Sean Combs’ reported plan to get out of federal custody and counsel domestic violence abusers is striking a nerve with his accusers. “This is utterly preposterous,” Douglas Wigdor, the victims’ rights attorney who represents Combs’ ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura tells Rolling Stone. “How are you going to counsel someone else …
Read More »Drummergeddon 2025: Why We're Witnessing a Global Percussion Apocalypse
Welcome to Drummergeddon 2025, when the entire music world wants to know: What the hell is going on with the drummers? There’s an epidemic of high-profile bands dumping their drummers, or getting dumped by them, and nobody has any clue why. It’s not just the Who or the Foo Fighters. …
Read More »Did Bob Dylan Send a Political Message By Singing 'Masters of War' for the First Time Since 2016?
Bob Dylan kicked off his Outlaw Music Festival set Friday evening at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, New York, by playing “Masters of War” for the first time since the Desert Trip Festival in 2016. Dylan has taken very few political stances since the Civil Rights …
Read More »Eli Young Band Rediscover Their Country Mojo by Going Indie
After more than two decades, Eli Young Band is finally having a full-circle moment. The four-piece released Strange Hours, its seventh studio album, on Aug. 1 and the project marks the group’s return to independent music for the first time since their 2005 debut, Level. It made sense, then, that …
Read More »Eladio Carrión Surprises Fans With New Music and 'Los Archivos' on Vintage Website
If there’s one thing Eladio Carrión loves to do, it’s surprise his fans with new content and music. On Saturday, the Puerto Rican musician shared the link to his “Los Archivos,” a website that features unreleased songs, videos, and clips from the last few years. During a visit to Rolling …
Read More »Pusha T Says His Work With Kanye West Is 'Definitely in the Past'
Don’t expect to hear about Pusha T and Kanye West reconnecting anytime soon. In a new Clipse interview with The Guardian on Thursday, Pusha was asked directly if he’d ever consider working with West again. His answer was clear. “Yeah, that’s in the past,” Pusha told the publication. “That’s definitely …
Read More »Michael Lydon, Founding 'Rolling Stone' Editor, Dead at 82
Michael Lydon, a veteran music journalist who served as the original assistant editor of Rolling Stone when it ran out of a tiny San Francisco loft by a skeleton staff overseen by co-founder Jann Wenner, died on July 30. He was 82. Lydon’s wife, Ellen Mandel, confirmed his death to …
Read More »Gunna's New Album 'The Last Wun' Has Arrived
Gunna‘s latest album, The Last Wun, is set to be his last project under longtime record label YSL. The record is the Atlanta rapper’s second project since being released from jail in 2022 as part of a plea deal in the sprawling YSL RICO case that also ensnared Gunna’s YSL …
Read More »YNW Melly's Double Murder Trial Postponed to January 2027
The double murder case of YNW Melly has been delayed yet again. About a month before the trial was set to begin, Broward State Attorney’s Office confirmed to Rolling Stone that the rapper — real name Jamell Demons — will not face his trial until January 2027, nearly eight years …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Drops Double Singles 'Bus Back to Richmond' and 'More Than Friends'
Earlier this year, Lucy Dacus returned with her fourth studio album, Forever Is a Feeling. After letting the record breathe for a few months, the singer-songwriter is back with confirmation that she’s still feeling forever quite deeply. Dacus has shared the dual singles “Bus Back to Richmond” and “More Than …
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