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A few months after the December 2014 release of D'Angelo's third album, Black Messiahthe artist sat down with Rolling Stone over two late nights for deep-dive interviews that touched on his whole career. In the wake of the legendary musician's tragic death in October at age 51, we're presenting audio from those conversations for the first time in the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcasts. In the episode, you'll hear D'Angelo discuss his earliest musical loves, how he developed his signature sound, what drove him during the long gap between albums, and much more. To hear the…

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Rai1's television New Year's Eve continues in the name of continuity, but also of a now definitive change of phase, with The Year to Come. For the second consecutive year will be Marco Liorni to drive The year to comethe musical event that accompanies the Italian public on the night between 31 December 2025 and 1 January 2026. Recall that earlier the big event Rai he saw at the helm, for eight consecutive editions, Amadeusthen moved to Nove (among other things, as clarified by Rai, his return is not expected in 2027, denying the rumors that have recently circulated). On…

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St. Vincent brought her cover of David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week – watch below. The singer-songwriter – real name Annie Clark – appeared on the talk show on Wednesday night (December 17) as part of the programme’s ‘Under The Covers’ series, playing the 1975 classic with flamboyant rock’n’roll swagger. Clark first played the track during her set at Love Rocks at New York’s Beacon Theatre in March 2023, and this time around, she switched the iconic “Do you remember President Nixon” line, invoking Joe Biden in Nixon’s place. In an interview ahead of the performance, Clark was asked for three artists that…

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The pop star reveals Easter eggs, outfit secrets, and the inspirations behind the visual for VEVO's Footnotes series Sabrina Carpenter tucked a few blink-and-you-miss-it details into her “Manchild” video. On Thursday, the pop star teamed up with Vevo for a new Footnotes episode, sharing her favorite outfits and the inspiration about the Man's Best Friend single's visual. “The shoot was intended to be a 2-day shoot, but ended up being a three-day shoot once I realized I wanted more scenes in it. It was 35!!! outfits total,” Carpenter revealed at the start of the video. “My sister also hand-stitched 'manchild'…

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lily Allen's West End Girl it was one of the most acclaimed albums of the year, and the English singer-songwriter will perform the record in its entirety at intimate venues across the US and Canada. The short tour kicks off at The Auditorium in Chicago on April 3 and wraps on April 28 at the Masonic in San Francisco. The tour will also feature stops in Toronto, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. The tickets, which went on…

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Geese frontman Cameron Winter has dropped an enchanting cover of a This Is Lorelei song while on stage in LA, and seemingly previewed a new song. The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist took to the stage for two back-to-back nights at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend (December 13 and 14), as part of his ongoing run of stripped-back piano gigs across the US. While his setlist on the first night was pretty similar to that seen in previous tour dates, Winter did catch some fans off-guard by closing out his 12-song setlist with a cover of the…

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Courteeners have surprise-released a new concert album, ‘Live In Manchester’. Listen in full below. READ MORE: Courteeners tell us about ‘Pink Cactus Café’: “If a Mancunian joined Haim, what would it sound like?” The 20-track record captures Liam Fray and co’s sold-out hometown arena gig at the Co-op Live in Manchester on November 15, 2024. They shared the opening track, ‘Sweet Surrender’, as a single this October. ‘Live In Manchester’ was recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Snow. The show formed part of Courteeners’ 2024 UK arena tour in support of their seventh and latest studio album, ‘Pink Cactus Café’. The new…

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Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my thoughts on any particular rap album or song from this year. I never gave anyone the “Yeah, this rap shit is dead” answer they seemed to be looking for, but the question did make me have to think about what gets me excited about rap these days.Immediately, I thought about regional scenes, but I realized it wasn’t just that—it was the marginal and almost…

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