A pretty big giveaway that nothing was going to come of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump was that many of its jurors were complicit in the “high crime” with which the former president had been charged. Trump may have been the insurrection’s “inciter-in-chief,” but many Senate Republicans did …
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When Willow Smith was 11, she made a request of her mom, the actress and musician Jada Pinkett Smith: “I know you as my mother, but I want to know who you were before you were my mother.” Pinkett Smith was shocked that her daughter was already curious in that …
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A bunch of buddies — including Saturday Night Live host Regé-Jean Page — bond over Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” while shooting pool in an SNL sketch centered on the smash single. In the sketch — likely a scene from a post-Covid pool hall — Page’s character selects Rodrigo’s song on …
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When the British Invasion arrived in America in the mid-1960s, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and other bands introduced songs like “Little Red Rooster” and “Road Runner” to American teenagers who assumed they were originals. In fact, those bands’ catalogs were full of American R&B and blues classics from years …
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Haviah Mighty’s “Obeah” explores the spirituality of that Caribbean practice — describing the bad energy one might catch from a jealous friend. A true storyteller, Mighty introduces the listener to a cast of characters over the course of the song: the omnipotent narrator warning the protagonist of the ire of …
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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. Bose has been synonymous with great sound since it was founded in 1964, and has added a roster of soundbars to its portfolio of speakers and headphones. A …
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Peter Gabriel emerged from a long musical hiatus last week with a re-recording of his 1980 protest classic “Biko” where he was joined by artists from the around the world, including Yo-Yo Ma, the Cape Town Ensemble, Sebastian Robertson, and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello. It was part of Playing for Change’s …
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Lil Yachty continues to release new music videos at a torrid pace with the arrival of the Vince Staples-featuring “In My Stussy’s,” the latest visual off the rapper’s Lil Boat 3.5. In just the past two weeks, Yachty has already dropped videos for Lil Boat 3.5’s “Asshole” and “Royal Rumble,” …
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The Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear said he, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic occasionally get together and privately play as Nirvana during an interview with Howard Stern Thursday, February 11th. Stern prompted the revelation after asking Smear — who joined Nirvana in 1993 — if he ever missed playing with the …
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Dave Grohl, Quincy Jones, Killer Mike, and Jimmy Jam were among the artists named to the National Independent Venue Association’s new advisory board. Fitz and the Tantrums’ Noelle Scaggs, Christian McBride, and music execs like Lyor Cohen, Wendy Ong, and Boris Patronoff will also serve on the NIVA advisory board. …
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