The RZA discussed the recent $4 million sale of the Wu-Tang Clan’s one-copy-only Once Upon a Time in Shaolin and his regret about selling the album to “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli in a radio interview Wednesday. It was revealed last week that crypto collective PleasrDAO had purchased the one-of-a-kind compact …
Read More »Beloved Weirdo David Lynch Partners With Interpol for NFT Series Because of Course
Interpol and David Lynch are revisiting a 2011 collaboration that paired the band’s song “Lights” and the filmmaker’s short I Touch a Red Button Manwith a new series of NFTs. The “Lynch X Interpol” project, as it’s referred to in a press release, comprises a limited series of eight non-fungible …
Read More »The Jonas Brothers Are Ready to Roast Each Other Into Oblivion
The Jonas Brothers are gearing up to tear into each other in the newly announced Netflix special Jonas Brothers Family Roast. Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the comedy special opens up the floor for Joe, Nick, and Kevin to bash and flame each other in a way only siblings can. Premiering …
Read More »Hear ABBA's Buoyant New Single 'Just a Notion'
ABBA have released a new track, “Just a Notion.” The hopeful, upbeat song is the third single off the Swedish pop group’s upcoming album, Voyage. “Wikipedia says this track was recorded in September 1978, which sounds about right,” band member Björn Ulvaeus said in a statement. “That puts it in …
Read More »Grammy Contenders 2022: H.E.R. Declares 'R&B Is Not Dead'
This piece is part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Grammy Preview special issue, released ahead of the start of first-round voting. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a nomination — or even a statue come January — and …
Read More »Grammy Contenders 2022: Jazmine Sullivan on the Sisterhood of 'Heaux Tales'
This piece is part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Grammy Preview special issue, released ahead of the start of first-round voting. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a nomination — or even a statue come January — and …
Read More »Watch Coldplay, Selena Gomez Showcase 'Let Somebody Go' on 'Corden'
Coldplay and Selena Gomez brought their collaborative track “Let Somebody Go” to The Late Late Show last night, marking their debut television performance of the single. “Let Somebody Go” appears on Coldplay’s ninth album, Music of the Spheres, which dropped last week. The group initially released a lyric video for …
Read More »Parquet Courts Aren't Impressed by Your Smart Fridge on New Song 'Homo Sapien'
Parquet Courts marvel wryly at humanity’s capacity for invention and evolution on their new song, “Homo Sapien,” off of Sympathy for Life, out this Friday, October 22nd. The ragged, guitar-heavy track finds co-frontman A Savage examining modern life’s many “luxuries,” from fridges with TVs to news without “the gloomy bits”: …
Read More »Billie Eilish Performs 'Happier Than Ever,' Punches Kimmel in the Stomach
Billie Eilish appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform the title track off her new album, Happier Than Ever. Appearing on the rooftop of Kimmel’s studio, Eilish gave a pensive, emotional rendition of the song, with a surging climax. Eilish also sat down with Kimmel to discuss her album, creating …
Read More »Watch Phoebe Bridgers' Bring 'Moon Song' Into Space on 'Kimmel'
Phoebe Bridgers took the title of her track “Moon Song” literally for a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, donning a silver NASA jumpsuit and playing inside a spaceship. Joined by a violinist, the singer gave the Punisher song a emotional vibe as she crooned, “I would give you the moon.” …
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