Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis, a biopic starring Austin Butler, has created a resurgence of criticism of the late icon — from his grooming of Priscilla to his affair with Anne Margret to his appropriation of Black music. But there’s one thing people can’t seem to get over: the actor’s continual use …
Read More »Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform 'Mr. Morale' Songs at Louis Vuitton Show in Paris
Kendrick Lamar performed songs from his latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers during Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer 2023 Show in Paris Thursday. The self-proclaimed musical messiah (as alluded to many times in the album) is seen sporting a crown of thorns, similar to one he wears on the …
Read More »Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music Recorded Their Album in a Prison — Then Brought It to Our Twitch Channel
Gospel music singer Kirk Franklin and collective Maverick City Music stopped by our Twitch channelto talk about their new album Kingdom Book One — and what it was like recording it in a Miami prison. The experience was especially personal for Maverick City Music co-founder Tony Brown, who would visit …
Read More »Lena Dunham's 'Sharp Stick': See Red Band Trailer for New Film About Womanhood, Sexuality
Lena Dunham will return after a 12-year feature filmmaking hiatus with the semi-autobiographical, sex-filled and trauma-talking Sharp Stick, with the writer-director-star sharing the movie’s new red band trailer Thursday ahead of its summer release. The movie trailer opens with protagonist Sarah Jo (played by Kristine Froseth) searching up porn for …
Read More »Republican Scolds Fox News for Daring to Ask About Her QAnon Posts
Texas Republican Mayra Flores defeated Democrat Dan Sanchez in a special election earlier this month to secure a spot in Congress. The result is significant because the state’s 34th District had been blue, with Democrat Filemon Vela retiring this year to force the special election to carry out the remainder …
Read More »Feds Raid Home of DOJ Official Trump Wanted to Elevate to Help Overturn Election
Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the Virginia home of former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the push to overturn the results of the 2020 election. News of the raid was reported Thursday afternoon and confirmed by a U.S. attorney’s office spokesperson. …
Read More »RS Recommends: Funko Unveils New BTS Collection Inspired by 'Butter' Music Video
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. BTS just hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart, thanks to their new album Proof, and the popular South Korean boy band has more in the mix …
Read More »Pierre Kwenders' Multitudinous Self: 'Where There Is Life, There Is Hope'
“There’s a saying in the Ivory Coast,” says Pierre Kwenders as he slides from English to French. “Tant qu’il y a de la vie, il y a de l’espoir. ‘Where there is life there is hope.’ Hope keeps us alive. We need to dream, dream for a better world. We …
Read More »Launching a Podcast for Your Business? 10 Essential Things You Need to Know First
It seems that there’s a podcast for every subject or interest nowadays, from true crime to financial advice to entrepreneurship. This medium has become a go-to source of entertainment and education for many, which is why business owners are clamoring to launch their own podcast ventures. While many podcasts have …
Read More »Hear Tim Robbins as Hunter S. Thompson in Dramatized Reading of 'On Our Way Back to the Motel'
A dramatized reading of Hunter S. Thompson‘s The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent & Depraved will be pressed on vinyl for the first time, out July 15 via Shimmy-Disc/Paris Records. The reading of the essay — originally published in Scanlon’s Monthly in June 1970 — features Tim Robbins as Thompson and …
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