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Carly Rae Jepsen Planning 'Mass Collaboration' With Fans for 'American Idol' Finale | ARTICLE

Justin Bieber's current European tour may not have been the smoothest, but opening act Carly Rae Jepsen is fully enjoying her world travels. "I'm sitting in a café in Paris," she told Rolling Stone as...
March 26, 2013 9:00 AM ET
Joy Formidable Cover Bruce Springsteen for Record Store Day | ARTICLE

The Joy Formidable are getting into the act on Record Store Day (April 20th) with a treat for both their fans and Bruce Springsteen admirers. Their new vinyl release, "A Minute's Silence," will feature a live...
March 25, 2013 11:55 AM ET
'The Voice' Season Four Preview | VIDEO

The new season of The Voice finds Shakira and Usher stepping in for Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green. Rolling Stone recently got a chance to see how they fit in when NBC screened the...
March 20, 2013 11:15 AM ET
Incubus' Brandon Boyd Records Solo Album With Producer Brendan O'Brien | ARTICLE

Incubus took five years between albums before releasing 2011's If Not Now, When? According to frontman Brandon Boyd, it's going to be awhile before the band releases another record. "Incubus is taking a break. It's going...
March 19, 2013 12:50 PM ET
Band of Horses Frontman Working on New Album | ARTICLE

Band of Horses frontman Ben Bridwell admits he isn't exactly a take-it-easy kind of guy. "Life is asking us to relax and enjoy the good life a bit," he tells Rolling Stone. "[But] I just don't...
March 19, 2013 11:45 AM ET
Capital Cities on 'Safe and Sound' and Meeting Rick Ross | ARTICLE

It's a Friday afternoon and L.A. duo Capital Cities are on their way to San Diego to play a show for a radio statiom. Later that night they'll head back up the 405 and team with fellow...
March 18, 2013 2:00 PM ET
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Slash and Billy Idol Rock for Children’s Charity | ARTICLE

A West Hollywood clothing store on a Sunday afternoon might not seem very rock & roll. But with Alice Cooper and Eddie Van Halen chatting in a corner, Billy Idol mugging for photos while his...
March 11, 2013 11:35 AM ET
The Airborne Toxic Event Channel Bruce Springsteen on 'The Secret' - Song Premiere | ARTICLE

Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett followed a simple philosophy while making the band's third album, Such Hot Blood. "I asked myself, 'What would Bruce Springsteen do?'" Jollett tells Rolling Stone. "If you want to do something...
March 8, 2013 8:00 AM ET
Dido Greets Motherhood With 'Girl Who Got Away' | ARTICLE

Since her previous work, 2008's Safe Trip Home, the singer-songwriter Dido had her first child. However, she tells Rolling Stone that her fourth studio album, Girl Who Got Away, due March 26th, is definitely not an album...
March 1, 2013 1:25 PM ET
Tiesto's Big Las Vegas Gamble | VIDEO

Top DJs have been doing residencies in Las Vegas since the Nineties, when guys like Erick Morillo and Paul Oakenfold planted their roots in Sin City. And more recently, the Wynn and Cosmopolitan hotels locked up...
February 28, 2013 2:05 PM ET
Adam Levine Brings Formula for Success to New Fragrance | ARTICLE

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine recently launched his own fragrance, joining a long list of pop stars with their own scents. Levine admits he initially scoffed at the idea. "I laughed when they asked me about...
February 19, 2013 12:55 PM ET
Diplo Says 2013 Is the 'Year of Musical Fusion' | ARTICLE

Diplo spent Grammy weekend crossing musical genres, from playing with good friend Skrillex at the dubstep DJ's private party to hitting the hottest parties. "I was at the Cash Money party, went to see Ellie Goulding," he...
February 15, 2013 1:15 PM ET
Anthrax Get Seal of Approval From Rush | ARTICLE

Anthrax's covers EP, Anthems, won't be available until March 19th, but the New York hard-rock heroes have already gotten one very meaningful positive review. "A friend of ours sent [Rush guitarist] Alex Lifeson the track ["Anthem"],...
February 14, 2013 2:40 PM ET
M83 Enter 'Oblivion' With Tom Cruise | ARTICLE

On the Grammy red carpet Sunday, M83's Morgan Kirby summed up the feeling of many first-timers. "This whole experience is surreal. We've never done anything like this before," she told Rolling Stone. That serves as a nice metaphor...
February 13, 2013 1:50 PM ET
Judd Apatow on Chasing Bruce Springsteen and Pete Townshend | ARTICLE

Judd Apatow may be one of the biggest and funniest producers in Hollywood, but the man behind Freaks and Geeks, Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and so many more hits is no different than many...
February 13, 2013 1:25 PM ET
Avicii Working With Nile Rogers, Mike Shinoda, Mac Davis on New Album | ARTICLE

Avicii knows that in the current world of EDM, it’s all about singles, so to him it’s the perfect time to make a complete song cycle. "Everything is single-oriented now, but that’s why the only reason to...
February 9, 2013 2:17 PM ET
Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Becomes a Mentor for the Grammys | ARTICLE

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is teaming with the Grammys to become a mentor for up-and-coming artists. The emcee recently attended a press conference at the Conga Room in L.A. to announce his role in the new Centerstage...
February 9, 2013 1:40 PM ET
Q&A: Rick Springfield on Emotional 'Sound City' Movie | ARTICLE

Dave Grohl's directorial debut, Sound City, is a celebration of so many of the musicians who called the Van Nuys, California studio home at one point or another. From Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to Trent...
February 7, 2013 1:05 PM ET
Skrillex Pairs with Cirque du Soleil for Las Vegas Club Residency | ARTICLE

Cirque du Soleil has staged its acrobatic spectacles to the music of the Beatles, Elvis and other rock legends. Now the famed performance troupe is entering the electronic dance music world with LIGHT,...
February 6, 2013 11:00 AM ET
Mickey Hart Band Help Sandy Victims With 'Jersey Shore' – Song Premiere | ARTICLE

Click to listen to Mickey Hart Band's 'Jersey Shore' During all of the coverage of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy along the eastern seaboard,...
February 4, 2013 1:35 PM ET