A Los Angeles judge said Monday that Lady Gaga will not have to pay Jennifer McBride — the woman who pleaded no contest to receiving stolen property after Gaga’s French bulldogs were stolen at gunpoint — after she sued her over a $500,000 reward to return the pups. “The allegations …
Read More »Country Songwriter Nate Smith Keeps His Flame Burning in 'World on Fire' Video
Nate Smith reckons with the memory of an old flame in the music video for “World on Fire.” The song first rolled out in April for the deluxe version of his self-titled debut album and follows the success of his breakout radio hit, “Whiskey on You.” The clip sees the …
Read More »Murdochs Start to Sour on DeSantis: 'They Can Smell a Loser'
Less than two months into Ron DeSantis’ declared run for president, his most important backers in conservative media are already starting to lose faith. Since the beginning of the Biden presidency, the powerful Murdoch family has favored the Florida governor in the 2024 presidential primary, largely due to a conviction …
Read More »These Prime Day Deals Are Making Air Fryers a Must-Have Again
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. We know that you’ve got precious countertop real estate probably taken up with all your kitchen gadgets — but unlike singular-purpose bread-makers and home brewing kits, air fryers …
Read More »E. Jean Carroll Roasts Trump in Response to Defamation Suit
In April, author E. Jean Carroll sparred with Donald Trump’s lawyers during her civil rape and defamation trial against the former president. After the jury found Trump liable to Carroll, the former president appealed the verdict, and leveled his own defamation suit against the author. Once again, Carroll’s not taking …
Read More »Former Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Released From Prison
Leslie Van Houten, who in 1969 participated in a double murder at the direction of Charles Manson, was released from prison on Tuesday morning. Nancy Tetreault, a lawyer for Van Houten, confirmed her release to Rolling Stone and said the prison had kept the exact date and time confidential. “She …
Read More »Aretha Franklin's 2014 'Couch' Will Validated in Court
A Michigan jury has decided that a document written by Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid will, The Detroit Free Press reports. The decision is a major victory for Franklin’s youngest son, Kecalf, who’d been arguing in favor of the couch document’s …
Read More »Why Is Drake Dropping So Many Albums?
“I know it’s summertime, I gotta give you shit,” Drake told a throng of Chicago concertgoers at the opening stop of his It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage. “I don’t know about these guys that go away for three, four, five years, [and] wanna chill out and all …
Read More »'Top Chef' Winner Kristen Kish Named New Host, Replacing Padma Lakshmi
Bravo’s Top Chef has found a new host in a familiar face: Season 10 winner Kristen Kish. When the show returns for season 21, set in Wisconsin, Kish will fill the role left behind by long-time host Padma Lakshmi, who officially announced her exit from the show in June after …
Read More »The Internet Went From Playground to Minefield for Artists Like Doja Cat — So They're Logging Off
Everything Doja Cat tweeted before June 2023 is gone. All of her trolling to her 5.6 million followers about the title of her forthcoming album, her denouncement of the pop genre, and her threats to quit music altogether — wiped. All the links to those posts lead back to the …
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