Is Rock Music REALLY Back?
YouTuber and music commentator Rick Beato reacts to ten recent rock tracks—mostly within the last year—from artists ranging from breakout streaming successes to smaller indie acts. His tour covers pop-punk retro vibes, heavy screamo, alternative and indie rock, and notes production choices like one-chord choruses, dynamic tempo changes, and hyperedited mixes. Beato highlights notable streaming jumps (one act rising from 500k to 8M monthly listeners) and praises strong songwriting and sonic variety while flagging how many songs lean on familiar, retro progressions. Overall, the clips suggest a vibrant, stylistically diverse rock scene rather than a single, unified “return.”
Why J Balvin Decided to Split From Scooter Braun #IdeaGeneration
J Balvin says he split from Scooter Braun after their visions and priorities diverged, calling the break amicable and driven by a lack of alignment rather than personal conflict. He has since joined Jay Brown at Roc Nation to deepen...
Composer’s Talk with Daniel Blumberg L Berlinale Talents 2026
At Berlinale Talents 2026, Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg discussed his journey from East London’s experimental music scene and Cafe Oto improvisation to acclaimed film scoring, including his Academy Award for The Brutalist and his new score for The Testament of...
Instagram Just Changed the Music Industry and Nobody Noticed...
Instagram is expanding a policy that limits recommendations for accounts that primarily repost others’ content: until now it applied to Reels, but over the next month it will include photos and carousels, meaning aggregator pages will no longer be proactively...
The Most Played Artist in the Topjaw Studio: @Jrakz with His Best of London
London-based artist Jordan Rakai (jrakz) walks Topjaw studio through his favorite city haunts, highlighting restaurants, bars and late-night spots that define his local rhythm. He praises Georgian restaurant Cartuli and pub The Palm Tree for atmosphere and live jazz, names...
Drake Gave Us 3 New Albums. Let's Talk About It
Jeffy Haza, Rolling Stone’s Special Projects Editor, breaks down Drake’s surprise triple‑album drop—*Iceman*, *Habibti*, and *Maid of Honor*—and what each record says about the Toronto star’s current creative direction. *Iceman* reads like a revenge manifesto, its titles (“Make Them Pay,” “Plot...
Duluth Celebrates Bob Dylan's 85th Birthday
Duluth marked Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday with a local Dylan Fest that drew longtime fans, out-of-towners and first-time performers to celebrate the singer-songwriter’s legacy. Organizers and attendees reflected on decades of regional gatherings dating back to Hibbing in the 1990s...
RL Grime & ISOxo - Jewel
RL Grime and ISOxo team up on "Jewel," a high-energy electronic single built around a pulsing, chant-like vocal hook repeating “bring your body.” The track layers heavy bass drops, syncopated percussion and atmospheric synths to create a tense, club-ready progression...
Luke Grimes: From ‘Yellowstone’ to Nashville | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
Luke Grimes, best‑known for his role as Casey Dutton on Yellowstone, sat down with Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast to discuss his new country album Redbird and the unconventional path that led an actor into Nashville’s music scene. The record was forged...
Introducing: The De Los Podcast
The DeLos Podcast, hosted by LA Times journalists Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito, explores how music, pop culture and Latinidad shape the American experience. Episodes promise interviews with genre-defining artists, behind-the-scenes reporting on cultural stories and history, and candid conversations...
RaiNao: Tiny Desk Concert
RaiNao delivered an intimate Tiny Desk Concert built around Spanish-language originals that blend reggaeton, tropical and pop influences with stripped-down instrumentation. Between songs she shared personal vignettes—about Puerto Rico, her upbringing, teaching in a school for visually impaired students, and...
Going Viral The Right Way Allowed Him To Turn Down Record Deals and Sell Out Venues Around The World
The podcast episode spotlights Red Leather, an anonymous artist who built a global touring career without revealing his face, discussing how he leveraged relentless social‑media output to bypass traditional industry routes. Red Leather posted five TikTok/Reels videos each day for a...
