Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, and Gwen Stefani helped bona fide pop star Rina Sawayama connect — and fit in — with her white classmates after her family immigrated to London from Japan. In a new interview with Them, the “Hold the Girl” star shared how the music allowed her to …
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Two months after Magnus Carlsen, the reigning five-time World Chess Champion, announced that he would not defend his title next year because he prefers tournament play, he made a shocking exit from a major tournament, the Sinquefield Cup. The Norwegian grandmaster’s withdrawal came after a surprise loss to an American, …
Read More »R. Kelly Convicted of Six Counts in Federal Child Pornography Trial
CHICAGO, IL — Sometimes justice never comes, sometimes it takes more than 20 years. For several women whom R. Kelly sexually assaulted when they were underage, their decades-long fight ends in some vindication. R. Kelly was found guilty on six of the 13 counts — including creating child pornography and …
Read More »Tory Lanez Trial Delayed, Megan Thee Stallion's Ex-Best Friend Subpoenaed By Prosecutors
Tory Lanez’s criminal trial on charges he opened fire on Megan Thee Stallion and wounded her in both feet while yelling “dance, bitch” two years ago was delayed again Wednesday. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, appeared for the hearing, agreed to the continuance and left the courtroom shortly …
Read More »Jean-Luc Godard Didn't Just Reinvent the Cinematic Canon — He Transformed How We Engage With Movies
The inarguably true cliché about Jean-Luc Godard was that the late filmmaker, who died this week at the age of 91, was a rule-breaker, an artist whose style changed the course of film history by revealing the medium for everything it had already been and pointing to the future of …
Read More »'I Want My Hero's Moment': Maya Hawke on the End of 'Stranger Things' and Her New Album
IF YOU WANT Stranger Things spoilers, don’t ask Maya Hawke. “I’m of no use there,” the 24-year-old confidently says on Zoom, from a house her mom, Uma Thurman, rented in Sag Harbor, New York. “My character doesn’t have a ton of spoil-y story points. I’m comic relief.” Hawke — whose …
Read More »Watch Lil Nas X Make His Runway Debut at Coach's Fashion Week Show
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Montero the model. Days after crushing it on stage at the opening night of his “Long Live Montero” tour, Lil Nas X worked it on the runway, making …
Read More »Taylor Swift to Release Three 'Midnights' Bonus Tracks via Target Exclusive Edition
Attention all Swifties: If you haven’t already blown up your bank account pre-ordering all four editions of Taylor Swift‘s upcoming album Midnights, there’s another version of the singer-songwriter’s newest record to add to your collection. In keeping with Swift’s ongoing collaborations with the retail chain, Target announced Tuesday that it …
Read More »Jean-Luc Godard, 'Breathless' Director and French New Wave Icon, Dead at 91
Jean-Luc Godard, the father of modern cinema whose impish, combative provocations threw down a gauntlet with which all those who came in his wake must contend, died Tuesday. He was 91. The director died at his home by assisted suicide in Rolle, Switzerland, where that practice is legal, Godard’s longtime …
Read More »Emmys 2022: The Award Show Where Everything Old Is New Again, and Also Still Old
Early in the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards telecast, host Kenan Thompson joked, “Tonight, we celebrate the hundreds and hundreds of shows that were produced last year, and then we give awards to five of them.” Like a number of the Saturday Night Live vet’s zingers throughout the night, the line …
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