Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Lainey Wilson won Album of the Year and Female Artist of the Year at the …
Read More »How a TikTok Food Critic Accidentally Caused Chaos in Atlanta's Restaurant Scene
Keith Lee has been known for his straightforward and blunt food reviews on TikTok —content that’s built him a following 14.5 million deep, and dozens of small business owners have credited him with saving their restaurants. But when Lee and his family made a trip to Atlanta last week for …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow to Perform Together at Rock Hall Induction
Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow will share the stage once again when they perform together at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 3. While the Rock Hall didn’t elaborate on who Rodrigo would be performing with — “one of her heroes,” they teased — …
Read More »Jean Dawson Embraced the Chaos. SZA Was Listening
The musician and visual artist Jean Dawson is consistently viral — clips of his wide-ranging and somewhat existential interviews have a way of multiplying on social feeds — and yet remains a genuine enigma. Growing up, the 26-year-old artist split his time between Tijuana and San Diego near the border. …
Read More »Billy Strings Dresses as Hulk Hogan, Covers Metallica at Wrestling-Themed Halloween Show
Give Billy Strings the Halloween Championship Belt. The bluegrass picker and apparent pro-wrestling fan dressed up as Hulk Hogan to deliver a concert experience for the ages on Tuesday night at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But Strings didn’t go it alone: each one of his bandmates …
Read More »DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince to Celebrate Hip-Hop Like Nothing Happened Last Year
Parents just don’t understand, and they haven’t been alone in trying to make sense of Will Smith’s angry assault on Chris Rock a year and a half ago at the Oscars. Perhaps to remind the world that he was once wholesome and didn’t have to cuss in his raps to …
Read More »The 'Mean Girls' Reunion Is Here (as a Black Friday Ad, Obviously)
Nothing pairs better with mass conspicuous consumption quite like pop culture nostalgia bait. And in that spirit, with the holiday season officially around the corner now that Halloween has come and gone, much of the original cast of Mean Girls has reunited for a Walmart Black Friday ad. The spot …
Read More »Verified Hate Speech Accounts Are Pivoting to Palestine for Clout and Cash
The weekslong Israeli assault on Gaza in response to a deadly surprise attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 has already cost thousands of lives, and the bloodshed will only continue as a ground invasion gets underway. But thousands of miles distant, paid clout-chasers on X, formerly Twitter, are using …
Read More »Get Customers To Fall in Love With Your Art: 6 Tips for Selling Art at In-Person Events
As the Executive Director of an arts center, a working illustrator and the spouse of a professional artist, I attend dozens of art sale events each year and have seen thousands of artists in all different media attempt to sell their work. Through those experiences, I’ve come to think of …
Read More »A Swiftie's Halloween Costume Joked That Taylor Swift Put Travis Kelce on the Map — He Loved It
Swifties have rarely ever spared Taylor Swift‘s boyfriends from a solid Comedy Central-level roast. They’ve gone after Harry Styles’ driving skills (or lack thereof), Taylor Lautner popping up to do backflips at the Eras tour, and then again at the Eras tour movie, Joe Alwyn’s bank account funds, and John …
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