UPDATE (4/8): Nike has settled a lawsuit against Brooklyn art collective Mschf over “Satan shoes” the collective made in collaboration with Lil Nas X, Reuters reports. As part of the settlement, Mschf has agreed to a voluntary recall of the shoes and will offer full refunds to purchasers. *** A …
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Nike has filed a lawsuit against MSCHF, the art collective that designed Lil Nas X’s “Satan shoes“, which went on sale Monday, March 29th. In the lawsuit, obtained by Rolling Stone, Nike said the “Satan shoe” was made without the company’s “approval or authorization.” It adds that the shoe is …
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The new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast tackles the 2021 Grammys, from the musical highlights (DaBaby, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles, Haim) to the complex issues raised by two thought-provoking moments: Lil Baby’s trauma-evoking performance and Billie Eilish’s apologetic acceptance speech. Mankaprr Conteh, Brittany Spanos, and …
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Dark Horse Records has released a new compilation of Joe Strummer‘s solo material, titledAssembly. The collection from the late Clash frontman also includes live renditions of the band’s “Rudie Can’t Fail” and “I Fought the Law,” recorded by Strummer and the Mescaleros at London’s Brixton Academy on November 24th, 2001. …
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Justin Bieber performed a live rendition of his new Justice track “Hold On” as part of Vevo‘s Official Live Performance series. “Hold On” is the first of four Justice tracks that Bieber is contributing to the series. “I loved working with Vevo to create these Official Live Performances,” Bieber said in a …
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Drake remained Number One on the Artists 500 for the second week in a row, while logging a record-extending 22nd cumulative week at the top of the chart as well. The musician pulled in 160 song streams for the week of March 12th through 18th, thanks primarily to his recent …
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Ahead of the release of their album Menneskekollektivet, Lost Girls dropped the trippy single “Losing Something.” The track features Jenny Hval reciting lines from The Policeman’s Beard Is Half Constructed, a collection of poems from the early Eighties created by the computer program Racter. “More than iron/More than lead/More than …
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When Paula Cole released her 2016 album, Ballads, a double LP of folk and jazz standards, she felt her work was incomplete. “It didn’t sit right,” the singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone over the phone from her home in Massachusetts. “I needed it to be more of a diverse patchwork, incorporating …
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Blackpink’s Rosé shared a performance of her new solo single, “On the Ground,” on The Tonight Show Tuesday, March 16th. “On the Ground” is a clever pop track that finds Rosé gliding over understated guitars during the verse before the track opens up with a chorus that boasts just the …
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Beck and Pharrell Williams discuss the future of music, the Capitol riots, social change and streaming in this exclusive excerpt from the pair’s wide-ranging interview from the upcoming episode of Williams’ OTHERtone podcast, premiering Monday, March 15th. At the onset of the clip, Beck discusses how different the entry point …
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