From his work with the Band through the solo albums he’s done over the last three decades, Robbie Robertson is the first to admit he generally hasn’t written much about his own life. “I used to try to avoid that,” he says. “I would hear other people singing songs about, …
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Orange Is the New Black was technically the second of Netflix’s original series to debut, arriving five months after House of Cards in 2013. But where Cards was exactly the kind of antihero drama that had been made for years on cable TV (Netflix in fact won a bidding war …
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Darrell Johnson, R. Kelly‘s crisis manager who for the last seven months has acted as a spokesperson for the singer, resigned from his position Monday evening, citing “personal reasons.” Kelly is currently facing federal indictment sex crimes charges. On Monday night, Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg, who employed Johnson for his …
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From Carly Rae Jepsen and Lizzo to Bruce Springsteen, Vampire Weekend and Billie Eilish, the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now podcast takes a look taste of 2019’s best albums so far. Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos, and Jon Dolan join host Brian Hiatt to take a look at the …
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Madonna celebrates the rebellious spirit and legacy of batuque in the new video for “Batuka,” a track off her most recent album, Madame X. As a series of title cards explains at the start of the video, batuque is a style of music and dance that was created by women …
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UPDATE: Beyoncé has unveiled her executive produced and curated 27-song The Lion King: the Giftalbum. It features cast members from The Lion King along with Kendrick Lamar, her husband Jay-Z and daughter Blue Ivy, Pharrell Williams, Major Lazer, Tierra Whack, 070 Shake, Jessie Reyez and many others. Stream it below. …
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Are you too old to understand modern-day rap? Jimmy Kimmel’s got you covered with his segment “New Lyrics for Old People.” In the latest edition, the late night host translates Offset‘s “Clout, which features Cardi B. In the clip, Kimmel invites the rappers on stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to …
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It’s been seven months since a Senate-confirmed secretary of defense has presided over the Pentagon. This isn’t likely to be the case for much longer, as the Republican-controlled Senate is expected to confirm Mark Esper to the position soon, possibly by the end of the week. President Trump’s Cabinet is …
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Grimes is the new face of Stella McCartney‘s Adidas collection. The singer, who previously appeared in McCartney’s Pop perfume campaign, appears in a series of ads for the fall collection, which was made with eco-friendly cutting-edge fabrics. “Grimes is the perfect embodiment of the adidas by Stella McCartney core values,” …
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Bob Dylan and Neil Young wrapped up their co-headlining show at Kilkenny, Ireland’s Nowlan Park Sunday evening by performing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” marking the first time the two have shared a stage since a show at New York’s Roseland Ballroom in 1994. Here is a fan-shot video of …
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