Two New York musicians filed a lawsuit against drill superstar Ice Spice on Wednesday, alleging her 2023 hit single “In Ha Mood” infringes on the copyright of their song “In That Mood” published a year earlier. In the 21-page complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn-bred rapper …
Read More »The Nominations for Best Rap Song Grammy Could Be a Battle of Hip-Hop Heavyweights
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. Prestige carries weight in the Best Rap Song category. In the 20 times this particular …
Read More »The Best New Artist Grammy Race Will Be Tighter Than Ever This Year
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. After a couple of years of emerging artists feeling the brunt of how the pandemic …
Read More »SNL: Taylor Swift Surprises Viewers With Ice Spice Intro Before Dazzling Performance
Bronx-born rapper Ice Spice made her musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live, first with a performance of “In Ha Mood.” The single ended up on the 23-year-old’s first EP, Like..?, which she released back in January following her breakthrough last summer with the track “Munch (Feelin’ U).” Ice Spice …
Read More »Ice Spice and Rema Bridge their Worlds on 'Pretty Girl'
Ice Spice and Rema have released their first collaboration with “Pretty Girl” — a twinkling, poppy love song straddling the lanes of Ice’s “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” with PinkPantheress and Rema’s breakout single “Dumebi.” It’s simple and full of delicate synths until breaking out into fluttering polyrhythmic percussion. “Haters …
Read More »'Saturday Night Live' Taps Bad Bunny as Host, Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live has scheduled its post-writers strike return — with additional blessing from the still-striking actors union — for Oct. 14. Season 49 of the long-running sketch show will pick up, more or less, where it left off before its 48th season was curtailed, with former cast member Pete …
Read More »Ice Spice Was 'So Confused' Over Racist Comments From Matty Healy: 'I Didn't Really Care'
Back in April, when Matty Healy addressed the racist and derogatory comments he made and participated in about Ice Spice during an appearance on the Adam Freidland Show in February, it was through an odd non-apology. “Ice Spice, I’m sorry,” he told the audience during the 1975’s concert in New …
Read More »Ice Spice, the Strokes and More: New York Fashion Week's Biggest Performances
As New York Fashion Week has grown, so has the level of celebrations and showcases that happen far from the runways. You know, where you can find the actual fashion. It no longer takes a front-row seat to see your favorite musicians anymore (though, Rolling Stone is there too) — …
Read More »Ben Affleck Freestyles for Ice Spice in New Dunkin' Donuts Commercial
Dunkin‘ Donuts superfan Ben Affleck is back in his ad campaign for the brand (now technically known as Dunkin’). In a new commercial, which aired during the VMAs, Affleck is joined by rapper Ice Spice to promote Dunkin’s fall-themed frozen pumpkin spice drink, which inexplicably features ground-up pumpkin spice Munchkins …
Read More »Ice Spice Brings the Function to the Bodega in 'Deli' Video
New York bodegas have it all: the best bacon, egg, and cheese around, a neighborhood cat on the payroll, and Ice Spice partying on counters with her baddie friends in the “Deli” music video. The song, which arrived alongside the deluxe edition of her EP Like…?, marks the rapper’s fifth …
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