Sparks have announced a headlining North American tour, following on the heels of their two previously announced shows in Los Angeles for February 2022, which have already sold out. After performing at L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on February 7th and 8th, Sparks will officially kick off the tour in …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Shares 'For the Last Time' Video From New LP 'One Way Out'
Melissa Etheridge has shared her new video for “For the Last Time,” the second single from the singer’s upcoming album One Way Out. The video shows Etheridge and her band recording the unearthed track in the studio; on One Way Out, Etheridge revisited nine tracks she wrote and demoed in …
Read More »Singer Tawatha Agee on Her Years With Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews, and David Bowie
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Pink Floyd's Greatest 'Wish You Were Here' Tour Bootleg Resurfaces With Remastered Sound
Pink Floyd did an incredibly poor job documenting their Seventies stadium tours, leaving it up to their fans to preserve them in video and audio form for future generations. Unfortunately, amateur recording equipment of the era was difficult to sneak past security, let alone operate properly, and your average Floyd …
Read More »Reggaeton Greats Tainy, Yandel Cement Their Legacy in 'Deja Vu' Video
Reggaeton stars Tainy and Yandel have released a new song, “Deja Vu,” the first single off their upcoming collaborative album, Dynasty. Tainy’s beat for “Deja Vu” boasts a mix of crisp drum skips, steady bass thumps, and bubbling synths, while Yandel delivers a vocal performance packed with yearning as he …
Read More »Halsey Announces New Album, Produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Halsey has announced her new album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The singer announced the record on social media, but did not include a release date or any additional details about the LP. The post did feature a …
Read More »Charlie Worsham Previews 'Sugarcane' EP With Charming New Song 'Half Drunk'
Charlie Worsham described the guitar playing on his new song “Half Drunk” as “boozy, hillbilly Keith Richards.” In other words, the perfect tones to tell a story about drunkenly and spontaneously saying “I love you” to your person. The Mississippi native and longtime Nashvillian debuted “Half Drunk” on Friday, along …
Read More »Elton John Announces Final North American Dates for 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road' Tour
Elton John has announced the final North American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which takes place in 2022. The new dates kick off at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 15th and culminate with a two-night stint at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19th …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson, Carole King Collaborate on New Song for Aretha Franklin Biopic, 'Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)'
Jennifer Hudson has released a new original song, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” that will appear on the upcoming soundtrack for the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. Hudson, who will star as Franklin in the film, notably co-wrote the track with Carole King, who famously co-wrote Franklin’s 1967 hit, …
Read More »Flashback: Pink Floyd's 'The Great Gig in the Sky' Used in 1974 Dole Bananas Commercial
Earlier this week, Roger Waters blasted Facebook for daring to approach him about the use of his song “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2” in an advertisement for Instagram. “It arrived this morning, with an offer for a huge, huge amount of money,” Waters said at a pro–Julian Assange …
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