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John Legend and the Roots' ?uestlove recently stopped by the Rolling Stone offices to preview their upcoming "gritty and raw" soul collaboration Wake Up! . The LP features Legend and the Roots adding some funk flavor to socially conscious songs by soul legends like Donny Hathaway, Bill Withers and Marvin ...

John Lennon spent the last decade of his life in New York City, finding freedom, inspiration and tragedy there before his death in 1980. Those years and his relationship with what his widow Yoko Ono calls "the city that he loved so much" are explored in LENNONYC, a new PBS ...

Two hip-hop titans unleashed new videos on MTV last night: Eminem and Rihanna debuted their "Love the Way You Lie" clip and Kanye West finally unveiled his much-anticipated "moving painting" for "Power." In the 90-second-long "Power," the brainchild of Kanye and video artist Marco Brambilla, West — in his 15-pound ...

The Soundgarden fans who packed out the 1,400-capacity Vic Theatre in Chicago last night for the band's second reunion gig were not treated to the same, classic material-driven set the band performed in Seattle in April, but instead to a night leaning on latter-day tunes, big hits and a few ...

Decoded, a book published by Spiegel & Grau that mixes first-person memoir with detailed discussions of his most famous and provocative lyrics, will hit bookstores on November 16th, 2010. Jay-Z collaborated with former The Source editor Dream Hampton on the book, which includes interviews with Jay-Z's family and friends as ...

Wyclef Jean made his bid for the Haitian presidency official yesterday, traveling to his homeland's capital city Port-au-Prince to submit the necessary paperwork. "This is not even Wyclef saying, 'I want to be president of Haiti,' " Jean told CNN. "I feel like I'm being drafted by the population right ...

Despite rumors that the Beach Boys were contemplating a lawsuit against Katy Perry over her song "California Gurls," Mike Love said the band is "definitely not suing" the current Rolling Stone cover star. "In fact, we are flattered that her fantastically successful song is bringing to mind to millions of ...

Producer Mark Ronson stepped out of his comfort zone for his upcoming album Record Collection: In addition to relocating the recording from his native London to Brooklyn, Record Collection finds Ronson penning original tracks and not updating covers like he did on his previous solo album Version. He also swapped ...

This summer, Rolling Stone published a special issue devoted to the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, as voted on by an all-star panel that included Chris Martin, Slash, Lil Wayne and more. From Bob Dylan and the Beatles to Beyoncé and M.I.A., the issue was the ultimate playlist. Now ...

Last weekend, Jim James played a stunning acoustic set at the Newport Folk Festival and showed up onstage with both the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and folk legend John Prine. Backstage, the My Morning Jacket frontman told Rolling Stone the band is currently recording the follow-up to 2008's Evil Urges ...

Don Henley has settled his copyright infringement lawsuit against California Republican senatorial candidate Chuck DeVore for an undisclosed sum of money and an apology, the singer announced in a statement today. In June, Henley and songwriters Mike Campbell and Danny Kortchmar sued DeVore and his campaign worker Justin Hart for ...

On September 13th, Nick Cave will return with his second Grinderman record, titled simply Grinderman 2. The album is the anticipated follow-up to Grinderman's breakout debut, which found the Bad Seeds and Birthday Party frontman delivering dark, noisy blues-inspired tunes with titles like "No Pussy Blues." The notoriously cranky Cave ...

Who: New York-based '80s-pop throwback group fronted by eccentric singer Francis Farewell Starlite. The band has gotten raves from unlikely fans like Kanye West and Drake and is currently touring with pals (and Wesleyan schoolmates) MGMT. Despite all the attention, Starlite, who chooses his words very carefully, remains modest. "With ...

A few years back, U2 used Arcade Fire's recording of "Wake Up" to pump up arena crowds before they hit the stage. Last night, indie rock's number-one overachievers had the chutzpah to headline one of the world's most famous arenas for the first of not one, but two concerts. To ...

Taylor Swift's return to the airwaves arrived sooner than the country-pop superstar expected this week: A low-quality leak of Swift's first Speak Now single "Mine" leaked yesterday, leading her label to rush-release the track to iTunes and radio nearly two weeks before its scheduled August 16th release date so fans ...

Less than a year after Weezer released Raditude, Rivers Cuomo and Co. are already putting the finishing touches on their next LP, Hurley, which is due September 14th. "We just started mixing, so we'll be done in a week or two," Cuomo tells Rolling Stone. "The way our operation has ...

Nigel Lythgoe is officially returning to American Idol after a two-year absence to take on the role of executive producer. Lythgoe, who signed a two-year deal, mentioned he'd love to bring back Paula Abdul to the overhauled judges table for Season 10, even though she's signed on for a dance ...

As indie rock fans, grunge lovers and Little Monsters head to Chicago for this weekend's Lollapalooza, Rolling Stone has playlist of essential tracks to prepare you for three days of non-stop music. Check out songs from 15 of Lollapalooza's hottest acts, and track Rolling Stone's Lollapalooza coverage right here.

American Idol fans are still abuzz over the rumor that Aerosmith's Steven Tyler might be one of the new judges on the show's tenth season. While Tyler continues to bait the press with hints ("I'm doing it," he said), his bandmate Joe Perry admits that he first heard about Tyler's ...

Avenged Sevenfold landed their first Number One album on the Billboard 200 this week, knocking Eminem from his five-week reign on the chart. The group's latest set Nightmare debuted with 163,000 copies sold, besting their last chart high with 2007's self-titled disc, which sold 94,000 copies its first week. (Get ...