Paul Simon announced plans earlier this week to wrap up his farewell concert on September 22nd with a massive outdoor show at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York. Simon grew up in the borough and has lived in the city for much of

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Flashback: Paul Simon Plays 'The Boxer' at His 1991 Central Park Show

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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 above." This summer, Rolling Stone's writers will celebrate the songs that are ruling each

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Paul McCartney toured his teenage house, reminisced near Penny Lane and surprised Liverpool pub-goers with a mini-concert during his Tuesday appearance on The Late Late Show's Carpool Karaoke.

Host James

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Dave Matthews applied his acoustic stylings to songs by Cardi B, Migos and Lil Pump in a Tonight Show sketch where the bandleader performed some of trap music's biggest hits.

Framed as one of those Time-Life infomercials, the elaborate premise allowed Matthews to run through snippets of

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Summer is no time for a vacation when you're Charli XCX. From now through late November, the U.K. singer is holding down one of the most coveted spots in pop as one of two opening acts on Taylor Swift's Reputation tour, alongside her friend Camila Cabello. "We're such an interesting lineup of girls in control of their own shit," Charli says. "It feels good."

Pop fans first met

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Charli XCX Is Having More Fun Than You This Summer

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Nile Rodgers & Chic team with Vic Mensa on their new single "Till the World Falls," the latest preview off It's About Time, the legendary funk band's first album in 26 years.

Like "

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Gorillaz mix West Coast vibes with dark-wave funk on their new song "Hollywood," featuring Snoop Dogg and Chicago house legend Jamie Principle. The track will appear on the animated outfit's upcoming album The Now Now, out June 29th.

"Hollywood" is filled with guttural synths and thumping

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Gorillaz, Snoop Dogg Deliver Dark Funk on 'Hollywood'

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On a recent Thursday, Grand Wizzard Theodore was busy DJing in his home borough of the Bronx. Theodore is widely acknowledged as the man who invented turntable scratching, so his presence behind the decks was not unusual. The venue, however, was unexpected: The Cornerstone Academy for Social Action – a middle school, where Theodore's selections were soundtracking furious

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A new Elvis compilation, Where No One Stands Alone, will highlight the rock legend's love of gospel music and feature contributions from Lisa Marie Presley,

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The affiliations that led to Kamasi Washington becoming the most talked-about jazz musician in recent memory can obscure what his music actually sounds like. Sure, he played on Kendrick's Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly and put out his breakthrough triple LP, 2015's The

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Kamasi Washington's New 'Heaven and Earth' is Another Sprawling, Style-Hopping Epic

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Elisabeth Moss spends a night wandering desolate city streets in the new video for "On the Nature of Daylight," a composition by contemporary classical composer Max Richter. "On

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Elisabeth Moss Goes on Emotional Journey in New Max Richter Video

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Lil Xan and Charli XCX have a late-night romance in a gritty motel in the new video for "Moonlight." The single appears on the rapper's debut album Total Xanarchy.

Lil Xan released Total Xanarchy in April. The album hit Number Ten on the Billboard 200 and also features guest

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch Lil Xan, Charli XCX Flex Under the 'Moonlight' in New Video

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Demi Lovato surprise-released "Sober," a sparse piano ballad underpinned by light percussion, on her Instagram. The caption read "My truth," and the lyrics are about reckoning with the shame and having the

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Hear Demi Lovato Grapple With Shame, Relapse on New Song 'Sober'

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Florence Welch performs intricate, color-coded choreography in Florence and the Machine's artful "Big God" video.

Autumn de Wilde (Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Rilo

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Led Zeppelin will mark their 50th anniversary with a remastered reissue of the soundtrack to their concert film, The Song Remains the Same. The reissue, which comes in a variety of formats with various extras, will come out on September 7th; Led Zeppelin played their first-ever gig on September

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Led Zeppelin Plan Lavish, Remastered 'Song Remains the Same' Reissue

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When Teyana Taylor's new album arrives on Friday, it will mark the end of a bold experiment in distribution: Five seven-track albums over five weeks, each produced by Kanye West. Less remarked upon is the fact that West is overseeing an album by an R&B singer – a rare activity for a man who's become synonymous with testing

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: After a Decade Away From R&B, Kanye West Returns With Teyana Taylor

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Coachella’s radius clause, which limits other places that artists on its lineup can play, is much more immense than we thought. Musicians performing at Coachella aren’t just barred from playing nearby festivals around the same timeframe – they’re not allowed to play any other festival in North America between December 15th and May 1st, according to new details surrounding a lawsuit filed

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Coachella Bans Artists From Playing Half the Festivals Competing With Coachella

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Hip-hop collective – and self-proclaimed boyband – Brockhampton unveiled a new song, "Tonya," during their late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show

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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 above." This summer, Rolling Stone's writers will celebrate the songs that are ruling each of

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Cardi B's 'I Like It' Is the Song of the Summer

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St. Vincent unveiled a visceral, sexy new video for "Fast Slow Disco," a reworking her Masseduction cut "Slow Disco."

The Zev Deans-directed video finds

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