Rolling Stone Music Now

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Inside the biggest stories in music, hosted by Rolling Stone senior writer Brian Hiatt. Featuring interviews with top artists, expert insight on new releases and breaking news from the Rolling Stone staff, and much more. read less

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Rock and pop music fans may enjoy the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. As per the title, the show has great discussions about both current music and the newest stories in the magazine. But as is fitting for a magazine that started in 1967, it also discusses rock music's amazing history.

Rolling Stone magazine senior writer Brian Hiatt hosts this podcast. Hiatt has worked for the publication since 2010. And he has written over 70 cover stories for the magazine. He also wrote the 2019 book Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs. So he is a great choice to anchor the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. That's because he knows so much about both rock music and the magazine he writes for.

Hiatt presents the best in the latest stories from Rolling Stone staffers. The writers offer epic insight into the greatest songs and the best albums. Listeners reconnect with musical roots as Rolling Stone Music Now revisits past eras of rock music. What were the worst albums by the best artists? What were the dumbest music decisions bands ever made? When a musical artist passes away, this show will talk about their life and their top music.

But the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast doesn't leave modern music behind, either. The show talks about the best (and worst) songs of the year, as well as reviewing musical events like the Super Bowl halftime show. It also discusses the latest album releases.

The Rolling Stone Music Now podcast also features interviews with music stars. Mariah Carey tells Hiatt what it was like to record her famous album Butterfly. Chic artist and producing legend discusses making David Bowie's Let's Dance album. Sheryl Crow shares the stories behind her career. Listeners will also hear untold stories about other popular artists. They can expect insightful profiles of Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Bruce Springsteen. Another segment details how heavy metal music sets the stage for Stranger Things. The podcast has new episodes each week.

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How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop

How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop

Rob Sheffield breaks down his new book, Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music, in a conversation with Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop

How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop

Rob Sheffield breaks down his new book, Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music, in a conversation with Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Greenwich Village (and Bob Dylan) Created the Sixties

How Greenwich Village (and Bob Dylan) Created the Sixties

Even before the Beatles hit the U.S., the 1960s really got started when Bob Dylan hit the pop charts in 1963 — via Peter, Paul, and Mary's cover of "Blowin' in the Wind." David Browne, author of the new book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, sits down with host Brian Hiatt to talk about the world-changing music that came out of that neighborhood, from Dylan to Nina Simone and beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Springsteen Meets Zach Bryan

Bruce Springsteen Meets Zach Bryan

Two great American songwriters get together in New Jersey and go deep on songwriting secrets and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chappell Roan: A Star Is Born

Chappell Roan: A Star Is Born

We tell the entire story of Chappell Roan's wild rise — and explain why her current controversies won't end up defining her career. Brittany Spanos — who wrote Rolling Stone's recent Chappell Roan cover story — joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keith Urban on Working with Taylor Swift, Loving Springsteen, and His Confessional New Songs

Keith Urban on Working with Taylor Swift, Loving Springsteen, and His Confessional New Songs

Keith Urban talks about his work with Taylor Swift, his Bruce Springsteen fandom, the art of lead guitar, the making of his new album, High, and much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wonder of Stevie

The Wonder of Stevie

Sharing a preview of a new podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monae and more. In this episode, Wesley details how Stevie is able to renegotiate his Motown Records contract for complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind. You can binge The Wonder of Stevie at https://link.chtbl.com/wonderofstevie?sid=rollingstonemusicnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Gilmour on His New Album and Why Pink Floyd Drama is “Totally Irrelevant”

David Gilmour on His New Album and Why Pink Floyd Drama is “Totally Irrelevant”

Gilmour previews his new tour, reveals songwriting secrets, explains why he’s over his “old pop group,” ponders baby-boomer mortality, and much more in a conversation with Rolling Stone's Andy Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beyoncé, D'Angelo, the End of Tony! Toni! Toné!: Raphael Saadiq Tells All

Beyoncé, D'Angelo, the End of Tony! Toni! Toné!: Raphael Saadiq Tells All

Legendary artist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Raphael Saadiq talks about working on 'Cowboy Carter,' why the recent Tony! Toni! Toné! comeback tour is their last, and much, much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside the Oasis Reunion

Inside the Oasis Reunion

With Oasis set to reunite for a huge tour, we discuss how it may have happened and what it all means, and hear clips from our previous interviews with Liam and Noel Gallagher. Andy Greene joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Making of Yes' 'Fragile' and Much More with Guitarist Steve Howe

The Making of Yes' 'Fragile' and Much More with Guitarist Steve Howe

"Too Twiddly Didn’t Exist For Us": Guitar legend Steve Howe on the making of Yes' Fragile, the birth of prog, why he loves Rush, and much, much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best Music of 2024 So Far, Pt. 1

The Best Music of 2024 So Far, Pt. 1

We look at some of the best R&B, hip-hop, and Afrobeats albums and songs of the year so far — from Beyoncé to Tems — with Mankaprr Conteh joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prince's Long Road to 'Purple Rain'

Prince's Long Road to 'Purple Rain'

How did Prince go from getting booed as a Rolling Stones opening act to conquering the world? And how did Michael Jackson's Thriller help inspire Purple Rain? We trace Prince's path with help from the Revolution's Bobby Z, in conversation with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exclusive: Inside 'A Complete Unknown' — How Timothée Chalamet Became Bob Dylan

Exclusive: Inside 'A Complete Unknown' — How Timothée Chalamet Became Bob Dylan

Director James Mangold takes us deep inside his upcoming Bob Dylan movie, joining host Brian Hiatt for his first in-depth interview on the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did Katy Perry Make the Worst Comeback Song of All Time?

Did Katy Perry Make the Worst Comeback Song of All Time?

We look at Katy Perry's unbelievably awful "Woman's World," and look back at other disastrous would-be comebacks, from Guns N' Roses to Robin Thicke, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Brittany Spanos and Andy Greene. PLUS: Author Steven Hyden on his new book, There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hot Pop Summer! Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, Charli XCX, Shaboozey

Hot Pop Summer! Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tinashe, Charli XCX, Shaboozey

In a fantastic summer for pop, we look at the rise of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Shaboozey — and the triumphant returns of Charli XCX and Tinashe, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Little Steven Looks Back, from E Street to Sun City

Little Steven Looks Back, from E Street to Sun City

With a new documentary, 'Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple,' out now, Van Zandt looks back at his wild life, from fighting apartheid with "Sun City" to his work with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and much more, joined by documentary director Bill Teck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hootie Babylon! Darius Rucker Tells All

Hootie Babylon! Darius Rucker Tells All

Darius Rucker looks back at Hootie and the Blowfish's hard-partying early days (they once bulk-purchased $32,000 worth of ecstasy!), the making of his greatest hits, and much, much more in our career-spanning new interview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

The Making of Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'

We go inside Billie Eilish's third studio album, with host Brian Hiatt joined by Angie Martoccio, who wrote Rolling Stone's recent Eilish cover story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Many Confessions of Linda Perry

The Many Confessions of Linda Perry

With a documentary out about her life, singer/songwriter/producer Linda Perry spills about everything from the real story behind Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" to her failed collaboration with Courtney Love — and much more, in an in-depth interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

40 Years of 'Born in the U.S.A.' — Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan Look Back at Bruce Springsteen's Biggest Moment

40 Years of 'Born in the U.S.A.' — Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan Look Back at Bruce Springsteen's Biggest Moment

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