Thundercat on the ‘Distracted’ Album, ‘Star Trek’ & Musical Nerd Heaven | Double J Interview
In a wide-ranging Double J interview, Thundercat describes his life as nonstop music-making and his refusal to separate personal and collaborative projects while discussing his new album Distracted. He explains the three-year gap between the Kevin Parker-led single “No More...
KATSEYE Talk WILD EP, 'Pinky Up', Video Games & K-Pop Influences| Interview
Catseye discussed their upcoming WILD EP and current single “Pinky Up,” describing the era as freer, more visually expressive and less polished, with the group leaning into personal interests like gaming and playful references (they compared the EP’s vibe to...
After Global Domination, What’s Next for K-Pop?
The video charts K‑pop’s ascent from a regional novelty to a worldwide cultural force and looks ahead to 2026, highlighting recent achievements and upcoming milestones. After Psy’s 2012 ‘Gangnam Style’ broke the YouTube billion‑view barrier, BTS turned the genre into a...
What's in Pink Pantheress's Camera Roll?
In a lighthearted camera‑roll roulette, singer PinkPantheress walks viewers through personal photos and memorabilia that reveal recent activity around her new project Senti and fan interactions. She highlights a fan‑made Pokémon‑style card cataloguing her singles, a phase of obsessing over...
The Geddy Lee Interview
Geddy Lee discussed preparing for a long-awaited tour after a decade off, explaining that even familiar Rush songs must be relearned and physically rehearsed—fingers first, vocals later—to regain the necessary looseness and precision. He emphasized that a player’s tone largely...
Marshmello - Wantsomemusic? (RemK Remix)
Marshmello’s “wantsomemusic? (RemK Remix)” is a high-energy electronic remix built around a repetitive, chant-like vocal hook and driving dance production. The track emphasizes rhythm and atmosphere over lyrical narrative, relying on looping “hey” shouts and pulsing beats to create a...
The Spotify Report Has Dropped.. You'd Be Surprised.
Spotify released its 2025 royalty report, highlighting its role as the highest‑paying music retailer and detailing payouts and artist earnings. The report shows $11 billion paid to rights holders, a 10% YoY increase outpacing the industry’s 4% growth. 13,800 artists earned $100k+,...
Lucinda Williams — We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around (Live in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio)
Lucinda Williams delivered a stirring live performance of “We Have Come Too Far to Turn Around” at Minnesota Public Radio’s Forum, blending soulful vocals with plaintive, gospel-inflected lines about endurance, confronting evil and the legacy of racial injustice. Backed by...
Silvana Estrada - "Dime" (Live at WFUV)
Silvana Estrada performs a raw, emotive live rendition of “Dime” at WFUV, delivering a Spanish-language ballad built around pleading, heartbreak and unresolved longing. The lyrics repeatedly ask whether a lover will stay or go, lament half‑measures of affection and the...
On-That/Off-That with Tokischa: Madonna, Claude AI, Do Not Disturb
In a Rolling Stone 'On-That/Off-That' segment, Dominican artist Tokischa (spelled Tukisha in the clip) shares rapid-fire likes and dislikes: she praises Madonna and the rise of Latinas, enjoys tarot readings, long hair, and unplugged moments where phones are silenced, while...
Vince Gill: Tiny Desk Concert
Country legend Vince Gill took the NPR Tiny Desk stage, delivering a stripped‑down set that blended new material with personal reflections. The performance, streamed by NPR Music and supported by Capital One and Rivian, highlighted the series’ reputation for intimate,...
Inside Smashing Pumpkins’ Invite-Only Hollywood Requiem
The Smashing Pumpkins transformed the American Legion Theater in Hollywood into an invite‑only “Zero” requiem, a staged funeral for the alter‑ego Billy Corgan introduced in the 1990s. The ceremony featured a brief set, surprise appearances by Howie Mandel and a Bill Burr ambush,...
