Former President Donald Trump is wasting no time fundraising off of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. On Tuesday, the Justice Department served Trump with a “target letter” informing him he was the subject of a criminal probe — and less than 24 …
Read More »A Timeline of Jason Aldean's Controversies: Blackface and Confederate Flags
Jason Aldean‘s debut single, 2005’s “Hicktown,” arrived on country radio like a kick in the teeth, blending hard rock with country music and lyrics that unabashedly celebrated a certain type of rural life: “You can see the neighbor’s butt crack nailing on his shingles/and his woman’s smokin’ Pall Mall’s, watchin’ …
Read More »BTS' J-Hope Will Be Dancing in the Streets With Upcoming Documentary and Soundtrack
BTS’ J-Hope revealed that he’s prepping a new collection of music to complement a forthcoming documentary that highlights his love of dancing. J-Hope revealed some of the details on Suchwita, the online interview show hosted by his bandmate Suga. Based on his description of the upcoming doc, it seems like …
Read More »Trump Loses Bid to Have Hush Money Trial Moved to Federal Court
It’s been a rough day for Donald Trump’s legal team. On Wednesday, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein slapped down a bid by the former president to have charges related to his 2016 hush money payment to adult actress Stormy Daniels moved from state to federal court. In his decision, Hellerstein wrote …
Read More »'Wicked' Director Says Films Should Arrive as Scheduled Despite Actors' Strike
The Hollywood double strike is sure to wreak havoc on the studios’ upcoming release schedules, but the director of Wicked has revealed that the musical adaptation’s two-part arrival “shouldn’t be affected.” In an update on Instagram, director Jon M. Chu said that, due to the actors’ strike, production has been …
Read More »Luke Grimes, Molly Tuttle, and Those Insane Views Help Make 'Under the Big Sky' Country's Cool Fest
With the Rocky Mountains of Western Montana in the distance and a BNSF freight train rolling down the tracks nearby, Luke Grimes, the Yellowstone actor and emerging singer-songwriter, gazed across a sea of faces during his Friday evening performance at the Under the Big Sky festival. “This is, by far, …
Read More »Brittany Broski Launching YouTube Talk Show 'Royal Court'
It’s highly unlikely anyone can say they got their start in showbiz by drinking kombucha — anyone that is, except Brittany Broksi. The Texas native, whose legal name is Brittany Tomlinson, first became an Internet sensation when a video of her trying kombucha for the first time went viral in …
Read More »The Right-Wing Backlash Against 'Barbie' Is Hilariously Flopping
At first blush, it would seem that the right wing would be just as excited as everyone else for the Barbie movie, which opens in wide release this Friday. There is, to be sure, much for conservatives to love: the doll Margot Robbie’s character is based on is a white …
Read More »The Ultimate Merch That TV Fans Can Buy Online, From 'The Office' Socks to a Baby Yoda Speaker
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You’re probably well aware that we’ve been living through a TV golden age — it seems almost impossible to keep up with the glut of television coming out …
Read More »Jason Aldean's 'Try That In a Small Town' Video Sure Features a Lot of Footage From Canada
It’s a time-honored tradition in popular music to embrace a persona or even fudge the truth a bit in service of an artistic statement. But maybe if your statement is an extremely jingoistic one rooted in myopic, rose-colored views of an American pastoral — like Jason Aldean’s “Try That In …
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