A coalition of Democrats serving in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has requested to receive a classified intelligence briefing on “how the CCP and our foreign adversaries are leveraging current political dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives to discredit democracy globally.” In a Monday letter …
Read More »Usher Gets Groovy With Cover of Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.'s 'Best Part'
Usher is sharing the stage with the “finest voices” of the UK, Serena Prince and Teni Tinks, for a special cover. While visiting BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Usher performed his own rendition of Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.’s “Best Part” backed by the pair of vocalists singing H.E.R.’s part. During …
Read More »Astros Fans Are Begging Ted Cruz to Stay at Home for Game 7
The Houston Astros are on the brink of returning to the World Series for the fifth time in the past seven years — which means they’ve had a pretty good postseason. Ted Cruz wouldn’t know it, though, at least not based on what he’s seen in person. The Astros haven’t …
Read More »Why Britney Spears' 'Crossroads' Is a Lost Classic
At long last, Crossroads is back. It’s the answer to a Britney Spears fan’s prayers. Britney’s 2002 movie-star showcase is finally returning to the big screen for two nights, on Oct. 23 and 25, to go with her new tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me, which drops on Oct. 24. …
Read More »Astros vs. Rangers Game 7 Livestream: How to Watch ALCS Baseball Without Cable
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: The best way to watch the Astros vs. Rangers Game 7 is DirecTV Stream. Get a five-day free trial here. Free Trial DirecTV Stream We’re in …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Finally Tops Hot 100 — Four Years After Its Release
“Cruel Summer” has officially taken over the Fall. More than four years after Taylor Swift‘s Lover track was released in August 2019, the song has finally topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday, marking yet another victory for Swift that likely would have been unexpected until a …
Read More »Jay-Z Would Much Rather You Take the $500,000 Than Have Dinner With Him
Jay-Z has officially settled the most online “would you rather” since the great horse-sized duck debate of the early-2000s: Would you rather have one meal with Jay-Z and pick his brain, or get $500,000 cash? “You gotta take the money,” Jay quipped without hesitation when asked about the conundrum in …
Read More »Dreamville Festival 2024: J. Cole's Annual Music Event Sets Return for Fourth Year
J. Cole‘s Dreamville festival will make its return to North Carolina in Spring 2024. On Monday, the rapper announced that the music event will celebrate its fourth anniversary on April 6 and 7 in Raleigh. The lineup will be revealed in the lead-up to the festival. “Dreamville Fest 2023 was …
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Rolling Stone was founded in 1967 in San Francisco by a music critic and his 21-year-old protégé, a Berkeley dropout who borrowed money from his future in-laws to get it off the ground. For decades, Rolling Stone gripped tight to the beliefs and cultural blinders of that boomer beginning. Most …
Read More »Breaking Through Rock Journalism's Boys' Club
PLEASE ALLOW THIS ASIAN AMERICAN music writer to articulate this at the level it deserves: Egregious racism and misogyny have a long history in rock & roll — from those on the industry side who have appropriated Black artists’ work to those at the top of the publications who dictated …
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