Recovery efforts in areas of North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene are being disrupted by reports of militia activity targeting FEMA workers. According to a Sunday report from The Washington Post, federal emergency response personnel paused work in an area of Rutherford County, N.C., and relocated personnel after receiving reports …
Read More »'Beatles '64' Doc Produced by Martin Scorsese to Examine Beatlemania in America
A new documentary produced by Martin Scorsese will celebrateBeatlemania’s diamond jubilee. Beatles ’64, which will debut on Disney+ on Nov. 29, will feature new interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the Beatlemaniacs who followed them, paired with footage of the band’s first U.S. concert and Ed Sullivan Show appearance. …
Read More »American Music Awards Reached Record 12.9 Million Viewers With Special Anniversary Grand Comeback
The American Music Awards 50th anniversary special broke viewership records last week. The special featured performances from Green Day, Mariah Carey, Brad Paisley, Raye, and Stray Kids, among others, and marked a significant 54 percent increase in viewership since the awards show last aired in 2022. The AMAs have been …
Read More »Growing Up Trans in America
After a decade of covering the fight for LGBTQ+ equality, I spent nearly a year traveling the country to profile those most impacted by that ongoing struggle: trans kids. To date, more than 650 bills have been put forward in 2024 seeking to repeal basic rights and protections from members …
Read More »Inside the Trump Admin's Secret Battle Plans for North Korea
During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump doubled down on a well-worn riff about one of his administration’s major foreign policy achievements. Because he “got along very well” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he had persuaded Kim to stop conducting ballistic missile …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Filled With 'Pure Joy' After Performing New Show About Medical Emergency
Jamie Foxx is finally sharing the full story behind the medical emergency that left him hospitalized last year. Earlier this month, Foxx performed three shows in Atlanta — where the emergency occurred — and in a new Instagram post, he spoke about the experience of finally sharing his saga onstage. …
Read More »The Cure Call Out Artists Who Enable Ticketmaster Dynamic Pricing 'Scam': 'It's Driven by Greed'
When it comes to the modern model of live music ticketing services, Robert Smith is disinterested in framing recent practices as being complicated. Last year, when the Cure announced their first U.S. tour in seven years, the bandopted out ofTicketmaster‘sdynamic pricing modeland used non-transferable tickets toavoid scalpingby both the seller …
Read More »If Trump Loses Again, Republicans Are Ready to Falsely Blame Immigrants
The Republican Party, conservative politicians, and right-wing groups allied with Donald Trump are using exceedingly rare instances of voting by undocumented immigrants as pretext to try to purge more than one million voters from the rolls in battleground states, just weeks before the election — in open defiance of federal …
Read More »Gabriela Hearst on Creating the Grateful Dead's First Designer Collection
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music merch has a quality issue, according to Gabriela Hearst. “Without naming names, I will sometimes go see big talent, and I will see the quality of the …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Calls 'Saturday Night Live' Oasis Skit 'Excruciating'
In classic form, Liam Gallagher has responded to a Saturday Night Live sketch that aired over the weekend mocking the two Oasis members for not getting along. The skit, part of “Weekend Update,” starred James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman as Noel and Liam Gallagher, respectively, and saw the pair …
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