Panic! At the Disco scored their second straight Number One album as Brendon Urie and company's new LP Pray for the Wicked opened atop the Billboard

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: On the Charts: Panic! At the Disco Take Number One With 'Pray for the Wicked'

What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it's a song on your summer playlist and no one else's?

We believe the answer is "all of the

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Selena Gomez's 'Back To You' Is the Song of the Summer

The man accused of firing multiple gunshots at Lil Wayne's tour bus in April 2015 had his conviction overturned Friday, just three years into

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooter Has Conviction Overturned

Given that Music From Big Pink came out in the turbulent summer of 1968, it's tempting to frame the album as a set of soothing sounds for troubled times. Don't believe it. The Band's debut LP was quietly radical. In a period when the musical landscape was overrun with psychedelic whimsy, their synthesis of

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: The Band's 'Music From Big Pink': 10 Things You Didn't Know

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks appeared on CBS This Morning Saturday to perform a pair of tracks off the band's new album Sparkle Hard. During the visit, the former

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Stephen Malkmus Perform, Talk Indie Rock Legacy on 'CBS This Morning'

Drake's Scorpion shattered single-day streaming records on both Apple Music and Spotify, with the rapper's new double album on pace for the most streamed week in charts history.

Scorpion easily crushed Apple Music's single-day streaming record – previously held by Drake's own More Life – with 170

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake's 'Scorpion' Shatters Single-Day Streaming Records

Vic Mensa has unleashed a cathartic new track titled "10K Problems" where the rapper reveals his struggles with drug addiction and adapting to fame.

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Vic Mensa Confront Addiction, Demons on New Song '10K Problems'

As news that Drake's Scorpion would be a double album swept around the internet this week, it was quickly followed by a tantalizing rumor – one of the two LPs would be rap, while the other would be entirely R&B. Drake became a star by mixing these forms; now he would devote himself to each

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake Was Once R&B's Savior. On ‘Scorpion,’ He Returns

What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it's a song on your summer playlist and no one else's?

We believe the answer is "all of the

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Death Grips' 'Black Paint' Is the Song of the Summer

Eric B & Rakim will reissue their entire catalog on vinyl for the first time with the pioneering rap duo's The Complete Collection 1987-1992.

The 8-LP, 2-CD set collects the duo's four albums – 1987s Paid in Full, 1988's Follow the Leader, 1990's Let the Rhythm Hit

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Eric B & Rakim Ready 'Complete Collection' Vinyl Box Set

Josh Homme has shared a letter Anthony Bourdain wrote to the Queens of the Stone Age frontman's daughter Camille that encapsulates the friendship between the rocker and the late chef.

"Tony, I miss you bad.

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Josh Homme Shares Letter Anthony Bourdain Wrote to Rocker's Daughter

It’s unclear how, exactly, Drake pulled it off. On “Don’t Matter To Me,” a late song on the rapper’s latest album Scorpion, he recruits

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Drake’s Favorite Collaborators are Ghosts

Brendon Urie partnered with GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) to help create GSA (Gender & Sexuality/Gay-Straight Alliance) clubs in high schools across America. To mark the new alliance, Urie pledged $1 million dollars to GLSEN to launch the initiative.

"For years

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Brendon Urie Pledges $1 Million Supporting LGBT Youth

Drake tucked away the finest song he's made this summer on "Side B" of Scorpion. In an album full of drama, emotion and answers to burning tabloid questions, "Summer Games" is the surprise highlight: an elegant sigh of resignation from an artist whose bravado-fueled bachelor lifestyle has helped make him an

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: An Ode to 'Summer Games,' The Best Track on Drake's 'Scorpion'

Marilyn Manson released the gloomy new video for "Cry Little Sister," the shock rocker's cover of the theme song from the cult Eighties vampire flick The Lost Boys.

Manson initially debuted his industrial spin on Gerard McMahon's goth classic live in concert earlier this month. Manson recorded

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Marilyn Manson Cover 'Lost Boys' Theme With 'Cry Little Sister' Video

Andy Biersack is only 27 years old. Yet backstage at a February tour stop in Atlanta, the Black Veil Brides singer sounds like a grizzled veteran. A few months before his band would embark on the final Warped Tour ever – and the future of Black Veil Brides would be called into question – he takes a moment to reflect on the potential end of a scene. "When I was a kid, my dream was not to

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Warped Tour Heroes Black Veil Brides Contemplate the End of an Era

EDITORS' PICK: John Coltrane, Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album
This previously unreleased 1963 session captures the jazz legend with his "Classic Quartet," which was rounded out by pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones. "This set has its own scrappy, off-the-cuff appeal,"

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 10 New Albums to Stream Now: John Coltrane, Drake, Florence and the Machine and More Editors' Picks

J Balvin unveiled his new video for "No Es Justo," the reggaeton superstar's new single featuring Zion and Lennox.

The video finds the three singers hanging out with three younger versions of themselves on the streets of Brooklyn. "No Es Gusto" is the latest single off Balvin's new LP

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch J Balvin's 'No Es Justo' Video With Zion & Lennox

Over minimal electronics and airy, synth-like ambience, A$AP Ferg daydreams of a crucial career boost via Twitter on his new song "Verified."

"At 7 a.m. I wake up to the green/ I take my phone up out my jean," he rhymes. "Wake up and I'm proud of me/ That blue check on the side of the screen/ That blue check is gon' validate me/ That blue check now they gotta hate me."

The A$AP

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear A$AP Ferg's Twitter Love Letter on New Song 'Verified'

Charli XCX wants to be your new queen of summer. Her case? A hot streak of experimental pop bangers that have bent and contorted our pop expectations over the last few months — all of which have led to her latest double release of "Focus" and "No Angel."

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Charli XCX Is a Pop Princess Par Excellence With 'Focus,' 'No Angel'