Bestselling author Jillian Lauren, who is the wife ofWeezerbassistScott Shriner, pled not guilty to charges stemming from the Los Angeles Police Department officer-involved shooting thatleft her woundedoutside of their homein Eagle Rock on April 8. According to The Los Angeles Times, Lauren, 51, pleaded not guilty to felony charges on …
Read More »Sean Combs Prosecutors Led with 'Shock and Awe,' Legal Experts Say
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage On the first day of Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial, jurors heard that the music mogul allegedly made a male escort urinate in his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s mouth, causing Ventura to feel like she was “choking.” Jurors also saw video …
Read More »Twenty One Pilots Recover Stolen Drum After Fans Investigate
Twenty One Pilots end each night on their Clancy tour the same way. Members Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph set up two custom drums in the crowd, relying on the fans surrounding them to hold up their equipment and bring the show home with a cathartic performance of “Trees.” They …
Read More »Alan Sparhawk Faces the Crashing Waves in Moving 'Not Broken' Video
Alan Sparhawk shakes arms against a sea of troubles in the music video for “Not Broken,” a single off his upcoming collaborative album, With Trampled by Turtles. In the black-and-white clip, directed by Alexa Viscius, Sparhawk paces a concrete walkway as waves crash around him, ostensibly depicting his continued anguish …
Read More »Kid Cudi Will Recount His Pursuit of Happiness in 'Cudi: The Memoir'
Kid Cudi will reflect on the journey of his life and career in his debut memoir Cudi: The Memoir, out Aug. 5. The musician announced the book on Instagram, sharing accompanying artwork that he painted himself. The memoir will recount stories that capture “life lessons, the rager period of my …
Read More »For the First Time, the Top Two Albums in the U.S. Are in Spanish
For 69 years, the Billboard 200 has ranked the most consumed albums in the United States, and for the first time, the albums in the Number One and Two spots are both in Spanish. Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos sits atop the chart at Number One after a new …
Read More »Beth Gibbons Brings Haunting Performance to Tiny Desk
Beth Gibbons is celebrating the first anniversary of her debut solo album of original music, Lives Outgrown. On Monday, NPR released the singer’s performance for Tiny Desk, featuring songs from the studio album. Gibbons opened her set with a haunting rendition of “Tell Me Who You Are Today,” surrounded by …
Read More »Daryl Hall Says He 'Never Understood' Yacht Rock, Calls the Pseudo Genre a 'Joke'
Daryl Hall doesn’t know how he got involved in the yacht-rock conversation, but he wants out. In a recent interview onBroken Record, the podcast produced by Rick Rubin and hosted by Justin Richmond, the musician slammed the genre’s entire premise and distanced himself from any association with it. “This is …
Read More »Spotify to Add Over 50 Audiobooks About Albums, From Kendrick Lamar to Britney Spears and More
The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the streaming platform will add more than 50 music books to the platform from the series, with some featuring additional commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, May 13. Among the books …
Read More »Sean Combs Trial: Jury Shown Cassie Video as Witness Recalls Singer's 'Purple Eye'
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage When former security guard Israel Florez stepped off an elevator at the InterContinental Hotel on March 5, 2016, he encountered a shattered vase on the floor, a visibly injured woman and Sean Combs wearing only a towel and a “devilish stare” on his …
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