A capacity crowd packed East Rutherford, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on September 22nd, 2012 to watch Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band play their final area show of the Wrecking Ball Tour. It was his third straight show at the stadium and previous nights had seen a surprise reunion …
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The one thing the music industry loves more than singing its own praises is listening to an entity like Wall Street do it. On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs issued an equity research report forecasting that the recorded music market will hit $45 billion by 2030, driven by 1.15 billion users paying …
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Meek Mill shared a powerful new video for “Oodles O’Noodles Babies,” a harrowing cut off the rapper’s 2018 LP Championships. While Meek Mill doesn’t appear in the new video, the Will Ngo-directed visual captures the heavy imagery of the rapper’s lyrics about growing up as one of the titular “Oodles …
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Twenty years ago this month, Blink-182 released Enema of the State, an album that sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and “reimaginedGreen Day’s Dookie as one big, undeniably catchy fart joke” according to Rolling Stone’s list of the 40 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time. Guitarist Tom DeLonge has …
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John Oliver warned against the dangers of medical devices on Last Week Tonight, lobbying for a more transparent approval process for products like surgical mesh and hip replacements. “The medical device industry is huge,” he said on Sunday’s main segment. “They constitute a $156 billion market in the U.S., and …
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For this month’s streaming offerings: Martin Scorsese revisits a key tour in Bob Dylan’s career; the Jonas brothers offer fans a peek into their most intimate moments; Adam Sandler’s partnership with Netflix continues; and water-cooler series as Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Tale return to the programming calendar. Here’s what …
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The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast spotlights Billy Joel in conversation with Andy Greene, with the enduring singer/songwriter discussing the making of his classic album The Stranger, setlists for his Madison Square Garden residency, why he doesn’t enjoy playing “Captain Jack” (“Captain Jack’s been demoted to …
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Tony Glover, the influential blues harmonica player who was a longtime peer of Bob Dylan and helped teach Mick Jagger how to play, died Wednesday, the Star Tribune reports. Glover reportedly died of natural causes after being hospitalized earlier this month. He was 79. Glover made a lasting impression on …
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Riot Fest announced the lineup for the festival’s 15th anniversary, to take place in Chicago’s Douglas Park on September 13th-15th. Blink-182, after having to cancel their 2018 Riot Fest performance for health reasons, will return for this year’s festival. Riot grrrl legends Bikini Kill will perform a reunion set and …
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Chilean singer-songwriter Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte — better known as Mon Laferte — has announced a headlining U.S. tour, slated for August. After delivering a standout performance at Coachella’s main stage in April, Laferte will return for an 11-day run in the States. She will be touring in support of …
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