The founder of an Afrobeats label is publicly demanding that Bad Bunny give Nigerian artist Joeboy and his producer credit on the track “Enséñame a Bailar,” a song off the reggaeton star’s 2022 smash LP Un Verano Sin Ti. In a call-to-action that accuses Bad Bunny and his record company …
Read More »The Grammys Call Dr. Dre an Icon. Dee Barnes Calls Him an Abuser
On Sunday night at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre was honored with an award that will newly bear his name – the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. The honor is a project of the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective, which debuted the Global Impact Award last …
Read More »A Piss-and-Vinegar Biden Dares Republicans to Try Him
President Joe Biden devoted most of his second State of the Union address to calls for unity and working across the aisle in a season of divided government. Except when he didn’t: As Republican lawmakers vociferously heckled the president throughout the speech, the president pushed right back. The shouts from …
Read More »Former President Accused of Attempting Coup Calls Biden 'Most Corrupt President in American History'
President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening — a soft launch of sorts to his 2024 re-election campaign — called for for bipartisan unity while admonishing GOP efforts to undermine his party’s accomplishments. Trump, who has already declared his run for the White House, delivered his …
Read More »LeBron James Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA Points Record
LeBron James broke one of the NBA’s loftiest records Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, scoring 38,388 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the league’s all-time leading scorer. James entered the night’s game against Oklahoma City Thunder just 36 points away from passing Abdul-Jabbar’s historic record. In the third quarter, …
Read More »Who Knew a Kinky Sex Party With Cara Delevingne Could Be So Boring?
If you were an adolescent with occasional bouts of insomnia in the early 2000s, you probably grew up watching Real Sex, the groundbreaking HBO series that aired in the wee hours before softcore time-travel movies and re-airings of Problem Child 3. Real Sex was truly revolutionary: it was frank, straightforward, …
Read More »Roger Waters Says Ukraine Invasion Was 'Not Unprovoked' at UN Security Council
At Russia’s request, Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters spoke at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday. The musician’s address was largely an anti-war broadside, as he condemned the for-profit military industrial complex and stressed the devastating toll of war, both on people and the environment. As the …
Read More »Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera, Jeremy Pope Score Top Honors at 2023 GLAAD Media Awards
The top honors at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards will be presented to Jeremy Pope, Bad Bunny, and Christina Aguilera. Scheduled to be held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on March 30, the ceremony will celebrate the trio across three separate categories for their impact on, and support …
Read More »Duran Duran to Embark on 'Future Past' North American Tour
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After kicking off 2023 with a New Year’s Eve performance in Times Square, Duran Duran will keep the live vibes going this spring when they embark on a …
Read More »Benoît David on His Rocky Tenure as Yes' Frontman: 'It Still Hurts'
Rolling Stone‘s interview series King for a Day features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and singers who had the difficult job of fronting major rock bands after the departure of an iconic vocalist. Some of them stayed in their bands for years, while others lasted just a few …
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