Young Thug was arrested Monday afternoon in Georgia on gang-related charges, according to online jail records. The “Go Crazy” rapper, legal name Jeffery Lamar Williams, is accused of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in criminal street gang activity. According to the Atlanta …
Read More »Sheryl Crow Breaks Down Her New Documentary 'Sheryl' on 'Rolling Stone on Twitch'
Multi-Grammy award winning superstar Sheryl Crow stopped by Rolling Stone’s Twitch channel this past week to talk about her new documentary Sheryl and three new songs on it’s accompanying soundtrack. Sheryl has been in the works for a while, but Sheryl herself indicated in this interview that she was very …
Read More »Black Dahlia Murder Vocalist Trevor Strnad Dead at 41
Trevor Strnad, founding lead vocalist of the melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder, has died at the age of 41. Strnad’s bandmates confirmed his death Wednesday on social media. No cause of death was provided, but the surviving members shared the contact information for the National Suicide Prevention …
Read More »Rapper Casanova Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy, Drug Charges
In November 2019, Casanova’s star was on the rise. The rapper, whose real name is Caswell Senior, played a Tidal-sponsored festival at Barclays Center and energized the venue, as Rolling Stone noted, “in a way only a hometown Brooklyn hero can.” Senior also seemed ready to tackle his demons head-on. …
Read More »Mandy Moore Showcases Intimate Single 'In Real Life' on 'Fallon
Mandy Moore appeared on The Tonight Show to perform her reflective single, “In Real Life.” The song, which she played with her band, finds Moore reflecting upon the excitement and trepidation of parenthood. “In Real Life” appears on Moore’s new LP of the same name, out May 13 via Verve …
Read More »Death Cab for Cutie Embrace Existential Angst on New Single 'Roman Candles'
Death Cab for Cutie have released a new single, “Roman Candles,” offering fans the first listen of the band’s upcoming 10th LP, Asphalt Meadows,out September 16 via Atlantic. The distinctively heavy song, along with the rest of the album, was produced by John Congleton. “‘Roman Candles’ is about the crippling, …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction to Embark on 'Spirits on Fire' Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins have announced a North American arena tour where the semi-reunited band will be joined by special guests and fellow alt-rock gods Jane’s Addiction. Frontmen Billy Corgan and Perry Farrell announced the Spirits on Fire Tour Wednesday morning during a visit to the Howard Stern Show, with the …
Read More »Paramore, Lil Nas X, SZA, Red Hot Chili Peppers Tapped for 2022 Austin City Limits Festival
Paramore, Lil Nas X, Kacey Musgraves, SZA, and Flume have been named headliners for this year’s Austin City Limits festival, scheduled to return on the weekends of Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 at Zilker Park in Texas. Also leading the stacked lineup are Red Hot Chili Peppers, P!nk, and the …
Read More »Nearly 5,000 Claim They Suffered Injuries at Astroworld, New Filing Reveals
Over 700 people sustained injuries requiring notable medical attention after the fatal crowd rush at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston last November, according to a new court filing filed in Harris County on Monday. Jason Itkin, Richard Mithoff and Sean Roberts, the attorneys acting as plaintiffs’ liaison counsel for …
Read More »Bono Finds His Calling in First Excerpt From Upcoming Memoir 'Surrender'
When Bono turned 18, he found himself in the purgatory of being good but not great, or at least not as great as the people around him. As he recalls in the first excerpt shared from his newly-announced memoir Surrender, out Nov. 1, he had a self-awareness that it wasn’t …
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