Spotify launched in 2008 as a problem solver. Napster, the peer-to-peer music service that allowed users to download songs illegally, was in the rearview, and Apple’s iTunes stepped in to give legitimacy to a new consumption method: buying tracks. Music fans then, like in the decades before — spanning everything …
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Tales of alcohol- and drug-fueled-debauchery are as common in music as playing guitar, whether it be onstage antics (Jim Morrison, Ozzy), the trashing of a hotel room (Rolling Stones, Rick James, Sid Vicious, countless others), or a “lost weekend” in the case of John Lennon. Many of these real-life experiences …
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The members of ‘NSync celebrated their “unbreakable bond” with each other, and their fans, on the occasion of their 30th anniversary Wednesday, Oct. 1. In a post on the official ‘NSync Instagram, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, J.C. Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick shared a statement that read: “Five guys …
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Lucas Woodland, frontman of the Welsh post-hardcore band Holding Absence, recently made a disturbing discovery on Spotify: an AI-generated act that cites his band as an influence has more monthly listeners than their human inspiration. Holding Absence has been around for a decade; the AI “band,” Bleeding Verse, only launched …
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The night Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun dropped, the singer’s closest friends, collaborators (and even a few Katseye members) packed into a Los Angeles bar to watch her blow out candles as the album officially arrived. The Swedish midnight sun she sings about wasn’t shining, but Larsson was. “I feel like …
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Even if you don’t recognize Ed Gein’s name, you’re probably familiar with aspects of his story. After all, his crimes were the inspiration for some of the most iconic horror movie characters of all time, like Norman Bates from Psycho, Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill from The …
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New police footage has emerged from Morgan Wallen’s chair-throwing incident, showing the country star originally denying responsibility for the act to which he eventually pleaded guilty. In April 2024, Wallen was arrested after throwing a chair off the sixth-story roof of Eric Church’s new bar and honky-tonk, Chief’s, in downtown …
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Why now? Amanda Knox is well aware that’s a question people might have when they watch an episode of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox. It’s been 18 years since Knox returned home to her Perugia, Italy apartment to find her roommate Meredith Kercher brutally stabbed to death. Eighteen years …
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The Kardashians returns on Oct. 23 with more drama and secrets to be revealed in the Kardashian-Jenner family. In the Season Seven trailer, Kim Kardashian navigates the emotions and optics of the trial surrounding the armed robbery she faced in Paris in 2016. Her mother, Kris Jenner, questions whether wearing …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. We’ve seen some wild shoe collaborations over the years — from Ben & Jerry’s Nike SB Chunky Dunkys to adidas x Rick Owens’ avant-garde creations. And now? Hoka …
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