Katy Perry reteamed with Rebecca Black last night, and their joining forces is looking to last through Lifetimes — as in Perry’s so-named tour. Black, who appeared in Perry’s 2011 video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” was at her Salvation tour stop at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Saturday …
Read More »Mass Layoffs at the Veterans Administration to Begin in June: Report
The Veterans Administration (VA) is planning for mass layoffs that will start in June, according to Reuters, which reviewed an internal government memo. The March 6 memo instructs the VA’s human resources department to review agency operations by June. Once the review is complete, “VA will initiate Department-wide RIF actions,” …
Read More »How Do Bad Songs End Up on Great Albums?
How does a truly terrible song end up an otherwise flawless album? Blame ego-appeasing band-politics concessions, drug-fueled studio experiments, songwriters working through a few too many personal demons, and artists who just ran out of songwriting steam a little too soon. Or maybe it all comes down to bad judgment. …
Read More »ICE Arrests Palestinian Student Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia University Protests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a Columbia University activist who helped lead the Palestinian solidarity encampment on campus last year, multiple outlets reported. Authorities claimed to be responding to a State Department order when they arrested Mahmoud Khalil, who was a lead negotiator in discussions with university administration during …
Read More »See Lauryn Hill Bring Out Doechii to Perform 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' in Miami
Lauryn Hill brought out surprise guest Doechii to perform “Doo Wop (That Thing)” at the Fugees singer’s concert Saturday in Miami. During her set at the Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, Hill told the crowd, “I want to introduce y’all to another sistah” before welcoming the Grammy-winning rapper — …
Read More »Walmart's $20 Levi's Jean Jacket Delivers Rock Star Looks at Starving Artist Prices
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Few wardrobe staples are as iconic as a denim jacket and musicians have long embraced the layering piece as part of their on-stage — and off-stage — looks. …
Read More »Trump Doubles Down on Lie, Says Government Funded 'Transgender Surgery on Mice'
President Donald Trump perpetuated and expanded on a lie he told during his joint address to Congress where he claimed the Biden administration spent millions of dollars on scientific research to make mice transgender. Trump in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that aired today said that the head …
Read More »Trump Admits He's Willing to Let Americans Suffer for His Trade War
Donald Trump once again acknowledged that his foolish trade wars will disrupt the economy, potentially causing a recession. But the president still spoke about the impending tariffs on Mexico and Canada as if they are paid by the exporting country rather than the American companies importing goods, who then pass …
Read More »'SNL': Lady Gaga Turns Friendly's Birthday Prank Into Satanic Ritual
An attempt to get a free birthday sundae at Friendly’s turned into a satanic ritual, with Lady Gaga serving as both waitress and master of ceremonies in the Saturday Night Live sketch. In the sketch, a group of four friends sit down at the still-in-business restaurant chain (“What are you, …
Read More »It's Taylor Sheridan's World. We're Just Watching It
Taylor Sheridan has a complete disrespect for one of my treasured possessions: downtime. In just seven years, Sheridan has created eight TV shows resulting in 164 episodes, the overwhelming majority of which he wrote entirely himself. Let that soak in for a moment. Here’s a quantitative but not qualitative comparison: …
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