When it comes to Black History Month, this piece shares a white artist’s longtime aspiration for wanting to be cool and their owing a debt of gratitude to the birth of its origin, jazz. The concept of “cool” has been a prevailing force in art and fashion since the 1950s. …

Brooke Shields opened up about the time she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed Hollywood executive, admitting to People, “I’m more angry now than I was able to be then.” Shields publicly reveals the assault for the first time in her new two-part documentary, Brooke Shields: Pretty Baby, which premiered …

The music portion of SXSW 2023 kicked off with wild parties, quietly powerful songwriting, new artists making an impression, and one surprise pop-up from an A-list act — all the things that make this a great festival. Here are the best things we saw on Monday, March 13 and Tuesday, …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water festival will return to Virginia Beach this April with a lineup featuring the city’s own Clipse, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Wu-Tang Clan, …

It’s an exciting time to be a fan of sharp, focused music — and if the artists who kicked off Rolling Stone‘s Future of Music SXSW showcase at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin on March 14 are any indication, there are even better things to come. Spill …

In times of economic uncertainty, consumers are more cautious with their spending and may be less likely to make impulsive or nonessential purchases. This can be particularly challenging for businesses that rely on these types of consumer purchases to drive sales. However, there are strategies that companies can employ to …

Follow what feels natural. That’s the guidance from Bay Area rapper Larry June and prolific beatmaker the Alchemist. It’s how the pair says their upcoming joint album, The Great Escape, came together. Over Zoom, they tell Rolling Stone that it started out as the two collaborating on a couple of …

Gina Birch has been creating punk art her entire life—but she’s just getting started. What could be more hardcore than dropping your first solo album at 67? She became a legend with the Raincoats, the London punk band she started in 1977, four renegade women inventing their own kind of …

Singer-songwriter Allison Russell was on the Cayamo Cruise when the legislature back in her adopted home of Tennessee began to rush through a series of anti-LGBTQ bills. First, SB1 and HB1, which ban and criminalize healthcare for trans youth, went through, and then the much-discussed drag bills SB3 and HB9 …

Nearly half a century of playing “God Save the Queen” on his electric guitar has paid off for Brian May. The Queen’s son, now King Charles III, officially knighted the musician on Tuesday. May, age 75, posted a photo of him taking the ceremonial sword to his shoulders, writing that …