For her final concert of 2023, Taylor Swift gave the crowd a proper farewell. As part of her “Surprise Songs” segment, where the singer plays two songs not heard before on the Eras Tour, Swift debuted “Say Don’t Go,” the vault song from her recently released1989 (Taylor’s Version),and theEvermoredeluxe version …
Read More »'Fast & Furious 9' Producers Fined Over Stunt Performer's 'Life-Changing' Injuries on Set
The producers of F9, the ninth installment of Universal’s Fast & Furious movie franchise, have been fined $1 million after a stunt performer on the film suffered “life-changing” injuries. FF9 Pictures Limited, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, pleaded guilty to breaching the U.K.’s Health and Safety at Work Act last …
Read More »Jean Knight, 'Mr. Big Stuff' Singer, Dead at 80
Jean Knight, whose 1971 smash hit “Mr. Big Stuff” spent five weeks at Number One on the R&B charts and hit Number Two on the Pop charts, has died at the age of 80, her longtime friend Bernie Cyrus confirmed to Rolling Stone. Knight died on Nov. 22, her family …
Read More »Musk Endorsement Has a Top ADL Advisor Ready to Quit
As calls for a cease-fire mount and the civilian death toll rises, with at least 12,700 Palestinians estimated dead and 1,200 Israelis killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, both antisemitism and Islamophobia have been on the rise globally. There has arguably never been more of a need for the …
Read More »Christie Blames Trump for Increasing Antisemitism and Islamophobia
Chris Christie laid the blame for rising antisemitism and Islamophobia directly at Donald Trump‘s feet. “When you show intolerance toward everyone, which is what [Trump] does, you give permission as a leader for others to have their intolerance come out,” Christie said during an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s …
Read More »Trump's Pardoning of a Loan Shark Derailed a Federal Investigation: Report
Very early in the morning on Donald Trump‘s last day in office, the president announced he was pardoning Jonathan Braun, a loan shark who had been convicted of running a vast marijuana ring. Braun, who at the time was serving a 10-year sentence, was pardoned along with 142 others, including …
Read More »Four-Year-Old American Girl Freed from Hamas Captivity
Four-year-old Abigail Mor Edan is returning home. The dual American Israeli citizen is the first American hostage to be released since the four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Friday. President Joe Biden celebrated the girl’s release, but said, “What she endured was unthinkable.” Edan is one of 17 …
Read More »Shop Up to 60% Off Nike, 55% Off Levi's, and More During Cyber Monday
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This year, cyber week is huge, which means the savings your wallet has been craving on everything from top TV brands and laptops will be even more significant …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Reveals He May Never Perform Live Again: 'Not Going Up There in a F-king Wheelchair'
Ozzy Osbourne acknowledges he may never take the stage again after years of medical issues — including a recent spinal surgery that also uncovered a tumor — in a new interview with Rolling Stone UK. The singer, named the first-ever Rolling Stone UK Awards icon in a new cover story, …
Read More »In Hollywood, Criticizing Israel's Assault on Gaza Comes With a Price
Jews are not a monolith. And yet, for the past several decades, those in favor of Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration have mendaciously branded any criticisms of the Israeli government as antisemitism. It is a curious conflation, given how a 2021 Pew Research Center survey revealed that only 58% of Jewish adults …
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