The Columbusing of Black excellence by white opportunists has long been prevalent in popular culture — never more so than in the realm of music, where everything from Elvis’ hip-shaking to Miley’s twerking have been erroneously attributed. For decades, Black music was ghettoized, pushed into the shadows. It didn’t matter …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Your clothing and shoes aren’t the only pieces that can make a sartorial statement. How’s your accessories game? Rings add a luxe or edgy touch to any outfit, …
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The same day Jamie Lynn Spears was due to receive a scathing cease-and-desist letter from Britney Spears’ lawyer via overnight mail, she sat for a follow-up interview with the Call Her Daddy podcast while continuing to promote her new book, Things I Should Have Said. Appearing over video from her …
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Like many others around the globe, Titus Low, a bisexual Singaporean influencer, sells sexually explicit photos and videos of himself on OnlyFans — the popular subscription-based website, which boasts well over 100 million users. The Singapore Police Force arrested the 22-year-old for doing so, on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The police …
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David Byrne, that firm believer in shows going on, completely transformed American Utopia on just a couple of days’ notice after several members of his backing band and crew tested positive for Covid-19. On Monday, Dec. 28, Byrne debuted what he called, American Utopia: Unchained, a revamped version of the …
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“Once,” writes Elena Ferrante in her 2006 novel The Lost Daughter, “I had a very closeup view of what it means to be in love, the powerful and joyous irresponsibility that it unleashes.” In the span of a sentence, Ferrante — in the voice of heroine Leda Caruso — renders …
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One of Lainey Wilson’s early jobs was performing as a Hannah Montana impersonator at birthday parties and county fairs. The native of tiny Baskin, Louisiana, would travel all around the Deep South and run through the musical repertoire of Miley Cyrus’ breakout TV role. Wilson would sometimes “open” for Hannah …
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In the newly shared music video for their Alicia Keys collaboration “Come for Me (Unlocked),” Lucky Daye and Khalid make themselves at home. Directed by Keys herself, the video gives context to the trio’s close connection, setting them in both the professional environment of a recording space and the playful …
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The energy bouncing around San Francisco’s Chase Center for Metallica‘s second 40th anniversary concert felt electric even before the band took the stage Sunday night. The first concert on Friday was all about anticipation — how could the thrash-metal pioneers commemorate their legacy in a fresh, exciting way? Well, that …
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UPDATE (12/17/21): Rod Stewart and his son, Sean Stewart, have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor simple battery, a charge stemming from an altercation that took place New Year’s Eve 2019 in Florida, The Associated Press reports. The Stewarts will not have to appear in court, nor will they be required to …
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