Look at some of the most significant social and political movements of our time, and you’ll see the important role art has played. For instance, The Verge reported that in 2020, artists used the boards of closed businesses as “blank canvases” to honor “George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, as well …

Ana de Armas‘ appearance in the trailer for the 2018 Beatles film Yesterday, despite ultimately being cut from the film, has resulted in a federal ruling that movie studios who deceive audiences with misleading movie trailers can be sued for false advertising. The move comes after two of the actress’ …

Journey’s internal legal battles have spilled into Trump territory as guitarist Neal Schon has filed a cease-and-desist against his bandmate Jonathan Cain to prevent the latter from performing their hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” at Mar-a-Lago. In November, Cain performed the band’s 1981 hit at an event at Donald Trump’s country …

For most filmmakers, picking up a camera is a form of expression. For Jafar Panahi, it’s an act of political resistance. Having been arrested several times (as recently as July of this year), prohibited from traveling and officially banned from filmmaking since 2010 by the Iranian government, the Tehran-based director …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tom Cruise made his return flight as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell this year in Top Gun: Maverick, the follow-up to the 1986 classic that solidified the actor as …

All six charges of sexual assault against Rex Orange County have been dismissed following an investigation by the Crown Prosecution Service. In October, he was accused of assaulting a woman in six separate instances in London this past June. A provisional trial date had been set in court for Jan. …

Kasi Lemmons had quite a few reservations prior to boarding the biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. For starters, she’d run in similar circles to the iconic musician in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, back when Lemmons was acting in films like School Daze and The Silence of …

Dave Grohl was joined by his daughter Violet for the fourth night ofHanukkah Sessions, along with collaborator and keyboardist Greg Kurstin. Sitting on a stool in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles, Violet sang Janis Ian’s iconic song, “At Seventeen.” The 1975 hit is described …

The connection between the Oath Keepers militia and the Proud Boys has been a subject of fascination for anyone trying to puzzle together the events of Jan. 6, 2021. The two far-right groups were instrumental in storming the Capitol. Their leaders were both hit with seditious conspiracy charges. But were …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. South Korean rapper TOP, born Choi Seung Hyun, of Big Bang, has officially launched his wine label T’SPOT. Though he’s most well-known for his rapping, Choi has branched …