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Future of Music 2025
The artists who have us most excited about the music of tomorrow
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Megan Moroney Is the Gen Z Country Queen We Need
She has a smoky voice and an inimitable way of telling stories about love in the internet age. Amazingly, she got kind of a late start
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How Ivan Cornejo Became Música Mexicana’s Heartbreak Kid
He used to be too shy to sing in public. But his bruised, brooding ballads have earned the 20-year-old star a deeply passionate fan base and a very bright future
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Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase 2025: See the Photos
Rolling Stone’s third-annual Future of Music showcase at SXSW kicked off on Tuesday night with a high-energy headlining set (and plenty of flips!) from cover-star Benson Boone, then continued on Night Two with an excellent country-centric lineup headed by fellow cover star Megan Moroney. and on Night Three with a Latin-focused lineup led by Ivan […]
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Benson Boone Kicks Off Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase With Charisma, Huge Vocals, and Plenty of Flips
The “Beautiful Things” singer ruled the stage on Night One of the SXSW event, while Hannah Bahng, Laila!, jasmine.4.t, and Duplexity brought a welcome mix of rock, indie, and hip-hop
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How Craig Finn Made the Seventies L.A. Record of His Dreams
The Hold Steady frontman on his great new solo LP Always Been, learning from the SoCal songwriting greats, and how to stay positive (and busy) when other people your age are slowing down
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Ellis Bullard Is the New Honky-Tonk Singer That Country Fans Need to Hear
With album titles like Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music and Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution, the Austin artist is thumbing his nose at the mainstream
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'SNL': Watch Elton John, Brandi Carlile Perform 'Little Richard's Bible,' 'Who Believes in Angels'
Both are from the pair's new collaborative album, which came out Friday
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Weezer and Ed Sheeran Join Coachella 2025 Lineup
Rivers Cuomo and Co. perform on Weekend One, while Sheeran appears during Weekend Two
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See Valerie June Debut New Song 'Endless Tree' on 'Saturday Sessions'
Singer-songwriter also performs "Joy, Joy!" and "All I Really Wanna Do" from upcoming LP Owls, Omens, and Oracles on CBS Saturday Morning
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Amadou Bagayoko of Acclaimed Malian Duo Amadou & Mariam Dead at 70
Singer and guitarist that brought Malian music to the world stage died in Bamako, his birthplace, following an illness
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Why Hollywood Can’t Resist the Beatles
The excitement generated by Sam Mendes' new Beatles biopic is just the latest example of the long love affair between the Fab Four and the silver screen
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FKA Twigs Drops Out of Coachella, Cancels More North American Tour Dates Amid Visa Issues
The singer also nixed her performance at Axe Ceremonia in Mexico City this weekend
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Tracy Chapman 'Didn't Ever Dream' That 'Fast Car' Would Resurge as a Country Song
The iconic musician said she was "weeping" before rehearsing for her 2024 Grammy performance with Luke Combs
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Priscilla Presley Wins Round in Elder Abuse Lawsuit Against Ex-Associates
"This is not really a contract-based case at its heart; it is a fraud case,” A California judge said in a ruling that found California, not Florida, is the most convenient forum for Presley's legal action
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