Billie Eilish first appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in August 2019, sporting a spiked collar, claw-like nails and an apathetic teen glare. Nearly two years later, the 19-year-old star graces the cover once more — this time shot in soft focus, wearing a minimalist button-down blouse and her …
Read More »Jay-Z to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of 'Reasonable Doubt' by Selling First NFT
Jay-Z will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, by minting and selling his first non-fungible token. For the NFT, Jay-Z tapped artist Derrick Adams to create a one-of-a-kind animated digital piece inspired by the Reasonable Doubt cover.The new piece is titled Heir to the Throne, which …
Read More »Does Britney Spears Stand a Chance of Dissolving Her Conservatorship?
Britney Spears offered a harrowing public statement on Wednesday about her ongoing, 13-year conservatorship. During her court testimony, done over Zoom, Spears alleged years of abuse, including forced labor, prescriptions of debilitating drugs like Lithium and restrictions put on pregnancy and marriage. Spears also claimed that she had never been …
Read More »The Sky Thief
The stolen airplane began rolling forward under its own power, with no one in the cockpit. The twin engines of the Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft had been set to idle. But without anyone riding the brakes, the 13-foot propellers began pushing the plane slowly toward the runways …
Read More »From Prince to KISS to Notorious B.I.G., There's a Funko Pop for Your Favorite Artist
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Long after the rise of action figures and limited-edition figurines of the Seventies and Eighties came Funko Pops, a series of miniature, caricature-style figures that depict famous celebrities …
Read More »The Cramps, Mutants Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of Legendary Concert
A new documentary short takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Cramps and the Mutants’ infamous performance at a psychiatric hospital in 1978. Directed by Mike Plante and Jason Willis and produced by Field of Vision, We Were There to Be There explores the events that led to CBGB mainstays the …
Read More »RS Country Picks for the Week of June 21st
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Finds Beauty Within on New 'The Rose Song'
Olivia Rodrigo has dropped new track “The Rose Song,” which will appear in a new episode of Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The singer-actress portrays Nini in the show. “‘Cause I am more than what I am to you/You say I’m perfect, but I’ve got thorns …
Read More »Father James Martin and His Mission for LGBTQ Inclusivity Explored in New Doc
Almost exactly five years ago, a 29-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle and a 9 mm Glock walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people and wounded over 50 more. It was the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11. It was also the …
Read More »'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard': Reynolds. Jackson. Explosions. 'Laughs,' Zzzzz.
Maybe you remember The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Maybe you don’t. We wouldn’t blame you if the details regarding this pulpy 2017 buddy comedy had faded from your memory banks like so much post-headshot pink mist. Ryan Reynolds is a disgraced bodyguard. Samuel L. Jackson is a hitman who’s supposed to testify …
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