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Charlie Puth on Getting (Allegedly) Ghosted by Ellen’s Label, Recording with BTS’ Jungkook — and His New Album’s Songwriting Secrets

Charlie Puth on Getting (Allegedly) Ghosted by Ellen’s Label, Recording with BTS’ Jungkook — and His New Album’s Songwriting Secrets

Puth goes deep on his new album, 'Charlie,' conquering TikTok, and much more — including his reaction to his friend…

October 9, 2022

Why Mariah Carey Made a Secret Alt-Rock Album – and Four Other Things We Learned From Our New Podcast

While Carey made songs like "Always Be My Baby" in the Nineties, she was also screaming her way through an…

September 20, 2022

The Worst Songs Ever, From ‘Blurred Lines’ to ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Bitch’

Some songs are truly, undeniably terrible, as Leah Kate's TikTok anti-sensation "Twinkle Twinkle" proves. But in 2022, can we ever…

August 21, 2022

How Does One Song Have 24 Writers?… and Other ‘Renaissance’ Controversies

From Kelis to Fox News to Diane Warren to an angry bishop to anti-ableism activists — inside the biggest controversies…

August 17, 2022

How Joni Mitchell Became a Millennial and Gen-Z Hero

In the afterglow of her Newport Folk Festival comeback, we pay tribute to her one-of-a-kind genius, with Cameron Crowe, guitarist…

August 8, 2022

Beyoncé’s Studio Secrets: Inside the Making of Her Best Songs

“She reminds me so much of working with Michael Jackson,” says legendary producer Rodney Jerkins. “She has that same type…

August 1, 2022

Justin Bieber Is Resuming His Tour — But Is His Career Back on Track, Too?

The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now looks at Justin Bieber’s endless series of hurdles and comebacks

July 22, 2022

The Cult of Eddie Munson, The Metal Side of ‘Stranger Things,’ and the Real 1980s Satanic Panic

On ‘Stranger Things,’ Eddie Munson introduced Gen-Z to Metallica – and they love it. But the heavy-metal roots of the…

July 19, 2022

Celebrating — and Arguing About — the Best Pop of 2022 So Far

The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now dives into the Weeknd, Lizzo, Charli XCX, and more

July 18, 2022

Beyoncé Is Probably Not Your Anti-Capitalist Savior

The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now discusses “Break My Soul” and more

June 29, 2022