“There’s alternative, Triple-A and pop. So why can’t there be pop-country and country-country?” Nikki Lane once wondered to Rolling Stone Country. “We just need two genres.” With a new playlist, Spotify is hoping to answer that call. Indigo, launching Tuesday, will be the streaming giant’s conduit for “country-country” — where …
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were postponed to 2021 last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, have officially been rescheduled. The games open on July 23rd and close on August 8th, 2021. The Paralympics will be held from August 24th through September 5th, 2021. Originally scheduled between July 24th and …
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Just weeks ago, Yola joined Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, and other country music stalwarts onstage at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, raising money to help those affected by the recent tornado that had ravaged the area. Since then, a much bigger crisis has unfolded across the world. While it’s not clear …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With all the things we should be worrying about during the COVID-19 pandemic — social distancing, washing our hands, disinfecting our devices — the last thing on our …
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Beastie Boys Story The new Spike Jonze documentary chronicles how three friends went from being kings of their local scene to ascending worldwide fame. Not only does the clip tease archival, behind the scenes footage of the group in its formative years, but it highlights present-day reflections from Mike Diamond …
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A previously unissued David Bowie live album highlighting the singer’s mid-Seventies workis set for Record Store Day. I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74), featuring segments of a pair of concerts from that trek, bridges the gap between 1974’s Diamond Dogs and 1975’s Young Americans.Bowie’s site announced the release Thursday. …
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Jennifer Lopez appeared on the Tonight Show Friday to recap her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show and reveal that she personally asked Bruce Springsteen for permission to use “Born in the U.S.A.” during the performance. Jimmy Fallon walked Lopez through the entirety of her medley, beginning with the opening where …
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While hosting the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Alicia Keys brought out Boyz II Men for a moving tribute to Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash. “[It’s] music’s biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best, but to be honest with you, we’re all feeling …
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James Taylor will take on the Great American Songbook on the singer’s upcoming album American Standard, due out February 28th. The LP is Taylor’s first since 2015’s Before This World and 19th overall. “I’ve always had songs I grew up with that I remember really well, that were part of …
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David Olney, the Americana singer and songwriter whose poetic often intricate writing style made an impact on Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, and Emmylou Harris, died Saturday from an apparent heart attack following a performance at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He was 71. Olney’s publicist …
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