A$AP Rocky kicked off the long-awaited defense in his gun assault trial Friday with a star witness who says the alleged victim in the case, fellow A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli, was the repeated aggressor during the November 2021 shooting at the center of the case. Harlem rapper A$AP Twelvyy, …
Read More »Elton John, Brandi Carlile Debut 'Who Believes in Angels?' Video
Elton John and Brandi Carlile have unveiled a music video for their new single “Who Believes in Angels?” The pair tapped photographer David LaChapelle, John’s frequently collaborator, to direct the clip, which features the musicians performing on a giant pinball machine. “It’s been a wonderful continuation of this journey with …
Read More »Too Short, E-40, and P-Lo Lead Golden State Warriors Album for NBA All-Star Weekend
Saweetie, Too Short, E-40, P-Lo, and more Bay Area stars are joining forces for the Golden State Warriors. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the NBA team’s entertainment division will release For the Soil, a musical project of NorCal rappers, on Feb. 12, just in time for All-Star Weekend in …
Read More »Lil Wayne Reveals the Release Date for 'Tha Carter VI'
Lil Wayne dropped his special announcement today: Tha Carter VI is coming on June 6. Today he dropped an extended Cetaphil ad titled “We’re All a Lil Sensitive,” playing off his disappointment with not being selected as the Super Bowl LIX halftime performer. After speaking with Kendrick Lamar, who was …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Calls Rap a Sport, Says to Expect 'Storytelling' at Super Bowl
Fresh off his five Grammy wins for “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar says fans can expect further “storytelling” at his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance in New Orleans on Sunday night. “I’ve always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music, and I’ve always …
Read More »Mike Ratledge, Soft Machine Keyboardist and Co-Founder, Dead at 81
Mike Ratledge, the keyboardist and a co-founder of English rock band Soft Machine, has died, the band’s guitarist John Etheridge confirmed. He was 81 years old. “Incredibly sad news that my great friend and Soft Machine legend passed away two hours ago after a brief illness,” Etheridge wrote on Facebook. …
Read More »Post Malone's Nirvana Covers, Taylor Swift 'Fortnight' Collab Lead Record Store Day 2025
The annual, massive list of Record Store Day releases has arrived. The event, which recently named Post Malone as the 2025 ambassador, takes place at indie record shops on April 12. The list, which includes over 300 titles, includes an official release of Post Malone’s Nirvana covers, which he performed …
Read More »Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms 'Buffy' Reboot Is in the Works: 'This Will Be For You'
Just days after reports swirled that a long-awaited Buffy reboot might finally be happening, Sarah Michelle Gellar hopped on Instagram to update fans about the project. She shared that an idea is in development, but that the series will only come to fruition “if we know we can do it …
Read More »Irv Gotti, Music Producer and Murder Inc. Records Co-Founder, Dead at 54
Irv Gotti, the famed music producer, industry executive, and TV producer, has died at the age of 54. Def Jam Recordings, the parent label of Gotti’s Murder Inc. company, confirmed his death, though did not state a cause. The instrumental hip-hop figure, born Irving Lorenzo, died after previously suffering what …
Read More »Halsey Defends Chappell Roan After Grammys Speech Criticized in 'Hollywood Reporter' Op-Ed
Halsey came to Chappell Roan‘s defense after The Hollywood Reporter published a scathing takedown of her Grammy Awards acceptance speech. On Sunday night, Chappell Roan called out the music industry’s treatment of young artists when she took the podium for her Best New Artist win. In her speech, she demanded …
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