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  • Jack White Spreads the Love at Grammys

    Jack White Spreads the Love at Grammys | ARTICLE

    Jack White has admirers in all genres of music. On the red carpet at the Grammy Awards, Tyler, the Creator turned into a star-struck fan at the sight of White, asking a handler to arrange an...

    February 11, 2013 8:00 AM ET
  • Tom Morello, LL Cool J, Chuck D Ask 'Whaddup' in All-Star Grammys Closer

    Tom Morello, LL Cool J, Chuck D Ask 'Whaddup' in All-Star Grammys Closer | ARTICLE

    Tonight's Grammy telecast closed with an all-star mixing of rock, rap and turntablism as Tom Morello, LL Cool J, Travis Barker, Public Enemy's Chuck D and Z-Trip assembled to perform a song called "Whaddup." Z-Trip put the group...

    February 10, 2013 11:20 PM ET
  • Avicii Working With Nile Rogers, Mike Shinoda, Mac Davis on New Album

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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
  • Frank Ocean Producer Om'Mas Keith Readies 'City Pulse' – Album Premiere

    Frank Ocean Producer Om'Mas Keith Readies 'City Pulse' – Album Premiere | ARTICLE

    In January 2011, the singer-songwriter and producer Om'Mas Keith began working on his album City Pulse. Six months later, with the record nearly done, he put it away to concentrate on Frank Ocean's Channel Orange. "There was...

    January 31, 2013 2:20 PM ET
  • Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum Team for 'Crossroads' Taping

    Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum Team for 'Crossroads' Taping | ARTICLE

    When rock icon Stevie Nicks and country trio Lady Antebellum convened at L.A.'s Sony Pictures Studios Tuesday to tape an upcoming episode of CMT's Crossroads, the most excited people in the room of a thousand or so...

    January 30, 2013 12:45 PM ET
  • 'X Factor' Winner Tate Stevens Set to Debut New Track

    'X Factor' Winner Tate Stevens Set to Debut New Track | ARTICLE

    The X Factor season two winner Tate Stevens is going from one big TV show to another. The country singer will unveil a new track, "Holler If You're With Me," as part of a Pepsi clip to...

    January 23, 2013 11:30 AM ET
  • Q&A: Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz on Punk-Rock Ethos and Meeting Elton John

    Q&A: Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz on Punk-Rock Ethos and Meeting Elton John | ARTICLE

    Southern California punk heroes Bad Religion have long matched the ferociousness of their riffs with lyrical profundity. On their sixteenth album, True North, out tomorrow, the band steamrolls through 16 songs in an economical 35 minutes and...

    January 21, 2013 11:00 AM ET
  • Kaskade Brings EDM to Grammy Museum

    Kaskade Brings EDM to Grammy Museum | ARTICLE

    Grammy-nominated dance music star Kaskade visited L.A.'s Grammy Museum on Tuesday for an hour-plus Q&A before a sold-out crowd. Kaskade became the first DJ to answer questions at the museum, which has previously hosted visits from the...

    January 16, 2013 1:10 PM ET
  • Teena Marie's Last Record Is 'Beautiful' - Album Premiere

    Teena Marie's Last Record Is 'Beautiful' - Album Premiere | ARTICLE

    R&B star Teena Marie, known for hits such as "Lovergirl," "I Need Your Lovin'" and "Shadow Boxing," passed away December 26th, 2010 at the age of 54. Now, just over two years later, the singer's...

    January 14, 2013 12:45 PM ET
  • Boz Scaggs to Release First New Album in Five Years in March

    Boz Scaggs to Release First New Album in Five Years in March | ARTICLE

    Click to listen to Boz Scaggs' 'Mixed Up Shook Up Girl' Boz Scaggs will release MEMPHIS, his first album of new studio material in...

    January 14, 2013 10:00 AM ET
  • Mark Foster and Kenna Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro

    Mark Foster and Kenna Hike Mt. Kilimanjaro | VIDEO

    In 2010, inspired by the global water crisis, the musician and activist Kenna organized Summit on the Summit, a hike to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro with several fellow performers, including Jessica Biel and Lupe Fiasco. The...

    January 11, 2013 3:25 PM ET
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Return From Tragedy on New Album

    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Return From Tragedy on New Album | ARTICLE

    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club will release their as-yet-untitled seventh studio album this March. The new record comes three years to the month since Beat the Devil’s Tattoo. BRMC wasn’t planning on taking any sort of break, but...

    January 7, 2013 2:05 PM ET
  • The xx Coming Back to America

    The xx Coming Back to America | ARTICLE

    The xx kick off another round of U.S. touring in support of September's Coexist album January 24th in New York City. The band's Romy Madley Croft tells Rolling Stone when the U.K. group comes back for this...

    January 4, 2013 12:40 PM ET
  • Q&A: David Duchovny on the Rocking New Season of 'Californication'

    Q&A: David Duchovny on the Rocking New Season of 'Californication' | ARTICLE

    David Duchovny's Hank Moody, the protagonist of Showtime's hit series Californication, may be a writer by nature, but there is arguably no bigger rock star on episodic TV than the wild-living author. He's been shot at by...

    January 3, 2013 1:00 PM ET
  • Rise Against Set to 'Recharge Batteries' After Two Years of Touring

    Rise Against Set to 'Recharge Batteries' After Two Years of Touring | ARTICLE

    When Rolling Stone caught up with Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath recently at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Xmas it was a big night for the band – their final show after two years of touring. Feeling reflective, McIlrath...

    January 2, 2013 12:40 PM ET
  • Shakira And Usher Bring New Competitive Edge to 'The Voice'

    Shakira And Usher Bring New Competitive Edge to 'The Voice' | ARTICLE

    Season four of The Voice, featuring Usher and Shakira filling in for Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, taped blind auditions recently, and Rolling Stone had a chance to watch the new judges in action. What...

    January 1, 2013 9:00 AM ET