The Jan. 6 committee is holding its ninth and — supposedly — final public hearing on Thursday. The panel is expected to key on former President Donald Trump’s role in the riot, and to exhibit evidence provided by a Danish film crew that trailed longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, who …
Read More »Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Drake, and Taylor Swift Lead 2022 American Music Awards Nominations
Bad Bunny dominates the 2022 American Music Awards nominations with eight nods, trailed closely by Beyoncé, Drake, and Taylor Swift, who all snagged six. With five nominations a piece, Adele, Harry Styles, and The Weeknd are also among the year’s most nominated artists at the ceremony set to air live …
Read More »How a 'Loud, Psychedelic' Ride Helped Bring Toro y Moi's World into Focus
A ll Chaz Bear wanted was a vehicle. By early January 2021, he’d spent ten months cloistered in his home studio in Oakland, California, putting the finishing touches on his seventh album as Toro y Moi, and the time had come to think about a way of presenting it to …
Read More »Wet Leg: That Whole 'Industry Plant' Thing is 'Misogyny'
THIS YEAR, THE relentlessly clever and catchy indie-rock duo Wet Leg — Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers — became the first buzzy British band in eons to conquer the U.S. A pair of undeniable debut singles, “Chaise Longue” and “Wet Dream,” presaged a self-titled album that managed to live up …
Read More »Secretly Group Union Earns Contract In Major Milestone for Indie Music Organizing
The Secretly Group Union has affirmed and ratified a contract with its employers, marking a major milestone for one of the first independent record-label staffs to organize. The SGU announced the news on Twitter Tuesday night, Oct. 11, writing, “We are ecstatic to announce that contract negotiations have concluded and …
Read More »Bingo Card From Hell: Kanye West, Kid Rock Attend Candace Owens' Film Premiere
Given 500 guesses, it’s unlikely anyone would completely nail the certifiably nonsensical lineup of guests that hit the red carpet together at the Nashville premiere of alt-right provocateur Candace Owens’ “documentary” The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM. The bingo-card-from-hell featured none other than recent …
Read More »Secret Service Had Tip That Proud Boys Planned to 'Literally Kill People' on Jan. 6
The Jan. 6 committee during its hearing on Thursday displayed a tip relayed to the Secret Service by the FBI from a source warning that the Proud Boys planned to “literally kill people” on Jan. 6. “Their plan is to literally kill people,” the tip read. “Please please take this …
Read More »Don't Call Mach-Hommy 'Reclusive'
The prolific Haitian American rapper Mach-Hommy is thinking about his craft. “They say mastery requires 10,000 hours. If that’s the case, I’ve been a master. I’m ascendant,” he says during a FaceTime call last week. He was preparing for the release of DUCK CZN: Tiger Style, which dropped on Monday. …
Read More »Tom DeLonge Thanks Matt Skiba for Keeping Blink-182 Alive During His Absence
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Following the surprise news that Blink-182’s three core members were reuniting, returning guitarist Tom DeLonge turned to social media Thursday to thank his replacement, Matt Skiba, for keeping …
Read More »Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Opens Up About Night of Police Shooting: I Thought They Were Going to 'Kill Me' Too
Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenny Walker, talked in-depth about the night his girlfriend was shot and killed by police on the new episode of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk. Taylor and Walker were in their apartment on the night of March 13, 2020, when Louisville Metro Police executed a no-knock …
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