Music

When Marianne Faithfull first saw David Lynch’s TV series, Twin Peaks, its music struck her at once. “It was just outstanding and so good and exactly the sort of music I wanted to do,” she tells Rolling Stone by phone from her London home. “I was so pleased. I thought, …

As Swifties already knew: Taylor Swift dived into her deep, personal heartbreak on “All Too Well,” making the Red song an all-time favorite. The pop star recently sat down with director Martin McDonagh for Variety to discuss directing her All Too Well: The Short Film. “Emotionally, I was going through …

The beating heart of Mexico’s entertainment industry lies at the Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America. Hundreds of thousands of fans throughout its history have cheered on the giants of sports, music, and culture from its grandstands. Over the weekend, what should have been the triumphant end to …

Young Thug was hit with four additional misdemeanor charges, tied to a 2021 driving incident, as he awaits trial in his sweeping RICO Act violation case. According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, a grand jury indicted the rapper — real name Jeffrey Williams — on charges of racing, …

Her voice cracking with emotion, Megan Thee Stallion looked straight ahead and held her composure Tuesday as she told jurors that Tory Lanez shouted, “Dance, bitch!” before shooting her in both feet during a roadside assault in July 2020. Dressed in a bright purple suit, The “Savage” rapper took the …

Tory Lanez’s felony assault trial opened in Los Angeles Monday with prosecutors revealing for the first time that key witness Kelsey Harris will testify she saw Lanez fire the semiautomatic 9mm handgun that wounded Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in the predawn hours of July 12, 2020. Harris was …

Cyndi Lauper stopped by a White House press briefing on Tuesday to express gratitude to Joe Biden and his administration successfully passing the Respect for Marriage Act. The legislation, passed in the midst of potential restrictions by the Supreme Court, fortified marriage rights across the country, particularly for same-sex and …

I T’S HOURS AFTER A SUDDEN RAINSTORM one afternoon in September, and Rosalía is standing with her eyes trained on the placid shore of Puerto Rico’s Bahia Beach. She’s still for just a few seconds, but her mind is stuck on the pure chaos of the previous night. “Dios mio, …

Three of the biggest stars in the pop pantheon — Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga — will be competing against each other not at the Grammys next year, but at the Golden Globes, for Best Original Song. The category is led by Swift’s “Carolina” (for Where the Crawdads Sing), …

I n the parking lot of Anderson Memorial Park in Carson, California, just south of Compton and north of Long Beach, Ab-Soul chain-smokes Newports and speaks gently. We’re close to the houses he grew up in alongside his mother, aunts, and paternal grandparents. “I kinda like to call it the …