AC/DC It's a Long Way to the Top
The video is a spontaneous home‑recorded performance where the host, standing on his back porch, picks up an Alvarez AD60 CK electric‑acoustic guitar and launches into AC/DC’s “Long Way to the Top.” He notes the clear sky, warm temperature, and...
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Talk About Guy Clark
In a candid interview, folk duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings reminisce about opening for legendary songwriter Guy Clark in the early 1990s, a gig they secured before any record deal existed. The conversation centers on a 1993‑94 tour that...
They Might Be Giants - "Get Down" (Live at The Sheen Center)
The video captures They Might Be Giants delivering a live performance of their song “Get Down” at The Sheen Center, a venue known for intimate acoustic shows. The band’s frontmen trade verses while the backing musicians provide a stripped‑down yet...
Darlene Love Talks New Documentary, Support for Foster Dogs
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Darlene Love joined photographer and animal advocate Mike Ruiz on Good Morning America to promote the Animal Farm Foundation’s Love Without Labels campaign and to discuss a forthcoming documentary about her career. Ruiz described...
It Has Been 19 Years Since the UK Claimed Victory at Eurovision. #BBCNews
The BBC’s Eurovision saga has entered its 19th year without a win, the last being Katrina and the Waves’ "Love Shine a Light" in 1997. Recent efforts have ranged from recruiting chart‑topping artists like Olly Alexander and Mae Muller to...
Billie Eilish's Relationship with the Internet
Billie Eilish reflects on how the internet launched her career, noting that SoundCloud let her upload a song at thirteen without a label’s gatekeeping. The conversation centers on her evolving relationship with digital platforms that once served as a springboard...
The Band of Heathens Perform Songs From 'Country Sides' At The Current
The Current sat down with Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist of the Band of Heathens to discuss their latest release, the album “Country Sides,” and to mark two decades of the group’s existence. The conversation highlighted the band’s recent...
The Man Behind the Love Songs of Whitney Houston, Ariana Grande, Madonna & More
The video features an interview with a veteran songwriter and producer—known for crafting hits for Whitney Houston, Ariana Grande, Madonna and others—who reflects on his origins, creative process, and the changing landscape of love songs. He recounts how teenage heartbreak drove him...
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
The Tiny Desk concert featured Don Was hosting the Pan‑Detroit Ensemble, a collective dedicated to amplifying Detroit’s indigenous sounds. Recorded for NPR Music, the set highlighted the city’s rich musical lineage and the ensemble’s mission to preserve and evolve it. The group...
Akon's Top Business Mistake: Stop Hustling Backwards | Power Players
Akon joins Yahoo Finance’s Power Players to unveil his upcoming album “Beautiful Day” and to reflect on the business missteps that once kept him hustling backwards. He recounts how a ten‑year plan drafted behind bars evolved into a diversified music...
The Beach Boys Reflect on 60 Years of 'Pet Sounds' | AP Interview
The interview commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Beach Boys’ landmark album Pet Sounds, highlighting how the record transformed the group’s artistic direction and set a new benchmark for concept‑driven pop. Brian Wilson’s obsessive studio approach—multiple takes, unconventional chord progressions,...
Zakk Wylde on Jimi Hendrix's Influence of His Riff-Writing for Ozzy
In a recent interview, guitarist Zakk Wylde explains how Jimi Hendrix’s playing shaped the riff‑writing process for Ozzy Osbourne’s solo material. Wylde points to the opening motif of Hendrix’s “Foxy Lady” as the template, describing his version as a “down‑down‑down” half‑time adaptation...
MUNA on ‘Dancing on the Wall’ Album, 80s Power Beats, Weightlifting & Desire | Interview
Muna’s fourth studio album, Dancing on the Wall, drops after a year‑long rollout, and the band uses the interview to celebrate its release and explain the creative direction. The record deliberately leans into the 1980s power‑beat aesthetic that defined their debut,...
Cannons Share Update on Bandmate Paul Davis #Cannons
The Cannons posted an update on bandmate Paul Davis, who suffered a severe head injury early in their Dallas tour. After hitting his head, Davis’s symptoms went unnoticed, and three medical professionals failed to detect internal bleeding, leading to a...
