In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Claire Shaffer, Brittany Spanos, and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt for a deep dive into the entire catalog of Fiona Apple, from 1996’s Tidal to this year’s masterpiece, Fetch the Bolt Cutters (which Shaffer reviewed in April). The episode goes …

Tom Hanks surprised a group of lucky college seniors at Wright State University with a heartfelt video message this past weekend. The actor drew headlines in March for being one of the first celebrities to announce that they had contracted the novel coronavirus, alongside his wife Rita Wilson. Hanks’ message …

Bully and its frontwoman, Alicia Bognanno, have been getting Kurt Cobain comparisons since their 2015 debut, Feels Like. (It doesn’t hurt that she studied at the feet of Nirvana producer Steve Albini.) So hearing the Nashville band cover Nirvana is almosttooobvious — but, good God, is it glorious. Their spin …

It makes sense that Ryan Kattner of Man Man would release his best album to date during a pandemic. His band persona, Honus Honus, is perpetually down on his luck — bizarre and lovelorn, lonely and insane — haunted. In short, he’s all of us right now. Dream Hunting in …

Australian producer Hayden James and Swedish dance duo Icona Pop have collaborated on a new single, “Right Time.” The song captures the feeling of the dance floor during this time of isolation, and the music video, directed by Icona Pop‘s Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, follows suite: It sees the …

Nineties alt-rock outfit Wheatus have shared a gigantic musical collage of fans performing the band’s timeless ode to adolescent angst, “Teenage Dirtbag.” The video is the result of the Quaranteenage Dirtbag Challenge, which Wheatus frontman Brendan Brown announced in March after the band was forced to cancel some 20th-anniversary touring …

The members of Midland and Chris Shiflett do their best to cope with technological limitations in a new episode of the Walking the Floor podcast, recorded remotely on a Zoom call during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, all four participants were in different spots — Shiflett at his home base …

Chvrches delivered a socially distanced performance of their song “Forever” — recently featured in the Netflix hit Elite — on Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show. Although the Chvrches members were in separate homes, Lauren Mayberry and company came together virtually for a colorful, cohesive rendition that provided the surprise …

British singer Jessie Ware unveiled a delightfully coy new tack, “Ooh La La,” from her upcoming album, What’s Your Pleasure? out June 19th. “Ooh La La” boasts a busy and boisterous disco vibe as an array of synths, guitars, kitchen-sink percussion and other atmospheric flourishes spring up around the central …

Producer and songwriter Mark Ronson is selling a stake in his extensive catalog to song acquisition investment company Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Hipgnosis announced on Thursday. This continues the increasingly attention-drawing buying spree for Hipgnosis founder and CEO Merck Mercuriadis, who made his career managing the likes of Beyoncé, Elton John …