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The third and final night of Rolling Stone’s Future of Music event at this year’s SXSW doubled as a showcase for Texas itself: Just about everyone who appeared onstage had roots in the Lone Star State, regional pride was everywhere, and “Texas Hold ‘Em” even made an appearance. In his recent Rolling Stone cover story,

Fuerza Regida had already made history as the first música mexicana band featured on the cover of Rolling Stone — but their showcase on Friday night was a chance to remind everyone of the bold, audacious appeal and formidable stage presence that have brought the San Bernadino favorites to the top. Led by the relentlessly

The Georgia boys in R.E.M. are still missed, 15 years after they broke up. They rolled out of the South in the early Eighties, in a swirl of kudzu and guitar chime, defying all the corporate-rock clichés and taking over as one of the all-time great American bands. They built an untouchably fearsome songbook, from

On Aug. 4, 1979, the Grateful Dead performed a stellar 21-song set at the Oakland City Auditorium in California. It marked their first-ever performance of “Althea,” Jerry Garcia’s latest collaboration with lyricist Robert Hunter, that would soon become a Dead staple. He played it on his brand-new instrument, onstage with him for the very first

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq led an all-star crew for a performance of the Sinners track “I Lied to You.” The track, written by Saadiq and composer Ludwig Göransson, is nominated for Best Original Song. Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey,andAlice Smith

KPop Demon Hunters has arrived at the 2026 Oscars. The singers behind the fictional group HUNTR/X — EJAE,Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami — performed “Golden” at the awards ceremony on Sunday. In true KPop fashion, the audience members were equipped with glowing light sticks to light up the room during the performance. Dressed in all

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. marks the pop megastar’s fourth solo Number One album Harry Styles is taking absolutely no prisoners as he dances his way to the top. The pop megastar’s newest release Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally has officially debuted as Number One on the Billboard 200. It marks Styles’ fourth

Six days before the 98th Academy Awards, at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, Oscars music director Michael Bearden is running a live orchestra through a selection of bumper music and walk-on/walk-off songs. It’s the second day of pre-rehearsals for the upcoming telecast, and the assembled musicians gracefully span eras

Saturday Night Live host and musical guest Harry Styles performed two songs from his new album,Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Styles, who launched the 12-track album at a show in Manchester, England last week, opened with “Dance No More.” The English singer wrote or co-wrote all the songs on his fourth studio album, which

Back in 1990, the Black Crowes were on tour with hard rock band the McAuley Schenker Group when Aerosmith put out the call for someone to open the summer leg of their Pump Tour. The Crowes, who were just getting hot with their debut single “Jealous Again” and debut album Shake Your Money Maker, landed

The Nigerian producer Dera claimed Bad Bunny’s “Enséñame a Bailar” sampled and interpolated his 2019 track “Empty My Pocket” without proper permission Bad Bunny has prevailed in a copyright case over his Un Verano Sin Ti track “Enséñame a Bailar” after the plaintiff appeared to abandon the lawsuit. The suit was filed last May by

On Sunday night, someone fired at Rihanna’s home in Los Angeles at least 10 times, launching an investigation. Since the incident, the Los Angeles Police Department has continued to release more details about the shooting at the singer’s Beverly Hills-area home, including the main suspect who has been arrested. Here’s everything we know so far.

A model who claimed Kanye West suddenly choked and pornographically gagged her with his fingers on a La Roux music-video set has submitted new affidavits to corroborate her claims. They include alleged Instagram exchanges from La Roux, who remembered the choking incident vividly, writing, “I could never forget that, it was horrific,” according to court

Miley Cyrus returned to the set of Hannah Montana in the first trailer for the forthcoming Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special. The special is set to air on Disney+ on March 24, 20 years to the day that the show premiered on Disney Channel. In the clip, Cyrus can be seen visiting some of the

Heeseung is leaving the K-pop Enhypen and will be pursuing a solo career. The announcement was made on Tuesday, March 10, by Belift Lab, Hybe’s sub-label, which said that after “much thought and consideration” into Enhypen’s goals and discussions with each member “about the future they envision,” it became clear that Heeseung has “his own

