UPDATE: Clare Bronfman was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison Wednesday after previously pleading guilty for her role in the cult-like NXIVM, New York Times reports. In 2019, Bronfman – who spent at least $116 million of her Seagram fortune to bankroll NXIVM – pleaded guilty in …
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When Brittany Howard released 2019’s Jaime, the album immediately began exposing Howard to new types of fanbases she had never before reached in her work with Alabama Shakes. “I have people coming out from all different pockets of what they like,” she told Rolling Stone last month. Never before have …
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In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. Abou “Bu” Thiam owes a lot to his brother, Akon. “I was Akon’s A&R …
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This is not a drill. This is a judicial emergency. We are at DEFCON 1. These are not exaggerations. If the reports are true that President Trump plans on nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, we will be on the verge of the Supreme Court …
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Travis Scott has teamed up with M.I.A. and Young Thug for his latest single, “Franchise.” On Thursday, he also premiered the video at IMAX screenings for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet before sharing it on YouTube at midnight. The new visual, which the rapper self-directed alongside White Trash Tyler, was partially filmed …
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Back in August, Wyclef Jean launched a new interview series, Run That Back, and on the debut episode he played screenwriter and actress Lena Waithe a previously unreleased dubplate Whitney Houston had personally made for him. In the clip, Jean explains that he was headed to Jamaica for a dancehall …
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Tenacious D tore through a reprise of “Save the World” and “Post-Apocalypto Theme” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday. “Save the world, Jimmy Kimmel,” Jack Black told the camera. “It’s up to you.” Clocking in at nearly two minutes, the performance featured Black, Kyle Gass and several musicians performing a …
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A young girl embarks on a quest to find a goddess in Over the Moon, a new animated film out October 23rd via Netflix. The trailer stars Fei Fei (voiced by Cathy Ang), who is fascinated with Chang’e, the Chinese Moon goddess, who waits for her true love on the …
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Jason Isbell covered Van Morrison‘s “Into the Mystic” in the latest segment of Amanda Shires‘ I So Lounginglivestream series, but not before addressing the recent controversy surrounding the musician. “There was a time in the past when our dear Van Morrison had such beautiful music, such beautiful songs, that everyone …
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Last summer, Liza Richardson read the script for the first episode of Lovecraft Country, and she tried to wrap her head around how she might choose music for the show. “I could tell how unique it was,” the veteran music supervisor says. The series, which is set in 1955, stars …
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