Music

The Cross Canadian Ragweed comeback is expanding to Texas. The Red Dirt pioneers, along with co-headliners Turnpike Troubadours, are bringing their Boys From Oklahoma showcase to McLane Stadium in Waco, on the campus of Baylor University, on August 23. Ragweed and Turnpike — who confirmed the details to Rolling Stone …

Kendrick Lamar played on the term “the Great American Game” with a polarizing, Samuel L. Jackson-narrated performance that felt like a Spike Lee Joint in music form. Like every Kendrick Lamar offering, the 13-minute set left observers with a lot of takeaways — but they aren’t all good things. Some …

From the start, director Bernard MacMahon and writer and producer Allison McGourty knew there would be obstacles involved in making a documentary about Led Zeppelin, especially one done with the band’s cooperation. This is a group that has famously and diligently guarded its legacy, always maintaining a sense of mystique …

Kanye West has been sued by a former Yeezy staffer, who claims the rapper frequently referred to himself as Hitler and a Nazi, targeted her because she’s Jewish, sent her pornographic materials and insulted her looks when he was upset. The woman, who is suing under a Jane Doe pseudonym, …

Monica Barbaro’s Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has introduced an entirely new generation of fans to the folk icon, even though Baez retired from the road following a 2019 farewell tour and rarely performs live these days. She made an exception …

Jack White is in a giving mood, surprise-releasing a new live EP and revealing a new initiative to offer college students $20 tickets to all his No Name tour gigs. No Name Live features five songs taken from shows White played last year in Denver, Atlanta, New Haven, and Dallas, …

Model Maya Henry’s engagement to Liam Payne — the former One Direction singer who died in October and whose life story is chronicled in Rolling Stone’s new cover story — was tumultuous. They started dating officially in August 2019; he proposed that November, and they broke up in May 2022. …

Rauw Alejandro is continuing his Cosa Nuestra era. On Tuesday, the Puerto Rican star released the cinematic and trippy video for “Ni Me Conozco,” in which the singer resolves some inner feelings about his actions following the end of a relationship. The Martin Seipel-directed video opens with Alejandro in a …

After speaking with his lawyer — and likely keeping prosecutors up late preparing for his potential cross-examination — A$AP Rocky decided not to testify in his own defense at his firearm assault trial in downtown Los Angeles. He confirmed the decision today before jurors were seated for the morning session. …

After spending the last couple of years on the road commemorating their 2003 album Transatlanticism, Death Cab for Cutie have announced a four-gig run celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 album, Plans. The short trek will kick off Aug. 2 with a hometown show at Climate Pledge Arena in …