Questlove is remembering the late great, Sly Stone. In a lengthy and emotional Instagram post, the musician — who directed the documentary Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius), about Stone’s life and has long described him as an inspiration — reflected on the legend’s legacy and enduring impact …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Table of Contents How to Stream the BET Awards 2025 Online 2025 BET Awards Performers, Nominations How to Stream the BET Awards 2025 Online 2025 BET Awards Performers, …
Read More »Billy Jones, Baby's All Right Owner and Key Player in New York Music Scene, Dead at 45
Anyone who frequented the live music scene in New York over the last decade has a favorite story about Baby’s All Right, the 280-seat club in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. There was the night Billie Eilish, then 15, played songs from her first EP and a cover of Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” …
Read More »Now Sly Tells his Side of the Story, Sort of
This story was originally published in the November 11, 1971 issue of Rolling Stone. The moment I stepped into Sly Stone’s room at the New York Hilton, the expression “holed up” sprang to mind. The room had the stagnant, stock-piled look of a fugitive’s hideout. It was the middle of …
Read More »Trump Mobilizes Marines, Escalating Los Angeles Conflict
Donald Trump is mobilizing hundreds of Marines who could be deployed to the streets of Los Angeles in a move to quell unrest sparked by his order over the weekend to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to the region, ostensibly to thwart protests against his deportation agenda. The mobilization …
Read More »The Most Exclusive Tony Awards Party of the Night Was Hidden Inside a Scotch Speakeasy
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The bright lights of the Great White Way can’t compare to all the star power in the building during the Tonys — but they were perhaps second to …
Read More »Trump Suddenly Cares About 'Insurrectionists' and Protecting Cops
Insurrectionists beat cops with flag poles, crushed them with riot shields, tased them in the neck, and spat on them during the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But when President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that he has no tolerance for “insurrectionists” who clash with …
Read More »A New Book Aims to Tell Tupac's Story in 'Unprecedented Depth'
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tupac‘s story will be told in a new biography — bestselling sports writer Jeff Pearlman announced Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakurin April, …
Read More »Watch Sly and the Family Stone Rip Through 'I Want to Take You Higher' at Woodstock
Sly and the Family Stone didn’t have an easy task in front of them when they stepped onstage at Woodstock. It was 3:30 AM, several hours past their scheduled start time, the grounds were soaked and muddy after a pissing rainstorm earlier in the day, and they were terrified to …
Read More »How to Watch 'American Ninja Warrior' Season 17 Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. American Ninja Warriors is back for Season 17, introducing a new group of ninjas to the show’s famous obstacle course — and giving them a shot at $250,000. …
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