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Singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly will embark on a lengthy headlining tour this spring in support of his upcoming third studio album, The Weakness, out April 7.The 34-year-old talent will visit cities across the U.S. beginning April 12 with a performance at Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, Ky. The 30-date trek includes stops in New York City, Seattle, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Houston before wrapping up with a special set at Nashville's Ascend Amphitheater on June 2.Kelly has tapped an eclectic mix of talent for support on the tour, including a set from Jenny Lewis at his...

Lil Peep’s mom is “hopefully” close to settling her multimillion-dollar legal war stemming from her son’s 2017 fatal overdose on a tour bus, her lawyer said Tuesday, but a Los Angeles judge refused to postpone a March 8 trial date in the complicated case. “Have you wrapped up the settlement here?” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Teresa Beaudet asked the parties at the first hearing in the case since both sides announced they’d reached a deal “in principle” last October. “Unfortunately, we don’t have that type of news to...

It's been nearly a decade since award-winning trio Nickel Creek released a new album, but that's all about to change. On March 24, members Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins will share Celebrants, their 18-track comeback LP via Thirty Tigers.The project was recorded at Nashville's historic RCA Studio A and produced by Eric Valentine, who also worked on the band's 2014 record A Dotted Line. The collection of songs is thematically centered around the connections and experiences we all share, including the passage of time and its effects on ever-evolving...

Late Night Flow The Gary, Indiana rapper also performed "Blackest in the Room" while accompanied by the Roots Freddie Gibbs took the stage to promote his new album $oul $old $eparately on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday. The Gary, Indiana rapper cruised through “Blackest in the Room” while accompanied by house band, the Roots. He was soon joined by Anderson .Paak on “Feel No Pain,” which features .Paak and Raekwon on the track. The performance was simple yet powerful, with Gibbs commanding the mic with his soulful...

The Marshall Tucker Band are mourning the loss of the man who lent their group his name. Marshall Tucker, a blind piano tuner who hailed from South Carolina, died on Friday (Jan. 20) at the age of 99.The Southern rock group — founded by Toy Caldwell, Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle and Tommy Caldwell — shared a remembrance of Tucker on social media after learning of his death."We are saddened to hear of the passing of someone very special to our hearts, for obvious reasons," they write...

It’s almost time. For months, Niall Horan’s TikTok account has been a minefield of teasers hinting at the launch of his third studio album. In one video, someone asks what he’s listening to, and he responds: “My new song, it’s called … I can’t tell you yet.” He still technically can’t tell us, but after launching a cryptic new website – Heaven Wont Be The Same – the singer has at least shared a preview of what his grand return will sound like. “God only knows where this could go/And...

Few country music careers have evolved as quickly in size, style, shape and scope as that of Kacey Musgraves. From meticulously-produced stage shows to more intimate and stripped-down affairs, Musgraves has proved time and time again she knows how to entertain a crowd.Before selling out stadiums and reaching critical acclaim, Musgraves' first big break as a solo artist came in 2012 when she signed a recording deal with Mercury. Just a few months later, she released her major-label debut album, Same Trailer Different Park. The album and its standout single "Merry Go Round" earned plenty of...

On the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we run down some of the best Spanish-language, indie-rock, and hip-hop you may have missed in 2022, including Puerto Rican singer-songwriter ILe’s genre-jumping Nacarile, Nas’ late-career triumph King’s Disease III, albums from rising artists including Mediopicky, Horsegirl, Junior H, and Che Noir, and much, much more. Julyssa Lopez, Andre Gee, and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, which draws on our lists of the best hip-hop of 2022, the best Spanish-language music of 2022, and Sheffield’s own picks....

Twenty-eight years ago today (Jan. 20, 1995), Wynonna Judd was undoubtedly toasting her own success. It was on that date that her eponymous album from 1992, her first as a solo artist, was certified quadruple platinum, for sales in excess of 4 million copies.Wynonna was released one year after the Judds, Judd's duo with her mother, Naomi Judd, disbanded when the elder Judd was diagnosed with Hepatitis C.Wynonna albumCurb / MCA Nashvilleloading..."I went through every possible emotion," Wynonna Judd says of branching out as a solo artist. "I felt terrified. I felt frustrated and...

Friends Jeanene Erdahl and Lisa Larson drove all night from Minnesota to Graceland, arriving in Memphis at 4:30 in the morning to queue up for a memorial honoring the life of Lisa Marie Presley, who died last week at 54. Later today, they’ll turn around and do it again. Erdahl and Larson, who became fast friends seven years ago after bonding over their mutual love of Elvis, watched the memorial service just steps from where mourners like Axl Rose and Alanis Morissette were paying musical tribute to the only child...

Fifty-three years ago today (Jan. 22, 1969), Glen Campbell struck gold for the first time. It was on that date that the singer earned the first gold single of his career, signifying sales of 500,000 copies, with "Wichita Lineman.""Wichita Lineman," which was the title track of Campbell's 12th studio album, was written by Jimmy Webb. The tunesmith got the inspiration for the tune while driving through Washita County, Okla., when he saw a lone telephone lineman working on the top of a telephone pole."I'm a songwriter, and I can write...

Sam Smith’s third stint as Saturday Night Live’s musical guest saw the singer perform “Unholy” off of Gloria, their upcoming fourth studio album which is set to be released Jan. 27. The single, a music video for which came out last September, followed the release of “Love Me More” from the same album and preceded the title track, which Smith unveiled Friday and also performed on SNL. Trending Anti-Abortion Voters Have Picked an Early 2024 Favorite. It's Not Trump Inside Sundance’s Top-Secret Brett Kavanaugh Documentary Riley Keough Shares Touching Family...

Burgeoning singer-songwriter Erin Kinsey is kicking off 2023 on a high note. After wrapping up a landmark year, which included her debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, the Texas native is ready to share a brand new single that's already become a fan favorite.Her radio-ready new track "Boys in Boots" is an infectious, playful ode to the type of guy who can win over a country girl's heart. From his choices in footwear to the Keith Whitley songs playing loud in his speakers, Kinsey shows off her vocal chops as she winds through...

To mark the one-year anniversary of Meat Loaf’s death, the legendary singer’s daughters shared a video tribute to their father, featuring “career highlights and private moments from our personal archives that haven’t been shared before.” “Today marks one year since we had to say goodbye to our dad for the final time,” Pearl and Amanda Aday, the daughters of Michael “Meat Loaf” Aday, wrote late Friday, Jan. 20 on Instagram. “To honor Dad and you, his global community of friends and fans, we want to share with you a short...