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 …
Read More »The Weeknd Invades the Charts After Super Bowl Halftime Show
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 …
Read More »Berry Gordy Remembers Mary Wilson: 'She Was a Trailblazer, a Diva'
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 …
Read More »People Under the Stairs Rapper Double K Dead at 43
Double K, a member of the Los Angeles underground rap duo People Under the Stairs, died Saturday at the age of 43. The rapper died at his home, per the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, though no cause of death was given. Born Michael Turner, Double K and his cohort …
Read More »In 'MLK/FBI,' Director Sam Pollard Investigates Why Hoover Needed His Civil Rights Villain
The title of Sam Pollard’s MLK/FBI should be taken literally. This is a two-pronged investigation into a conspicuously fraught and, for the FBI, embarrassing moment in the American political establishment’s too-recent past. The documentary is primarily a study of the public and private selves of the men it names up …
Read More »'Pieces of a Woman' Review: A Grief History of Time
Ignore the cringeworthy title, which brings to mind several lives’ worth of Lifetime movies — Pieces of a Woman, a portrait of personal disintegration and the from-the-ashes process of piecing things back together, gives you three distinct reasons to pay attention to this late-breaking entry in the seasonal Pretty People …
Read More »Music Isn't Enough for 'Music Streaming' Services Anymore
One of the cleverest ads I’ve ever seen from a music-streaming service arrived in April 2018 — and it was geared toward other business players, not consumers. Following years of strong growth for the record industry, labels had been facing up to the idea that annual increases in audio-streaming subscription …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Trixie Mattel?
So, How Was Your 2020 is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Drag star Trixie Mattel kicked off the year with the release of her new albumBarbara, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Deepens Her Goth-Folk Vision on the Excellent 'Evermore'
So here we are again…again. And honestly, we should have seen this one coming. Of course, Taylor Swift, stuck in quarantine like the rest of us, decided to release a whole new collection of 17 songs as a sequel to her outstanding Folklore, unleashing it unto the world with as …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani Brags About Getting 'Celebrity' Virus Treatment
While Americans are filling up hospitals and dying in droves from the coronavirus, Rudy Giuliani is boasting about how his “celebrity” influenced the treatment he received from doctors. Either because he is too dense, too stupid, or just thoroughly devoid of any empathy for others who are not famous, Giuliani …
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