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Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw Duet for 'Safe Haven' Movie | ARTICLE

Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw are friends and have been tour mates, and now the two are taking their talents to Hollywood. The pair have written and recorded "We Both Know" for the upcoming Lasse Hallstrom romance...
December 5, 2012 1:10 PM ET
Backstreet Boys Talk 'More Personal' New Album | ARTICLE

Once again a quintet, with Kevin Richardson having rejoined Nick Carter, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell, the Backstreet Boys are well into recording their follow-up to 2009's This Is Us, their first album with...
December 4, 2012 2:45 PM ET
David Chase Recalls Teenage Love of the Rolling Stones in New Film | ARTICLE

Sopranos creator David Chase, who screened his new love letter to Sixties rock & roll, Not Fade Away, last night in L.A, has a steel trap for the memories of his teenage years. "My 15-year-old brain is still...
November 30, 2012 1:10 PM ET
Carrie Underwood On 'Nashville': 'We're Not That Scandalous' | ARTICLE

Carrie Underwood joined Taylor Swift as the two Nashville representatives performing on last night's American Music Awards. Before the show Underwood told Rolling Stone she sees herself as an ambassador of the city's music scene. "I definitely...
November 19, 2012 1:45 PM ET
Stevie Wonder 'Honored' to Pay Tribute to Dick Clark | ARTICLE

One of the unquestionable highlights of last night's American Music Awards was one icon paying tribute to another, when Stevie Wonder performed a three-song melody honoring his late friend, the show's creator, Dick Clark. After the show,...
November 19, 2012 12:35 PM ET
Dead Sara's 'Dream Come True': Touring With Muse | ARTICLE

When Rolling Stone visited with Dead Sara frontwoman Emily Armstrong at her home in March, the L.A. band was getting set for their first national tour. Eight months later they've been part of the Warped tour,...
November 16, 2012 11:25 AM ET
'Twilight''s Nikki Reed Overcomes 'Deer-in-Headlights' Fears With New EP | ARTICLE

Twilight actress Nikki Reed has been singing most of her life. "I've always loved to sing, since I was a little kid," Reed tells Rolling Stone. "I sang in the choir and my mom used to go...
November 13, 2012 12:40 PM ET
'The Voice' Top 12 Party and Perform at the House of Blues | ARTICLE

"We’re now 12 out of 45,000 people, so over this whole trip we’ve really become a family," Nicholas David, from The Voice's Team Cee Lo, told Rolling Stone as he stood by the bar at the House...
November 10, 2012 11:50 AM ET
Kill the Noise Takes Cues From Skrillex | ARTICLE

"Look at that crowd!" says a beaming Skrillex. "They are so pumped up, it's amazing." He's watching from the side of the stage as thousands of kids jump and scream at HARD Day of the Dead in...
November 7, 2012 11:45 AM ET
Roger Waters on Politics, Religion, Food | VIDEO

In a new video released yesterday, Pink Floyd mastermind Roger Waters pays a visit to Chef Eric Ripert's On the Table series to learn to cook langoustines. The nearly nine-minute clip starts with the two of...
November 6, 2012 9:45 AM ET
Lindsey Buckingham Powers Through Solo Version of 'Big Love' | ARTICLE

Lindsey Buckingham will digitally release a solo acoustic album from his current tour next Tuesday, November 13. Recorded September 1st in Des Moines, Iowa, Lindsey Buckingham: One Man Show is a one-take recording of Buckingham on stage...
November 6, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Lindsey Buckingham: 'I Would Love to Do' a New Fleetwood Mac Album | ARTICLE

Lindsey Buckingham hasn't always felt comfortable balancing Fleetwood Mac with his individual releases. "There was a period of time where there was a level of frustration because the Fleetwood Mac agenda seemed to loom a lot...
November 2, 2012 3:05 PM ET
Eminem Sings Classic Queen Hook on Skylar Grey's New Single | ARTICLE

On December 11th, Skylar Grey will release "C'Mon Let Me Ride," the lead single from her debut album Don't Look Down. The playful pop tune, which Grey calls "an X-rated kids' song," features Eminem singing a famous...
October 31, 2012 9:00 AM ET
Kids These Days' Debut Features Jeff Tweedy Production - Album Premiere | ARTICLE

Click to listen to Kids These Days' album 'Traphouse Rock' Chicago ensemble Kids These Days have already logged several claims to buzz status – a...
October 29, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Judd Apatow Leads 'Career Study' of His Films at L.A. Conference | ARTICLE

From Freaks And Geeks to his upcoming This Is 40, which features Paul Rudd as the founder of an indie record label, Hollywood auteur Judd Apatow has made music a central part of his oeuvre. On Thursday...
October 26, 2012 1:10 PM ET
Ellie Goulding Takes Over the Troubadour | VIDEO

A week after releasing her second album, Halcyon, U.K. singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding has taken over L.A. for a series of shows, including a sold-out hour-plus set at the Troubadour this past Tuesday night, which you can...
October 18, 2012 5:10 PM ET
Paul Weller Helps John Varvatos Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary | BLOG ENTRY

There is no bigger music fan in fashion than John Varvatos, who's turned that love into relationships with a number of rock stars, from Chris Cornell and Dave Matthews to Alice Cooper, all of whom have played...
October 18, 2012 3:05 PM ET
Dirty South Finds a Good Break in Jet-Ski Accident | ARTICLE

When Melbourne-based DJ/producer Dirty South (real name Dragan Roganovic) hit the top of the Beatport charts with his current single, "City of Dreams," he took to the water to revel in the occasion. "We were celebrating with...
October 18, 2012 12:30 PM ET
Flea Celebrates 50th Birthday with Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert in His Backyard | ARTICLE

Yesterday, on Flea's 50th birthday, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist opened up his backyard to celebrate the two most important elements of his musical career: the Peppers and the Silver Lake Conservatory, the Los Angeles music...
October 17, 2012 1:05 PM ET
Stephen Marley Branches Out on 'Revelation Part 2' | ARTICLE

Being the son of Bob Marley, Stephen Marley takes reggae music very seriously. It's something he showed with his last album, Revelation Part 1 – The Root of Life. "The whole album came about from me...
October 15, 2012 11:45 AM ET