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If you have opened TikTok at all in the last few months, you have probably heard Lizzy McAlpine’s song “Ceilings.” The sped-up version has inspired a host of creators and celebrities like Victoria Justice and Jimmy Fallon to channel an indie movie fantasy with the song, having a friend film …

High school can be the best years of your life. It can also be alienating, awkward, lonely, brutal, soul-snuffing, the sort of experience that destroys egos and leaves you scarred. You don’t have to guess which version of young adulthood that P.J. and Josie, the knuckle-bruised and extremely horny heroes …

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was Star Wars… and only Star Wars. Oh, you could buy a novelization of George Lucas’ cosmic saga of good and evil, as well as a Marvel Comics’ adaptation of the film that kept the post-Death Star story going …

The cast and creatives behind Swarm, a mesmerizing TV series that premiered at SXSW ahead of its March 17 debut on Prime Video, have taken pains to avoid the elephant in the room: Beyoncé. It’s an odd predicament given that the form-breaking show is absolutely littered with references to the …

Swords. Sorcery. Multi-sided dice. The dubious title of “Dungeon Master.” Tiny, pewter miniatures of warriors, wizards, and assorted mythological creatures. Basement rec rooms. Groups of teenage dudes — not exclusively dudes, but almost always dudes — huddled around battle maps and books of grid paper. These are the things that …

J.I.D. and Saba; Jay Wheeler and Cuco; Remi Wolf and Mariah the Scientist; Koffee, Chlöe Bailey and a surprise guest — all of these artists and more will hit the stage at South by Southwest this year for major sets at Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase, a four-night, genre-hoppingcelebration …

Taylor Swift and Pink will both receive special honors at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards, featuring performances from Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, and more. Swift will be on-hand to accept the iHeartRadio Innovator Award, which is occasionally handed out to artists who’ve “impacted global pop culture throughout their career.” Previous recipients …

F OR ROLLING STONE’Sthird annual Icons & Influences feature, we asked eight of our favorite artists and entertainers to pay tribute to the women who have inspired them, in life as well as in their careers.Director Gina Prince-Bythewood, who’s helmed iconic films from 2000’s Love & Basketball to last year’s …

I t’s a week before Christmas and the sons and daughters of Alabama miners are playing musical chairs in an old school at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, 30 miles south of Birmingham. A mom presses play, and the music starts. It’s Stevie Wonder. Someday at Christmas we’ll see a landWith …

W HEN ROSS ROGGIO and his then-mistress arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport in February 2017, officers from several U.S. government agencies were waiting for them. The federal agents interviewed Roggio in one of the airport’s small offices, and the American businessman told them a frightening tale. Tall …