As Killer Mike was taken away in handcuffs after an alleged run-in with a security guard just before the start of the 2024 Grammys ceremony, executive producer Ben Winston was locked away in his production truck, dealing with his own pressing emergencies, thanks to stormy Los Angeles weather. “It was …
Read More »Mariah Carey Will Celebrate 'Emancipation of Mimi' Anniversary With Las Vegas Residency
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Mariah Carey recorded The Emancipation of Mimi 20 years ago, setting the stage for her grand comeback in 2005. It had only been three years since she released …
Read More »Border Patrol Supports 'Strong' Immigration Deal. Republicans Don't Care
The big bipartisan border reform deal is all but dead, thanks to MAGA Republicans obeying Donald Trump‘s wishes to kill it. The legislation delivered many of the immigration measures conservatives have long wanted, but the former president and his allies in Congress worry progress on the issue would make Joe …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Lawyers Threaten Private Jet Flight Tracker Over 'Stalking and Harassing Behavior'
Taylor Swift’s lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to a college student who uses public flight data to track private jet usage, suggesting his social media accounts were aiding Swift’s stalkers and threatening her safety. As The Washington Post reports, the letter was sent to Jack Sweeney, the same …
Read More »Judges Torch Trump Immunity Claim: 'He Is Answerable in Court for His Conduct'
Donald Trump’s bid for presidential immunity in his federal election interference case has been summarily rejected by D.C.’s Federal Court of Appeals — and the issue could be headed to the Supreme Court. In a ruling issued Tuesday, the three-judge panel, which heard oral arguments in the case last month, …
Read More »Incubus Revisit Their Past With 'Morning View XXIII' — and the Future Looks Bright
When Brandon Boyd thinks back on the spring of 2001, he’s amazed he wasn’t more stressed out. His band, Incubus, had just broken through with 1999’s Make Yourself, and their hit “Drive” was climbing the charts. “In retrospect, we probably should have felt more pressure to make a great follow-up …
Read More »Mike Johnson Gathers Far-Right Christians to Cast Out Demons
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and two dozen members of Congress assembled at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., last week for the second-annual National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance. The event was chock-a-block with Christian nationalist pastors and featured a clarion call for spiritual warfare, with members …
Read More »Zach Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton Remember Toby Keith: 'We're Gonna Miss You'
The country music community has begun mourning Toby Keith, who died Monday at 62 following a battle with cancer. His fans and peers remembered the singer and songwriter as the soundtrack to their lives and a trailblazer in his own right in various tributes shared across social media. “Saddle up …
Read More »Watch Toby Keith's Last Performance of 'Should've Been a Cowboy' at Final Concert
The world woke up Tuesday morning to the sad news that country icon Toby Keith died Monday night following a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. Keith last toured in 2021 and devoted much of his time over the past three years to his health, but in December …
Read More »Mexican Pop Trio Belanova Will Reunite for First U.S. Tour in Six Years
Belanova vocalist Denisse Guerrero vividly remembers how she felt after she performed “Rosa Pastel” with Carla Morrison in Mexico City last November. It was her first time onstage in years, and she wasn’t sure if she’d ever return to performing full-time again. “I got offstage and it was cathartic,” Guerrero …
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