The BBC will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rolling Stones with an extensive season of programming this summer. Billed as ‘The Rollin’ Stones’ in a nod to the Muddy Waters track ‘Rollin’ Stone’, the legendary rockers played their first-ever show at London’s Marquee Club on July 12, 1962. They’ve …
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Prince and the Revolution’s legendary 1985 concert at Syracuse, New York’s Carrier Dome — one of the standout shows of the Purple Rain era — will receive a standalone release for the first time this June. The oft-bootlegged show was previously officially released on DVD as part of the massive …
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Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock after slapping him during the Oscars on Sunday. The comedian had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, before Smith jumped on stage and slapped Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,” Smith wrote in a statement he posted …
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John Oliver knew that the fifth episode of this season of “Last Week Tonight” would air at the same time as the Oscars broadcast, but he might have thought he had a shot at drawing some eyeballs thanks to streaming and… well, the Oscars broadcast. Then Will Smith sauntered up …
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Aerosmith are returning from a two-year hiatus when their Deuces Are Wild Las Vegas residency resumes in June for a run of 24 shows, but the entire band won’t be along for the ride: They announced Friday that drummer Joey Kramer won’t be taking part in any of the shows. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lizzo‘s been making waves in the music industry and as an advocate for body positivity. She recently took to TikTok to release an exclusive snippet of her new …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Sex toy brand Emojibator is battling Texas’ anti-abortion bill, one eggplant-shaped vibrator at a time. The Philadelphia brand has been managing “Operation Eggplant,” a grassroots initiative aimed at …
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Any posthumous album is, by its nature, haunting — the sound of ghosts on wax forever floating in a state between unfinished project and final-ever recordings. But in the case of Phife Dawg, who died in 2016 at the age of 45 from diabetes complications, that purgatorial sense feels particularly …
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Lizzo is returning to Saturday Night Live for her first appearance since her performance as the musical guest in 2019. This time around, the rapper and singer will serve as both host and musical guest on the April 16 show. Also making a hosting debut is comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who …
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Kanye West was not among the first wave of Grammy performers earlier this week, and he won’t be added to the show’s lineup as a rep for the rapper confirmed reports that West has been barred from performing at the April 3 event. Rapper the Game, West’s cohort on “Eazy,” …
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