Britney Spears is free from the court-ordered conservatorship she calls draconian and “demoralizing,” but her lawyer isn’t letting up any time soon. Mathew Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor, has served Spears’ dad, Jamie Spears, and the singer’s former management firm, Tri Star, with lengthy subpoenas seeking documents and depositions to …
Read More »'We Don't Want Any More Black Pastors in Here,' Says Defense Lawyer in Ahmaud Arbery Case
The defense lawyer for a man accused of filming the murder of Ahmaud Arbery — a Black man who was jogging through a Georgia neighborhood when two residents shot and killed him in 2020 — said that he didn’t want “any more black pastors” in the courtroom during trial. Reverend …
Read More »Brockhampton's Merlyn Wood Branches Out With New Song 'S.Y.K.'
Brockhampton‘s Merlyn Wood has dropped the video for new solo single “S.Y.K.” He’s the latest member from the group to step out from the band with solo material following founding member Kevin Abstract since their Saturation trilogy in 2017. In the “S.Y.K.” (which stands for “so you know”) visual, he …
Read More »T-Pain Wants to 'Mix U a Drank' With Launch of New Cocktail Guide
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Rapper T-Pain is taking his mixing skills out of the production booth and into the kitchen with a new cocktail guide titled Can I Mix You a Drink? …
Read More »9-Year-Old Boy 'Trampled' at Astroworld Fighting For His Life
A 9-year-old boy who was “trampled” and separated from his father while attending Travis Scott‘s Astroworld festival on Friday is fighting for his life at a children’s hospital in Houston, his grandparents confirmed to Rolling Stone. The grandmother of Ezra Blount says her grandson was being carried on the shoulders …
Read More »Terence 'Astro' Wilson, Longtime UB40 Vocalist, Dead at 64
Terence “Astro” Wilson, longtime member and “toaster” in the British reggae band UB40, has died at the age of 64. Former UB40 singer Ali Campbell, who toured with Astro over the past decade after both artists left the band, tweeted Saturday, “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have …
Read More »Liz Cheney Rips 'Un-American' Tucker Carlson, Fox News for Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) blasted those who are spreading conspiracy theories about the January 6th insurrection — that the violence that day was a “false flag” operation — as “un-American” and “very dangerous.” “It’s the same kind of thing you hear from people who say 9/11 was an inside job, …
Read More »It Started With Thirst Traps on TikTok. Now, She's Accused of Running a BDSM Cult
This story contains graphic descriptions of self-harm. When Chae first saw Angela Vandusen, a.k.a. @angelatheegoddess, on her TikTok For You page last year, she was instantly smitten. A 27-year-old based in Michigan, Vandusen was a home health care aide and an aspiring natural-oils entrepreneur, but she had amassed many devoted …
Read More »Khruangbin Make Their 'Austin City Limits' Debut With 'People Everywhere (Still Alive)'
Khruangbin will make their Austin City Limits debut on Nov. 6 as part of an hour-long episode also featuring fellow Texan Leon Bridges. The psych-rock Houston trio — bassist Laura Lee Ochoa, guitarist Mark Speer, and drummer Donald “DJ” Johnson Jr — performed songs from three of their albums, starting …
Read More »No Plea Deal in Tory Lanez Assault Case Involving Megan Thee Stallion
Despite “meaningful discussions” with prosecutors, Tory Lanez hasn’t reached a plea deal in his felony assault case and is now set to face live testimony next month alleging he shot Megan Thee Stallion in her feet with a semiautomatic gun last year. The “SKAT” rapper’s defense lawyer Shawn Holley appeared …
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