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Apollonia has reached a confidential settlement with Prince’s estate, ending her lawsuit that sought a court ruling affirming her right to use the name Prince gave her when she played his love interest in the iconic 1984 film Purple Rain. The parties filed a joint notice of dismissal Wednesday but kept the confidential deal under

While the artist has not performed on Broadway herself, her songs are featured in Moulin Rouge! The Musical and & Juliet Pink will be hosting the 79th Tony Awards this summer. The move is a surprising decision by organizers, given that hosts chosen for the role are often Broadway veterans — Cynthia Erivo hosted last

Andra Day scored a key legal victory Thursday in her $1.6 million fight with her former manager, getting a green light to proceed with claims the manager wrongfully pocketed $575,486 from her publishing and master recording revenue. In a four-page ruling obtained by Rolling Stone, a Los Angeles County judge sided with the Grammy-winning singer,

The R&B singer’s fifth album, Kehlani, is set to arrive on April 24 Kehlani dropped a new single, “Back and Forth,” which features Missy Elliott. The rousing track comes ahead of the singer’s new self-titled album, out April 24 via Atlantic Records. The R&B-inspired track sees Kehlani trading vocals with Elliott before joining forces on

Gorillaz’s new album, The Mountain, arrived last month Gorillaz and Sparks joined forces for a performance of “The Happy Dictator” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The track comes off Gorillaz’s most recent album, The Mountain, whichwas released Feb. 27 via their own Kong label. The theatrical performance featured Sparks’ singer Russell Mael sharing vocals with Gorillaz’s

The rock band will release their new album, Your Favorite Toy, later this month Foo Fighters have shared a new single, “Of All People.” The raucous track is the fourth track to emerge from the rock band’s forthcoming 12th LP, Your Favorite Toy, out April 24. The song sees frontman Dave Grohl reflecting on life’s

Violet Grohl knows the world considers her a nepo baby, thanks to her dad Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana fame, but she doesn’t let the label hurt her feelings. “Obviously, doors are open for me because of my last name,” the 19-year-old rising singer-songwriter told The Forty-Five in a new interview. “It’s not

After spending a decade building both a catalog and a fanbase in Texas honky-tonks and dive bars, Flatland Cavalry have an unshakeable foothold in country music. The band’s frontman, Cleto Cordero, calls back to the components of a Texas friend’s two-part test for determining a cowboy’s credentials: 1. Did you work your fucking ass off?

Doechii and Lady Gaga released “Runway” on Thursday, their collaboration track from The Devil Wears Prada 2. The song arrives ahead of the film’s debut on May 1. “You gonna burn your tongue on this tea,” warns Gaga on the track, before Doechii declares, “Got the front row screaming, ‘Okay, okay’/ Do a little twirl/Let

‘s love for Chappell Roan keeps growing. In fact, she told The Guardian she could graph out exactly how her affection has been building using a simple mathematical function: “The more people hate her, the more I love her,” she said. Despite this, she added, “I don’t like how she’s being treated at all.” Roan

Pepsi, the main sponsor for London’s Wireless Festival for a decade, announced Sunday it was pulling its support for the fest amid Wireless’ three-night booking of Kanye West. The soda company’s decision comes hours after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a statement criticizing Wireless organizers for enlisting West to headline three nights at the

White, on SNL as musical guest for the sixth time, performs songs he released the previous day Jack White made his sixth musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing two new songs, “Derecho Demonico” and “G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs,” which he shared Friday. “Derecho Demonico” translates to “demonic right,” and in “G.O.D. And

I t should be some solace that even the musician Thundercat is finding it hard to focus these days. His fifth studio album, aptly titled Distracted, his first since 2020’s It Is What It Is, takes its inspiration from the non-stop barrage of information we now call modern life, though he’s careful not to languish

On the day New Found Glory released their 12th album Listen Up!, Chad Gilbert’s hand stopped working. The lead guitarist was onstage for the band’s album release party at Nashville’s The End, playing the same chords he had memorized for the past 30 years, but his fingers just wouldn’t work how he wanted them to.

