Just days before Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston, he spoke about how it was time for him to be recognized for his work — and that he didn’t want the praise to arrive after he was gone. Last week, Takeoff and Quavo appeared on Revolt’s Drink Champs podcast …
Read More »Harry Styles, Dressed as Danny Zuko From 'Grease,' Covers 'Hopelessly Devoted to You'
Happy Harryween! On Monday, Harry Styles emerged on stage for his Halloween show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles dressed in his best Danny Zuko, channeling Grease and performing a cover of the late Olivia Newton-John‘s “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” While rocking a sleeveless black shirt with the word …
Read More »Put Some Music History on Your Shelves With the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' Coffee Table Book
Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time has officially received the coffee table book treatment, with the expansive tome hitting shelves today, Nov. 1, via Abrams. The new anthology features the most recent iteration of the 500 Greatest Albums list, which was published in 2020 (the …
Read More »Author N.K Jemisin Builds New Worlds. But She Wants Us to Save This One
N.K Jemisin knows how to build a new world. An award-winning fiction writer, Jemisin has made a name for herself for her world-building prowess in fantasy lands. Her Broken Earth trilogy, a science fantasy series surrounding an otherworldly apocalyptic event, became the first set of novels to be awarded three …
Read More »Porter Robinson on Second Sky, Building a Theme Park in a Day, and Being Inspired By His Brother to Give Back
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Around the Oasis Tree, disparate worlds converge for one day a year. It’s an intersection of futuristic rave music, speakeasies with drinks that bubble and news of a …
Read More »A Little Attempted Murder Isn't Halting the GOP's Pelosi Bashing
When Rep. Steve Scalise (R. La.) was shot at a congressional baseball practice in 2017, then Speaker Paul Ryan stood on the House floor to insist — to bipartisan applause — that “an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.” Nancy Pelosi took her turn …
Read More »Huey Lewis and the News Sell Catalog for Reported $20 Million
Huey Lewis and the News have sold the bulk of their catalog to Primary Wave Music for around $20 million, Variety reports. The deal begins with their 1980 debut LP Huey Lewis and the News and stretches through their 1994 release Four Chords & Several Years Ago. This includes all …
Read More »Drake, Future, Gucci Mane, and More Pay Tribute to Late Migos Rapper Takeoff: 'This Is Beyond Sad'
Following the unexpected death of Takeoff, one-third of the prolific rap trio Migos, figures throughout hip-hop, and the entertainment industry at large, have taken to social media to memorialize the late musician. The rapper, born Kirsnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed in Houston early Tuesday morning at age 28, …
Read More »Trump Peddles Pelosi Attack Conspiracy — And Has Been Saying Worse in Private
“If there’s even a little truth to what’s being said, it’s crazy.” Former President Donald Trump promoted baseless claims about the attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi in an interview with conservative radio host Chris Stigall. Trump told Stigall on Tuesday that “weird things going on in …
Read More »Twenty Years Later, Tego Calderón's 'El Abayarde' Still Embodies the Powerful, Raw Spirit of Reggaeton
With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty years after its initial release in 2002, the project is a classic that’s as timely and necessary as ever, with every new listen …
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