Welcome to our weeklyrundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Nicki Minaj brings Drake back for the highly anticipated Pink Friday 2, Peso Pluma switches up genres with Anitta, and Tate McRae chronicles a tumultuous relationship. Plus, new tracks from …
Read More »This New Beatles Holiday Sweater Is Anything But Ugly
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The holidays are here, and that means plenty of occasions to sport an “ugly Christmas sweater” or festive fit. One of the best options we’ve spotted this year: …
Read More »Ireland Filled With Shane MacGowan's Songs on Day of His Funeral
Thousands of mourners converged on St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Ireland, on Friday to pay their respects to the late Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan. MacGowan died of complications from pneumonia on Nov. 30. Those in attendance included Nick Cave, Johnny Depp, Bob Geldof, and Ireland’s President, Michael …
Read More »Tom Petty Estate, Auction House Resolve Issue Over 'Stolen' Items
The Tom Petty estate and an auction house they claimed was offering stolen property that belonged to the late singer have settled their dispute without going to court. In a joint statement Friday, RR Auction and the Petty family announced that “all concerns regarding the recent offering of personal clothing …
Read More »Tems Doesn't Hold Back on New Single 'Not an Angel'
Tems is closing out 2023 with the sound of new music as the Nigerian singer has shared “Not an Angel,” her second single in as many months. “This song is about knowing your worth and moving on in life from anything holding you back,” Tems said of the track, which …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Is the Highest-Grossing of All Time and First-Ever to Hit $1 Billion
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour is the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, according to data from live music trade publication Pollstar, with the tour becoming the first ever to gross at least $1 billion. Swift dethrones Elton John’s years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour for the top spot. In a …
Read More »Social Media Must Move Beyond a Broken Ad Revenue Business Model
Rarely a week goes by without reading about the harms of social media. From democratic decline and misinformationto children’s mental health issues and addiction, we are continually learning about the many ways in which the largest social media companies are harming people, communities and countries. If we are to address …
Read More »Alec Benjamin Starts a Self-Help Chain Reaction on 'I Sent My Therapist to Therapy'
Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin weaves a wild self-help yarn on his new song, “I Sent My Therapist to Therapy.” The title is basically the conceit of the song, but Benjamin fills the verses with intricate storytelling, culminating in the chorus, “He said, I’ll tell you what I’m sorry but I thought …
Read More »Hunter Biden Talks Right-Wing Harassment in Rare Interview With … Moby
On Thursday night, the Justice Department unsealed nine new tax-charges against Hunter Biden. The new charges come as the president’s much-maligned son finds himself at the center of countless right-wing conspiracies, GOP-led investigations into his foreign business dealings, and a DOJ special counsel probe Biden doesn’t sit down for many …
Read More »Lindsay Lou Is Poised to Be the Next Bluegrass Queen
It’s one of the first cold fall nights in the mountains of East Tennessee and Lindsay Lou is tightening her winter coat as she prepares to take the outdoor stage at CaveFest, an Americana and bluegrass gathering held southeast of Nashville at the Caverns, an underground venue with an aboveground …
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