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Sean Combs penned an open letter to General Motors Thursday criticizing the auto giant for its lack of advertising spending with black-owned media companies. Writing on his own Revolt, the media mogul took umbrage with GM mentioning Revolt as a significant recipient of their ad spending. “When confronted by the …

Paul McCartney has released Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien‘s remix of his song “Slidin’.” The song will appear on McCartney’s upcoming release, McCartney III Imagined, which features numerous artists putting their own spin on songs from last year’s McCartney III. O’Brien shared the story of his remix on BBC Radio 6 …

Following New York’s passage of the Marijuana Legislation and Taxation Act Wednesday, Jay-Z applauded his home state for legalizing weed. “The news of cannabis legalization in New York is incredibly exciting,” Jay-Z said in a statement to the Grio Friday. “It represents a long overdue opportunity for New Yorkers, for …

In the past couple of years, Michael Stipe has fallen back in love with music. “I had to really step away from it for a while, after R.E.M. disbanded,” he says, in the latest edition of our “Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition” video series. “As kind of a lead singer/control …

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie and Savages singer Jehnny Beth have announced their upcoming collaborative album Utopian Ashes. Ahead of the LP’s release on Third Man Records on July 2nd, the duo has shared the first single “Remember We Were Lovers.” The track and the album are inspired by the …

24KGoldn, the 20-year-old San Francisco rapper-singer born Golden Von Jones, has big Gen Z tween-idol energy. Maybe the biggest: What other cherubic, shortie-courting rising star can claim a TikTok-powered Billboard Hot 100 Number One? That would be “Mood,” featuring gloomy hip-popper Iann Dior (also adorable), which inspired a dance challenge …

“Marvin Used to Say” has the tone of a soul lullaby, with muted funk bass, snapped fingers, and lightly strummed acoustic guitar. But this is not a cradle song — instead, all those soft textures serve as a backdrop for Raheem DeVaughn‘s pointed reflection on racist violence. The track opens with …

The R&B singer Giveon enjoyed the highest debut on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, arriving at Number Seven with When It’s All Said and Done… Take Time. The 13-song set — which combines two 2020 EPs, Take Time from March and When It’s All Said and Done …

The organizers for Outside Lands have announced that the 2021 festival will be held on Halloween weekend (October 29th through 31st) as opposed to its traditional August dates, in order to ensure the safest possible environment in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have been eagerly anticipating our return to …

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …