On Election Day, Lana Del Rey took to Instagram to announce a new LP of standards and classics — and that her upcoming album Chemtrails Over the Country Club is delayed. Sitting inside a Denny’s and staring at an election map on an iPhone — “That looks like a lot …
Read More »Tracy Chapman Makes Rare TV Appearance With Performance of 'Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution'
Tracy Chapman delivered her first TV performance in years with a rendition of “Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday, November 2nd. The singer-songwriter sent in a straightforward clip of her performing the song in front of a black curtain. Although the track off Chapman’s 1988 …
Read More »'Fargo' Recap: Just What the Doctor Ordered
A review of this week’s Fargo, “Lay Away,” coming up just as soon as just as soon as Jonah says there’s a big fish out there somewhere… “There are people you can kill, and people you can’t.” —Ebal Violante This season of Fargo opened with five episodes in a row …
Read More »Alec Baldwin on Sean Connery: 'No One Was Cooler'
The first movie to adapt Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” novels, The Hunt for Red October (1990) cast Alec Baldwin in the role of the C.I.A. analyst who has to stop a rogue Soviet submarine commander from starting World War III. His costar? No less than the former James Bond himself, …
Read More »Eric Church Details View From the Stage in New Song 'Through My Ray-Bans'
After teasing the song back in April, Eric Church has finally released “Through My Ray-Bans,” a heartfelt number dedicated to survivors and victims of the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival shooting in Las Vegas. Unlike his song “Why Not Me,” which wrestled with immediate survivor’s guilt of having played that …
Read More »Hear Danny Elfman's First Solo Pop Single in Nearly 40 Years, 'Happy'
Decades of Halloweens have come and gone since Danny Elfman — film composer extraordinaire and one-time Oingo Boingo frontman — last released a solo pop single. But now he is returning with a sardonic new single, “Happy,” in anticipation of the spooky day. “I’m so happy — everything is crumbling,” …
Read More »Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Princess Nokia, Bernie Sanders, Killer Mike Lead 'Fridays for Unity'
Rolling Stone will host conversations between Bernie Sanders and Killer Mike at its next Fridays for Unity event, as well as a special chat between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Princess Nokia the day before the 2020 elections. Sanders’ chat with Killer Mike will be part of the main Fridays for Unity …
Read More »Bon Jovi, Maren Morris, Snoop Dogg Lead 'Play On' Benefit Concert Lineup
Updated (11/25): LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip, Sara Bareilles, Emily King and Pedrito Martinez have been added to the lineup of Play On: Celebrating the Power of Music to Make Change. In addition, the airdate has also changed: the special now airs Tuesday, December 15th, at 8 p.m. ET …
Read More »Anuel AA, Guaynaa, Raquel Sofia Join 2020 Latin Grammys Performers
UPDATE (11/17): Pitbull has been added to the performance lineup for the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards, and plans to take the stage with a band of frontline workers to honor their efforts throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The group features Major Frank Fernandez on drums, physician’s assistant Debi Kuiper-Tomas on bass, …
Read More »Cher Reworks an Old Hollywood Showtune for Joe Biden Campaign
Cher gave the finale performance on Sunday night’s I Will Vote livestream concert, reworking an old Hollywood showtune from the 1943 movie musical Cabin in the Sky to show her support for Joe Biden. The song, aptly titled “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe,” was originally written by Harold Arlen …
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