City Of Mirrors, the new album from the Chicago quintet Dos Santos, feels like it’s perpetually building and expanding. Cumbia rhythms rise from the production and mix with jazz melodies; a sudden huapango structure might jut out from a chorus or intro. Since coming together in 2013, the band has …
Read More »Netflix CEO 'Screwed Up,' But Still Stands by Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer'
Netflix has been under fire for Dave Chappelle‘s The Closer, which detractors have lambasted for transphobic material. The company’s handling of the debacle has also been met with criticism, which the organization’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed in a new interview with Variety. In a memo to staff leaked last week, …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Sings 'Breadwinner,' Makes It Rain Hundreds on 'Colbert'
Kacey Musgraves performed “Breadwinner,” her scorched-earth indictment of a guy who is attracted to his woman’s shine until it eclipses his own, on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Monday night. A deceptively upbeat jam in the same musical vein as Musgraves’ “High Horse,” its lyrics are both eviscerating …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Wizkid & Damian Marley
W elcome to Rolling Stone’s 2021 Musicians on Musicians package, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2021 print issue, hitting stands on November 2nd. Damian Marley became …
Read More »Kumail Nanjiani on Becoming A Superhero: 'I Wish Nobody Would Ever Talk About My Body Again'
Former Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani would really like everyone to see his MCU debut as Kingo, an immortal superhero/Bollywood star, in November 5th’s Eternals — if only because he hopes it’ll give fans something to talk about besides how jacked he is these days. (“I don’t think the movie …
Read More »Tinder Wants to Help You Find Your Next Wedding Date
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. In something that seems straight out of a movie (no seriously, watch The Wedding Date), Tinder has launched a new program that will help members find a wedding …
Read More »Here's Why Squid Game Fans Are Buying Up Tracksuits, Candy Kits and Marbles
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Life is like a game, there are many players. If you don’t play with them, they’ll play with you.” Well, everyone seems to want to jump in Netflix’s …
Read More »The Beatles Are Under Pressure to Cut an Album in Two Weeks in First 'Get Back' Trailer
Disney+ have shared the first trailer for its original docuseries The Beatles: Get Back, arriving on the streaming service this Thanksgiving weekend. The Peter Jackson-directed docuseries includes never-before-seen restored footage. The three-part series debuts on November 25th and continues on November 26th and 27th. The much-anticipated Get Back follows the …
Read More »'Colin in Black and White' Trailer: Kaepernick Narrates His Origin Story in New Series
Activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and director Ava DuVernay have released the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Colin in Black and White. The limited series premieres on October 29th. The show stars Kaepernick, Jaden Michael, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman, Amarr Wooten, Mace Coronel, and Klarke Pipkin. In …
Read More »'What Happened, Brittany Murphy?': 8 Bombshells From the New Documentary
In the wake of the #FreeBritney movement and the reassessment of previously reviled cultural figures like Paris Hilton, there has been a full reckoning with the toxicity of early-aughts media and culture — how we publicly policed young female stars’ bodies and life choices, clucking our tongues with faux concern …
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