If you’re a new business trying to drum up awareness or an established business just trying to expand your reach, pop-up events are a great way to get your brand in front of more potential customers. Because of their temporary nature, they’re perfect for creating a sense of urgency and …
Read More »Will Smith Wins Best Actor Minutes After Smacking Chris Rock: 'I Hope the Academy Invites Me Back'
Minutes after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock in the face for making fun of Jada Pinkett Smith‘s hair loss, he won Best Actor for his role as Venus and Serena Williams’ father inKing Richard. Smith took the stage smiling — acknowledging the timeliness of the situation — before kicking off …
Read More »Spotify Pulls Service from Russia Due to Censorship Laws
As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, Spotify, the largest music streaming service in the world, is pulling its service from the country, the company confirmed to Rolling Stoneon Friday. Spotify cited recently passed censorship laws in Russia and the danger such actions poses for Spotify’s employees and customers as …
Read More »Daddy Yankee Retires in Style With 'Legendaddy'
Legacy artists need exit strategies. These days, with pandemic disruptions closing off lucrative live-performance opportunities, a lot of the biggest names in rock and pop history have taken headline-grabbing catalog buyouts of their sizable discographies for eight- to nine-figure sums. But departing the entertainment industry isn’t solely about cashing out; …
Read More »Lindsey Graham Is (Still) Melting Down Over Democrats Questioning Brett Kavanaugh
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was disgusted four years ago when Democrats sought to question soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh about a credible accusation of sexual assault. He’s made abundantly clear this week that he’s still disgusted, and on Wednesday he unleashed his ire on Ketanji Brown Jackson, badgering President …
Read More »J.D. Vance's Appeal to Ohio Voters: 'I Happen to Say Stupid Things Very Publicly'
J.D. Vance was famously not a fan of Donald Trump ahead of the 2016 election. The Hillbilly Elegy author and venture capitalist called the soon-to-be president “reprehensible” and an “idiot,” and even wrote a piece comparing Trumpism to opioid addiction. Vance is now trying to win the Republican nomination for …
Read More »Banks Longs for a Past Lover on Stripped-Back Ballad 'I Still Love You'
Banks is sharing some of the first lyrics she wrote as she sings to an ex-love. On Monday, the Serpentina singer released the coquettish, yet melancholic music video for the ballad “I Still Love You.” “I don’t know your bruises or where you’ve been lately/But I know I still love …
Read More »Dolly Parton Welcomes SXSW to the Dollyverse But Steers Clear of Rock Hall Controversy
Leave it to Dolly Parton not to be limited by the conventionally accepted constraints of SXSW. In her first-ever appearance at the festival, she didn’t just play a show, she created her own universe — specifically, the “Dollyverse,” a cheerfully branded excursion into the digital Wild West of the metaverse. …
Read More »Rosalía's 'Motomami' Is Brave, Bawdy, and Completely Uncompromising
After Rosalía released her 2018 album El Mal Querer, a baroque masterwork anchored in solemn flamenco traditions and glowing pop sounds, the Spanish artist’s world cracked wide open, and everything seemed to rush at her at once. There was endless praise: She was a creative genius. She was a hero …
Read More »Russia's Biggest Rappers Are Going Hard Against Putin's War
A blazing-yellow Bentley. Face tattoos. Booming bass lines in a parking garage. The burnt-out husk of a bullet-riddled car. As the rapper, who would look comfortably at home on a Tekashi 69 set, spits bars about Cartier and riches from behind the wheel, a woman and her son are held …
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