Mickey Gilley, the smooth-voiced, piano-playing country crooner who helped popularize the “Urban Cowboy” movement of the Eighties, died Saturday in Branson, Missouri. He was 86. Gilley’s publicist confirmed the singer’s death. While Gilley had a run of success in the Seventies singing barroom-piano country ballads and rave-ups like “Room Full …
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When Arcade Fire first came roaring out of Montreal with their firmament-strafing debut, Funeral, in 2004, they promised something new, exciting, and somewhat contradictory: heroic, culturally significant indie rock. A significance-deprived world ate it right up. This band didn’t just musically honor Springsteen, U2, and Bowie in the coming years, …
Read More »The Happiness Quotient: What an 'Eight-Hour Shower' and Creativity Have in Common
How would you complete this sentence, “Life is too short to…”? Drink bad coffee? Drive boring cars? Be unhappy? However you answer that question will give you an idea of where you should direct your energy. Directing your energy to a goal can also be thought of as manifesting. As …
Read More »Madonna to Celebrate Five Decades of Club Dominance With 'Finally Enough Love' Comp
Madonna is collecting her favorite club remixes, as well as some previously unreleased tracks, for a massive new collection, Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones, set to arrive Aug. 19. The new collection was inspired by Madonna’s Feb. 2020 achievement of notching her 50th Number One on the Billboard Dance …
Read More »Biden Calls on Congress to Codify Roe, Urges Voters to Elect 'Pro-Choice Majority'
President Biden urged Congress to codify into federal law the right to abortion after an alleged draft majority opinion leaked and revealed the Supreme Court may be planning to overturn abortion rights in the U.S. “If the Court does overturn Roe, it will fall on our nation’s elected officials at …
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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. When the electric guitar came out, it quickly became a staple of popular music, winding its way through jazz, blues, and eventually landing on the main stage of …
Read More »Celine Dion Postpones 2022 European Tour as 'Health Issues' Persist
Four months after Celine Dion canceled her North American tour this spring due to continued health issues, the singer announced Friday that her 2022 European tour has been postponed as well. “I’m so sorry we have to change our tour plans for Europe one more time; first we had to …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Sun Hats for UV Protection This Season
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When you’re out in the sun this summer, make sure that you’re taking the steps to protect your skin. While lathering on the SPF is always a good …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Waterproof Picnic Blankets for Festivals, Camping, and Tailgating
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There’s nothing better than a warm-weather picnic: sunshine, ice-cold beverages, and tasty packed lunches all spread out on the park lawn or beachside. However, if you don’t have …
Read More »'I Feel Funny': Justin Bieber Offers Silly Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Honest' Video
Justin Bieber has released a short humorous music video titled “I Feel Funny,” which teases the upcoming video for the singer’s new single, “Honest.” Directed by Cole Bennett, the clip reveals Bieber behind the scenes at the “Honest” shoot and includes an appearance by collaborator Don Toliver. “Justin randomly texted …
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