John Mayer

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By Rolling Stone Norah Jones has effortlessly shifted genres in her platinum-and-Grammy-filled career, and on her new disc The Fall she set out to make an album similar to Tom Waits’ Mule Variations, adding that LP’s producer and guitarist to her arsenal. “For her fourth LP, her liveliest, she rolls with...

By Erica Futterman “Heartbreak Warfare” “Vultures” “Crossroads” “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)” “Perfectly Lonely” “Why Georgia” “Waiting on the World to Change” “Comfortable” “Free Fallin’ ” “Edge of Desire” “Belief” “War of My Life” “Half of My Heart” “Bigger Than My Body” “Gravity”

By Daniel Kreps Yet somehow in all of this, John Mayer has emerged as the voice of reason, with the Battle Studies singer tweeting this weekend, “If you’re shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.” Spears’ controversial trek across...

By Daniel Kreps Check out more coverage of John Mayer and other guitar gods. • John Mayer on the “Vulgar Relationship” Behind New LP “Battle Studies” • John Mayer Offers First Listen to “Battle Studies” Single “Who Says” • John Mayer Takes Fans On a Tour of His Life in “Who Says” Video

By Daniel Kreps Photo: Meritt/Getty John Mayer plots out the proper attack plan for his Battle Studies tour, choosing February 8th in Charleston, South Carolina as the launch site. Plus, catch today’s Breaking band La Roux on the road in early ‘10 and Miike Snow announce a spring jaunt. Full dates for all t...

By Rolling Stone John Mayer may not have set out to make a concept album, but as his fourth LP, Battle Studies, developed, he found the songs’ war theme oddly appealing. “I was loving the war theme, the battle theme. The militaristic, vulgar, violent side of a relationship on the down slope,” he tells Rolling...

By Michael Endelman Who: Michigan singer/multi-instrumentalist/producer whose month-old debut of retro-soul gems, A Strange Arrangement, is earning him fans like Justin Timberlake, Mark Ronson and John Mayer, who ­Tweeted, “Record of the year goes to Mayer Hawthorne,” and then invited the rookie to...

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By Rolling Stone For the past six years, Keep a Child Alive has brought out big names in music for its annual Black Ball gala. This year, the Alicia Keys-hosted bash drew Chris Martin and John Mayer to the stage (and David Bowie to the scene). Check out photos from the event here:

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By Daniel Kreps John Mayer’s video for “Who Says,” the first single off his upcoming Battle Studies gives fans a visual diary of one night in the life of John Mayer. As the lyrics suggest, Mayer spends “a long night in New York City,” noodling around on an acoustic guitar, going out clubbing and dining at res...

By Daniel Kreps There is some help in the coming months, between Eminem’s Relapse 2, a pair of long delayed hip-hop albums in 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct and Lil Wayne’s Rebirth (Weezy’s Tha Carter III was the best-selling album of 2008), Michael Jackson’s This Is It soundtrack, the debut discs from...

By Rolling Stone • Readers’ Rock List: Rock Hall Nominees • AC/DC Postpone Six Shows • Jay-Z Talks Rihanna on Oprah • Guns n’ Roses to Tour Asia? • John Mayer Posts First Battle Studies Single • Abbey Road Turns 40 • Clapton and Beck Confirm 2010 Joint Gig • Chili Peppers, Kiss Lead Rock Hall Nominees

By Rolling Stone • News Ticker: McCartney, Manson, Bon Jovi • AC/DC Postpone Six Shows • Petty & Heartbreakers Announce Live Set • Jay-Z Talks Rihanna on Oprah • Guns n’ Roses to Tour Asia? • John Mayer Posts First Battle Studies Single • New Order’s Sumner Talks Bad Lieutenant • Abbey Road Turns 40 • Whi...

By Daniel Kreps Musically, “Who Says” accomplishes what Mayer says he set out to do on his follow-up to 2006’s soulful and introspective Continuum: Make a pop album, or “a record where you could sing any of the songs in an American Idol audition,” as Mayer tells RS.

By Erica Futterman March 30 Headlining Show: Belief Crossroads I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You) Good Love Is On The Way Slow Dancing In A Burning Room Vultures Waiting On The World To Change Wheel Bigger Than My Body Encore: Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye cover with DJ Logic) Gravity

By Daniel Kreps • The Grammy Nomination Show Live Blog: Foo Fighters, Mariah Carey and a Bunch of Names If you’ve ever wanted to see Dave Grohl rock for Neil Diamond, your moment has arrived. Diamond, 2008’s MusiCares Person of the Year, will be honored at a ceremony featuring performances by the Foo Fight...

Rating: 3 Stars Artist: Brett Dennen Review: Brett Dennen was a hippie camp counselor before he became a John Mayer-approved troubadour on 2006's So Much More. So brace yourself for "Closer to You," where he admits to "wearing nothing but my birthday suit." That unsettling mental image as...

Quick Take: Mayer's mix of adult-alternative and light rock combines the pouty swoon of Jeff Buckley, the literate class of Sting, and the nice-guy approachability of Dave Matthews. Room for Squares is a deceptively charming record and a perfectly honest reflection of its author: The a...

It's so fundamental in me that I have to imagine that it was just born into me. You either want to hear those notes bend or you don't. When I heard Stevie Ray Vaughan, the grammar of it made perfect sense to... • The Essential John Mayer Album Guide • The Ultimate John Mayer Playlist • The 100 Greatest...

By Daniel Kreps May 31 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues June 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave June 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Crash Mansion June 20 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues July 19 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues July 22 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse August 1 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall

By Daniel Kreps Photo: Getty] John Mayer continues his Continuum tour, the Mars Volta prepare to prog you and Emmylou Harris hits the road to showcase All I Intended To Be, her first album since 2003. Full tour dates await after the jump. John Mayer July 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest) J...

By Erica Futterman John Mayer, the Dave Matthews Band, Nas and Virginia-born country star Phil Vassar will perform at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus on September 6 at A Concert for Virginia Tech, a demonstration of solidarity with the school as it begins a new academic year and tries to move past last Ap...

By Gus Wenner The scene backstage resembled a big family reunion as host Eric Clapton and John Mayer made themselves at home, both equipped with cameras. The Fender tent was the prime behind-the-scenes hangout, with its guitar-lined walls, velvet couches and of course, air conditioning. But most of t...

By Erica Futterman Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival is powering into the southern suburbs of Chicago this Saturday, and the lineup is earthshaking: Clapton, Jeff Beck, Doyle Bramhall II, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, BB King, Alison Krauss, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, Los L...

We were also beyond flattered when Levine let us know not once, but twice that he wants to work for Rolling Stone. You can keep your eyes peeled to see if his dream becomes a reality, but for now take a listen to some of what the guys shared with us. On how John Mayer loves Maroon 5…and it’s all becau...

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