300 Entertainment has sold to Warner Music Group, the latest blockbuster deal in the music industry’s unprecedented shopping spree for music assets. The deal, which WMG announced Thursday, closes months of speculation and industry murmur over a potential 300 sale. The financial details of the deal aren’t immediately clear, but …
Read More »OK, But Actually, What the F-k Is 'Bing-Bong'
In specific circles (i.e., theater kids), there is perhaps no celebrity couple more vaunted than Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The two met when they were cast in the original Broadway production of Hamilton,with Ramos playing the role of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton and Cephas Jones playing Peggy …
Read More »The 2021 Grammys Were a Great Show – But Was That Enough?
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 …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Megan Thee Stallion, 'Shots Fired'
In terms of, what bar on Megan Thee Stallion‘s new diss track elicits the most satisfying cackle, the stand-out line from “Shots Fired” might be, “He talking ’bout his followers, dollars and goofy shit/I told him, ‘You’re not popping, you just on the remix.’” It’s catty and cutting, and most …
Read More »RS Charts: Youngboy Never Broke Tops RS 200; Rap and R&B Claim Entire Top Ten
Youngboy Never Broke Again’s 38 Baby 2 debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, amassing 71.8 million streams across its 17 tracks. Youngboy Never Broke Again is remarkably prolific, and he consistently debuts high on the RS 200: 38 Baby 2 follows February’s Still Flexin, …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Directs Herself in 'Captain Hook' Music Video
Megan Thee Stallion has dropped a music video for her track “Captain Hook,” directed by the rapper herself. The clip Megan is in the studio, penning lyrics on a notepad, before she hits the vocal booth to spit some of the lyrics aloud. While rapping in the booth, Megan twerks …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Commands Respect on New Song 'B.I.T.C.H.'
Megan Thee Stallion commands respect on new song “B.I.T.C.H.” The new single will appear on her upcoming studio album, Suga. The rapper, who teased the track last week via Instagram, dropped it at midnight on Thursday. On the new song, which samples Tupac Shakur’s All Eyez on Me 1996 song …
Read More »Green Day, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion Set for West Coast 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
UPDATE: Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette will perform in Times Square in New York City for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest, which will air on ABC. Meanwhile, Fox’s New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey will feature LL Cool J, Lauren Alaina and the …
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