A month before Kanye West was set to head to trial to face teachers from his failed Donda Academy, the controversial rapper settled some of the lawsuits he was facing, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The 47-year-old, who changed his name to Ye, has agreed to conditional …
Read More »Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii, the 1975 to Headline Glastonbury 2025
Glastonbury has revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of the British music festival. Headliners will include the previously-announced Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and Rod Stewart, as well as Olivia Rodrigo, the 1975, Charli XCX, Doechii, Noah Kahan, the Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Raye, and Biffy Clyro. Other confirmed …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda Cancels 'Hamilton' Run at 'Trump Kennedy Center': 'Not Going to Be Part of It'
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. The venue originally announced plans for the yearlong celebration in July 2024, noting the return of Hamilton to the prestigious stage. But that was before Donald Trump was elected …
Read More »Finn Wolfhard Previews Debut Album 'Happy Birthday' With New Single 'Choose the Latter'
Finn Wolfhard is starting a new chapter. The actor and musician will release his debut album Happy Birthday on June 6 as his first collection of music as a soloist following stints in the bands Calpurnia and the Aubreys. “I started realizing a general theme in a lot of the …
Read More »Yes' Prog-Rock Classic — Now Even Proggier!
Together with Floyd’sDark Side of the Moonand Genesis’Foxtrot, Yes‘ 1972 masterpieceClose to the Edgeis probably the most fully realized album in progressive rock. It captures the band during an incredible (if fleeting) creative peak, and perfectly sums up the prog ethos; its lofty ideals and natural attraction towards the whimsical …
Read More »Rascal Flatts Recruit Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Jonas Brothers for Duets Album
Rascal Flatts are cruising toward the release of their forthcoming collaborative studio album Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets. Out June 6, the project recruits nine featured guests to reimagine classic releases from the band as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut, plus another act to join …
Read More »Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect Speaks for First Time Since Arrest: 'I'm Innocent'
The mancharged in the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur has broken his silence for the first time since his arrest two years ago. In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, defendant Duane “Keffe D”Davis continued to claim his innocence. Davis is charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role …
Read More »Lady Gaga Found 'Peak Confidence' on 'Mayhem': 'Now I Really Feel Like Myself'
When Lady Gaga started making her new album,Mayhem, she felt the dark, ominous energy of her first two albums —The Fame MonsterandBorn This Way—luring her back in. “It was really powerful,” she says on a recent call withRolling Stone.“Maybe the last four or so albums I’ve made, I moved away …
Read More »Hanumankind Bets Big On Himself to 'Run It Up'
“Run It Up” reunites Indian-American rap sensation Hanumankind with the team behind his viral hit “Big Dawgs,”the producer Kalmi and music video director Bijoy Shetty. That song earned RIAA platinum status in less than six months and ended 2024 as one of the Top 10 most streamed rap songs on …
Read More »Lady Gaga Explains How Michael Polansky's Proposal Inspired Her Song 'Blade of Grass'
Lady Gaga ends Mayhem with love. On Friday, the pop singer will release her seventh studio album, Mayhem. On a recent call with Rolling Stone ahead of the album, she shared that the second-to-last song, “Blade of Grass,” is a track she wrote after her engagement to fiancé Michael Polansky …
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