Pop Smoke has ended Drake’s latest reign atop the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, with the late Brooklyn rapper taking the top spot for the week of July 3rd through July 9th. Pop Smoke amassed a whopping 251.1 million song streams thanks to the release of his posthumous album, Shoot …
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Kanye West paid tribute to his late mother Donda with a short, new song named after her, which he released Sunday evening to mark what would’ve been her 71st birthday. “Donda” features the former teacher reciting KRS-One‘s “Sound of Da Police” over swirling gospel vocals. After a minute-and-a-half of the …
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Megan Thee Stallion took to theLegendary floor during the HBO Max ballroom competition’s first season finale. The Houston rapper performed her hit song “Savage” with help from the talented contestants from the show. Dubbed “our avenging angel” by the show’s host/MC Dashaun Wesley, Thee Stallion took the stage in giant …
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The Grammy Museum announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Grammy U — the Recording Academy’s college educational division — and Michelle Obama for a virtual mentorship program during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mentorship Monday program will be launched through Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative. Running from July 20th through …
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Universal Pictures has pushed back a handful of horror movies, including the upcoming Candyman reboot and two planned sequels to Halloween, due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19,Variety reports. The Candyman reboot, which was directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set to arrive September 25th, but is …
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The cast of Freeform’sThe Fosters will reunite for a special one-night-only event to benefit the Actors Fund on Thursday, July 16th at 8:00 p.m. ET. The reunion livestream will feature the show’s original cast members, including Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, David Lambert, Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Danny Nucci …
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At every Metallica show since the Eighties — before the riffs, solos and drum fills — there’s a rumble of timpani and piano and the lonesome keen of an oboe. Those instruments comprise the opening moments of composer Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” one of his most famous compositions …
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Brian Epstein, the famed Beatles manager who is often referred to as “the fifth Beatle,” will be the subject of a biopic, Variety reports. Director Jonas Åkerlund has been tapped to helm the upcoming Midas Man. Åkerlund, who directed the black metal film, Lords of Chaos, has helmed numerous music …
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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. As smart home speakers like the Amazon Echo get more common, a whole crop of new tech accessories have popped up around them. Smart lights are among the …
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Twenty years ago today (June 30), nine Pearl Jam fans were crushed to death shortly after the band took the stage at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Audience members slipped on the muddy grounds during a chaotic push to get closer to the front, and, in the chaos, they were …
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