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Capitalist Queen That massive figure still doesn’t include traditional album sales, ticket sales or revenue from other streaming services Taylor Swift has enjoyed one of the most successful years in music history in 2023, and the Spotify earnings on her catalog more than reflect that. With 26.1 billion global streams this year, the Grammy-winning artist

L il Yachty and Tierra Whack are two of the more inventive artists in hip-hop today — two wildly original talents who have charted their own paths without following anyone else’s trends. If you’re going to compare them to anyone, though, it might as well be each other. Both started their careers in places with

Feliz Navidad Nashy-Nashai and Wanda Original also join for a mix of Christmas covers and new tracks on A Neon Christmas The rising musicians signed to Lex Borrero and Tainy‘s Neon16 label are providing a new soundtrack for this holiday season. On Thursday, the Latin record label released A Neon Christmas, featuring original holiday tracks

Shane MacGowan, the sandpapery-voiced former Pogues frontman who served as the bridge between traditional Irish folk music and punk rock, died on Thursday at the age of 65. MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Clarke, confirmed the musician’s death in a statement. The BBC added that MacGowan “died peacefully at 3.30am this morning (30 November) with his wife

With the dramatic language expected from a Songwriters Hall of Famer, Daryl Hall filed a sharply worded sworn statement Wednesday explaining why he’s suing music partner John Oates over an alleged breach of a business partnership. In his declaration filed in Nashville Chancery Court and obtained by Rolling Stone, Hall accused Oates of making a

A reminder of something you likely already knew: Taylor Swift had one of the biggest years of her career in 2023. And on Spotify, that was no exception. On Wednesday, the streaming service released its end-of-year Spotify Wrapped data, which placed Taylor Swift at the top of the list of the most-streamed artists both globally

Star-Studded His debut album, out Friday, follows the release of the rapper’s collaborative EP with Bizarrap, En Dormir Sin Madrid Milo J is counting down the days until he drops his album 111. On Monday, the 16-year-old rap prodigy announced the track list for his upcoming LP, out Friday, which features the likes of Peso

There is no shortage of stories about the inception of rock anthem “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and Meat Loaf’s reported aggravation that the song penned by Jim Steinman was given to Bonnie Tyler instead of him. Now, Tyler has shared more details about the recording of the song and making of the music video.  In an

Nothing like a good karaoke cover. Kelly Clarkson returned from Thanksgiving break to her daily Kellyoke segment to perform a cover of Bloc Party‘s “Like Eating Glass.” And boy, did she give the band’s vocalist Kele Okereke a run for his money. “It’s so cold in this house/Open mouth swallowing us,” sang Clarkson, backed by

The “Surprise Songs” segment for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the gift that keeps on giving. For her second night in São Paulo, Swift unearthed “Safe & Sound,” from the Hunger Games soundtrack, and “Untouchable,” from her album Fearless. It is the first time she has performed either song in over a decade.  “Both songs I am playing tonight

Ozzy Osbourne acknowledges he may never take the stage again after years of medical issues — including a recent spinal surgery that also uncovered a tumor — in a new interview with Rolling Stone UK. The singer, named the first-ever Rolling Stone UK Awards icon in a new cover story, talked about his fourth spinal

It’s been 470 calendar days since Beyoncé gave her stans an inkling that a Renaissance visual album was coming. In the year following the release of her seventh studio album, the BeyHive relied on their improvisational skills to keep them engaged throughout its nontraditional rollout. They made viral dance challenges to “Cuff It” on TikTok;

Singer also dusts off Speak Now‘s “Innocent” for the first time since the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour continued its South American leg Friday in São Paulo, Brazil, where the singer performed another pair of deep cuts in the Surprise Songs segment of the show. First, Swift went to her

ALBUM REVIEW The Puerto Rican rapper’s new 23-song album has everything from bachata to New Jack Swing Myke Towers has positioned himself as one of the top Latin rappers and reggaetoneros. With his fourth album, LVEU: Vive La Tuya…No La Mía, the Puerto Rican artist proves that he’s an all-around Latin pop star. Towers finds

Bitten Lips The sapphic-themed new track was born from a studio session where they “made a ton of songs,” Karol G told Rolling Stone Two Colombiana reinas have teamed up to bring back OG reggaeton: Kali Uchis just released “Labios Mordidos,” a new collaboration with fellow superstar Karol G. The song carries an old-school reggaetón

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with a third lawsuit alleging sexual assault under the Adult Survivors Act that expired after Thanksgiving. The new complaint from an anonymous accuser alleges Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall took turns raping the plaintiff and her friend in 1990 or 1991 – and that Diddy turned violent during a

The country star donned the iconic blue-and-white outfit to perform “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” and songs from her new album Rockstar Dolly Parton’s promotional push behind her new album Rockstar has been as well-planned as a military operation. The country music superstar has been everywhere, from an hourlong interview on ABC earlier this month to

A woman is filing a lawsuit against music executive Jimmy Iovine, alleging the Interscope Records co-founder sexually abused her and forcibly touched her, according to court documents. Iovine tells Rolling Stone he’s “shocked and baffled” by the claim. A Jane Doe plaintiff filed a summons and notice on Wednesday in New York and alleges Iovine, 70, engaged

The lawsuit alleging Lizzo harassed a trio of backup dancers had its first major court hearing Wednesday, with lawyers on both sides sparring over allegations the singer created a hostile work environment on tour. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein declined to issue an immediate ruling on Lizzo’s motion to spike the

Less than a week after Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused of rape and sex trafficking by R&B singer Cassie, a longtime executive at his company Bad Boy Entertainment is being sued for allegedly grooming and sexually assaulting his assistant. Harve Pierre, the former president of Bad Boy who met Diddy when they were students together