaiming History: Our Native Daughters,a 47-minute film detailing the group’s first …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Brent Faiyaz and Tyler the Creator, 'Gravity'
Brent Faiyaz’s “Gravity” feels like an outer-space experience the moment you press play. While the groovy guitar compliments the mesmerizing bass line, the changing pitch of Faiyaz’ voice sounds as if Martians have just stepped in the booth to provide ad-libs. With the addition of Tyler the Creator’s guest verse, …
Read More »Hear a 1998 Track from Cult-Favorite Nineties Act the Farewell Bend
In rock, supergroup status is relative. Nineties-era Kansas City trio the Farewell Bend didn’t exactly boast the starry pedigree of a Traveling Wilburys, or even a Minuteflag. But for fans of the members’ prior projects — Boys Life and Giants Chair, two like-minded KC outfits that each found unique ways …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Yasmin Williams, 'After the Storm'
When 24-year-old instrumentalist Yasmin Williams plays guitar, she conjures new possibilities and stories from the instrument. Performing in a distinctive, inventive finger-style, and using only a looping pedal, Williams creates textured, harmonious soundscapes almost entirely by herself on each of her two solo instrumental albums: 2018’s Unwind, and her brand-new …
Read More »Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam Announces New Lineup, Says It's Going to Happen in August
Since 1974, Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam concerts have been a regular fixture on the Music City event calendar for country and Southern rock fans. That was until 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic shut down large events and the concert’s namesake died in July at the age of 83, rendering its …
Read More »RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Holds Strong at Number One
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 …
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