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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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The Secret History of Nineties Lollapalooza
From Perry Farrell assuming Green Day was a boy band to Courtney Love throwing punches, we look at the wildest moments of the decade-defining traveling festival
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Inside the 'Garden State' 20th Anniversary Concert: See the Shins and Iron & Wine Perform
Zach Braff and Natalie Portman celebrated the film's soundtrack at a sold-out benefit show in Los Angeles, California, with sets by Laufey, Cary Brothers, and Remy Zero
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Alison Krauss Says Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell Are Keeping 'Those Old Songs Alive'
As the bluegrass queen regroups Union Station for their first album in 14 years, she opens up about the state of the genre, what inspires her, and why the band looks a little different this time
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I'm 73. Heavy Metal Just Changed My Life
In November, after the election of Donald Trump and a lifetime in music journalism, I took a deep dive into the genre I had always ignored — and I'm never looking back
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'SNL': Watch Morgan Wallen Perform 'I'm The Problem,' 'Just In Case'
Country singer also abruptly left stage during the cast goodbye, and seemingly left New York soon after: "Get me to God's country"
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At Kennedy Center, Guster Perform With Cast of LGBTQ+ Musical Canceled by Trump Takeover
Band and cast of LGBTQ+ musical Finn — whose own Kennedy Center performances were canceled after Trump named himself Kennedy Center chairman — take stage at historic D.C. venue
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See David Guetta, Sia and Afrojack Perform 'Titanium' Together Live for First Time
Architects of 2011 hit took the stage at Miami's Ultra Music on Friday to commemorate fest's 25th anniversary
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Despite Himself, Kanye West Almost Made a Half Decent Album
As he sets his legacy on fire with hateful speech online, Ye shows glimmers of the artist he once was. Unfortunately, it's too little, too late
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Atlanta Rapper Young Scooter Dead at 39
Prolific rapper born Kenneth Bailey, known for his collaborations with Future and Gucci Mane, died from injuries sustained while fleeing police Friday, his 39th birthday
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Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Fraud
The "Beautiful Girls" singer will face house arrest while Janice Turner will remain in federal custody until their July sentencing
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