Cardi B, the Carters (Beyoncé and Jay-Z), Childish Gambino, Drake and Bruno Mars lead the nominees for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The show will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York on Monday, August 20th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Cardi B earned the …
Read More »Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears Talks Embracing His Past on New Solo LP
This past May, after he performed his first solo single “Creep City” on The Graham Norton Show, Scissor Sisters singer Jake Shears received some unsolicited feedback on Twitter. “Some bitchy queen was like, [in a British accent] ‘This sounds like every other Scissor Sisters song ever written,’ and I just …
Read More »Hear Asleep at the Wheel's New Song 'Jack I'm Mellow'
A band as seasoned as Asleep at the Wheel hardly needs to put out new music these days. With a 48-year run that spans more than 20 albums, there’s plenty of material for Ray Benson and his crew to draw upon. But the Texas-based Western swing ensemble is back at …
Read More »Gunman Arrested in XXXTentacion's Murder
UPDATE: Four men have been indicted in the XXXTentacion murder case,Billboardreports. On Wednesday, a Broward County grand jury indicted Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams, Robert Allen and Trayvon Newsome. The two-count indictment charges the four men with first-degree murder with a firearm and armed robbery with a firearm. According to a …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Officially Releases Legendary 1978 Roxy Concert
Bruce Springsteen has officially released his 1978 performance at Los Angeles’ Roxy, one day shy of the 40th anniversary of the legendary gig. While the June 7th, 1978 concert was widely bootlegged due to its broadcast live on KMET-FM Los Angeles, The Roxy West Hollywood, CA has been newly mixed …
Read More »Sen. Jeff Merkley on Trump: 'He Has Chosen a Very, Very Dark Path'
Jeff Merkley keeps a low profile. The junior senator from Oregon may not have made a whole lot of headlines during his first decade in Congress, but he has quietly assembled a sterling progressive record, staking out early positions on issues that are rapidly gaining traction with the Democratic base. …
Read More »Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction' Box Set: A User's Guide
Guns N’ Roses may have missed the 30th anniversary of their monumental debut album, Appetite for Destruction, by a year, but as with all things GN’R-related, it’s better late than never. To mark the legacy of the record that made them superstars, the band is putting out a multi-disc Appetite …
Read More »A Conversation With Tom Steyer, the Liberal Billionaire Bankrolling Trump's Impeachment
For many progressives, it’s obvious that President Trump deserves to be impeached. From his campaign’s collaboration with Russia to his admitted obstruction of justice in firing James Comey to his profiting from the office of the presidency to his ceaseless lying and attacks on the free press – the articles …
Read More »The Scene: Montreal's Laid-Back Vibe Inspires Artists to Create
Canada is the second largest country in the world, and the birthplace of famous artists like Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Alessia Cara, Grimes and Carly Rae Jepsen. So, in the third part of Rolling Stone‘s video series, “The Scene,” our correspondent Afika Nxumalo …
Read More »The Political Fortune of Jared Polis' Colorado Primary Win
The Democratic battle in Colorado to replace two-term Governor John Hickenlooper was supposed to be a humdinger. In this purplest of states, with its equal percentage of registered Ds and Rs (both outnumbered by “unaffiliateds”), the Democrats have traditionally fared best with centrists who resist easy ideological labeling – from …
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