On August 14th, 1987, pioneering hip-hop heavyweights the Fat Boys cemented their status as one of rap’s premier pop culture ambassadors with the simultaneous release of their platinum-selling fourth album Crushin’ and their breakout comedy Disorderlies. With a matchless mixture of skills, charisma, a tireless work ethic, a sense of …
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Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest music company, and Big Hit Entertainment, the Korean record label behind international superstars BTS, are partnering in a new label joint venture to develop a new boy group, the two companies announced in a pretaped livestream on Wednesday. The new venture, based in …
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Classic horror flick Silence of the Lambs just turned 30 — and now you can celebrate by sleeping over at Buffalo Bill’s house. (In a bed, not a basement well.) The Pennslyvania home used in the filming of The Silence of the Lambs was put up for sale in October …
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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. If you’re looking to create a live acoustic experience as enticing as the Sirens, but are a soloist, then a vocal effects processor may be just the tool …
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“Happen to Me,” the first song on Benee’s debut album, Hey u x, kicks off with a line about her fear of dying in a freak accident. It’s a song about anxiety and dread, inspired by her reoccurring thoughts of airplanes crashing, raging fires, getting kidnapped, and just being alone. …
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Dua Lipa makes a clean break from a relationship in her new song “We’re Good.” It’s her first new track of the year, and the lead single from the Moonlight Edition of her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia. In the song’s accompanying video, Lipa performs at a restaurant on a cruise …
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It’s been a cold and dreary Covid winter, but Dionne Warwick has been making the days brighter. The legendary singer and activist took over her Twitter account in December and has been showing off her humor, positivity, and love for younger artists. From shouting out Taylor Swift to questioning why …
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In her new book, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor uses poetry, journal entries, letters and other archival items to grapple with the loss of her son, the great A Tribe Called Quest MC Phife Dawg. The recently published Mama Phife Represents is described as a “patchwork quilt that follows the journey of a …
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Britney Spears‘ longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari broke his silence on the singer’s controversial father and conservator Jamie Spears after the release of the New York Times‘Framing Britney Spears documentary. The film ignited widespread attention to and scrutiny over the pop star’s life in a heavily guarded, court-ordered conservatorship. The 27-year-old …
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The Weeknd headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show with a career-spanning, sequin-bombed medley of his biggest hits — from songs from 2011’s House of Balloons to tracks from 2020’s After Hours. Oneohtrix Point Never served as musical director. Abel Tesfaye kicked things off in a sleek convertible in front …
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