Beck has shared a newly recorded rendition of his 1996 single “Where It’s At” and breaks down the origins of the Odelay classic in these exclusive clips from the singer’s upcoming episode in Audible’s Words + Music series. For the episode dubbed “Dear Life” — named after a cut off …
Read More »Biden Says He Would Support Axing the Filibuster to Codify Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden told reporters at a NATO summit on Thursday that “If the filibuster gets in the way” of codifying abortion rights into federal law “we should provide an exception to the filibuster to deal with the Supreme Court decision.” The President’s statement is the most concrete call to …
Read More »Frank Zappa's Estate, Including His Catalog and 'The Vault,' Acquired by Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group has agreed to a deal with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary rocker-composer’s entire estate, including his prolific catalog, film archive, publishing rights and his enormous “Vault” of unreleased material. The agreement between Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Enterprises — which has distributed Zappa’s posthumous …
Read More »'No Shame': Kanye West Sued Over 'Donda 2' Sample
Kanye West is being sued for the unauthorized use of a sample on his latest album,Donda 2, marking yet another copyright infringement claim filed against the polarizing rapper. As first reported by Billboard, a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in New York claims West’s song “Flowers” unlawfully samples …
Read More »Aespa Brings First All-English Single 'Life's Too Short' to 'Kimmel'
Days after performing at two back-to-back sold-out showcases in Los Angeles, K-Pop girl group Aespa continued their ongoing quest to win over American audiences with a performance of single “Life’s Too Short” onJimmy Kimmel Live!Wednesday evening. The track, which marks the group’s first-ever English language single, is slated to appear …
Read More »Biden is Nominating an Anti-Abortion Lawyer to Become a Federal Judge — Because Of Course He Is
Less than a week after the Supreme Court gave women across America the finger with the repeal of Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden is slated to nominate a Republican anti-abortion lawyer to a lifetime appointment as a federal judge in Kentucky in an alleged deal struck with Senate Minority …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle's Accused Murderer Mounts Short Defense After Graphic Autopsy Photos
The man who admittedly gunned down beloved rapper Nipsey Hussle in a caught-on-video attack three years ago rested his strikingly short defense in less than three hours at his murder trial Wednesday — a day after he allegedly was jumped and beaten unconscious by fellow inmates in county jail. Eric …
Read More »After DJ Layoffs, a Radio Station Has Been Playing Rage Against the Machine Over and Over and Over
Vancouver’s KISS-FM radio station 104.9 has not stopped playing Rage Against the Machine’s song “Killing in the Name” for the past 10 hours after two beloved morning show DJs were laid off on Tuesday. Rolling Stone tuned into the station Wednesday afternoon and it was still playing the 1992 track …
Read More »Glam Pop Artist Jake Wesley Rogers Honors Queer Heroes on Twitch
Glam pop artist Jake Wesley Rogers joined Rolling Stone on Twitch to discuss his new EP Pluto. Released last year and written over the course of four, Pluto consists of piano ballads and theatrical choruses to help peel back the layers of Rogers’ journey — from his experiences with love …
Read More »R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison on Racketeering, Sex Trafficking Charges
R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being found guilty of all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking against him at his Brooklyn federal trial last year. Prior to sentencing, seven of Kelly’s survivors addressed the court to share impact statements and speak directly to their …
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