DaBaby apologized to the LGBTQ+ community after making homophobic remarks and comments about HIV/AIDS victims at Rolling Loud Miami last month, July 25th. The rapper posted the statement Monday, August 2nd, on Instagram. “I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,” he …

Following a week of condemnation in the aftermath of DaBaby’s homophobic remarks at Miami’s Rolling Loud, Lollapalooza announced Sunday that the rapper’s scheduled set at the Chicago fest has been canceled. “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love,” the festival tweeted Sunday. “With that in mind, DaBaby will …

Tallahassee woman Ashley Espinoza-Sanchez — who went missing this past weekend at Rolling Loud festival in Miami, Florida — has been found, according to her cousin, Demetria Madrigal. “I haven’t slept this entire week. I’m still in shock,” Madrigal tells Rolling Stone. “We just want to get her home. She’s …

In January 2013, a gay 15-year-old named Jadin Bell, from La Grande, Oregon, hanged himself from a piece of playground equipment and, after being kept on life support for several weeks, died in early February that year. He was a sophomore in high school. He’d dreamed of becoming an artist, …

Eladio Carrión has dropped a remix of his track “TATA.” The new version features guest vocals from Bobby Shmurda and Daddy Yankee. The original song’s collaborator, J Balvin, also appears. The four artists star in a music video for the remix, which was directed by Jose Sagaro, Jon J Visuals, …

Dave Hause may call Santa Barbara home right now, but his Philadelphia raising informs nearly everything about the singer-songwriter. In the euphoric new song “Sandy Sheets,” Hause recalls his formative years as a teenager making the rite-of-passage drive from the Philly suburbs to the Jersey Shore, where anything was possible. …

It’s been a whirlwind few months for KueenD, the 30-year-old Dallas rapper behind “Shake That a$$,” a slinking, clapping single designed to torch late-night dancefloors. Working with the producer D Thrilla Beats, she created the song in February, flipping the libidinous 2013 single “Booty Me Down” from rapper KStylis. Within …

Florida doctors and Democratic lawmakers are calling out Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for his anti-scientific approach to Covid-19. DeSantis has been an opponent of measures designed to curb the virus’s spread—such as mask mandates—despite the rising number of cases in his state. “The consequence of his leadership has been a …

After the Cleveland Indians announced in December 2020 planned to drop their controversial name following the 2021 season, the baseball franchise revealed its new name Friday: Cleveland Guardians. The team announced the Guardians moniker on social media with a video narrated by Tom Hanks and soundtracks by Ohio natives the …

Parliament–Funkadelic founder George Clinton turns 80 on July 22nd, and to celebrate, we sat down with him for an in-depth conversation that looks back on decades of musical innovation. In the interview, Clinton reminisces about the earliest days of Parliament and Funkadelic, and he explains how his music was influenced …