Is anyone having a more exciting month than Mexican sensation Peso Pluma? The singer and guitarist from Guadalajara has burst onto the music scene, toppling records and skyrocketing onto the charts, with his Eslabon Armado collaboration “Ella Baila Sola” reaching the number one spot on Spotify Global’s Top 50 this …
Read More »The Right Is Absolutely Terrified of 'Woke' AI
During a Tucker Carlson Tonight interview this week, when not talking about the urge to impregnate women, Elon Musk warned the Fox News host that the artificial intelligence tools developed by OpenAI may be “untruthful” if they’re trained to be “politically correct.” He also mused about creating an alternative to …
Read More »He Reported on a Twitter Hack. Musk's Free Speech Haven Kicked Him Out
Another day in Muskland, and this time, Twitter’s arbitrary scope has landed on Wired reporter Dell Cameron. The journalist was permanently suspended from Twitter Wednesday, after reporting on the hacked account of antagonistic Daily Wire host Matt Walsh. Walsh, who is a longstanding anti-trans, anti-sense pundit, has more than 1.7 …
Read More »A New Podcast Shows How the Rise of Blogs Changed Hip-Hop Forever
It seems like everyone these days is talking about the Internet. Maybe it’s the sneaking sense that artificial intelligence might upend this (very flawed) digital utopia as we know it, or maybe it’s the lingering uncertainty of the pandemic. Either way, the world online right now feels like it’s on …
Read More »Frank Ocean Drops Out as Coachella Headliner
A rep for Frank Ocean tells Rolling Stone that the singer has canceled his scheduled performance during the second weekend of Coachella — a week after his first performance left many fans baffled and disappointed. On Wednesday, the rep for the enigmatic singer said that after suffering a leg injury …
Read More »Man Charged With Shooting Ralph Yarl Pleads Not Guilty
The man charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl after he rang the wrong doorbell has pleaded not guilty to first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man accused of shooting Yarl twice, entered the plea in a Liberty, Missouri courtroom Wednesday, six days after …
Read More »'I Got an Umbrella and Ambition': Indictment Reveals Alleged Conspiracy Behind Gay Bar Deaths
In the spring of 2022, two men were drugged and robbed after leaving gay bars in New York. Both died from their overdoses, setting the city’s LGBTQ community on edge at a time when they were already facing an increase in legislative attacks from the right. On Wednesday, authorities announced …
Read More »Sweep Up Savings With $250 Off This Popular Roomba Robot Vacuum
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Among robot vacuums (and vacuum cleaners in general), the Roomba is one of the most popular ones out there. The computerized, self-cleaning vacuum has only grown in popularity …
Read More »R. Kelly Files Appeal in New York Over Federal Sex Crimes Case
R. Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean has filed an appeal on behalf of the disgraced rapper. The singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty on all counts of racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child and kidnapping by a jury at his 2021 federal trial held in …
Read More »Meet the Overachieving Creator Teaching TikTok To Chill The F-ck Out
On a usual Sunday morning, Timm Chiusano has a somewhat extreme routine: a 4 a.m. alarm, emails, a 3.6-mile walk to the Brooklyn promenade, and a visit to the gym, all before most people wake up. With his sneakerhead style and full sleeves of tattoos, nothing about his slightly hunched …
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