MTV has named Mariah Carey its 2025 Video Vanguard Award recipient. The seven-time MTV Video Music Award nominee will perform a medley of her biggest hits when the show airs live on CBS from UBS Arena in New York on Sept. 7. The coveted award will be the first VMA …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Just about any pair of wireless earbuds, from the cheapest to the priciest, have built-in microphones for making phone calls. But they’re not all created equal — and …

The emergence of Laufey, the Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter who has become one Gen Z’s chief flag-waver for throwback pop, is largely attributable to her abundant talent. She has a sculptural alto that easily curves into her heart-on-sleeve lyrics, a knack for marrying 21st-century problems with fishhook melodies that recall standards from …

Kaitlin Butts is shooting off fingers and poisoning suitors — including real-life husband Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry — in the gloriously campy video for “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead to Me),” the track off her album Roadrunner! that blew up on TikTok. The music video, directed by …

Earlier this week, Doechii unexpectedly pulled out of appearances at three major festivals for unknown reasons — but at least we now know who will be filling in for her at one of them. FKA Twigs has stepped in to take over the headlining spot of Saturday’s All Points East …

Lil Nas was hospitalized for a possible overdose after charging at officers in Studio City in the early hours of Thursday morning. The rapper was handcuffed before being transported to a local hospital. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Rolling Stone that a naked man was found walking down …

D anny Ocean is at a strange moment. He has just released the most tropical and accessible album of his career, but also the most intimate. Babylon Club not only expands the Venezuelan artist’s sonic boundaries but also encapsulates a profound narrative: that of a migrant musician who, after years …

Hernandez Govan, who faced charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the shooting death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, has been found not guilty. The 45-year-old was freed following three hours of deliberation, according to the Associated Press. Govan was arrested and charged in November 2022. …

T he drive past the gates of the Fayetteville, Georgia mansion that Mariah the Scientist and a bustling production crew have set up camp in sprawls across acres of lush, green grass. Just past the towering front door is a small gym outfitted with a compact, boxy, analog TV, a …

The drama never stopped for this season of Love Island USA. The trailer for the upcoming reunion special promises emotional confrontations about what happened during and after the seventh season. In the new trailer, the cast of Love Island are seen entering the building dressed in their evening finest. Some …