When President-elect Donald Trump chose the television commentator Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense, a panoply of national security stalwarts — retired generals and admirals, former appointees, and elected officials — evinced surprise. Some of us found the defense establishment getting caught off guard par for the …

Out reporter Tracy E. Gilchrist was in the midst of an interview with Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande when Gilchrist revealed that LGBTQ+ people were responding to the “Defying Gravity” lyrics in a way that really moved Erivo. The heartfelt exchange then took over the internet. “I’ve seen …

Let’s say you’re an American Beatles fan in the Sixties, Seventies, or Eighties. You chat with a British fan about your favorite albums. But you have no idea what they’re talking about — what is Beatles for Sale? Or With The Beatles? Meanwhile, they’ve never heard of U.S. classics like …

On Friday night, the lobby of the Apollo Theater was filled with life-size photos of artists together, two by two: Lisa and Tyla, Reneé Rapp and Cynthia Erivo, Bruce Springsteen and Zach Bryan, and more. They were shots from Rolling Stone’s sixth-annual Musicians on Musicians issue, and on this night …

In an age when more and more games have taken on the continual live-service model, only so many can gain traction (some only last a few days). Given how many falter, it’s a badge of honor that the OG, 2004’s World of Warcraft, has survived so long that it’s nearly …

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Earlier this week, Sammy Hagar announced plans to bring his Best of All Worlds show to Las Vegas next year for a residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Like last summer, he’ll be joined by bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte for …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The growing national interest in soccer, the exploding popularity of women’s sports, and the Olympic wins by the USWNT have been a perfect storm for the National Women’s …

A P.F. Changs fortune cookie predicted Deyra Barrera’s Friday: “Tomorrow will be a very important day for you.” That morning, the 49-year-old mariachi singer from Tucson, Arizona, woke up to a text from a friend, telling her that Kendrick Lamar had surprise-released GNX — and Barrera’s vocals opened the album. …

After multiple people peppered the 2024 CMA Awards with microaggressions disguised as jokes toward breakthrough artist Shaboozey, producer Trent Willmon — one of said artists — took to social media in an attempt to clarify his words. “Ok… what I meant to express in my overly-shocked and excited state was …