Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, summer is in full swing: Karol G releases her proudly Latina LP, Cardi B brings the hot and wild energy we love on her latest single, …
Read More »Dr. Demento, Madcap Radio DJ Who Launched Weird Al's Career, Announces Retirement
The pop culture universe became significantly less demented on Friday when Barret Hansen, aka Dr. Demento, announced his retirement after 55 years of playing novelty songs on the airwaves. “It’s been a blast,” he wrote in a message to fans, “but I have come to the decision that I need …
Read More »Karol G Daydreams She Is a Bilingual Vedette in 'Papasito' Video
Karol G is expanding her sound into all sorts of unexpected avenues with her latest album Tropicoqueta. On “Papasito,” the singer folds in English lyrics into the fun, crafting a merengue track about a Latina trying to win an American man’s heart. The video follows the same story. In it, …
Read More »Charles Leclerc Reveals He Sleeps 11 Hours a Night With This 'Intelligent' Mattress Setup
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. F1 star Charles Leclerc is pushing the limits on the track when he races each weekend on the Formula 1 circuit, but he’s also pushing the benefits of …
Read More »DJ Hed Looks Back at The Pop Out Concert: 'I Got 28 Minutes to Try to Make History'
Our Pop Out conversation with DJ Hed was so plentiful that some of the gems he dropped couldn’t make the original piece, where we talked to 13 acts who performed at his concert-opening set. He was followed by sets from DJ Mustard, who had noteworthy acts such as Tyler, The …
Read More »Cardi B Is Feisty and Ready for Summer on 'Outside'
Cardi B wants to shake it all summer! On Friday, the rap star released “Outside,” her first solo single of the year, which she says channels a feistier version of herself, who was a tad angrier than she is today. “If y’all wouldn’t have asked for it, I wouldn’t have …
Read More »Karol G Finally Drops Feid Collab 'Verano Rosa'
Karol G and Feid have finally released their long-awaited collaboration “Verano Rosa.” The track is officially listed as “Canción 13” on Karol’s new album Tropicoqueta, but one listen shows it’s the infamous song. “Que fuimos un verano rosa, un verano pa no olvidar,” (“We were a pink summer, a summer …
Read More »Watch Dolly Parton and Mötley Crüe's New 'Home Sweet Home' Video
Mötley Crüe and Dolly Parton have teamed up to record a new version of the band’s 1985 power ballad “Home Sweet Home.” The new track appears on their upcoming singles collection From The Beginning, which arrives just in time for the launch of their Las Vegas residency at the Park …
Read More »How 'Love Island USA' Got TV's Best Pop Soundtrack
The summer of 2024 solidified Love Island USA as a top reality-TV choice for households across the country, and 2025 is proving to be a repeat success. The series — which puts a dozen twenty-somethings on a remote villa in Fiji where they are filmed at all hours, all for …
Read More »Yungblud Confronts His Insecurities on 'Idols': This 'Was Almost My Last Chance'
Yungblud initially tried to make Idols right after his album 2020 Weird! hit Number One — but it didn’t come together at the time. Instead, he ended up working on Yungblud, his self-titled record from 2022 that, in his view, came together partially by “letting too many opinions in.” “I …
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