Music

Exclusive releases from Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, U2, Kacey Musgraves, and the Rolling Stones headline this year’s Record Store Day, invading independent shops nationwide on April 23. Swift — who serves as this year’s Record Store Day Global Ambassador — has a pair of releases planned: In addition to her previously announced contribution to the limited edition Portraits of Her compilation, Swift will also press a seven-inch single of her song “The Lakes” backed by the original version of the Folklore bonus track. Foo Fighters have planned a seven-inch single...

Congratulations are in order for country newcomer Adam Doleac and his fiancée, MacKinnon Morrissey.After almost five years of dating, the "Whiskey's Fine" singer, 33, popped the question to Morrissey, 29, on Feb. 9 at the renowned Franklin Theatre in Franklin, Tenn. How it happened was very much a fairytale made possible by Doleac and their loved ones."I was definitely feeling a little nervous waiting on her to get to the theater, but the best kind of nervous," the singer tells People. "I had been planning this night for months. I was just...

Spoon showcased their unique brand of high-octane indie rock on Jimmy Kimmel Live with a performance of “The Hardest Cut,” the lead single from the band’s newest album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The record, which Rolling Stone‘s Jon Dolan proclaimed “the best thing ever done,” marks a return to the long-standing Texas band’s roots — a wild, guitar-driven affair filled with “killer choruses” and “crafty rock-history updates.” It’s the group’s first release since 2017’s Hot Thoughts. In an interview with Rolling Stone in Sept. 2020, Spoon frontman Britt Daniel detailed the struggles of recording an...

The Stagecoach Festival and Coachella Music & Arts Festival have both dropped their COVID-19 restrictions for 2022.Stagecoach revealed the news in a post to Twitter on Tuesday (Feb. 15), writing, "Festival Admission Update: As we prepare to spend an incredible weekend in the desert together we are announcing that there will be no vaccination, testing or masking requirements at Stagecoach 2022, in accordance with local guidelines."Both Stagecoach and Coachella have updated their official websites to reflect the changes in protocol. Though the festivals will currently not require masks, a negative...

Lizzo and Beck have been tapped to be keynote speakers at this year’s South by Southwest, taking place March 11 through 20 in Austin, Texas. (P-MRC — the joint venture between Rolling Stone’s publisher, PMC, and MRC — owns a 50 percent stake in SXSW.) The two musicians were added to the keynote lineup alongside bestselling author Neal Stephenson, whose books include Snow Crash and Termination Shock. Filmmaker Celine Tricart, who’s won several film festival awards for her immersive virtual reality work, will also deliver a keynote. Lizzo’s keynote will...

Jimmie Allen will be a mentor on the upcoming new season of American Idol. He shared the news on Tuesday (Feb. 15) from Disney's Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii, where he filmed a video with Minnie Mouse waving from the background."Cannot wait for you guys to see the talent they have in store for you," Allen says in the clip.On Twitter, Idol also also shared the news, explaining that Allen will split the mentor gig with pop superstar and Florida Georgia Line "Meant to Be" collaborator Bebe Rexha.The role has previously been filled...

Phoebe Bridgers says she stands by the statements she made in an October 2020 Instagram post that led recording studio owner Chris Nelson to sue her for defamation. In a series of filings in Los Angeles on Monday, the “Motion Sickness” singer asked the court to strike Nelson’s complaint on the basis the lawsuit is “seeking to chill” her allegations of abusive conduct in violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. “I believe that the statements I made in my Instagram story are true. My statements were made...

If you turn 21 years old in 2022, then you were born in a Brooks & Dunn year. Those turning 40 will find a Willie Nelson song as the most played song from their birth year.Anyone turning 75 years old got an earful of bad advice from Tex Williams the year they were born."Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)" was the most played country song from 1947, and if you're bewildered by how such a blatant piece of cigarette propaganda could have risen above stories of love and loss in country music,...

The angel number 222 is said to be a sign of hope and positivity with a promise of harmony and balance in life. And after a weekend of chaotic Instagram posts in a fight to reunite his family, maybe Kanye West is turning toward manifestation as he schedules his Donda 2 listening party for Feb. 22, 2022, at Miami’s LoanDepot Park. A Ticketmaster listing for the Donda Experience Performance appeared on the platform over the weekend with the official announcement arriving Monday. Last year’s collection of Donda listening parties drew...

If it weren't for sad love songs, country music just wouldn't be the same.Whether reliving sweet memories or bidding a bitter farewell, the saddest love songs are universal, sharing emotions to which we can all relate. And the best (or worst?) of them are those we can't quite make it through without shedding a few tears.Keep a box or two of tissues handy as The Boot counts down the tear-stained Top 10 Sad Love Songs in Country Music.10"Whiskey Lullaby"Brad Paisley and Alison KraussTissue-Worthy Lyric: "We found her with her face...

Well, that was awesome. The Super Bowl halftime show finally opened up to hip-hop—this was the first time the rappers got to bumrush center stage, instead of serving as a sideshow. And it was a triumph. Dr. Dre presided over an all-time great Super Bowl blowout, rocking alongside Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson .Paak on drums. It was a celebration of West Coast rap history at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, in a battle between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals....