Music

Without question, Johnny Cash was a larger-than-life musical icon. Throughout his multi-decade long career, the Man in Black turned out hit song after hit song, including the classics "I Walk the Line," "Ring of Fire," "A Boy Named Sue" and "Folsom Prison Blues."But Cash's influence extends far, far beyond country, and far, far beyond music. His work with Bob Dylan and his late-in-life covers of, among others, Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt;" his genre-bending television variety show The Johnny Cash Show; and his commentary on a number of sociopolitical issues mean the artist's legacy is...

Dashboard Confessional delivered an on-brand emotive performance of “Everyone Else Is Just Noise,” the latest single from the long-running emo pioneer’s new album All the Truth That I Can Tell, on Jimmy Kimmel Live Friday. The single finds frontman Chris Carraba reflecting on the changes, both good and bad, that come with growing older — a stark change from the lovelorn, despondent indie rock ballads that defined Carraba’s early career. “I’m starting to live without doubting/I’m learning to like who I am,” he sings. “I’m trying to let go a...

Carrie Underwood's sons have seen her Reflection residency at Resorts World in Las Vegas, and they have strong feelings about the best part of the show.Three-year-old Jacob and (almost) 7-year-old Isaiah don't necessarily agree on the best part, however. Underwood's youngest son says the waterfall moment that ends the show is his favorite part.As for Isaiah?"Isaiah's favorite part is when I light a truck on fire during 'Before He Cheats,'" Underwood tells Good Morning America.This moment came mid-show during the December debut, which Taste of Country was on hand to...

Rauw Alejandro has been teasing Trap Cake Vol. 2 for months, promising to build on the sludgy, trap-soul sounds from his first iteration of the project, which he released back in 2019. The EP finally dropped last night and while it’s a quick, 33-minute ride, it refuses to be limited by brevity. Rauw does a lot with a little time, churning out music that’s more grim and provocative than his last full-length album, Vice Versa, but he’s great when he’s lurking in darkness. There’s a bleak disaffection in the guitar-drenched...

Texas country icon Pat Green and rising country artist Abby Anderson have teamed up for an uplifting new song, “All in This Together.”Co-written by Green with Sean Michael Giddings, the euphoric track offers listeners encouragement and lyrical pearls of wisdom to help them get through life’s challenges. While it acknowledges the inevitability of hardship, it also celebrates the gift of friendship and camaraderie.“We’re all in this together, we can make it through / Been down at the bottom too many times, now I’m holding onto you / We’re all in this together, through the...

Bonnie Raitt will release a new album, Just Like That…, April 22 via Redwing. The musician has unveiled the LP’s first single: a bluesy, self-produced song titled “Made Up Mind.” Raitt recorded Just Like That… in Sausalito, Calif. last summer. The musician produced it herself alongside mixing engineer Ryan Freeland. She tapped a collection of musicians for the songs: bassist James “Hutch” Hutchinson, drummer Ricky Fataar, keyboardist and backing vocalist Glenn Patscha, and guitarist Kenny Greenberg. In December, Raitt announced her Just Like That tour, which runs from March through the...

Although Bill Monroe deserves the "Father of Bluegrass" moniker for popularizing a new interpretation of very old folk sounds, one game-changing bandleader does not a genre make. Bluegrass doesn’t become its own thing apart from country music over time without other ground-setting pickers following Monroe’s lead. That first wave of Monroe devotees included his former bandmates Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and the Stanley Brothers, a groundbreaking duo featuring future legend Dr. Ralph Stanley.Beginning in 1946, Stanley played alongside his brother Carter (Aug. 27, 1945-Dec. 1, 1966) as leaders of...

In the wake of an instant-classic halftime performance by Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50 Cent, the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast looks at the possible future of the shows. Among other topics, our panel (with Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos joining host Brian Hiatt) explains why Drake and Taylor Swift deserve to be at the top of the list for future performers, and why Kanye West will never get a shot at it. There’s also a discussion of possible permutations...

Independent music publisher Spirit Music Group has acquired 90 percent of Jason Aldean’s recorded music catalog, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 24).The deal — reportedly a $100 million deal — includes the acquisition of Aldean’s first nine albums, from his 2005 eponymous debut to his 2019 project, 9. Neighboring rights and sound exchange royalties are included in the deal, and the singer will keep income interest."It’s cool that a company like Spirit, that’s been around so long, has taken on my music catalog," Aldean notes of the transaction. "It’s something really...

James Corden put the musical identification skills of Dave Grohl and Hilary Duff to the test in a segment titled “James That Tune” on The Late Show Show Wednesday night. In the segment, Corden is tasked with playing a series of Foo Fighters songs on a keyboard for the pair to guess. The catch: Corden has no idea how to play the piano, which makes the game pretty challenging. The clip shows Corden fumbling with the keyboard for several minutes until Grohl shouts, “Just play the fucking song, man!” The...

Keith Urban has built a career as one of the most consistent hitmakers in country music over the past several decades, but he was just a young, rising country singer when he changed his career by scoring his first No. 1 hit. Urban first topped the charts with "But for the Grace of God" on Feb. 24, 2001, 21 years ago today."But for the Grace of God" was the third single from Urban's self-titled debut solo album, but he was actually a longtime veteran of the music business by the...

The 21-year-old rapper Ankhal suffered multiple gunshot wounds during a shooting in Puerto Rico’s Fajardo region on Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Fajardo police department confirmed to Rolling Stone. Police responded to a 911 call at 10:17 p.m. and arrived at Las Flores Avenue in the Florencio neighborhood in Fajardo, where they found Ankhal — whose real name is Anthony Mercado Diaz — and 25-year-old Jose De Leon with multiple gunshot wounds to their bodies. Ankhal and De Leon were in a vehicle being driven by a 24-year-old man. Paramedics took...

Ronnie Dunn is committed to making music for as long as his vocal cords will let him. The 68-year-old has just released a new song, "Broken Neon Hearts," and says there is more on the way."Broken Neon Hearts" paints the picture of a neon-lit dancehall where ladies get in for half-price and it's two-for-one on Tuesday nights. A place where you can forget about your broken heart with "whiskey floatin' on Coke and ice." Everyone is there to heal, and the music serves as the best form of therapy."It's where the lost...