Ewan McGregor noted the difference between acting and lying when it came to his years of fibbing about reprising his Star Wars role as Obi-Wan Kenobi. “You get paid to act,” the actor quipped during his appearance on Ellen on Tuesday, adding that he was embarrassed about having to lie …
Read More »Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett Lead Stagecoach 2020 Lineup
Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, and Thomas Rhett will headline the 2020 Stagecoach Festival. The lineup for the Indio, California, country music gathering was announced by Midland following their performance of “Mr. Lonely” on Ellen. The throwback trio, who released their album Let It Roll in August, will also perform at …
Read More »9 Taylor Swift Moments That Didn't Fit in Our Cover Story
Taylor Swift had a lot to say in our recent cover story (on newsstands now),tracing her eventful path to Lover,her political views and many other topics in a lengthy, revealing interview. There was even more to the caffeine-fueled conversation, which Swift made it through on four hours of sleep after …
Read More »How Linda Ronstadt Ruled the 1970s: Hear Our New Podcast
Longtime Linda Ronstadt manager and producer Peter Asher joins host Brian Hiatt to offer an intimate look at the singer’s music on a new episode of our podcast Rolling Stone Music Now. Rolling Stone’s David Browne and Angie Martoccio (who recently interviewed Ronstadt) also join our panel to trace one …
Read More »Hear Our New Podcast on the Magic of Harry Styles
What’s Harry Styles really like? In the wake of his intimate cover story on one of the most singular artists in modern music, Rob Sheffield joins host Brian Hiatt and Brittany Spanos on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast to share even more. Sheffield breaks down his time with the …
Read More »'SNL' Hired Bowen Yang, But It Still Has a Diversity Problem
UPDATE: SNL has announced that Shane Gillis will not be joining the cast after all. It should have been a slam dunk. On Thursday morning, NBC announced the addition of three new cast members for Saturday Night Live’s 45th season. Among the trio was Bowen Yang, an SNL staff writer …
Read More »'Leaving Neverland,' 'Springsteen on Broadway' Win Creative Arts Emmys
Springsteen on Broadway and Leaving Neverland were among the winners of Creative Arts Emmy Awards Saturday, while Beyoncé was shut out in all six categories her concert film Homecoming was nominated in. Leaving Neverland, HBO’s two-part documentary detailing two men’s sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson, won the Emmy for …
Read More »Watch Prince Celebrate Pop Apocalypse With Previously Unreleased '1999' Live Clip
Prince delivers a delirious rendition of “1999” in a previously unreleased clip from his December 29th, 1982 concert at the Summit in Houston, Texas. The entire show will be released on DVD as part of a new 1999 reissue, out November 29th. “1999” frequently, and fittingly, served as the final …
Read More »Major Lazer, J Balvin, El Alfa Set the Club Ablaze in New 'Que Calor' Video
Major Lazer light up the club — or in this case, a party cave in the jungle — in their new video for “Que Calor.” With the help of Colombian megastar J Balvin and Dominican dembow veteran El Alfa, the American EDM collective close out the summer with a bang. …
Read More »Is Vitamin E Oil Behind the Vaping Crisis?
Over the past few weeks, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been investigating hundreds of mysterious, vaping-related lung ailments across the country. Nearly 450 hospital cases in 33 states have been linked to vaping, while on Friday it was reported that a man in Indiana had died …
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