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Justin Bieber scored a seven-figure deal to headline Coachella — all without an agent, Rolling Stone has learned. The musician, who was announced Monday night as a headliner, worked “directly” with festival promoter Goldenvoice to negotiate the terms of his slot. “It’s a groundbreaking move for a headliner, and it’s something he built entirely on

The Chicano star is currently on tour in celebration of his album, Ridin’ Cuco turned Mexican Independence Day into a cumbia celebration Monday night at the Greek Theatre. The Chicano soul star lit up the sold-out Los Angeles venue in green, white, and red, as fans swayed and sang along to his unexpected dive into

The announcement comes after the rock band performed two shows with new drummer Ilan Rubin Foo Fighters played their first show with new drummer Ilan Rubin on Saturday night in San Luis Obispo, California’s 900-capacity Fremont Theater. Now, the rock band has confirmed that “there’s more to come.” The musician shared a tongue-in-cheek promo video

The singer released her fourth album, Hearts Sold Separately, in August Mariah the Scientist stopped by The Tonight Show to perform a medley of two songs, “Rainy Days” and “Burning Blue.” Both tracks appear on the R&B singer’s most recent album, Hearts Sold Separately. The musician offered a dramatic rendition of the songs, complete with

A judge ruled Thursday that the four housekeepers suing Smokey Robinson for sexual assault can move forward with their $50 million lawsuit against the Motown star using pseudonyms. Robinson had filed a motion asking the court to strike down the women’s complaint and force them to refile using their real names if they wanted to

Little Mix member thrills in the dancefloor’s abandon and her own power on That’s Showbiz Baby! Jade Thirlwall didn’t just make her solo debut at the BRIT Awards earlier this year: The former member of the X Factor-formed girlband Little Mix made a statement. Showcasing “Angel of My Dreams” — her fever-dream launch single that

A ninth Gorillaz album is on the horizon. On Thursday, the Damon Albarn-created group announced that it will drop a 15-track collaborative album, titled The Mountain, on March 20, 2026, featuring stars from across the globe. To celebrate the news, the band released “The Happy Dictator” featuring Sparks. Each of the songs features at least

Over the past year, folk singer Jesse Welles has become an unlikely star thanks to protest songs about everything from ICE raids and the health care industry to the opioid epidemic and the invasion of Ukraine. And less than 24 hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, Welles dropped a

The platform also saw a jump of 75 percent in music discoveries and an 80 percent jump in streams across her catalog Spotify is feeling the thunder of Hilary Duff‘s musical comeback. Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that searches for Hilary Duff on the streaming service increased by 400 percent after she announced that she

Today, Mobb Deep dropped “Against The World,” the group’s first release since the death of Prodigy, who died at age 42 in 2017. The single is the first offering from their upcoming album Infinite, set to release on October 10 as the latest project in Mass Appeal Records’ Legend Has It series. Prodigy’s voice opens

Farm Aid 40 has been in the works for months. The anniversary celebration is scheduled to take place on Sept. 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, and more are scheduled to make appearances. But whether the event is still

Música mexicana star will play the venue on Sept. 11, 12, and 13, 2026 De Sonora… to the Sphere! At a press conference in Las Vegas Thursday night, Carín León announced that he will officially become the first Latin artist to play at the Sphere next year. The música mexicana star — who has a

On the bubblegum-pink cover of his eighth studio album, Play, Ed Sheeran clearly lays out his goals for the project in a written message. “Play is leaving the past behind. Play is colorful. Play is dancing. Play is nostalgic,” the mission statement reads. Can an album leave the past behind and be nostalgic at the

Demi Lovato has dropped an infectious new single, “Here All Night.” The dance-ready track was produced by Zhone, and arrives alongside a music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis. “Begging for the bass ’til it’s hitting me right/ Sweatin’ on the dance floor under the lights,” Lovato howls on the soaring pop track. “To get

