A man allegedly pushed from a third-floor balcony and paralyzed at a Travis Scott concert four years ago was “devastated” to hear eight people were killed at the rapper’s Astroworld show in Houston on Friday, his lawyer told Rolling Stone. Kyle Green, 27, was injured at Scott’s April 30th, 2017 …
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Mdou Moctar, the psychedelic Tuareg guitarist from Niger, wrote his first song in a harrowing competition to see which friend loved their girlfriend more. It was 2003, he was a student, and his friend had just written a love song. “The song is on top in that time, and everyone …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Podcasting duo Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama discussed their friendship, growing up as “outsiders” and their new book on CBS Sunday Morning. The E Street rocker and the former president joined forces in 2020 for their Renegades podcast, which the pair have now turned into a book, Renegades: Born in …
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Louisville’s Jack Harlow and Bryson Tiller celebrate their Kentucky hometown in the new video for “Luv Is Dro,” the latest single off the rapper’s 2020 LP That’s What They All Say. The video for the track — which also features vocals from another Louisville artist, the late Static Major — …
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