Tag Archives: Music News

Sundance 2021: Questlove’s ‘Black Woodstock’ Doc to Premiere

Questlove’s film about the Harlem Cultural Festival, plus docs on Rita Moreno and the band Sparks, are among the music-related projects set to screen at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The 2021 fest will take place digitally, January 28th through February 3rd, with passes and tickets going on sale on January 7th. Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or When the […]

Sharon Van Etten: My Favorite Things of 2020

So, How Was Your 2020 is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Before she found herself making bagels at home, Sharon Van Etten was scheduled to embark on a tour last spring followed by a […]

Secrets, Spies and Lies: The Next Challenge Season Will Feature Double Agents

The Challenge is going be filled with double the deceit and plenty of agents. The Challenge: Double Agents is premiering on December 9, and Season 36 will return to a partner format with 19 action-packed episodes. Set in the frigid Arctic Island, this espionage thriller features 30 of the globe’s strongest reality titans, who are forced to outsmart each other […]

Savages’ Jehnny Beth: My Favorite Things of the Year

So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Jehnny Beth, the erstwhile frontwoman for noise-punks Savages, broke out with a solo album, To Love Is to Live, in 2020. Rather than […]

Sammy Hagar and the Circle Plan ‘Lockdown 2020’ Album

Sammy Hagar and the Circle have added some hard-rock heft to David Bowie’s “Heroes,” the latest song they’ve released from their quarantine recording sessions and the lead single from their upcoming Lockdown 2020 album. Guitarist Vic Johnson leans into the song’s riff and conjures washes of sound for the verses, while Hagar wails the vocals in the way […]

Rufus Wainwright: My Favorite Things of the Year

So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Rufus Wainwright, like many artists this year, was forced to reconfigure his plans after the coronavirus pandemic delayed the release date […]

RS Charts: Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Is Number One

Christmas music flooded the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. In what’s becoming an annual tradition, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returned to Number One, with more than 22 million streams. Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” glided to Number Two (18.9 million streams), while Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” took Number Three (18 […]

RS Charts: Internet Money’s ‘Lemonade’ Dethrones Cardi B’s ‘WAP’

After hovering in the Top Five for multiple weeks, Internet Money’s “Lemonade” — which features vocals from the high-streaming acts Gunna, Nav, and Don Toliver — jumped to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The track amassed 18.3 million streams and 1,800 downloads, enough to dethrone “WAP,” Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s long-reigning Number […]

RS Charts: Ariana Grande Coasts to Number One With ‘Positions’

Ariana Grande’s Positions had an easy path to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. With more 27,000 sales and 157 million streams, Grande earned almost three times as many album-equivalent units as the Number Two album, Trippie Redd’s Pegasus. Pegasus, a sprawling set encompassing 32 songs, debuted in the runner-up spot thanks almost entirely to 71.2 million […]

RS Charts: 24kgoldn’s ‘Mood’ Completes Long Climb to Number One

24kgoldn’s and Iann Dior’s “Mood” ascended to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The track was originally released in July, and it vaulted into the Top Ten by mid-August. It’s been there pretty much ever since, hovering behind massive hits like Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” and Drake and Lil Durk’s “Laugh Now […]