UPDATE (3/21): Megan Thee Stallion’s Houston-based record label countersued the “Savage” rapper Monday, saying her Something for Thee Hotties doesn’t qualify as an album under her contract, despite her lawsuit last month alleging it does. The label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, is asking a judge to issue an order in its …
Read More »Kevin Spacey's 'Sanitized' Version of 1986 Sex Abuse Can't End Lawsuit, Accuser Says
Anthony Rapp is pushing back against Kevin Spacey’s recent demand that Rapp’s sex abuse lawsuit be terminated on the grounds that his alleged 1986 assault wasn’t serious enough to qualify for revival under the Child Victim’s Act. In a new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Rapp rejects Spacey’s March …
Read More »Fontaines D.C. Mull Cultural Dilution at a Surreal Party in New 'Skinty Fia' Video
Fontaines D.C. grapple with the dilution and disruption of Irish culture abroad on their new song “Skinty Fia,” the title track from the outfit’s upcoming album, out April 22 via Partisan Records. “Skinty Fia” moves at a quick but menacing pace, the clang in the percussion echoing over an ominous …
Read More »RS Recommends: Why Everyone Is Buying These Machine Washable Wool Sneakers
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to getting dressed during the week, comfort and function have become key over the last few years, leading many people to curate a new rotation …
Read More »George Clinton Returns from Retirement for Parliament-Funkadelic Tour
George Clinton has some more groove to offer. On Monday, the Godfather of Funk announced his return from retirement with a Parliament-Funkadelic tour planned for this year. Clinton — who went on a farewell tour in 2019 after announcing his retirement the year prior — will join Parliament-Funkadelic for a …
Read More »Pusha T's New Diss Track Is an Arby's Ad. Here's Why He's Laughing All the Way to the Bank
When musicians say, “It’s really a full circle moment for me,” they’re not usually talking about a fish sandwich diss track. But here we are — two decades after a then-burgeoning Pusha T rapped his way into jingle immortality with McDonald’s’ “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign — and that’s how the …
Read More »The Latest TikTok Saga So Dark and Upsetting We Can't Look Away
As we often see on the platform, TikTok users have a habit of imbuing what would otherwise be minor interpersonal drama with incredibly high dramatic stakes, prompting millions around the globe to play armchair detective. The latest example of something that should have been confined to the group text blowing …
Read More »They Once Made Music in Ukraine. Now They're Fighting for Their Country
Until last month, Sasha Boole spent his days writing more of the ruminative folk-rock songs he’d been releasing in his native Ukraine for about a decade, with titles like “Waiting for the Doom” and “Music to Watch the World Dying.” But these days, his focus is elsewhere — on, he …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly Plots Expansive Mainstream Sellout Tour With Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne, Willow
Machine Gun Kelly is heading out on the road this summer for the Mainstream Sellout tour in support of his second full-blown pop-punk record of the same name, out March 25. Fittingly, the rapper-turned-rocker is bolstering the already massive 52-date arena run with special guests Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, Blackbear, …
Read More »Bill Murray, Tiffany Haddish Tapped to Present at Oscars
UPDATE 2 (3/21): Bill Murray and Tiffany Haddish top the latest list of presenters added to the 94th Academy The latest slate boasts the usual mix of of actors and musicians, including Jennifer Garner, Elliot Page, DJ Khaled, Stephanie Beatriz, and last year’s Best Original Song winner, H.E.R. But the …
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