Does Francis Ford Coppola thrive on chaos? Not exactly, the director claims in the new trailer for Megadoc, Mike Figgis’ behind-the-scenes documentary on the tumultuous making of Coppola’s 2024 film Megalopolis: “I’m confronting chaos.” Coppola spent $120 million of his own money on Megalopolis, a script he’d been working on …
Read More »Taylor Swift Playing the Super Bowl Makes Sense: Here's Why
Taylor Swift headlining the Super Bowl halftime show has been one of those things that’s seemed so obvious for so long it’s a shock it hasn’t happened (soft drink sponsorship deals aside, of course). Over the past few years, especially, her name has been bandied about as a likely prospect, …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Surprise Dallas Show With Kelsea Ballerini Duets
Kelsea Ballerini is almost like an honorary Jonas sister. Just a handful of years after opening for the group on their 2021 tour, the country star joined Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas for a pair of performances during the group’s show in Dallas on Sunday. “We had the wonderful pleasure …
Read More »Drake Talks Swedish Jail, Fake Abs, and Friendship Breakups With Bobbi Althoff
It appears that all is well between Drake and Bobbi Althoff. The podcast host and content creator went viral in 2023 when Drizzy appeared on her show, The Really Good Podcast, setting off a spree of other rapper interviews — including Lil Yachty, YG, and Offset — as well as …
Read More »Blood Orange Mourns Beautifully on 'Essex Honey'
“As exciting as watching trees sprout” is decidedly a pejorative idiom. Still, it’s somehow the perfect way to describe these elegiac bops. Indeed, Devonté Hynes, on his fifth studio LP as Blood Orange, manages to make life’s contemplative moments seem urgent, celestial, and rehabilitative. No actual trees sprout on the …
Read More »Miguel Embraces the 'Caos' on First New Album in Eight Years
Miguel has finally announced his long-awaited fifth album, Caos, with the LP set to arrive Oct. 23 — also the musician’s 40th birthday — via ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records. Along with announcing Caos, Miguel soft-released the album’s new single and title-track. The song hasn’t been given a wide release just yet, …
Read More »Cardi B Wins at Civil Assault Trial Brought by Security Guard: 'I'm Super Completely Innocent'
Cardi B won the debate. And the trial too. A week after going viral for calling her witness-stand interrogation a “debate,” not an “altercation,” the Grammy-winning rapper was handed a resounding victory at her civil trial over claims she physically assaulted a security guard she accused of filming her. Jurors …
Read More »Spotify Searches for Fifth Harmony Jumped 665 Percent Following Reunion
Fifth Harmony is back — and the reunion fervor is all over Spotify. Data obtained by Rolling Stone shows searches for the girl group increased by 665 percent following the group’s surprise performance on Sunday night. The group reunited as a four-piece for the first time since their “indefinite hiatus,” …
Read More »Lil Nas X's Father Blames 'Pressure' of Fame for Son's Recent Breakdown and Arrest
Lil Nas X‘s father, Robert Stafford, has spoken out following the arrest of his son last week. Stafford discussed the incident with The Times over the weekend, describing the rapper’s breakdown as the price of fame. “I understand how the music business is,” Stafford said. “It’s like a high. When …
Read More »Sex Pistols With Frank Carter Postpone North American Tour After Steve Jones Breaks Wrist
The Sex Pistols and Frank Carterhave some bad news to share. On Friday, guitarist Steve Jones broke the news to fans that he had broken his wrist and that the band would need to postpone their upcoming run of North and American shows that had been slated to kick off …
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