Last weekend, the Chainsmokers headlined an outdoor charity concert in the Hamptons that was touted as a drive-in show where guests would be allowed to sit outside their cars in designated areas that were at least six feet apart. Still, photos and videos from the event showing packed crowds with …
Read More »Bubba Wallace Is By Himself, Again
Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr., the only African American top-tier driver in all of NASCAR, recently hit a wall, literally, crashing during the qualifier for the Cup Series All-Star Race in Bristol, Tennessee. But by the end of June — after spearheading a successful campaign to ban the Confederate flag from …
Read More »Meet the Crusading Lawyer Hated By the Biggest Companies in Music
Without exception, there’s nobody music companies would like to hear from lessthan Richard Busch. And he’s rather pleased about that fact. An attorney specializing in copyright infringement, Busch — head of entertainment at Nashville-based King & Ballow — makes his living accusing people of stealing. Most famously, he accused Pharrell …
Read More »What Happened to America's Mayor?
This story appears in the June 2020 print edition of Rolling Stone. Not long ago, Rudy Giuliani was traveling in a car across New York City with Jon Sale, his longtime friend, when some construction workers saw the former mayor and approached the vehicle. Giuliani lowered the window. “One of …
Read More »Bad Bunny Demands the World Crossover to Him on 'YHLQMDLG'
During the last two years, Bad Bunny has left no box unchecked en route to attaining global superstardom. His 2018 debut X 100pre (which featured assists from a small handful of co-stars including Diplo, El Alfa and Drake) was a crossover experiment that saw El Conejo level up from newcomer …
Read More »The Official Oscars 2020 Drinking Game
The Oscars — people love to watch them. Fans love to argue about them. Pundits love to predict them, starting around the time the previous year’s ceremony is rolling its end credits. (11:58pm: X and Y won big at the 2020 Oscars! 11:59pm: Who is poised to win the 2021 …
Read More »My Chemical Romance Plot First North American Tour in Nine Years
My Chemical Romance will tour North America for the first time in nine years this fall. The reunion run launches September 9th at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit and continues through the next month, wrapping October 11th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. My Chemical Romance announced the tour …
Read More »Hackers Are Coming for the 2020 Election — And We're Not Ready
Anthony Ferrante had just arrived for work at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next door to the White House, when the first attack hit. Around 7 a.m., internet service went out across the United States and parts of Europe. Reddit, Netflix, and The New York Times website wouldn’t load. Ferrante …
Read More »Neil Young Details 2020 Archival Releases
Neil Young shared a New Year’s Day note offering fans an update on some of the archival projects he’s prepping for 2020. “These pieces are a labor of love,” Young wrote on Neil Young Archives. “Every morning I wake up with a full plate of things to do to keep …
Read More »John Frusciante Rejoins Red Hot Chili Peppers; Josh Klinghoffer Exits
Red Hot Chili Peppers announced Sunday that the band have parted ways with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer after 10 years and have reunited with the musician that Klinghoffer replaced, John Frusciante. “Josh is a beautiful musician who we respect and love,” Red Hot Chili Peppers wrote on Instagram. “We are deeply …
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