In 2003, Rolling Stone published its definitive list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the most popular and most argued-over list in the magazine’s history. In 2020, we completely remade the list, adding more than 150 new titles. Then, in the Amazon Original podcast Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest …
Read More »The Live-Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Takes an Anime Classic Into the Stratosphere
Like catching a roadrunner without getting an anvil dropped on your head, adapting animated stories into live action is a high-risk endeavor. There are so many things you can do with relative ease in the former medium that create enormous difficulties in the latter. It’s not just about spectacle and …
Read More »Las Vegas Police 'Adjust' Day N Vegas Plans After Astroworld Tragedy: 'We Don't Want a Repeat of That in Our City'
The Day N Vegas festival, which starts on Friday, offers a formidable collection of talent — Pulitzer Prize winners (Kendrick Lamar) and vocal virtuosos (Jazmine Sullivan), radio hitmakers (Doja Cat) next to underground stalwarts (Freddie Gibbs). With around 40 performances each day, it’s an almost overwhelming display of the best …
Read More »Bharti Shahani, 22-Year-Old Student, Dead After Being Critically Injured at Astroworld
Bharti Shahani, a Texas A&M student, died Wednesday, Nov. 10,after being seriously injured in the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival. She was 22. Shahani’s family and their lawyer confirmed her death at a press conferenceThursday. “She was like an angel to us,” Shahani’s father, Bhagu “Sunny” Shahani, …
Read More »No, an Astroworld Security Guard Was Not Injected With Drugs at the Fest
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner walked back a story that a security guard at the Astroworld Festival was injected with a mysterious substance during the tragedy that left eight people dead. Police and sources close to Astroworld had previously pushed the injection narrative when the story was beginning to unfold. …
Read More »22-Year-Old Student Is In ICU Following Astroworld Disaster, Parents Pray For 'Miracle'
Update: ABC 13 reported Tuesday that Bharti Shahani has shown no brain activity after suffering her injuries at Astroworld. Her family told the station they were deciding their next steps. A 22-year-old Texas A&M senior is among those in critical condition, fighting for her life at Houston Methodist days after …
Read More »French Montana Shares 'They Got Amnesia' Tracklist Featuring Drake, Doja Cat, Saweetie, and More
French Montana has shared the official tracklist for his fourth full-length studio album They Got Amnesia ahead of the project’s Nov. 12 release via Epic Records/Bad Boy Entertainment. The feature lineup includes appearances from Drake, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Coi Leray, Ty Dolla $ign with Latto, and more. They Got Amnesia …
Read More »Dionne Warwick Makes Surprise 'SNL' Visit to 'Dionne Warwick Talk Show'
On Saturday Night Live‘s recurring “Dionne Warwick Talk Show” sketch, Ego Nwodim plays the iconic singer who is constantly confused — and occasionally spooked — by contemporary musicians. This week, that meant artists like Miley Cyrus (played by Chloe Fineman) to Post Malone (Pete Davidson) to Jason Mraz (Kieran Culkin) …
Read More »Bobby Shmurda Unleashes Another New Song 'Splash'
A week after releasing his latest single “Cartier Lens,” Bobby Shmurda has dropped another new track, “Splash.” The Brooklyn rapper continues to unleash new music at a prolific pace since his release from prison in February — he spent six years behind bars on weapon and conspiracy charges — and …
Read More »'These. People. Existed.': How 'The Harder They Fall' Brings the Legendary Black Cowboys of the Old West to Life
The ambitious new Western The Harder They Fall (in theaters and streaming on Netflix now) begins with a winking disclaimer: “While the events of this story are fictional . . .” the opening title card reads, “These. People. Existed.” The feature debut of writer-director Jeymes Samuel stars Jonathan Majors as the outlaw Nat …
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