You may have heard that Bill Maher hated the Barbie movie — an all-too-predictable outcome for a 67-year-old crank who some HBO exec thinks is “edgy” because he spends so much of his airtime railing against “wokeness.” You’d think someone whose film acting CV includes winners like Pizza Man, Tomcats, …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen Played His Dad's Solos for Taylor Hawkins — Then His Own Music Changed
“The one thing I wanted to avoid was the sophomore slump,” says Wolfgang Van Halen — and if anything, his just-released second album as Mammoth WVH, Mammoth II, is a major step up from his impressive 2021 debut. The choruses and riffs are both big enough to match his band …
Read More »Pinkify Your Life: Where to Find the New Collectible Barbie Dolls From the 'Barbie' Movie
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Life in plastic really is fantastic — thanks to Mattel‘s newly-released Barbie collectible dolls which look like they popped straight out of Greta Gerwig’s highly-anticipated Barbie movie. The …
Read More »Billie Eilish Debuts 'Barbie' Ballad 'What Was I Made For?' at Lollapalooza
Billie Eilish took to the Lollapalooza 2023 stage on Thursday to perform “What Was I Made For?” from the Barbiefilm soundtrack for the first time. Wearing a black Michael Jordan Chicago Bullsjersey and basketball shorts, Eilish took a seat on the stage floor while the music video for the track …
Read More »Dua Lipa Takes You Inside 'Barbie' Dreamhouse With Behind-the-Scenes Footage of 'Dance the Night'
Dua Lipa‘s “Dance the Night” grooves even she couldn’t help but bob her head to it, watching her scene in Barbie as the movie was coming together. In a series of videos posted to her Instagram, Lipa offered a behind-the-scenes look at how her big dance scene came together, singing …
Read More »Ryan Gosling and Ken Make Hot 100 Debut With 'Barbie' Ballad
Ken is finally getting some solo limelight. In its first week, Ryan Gosling‘s Barbie song “I’m Just Ken” officially made the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at No. 87 on the chart. Gosling, who plays Barbie’s superfluous counterpart Ken in the blockbuster film, was featured in a clip promoting the ballad …
Read More »These Self-Tanning Drops Are the Secret Behind Ryan Gosling's Ken-Like Glow in the Barbie Movie
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Barbie, the movie we can’t seem to stop talking about is still killing it on the big screen, and while we’ve all collectively become obsessed pink-toned fits and …
Read More »Warner Bros. Apologizes For 'Insensitive' Barbenheimer Memes After Criticism From Japanese Studio Sector
The cultural phenomenon of Barbenheimer, the double-viewing fiasco of Warner Bros.‘ Barbie and Universal’s Oppenheimer, has lined the pockets of both studios while movie-goers dress up to head to their theaters and make the ultimate commitment to the bit. Many brands have also played into the popular social marketing, but …
Read More »Lizzo Drops the 'Bad Day' Version of Her 'Barbie Album' Standout 'Pink'
A week after Barbie smashed box office expectations, Lizzo has dropped the “Bad Day” version of her soundtrack cut “Pink.” Lizzo’s “Pink,” the movie’s opening number, already featured on the Mark Ronson-curated soundtrack, but the rapper’s darker (albeit still bubbly) version popped up amid Margot Robbie’s existential crisis in the …
Read More »Greta Gerwig on Outraged Conservatives Burning Barbies
Greta Gerwig’sBarbie grossed a record-breaking$155 million domestically— and $377 million internationally — in its first weekend. The blockbuster film also crushed right-wing efforts to boycott the film for its “man-hating” and “woke feminism,” and Barbie has since driven her pink Corvette over the delicate egos of outraged conservatives to score …
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