Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore will receive the 2019 Moog Innovation Award at this year’s Moogfest. A ceremony for the prize — which honors artists who exemplify the “bold, innovative spirit” of synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog — will take place Friday, April 26th following Gore’s keynote conversation with Mute Records founder …
Read More »Hear Pink, Khalid's World-Weary New Ballad 'Hurts 2B Human'
Pink released a new track, “Hurts 2B Human,” the title track from her upcoming album due out this Friday. The contemplative pop ballad features guest vocals from 21-year-old rising star Khalid, and was co-written with Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Anna-Catherine Hartley, and Alexander “Xplicit” Izquierdo. Like other recent Pink tracks …
Read More »Janelle Monae Was Going to Cover Migos, But Then She Took a Trip to Jamaica
Janelle Monáe doesn’t do cover songs that often. “I’m very selective about the cover songs that I choose and they mean so much to me,” she said on Spotify’s Under Cover podcast. “It’s really difficult because I spend so much time crying to them or dancing to them that I …
Read More »Watch Offset and Cardi B Flex Their Star Power in 'Clout' Video
Offset released the steamy new video for “Clout” Wednesday, featuring Cardi B. The track, which features on the Migos rapper’s solo LP Father of 4, is the hip-hop couple’s first collaboration since their guest verses on Lil Yachty’s “Who Want the Smoke?” last July. Decked out almost entirely in yellow and …
Read More »Lykke Li Has 'Late Night Feelings' on Mark Ronson's New Single
Mark Ronson has shared the title track of his upcoming solo album Late Night Feelings, a collection of songs he has referred to as “sad bangers.” The latest song, “Late Night Feelings,” features Lykke Li on vocals and has an airy disco vibe. In the beat-driven pop number, the singer …
Read More »Escort's Shot-for-Shot Remake of Journey's 'Separate Ways' is a Loving Homage to Eighties Cheese
New York disco outfit Escort unveiled an expertly detailed and hilariously precise shot-for-shot remake of Journey’s notorious “Separate Ways” video for their new song “Outta My Head.” The track will appear on the band’s upcoming LP, City Life, out April 12th. Released in 1983, the “Separate Ways” video found Journey …
Read More »Hear Courtney Barnett's Bluesy New Song 'Everybody Here Hates You'
Courtney Barnett explores feelings of alienation and inadequacy on new song “Everybody Here Hates You.” “I feel stupid. I feel useless. I feel insane,” she sings over crunching electric guitars, alternating between speak-singing and swooping bent notes. “I feel toothless. Man, you’re ruthless. Ah, yeah/I go to Loving Hut. I …
Read More »Jack White, the Raconteurs Celebrate 10 Years of Third Man Records in Nashville
It’s been eight years since the Raconteurs came together for a live performance, and on Saturday night, as part of Third Man Records‘ 10-year anniversary party, Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keelerreunited to kick off their forthcoming LP, Help Us Stranger, with a tight set of songs …
Read More »Meet Rolling Stone's Newest Advice Columnist: David Crosby
Few people have been through more wild ups and downs in life than David Crosby. The legendary Byrds/CSNY singer/songwriter has survived five months in a Texas prison, drug and alcohol addiction, the sudden death of his girlfriend, a liver transplant, bitter breakups of his iconic bands, severe financial hardship and …
Read More »Khalid Holds Out Hope for Love Interest in New Song 'Don't Pretend' Featuring Safe
Khalid laments a love interest that continues to haunt him in his new song, “Don’t Pretend,” which features Toronto’s Safe. The song appears on the R&B singer’s forthcoming Free Spirit LP, which will be released on Friday. The album also features a collaboration with John Mayer (“Outta My Head”) and …
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