Welcome back to the Rolling Stone Interview video podcast. This week, Deputy Music Editor Simon Vozick-Levinson sits down with 73-year-old art-pop luminary David Byrne. In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, Byrne reflects on the arc of his career – from frontman of Talking Heads to his daring solo explorations – and offers a fresh insight into his new album Who Is the Sky?. He unpacks the motivations behind the record, shares candid thoughts on his creative process, and explains why – ...
Nov 24, 2025•34 min
The 2025 CMA Awards took Nashville by storm this week, crowning new winners and welcoming fresh faces. In this special bonus episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we break down the good, the bad, and the “what were they thinking?!” Country music journalist Marissa R. Moss joins host Joseph Hudak to heap praise, talk smack, and question if the country music establishment finally got it right. Country is Here…Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly....
Nov 21, 2025•35 min
Clipse's Pusha T and Malice reunited this year for the first time since 2009 with Let God Sort Em Out , and it ended up as one of the year's best albums. In the first episode of Rolling Stone's Voices of the Year, a limited-edition podcast featuring some of the entertainers on our first-ever Voices of the Year list, Simon-Vozick Levinson sits down with Clipse. The duo talks about their bond as brothers and collaborators, working with their old friend Pharrell Williams, and why they're not close ...
Nov 20, 2025•33 min
Jake Owen is one of the architects of bro country, churning out radio smashes like “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” and “The One That Got Away.” But on his new album of outlaw country songs, he buries his bro persona. In a shockingly emotional interview on Nashville Now , Owen talks about his big musical risk and how he ended up working with producer Shooter Jennings on the new album Dreams to Dream . It’s a vulnerable interview that shows a major country star letting down his guard, and it’s only on ...
Nov 19, 2025•1 hr 3 min
It's the 15th anniversary of Kesha's Animal and Cannibal, which brought the world "Tik Tok," among many other hits. With a new deluxe edition of those albums on its way, Kesha joins host Brian Hiatt to look back at that era, discuss her future plans, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 18, 2025•50 min
Hootie and the Blowfish's Darius Rucker, R.E.M.'s Mike Mills and the Black Crowes' Steve Gorman have joined forces in a new supergroup, Howl Owl Howl. They sit down with Rolling Stone Music Now host Brian Hiatt to talk about their new music, look back at their old bands, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2025•59 min
On the latest episode of The Rolling Stone Interview video podcast, FKA Twigs sits down with Rolling Stone Deputy Music Editor Julyssa Lopez ahead of the release of her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Eusexua Afterglow (out November 14th). In the intimate conversation, the Grammy-nominated British artist opens up about her creative evolution, the spiritual themes behind her Eusexua era, and the lessons she’s learned running her own career. Twigs also shares stories from the set of her ne...
Nov 12, 2025•53 min
Kings of Leon may be one of rock’s most global bands, but the group is forever tied to Nashville. This week, lead singer Caleb Followill joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to talk about the Kings’ surprise new EP, what it’s like to work with Zach Bryan, and what he thinks about all of those country covers of the band’s massive hit “Sex on Fire.” (Spoiler alert: Some make him cringe.) Caleb also takes us back in time to a much different Nashville, where he and his brothers tried to shop their so...
Nov 11, 2025•45 min
Ink is one of country music’s most fascinating new figures: Born in Germany, raised in Georgia, she’s gone on to write with Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, and more. On this week’s episode of Nashville Now, Ink brings her swagger and joyful nature to the cabin to talk about her tremendous new EP Big Buskin’ . Ink says she’s “making a permanent mark,” and it’s hard to disagree. We also send our cameras backstage at the Ocean Calling festival to talk to Nelly about his country crossover career that just...
Nov 05, 2025•46 min
Wolfgang Van Halen talks about The End, the new album from his one-man-band, Mammoth; (reluctantly) discusses his feud with David Lee Roth; confirms that his uncle was planning an Eddie Van Halen tribute tour; and much more in a new interview with host Brian Hiatt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 04, 2025•55 min
On this special bonus episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we welcome Gretchen Wilson to the Nashville Now cabin to talk about CBS’s hot new competition series, The Road, created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan. Gretchen is the “tour manager” to the contestants and shows them the ropes of a life lived on a bus and on a stage. She also opens up about the enduring appeal of her signature hit, “Redneck Woman,” and how it changed the game more than 20 years ago. Country is Here…Nashvil...
Nov 04, 2025•37 min
Welcome to The Rolling Stone Interview – the brand new, bi-weekly podcast that brings to life Rolling Stone’s iconic legacy of in-depth conversations with the world’s most influential artists, icons, and leaders. Our debut episode kicks off in style, live from New York City’s legendary Cherry Lane Theatre, with Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine. Senior writer Brittany Spanos leads an intimate, unfiltered conversation about the “life-and-death experience” behind Welch's excellent new album...
Oct 31, 2025•34 min
Fans of real country music, this week’s episode of Nashville Now is for you. The legendary Jamey Johnson joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to talk about his no-cares-given career, from the time he didn’t play his hit “In Color” in concert to a wild decision to buy a golf course. Johnson also opens up about a brutal fall he took in 2010 that nearly derailed his songwriting and even affected his personality. Joshua Hedley, a fixture on Nashville’s Broadway stages, joins us too to talk about his ...
