“The Swan” begins a dozen years after the events of the rest of the episode. Earvin Johnson Jr., better known to the world as Magic, is sitting in a doctor’s office, anxiously rubbing his hands, whispering inaudibly to himself. As he exits, the nurses and other staff gaze on him …

Less than a week after Dua Lipa was hit with a copyright lawsuit over her “Levitating,” a second lawsuit from a different set of songwriters was filed Friday that also accuses Lipa of stealing their song for her 2020 single. Lawyers for songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer claim …

Following Snoop Dogg’s acquisition of Death Row Records, and “false reports” regarding ownership of The Chronic, Dr. Dre still owns “100%” of the G-funk classic, his lawyer told Rolling Stone. While it was initially reported that the masters of Death Row classics like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Tupac Shakur’s …

After dropping his explosive Bizarrap freestyle targeting J Balvin, Residente said that his feud with Balvin has been brewing for a while and explained the context around his blistering, eight-minute diss track. In an interview with Rolling Stone en Español on Friday, Residente said that the first time he ever …

MADRID — Over a drumroll reminiscent of a march or religious procession, the massive blue velvet curtains came falling down like a waterfall, and the stage at Madrid’s WiZink Center arena on Saturday turned into a dim lit club, complete with small tables, a bartender, a full orchestra and the …

It’s evening at Miss Lily’s 7A Cafe in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and Shenseea is trying to define herself. “Being in a box is no fun,” the Jamaican dancehall singer says. “Shenseea is Shenseea’s biggest critic.” Just then, the chef comes over to personally check on her dinner. “We need …

Saturday Night Live’s latest Weekend Update remained focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including President Biden’s dismissal of nuclear war, banned vodka sales and Russia’s Los Angeles Lakers-esque army. “We’re now at the point that every press conference, the president is asked, ‘Will there be a nuclear war?’” Colin …

The day after Russia started dropping missiles on Ukraine, pastor Greg Laurie took to Facebook with a message for his flock. To much of the world, current events may look like the unhinged machinations of a megalomaniacal authoritarian intent on worldwide disruption, but to Christians of a certain ilk, Laurie …

Saturday Night Live returned to Mar-a-Lago for a fundraiser for the real victims of the war on Ukraine: Russian oligarchs. The “special” was hosted by Tucker Carlson (Alex Moffat) and Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon), who introduced the former president (played by James Austin Johnson) manning the phones, saying: “Now let’s …

Leonard Cohen is the latest artist to have their song rights scooped up, with Hipgnosis Song Management reaching a deal with the poet-rocker’s estate to acquire his legendary catalog. The deal — the terms of which were not announced — includes all 278 songs that Cohen wrote, including his oft-covered …