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 …
Read More »Watch Knocked Loose Bring the Fury to Rolling Stone's Twitch Studio
Knocked Loose are known for their relentless touring schedule. But when the pandemic brought live music to a halt, the Louisville, Kentucky, hardcore band made the best of it by heading for a secluded rental cabin in the mountain resort town of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to write their next record. …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Buffalo Nichols, 'Another Man'
It’s one thing to revive a genre and another to resuscitate a specific type of old-school song. But on “Another Man,” from his new self-titled debut, Buffalo Nichols has both goals in mind: to update the blues and the protest song in the 21st century. Born in Houston but raised …
Read More »The Fugees Postpone Reunion Tour to 2022
Days before the Fugees were set to begin their long-awaited reunion tour, the trio have postponed the trek until 2022. Following their brief-but-triumphant gig in New York in September for the Global Citizen Live event, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel were scheduled to embarked on their 25th anniversary …
Read More »French Montana Announces New Album, Drops Single 'I Don't Really Care'
French Montana will release his fourth full-length album, They Got Amnesia, on November 12th via Epic Records/Bad Boy Entertainment. The rapper has previewed the released with a new single, “I Don’t Really Care,” and an accompanying music video. Produced by Boi-1da and Lil CC, “I Don’t Really Care” is a swaggering single full …
Read More »John Cho Is a Bounty Hunter on a Mission in 'Cowboy Bebop' Trailer
Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming series Cowboy Bebop, which stars John Cho, Daniella Pineda, and Mustafa Shakir. The trailer gives a glimpse of the stylized action and moody visuals teased last week in the first clip from the show. The series, described as an “action-packed space …
Read More »RMR Talks His Viral Hit 'Rascal' and Singing in Choir on 'The First Time'
Ski-masked singer RMR, a student of all pop genres who hates to contain himself to only one of them, broke the internet in February 2020 with “Rascal.” The track, and accompanying video full of firearms and blunt smoke, is RMR’s reimagination of “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts, as …
Read More »J Balvin, Tokischa, and Director Raymi Paulus Address 'Perra' Video Controversy
After weeks of being called out as racist and misogynistic, the video for J Balvin and Tokischa’s collaboration “Perra” (“female dog”) disappeared from YouTube on October 17. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Tokischa spoke about the controversy, saying she’s sorry about how the video had been interpreted. Raymi Paulus, …
Read More »Hear Beyoncé's New Song 'Be Alive' in Venus and Serena Williams' Biopic Trailer
Beyoncé‘s new song “Be Alive” is featured in the new trailer for King Richard, the Venus and Serena Williams-executive produced biopic about the tennis champions’ lives featuring Will Smith as their father Richard. “Can’t nobody knock it if they try,” Beyoncé belts on the percussive piano ballad about taking pride …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Jonas Brothers Raise $77.5 Million for Charity in One Night
About 10 minutes into the annual Robin Hood Foundation benefit at New York’s Javits Center on Wednesday night, Bruce Springsteen took the stage following an introduction by host Cecily Strong. The crowd of around 3,000 had just taken their seats in a room roughly the side of an airplane hangar …
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