Alex Warren went into the 2026 Grammy Awards on a high. He was nominated for Best New Artist and scheduled to perform alongside his fellow nominees in a medley that would feature his hit single “Ordinary.” But 30 seconds before he hit the stage, just as Katseye concluded their performance, Warren realized his in-ears weren’t

Maybe in the future we’ll see a documentary about the Gucci Fall/Winter 2026 show in Milan, the first collection from Demna at the label, and a seismic event within the underground rap world. Or, at least, the sort of underground. Walking the show were Fakemink and Nettspend, two pillars of what label execs and marketing

L ola Young is sitting in front of a grand piano at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, her hands hovering over the keys. It’s been five months since she was last onstage, and everyone in the room has their eyes locked on her. She waits for a second and then begins, the bruised melody

This Woman’s Work: A Listening Sessionis a special issue of Aster(ix) journal edited by music journalistsCarinadel Valle SchorskeandDanielle Amir Jackson. This anthology investigates women’s work behind the scenes in hip hop and reggaeton: the busy hive of journalists, photographers, publicists, songwriters, stylists, and dancers who sustain these urban cultures before and beyond superstardom. This Woman’s

35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was criminally charged on Tuesday in connection with a shooting at Rihanna‘s Beverly Hills-area home. The Florida woman faces one count of attempted murder, 10 felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper, per the Los Angeles County District

In the wake of the death of Grateful Dead co-founder and guitarist Bob Weir, his Dead & Company bandmate John Mayer looked to listen to Grateful Dead music to find some comfort. Instead, Mayer said it made him feel more solitary. So, to bring the community together, the singer-guitarist is launching a Grateful Dead Listening

Bianca Censoriappeared today in a Los Angeles courthouse to face questions about the Malibu mansion designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando that her husband, Kanye West, purchased for $57 million in 2021 and subsequently gutted. Censori, 31, walked into the courtroom wearing a long black satin skirt and black cardigan sweater buttoned all the

Harry Styles advised us to Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. — and now we can do just that. Styles’ fourth LP has arrived, and it spans 12 tracks, kicking off with the lead single, “Aperture,” and culminating with “Carla’s Song.” Other songs include “Are You Listening Yet?,” “Coming Up Roses,” and “Dance No More.”

O ne day around 1980, funk singer Bobby Nunn was striding through a Los Angeles studio when he heard a familiar voice. “Oh, my God. That’s Michael Jackson!” he thought. “I guess they snuck him in there.” At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with

California Highway Patrol arrested Britney Spears just before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to an inmate search on the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office website. A CHP spokesperson tells Rolling Stone officers suspected Spears was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Chemical test results are still pending. “At approximately 8:48 p.m., a black BMW

Lopez will livestream a performance of the track as she kicks off the second phrase of her Las Vegas residency this evening Jennifer Lopez and David Guetta released a collaborative single, “Save Me Tonight.” Lopez initially teased the anthemic, dance-ready track during World Pride Music Festivallast summer, as well as on herUp All Night: Live

Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.arrives on Friday Harry Styles is gearing up for his upcoming concert in the new trailer for Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester. The show, which takes place on Friday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, will stream on Netflix on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. With the exception of

What a difference 48 hours can make. On Tuesday, Courtney Love was dropping hints that she was reuniting Hole, @-ing former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur, “So do we tell the kids about the tour?” Well, it turns out, there is no Hole tour at all. Responding to a comment on Instagram from Spin,

Haute and Freddy, the otherworldly musical duo comprisingMichelle Buzz and Lance Shipp, are ready to release their debut album in all its no-holds-barred, maximalist pop glory. On March 13, their first full-length record, Big Disgrace, arrives and the duo are unveiling the track list exclusively with Rolling Stone. The album invites their Royal Court, a

BunnaB is well on her way to becoming one of hip-hop’s go-to girls for a bit of virality. Take her recent feature on the remix to Charleston, South Carolina, rapper Trim’s “Boat,” a trending song on TikTok since its December releaseWhile the remix marks one of Trim’s first moments in the spotlight, BunnaB had already