Baby, this Rihanna cover was not what Taylor Swift fans in Liverpool came for — but it sure was a treat. Swift serenaded the crowd with a performance of “This Is What You Came For,” Calvin Harris‘ song with Rihanna that Swift co-wrote. Swift did a mashup of the Rihanna …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Gets October Trial Date For Alleged Shooting of A$AP Relli
A$AP Rocky is due to face a jury trial this fall over charges he opened fire on his former friend A$AP Relli on a Los Angeles street corner more than two years ago, a judge ruled Thursday. The “Praise The Lord” rapper received a trial date of October 21, 2024 …
Read More »Sia is the Motivational Speaker She Needs on 'Reasonable Woman'
The idea of artists needing a “career reboot” often has as much to do with the petulant impatience of content-saturated fans than the actual situation of the artist in question. But in the case of Sia, the urgency of a course correction is hard to deny. Sia broke out from …
Read More »Rihanna Again Teases New Album 'R9': 'It's Gonna Be Amazing'
Rihanna once again teased her long-awaited new album — dubbed R9 by fans — during a red carpet appearance for her Fenty makeup Saturday. Asked about the follow-up to 2016’s Anti, Rihanna told Extra, “It’s gonna be amazing. It has to be — that is the only reason it’s not …
Read More »See Rihanna Stage First Full Concert Since 2016 at Wedding for Indian Billionaire's Son
Rihanna staged her first full non-Super Bowl concert in nearly eight years Friday as she was hired to perform before the wedding for an Indian billionaire’s son. The singer delivered a 19-song, hits-filled gig in Junagadh, India for a pre-wedding celebration for Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani, the son of …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Says Megan Thee Stallion 'Wanted a Rihanna Moment' After Being Shot
On the fifth day of Nicki Minaj’s intense fixation on Megan Thee Stallion following a jab the “Savage” rapper likely threw Minaj’s way on her latest track, Minaj invoked Rihanna to claim that Megan tried to force sympathy for herself as a victim of violence. She also refuted that she …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Again Pleads Not Guilty to Charges He Shot A$AP Relli
A$AP Rocky is adamant he didn’t shoot his former friend A$AP Relli on a Los Angeles street corner two years ago and is hoping for a trial by September, his lawyer said after a court hearing Monday. Minutes earlier, the Grammy-nominated musician entered a new not guilty plea that was …
Read More »Rihanna Returns With a New FENTY x PUMA Collab That's “Bigger and Badder” Than Ever
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you thought Rihanna planned on slowing down anytime soon, think again. FENTY X PUMA is back with a new collab titled “The Creeper Phatty,” which looks just …
Read More »Video of A$AP Rocky Allegedly Shooting Friend Finally Revealed
Grainy video allegedly showing rapper A$AP Rocky firing a gun at his former friend A$AP Relli on a Hollywood street corner two years ago was made public for the first time Wednesday inside a Los Angeles courtroom. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, sat at a defense table and watched the clip …
Read More »The Song of the Year Grammy Could Be a Genre-Crossing Slugfest
Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 10, Rolling Stone is breaking down 16 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. If the biggest song of the year (Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night”) has a chance in …
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