Democrats were quick to react to Rolling Stone’s report that some Republican members of Congress or their staffers were “intimately” involved in planning the Jan. 6 events that turned violent. As for the Republicans who were implicated in the story … not so much. The majority of them did get …
Read More »See Robert Fripp Table-Dance to 'Peaches' With Toyah Willcox
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer and actress Toyah Willcox, have shared the latest cover from their Sunday Lunch series, this time performing the Stranglers‘ “Peaches.” The couple launched their online series last year in which they shared covers of tracks by Nirvana, theRolling Stones,and David Bowie. …
Read More »See Lana Del Rey Deliver Intimate 'Arcadia' Performance on 'Colbert'
Hours after the arrival of Lana Del Rey’s new album Blue Banisters, the singer appeared — via video — on The Late Show to perform the LP’s lead single “Arcadia.” Accompanied only by piano, Del Rey furthers strips down the already sparse ballad for the performance, which she delivered as …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Gunna & Ludacris
W elcome to Rolling Stone’s 2021 Musicians on Musicians package, the annual franchise where two great artists come together for a free, open conversation about life and music. Each story in this year’s series will appear in our November 2021 print issue, hitting stands on November 2nd. Though separated in …
Read More »Billionaire Trump Donor Says He Has Joe Manchin's Ear: 'I Call Him Every Week'
Joe Manchin is one of the two Democratic senators standing in the way of a historic bill that would expand the social safety net and address the climate crisis. Billionaire Trump donor Nelson Peltz says he’s been calling to encourage him every week. Peltz, founder and CEO of Trian Partners, …
Read More »R. Kelly's Chicago Trial on Federal Sex Crimes Charges to Begin in August 2022
Three weeks after R. Kelly was found guilty of federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in New York, the singer learned Wednesday that his Chicago federal trial for sex crimes and child pornography will begin August 1st, 2022. At a hearing Wednesday — which Kelly attended via video from the …
Read More »Katie Couric Did Her Own Investigation Into Matt Lauer's 'Disgusting' Conduct
Katie Couric revealed that she conducted her own external research into the accusations of sexual misconduct against Matt Lauer in a conversation with Today anchor Savannah Guthrie. Lauer, Couric’s co-host of nine years, was fired from the morning show in 2017 after several women accused the anchor of inappropriate sexual …
Read More »Twin Shadow Uncovers a Playful New Side of Kali Uchis' 'Telepatía'
When the Dominican-American singer-songwriter Twin Shadow released his self-titled album in July, he filled it with striking soul sounds and sun-dappled riffs, inspired by the Seventies and Eighties. The brightness of the project carries over into his recent cover of “Telepatía,” the mega-hit from singer Kali Uchis that came out …
Read More »'SNL': Rami Malek Embraces the Villain in Opening Monologue
Rami Malek made his Saturday Night Live host debut for the show’s third episode of the season, with the Oscar-winning actor and latest Bond supervillain advocating for fellow cinematic antagonists during his opening monologue. “People tell me I have what’s called resting villain face,” Malek quipped before giving a faux-sinister …
Read More »Hannah Gadsby Slams Netflix CEO Over Response to Dave Chappelle's 'The Closer'
Comedian Hannah Gadsby slammed Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos over the streaming service’s response to the controversy regarding the Dave Chappelle special The Closer. In a leaked Netflix memo defending Chappelle’s special — which has drawn criticism both from subscribers and Netflix’s own transgender employees — Sarandos cited LGBTQ-friendly titles like …
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