Miley Cyrus has been touring the world and performing at award shows since her early teens, so she’s learned a thing or two about how to capture an audience’s attention. From her start as a Disney pop princess to her twerk-heavy Bangerz era, the singer and actress has found effective ways to evolve,… Source: Music News
Velvet Underground to Reissue 'Loaded' as Deluxe Box Set
The Velvet Underground will continue their series of box set reissues this fall with a six-disc, deluxe edition of their final album with Lou Reed, 1970’s Loaded. The package will include stereo and mono versions of the LP, outtakes, live recordings and high-def surround sound mixes. The set, officially titled… Source: Music News
Bruce Springsteen on Making 'Born to Run': 'We Went to Extremes'
He had one last chance to make it real. Or at least that’s how the story goes. With 1975’s Born to Run, a 25-year-old Bruce Springsteen felt like his very life was on the line, which is probably why he drove himself — and the E Street Band — to the brink of breakdown over… Source: Music News
Hear David Gilmour's Tender Cover of Beatles Ballad
David Gilmour has shared his tender, sweeping rendition of the Beatles ballad “Here, There and Everywhere.” The Revolver cover, which Gilmour recorded with his son Joe, will be released as part of Mojo magazine’s David Gilmour & Friends compilation. The comp will collect Gilmour’s collaborations with artists like the Orb, Phil Manzanera and Robert Wyatt, but… Source: Music News
Afropunk 2015: Rolling Stone's Best Photos
The Afropunk Festival took place over the weekend at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, presenting the most impressive lineup in its 11-year history. Grace Jones headlined Saturday, showing off an eye-popping array of costumes. Other performers ranged from mainstream rock (Lenny Kravitz) to R&B (Lauryn Hill, Kelis), blues (Gary Clark Jr.),… Source: Music News
Watch the Weeknd Bury Himself Alive in 'Tell All Your Friends' Video
The Weeknd may have contributed a sultry ballad, “Earned It,” to the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, but his new video for “Tell All Your Friends” leans closer to David Lynch surrealism. The Grant Singer-directed clip finds the Canadian alternative-R&B star burying himself alive in a creepy desert landscape before… Source: Music News
Valley of the Bros: How 'We Are Your Friends' Takes EDM to the Movies
Whenever the underground morphs into the mainstream, it is nearly inevitable that the era will be archived through film. With EDM becoming the defining sound of the new generation — diffused through every popular music genre, selling out festivals and stadiums, and making a new brand of rock stars out… Source: Music News
Dave Grohl Details Foo Fighters' Westboro Protest Rickroll
Foo Fighters managed to upstage the Westboro Baptist Church’s hateful protests outside the band’s Kansas City concert Friday with a hilarious rickroll. Later that night, before an acoustic rendition of “My Hero,” Dave Grohl used the single’s opening riffs to detail why they pranked the controversial church. “You can’t just sit there… Source: Music News
The Judds Reunite for Las Vegas Residency
The 2010-11 Last Encore Tour may have been the final road trip for the Judds, but it didn’t signal the end of the mother-daughter duo’s performing career. In October, matriarch Naomi and solo star Wynonna will reunite yet again for a string of dates in Las Vegas. Dubbed The Judds:… Source: Music News
Judas Priest's Subliminal Message Trial: Rob Halford Looks Back
Twenty-five years ago today, a judge ruled that heavy-metal trendsetters Judas Priest were not liable for the deaths of two young men who cited the band’s music as the reason they killed themselves. One day in December 1985, the men — Raymond Belknap, then 18, and James Vance, 20 — had spent… Source: Music News
