Weclome to RollingStone’s2022Musicians on Musicianspackage, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2022 print issue, hitting stands on Nov. 8. A t this point in their reign as …
Read More »Remembering Takeoff, The Best Rapper in Migos
Every rap group is subject to debates about the best member. But it’s not often that an artist takes a stance like Quavo, who repeatedly stated that he felt fellow Migos member Takeoff was the best in the trio. “He always been workin’ on his craft…he just masterminded his craft,” …
Read More »Taylor Swift Becomes First Artist in History to Take All Top-10 Spots on the Hot 100 With 'Midnights'
Swifties often refer to Taylor Swift as “the music industry.” Monday may be as close to that moniker as she’s ever been. The release of Swift’s Midnights has already been established as one of the biggest opening weeks for an album in recent memory — and now, the pop star …
Read More »Kyrie Irving Boosts Antisemitic Movie Peddling 'Jewish Slave Ships'
Hours before another Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted “free-thinker” and basketball player Kyrie Irving took to Twitter to boost a movie and book, Hebrews to Negroes, stuffed with antisemitic tropes. The 2018 film was directed by Ronald Dalton, Jr., and based upon his 2015 book of the same name. …
Read More »The Revenge of Tim 'I Told You So' Ryan
LIMA, OH. — A typical Democrat wouldn’t be here. It’s the final stretch of his Senate race, and Tim Ryan is spending one of the campaign’s last Saturdays in Allen County, where Trump won by a mammoth 40 points two years ago. Most in his party believe the white working-class …
Read More »Watch Jin Rehearse His New Single 'The Astronaut' With Coldplay Ahead of Argentina Show
With Coldplay, Jin is a sky full of stars. Ahead of the band’s live stream of their show in Argentina, Rolling Stone can exclusively premiere footage of Chris Martin and Jin rehearsing the BTS star’s new single, “The Astronaut.” The clip captures a smiley Jin high-fiving the Coldplay frontman and …
Read More »A Rumor About a Crabs Outbreak at Brigham Young University Sparks Talk of Armpit Sex
A rumor began circulating over the weekend that there’d been an outbreak of crabs at Brigham Young University, but not quite the way you might think. Though completely unverified, the claim — some version of which circulates every few years — was that undergrads were catching the STI not in …
Read More »Chloe x Halle x Ronald x Ernie on the Past, Present, and Future of R&B
Musicians on Musicians is the annual franchise where two great artists come together to talk about life, music, and everything in between. We’ll be rolling out each story inthis year’s seriesthrough November 2nd, and each one appears in the November issue of the magazine. You can also heara podcast versionof …
Read More »Taylor Swift Is the First Artist to Sell 1 Million Records in Week One Since… Taylor Swift in 2017
The days when a superstar could sell a million records for their album’s opening week are supposed to be at an end — a relic of a time before streaming services, when fans still mainly purchased albums and directly drove artists’ album sales. But as Taylor Swift often does, she …
Read More »Leslie Jordan, a Quarantine Hero With Memorable Roles in 'Will and Grace' and 'Sordid Lives,' Dead at 67
Leslie Jordan, the endlessly effervescent and entertaining actor, comedian, and singer, died Oct. 24, following a fatal car crash in Los Angeles. He was 67. His official cause of death was confirmed as a “cardiac dysfunction,” which then caused him to lose control of his car. Jordan’s agent, David Shaul, …
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