The biopic Capone arrives on video-on-demand Friday and with it comes an original score by Run the Jewels’ El-P, the producer’s first full-length score since 2004. Ahead of May 29th release of Capone (Original Motion Picture Score) on Milan Records, Rolling Stone exclusively shares a pair of cuts from the …
Read More »Kamasi Washington on Writing a Score Worthy of Michelle Obama
During the past few years, Kamasi Washington has found himself in places a jazz musician never would have expected to be. With the release of his aptly named 2015 triple LP, The Epic, the L.A. saxophonist and bandleader was deemed the genre’s next big thing. So there he was, in …
Read More »Pop Smoke's Posthumous Debut Album Gets Release Date
The debut album from late Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke will be posthumously released June 12th via Victor Victor Worldwide. While the release date was shared, no other details about the album were made available, including a tracklist, title or possible guest features. Although the record marks Pop Smoke’s debut album …
Read More »From Memes to Music: How Jay Versace Landed On a Westside Gunn Album
In 2020, disbelief is rare: Once-in-a-lifetime pandemics have a way of making even the most outlandish news seem unimpressive. Yet when Westside Gunn — a Buffalo rapper who channels 90s New York hip-hop of yore — released the tracklist for his latest album, Pray For Paris, fans were bewildered. In …
Read More »RS Charts: Kenny Chesney Bests Drake in Tight Race for Number One
Veteran country star Kenny Chesney beat Drake on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Chesney’s Here and Now was boosted by an impressive sales total, more than 218,000 copies, most of which came through ticket-album bundles. But the album didn’t fare nearly as well on streaming: The 12 …
Read More »Watch Norah Jones' Melancholic New 'Tryin' to Keep It Together' Video
Norah Jones has unveiled her melancholic video for “Tryin’ to Keep It Together,” a bonus song from her upcoming album, Pick Me Up Off the Floor, which will be released on June 12th via Blue Note. The clip reflects the pensive lyrics, which hauntingly repeat the song title’s of-the-times sentiment …
Read More »Frank Zappa's 1970 Mothers Lineup Celebrated With New Box Set
Unheard recordings from Frank Zappa’s short-lived but beloved 1970 lineup of the Mothers feature in the upcoming box set The Mothers 1970, a four-disc set featuring 70 unreleased studio and live tracks out of the legendary guitarist’s Vault. The Zappa Trust announced the June 26th-bound release with the newly unearthed …
Read More »Queen's Brian May on 'Bohemian Rhapsody': 'I Don't Think a Sequel Will Happen'
The 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody may not seem like an obvious candidate for a sequel, especially since it ends in 1985 with frontman Freddie Mercury learning he’s contracted HIV. But after the film grossed over $900 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Rami Malek, …
Read More »Wire Tease '10:20′ Comp With Reworked 'The Art of Persistence'
After the organizers of Record Store Day pushed back their annual event — and a number of release dates along with it — Wire decided to put out 10:20, their upcoming compilation of reworked songs and what they’ve called “strays” from throughout the years, on June 19th. Although it was …
Read More »J Balvin Learns Ancient Martial Arts in Pink-Hued 'Rosa' Video
J Balvin continues his series of Colores music videos with “Rosa,” his latest color-themed visual made in collaboration with director Colin Tilley. The clip sees Balvin visiting a pink-hued Japanese fortress and encountering a martial arts master. As Balvin trains in the ancient fighting style, he encounters cherry blossoms, dancers …
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