The long-awaited Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Timehas rescheduled its premiere to this November. The new show was originally supposed to debut in Chicago in 2019 before it was delayed to April 2020. The Chicago run was subsequently canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Once Upon …
Read More »Brothers Osborne Play 'Skeletons' Songs for NPR's 'Tiny Desk'
Brothers Osborne perform a fiery five-song set for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, recording their intimate gig in the Nashville living room of the duo’s guitar player, John Osborne. It’s John’s ferocious playing that introduces the country band’s performance, as he leads the group through the wicked instrumental “Muskrat Greene,” before …
Read More »Metallica Expand 'Thriving' Community College Scholarship Initiative
Metallica and their charitable organization, the All Within My Hands Foundation, have expanded their Metallica Scholars Initiative, which provides funding to community colleges for enhancing career and technical education programs. The band launched the initiative in 2019 with support for 10 community colleges around the United States; it expanded the …
Read More »Excerpt: Elton John Recounts His Drag History and Remembers 'True Punk Rebel' Divine
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In the upcoming bookThe Queer Bible, model, editor and queer activist Jack Guinness compiles a collection of essays celebrating LGBTQ history and culture through the eyes of some …
Read More »George Strait to Perform at 2022 RodeoHouston
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo will return in 2022 for its 90th anniversary with three weeks of entertainment. The event, also known as RodeoHouston, begins February 28th and runs through March 20th with a final-day performance from Country Music Hall of Fame member George Strait. This will mark Strait’s …
Read More »How Madison Calley — and Her Harp — Made History
Days before the 2021 Grammys, Madison Calley received some devastating news: The harpist was supposed to perform with rapper Roddy Ricch, but when Ricch decided to head in a different direction, Calley’s appearance was scratched. “I had already told my mom about the performance, and she was so proud of …
Read More »Trojan Records Sets 50th-Anniversary Reissue of 'The Trojan Story'
Trojan Records is set to reissue its legendary 1971 collection The Trojan Story — a three-LP set that helped introduce the world to artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and Lee “Scratch” Perry — for its 50th anniversary this June. Long out-of-print, the 50-song anthology — due out …
Read More »The Weeknd, BTS to Perform, Drake to Receive 'Artist of the Decade' Award at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
UPDATE (5/19): Several more performers have been added to the 2021 Billboard Music Awards lineup, including Bad Bunny and Karol G. They join other previously-announced performers Alicia Keys, DJ Khaled with H.E.R. and Migos, Duran Duran, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis with Sounds of Blackness, AJR , Glass Animals and …
Read More »Justin Bieber Announces Rescheduled Justice World Tour Dates
Justin Bieber has announced that he is rescheduling his Justice World Tour dates to 2022, with seven addition arena shows added for a total of 52 dates. Originally slated to kick off this summer, the tour will now begin on February 18th, 2022, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, …
Read More »Randy Rogers Band, La Maquinaria Team for Lively New Song 'Chupacabra'
Randy Rogers Band imagine a new kind of dance in “Chupacabra,” a collaboration with La Maquinaria Norteña that’s named for the legendary bloodsucking creature of North American folklore. The kind of dusty country-rock track that is Randy Rogers Band’s bread and butter, “Chupacabra” has a moodier, minor-key feel to match …
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