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Nelson, Young, Mellencamp Celebrate 25th Farm Aid | ARTICLE

"This echo is good," Neil Young said toward the end of his set at Farm Aid's 25th annual concert, which drew 35,000 to Milwaukee's Miller Park. Playing songs like "Down By the River" and "Ohio" alone with...
October 3, 2010 6:40 PM ET
Fall Music Preview: Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' | ARTICLE

As far as inspiration goes, I've been dealt a lucky hand," says Swift. "I'm excited for people to delve into the album and...
September 30, 2010 2:20 PM ET
Kanye West, Jazz Inspire New Bon Iver LP | ARTICLE

On Bon Iver's 2008 debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, frontman Justin Vernon created a gorgeous mix of haunting multistacked harmonies and gentle acoustic-guitar...
September 16, 2010 3:20 PM ET
Taylor Swift Rules Charts With New Single, Preps For Huge Fall | ARTICLE

Taylor Swift was somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, on a flight bound for Tokyo, when one of her managers walked over to her...
September 2, 2010 1:50 PM ET
Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper Form New Band | ARTICLE

Above, watch Fistful of Mercy — Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur and Dhani Harrison — perform “Restore Me” in the studio at...
August 26, 2010 12:02 PM ET
The Killers' Brandon Flowers: Why I'm Going Solo | ARTICLE

Not long ago, Brandon Flowers told his Killers bandmates that he was pushing ahead with his first solo album, titled Flamingo. "I said, 'This isn't about getting attention or proving something, it's just what I'm accustomed to...
June 25, 2010 12:09 PM ET
Welcome to Justin Bieber's World | ARTICLE

In a span of just four months, Justin Bieber has sold more than 1 million copies of his debut EP, caused a riot...
April 29, 2010 12:00 PM ET
Billy Joel Dismisses Rumors He Yanked Tour With Elton John | ARTICLE

"There was never a tour booked this summer!" says Billy Joel, responding to Internet claims that he pulled the plug on a summer tour with Elton John. He continues, "Obviously, this has the smell of a really...
February 26, 2010 12:00 AM ET
Taylor Swift Opens Up About Her Biggest Year Yet | ARTICLE

Taylor Swift's 2009? Not too shabby. The singer-songwriter became a massive pop icon last year, scoring the bestselling album (her second record,
February 4, 2010 12:10 PM ET
Slash Teams With Fergie, Rihanna Returns at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Bash | ARTICLE

For more than 30 years, legendary record man Clive Davis has thrown his celebrity-studded pre-Grammy bash, an annual convergence of old Hollywood, music legends and rising stars. This year's guest list was no different. In the ballroom...
January 31, 2010 12:00 AM ET
Party Animal: Behind Ke$ha's Big Debut | ARTICLE

What was your life like right before you became a pop star? I was going to go to Barnard, so I came up to New York and studied comparative religion and psychology and stuff for three months,...
January 26, 2010 12:17 PM ET
Taylor's Time: Catching Up With Taylor Swift | ARTICLE

In a hilariously candid interview in our current issue, Taylor Swift opens up about her Shakira impression and the koi pond she's building in her new apartment. Here's more from the Q&A that you won't find...
January 25, 2010 11:08 AM ET
Madonna Looks Back: The Rolling Stone Interview | ARTICLE

Outside Madonna's London home, which sits on a quaint street in the Marylebone neighborhood, hangs a sign that reads someone famous may have...
October 29, 2009 1:35 PM ET
Madonna's Message: Pop's Reigning Queen in Her Own Words | ARTICLE

Madonna looks back at her epic three-decade career in our new issue, on stands now. Check out more Q&A from her candid interview below. Your onstage stamina is incredible. I particularly enjoyed "Get Into the Groove," which...
October 19, 2009 2:30 PM ET
Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne: 'I'm Not a Good Musician' | ARTICLE

Instead of heading to a real recording studio, the Flaming Lips cut most of their 12th album in the living room of multi-instrumentalist...
October 15, 2009 12:00 PM ET
Danger Mouse Looks Through A Label, Darkly | ARTICLE

The final product isn't exactly what Danger Mouse envisioned, but the cutting-edge producer breathed a heavy sigh of relief with the release of Dark Night of the Soul, a multimedia package he created in tandem...
July 14, 2009 12:45 PM ET
God, the Devil and Kings of Leon | ARTICLE

Caleb and Nathan followill don't fight very often, but when they do, get the hell out of the way. One night in 2007, the...
April 30, 2009 12:00 AM ET
Kings of Leon Revealed: 13 Things You Didn't Know About Rock's Hottest Band | ARTICLE

For Rolling Stone's new cover story charting Kings of Leon's God-fearing, booze-swilling rise to rock stardom, Austin Scaggs followed the Followills from Tennessee to Australia, swilling wine and partying with huge stars like Chris Martin along the...
April 17, 2009 3:54 PM ET
Stevie Nicks On Turning 60, Fleetwood Mac's New Tour | ARTICLE

'It still gives me goose bumps, and it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up," says Stevie Nicks, who...
March 5, 2009 2:00 PM ET
Lady Gaga Worships Queen and Refuses to Wear Pants | ARTICLE

Lady Gaga refuses to wear pants. "I feel freer in underwear, and I hate fucking pants," says the New York club diva, 22,...
February 19, 2009 12:40 PM ET