Britney Spears opened up about her physically grueling and mentally frustrating life under her conservatorship, saying the arrangement made her feel not just like a robot, but “a sort of child-robot.” “I had been so infantilized that I was losing pieces of what made me feel like myself,” she said …
Read More »Seoul's Halloween Crowd Crush Killed 159 People. Police Ignored It.
South Korean pop culture is rife with sinister stories of systemic breakdown and authority not to be trusted, from Netflix’s runaway hit Squid Game to the more recent Paramount+ series Bargain, which involves an organ harvesting/prostitution ring busted up by a cataclysmic earthquake. (Yes, really.) The new two-part docuseries Crush, …
Read More »Mannequin Pussy Won't Let Anyone — Especially Big Tech — Silence Them
I t’s a little more than three hours before Mannequin Pussy take the stage at Brooklyn Steel in front of a near-capacity crowd. A long line of fans is already stretching down the block, waiting for the doors to open. But the four members of the punk band are unable …
Read More »Davido, J Hus, and Black Sherif to Headline Ghana's AfroFuture Festival
AfroFuture will be drawing the members and lovers of the African diaspora back to Accra, Ghana, on December 28 and 29, with Afrobeats superstar Davido, UK rapper J Hus, and Ghanaian MC Black Sherif as headliners, the festival exclusively announces via Rolling Stone today. Launched in 2017 and known as …
Read More »He Parties With Neo-Confederates, Trashes MLK, and Leads the 'Constitutional Sheriffs'
Sam Bushman wears many hats. All of them scream extremist. Bushman is the new CEO of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association — a far-right group, with far-reaching influence, that preaches that the nation’s sheriffs have authority to judge the constitutionality of laws, and to block enforcement of any …
Read More »Pink Postpones Summer Carnival Tour Shows Citing 'Family Medical Issues'
Pink fans in Tacoma, Washington, will have to wait a little while longer to see the singer perform. Ahead of the two stops in the city on her Summer Carnival tour, the singer announced that she would be postponing both nights while dealing with “family medical issues.” “Family medical issues …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Denies Pitching 2020 Presidential Ticket With Mitt Romney
Oprah Winfreyhas disputed the claim made by Sen.Mitt Romneyin an upcoming biography that she floated the idea of a joint presidential ticket in order “to save the country” from a Trump reelection. A spokesperson for Winfrey said that she was never considering a run for the White House in 2020. …
Read More »Slayyyter Gives Lady Gaga's 'Monster' a 'Halloween Twist' in Spotify Single
Slayyyter is paying homage to one of her musical icons. On Monday, to celebrate Halloween, the pop singer released a spooky-fied version of Lady Gaga‘s beloved song “Monster,” which she recorded in New York City’s Spotify Studios. “I was thinking about different Halloween songs I could cover and this one …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested in Dominican Republic for Allegedly Attacking Music Producers
Tekashi 6ix9inewas arrested in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of assaulting two music producers over the weekend. The Dominican Republic National PoliceconfirmedTekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was taken into custody at Hotel Balcones del Atlántico on Sunday in the city of Sanchez. Authorities identified the alleged victims …
Read More »Drake Is Under Critical Fire — And Still on Top
What kind of music should the world expect from a 36-year-old Drake? “I want to hear adult Drake rapping for adult people,” rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden said after hearing his new album, For All the Dogs. In lieu of any newfound maturity, the album is instead full of very Drake moments, …
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