Gen Z is severely misunderstood. Every generation above them complains: they’re glued to their phones, they don’t care about politics, they don’t ask enough questions, they don’t think critically, they’re not observant, and so on. People who think this way are undervaluing the potential and promise of Gen Z, especially …

The friendship bracelets Swifties have been trading at the Eras tour seem to have some kind of magnetic pull. Taylor Swift‘s one-time best friend, Karlie Kloss, was spotted in the audience at the final Los Angeles show at SoFi Stadium. Over the past few years, fans have speculated about the …

It’s early Saturday evening and contemporary bluesman Cedric Burnside — the grandson of the great R.L. Burnside — is sitting on a large rock along the banks of the French Broad River. A hot mid-summer sun falls behind the Blue Ridge Mountains cradling his current location in Asheville, North Carolina. …

Ian Sweet, a.k.a. singer-songwriter Jilian Medford, is back with the single “Your Spit,” which serves as the first glimpse of her new album Sucker. The track opens with a glittery beat as Medford’s voice sneaks in, revealing a playful chorus of “Kiss me like you mean it.” The accompanying video …

Barbie‘s journey will finally reach the Middle East on Thursday — but only in some countries. Kuwait and Lebanon have moved to ban the film, according to The Associated Press. Kuwait’s state-run KUNA news agency announced its resolution late Wednesday night, explaining that the movie supports “ideas and beliefs that …

Angus Cloud was having his first bout of bad press. The 25-year-old, who gained overnight success and adoration as Fezco, the lovable, soft-spoken but protective drug dealer in HBO’s Euphoria, had just been named as a person of interest in a hit-and-run case in Los Angeles in February. Headed back …

As expected, with the Hollywood double strike continuing into August and no end in sight, the Emmy Awards have pushed this year’s event to January 2024. When nominations were announced in July, the 75th Emmy Awards were originally scheduled to take place on September 18, but the writer’s strike and …

The North American leg of Paramore‘s This Is Why tour has come to an end sooner than anticipated. Following a performance in Seattle on Wednesday, frontwoman Hayley Williams revealed that the final two shows of the tour, scheduled for Portland on Aug. 10 and Salt Lake City on Aug. 13, …

Japanese rock band Man With a Mission have their sights set on big goals — or even bigger ones, at least. In the latest installment of the Green Room, Rolling Stone caught up with member Jean-Ken Johnny backstage ahead of their headlining performance at Irving Plaza in New York to …

The Band Camino aren’t masochists, per se. They’ve just found that sometimes, taking the self-sacrificial route is easier than facing the truth: that some relationships simply can’t be saved. On their first album, 2021’s The Band Camino, they rationalized being collateral damage for the sake of keeping a relationship from …