The Daily Show has released the second installment in its new profile series, “The Daily Showography,” this time examining the life and times of Ted Cruz, not-so-endearingly referred to as “The Booger on the Lip of Democracy.” (That sub-title is a nod to a nod to a 2016 Republican presidential …
Read More »J. Cole Announces New Album 'The Off-Season'
J. Cole will release his next album, The Off-Season, next Friday, May 14th. The rapper announced the new LP on Twitter Tuesday, May 4th, sharing what’s ostensibly the album cover and a short note, “Just know this was years in the making.” No other additional information, such as a track …
Read More »How Young Thug's YSL Label Put Family First on 'Slime Language 2'
On the star-studded compilation Slime Language 2, released by Young Thug‘s YSL Records imprint, the rapper takes a backseat and invites his protégés and peers to take center stage. For now, fans will have to wait for Thugger’s hotly-anticipated next album. But with Slime Language 2, we see the power …
Read More »Justin Theroux's Great Escape
“Oh man, this . . . I’m so sorry, but this is fucking crazy. It’s just … It’s so compelling.” Justin Theroux is halfway through answering a question about the price of fame before he raises his eyebrows, and, as surreptitiously as humanly possible, turns his head to glance at the person behind us. We’re sitting …
Read More »Flashback: The Rolling Stones Perform 'Gimme Shelter' in 1975
Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood went public earlier this week with the news that he spent part of the pandemic fighting off small-cell cancer. “I’ve had cancer two different ways now,” he told The Sun. “I had lung cancer in 2017 and I had small-cell more recently that I fought …
Read More »Hear David Gilmour, Peter Green Play Fleetwood Mac's 'Need Your Love So Bad'
A previously unheard recording of “Need Your Love So Bad” — a blues song that late Fleetwood Mac frontman Peter Green sang with the group in its early days — will come out in conjunction with the release of a new book about Green, The Albatross Man, this October. Rolling …
Read More »iLe Previews New Album With 'No Es Importante'
iLe asserts her independence over mournful keys in “No Es Importante,” a slow-rolling, nearly drum-less ballad that serves as the first offering from an as-yet-untitled upcoming album. In an email, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter described her latest single as “a song that speaks from an intimate perspective, when you need …
Read More »Chloe Zhao Wins Best Director at Academy Awards: Watch Her Speech
Chloe Zhao was awarded Best Director for Nomadland at the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night, becoming the first woman of color in history to win in the category and only the second woman director overall. In her speech, Zhao thanked her Nomadlandcast and crew, then offered advice on her …
Read More »How to Watch the 2021 Oscar Nominees Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Oscars season is official underway, and Nomadland, Minari, Judas and the Black Messiah, Sound of Metal, and Promising Young Woman are all up for some of the biggest …
Read More »Iceage Drop 'Gold City,' Map 2022 Tour
Ahead of their new album Seek Shelter, Iceage have dropped the new track “Gold City.” The song opens with a harmonica and searing guitar as Elias Bender Rønnenfelt’s vocals enter. The frontman said of the song: “At home and enraptured in the fleeting moment, the sky becomes technicolor in its …
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