Bono received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden at the White House Saturday at a ceremony that also honored Denzel Washington, Michael J. Fox, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and more. “Thank you President Biden. Frontmen don’t do humble, but today I was,” Bono wrote on social …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Sued by Ex-Assistant Claiming Rapper 'Open-Handedly Struck' Him
Nicki Minaj is facing a new lawsuit from a former assistant who claims the “Super Bass” artist smacked him in the face at a concert venue in Detroit last April. In his 10-page complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles, plaintiff Brandon Jovan Garrett claims he was working for Minaj as …
Read More »Watch Katy Perry Surprise the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queens in Season 17 Premiere
When Katy Perry spoke to Rolling Stone in 2022, she said, “If it weren’t for drag queens, I probably wouldn’t have a career. I probably learned everything from them.” On Friday night, the pop star gave back to the drag community as she appeared as the guest judge of the …
Read More »Brenton Wood, Singer Behind 'The Oogum Boogum Song,' Dead at 83
Brenton Wood, the soul singer behind 1967 hit single “The Oogum Boogum Song” and who formed his own record label in the Seventies, has died at the age of 83. Wood’s death was confirmed by his manager and assistant, Manny Gallegos, who toldVariety that the artist died from natural causes …
Read More »Bono, Denzel Washington, Michael J. Fox to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bono, Denzel Washington, and Michael J. Fox are among the 19 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the U.S.’s highest civilian honor, from President Joe Biden at the White House on Saturday. Other recipients include Hillary Clinton, Lakers legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, soccer star Lionel Messi, Bill …
Read More »Jane's Addiction Members Making Music Together Without Perry Farrell
Three months after a Jane’s Addiction reunion tour abruptly ended following an onstage fight, the band appears to be back in the studio together without singer Perry Farrell. Eric Avery shared video from a recent recording session where he was adding bass to Stephen Perkins’ drumming. “Writing some more new …
Read More »Drake Airs Out 'Personal' Grievances in Freestyle to Start 2025
It’s been months sinceKendrick Lamarignited a firestorm by taking aim at Drake and J. Colewith his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s“Like That” in the spring of 2024. The feud saw the rappers sling vitriol in the form of several diss tracks —with Cole momentarily joining the mix with “7 …
Read More »Lily Allen Wants to Drop an Album 'By the End of the Year'
Lily Allen wants to drop new music in 2025. In a new interview Thursday, the musician shared that she was “trying to manifest” the release of her first album since 2018’s No Shame. “Firstly, I’m going to go and get my head straight for a bit,” she said on her …
Read More »Kesha's 'Tik Tok' Had Its 'Best Streaming Day' on Spotify After 'Rockin Eve' Performance
What a good omen for Kesha‘s 2025! The pop star opened the 2010s decade by having the Number One song in the country with her catchy single “Tik Tok.” And on Jan. 1, 2025, after performing the song on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve to ring in the year, Keska’s song …
Read More »Mary J. Blige-Produced 'Family Affair' Film and Gloria Gaynor, Lisa Lisa Biopics to Premiere on Lifetime
Some of music’s greatest artists will tell their stories in new Lifetime films, Rolling Stone can reveal. On Friday, Lifetime announced that it will release Mary J. Blige, Lisa Lisa, and Gloria Gaynor films for their Voices of a Lifetime series. The series of film releases will kick off with …
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