Sarah McLachlan was on a cruise off the coast of California recently when the political shifts that have taken place in the United States hit her squarely in the face. “It was so funny,” says McLachlan, a native Canadian. “You know instantly who the Republicans and the Democrats are. The …
Read More »'People Have the Right to Be Outraged': Charlamagne on Diddy, Trump, and Cancel Culture
S uppose your idea of radio personality Charlamagne tha God comes from clips of the veteran host’s most absurd moments on his show, The Breakfast Club. Like, when he asked Magic Johnson his first thought after receiving his HIV diagnosis. Or when, during a segment with rapper and actor Safaree, …
Read More »Karol G: 'I Made the Album of My Dreams'
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 …
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