SZA has promised fans that an updated version of Lana, featuring fresh mixes and new songs, will arrive next Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. The musician released the long-awaited Lana — at once a new album, but also technically an expansion upon 2022’s SOS — on Dec. 20. But not only …
Read More »Flavor Flav Wants a Clock on His Tombstone
I n my 45 years on Earth, I’ve never seen a person place this order at a restaurant. Flavor Flav is at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in New York the day before Thanksgiving. He’s in town to catch the Macy’s parade with his family and attend to …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Is Shaking That 'Espresso' in Dunkin Signature-Drink Commercial
Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know that’s that Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter‘s signature drink. Closing out a year that has been amped up on caffeine, the pop phenom has teamed up with Dunkin for a fated collaboration. In a new commercial, Carpenter takes another innuendo-filed victory lap …
Read More »Karol G Announces 2025 Documentary: It's a 'Dream Come True'
Bichota season continues. Karol G will share her inspiring story in a Netflix documentary next year. The Colombian superstar announced the news with an Instagram post. “A story born from dreams that seemed impossible, fueled by unwavering faith,” Karol G wrote in the caption. “My life, my work, my truth, …
Read More »Liam Payne Died After Trying to Escape via Hotel Balcony, Says Judge
Liam Payne didn’t “lose his balance” before falling from a hotel balcony; he was trying to escape the building while in a drugged state, according to the judge handling his death investigation. In a ruling today obtained by Rolling Stone, Judge Laura Bruniard shared new information on what led to …
Read More »Watch Snoop Dogg Take Over the Arizona Bowl
In perhaps the second-most viral game of the 2024 college football season behind the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Snoop Dogg served as host of this year’s Arizona Bowl, with the rapper taking over all aspects of the matchup, from sponsor to bandleader to play-by-play announcer. Officially dubbed “the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl …
Read More »Robbie Robertson on Jimmy Carter: 'A Kind, Wonderful Human Being'
One of the first signs that Jimmy Carter was not your average politician came in January 1974. Already a Bob Dylan fan, the then-governor of Georgia was in the audience at Atlanta’s Omni Coliseum to see Bob Dylan and the Band on their historic tour. Afterward, the musicians, promoter Bill …
Read More »'He Was a Guide to Us': Dickey Betts on Jimmy Carter
It’s become commonplace for presidents and politicians to consort with musicians, but that was not the case in the Seventies, when the two worlds barely collided. Starting with his run for governor of Georgia in the Sixties and continuing through his presidential campaign the following decade, Jimmy Carter proudly and …
Read More »Mark Ronson Remembers Quincy Jones: He 'Radiated Generosity'
Mark Ronson is remembering the late producer and legend, Quincy Jones. On Thursday, the eight-time Grammy winner shared a tribute for Jones through The Guardian, calling Jones a “benevolent cheerleader for the wonder of music.” “Losing Quincy is like a black hole swallowing part of the musical universe,” Ronson wrote. …
Read More »Best Music of 2024: Staff Picks
2024 was an incredible year for new music. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at these wildly varied lists of the year’s 10 best albums, as chosen by more than 40 members of Rolling Stone’s staff across all departments. These lists feature pop blockbusters, DIY faves, and everything in …
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