Oct 29, 2025•48 min
We go deep inside the making of the new movie Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere , with host Brian Hiatt interviewing writer/director Scott Cooper and actor Stephen Graham, who plays Bruce's troubled father, Douglas Springsteen. (These interviews contain spoilers for the movie — if there is such a thing for a biopic.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2025•1 hr
Sharing an episode of the new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. When the world is on fire, what can music actually…do? Host Jad Abumrad recounts the true tale of one of the great political awakenings in music. Fela Kuti was a classically-trained Nigerian musician who traveled to America, only to return to Nigeria and transform his sound into a battering ram against the state. Doing so he created a new musical language of resistance called Afrobeat. But when the mix of art and activism got too hot,...
Oct 24, 2025•56 min
Horns up, music fans! This week on Nashville Now, we take a left turn into Nashville’s hard rock scene with very special guests Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of the band Halestorm. Lzzy talks about why she and the group moved to Nashville, what it was like to play with Ozzy Osbourne at his final concert, and why she’s comfortable sharing her sexuality with fans. We also talk about late Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley’s ties to Nashville and recap all the surprise performances at this year’s Country Mus...
Oct 22, 2025•53 min
Don’t you think this outlaw bit’s done got out of hand? On this week’s no-holds-barred episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we talk to the keeper of the outlaw country flame, Shooter Jennings, about the new album he produced on his dad, the legendary late rebel Waylon Jennings. We learn how Shooter found the tapes, why they’re so important to country music, and how the Grammy-winning producer put them all together. Shooter also tells us why he has such a “hard time” with Nashville a...
Oct 15, 2025•54 min
Don Was talks about Groove in the Face of Adversity , his new album with the Pan-Detroit Ensemble — and takes a wide-ranging look at his incredible career in an interview with host Brian Hiatt. Was goes deep on everything from opening for Black Sabbath to producing Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones to unlikely moments like helping Garth Brooks create The Life of Chris Gaines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 14, 2025•1 hr 23 min
On this very special bonus episode of Nashville Now, we celebrate the legacy of John Prine with his widow Fiona Whelan Prine and country music legend Carlene Carter at one of Prine’s favorite Nashville haunts: Brown’s Diner. On what would have been Prine’s 79th birthday, Fiona Prine and Carter share stories about the creation of his album Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, which was just reissued by Oh Boy Records in a 30th anniversary edition. It’s an emotional, poignant, and often humorous convers...
Oct 10, 2025•40 min
Rolling Stone just named "Get Ur Freak On" the greatest song of the 21st century so far — and Missy Elliott herself joins host Brian Hiatt to talk about its creation and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 08, 2025•23 min
Buckle up! This week country powerhouse Lainey Wilson joins us fresh off the deluxe release of her album Whirlwind – and in the middle of her global tour. From becoming the first woman to host the CMA Awards solo since Reba McEntire in 1991 to headlining Stagecoach next year, Lainey opens up about how she juggles it all, what it took to get here, and where she’s headed next. We’re also joined by guitarist Andrew Leahey, whose road to Nashville stardom looks a little different from Lainey’s – but...
Oct 08, 2025•51 min
We dive into Taylor Swift's new album, as always, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 07, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Country! Country! is the newly released album title of our guest this week, HARDY. In our conversation, he opens up about the near-fatal bus accident that changed his life three years ago, reflects on “Bro Country” and his friendship with Morgan Wallen, and even shares his love for the band Sleep Token. From death and murder ballads to unexpected laughs, this episode has it all. Country is Here…Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad...
Oct 01, 2025•49 min
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James looks back at the dark emotional currents that gave birth to one of his band's greatest albums, 2005's Z , in a deep, confessional interview with host Brian Hiatt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 30, 2025•1 hr
In a special audio-documentary episode, host Brian Hiatt takes you through the creation of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" via exclusive new interviews with Brian May, Roger Taylor, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 24, 2025•40 min
And we’re back with another soul-stirring episode of Nashville Now! This week we’re joined by the incredible singer-songwriter Amanda Shires, who addresses the end of her marriage with Jason Isbell, as well as the reclamation of her independence on new album Nobody’s Girl . Nothing is off limits with Amanda. We’ll also further dissect the Gavin Adcock beef with Zach Bryan and pay tribute to a fallen Nashville legend. Country is Here…Nashville is Now Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, ...
Sep 24, 2025•38 min
Howdy, y’all. This week, Nashville Now digs into authenticity and country feuds with frequent Rolling Stone contributor, Josh Crutchmer. We also discuss the career arcs of cowboy singer Charley Crockett and rising star Dasha, and are joined by Dasha herself to walk us through her viral success and the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes with it. Country is Here, Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
Sep 17, 2025•43 min
We hear clips from Noel and Liam Gallagher's previous interviews on this podcast, and discuss Oasis' triumphant recent run through the United States — as well as their up-and-down history with this country. Andy Greene joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 16, 2025•49 min
Welcome back to Nashville Now. This week we’re joined by journalist Marissa R. Moss to dissect the 2025 CMA Awards nominations and snubs. We also chat with the charismatic leader of Old Crow Medicine Show, Ketch Secor, who dropped his new solo album, Story the Crow Told Me , earlier this summer. Secor shares his thoughts on his new public television job, the architectural landscape flaws of Nashville, and his commitment to gun control. Listen in! Country is Here, Nashville is Now. Check out our ...
Sep 10, 2025•44 min
This one goes to 11: With Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting theaters Sept. 12, Christopher Guest, a.k.a. Nigel Tufnel, looks back at the birth of the original movie, the origins of his character, the creation of "Stonehenge," and much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 07, 2025•50 min
