Polo G capped off his successful year Friday with the release of Hall of Fame 2.0 — the deluxe edition of his acclaimed, chart-topping 2021 LP — as well as the new video for “Young N Dumb.” Hall of Fame 2.0 tacks an additional 14 tracks to Polo G’s original …
Read More »Frank Ocean Shares Tribute to Virgil Abloh: 'He Was Interested in Living and Living to the Maximum Extent of His Level'
Following the news of Virgil Abloh’s death on Sunday, people across music and fashion have taken to social media to share their tributes to the acclaimed artist and fashion designer who died at 41 after a private battle with cancer. Among those voices was Frank Ocean, who posted a moving …
Read More »Grammy Chief on Marilyn Manson Nom: Academy 'Won't Restrict' Eligible Submissions
The Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr. has addressed how the organization views the controversial Grammy nominations announced on Tuesday, which include Marilyn Manson and Louis C.K. who have been accused of sexual abuse or misconduct, in a new interview with The Wrap. Mason said the organization “won’t restrict the …
Read More »Watch Run the Jewels' 'Night of the Living Dead'-Inspired Video for 'Never Look Back'
Run the Jewels pay homage to Night of the Living Dead in the duo’s new video for “Never Look Back,” a track off 2020’s RTJ4. The new visual — directed by acclaimed The Road filmmaker John Hillcoat — premiered Friday night as part of the Adult Swim Festival. “Never Look …
Read More »Post Malone to Replace Travis Scott at Day N Vegas Festival
Post Malone will headline Day N Vegas festival on Saturday. He takes the place of Travis Scott, who canceled his top billing appearance following a massive crowd surge at Friday’s Astroworld, which left at least eight people dead and hundreds injured. The second night of Astroworld was canceled. On Monday …
Read More »Lawyers See 'Hundreds of Millions' in Settlements – and Possible Criminal Charges – in Astroworld Tragedy
The Astroworld Festival tragedy that left eight Travis Scott fans dead and at least 25 others hospitalized will likely result in settlements that add up to hundreds of millions of dollars, and possibly even prison sentences for figures involved with the show, according to lawyers who brought suits over previous …
Read More »Astroworld Victim Franco Patino Was a 'Humble' 'Protector' Who Aimed to Help His Mother Walk Again
Franco Patiño first got into biomedical engineering to help his mother, who suffers from inclusion body myositis, a rare condition that weakens damages and muscles. The 21-year-old thought that if he could invent some sort of exoskeleton for his mother, she could eventually be able to walk with no assistance. …
Read More »Josh Homme Testifies at Brody Dalle Contempt Trial As Judge Rejects Sons' Restraining Orders
A criminal contempt trial that could land Distillers founder Brody Dalle in jail amid her ongoing custody war with ex-husband Josh Homme kicked off in Los Angeles Friday, the same day the judge overseeing the case dismissed the pending restraining order petitions filed against Homme on behalf of the former …
Read More »Hear Billy Joel's 'New York State of Mind' From Upcoming 1975 Live LP
Ahead of the release of Billy Joel’s The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1, Rolling Stone exclusively presents the rendition of the Piano Man’s “New York State of Mind” that features on the box set’s unreleased live LP, Live at the Great American Music Hall – 1975. This rendition — recorded at …
Read More »Nile Rodgers to Auction Guitars Behind Countless Dance Hits
Before Nile Rodgers became the virtuoso writer-producer-arranger behind canonical dance hits for Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Madonna, and more, he was just an eager student looking to buy his first guitar. While he was still in school, he trekked down to the local pawn shop to hunt for a …
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