During These Uncertain Times (TM), celebrities have been trying to one-up each other by competing over who can post their most problematic opinions about the Covid-19 vaccine, thereby ensuring rapid cancellation. The latest to join the fray of freshly canceled anti-vax celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Offset and Victoria’s Secret model …
Read More »Snail Mail Tackle Divine Intervention in 'Madonna'
Days before the release of Snail Mail‘s new album, Valentine, Lindsey Jordan and Co. have released the blistering single “Madonna.” The video for the song, filmed at the Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, New York, features Jordan tearing through the track. “Body and blood, lover’s curse,” she sings, dressed in …
Read More »No, Paul McCartney Will Not Sign Your Wrinkled Receipt
After decades of scribbling on the back of whatever piece of paper or object fans had handy, Paul McCartney is moving away from signing autographs. In a recent interview with Reader’s Digest, the singer and songwriter shared that while he’s happy to have a conversation with fans, gone are the …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Goes Deeper Than Ever on 'Blue Banisters'
The last thing Lana Del Rey wanted us to know before retiring her Instagram account several weeks ago was that Blue Banisters, her seventh major-label studio album, tells her story “and does pretty much nothing more.”The note provides an unusual amount of clarity for Del Rey, whose typical album rollouts …
Read More »Grammy Contenders 2022: Dave Grohl on Returning to the Stage and Why Covering the Bee Gees Is the Foos' Peak So Far
This piece is part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Grammy Preview special issue, released ahead of the start of first-round voting. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a nomination — or even a statue come January — and …
Read More »Paul McCartney Claims John Lennon 'Instigated' the Beatles' Breakup in New Interview
Paul McCartney discusses the breakup of the Beatles and says John Lennon “instigated” the band’s split in an upcoming interview with BBC Radio 4. More than 50 years after the Beatles disbanded, McCartney is still often cited as the root for their breakup because he revealed in an April 1970 …
Read More »Taylor Swift Merch Pulled From Virginia Democrats Site Over Trademark Concern
In campaign ads, Republican Glenn Youngkin boasts that he spent the last three decades “building business and creating jobs, leading a team of nearly 2,000 people who trusted me to get things done.” As co-CEO of the private equity firm the Carlyle Group, Youngkin was also party to one of …
Read More »'The Simpsons' Get (Edward) Gorey in New 'Treehouse of Horror' Episode
The Simpsons have shared the Edward Gorey-inspired chapter from the never-ending animated series’ upcoming “Treehouse of Horror XXXII” episode. The annual Halloween episode has often turned horror classics — complete with faux-Vincent Price narration — into fodder for its chapters, and in this clip, Price reads Maggie Simpson a bedtime …
Read More »Pete Townshend Ditches Home Studio, Keeps Neve Console Used on 'Quadrophenia'
After 26 years, Pete Townshend has parted ways with his residence in Richmond, London, leaving behind his home studio. “It’s been a wrench,” Townshend wrote on Instagram. “Moving house is never any fun.” He notes that he helped Ronnie Wood — who owned the house before him — build the …
Read More »Elton John, Ringo Starr, Shakira Named in Pandora Papers Leak Exposing Offshore Financial Dealings
Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Shakira were named in a new leak of private financial documents, known as the Pandora Papers, that offer a glimpse at the tangled web of offshore accounting and alleged tax avoidance schemes used by some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people. The Pandora …
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