It's understandable why a member of the Backstreet Boys would want to make a country record. The Nineties boy band found a second life thanks to their collaborations with Florida Georgia Line, scoring a Number One with "God, Your Mama and Me" and performing together on the ACM Awards. They even landed their own performance slot at this year's ostensibly country-focused

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Why AJ McLean's Country Song 'Back Porch Bottle Service' Is an Unwanted Throwback

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The separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border is spiraling into a national crisis of policy and conscience, and the leading voices of the Republican Party are mute.

Rolling Stone on Monday reached out to 11 prominent GOP lawmakers in Congress who had not yet condemned the Trump administration's

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: These Are the Key Republicans Staying Silent on Family Separation

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Once upon a time, the main currency of jazz was a soloist's improvisational flow; today, it's all about collective vibe. Thatprinciple plays out in handsomely chill fashion on the debut from new all-star ensemble R+R=Now, which doubles as a statement of purpose for a new generation of jazzers. If you've been following this movement, you'll recognize many of the names here –

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Review: Jazz's New-School Stars Band Together on R+R=Now's 'Collagically Speaking'

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Miguel will continue to showcase his 2017 album War & Leisure on his newly announced The Ascension North American tour.

After wrapping up 

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Miguel Announces 'The Ascension' North American Tour

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The Hold Steady's Craig Finn and the Gaslight Anthem's Brian

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Craig Finn, The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon Plot Joint Tour

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Nearly 2,000 migrant children have been ripped from their parents at the border under President Trump's new "zero-tolerance" policy – state-sponsored trauma intended to deter undocumented immigration and even

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Democrats to Donald Trump: Here's a Bill to Outlaw Family Separation

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Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert would make for an all-star pairing in any instance, but in the splashy new music video for their duet "Drowns the Whiskey," the country music titans are nearly upstaged for top billing by the song's titular drink.

The video's numerous close-up shots of an ice-filled tumbler could easily pass for a whiskey advertisement, which is appropriate enough given

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: See Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert's Moody 'Drowns the Whiskey' Video

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Sometimes, we forget where we are. Momentary amnesia is the most charitable explanation for Donald Trump saluting North Korea's uniformed defense chief. In an uneasy moment of bonhomie during Trump's Singapore summit last week, General No Kwang-chol saluted the president, then extended his

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Trumpism's Tipping Point

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A driverless vehicle drifts through the city in Beach House's menacing "Black Car" video.

The black-and-white clip opens with establishing shots of a foggy skyline. Director

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In October 1995, singer-songwriter David Lee Murphy hit Number One with "Dust on the Bottle," a tune which Murphy wrote in a 15-minute flurry of inspiration for his debut LP. On the other end of the spectrum, as far as time is concerned, it would be another 23 years before Murphy would reach the top of the charts as an artist. Although he's crafted major hits for Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean,

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 'Dust on the Bottle' Singer David Lee Murphy Scores First Number One in 23 Years

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Last month, the Trump administration instituted a new "zero tolerance" policy directed at migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexican border illegally. Anyone captured would be prosecuted as a criminal, meaning parents and children crossing together would be separated, as minors cannot accompany adults to federal detention centers. Over 2,000 children have been taken from their parents and

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Fox News and Trump's Lackeys Are Justifying Family Separation

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For the first few months after Gregg Allman died, his 45-year-old son Devon was unable to perform in public. "I called up my agent and canceled every date," he says. "I said to him, 'I'm not gonna be able to concentrate. The energy in the room is not gonna be about the concert. It's gonna be about, 'Oh, I'm

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Gregg Allman's Son Devon Talks Carrying on the Family Legacy

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On Sunday's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver furiously criticized U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' new policy of prosecuting

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: John Oliver Blasts Jeff Sessions' Bible Defense for Migrant Family Separation

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Elvis Costello announced a fall tour with the Imposters in support of his soon-to-be-announced new album.

The 20-date, coast-to-coast "Look Now And Then...It's Elvis Costello & The Imposters" trek begins November 2nd in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and concludes December 4th in Vancouver, British

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Elvis Costello Sets Fall Tour Ahead of New Album

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Midland are already set to log many hours of stage time in 2018, but the Texas trio has more in store before the year ends. Fresh off an opening slot with Little Big Town, with another on the way supporting Thomas Rhett, they've announced a new limited headlining run billed as the Electric Rodeo Tour.

The new dates, somewhat confusingly, are intermingled with their existing ones, with

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Midland Plot Fall 2018 Electric Rodeo Tour

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RZA, Vic Mensa, Jeff Goldblum and Mike Patton & DJ QBert are among the artists that will take part in the David Lynch-curated Festival of Disruption, which returns to Los Angeles' Ace Hotel on

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: RZA, Francis Ford Coppola Lead David Lynch's Festival of Disruption

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My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James announced a career-spanning acoustic tour while hitting the road in support of his

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Jim James Announces Career-Spanning Solo Acoustic Tour

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John Oliver highlighted China's authoritarian bent under President Xi Jinping by outlining the leader's human rights abuses and crackdown on citizen dissent. "The era of 'hide and bide' is over, and the era of 'do as we say' may be dawning," said Oliver on 'Last Week Tonight.' "Because China has significant economic

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Watch John Oliver Talk China's Economic Leverage, Human Rights Abuses

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This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Wayne Coyne Looks Back on the Flaming Lips' Beautifully Amateurish Early Years

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Before he was an acclaimed screenwriter of movies like Hell or High Water and Sicario, Taylor Sheridan was a working actor, most famously as the chief of police on the first few seasons of Sons of Anarchy. With Paramount Network's Yellowstone, his first TV series as a writer and director, Sheridan has, intentionally or subconsciously, transplanted the SOA

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: 'Yellowstone' Review: Been Here, Seen This