Sixteen years ago, in 2007, Neil Young puzzled quite a few people when he released a new album called Chrome Dreams II. Only his most devoted followers knew that the title was a reference to Chrome Dreams, an entirely different album he had put together in 1977 before shelving it …
Read More »Paramore Hands Mic Over to Stephen Curry for 'Misery Business' in San Francisco
Paramore surrendered the stage to Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry during the San Francisco stop on their This Is Why tour. Needless to say, the NBA player made himself right at home at the Chase Center — but this time around, instead of shooting three-pointers, he was delving …
Read More »Taylor Swift, SZA, Doja Cat Lead 2023 MTV VMA Nominations
Taylor Swift, SZA, and Doja Cat will all have multiple chances to add a few more Moonmen to their trophy cases at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift led all nominees this year with eight, while SZA picked up six, and Doja Cat earned five, as did Kim Petras, …
Read More »Mourners Gather in Ireland to Say Goodbye to Sinéad O'Connor
Fans gathered in the streets of Bray, Ireland to pay their respects to the late Sinéad O’Connor on Tuesday. The coastal town south of Dublin is the location of her last family home in Ireland, and as is an old tradition, her coffin was first carried past her former home, …
Read More »The Most Ridiculously Right-Wing Country Songs of All Time
If you really want to understand where Jason Aldean‘s “Try That in a Small Town” comes from, you have to go all the way back to Richard Nixon —and before that, George Wallace. Wallace, a former Alabama governor and segregationist independent candidate for president in 1968, got significant support from …
Read More »'Always In Your Area': Blackpink Celebrate Seventh Anniversary
The members of Blackpink celebrated seven years together, with Rosé, Jennie, Jisoo, and Lisa all sharing messages on social media commemorating the occasion. Rosé delivered a heartfelt tribute to the band, and their fans, calling Blackpink “such a blessing in my life.” She continued: “I have really been able to …
Read More »Ne-Yo Apologizes for Criticizing Parents Who Support Children Deciding Their Gender Identity
Parenting and gender identity are more complex topics than Ne-Yo treated them during his recent interview with Gloria Velez for VladTV. During their conversation, uploaded on Saturday, the musician questioned parents who allow their children to have a say in how they identify, asking: “When did it become a good …
Read More »Normani Signs New Management: 'New Music on the Horizon'
Normani has a new management team and music on the way. Rolling Stone has learned that the former Fifth Harmony member is now being managed by Brandon Creed (Charli XCX, Troye Sivan) and Lydia Asrat (Coco Jones, others) after parting ways from S10 Entertainment’s Brandon Silverstein in May. “With new …
Read More »RZA on the Future of Hip-Hop and Why Ol' Dirty Bastard Would Be 'One of the Greatest Artists Alive'
HIP-HOP WAS BORNINTHEBronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary,“Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. IT’S THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER when RZA hops on Zoom one afternoon, but the Wu-Tang architect and Hollywood maven isn’t …
Read More »Travis Scott Brings Out Kanye West at His Show in Rome
Travis Scott’s ambitious live premiere of his newest album Utopia, originally set to take place at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, took place in Italy on Monday at the historic Circus Maximus, an event stadium and park in Rome that was at one point the home of chariot races. …
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