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When Maggie Rose took the stage with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James at the MusiCares Persons of the Year gala earlier this year, she understood the assignment: Deliver the timeless Americana of the night’s honorees, the Grateful Dead, and infuse the soul of the band’s sole female singer, Donna Jean Godchaux, who died Monday at

A class action lawsuit accuses Spotify of engaging in “payola” to allow record labels to secretly promote their artists in the streaming service’s Discovery Mode. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court and first obtained by All Hip Hop, alleges that Spotify employs a “modern form of payola” where they sell visibility on

Ed Sheeran celebrated the U.K. government’s decision to implement new changes to music education following a review of what children are taught at most schools. In a post on Instagram, the singer-songwriter said the new changes to the National Curriculum address several “key points” raised in an open letter he and his charitable organization, the

Of all the unlikely songs to top the pop charts, right up through Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond,” Harry Chapin’s 1974 hit “Cat’s in the Cradle” remains singular, and singularly unexpected. Even during an era overrun with story-songs, of which Chapin was a master, “Cat’s in the Cradle” stood apart. Here was a

Rosalía has responded to a wave of criticism, claiming comments she made about Bad Bunny and singing in multiple languages were taken “out of context.” The dust-up stems back to the Spanish singer’s recent appearance on the New York Times’ Popcast, where she was asked about singing in about 13 different languages one her new

Ink, true to her name, is looking to make a permanent mark on country music. The singer-songwriter is already off to a dazzling start with the release of her debut EP, Big Buskin’, a collection of songs that introduce a joyous new voice to the genre. (Cue up “Hoedown” and just try to sit still.)

Recent rule changes that led to the departure of Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s “Luther” from the Billboard Hot 100 left the top 40 positions without a single rap song for the first time in 35 years It’s going to take some time to rebuild the 35-year streak that was broken when updates to the Billboard

A grave injustice will finally be rectified on Saturday evening when Warren Zevon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even though he’s been eligible for more than 30 years. Sadly, Zevon isn’t around to enjoy it. He died from an inoperable form of lung cancer on September 7, 2003. But the

The producers of the upcoming Beatles biopics have officially announced what actresses will play the Fab Four’s famed significant others in the 2028-bound movies. The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event has cast the previously revealed Saoirse Ronan as Linda Eastman McCartney, Shogun’s Anna Sawai as Yoko Ono, The White Lotus’ Aimee Lou Wood as

Blood harmonies: there’s magic in ‘em, literal and figurative — nature and nurture, love and rivalry, atmospheric alchemy born of living room dust and familial mishigas. Blood harmonies alone would be reason enough to cheer the surprise debut of Snocaps — Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and twin sister Allison Crutchfield of Swearin’ and P.S. Eliot, the

Bathed in lights and with a smile on her face, Adéla stood before a sweaty, sardine-packed crowd at the Roxy in late October. “This is the first and last time I’m doing a show this small,” she told the audience before they let out a seismic roar. “So thank you.” In a 40-minute set, Adéla

Universal Music Group didn’t merely settle its lawsuit with the AI music-generating service Udio in a deal announced yesterday — the world’s largest record company is now partnering with Udio to build a new kind of AI music service. The idea, execs for both companies tell Rolling Stone, is a service that — with artists’

The country music community is still recovering from the great authenticity debate of this past summer, which found artists like Charley Crockett, Gavin Adcock, and Zach Bryan engaging in an online battle royale to determine who is the most genuine country artist of all. Joshua Hedley, a Florida native who began playing fiddle at age

Back in 2021, Jennifer Hudson performed at Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show as the sunset in Venice, Italy. Her gown was a glittering mass of gold fabric, and her hair cascaded into a ponytail that ran the length of the dress. She was impossible to miss — and yet at some point, her security

Ever since he was a boy in Toronto, Geddy Lee has loved baseball. That love has persisted across the decades, even as his band, Rush, became one of the biggest acts in the world. Lee has even written a book on his baseball memorabilia, 72 Stories, published earlier this year. Rush recently announced a reunion

