Offset shared a heart-wrenching tribute to Takeoff, describing the “unbearable pain” he’s felt in the weeks since his Migos bandmate and cousin was shot and killed in Houston. “The pain you have left me with is unbearable,” Offset wrote. “My heart is shattered and I have so many things to …
Read More »Wilko Johnson, Dr. Feelgood Guitarist Who Influenced the Punk Movement, Dead at 75
Wilko Johnson, the influential guitarist for the British pub rock band Dr. Feelgood who was credited with laying the groundwork for the punk movement, has died at the age of 75. “This is the announcement we never wanted to make, & we do so with a very heavy heart: Wilko …
Read More »Is Politics Infiltrating Country Music's History of Charity Work?
Late last month, Luke Bryan surprised fans with a special guest at the Jacksonville, Florida, stop on his Raised Up Right Tour. It wasn’t one of Bryan’s country music peers, but a politician with presidential dreams: Florida governor Ron DeSantis. Walking onstage to pre-recorded music and tossing merch into the …
Read More »Bob Dylan Didn't Actually Hand-Sign All Those Copies Of His New Book, Publisher Admits
Publishing giant Simon and Schuster is issuing refunds for the $600 “hand-signed” edition of Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy of Modern Song after it turned out Dylan’s autograph was a “penned replica.” Simon and Schuster announced the news on Instagram, writing, “To those who purchased The Philosophy of Modern …
Read More »Peacock Review: Everything to Know About NBC's Streaming Service (and How to Get it for 99 Cents a Month)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The streaming wars have gotten more heated in the last few years, thanks to Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. With hundreds of both new and beloved shows and movies …
Read More »World Cup Teams Drop Armbands Supporting LGBTQ Community After FIFA Threats
The captains of seven European teams at the World Cup — including heavy-hitters England, Germany, and the Netherlands — will no longer be wearing armbands in support of the LGBTQ community following threats from international soccer’s governing body, FIFA, The Washington Post reports. The armbands would have been a pointed …
Read More »Jack White Quits Twitter, Calls Elon Musk's Trump Reinstatement 'A-hole Move'
Jack White is no longer on Twitter. On Sunday, the musician posted a scathing letter to Instagram explaining his decision to leave the bird app after Twitter CEO Elon Musk decided to reinstate Donald Trump’s account, two years after he was banned for his comments following the insurrection. “So you …
Read More »Nightclub Shooting Victims Mourned: 'In the Gay Community, You Create Your Families'
LGBTQ+ community members in Colorado Springs often sought refuge in the comfort of their local LGBTQ+ nightclub, Club Q. It was a place where they could perform and share space in a pure embrace of their freedom with boundless confidence. When the suspect, identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, allegedly …
Read More »Anti-Woke Banking Startup Cancels Itself
Less than three months after its public debut, the “anti-woke” banking startup GloriFi is canceling itself. The company has laid off employees and informed them the end is nigh, via an email from Chief Marketing Officer Cathy Landtrop obtained by the Wall Street Journal. Landroop cited “financial challenges related to …
Read More »10 Days in Hell: Our Russian Hostage Nightmare
WHEN RUSSIAN SOLDIERS opened fire on our car, I thought we were dead. It was March 4, eight days into the invasion of Ukraine. My wife and I had hurriedly packed all our valuables that could fit in one suitcase and a couple of carry-ons. We hired a driver, thinking …
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