Jill Scott | Berklee Commencement Address 2026
Jill Scott delivered the 2026 commencement address at Berklee College of Music, urging graduates to view their careers as a pursuit of “forever music” rather than fleeting hits. She highlighted an eclectic mix of influences—from Frankie Beverly to Toni Morrison—emphasizing that...
Fatima Robinson On Choreographing For Michael Jackson, Aaliyah, Beyoncé, & Still Lounge
The interview spotlights Fatima Robinson, an Emmy‑nominated director and choreographer whose résumé spans Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” video at age 21 to recent collaborations on the Still Lounge project with Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. She reflects on...
Yellow Claw, REXY=DEXY, nmgKeymo - Max Damage
The video showcases "Max Damage," a new high‑octane track from Dutch EDM duo Yellow Claw in partnership with REXY=DEXY and producer nmgKeymo. The release leans heavily on aggressive synth drops, distorted bass, and a looping vocal mantra that repeats the...
Tyler White: From ‘Love on the Spectrum’ to Country Music | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
The Rolling Stone Nashville Now podcast features Tyler White, a breakout personality from Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum, who is turning his reality‑TV exposure into a budding country‑music career. White discusses his journey from a self‑started DJ business to emceeing...
NY Slice Sessions: Teen Idle
Teen Idle frontwoman Sarah, a New Jersey native, appeared at the NY Slice Sessions to discuss her musical journey and promote her forthcoming record. She began playing guitar at nine and wrote her first song at sixteen, citing Fleetwood Mac, Beach House,...
Zakk Wylde on The Phone Call to Audition for Ozzy Osbourne's Band
In a recent interview, guitarist Zakk Wylde recounts the unlikely phone call that launched his career with Ozzy Osbourne. He explains that Sharon Osbourne placed a call to his parents’ home when he was 19, and a delayed transatlantic connection made...
Brother Wallace — Let's Get Together (Live at the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio)
Brother Wallace took the stage at Minnesota Public Radio’s Forum, delivering a live rendition of his upbeat anthem “Let’s Get Together.” The performance, streamed and recorded for MPR’s audience, blended gospel‑inflected vocals with a driving band, creating a festive atmosphere. The...
'American Idol' Judges React to Hannah Harper’s Win! (Backstage Season 24 Finale)
The video captures the judges’ reactions to Hannah Harper’s victory in the Season 24 finale of American Idol, celebrating her win and reflecting on the season’s highlights. Judges highlighted Harper’s relatability as a busy mom juggling work, rehearsals, and family, noting that...
Jordan McCullough Reacts to American Idol Finale Loss and Reveals Which Judge He Wants to Tour With
Jordan McCullough, the surprise runner‑up of this season’s American Idol, sat down after the grand finale to process the shock of finishing second. He described the moment as surreal, saying he still feels like “a kid that walked in ready...
Zakk Wylde's Gnarly Origin Story: From Gas Station Attendant to Ozzy's Band
The podcast “Gnarly Origin Stories” opens with Jimmy Huard interviewing heavy‑metal legend Zakk Wylde, chronicling his rise from a New Jersey gas‑station attendant to guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne’s band and frontman of Black Label Society. Wylde recounts growing up in Jackson,...
Lucinda Williams — Jukebox (Live in the Forum at Minnesota Public Radio)
Lucinda Williams performed her song “Jukebox” live at Minnesota Public Radio’s Forum, delivering a stripped‑down set that foregrounds her weathered vocals and storytelling. The lyrics paint a portrait of urban confinement, describing a narrator trapped in four walls who seeks relief...
Ecca Vandal on 'LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO UNFOLLOW', Deftones & Coachella | Interview
Australian singer‑songwriter Ecca Vandal sat down after opening for Deftones in Sydney and reflecting on a recent Coachella slot. The interview centers on her live‑show experiences, the buzz around her upcoming record and the philosophy behind her digital detox. Vandal described...