Trio of Romy, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx perform first full gig together since 2018 ahead of summer festival run The xx opened their “next chapter” Friday in Mexico City as the band performed their first show together in eight years. Taking the stage at Mexico City’s Pepsi Center, the trio of Romy, Oliver Sim

Over a year ago, Kanye West said that his then-unreleased 12th studio album Bully felt like his personal version of Lauryn Hill’s seminal 1998 record The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. “Yeah, because you lean on a bar that brings somebody down — that was always rap,” Yeezy told Justin Laboy on The Downloadpodcast in February

Just days before its release, BTS teased that they had a surprise song headed to fans. On Friday, the group dropped the anticipated track, “Come Over,” but it’s only available on the deluxe vinyl edition of Arirang, their first full-length LP in six years. Lucky fans who received the vinyl, which arrived two weeks after

The singer-songwriter is currently on tour in support of his chart-topping album, With Heaven on Top As thunderstorms roll across Oklahoma, local weather stations have issued warnings of a “low tornado threat,” damaging winds, and “ping pong sized hail.” The extreme forecasts have forced singer-songwriter Zach Bryan to cancel his Friday show in Tulsa. In

Yes have postponed their 11-date Fragile tour of Europe so that guitarist Steve Howe can undergo an “essential operation that requires recovery time,” according to a statement from the band. “This decision has been made to ensure that Steve can return to the stage in full health and deliver the performances that fans deserve,” reads

Taylor Swift has unveiled the music video for “Elizabeth Taylor,” the second track from her record-breaking 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The video serves as a kind of visual homage to complement Swift’s about the legendary starlet, featuring an array of clips from Taylor’s life and classic filmography. It appears that Swift

The U.S. Army raised its maximum age for enlistment to 42, which means Kid Rock, 55, still can’t join up. But that didn’t stop the MAGA mouthpiece from playing military man this past weekend in Nashville when he posted a video of himself saluting a pair of U.S. Army attack helicopters that, for reasons unknown,

Cardi B scored another court victory Monday when a federal judge in Texas dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit claiming her hit song “Enough (Miami)” stole beats from the 2021 song “Greasy Frybread” from the acclaimed FX series Reservation Dogs. Plaintiffs Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, known professionally as the production duo Kemika1956, sued the Grammy-winning

David Byrne stopped by The Late Show to perform his song “When We Are Singing” and to chat with Stephen Colbert about his most recent album Who Is the Sky?. The Talking Heads frontman was joined by his group of blue-clad musicians and dancers for the theatrical performance, which featured full choreography led by Byrne.

There’s no place quite like KISS Academy. But on April 2, the Netflix original seriesXO, Kitty will return for its third season — and this time, its characters are starting to think about life after their glamorous international high school. Before the premiere, Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal a first look at the soundtrack accompanying

The over-the-top pop exuberance of Eurovision is heading to Asia. The inaugural Asian edition of the famed song contest will take place this fall, with the finale scheduled for Nov. 14 in Bangkok. National selection shows will take place across the participating countries, with 10 already signed on and more expected to join the festivities.

“No child should be locked in an immigration detention center,” reads an open letter signed by a growing list of Hollywood stars, physicians, policy experts, and organizations demanding the “immediate closure” of the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas. Hundreds of young children, teenagers, and their parents have been held at the remote facility that

Céline Dion is making her official comeback. On Monday, the singer announced a series of shows in Paris this fall, marking her first headlining concerts since 2020. The news arrives days after posters began popping up in Paris, igniting rumors of her return. She made the announcement in a video on Monday, her 58th birthday.

James Blake has asked for his production credit to be removed from Kanye West’s new album, Bully, but not for the reasons you’d expect when someone asks to be uncoupled from anything Ye-related these days. Blake is credited on Bully’s final track, “This One Here,” and it’s a song he definitely worked on; Blake confirmed

In August 1977, Dennis Wilson released Pacific Ocean Blue, the late Beach Boys’ first — and only — solo album. Now, nearly 50 years later, one of the songs is getting its due. The Pacific Ocean Blue highlight “Rainbows” has been featured in two releases this month: the sci-fi blockbuster Project Hail Mary and the

While Shia LaBeouf was partying on the streets of New Orleans and talking at length about his relationship to FKA Twigs last month, the actor was secretly trying to extract an “exorbitant” sum of money from his ex-girlfriend for allegedly violating terms of an “unlawful” NDA tied to their 2025 settlement agreement, according to a