Rich Homie Quan’s cause of death was ruled an accidental drug overdose, according the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday. Fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine, and THC were found in the rapper’s system, per the medical examiner’s report obtained by Rolling Stone. Quan, whose real name was Dequantes Devontay Lamar, …
Read More »Martin Shkreli Admits It's 'Highly Likely' Many People Have Copies of Wu-Tang Clan's One-Copy-Only Album
In the latest chapter in the legal battle over the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Martin Shkreli admitted he doesn’t know how many people have copies of the one-copy-only album. Back in June, digital art collective PleasrDAO — which purchased Shaolin from Shkreli in 2021 — sued …
Read More »Lady Gaga Channels Harley Quinn With 'Happy Mistake' Performance on 'Kimmel'
Lady Gaga appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live ahead of the premiere of her new film, Joker: Folie à Deux, to showcase a song from the movie, “Happy Mistake.” Dressed in a Harley Quinn-inspired harlequin ensemble that she designed herself, the singer also sat down with host Jimmy Kimmel to discuss …
Read More »How the Highwaymen Became Country's Greatest Supergroup
This story was originally published May 20, 2016, on rollingstone.com. When the Highwaymen recorded “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark,who died in 2016, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson landed on their most poignant song. While Jimmy Webb’s “Highwayman” …
Read More »Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry Channels the '90s on New Single 'Something in the Air'
Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has shared a new solo single, “Something in the Air.” The musician previewed the anthemic track live last month before debuting it last night on BBC Radio 1. The pop-rock number sees Mayberry crooning, “You come up with your stories/ conspiracy theories of why we’re all …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Producer Accuses 'Stereophonic' of Ripping Off Memoir
Ken Caillat, the sound engineer and producer who worked on Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, is suing the the hit Tony-winning play Stereophonic for allegedly ripping off his memoir, Making Rumours. Published in 2012, Making Rumours found Caillat recounting, from his unique perspective in the control booth, the famously fraught creation of …
Read More »Can Sade, Sam Smith, and Hunter Schafer Open People's Minds About Trans Rights?
It’s a sunny day in July, and the scene inside Gary’s Electric, a Brooklyn recording studio, is just as bright. Half a dozen musicians who all contributed to the upcoming compilation album Transa — an expansive celebration of trans people put together by the longtime music and healthcare nonprofit Red …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter to Critics Shaming Her Sexual Embrace: 'Don't Come to the Show'
Sabrina Carpenter studied and earned a master’s degree at the pop star school of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. The singer’s navigation of her breakout moment this year has put those lessons to good use. It shows in the autonomy present across her equally heartbroken and horny album Short n’ …
Read More »The Song of the Year Race Is Going to Give the Grammys Its Drama
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This was such a great year for songs that we almost wish the Grammys would revert …
Read More »Hear Eric Church's Previously Unreleased Song About Kris Kristofferson
A few days after the death of Kris Kristofferson, Eric Church shared the unreleased song “Kickin’ It With Kristofferson,” an acoustic demo he once wrote about one of his songwritingheroes. The previously unreleased track, which Church describes as a “worktape,” pays tribute to the late singer, songwriter, actor, and activist, …
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