The crowd of celebrities, music industry insiders, and media folks that crammed into the New York City club Racket on Thursday evening had every reason to believe they were there to witness a Rolling Stones concert, but it was impossible to be sure at first. The invitation billed the event merely an “album release party” timed to the release of Hackney Diamonds. We were told all phones and smart watches would be placed in pouches, and “armed guards” and “personal security” wouldn’t be allowed in. “Dress cool,” read the invite.
- 10/20/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The Rolling Stones Enlists Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder for New Song “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”: Stream
The Rolling Stones have called in the big guns for their new song, “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” Listen to Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder help out the rock ‘n’ roll legends below.
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” has a classic, slow-rolling blues vibe, as Wonder, at the behest of Jagger, lays down a smooth piano melody that melds with rousing horns and Keith Richards’ guitar. Jagger opens the track, paying tribute to the late Charlie Watts with lyrics like, “Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums/ As it echoes through the valley and it bursts.”
Jagger is then joined by Gaga, who at first delivers restrained backing vocals on the second verse before letting it all hang out on the chorus. “No, I’m not, not goin’ to Hell/ In some dusty motel,” the duo sings. “And I’m not, not goin’ down/ In the dirt.
“Sweet Sounds of Heaven” has a classic, slow-rolling blues vibe, as Wonder, at the behest of Jagger, lays down a smooth piano melody that melds with rousing horns and Keith Richards’ guitar. Jagger opens the track, paying tribute to the late Charlie Watts with lyrics like, “Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums/ As it echoes through the valley and it bursts.”
Jagger is then joined by Gaga, who at first delivers restrained backing vocals on the second verse before letting it all hang out on the chorus. “No, I’m not, not goin’ to Hell/ In some dusty motel,” the duo sings. “And I’m not, not goin’ down/ In the dirt.
- 9/28/2023
- by Carys Anderson and Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Last year, Mick Jagger started feeling restless. Seventeen years had passed since the Rolling Stones had released an album of original material, and though they’d toured regularly — and made the difficult choice to soldier on after the devastating 2021 death of drummer Charlie Watts — the on-and-off sessions they’d held for a potential new LP over the past decade hadn’t produced much they could use. When the Stones’ tour ended in Berlin last August, Jagger decided he’d had enough. So he pulled Keith Richards aside.
“I told Keith,...
“I told Keith,...
- 9/14/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Music video director François Rousselet had to fake nearly 40 billboards on the Sunset Strip to create the Rolling Stones’ new clip for “Angry,” the first single off their upcoming Hackney Diamonds album.
Inspired by photographer Robert Landau’s 2016 book Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip — which documented the proliferation of ads for rock bands in West Hollywood between the Sixties and Eighties — Rousselet sought to pay homage to the heyday of the rock billboard for the clip. He culled footage from the Stones’ archives and digitally replaced ads...
Inspired by photographer Robert Landau’s 2016 book Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip — which documented the proliferation of ads for rock bands in West Hollywood between the Sixties and Eighties — Rousselet sought to pay homage to the heyday of the rock billboard for the clip. He culled footage from the Stones’ archives and digitally replaced ads...
- 9/11/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
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