Kodak Black was arrested Friday on felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The rapper was charged with a felony one charge of trafficking oxycodone and a lesser charge of possession of a controlled substance according to the Broward County clerk. A $75,000 bond for Black’s …
Read More »Tomorrow x Together Visits Rolling Stone — And Fans Mob Our Office
Earlier this month, Tomorrow x Together stopped by Rolling Stone to appear on our Twitch channel, as dozens of fans brought applause, screams, and tears outside our New York office. The K-pop group appeared on a special morning edition of Twitch, bringing excitement to their fans, known as MOA. We …
Read More »Axl Rose Slams Vladimir Putin: 'Callous, Lying, Murderous, Little Man'
Axl Rose slammed Russian president Vladimir Putin and dedicated Guns N’ Roses’ recent shows to Taylor Hawkins in a Twitter statement marking the end of the band’s just-wrapped European leg of their reunion tour. After thanking European fans for showing “love and support” to the Ukrainian people — throughout the …
Read More »Lizzo's 'Special' Is A Radical Political Statement
There is no reason to believe that Lizzo intended to make a political album with Special. These 12 songs are a sonic bouquet of soul, R&B, hip-hop, and pop, about the radical joy of facing down your past and loving yourself anyway. The album takes us on an intensely vulnerable …
Read More »See Britney Spears Transform 'Baby One More Time' Into Sultry Slow Jam
Britney Spears turned to Instagram Friday to do something fans haven’t seen her do in a long time: Sing. “I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time… maybe too long,” Spears wrote. In between sorting loads of laundry, Spears recorded herself delivering a “different version” of her pop-altering …
Read More »Roger Waters Says He's 'Far, Far, Far More Important' Than the Weeknd and Drake
Roger Waters threw shade at both the Weeknd and Drake after the former Pink Floyd rocker found himself overshadowed in the Canadian press by the two hometown artists. Waters’ This Is Not a Drill Tour rolled into Toronto on July 8, the same day the Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn …
Read More »'Beastie Boys Square' Finally Approved for 'Paul's Boutique' NYC Intersection
The New York City Council have finally approved a measure to name a Lower East Side Manhattan intersection “Beastie Boys Square,” a corner popularized by the trio’s Paul’s Boutique. The vote Thursday marked a happy end to a nearly decade-long grassroots campaign by Beasties fans to anoint the corner of …
Read More »Alicia Keys Sets 'Keys II' Deluxe Edition With New Songs, Video
Alicia Keys has announced a deluxe edition of her 2021 “double-sided” album Keys that boasts new songs, remixes and more. Keys II, out Aug. 12, features both the “Originals” version and the Mike Will Made-It-produced “Unlocked” version of the album, which Rolling Stone called Keys’ “most ambitious” album to date, …
Read More »Cyn Manifests Luxury and a 'House With a View' With the Help of Katy Perry in New Video
Tell Elon, she said, “zoom, zoom!” On Friday, Cyn dropped her single “House with a View,” the track she wrote while handling the not-so-fun aspects of being a new mom, as she manifests a good-ass life and luxury for herself (and her baby boy Etienne). “I felt like I was …
Read More »Kanye West Left Production Company Hanging for $7.1 Million, New Lawsuit Claims
Kanye West is facing a new lawsuit filed by a production company accusing him of owing over $7 million in outstanding fees for work on various projects over the past year. According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Phantom Labs says it worked with Ye between June 2021 and …
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