Last year, Phoebe Bridgers said the ultra-popular true crime podcast My Favorite Murder was an influence for her latest album, Punisher. “My Favorite Murder feels like you’re listening to two friends talk about something they’re morbidly fascinated with,” she told Pitchfork.Bridgers described being drawn to the podcast’s emphasis on social …
Read More »'Money Heist' Is Coming to an End on Netflix
The Money Heist is up for good in a month and Netflix gives a peek into La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) Part 5, Volume 2 with its final trailer. It premieres on Dec. 3. Volume 1 culminated with Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) dead after she sacrificed herself, taking bullets and …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Completes Covid-19 Quarantine in Time for 'Saturday Night Live'
Following a positive Covid-19 test earlier this month, Ed Sheeran has been cleared from isolation in time to make his Saturday Night Live appearance as the musical guest on this week’s Kieran Culkin-hosted episode. “Posting this pic to say I’m released from Covid isolation today, so if you see me …
Read More »Foo Fighters Jam With Paul McCartney, Blaze Through 'Everlong' at Rock Hall Induction
Just after midnight Cleveland time, Foo Fighters injected a late-night jolt of adrenaline into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking the stage for a brisk, no-frills three-song performance. The band could’ve chosen any number of singles to perform, but kicked off their set with a …
Read More »I Tried to Redpill My Son With These Far-Right Children's Books
I’m pretty much your standard Brooklyn millennial lefty mom. I buy my son dolls. I serve him outrageously overpriced plant-based chicken fingers. I don’t allow him to watch Paw Patrol,though that has less to do with how the show glorifies the cop industrial complex and more to do with the …
Read More »Nicki Nicole's 'Parte De Mí' Is the Sound of an Artist Finding Her Voice
Though the Argentine artist Nicki Nicole has a found a niche fusing silky R&B with hints of trap and reggaeton, her new album Parte De Míopens in an unexpected way: with a gossamer piano ballad, dripping with longing and loneliness. The song is guided by her delicate, almost bruised vocals—which …
Read More »Is Young Thug the Most Influential Rapper of His Generation?
With the release of Young Thug’s new album Punk, Jeff Ihaza — who wrote Rolling Stone’s recent digital cover story on the Atlanta rapper — joins host Brian Hiatt on the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast to look back at Thug’s wildly influential career so far …
Read More »Former School Safety Officer Charged with Murder in Slaying of Mona Rodriguez
Eddie F. Gonzalez, the 51-year-old Long Beach school safety officer who was filmed shooting teenager Mona Rodriguez, has been charged with murder by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. “We must hold accountable the people we have placed in positions of trust to protect us,” Gascón said Wednesday, announcing …
Read More »NBA YoungBoy Released from Jail in Louisiana
After seven months behind bars, rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again was released from jail in Louisiana Tuesday to serve pre-trial house arrest in Utah, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Rolling Stone. The Baton Rouge-bred hip hop prodigy walked out of custody around 3 p.m. local time after …
Read More »See Photos From Meek Mill's Star-Studded Madison Square Garden Concert
His first release since 2018’s Championship, Meek Mill’s fifth studio album, Expensive Pain, is the Philly native’s comeback. It’s just shy of an hour long, and the 18-track LP is a feature-heavy collection. So Meek’s inaugural headlining show at Madison Square Garden this past weekend was sure to be a …
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