Amazon Prime Video has released the final trailer for the upcoming Chris Pratt sci-fi flick, The Tomorrow War, which will premiere on July 2nd. The film’s premise is that time travelers from 2051 return to the present to demand help fighting a global war against an alien enemy. Pratt plays …
Read More »What Could Be Music's Next Spotify?
This story appears in Rolling Stone‘s 2021 Future of Music issue, a special project delving into the next era of the multibillion-dollar hitmaking business. Read the other stories here. Two decades after digital downloads replaced physical CDs, and 10 years into streaming’s dominance of music consumption, music’s tech boom still …
Read More »The Coyote Cartel
T he pistol the boy is holding is a plastic toy. He and two other kids from Honduras are playing on the pedestal of a statue of an Aztec eagle in Reynosa, a Mexican city just south of the tail end of Texas. The three of them are wearing face …
Read More »'Dave' Season 2: Bigger, Bolder, and Still Hilariously Gross
“You’ve won the hearts of many people who should have hated you, so many times,” Dave Burd’s manager Mike assures him. “Like who?” Dave wonders. Mike does not have a good answer, admitting that he only made the original comment because he’s high. The real Dave Burd — a.k.a. comic …
Read More »Biden DOJ Vows to Fight Republican Voter Suppression
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice is planning to expand voting rights, affirming the issue will be a priority in the Biden administration. The news comes as at least 14 Republican states have enacted laws to suppress voter participation in the wake of the 2020 election. “There …
Read More »Def Leppard Releases 'Volume 3' Box Set Dedicated to 2000s Output
Def Leppard continued the deep dive into their catalog Friday with the release of Volume 3, a box set that collects their three 2000s albums along with B-sides, demos, and unreleased recordings from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band’s vault. The six-CD or nine-LP limited-edition set, out Friday, …
Read More »Here's How Manchester's Music Scene Inspired Clarks and Levi's New Collaboration
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Clarks Originals is teaming up with Levi’s Vintage Clothing to make our eighties/nineties fashion goals a reality. Taking inspiration from the Manchester, UK music scene of the late …
Read More »Buena Vista Social Club Drop Previously Unreleased Track 'Vicenta' From Upcoming Reissue
Buena Vista Social Club have unearthed a previously unreleased track, “Vicenta,” which will appear on the upcoming 25th-anniversary reissue of the Cuban outfit’s acclaimed self-titled album, out September 17th via World Circuit Records. Penned by Compay Segundo, “Vicenta” recounts the story of a 1909 fire that destroyed nearly all of …
Read More »Rolling Stone, Billboard Share Stories, Performances for LGBTQ Pride Month
Happy Pride Month! To celebrate the LGBTQ community this month, Billboard and Rolling Stone are coming together to spotlight the music, artists, and culture that uplift LGBTQ people around the world. From in-depth conversations with queer icons, to coverage of the latest tunes from LGBTQ artists, we’ll be sharing a …
Read More »How Twitter Turned Kimmy Schmidt Into a 'KKK Queen'
When we talk about cancel culture, as we all too frequently do in the Year of Our Lord 2021, there are typically two schools of thought: The first, which is frequently espoused by the smarmy, right-wing Ben Shapiro types, is that cancel culture is an uncontrollable beast that must be …
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