The Grateful Dead have one of the most loyal fanbases in rock history, but they very rarely converted that passion into single sales.

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I was very nearly a pop star. At 17, I signed a record deal with my band, Half Brother. Our album – of love songs – came out in the same month as the Sex Pistols’ debut, Never Mind the Bollocks, so ...

American Idol’ Season 24 features an industry panel that includes Rolling Stone’s co-editor-in-chief. Here are her takeaways ...

After co-writing with Rilo Kiley, HAIM, and Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler has finally made her own shapeshifting indie rock record.

Remember Ryan Gosling's unforgettable performance? Or when Jennifer Lawrence hilariously played off a fall on stage? Here are some of the Oscar moments we'll never forget.

The Rolling Stones' Satisfaction is one of the most recognizable riffs in rock history, but it was written by Keith Richards while he was asleep.

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While it needed to be included on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever (1977) and re-released in order to break into the mainstream, where it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, it remains ...