Sevdaliza is celebrating womanhood in all its forms on her new album. On Friday, the experimental singer released her third LP, Heroina — an ode to femininity that features collaborations with Karol G, Kenia Os, Pabllo Vittar, and Tokischa. “I started creating around the world with people carrying different energies, different frequencies. Out of that

It might be the first Halloween without Ozzy, but the Osbournes are remembering the late rocker in an adorable way. On Friday, Kelly Osbourne shared a silly video of her two-year-old son Sidney, biting the head off of a stuffed bat (just like grandpa once did!) and letting out a giggle. “Learned from the greatest,

It’s not even Halloween yet but country legend already doling out Xmas gifts Like Mariah Carey, Willie Nelson is getting into the holiday spirit before even Halloween as the country legend has shared his festive new ballad “Christmas Love Song.” The tender track finds Nelson working alongside his longtime collaborator and producer Buddy Cannon on

Fountains of Wayne, Marshall Crenshaw, Shooter Jennings and more also take part in Los Angeles gig honoring Rock Hall-bound singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam, and Fountains of Wayne were among the artists to cover Warren Zevon at a Los Angeles tribute concert honoring the late Rock Hall-bound singer-songwriter. Marshall Crenshaw, Shooter Jennings, Steve Wynn, Inara

In 10 days, voters will head to the polls on Election Day for a bevy of elections around the country, including key gubernatorial and mayoral races. In New York City, Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been busy hitting the campaign trail. Along the way, he’s made a few surprise musical stops, including his cameo

Radiohead talked about their upcoming European tour and opened up about why they needed to take a nearly decade-long break in the band’s first interview together in years. “I guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop,” Thom Yorke told The Times UK about the band’s vibes by the end of

At last month’s Earl Scruggs Music Festival, the Wood Brothers might have seemed a tad out of left field for a gathering dedicated to the late bluegrass picker. And yet, the same could be said whenever the trio is on a bill at a jam-band show, jazz night, or some blues club. But that’s the

In late 1961, barely a year after he’d arrived in New York City from the Midwest, Bob Dylan already contained multitudes. The proof arrives early in Through the Open Window, the 18th edition of Dylan’s ongoing Bootleg Series. That fall, Dylan, then only 20 years old, recorded his first album with producer John Hammond. Among

“I thought we’d get started with a little bit of Neil,” singer says before playing Harvest classic at charity show Lana Del Rey took the stage Saturday at Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon” charity concert, with the singer opened her set with a rendition of the host’s “The Needle and the Damage Done.” “I thought we’d

For Stephen Graham, it’s been a big year for dad roles, starting with his part as the distraught parent of a tragically warped son in Netflix’s Adolescence —the culture-shaking show he also co-created. He gives an equally strong performance as a very different father, the troubled Douglas Springsteen, in the new film Springsteen: Deliver Me

Jonas Brothers, who are Stand Up to Cancer ambassadors, gave a surprise performance during the 2025 World Series that had some baseball fans taking to social media to criticize their appearance. On Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers competed in the second game of the World Series at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. After

The musicians also performed “I Don’t Want to Go Home” at the benefit for Van Zandt’s non-profit TeachRock On Sunday, Steven Van Zandt held his Party at the Pony, a benefit in support of his non-profit music education organization TeachRock. The star-studded event promised “special appearances from some of Stevie’s Disciples [of Soul] and E

Mariah Carey won’t be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month, despite being on the ballot twice already, but another award awaits her. Continuing an annual tradition that has honored everyone from Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and the Grateful Dead to opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and the late Quincy Jones, Carey

Crow “has been the most consistent voice of support and encouragement throughout my career,” Oladokun said Joy Oladokun is making her Grand Ole Opry debut — and one of her heroes broke the news! On Monday night, Oladokun shared a video of herself finding out from Sheryl Crow that she’ll be performing at the storied