As Tame Impala, Kevin Parker has spent the last ten years influencing musicians as seemingly disparate as Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty and British pop princess Dua Lipa. But now it’s time to focus on himself (and his band). With a new album on the way, Tame Impala has announced a forthcoming U.S. tour, kicking off

Sometimes in life we all overswag. Two months ago, Justin Bieber shocked the world with his excellent Swag, his first album in four years. It was the artistic comeback he needed — sweet validation after all his celebrity meltdowns, troubling headlines, paparazzi battles, and social-media disasters. So there’s something perfect about Swag II — after

Mark Volman, the singer and co-founder of the Sixties pop-rock group the Turtles, best known for their 1967 hit “Happy Together,” died Friday, Sept. 5. He was 78. Reps for Volman confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, saying he died in Nashville after a “brief, unexpected illness.” The rep told The New York Times that

The former business advisers who claim Priscilla Presley prematurely ”pulled the plug” on her daughter for financial gain have filed an amended complaint purportedly shedding new light on Lisa Marie Presley’s final hours. The new complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, attaches two pages said to be from Pricilla’s upcoming memoir, Softly, As

In late July, Willie Nelson was onstage during his set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, when tour manager John Selman noticed an abrupt shift in the weather. During his 20-plus years working with Nelson, Selman has dealt with the elements, but nothing like what he was seeing suddenly descend upon

The East Village’s TabeTomo Ramen is quiet on a Tuesday afternoon — but not for long. Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist soon stroll in, with the former colorfully explaining his tardiness: “I was underwear shopping…I’m gonna get fucked in these,” he informs, admiring the three-pack as he sits in the sleek, empty restaurant. The duo,

Damon Dash, the once high-flying hip-hop mogul who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, has filed for personal bankruptcy in Florida, citing $25 million in debts and almost no assets. In his 56-page petition obtained by Rolling Stone, Dash says he has no monthly income, no house, no car, no publicly traded stocks,

Where were you, Gen Xers and elder millennials, when Courtney Love awkwardly crashed Madonna‘s live interview with Kurt Loder after the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards? Eduardo Braniff was literally right there. A mid-level MTV executive at the time, Braniff was the designated talent escort for Love and her Hole bandmates for the 11th annual

Morrissey shut down an email to solicit offers for his rights to the Smiths’ music and other connected intellectual property, according to a post on his official website. “The ‘eaves’ business email address has been switched off due to the colossal response to Morrissey’s announcement of his wish to pass his ‘Smiths’ interests over to

Puerto Rican rapper Eladio Carrión wasn’t holding back during last night’s stop of his DON KBRN tour at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. While it isn’t the first time the rapper has performed in New York City, this was his first official arena show in the city — and he wanted it to be bigger than

For a group that’s known as being “beast idols” (more on that later), Monsta X have a tender quality that comes across even in a bland hotel conference room that’s too small to contain their energy. Though they are in the hot seat answering questions about their decade together and the non-stop work ethic that

Everybody knows “Every Breath You Take.” It’s the biggest hit the Police ever had, one of the most famous tunes of the Eighties. It spent 8 weeks at Number One in the classic pop summer of 1983. In 2019, BMI officially proclaimed it “the Most Played Song in radio history,” breaking the 22-year record set

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When Asleep at the Wheel decided to record a record of Texas-centric songs to commemorate the Western swing outfit spending 50 of its 55 years in the Lone Star State, Ray Benson had a simple request: “Let’s just do songs about Texas that mean something to you.” The result is Riding High in Texas, a

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to Earl.” The Wood Brothers’ lead singer then delivered a moving version of “Postcards from Hell,” off their 2008 album Loaded. It was

Could OT5 Fifth Harmony come back together? On Monday morning, Camila Cabello shared some love and celebrated the reunion of her former groupmates — Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and Normani — after a seven-year hiatus. The night prior, Fifth Harmony reunited onstage at JoBros’ show in Dallas. Cabello, who left the group in