The Weeknd headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show with a career-spanning, sequin-bombed medley of his biggest hits — from songs from 2011’s House of Balloons to tracks from 2020’s After Hours. Oneohtrix Point Never served as musical director. Abel Tesfaye kicked things off in a sleek convertible in front …
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Morgan Wallen secured his third straight week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of January 22nd through 28th. This marks the longest run at Number One for a country artist in the chart’s history. The country star pulled in 161.7 million song streams …
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The news of avant-garde pop producer Sophie’s death on Saturday morning came as a shock to fans around the globe. In the artist’s too-short career, the 34-year-old Glasgow-born musician had collaborated with Charli XCX, Madonna, Vince Staples, and others. Meanwhile, Sophie‘s solo work revolutionized the sound of underground dance and …
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Stephen Marley will round out the final events in celebration of his late father Bob Marley‘s 75th birthday with a livestream concert Thursday (January 28th) at 8 p.m. ET. He will perform a selection of Bob Marley’s songs on the reggae legend’s official YouTube channel followed by a Q&A that …
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“Not Shy” isn’t just the name of ITZY’s most recent album, it’s also become an unofficial motto for the buzzy Korean girl group, as they set their sights on the U.S. market in 2021. Phase one begins this week, with the release of ITZY’s new album — aptly titled Not …
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Foo Fighters were among the performers for the Celebrating America concert special on Wednesday, which capped off President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris‘ inauguration events. The group performed their 2002 One By One hit “Times Like These,” which Dave Grohl dedicated to the “unshakable teachers” who have continued …
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Morgan Wallen became the second country star to reach Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, pulling in a staggering 245.8 million song streams for the week of January 8th through 14th. This marks the highest weekly streams total for a country artist in Alpha Data history, and …
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Diane Warren is such a prolific — and relentless — songwriter that she was right in the middle of working on a new composition when she paused to join us for the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Warren, who has her first solo album, Diane Warren: …
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Justin Bieber‘s “Anyone” debuted at Number One on the first Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart of 2021. Bieber wrote the track with help from Andrew Watt and Jon Bellion, among others, before releasing it on New Year’s day. “Anyone” amassed more than 13 million streams in the first week …
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Ahead of their performance at the virtual David Bowie tribute Just For One Day, Duran Duran have dropped their cover of the late legend’s “Five Years.” The band kick up the synths for The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars rendition, as Simon Le Bon …
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