Nearly three decades have passed since Fatlip exited the Pharcyde, one of the cleverest, funniest hip-hop groups to emerge in the early Nineties. Since then, he has put out a solo album, The Loneliest Punk, scored an underground hit with “What’s Up, Fatlip?” and even buried the hatchet with some …
Read More »Harry Styles' Full 'X Factor' Audition Included a Train Song, Bakery Banter With Simon Cowell
The X Factor is still digging through its bag of unreleased One Direction archival footage, this time offering up an extended cut of Harry Styles’ original audition for the U.K. talent show. When the show originally aired, Styles’ audition featured an a cappella rendition of the Stevie Wonder classic, “Isn’t …
Read More »Lil Durk Says He's Taking a Break to Focus on His Health After Pyrotechnic Blast Injury at Lollapalooza
Lil Durk is taking some time to recover after he suffered an injury during his 2022 Lollapalooza set over the weekend. The rapper shared an update on his health after he was hit in the face by two quick blasts from onstage pyrotechnics while performing his Pooh Shiesty collaboration “Back …
Read More »Rodney Jerkins: How We Made Beyoncé's Greatest Song
Beyoncé‘s 2006 single “Deja Vu,” from her second solo album, B-Day, topped Rolling Stone‘s recent list of the 70 greatest Beyoncé songs — released to celebrate her seventh solo album, Renaissance. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, legendary R&B producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins — who’s collaborated with …
Read More »Georgia's Gun Laws Are Forcing Atlanta's Midtown Music Festival to Cancel This Year
Georgia gun laws are to blame for the cancellation of the 2022 Music Midtown festival in Atlanta, Georgia. On Monday, Live Nation announced that the festival was canceled, stating only, “[D]ue to circumstances beyond our control, Music Midtown will no longer be taking place this year. We are looking forward …
Read More »From Bucket Hats to British Slang: Our Wildest Twitch Moments at Lollapalooza
Last week,Rolling Stone on Twitch made its music festival debut at Lollapalooza 2022. Streaming live from Grant Park, hosts Jon Weigell and Charlie Cooper met up with a number of artists, including guests both old and new, for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the summer’s best lineups. Here are …
Read More »Beyoncé to Remove Ableist Slur From Song 'Heated' After Backlash
Beyoncé will remove the word “spaz” from one of her new songs, “Heated,” after she received criticism from disability advocates. A rep for Beyoncé tells Rolling Stone, “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” It’s unclear how the “Heated” lyric will be changed; as of …
Read More »Mo Ostin, Legendary Warner Bros. Record Executive Behind Hendrix and The Kinks, Dead at 95
Mo Ostin, the legendary record executive who ran Warner/Reprise Records for over 30 years and worked with iconic artists including the Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, died on Sunday of natural causes. He was 95. “Mo was one of the greatest record men of all time, and …
Read More »Selena Quintanilla Estate Announces Posthumous Album Release With 'Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti' Remix
Selena first recorded the love song “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti” in 1987 for her sixth studio album Preciosa. Following her death in 1995, a re-recorded version of the track was shared on the 2004 compilation album Momentos Intimos. Now, “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti” has been revamped …
Read More »Guy Fieri Can't Stop Rocking Out at Rage Against the Machine Shows
When he isn’t getting deep in his flavorful feels to Phoebe Bridgers songs, Guy Fieri, it turns out, loves himself some Rage Against the Machine. The celebrity restauranteur, TV host, and one-and-only “Mayor of Flavortown” has been to at least three shows in a row on Rage’s long-awaited reunion tour. …
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