In 1951, rock & roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe married her soon-to-be manager Russell Morrison in front of 25,000 paying customers at Washington, D.C.’s Griffith Stadium. Though the marriage was for show, Tharpe’s very public nuptials became an early stadium rock event. By this time, Tharpe had been a recording …
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When Dylan Baldi started releasing music in the early 2010s, he was a teenage recording machine from suburban Cleveland, cranking out tune-happy, noise-caked, supremely lo-fi power-pop. At first he obscured his identity, early-Pavement-style, and rode his music blog hype towards a kind of instant success that might’ve taken a basement …
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Nathaniel Rateliff performed a powerful rendition of his hit “Redemption” during his stint as musical guest on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. The cathartic track features in the new Apple+ film Palmer, starring Justin Timberlake. “When I was first asked to write a song forPalmerI was told what …
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Jewel has partnered with the Orenda Tribe and Wonders Around the World for a Valentine’s Day fundraiser for the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The event will support the Diné Skate Garden Project, which is raising funds to build a culturally inspired skate park and garden in Grey Hills, 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. The climate crisis is pushing many to be greener in every aspect of their lives, and that includes their wardrobes. It’s not just the environment that’s changing the …
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In making the case against former president Donald Trump, House impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett shared compelling, previously unaired footage and law enforcement communications from the day of the Capitol attack that showed lawmakers coming terrifyingly close to encountering the riotous mob. As footage from social media and Capitol security …
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The Weeknd is poised to have one of his biggest weeks in Rolling Stone Charts history after his Super Bowl Halftime performance delivered triple-digit growths in sales. Three days after Sunday night’s show, a sparkly red jitter through his greatest hits from “The Hills” to “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd rises …
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Stephen Colbert recapped the opening day of the second impeachment trial against former president Donald Trump and slammed the “cowardly” GOP senators that looked away from a video of the Capitol insurrection on Tuesday’s Late Show. “The prosecutors went straight to the heart with a devastating video proving the President’s …
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Motown founder Berry Gordy remembered Mary Wilson as “a trailblazer” and “a diva” in a tribute following the Supremes singer’s death Monday at the age of 76. “I was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the Motown family, Mary Wilson of the …
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President Joe Biden said former president Donald Trump should not receive intelligence briefings due to his “erratic behavior.” Biden answered, “I think not,” when asked by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell if Trump should receive the sensitive briefings. Biden went on to say that he didn’t see an upside …
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