Savages singer Jehnny Beth released a self-directed video for “Heroine,” her latest single off of To Love Is to Live, out June 12th. The clip opens with Beth walking through the Paris Métro, her face blanketed in a mask, amid the pandemic. She rapidly pivots toward the camera for the …
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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. Smartphones are a masterpiece of technical engineering that allow us to take an HD (or 4K) video camera, GPS, media streamer, and computer in our pocket everywhere we …
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Daveed Diggs shot to fame after the Bay-area rapper was cast in Broadway’s blockbuster hit Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton’s nemesis, Thomas Jefferson, a role for which he won a Tony. Since then, he’s appeared in numerous TV shows, and in 2018, Blindspotting, his first feature film — which he co-wrote …
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This is the ninth installment of Rolling Stone’sMusic in Crisisseries, which looks at how people all across the music industry are coping with thecoronavirus pandemic. 2020 was supposed to be a big year for Kristin Hayter. The singer, who performs as Lingua Ignota, had released her third album, Caligula, last …
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Ella O’Connor Williams, who performs under the moniker Squirrel Flower, breezed through a handful of songs for the latest installment of “In My Room,” a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. From her house in Arlington, Massachusetts — where Williams recently cooked risotto for Rolling Stone …
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As a student of rock history, Lenny Kravitz considers himself a lifelong fan of Little Richard, the rock & roll architect who died Saturday at 87. Long before Kravitz’s own career would take off, he met Richard in the late 1970s at a time when the pioneer had abandoned rock …
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Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have come together for a good cause, releasing the single “Stuck With U” benefiting First Responders Children’s Foundation (get the song here). It will fund grants and scholarships for children of healthcare workers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers and firefighters serving at the frontlines …
Read More »Sech Announces Upcoming Sophomore Album '1 of 1'
Panamanian singer-songwriter Sech has announced the release of his upcoming sophomore album, titled 1 of 1. The follow-up to his Latin-Grammy-nominated debut, Sueños, the new album is slated for release on May 21st via Rich Music. Sech dropped the news on Thursday, during an exclusive listening party on Zoom. Comprised …
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In tandem with the arrival of the long-awaited authorized Frank Zappa documentary, UMe and Zappa Records have released the official soundtrack for Zappa, featuring highlights from the composer’s catalog, live recordings, interview clips and a dozen unreleased tracks from Zappa’s vaults. The 3CD/5-LP version of Zappa Original Motion Picture Soundtrack …
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Most people may remember Ashton Sanders from his pivotal role as high school-aged Chiron in the Oscar-winning film Moonlight. That moment he shared a kiss with his crush, Kevin (Jharrel Jerome), we knew he’d cemented his acting career with one of the most indelible moments in contemporary cinema. Since then, …
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