Lady Gaga invited Ariana Grande back into the world of Chromaticafor a medley of songs from her latest album at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Gaga’s performance begins in a bedroom where a vintage VMA preview plays on an old-school TV. She bursts out of bed, showing off a …
Read More »'Tenet' Review: Christopher Nolan's Knockout Arrives Right on Time
You could argue that Tenet, the brain-teasing new blockbuster-to-be from agent provocateur Christopher Nolan, doesn’t know whether it’s coming or going. Actually it’s doing both — and the director-screenwriter is challenging us to try and keep up. It’s as if an African-American James Bond, in the person of the sharply …
Read More »WNBA Cancels Games to Protest Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
The WNBA joined the NBA in sitting out Wednesday’s games to protestthe police shooting of Jacob Blakein Kenosha, Wisconsin. “After speaking with representatives from teams playing tonight, as well as our WNBPA leadership, the consensus is to not play in tonight’s slate of games, and to kneel, lock arms, and …
Read More »Black Athletes Are Not Just Here to Entertain You
“Who makes the game?” former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling asked his girlfriend in 2014. “Do I make the game, or do they make the game?” The NBA soon answered Sterling by banning him from the league for life shortly after that racist tirade, caught on tape, became public. …
Read More »Watch the Avett Brothers Perform an Acoustic 'Victory' in a Sunflower Field
The Avett Brothers took to Jimmy Kimmel Live! — virtually — to perform new track “Victory” in a field of lush sunflowers. The song comes off of their new EP, The Third Gleam, out Friday on Loma Vista Recordings. Siblings Scott and Seth Avett strummed the song while ambling in …
Read More »Justin Townes Earle: The Rolling Stone Interview
Last June, Justin Townes Earle sat down for a typically frank and hilarious interview on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Townes Earle had a lot to celebrate: an excellent new album, The Saint of Lost Causes, and a two-year-old daughter, Etta, at home.Ina free-wheeling, emotional conversation, Earle — who …
Read More »Jared Kushner Tells Two Sides of One Story in Less Than One Minute
The president and his minions are so determined to lie about mail-in voter fraud, they are losing track of the false assertions they’ve made only moments ago. While senior advisor to President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, tried to push his father in-law’s voter suppression lie on Sunday, he lost his …
Read More »Americana Music Dissected: Black Equity Panel Looks at Power and Access in the Genre
It was supposed to be one of the proudest moments of her career. Adia Victoria was performing with her band at the historic Newport Folk Festival last year when, shortly after their set, a prominent artist performing at the festival went up to Victoria’s black drummer and, out of nowhere, …
Read More »Katy Perry Explains 'What Makes a Woman' in New Song
Katy Perry has released a new song, “What Makes a Woman,” from her upcoming albumSmile, out August 28th. The track, as you may have guessed, is a celebration of womanhood — and, in a live performance video directed by Tim Sekiguchi, a pregnant Perry delivers a stripped-down, emotional version of …
Read More »The Best Ceiling Projector Mounts for Your Home Theater Setup
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Home projectors are great fun, especially if you’re trying to take your movie nights to thenext level. However, they’re pretty useless without a way to mount them to …
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