Katy Perry closed out the Inauguration DayCelebrating America concert with a surprise performance of her 2010 hit “Firework.” Other performances at the special included Demi Lovato, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, and more in honor of Joe Biden becoming the 46th President of the United States. …
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This review was originally published in the April 17, 1980 issue of Rolling Stone. The other four New York Dolls usually looked like they’d been sentenced to be in the world’s weirdest band, but Sylvain Sylvain always seemed as if he were there by choice. He might have been you …
Read More »Trump Calls in Pillow Salesman to Discuss Possibility of Instituting Martial Law
President Trump appears to be out of options in his quest to con his way into a second term in office. The court challenges didn’t work. Pressuring Republican politicians to hold up the certification of the election results didn’t work. Inciting a mob of thousands of his supporters to storm …
Read More »Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat Team Up for '34+35′ Remix
Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat have joined forces for a new remix of Grande’s Positions track “34+35.” The pop star began teasing the song this week on social media, with a clip featuring a television broadcasting three unidentified figures. Hours before releasing the track, she revealed her …
Read More »Tom Morello, Idles, La Roux to Contribute to Gang of Four Compilation
May 14th will see the release of a new Gang of Four tribute album,The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, in honor of the post-punk band’s pioneering lead guitarist who died in February 2020. On Wednesday, the full tracklist for the compilation was announced, …
Read More »Tom Hanks to Host Biden, Harris Inaugural TV Special 'Celebrating America'
UPDATE (1/15):Foo Fighters, John Legend, and Bruce Springsteen have joined the lineup for Celebrating America, a primetime special heralding the inauguration of Joe Biden. The artists will be performing in “iconic locations across the country,” according to a release. Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington also joined the special and will …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’re shopping for the best blenders, chances are you’ve considered buying a Vitamix. But when it comes to high-end blenders for your morning smoothies and beyond, there …
Read More »Mammoth WVH, Dirty Honey Reschedule Young Guns Tour, Add New Shows
UPDATE (1/12): Mammoth WVH and Dirty Honey are rescheduling a chunk of their upcoming Young Guns tour due to concerns over the the spread of Covid-19. Performances that were originally scheduled between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20, have now been moved to start after March 5 (only a Jan. 28 …
Read More »Arnold Schwarzenegger Slams Trump, Complicit GOP Members Over Capitol Riot
Arnold Schwarzenegger slammed Donald Trump and and complicit Republicans and compared the U.S. Capitol riot to Kristallnacht in a video speech the action star/former California governor delivered Sunday. “I grew up in Austria. I’m very aware of Kristallnacht, or ‘the Night of Broken Glass.’ It was a night of rampage …
Read More »Flashback: That Time Bob Dylan Duetted With … Bette Midler?
In the Seventies — or any other decade, in fact — it would have been hard to imagine less-likely duet partners than Bob Dylan and Bette Midler. In the fall of 1975, Dylan was newly invigorated, coming off Blood on the Tracks, and Midler was the midst of her first …
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