Black Star‘s first new album in nearly 25 years, No Fear of Time, has arrived, via subscription podcast platform Luminary, and with it comes the hip-hop super duo’s free-to-watch lyric video for “o.G.” On the new song, Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Talib Kweli trade verses, with Bey holding …
Read More »'The Exact Same Thing': Oliver Tree Accuses the Kid Laroi Director of Copying His Videos
Messages from close friends and industry folks alike flooded Oliver Tree’s phone after the Kid Laroi released the cinematically eccentric video for “Thousand Miles” in late April. Friends and colleagues wanted to know if Tree had helped direct the video, as snippets from it seemed to mirror his own work. …
Read More »Future Makes Lil Additions to 'I Never Liked You' With New Songs Featuring Durk, Baby
All it took was a weekend withI Never Liked You for Future to expand it. On Monday, the rap star added six tracks to his ninth album, including songs such as “Like Me” with 42 Dugg and Lil Baby and “Affiliated” with Lil Durk. Also on the expanded version are …
Read More »FKA Twigs Cites 'Gaslighting,' Gets Trial Date in Shia LaBeouf Sex Battery Case
FKA Twigs won a trial date for her claims against Shia LaBeouf Monday after her lawyer accused the Transformers actor of “gaslighting” the British avant-pop star amid her long-running lawsuit alleging “relentless abuse” during a “living nightmare” relationship, Rolling Stone has learned. The singer-songwriter-actor, who released her mixtape Caprisongs in …
Read More »Sammy Hagar and the Circle Strip Back 'My Hero' for Powerful Tribute to Taylor Hawkins
Sammy Hagar and the Circle paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” during a set at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis last Friday, April 29. Hagar and his band were tapped to headline the festival after the Foo Fighters called off …
Read More »Apparently, Four-Year-Old Megan Fox 'Manifested' Machine Gun Kelly
When she was younger, Megan Fox wasn’t like other kids. At four years old, while her peers were risking ringworm in sandboxes and playing tag at recess, the actress was busy manifesting her now-fiancé Machine Gun Kelly. In an interview with Glamour UK, Fox explains her theory, saying: “He’s literally …
Read More »The Rise and Righteousness of Mariah Carey
Danyel Smith knows charts and awards are flawed metrics of success, but she also understands they are the ones we have, and wants to see Black women earn their due. This is not an abstract goal to the legendary music journalist. In a call with Rolling Stone from her Southern …
Read More »See Maluma Bring Out Madonna at Medellín Concert
Madonna made a not-so-surprise appearance Saturday night at Maluma’s all-star homecoming show in Medellín, with the Material Girl joining the Colombian singer onstage to perform two songs. In the encore portion of the concert — which streamed live on Prime Video and already featured guests like Feid, Blessd and Grupo …
Read More »Kehlani's 'Everything' Is a Sentimental, Candid Celebration of Queer Love
Kehlani is head over heels in love — and unafraid to gush about it on the new single, “Everything.” The track comes off the Grammy-nominated singer’s latest studio album, Blue Water Road, which was released Friday. The accompanying music video for “Everything” finds Kehlani, who uses she/they pronouns, enjoying a …
Read More »See Olivia Rodrigo Perform 'Complicated' With Avril Lavigne at Toronto Concert
Since the start of Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour Tour, the singer has performed Avril Lavigne’s hit “Complicated” on a nightly basis. At her concert Friday at Toronto’s Massey Hall, Rodrigo was joined onstage by the Canadian pop-punk princess herself to deliver the 2002 single. Prior to “Complicated,” Rodrigo teased a special …
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