If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This time around, WizKid’s on-the-road essentials include More Love, Less Ego. The Nigerian star performer has announced a collection of North American tour dates for his recently released …
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Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Adele will all vie for multiple prizes at the 65th Grammy Awards, taking place on Feb. 5, 2023. Beyoncé led all nominees this year, earning nine for her celebrated album, Renaissance. Lamar’s Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers helped him earn eight nominations, while Adele and …
Read More »Grammys 2023: Where's Rosalía's Album of the Year Nomination?
The nominations for the 2023 Grammys are here —and, as always, there are a fair share of perplexing, unexpected, or just plain sad omissions from the top categories. Here are nine of the biggest snubs for next year’s awards. Rosalía Three years ago, Rosalía made history as the first Spanish-language …
Read More »Grammys 2023: They Still Can't Get Rap Right
The Grammys have a checkered relationship with rap, from not airing their major rap categories on the official Grammy telecast to infamous snubs like Macklemore over Kendrick and confusion over the actual parameters of rap that came to a head this fall with Nicki Minaj and Latto. There were fewer …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Rides 'Palomino' to Multiple Grammy Nominations
Miranda Lambert picked up the most nominations when the Recording Academy announced the country music Grammy nominees on Tuesday. Lambert, a perennial contender, found herself nominated in all four of the country categories, the only performer to do so for the 2023 Awards. Lambert’s 2022 album Palomino clearly resonated with …
Read More »Kelela Announces Her Second Album 'Raven': It's 'My First Breath Taken in the Dark'
In September, Kelela re-emerged with new music after a four-year hiatus. Of “Washed Away,” her first release since a set of remixes to debut album Take Me Apart, she said, “I specifically want to speak to marginalized Black folk and highlight the work we do to find renewal in a …
Read More »'Thierry Mugler: Couturissime' Is a Distillation of Music's Greatest Designer
As the crowd of fashion journalists and industry insiders gather for the opening of Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, a retrospective on the great works of Manfred Thierry Mugler at the Brooklyn Museum, it’s apparent that something is missing. “For me, it is quite emotional because it’s the first venue where Monsieur …
Read More »PinkPantheress Joins Forces With Kaytranada on Clingy-Girlfriend Anthem 'Do You Miss Me?'
PinkPantheress is obsessed. The U.K. songstress is the embodiment of clingy on her latest single, the Kaytranada-produced “Do You Miss Me?” In fact, she’s so consumed by her infatuation that she doesn’t even care if she has to share. “I can’t let go of your hand/I can’t even breathe without …
Read More »Taylor Swift Ready to 'Scream for 10 Minutes' After Song of the Year Grammy Nod for 'All Too Well'
Taylor Swift celebrated the Grammy nominations she received for her 10-minute version of “All Too Well,” writing on Instagram that she was ready to “go scream for ten minutes straight.” “So many reasons to lose my damn mind today,” Swift wrote on her Instagram Stories (perhaps also alluding to the …
Read More »There's Only One 'Queen of Christmas' and It's Not Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey‘s application to trademark the phrase, “Queen of Christmas,” as well as “Princess Christmas” and “QOC,” (short for Queen of Christmas) was unceremoniously denied by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark would have given her the legal rights to stop others from using the seasoned title on …
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