Karol G is crying, and if you know anything about the weepy Colombian star, this isn’t much of a surprise — she cries a lot. But these tears are different. These tears come from years of shaping what she thinks is one of the most important albums of her career. …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen: 'Time Is Finite, and Your Performing Time Is Finite'
W hen the pandemic brought the live-music industry to a complete stop in 2020, Bruce Springsteen found himself at home with a lot of free time on his hands. He decided to make good use of it by poring over his massive vault of unreleased music, pulling out seven complete …
Read More »Stephen A. Smith: 'I've Always Been Intensely Polarizing'
I t’s a hot-as-fuck Los Angeles morning. Near 80 degrees at 8 a.m., and Stephen A. Smith is having half of a lightly jellied bagel. We’re near a big-ass private park that abuts a 40-story black glass building rumored to house or have housed NBA super-agents, pop stars, white-hot young …
Read More »'Superman' Director James Gunn: 'You Don't Want Everyone to Root for You'
I t’s not hard to find James Gunn’s office on the Warner Bros. lot. A huge, glowing Superman “S” symbol beckons from an entrance wall, visible through a glass door from yards away. Gunn, 58, is in his third year as co-CEO of the company’s newly created DC Studios, sharing …
Read More »'Superman' Director James Gunn: 'You Don't Want Everyone to Root for You'
I t’s not hard to find James Gunn’s office on the Warner Bros. lot. A huge, glowing Superman “S” symbol beckons from an entrance wall, visible through a glass door from yards away. Gunn, 58, is in his third year as co-CEO of the company’s newly created DC Studios, sharing …
Read More »How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True'd Her Whole Life
P ut your arms in and get your chest below the water … just breathe in and out, super slowly.… You’re doing great. Like, damn … we’ve got 20 seconds left. Want to keep going? I’m in the private suite of a swanky spa in Central London one morning in …
Read More »How Metallica Inspired Fans to Walk and Rock Again After a Serious Motorcycle Accident
Two Metallica fans named Pete and Sarah reflect on how the promise of a Metallica concert was the perfect incentive to get Pete back on his feet after a brutal motorcycle accident in a clip from the upcoming documentary, Metallica Saved My Life. The movie will get its world premiere …
Read More »Eric Church: 'I Enjoy the Antagonistic'
E ric Church has a story he wants to tell me. It’s mid-May, a month since the country superstar first sat down for what will become his Rolling Stone Interview, and a lot has happened in that time. For one thing: Bruce Springsteen heard Church’s new album, Evangeline vs. the …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Sabrina Carpenter is back with a clever, country-pop takedown of a TK, Lil Wayne meditates on the state of hip-hop, and Addison Rae goes searching for …
Read More »Quavo, Eric Church, Rico Nasty, And All The Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Quavo communes with his late Migos partner Takeoff, Eric Church reanimates a hero from country music’s past, and Rico Nasty comes through with a banger from her forthcoming …
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