“What’s going to happen to the dog?” This sentence is repeated close to a dozen times in The Friend, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s novel about a woman, a ghost, and a 180-pound Great Dane, and it’s the second biggest question that haunts this gently funny, deeply mournful movie. (It …
Read More »Chappell Roan Reveals the Best Part of Her Success: 'I Did Not Kiss the Ring'
After a wild couple of years, during which she went from indie pop darling to genuine pop superstar and Grammy winner, Chappell Roan revealed the part of her success she’s most proud of is that she achieved it without compromising who she was. “I did not kiss the ring,” she …
Read More »Blink-182, AFI, and Jawbreaker Lead 2025 Four Chord Music Fest
Punk rock is coming back to the Pittsburgh area. Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal that Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, AFI, and Jawbreaker lead the stacked lineup for the Four Chord Music Festival, scheduled for Sept. 13 and 14 at EQT Park in Washington, Pennsylvania. The lineup features a mix of …
Read More »The Everlasting Cool of My Uncle, Garage-Rock Trailblazer Larry Tamblyn
I grew up in a bohemian household in Southern California where icons of the literary, film, and music worlds would often converge. On any given evening, there might be a noted author in our living room reading something they’d just written, or a titan of the fine arts drinking whiskey …
Read More »Lady Gaga Announces the Mayhem Ball North American Arena Tour
Lady Gaga will bring her international Mayhem Ball to North America this summer, her first arena tour in seven years. “This is my first arena tour since 2018,” Gaga said in a statement. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The …
Read More »'The Atlantic' Releases New Messages … Which Sure Seem Like Sensitive War Plans
After various senior members of the Trump administration denied sharing “war plans” — classified or otherwise — in a Signal group to which they had inadvertently added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, the magazine is now releasing additional details about the chat’s contents previously withheld over national security concerns. The Atlantic …
Read More »Bob Dylan Stuns at 2025 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' Tour Kickoff
Over the past four months, Bob Dylan has been closer to the forefront of popular culture than any other time in recent memory. This is largely due to Timothée Chalamet’s portrayal of Dylan in the authorized biopic A Complete Unknown, which grossed over $130 million, earned eight Academy Award nominations, …
Read More »Seun Kuti and De La Soul's Posdnuos 'Stand Well Well' on New Remix
Rolling Stone is premiering the first collaboration between a seemingly unlikely but delightful pair of iconic artists: Afrobeat star Seun Kuti and Posdnuos of De La Soul linked up for “Stand Well Well (Grand Stand Version),” a cut from Kuti forthcoming deluxe edition of Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head), …
Read More »FKA Twigs Postpones North American 'Eusexua' Shows Due to Visa Issues: 'Devastated'
Less than two weeks after kicking off herEusexuatour in Paris, FKA Twigs took to social media to announce that dates in Chicago, Toronto, and New York would need to be postponed after her production team failed to complete the proper paperwork for their visas. The artist said that while the …
Read More »Argentine Divas Emilia, Tini, and Nicki Nicole Link Up for Steamy 'Blackout'
Three of Argentina’s biggest pop divas are linking up on a sexy new song. On Tuesday, Emilia released her track “Blackout,” featuring her fellow queens Tini and Nicki Nicole. The video shows the three stars working at an air-conditioning/bottled water store on a hot day. Emilia opens “Blackout” by flirting …
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