Showtime announced Friday that it has acquired the television rights to Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, a four-part docuseries about the legendary hip-hop group. The first two episodes of Of Mics and Men, directed by Mass Appeal Sacha Jenkins, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28th, …
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Welcome to ‘Will I Get Fired For This?,’ Rolling Stone’s occasionally recurring column in which Staff Writer Charles Holmes — whose duties include but are not limited to watching and writing about music videos — watches a new music video that he fears will get him fired. You can read …
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Chicago Department of Buildings visited R. Kelly‘s leased Chicago warehouse Wednesday, days after a judge ruled that city inspectors be allowed to enter the premises to investigate potential building code violations. On Wednesday around noon CST, inspectors gained entry to Kelly’s warehouse – an entire building he leases in Chicago’s …
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King Crimson will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a year full of special releases and events, including a 50-date tour spanning three continents. The prog-rock band confirmed three U.S. shows for September: the 3rd in Los Angeles, California; the 10th in Chicago, Illinois; and the 21st in New York, New …
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Gina Volpe, guitarist and co-founder of New York City punk band Lunachicks, channels modern angst via detuned metal guitars and rattling 808 beats on her new solo single, “Time to Come.” “Old man, move aside/Your day has come, number’s up; the tide is high,” she snarls on the track, written …
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If you’re looking for a way to root for your favorite artists at the 2019 Grammy Awards, we’ve rounded up some of the best fan-driven merch from this year’s most-nominated artists. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the pack for the 61st annual Grammy Awards, with eight nods, including Record of the …
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Lana Del Rey released a new song “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have –but I have it.” Throughout the cut, described in a statement as a “fan track,” Del Rey meditates on religion, family, alienation and the myths that surround celebrity. “I was reading …
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Trombone Shorty brought his 10-piece group Orleans Avenue to Austin City Limits for an hour of Big Easy funk. The episode will premiere on PBS on January 5th. Cyril Neville, dressed in a flashy white jacket and hat, joined the group for a funky rendition of the Neville Brothers‘ “Fiyo …
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In today’s Instagram-focused age, festival-poster placement matters. When Blackpink was listed boldly on the second row of the Coachella Day 1 lineup, alongside Janelle Monáe, Diplo and the 1975, it drove home just how much of an impact the K-pop girl group has made despite the California fest marking their …
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UPDATE: This story has been updated with quotes from Steve Stoute following the publication of this article. ** Disgraced music executive Charlie Walk has re-surfaced in the music industry.The former Republic Group president, who “parted ways” with the company earlier this year after numerous women accused him of sexual misconduct, …
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