Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, was reportedly stabbed and injured Friday at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, where Chauvin is currently serving a 21-year sentence for his role in Floyd’s May 2020 death. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an unnamed inmate …
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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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“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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Ghostface Killah shared two new tracks with “Bob James Freestyle” (featuring Raekwon) and “I Got Soul Freestyle.” In teasing the tracks’ release on Twitter earlier this week, the rapper said that the songs were “a little something to help y’all enjoy the holiday weekend,” in reference to Thanksgiving. To celebrate …
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After Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist” was named Billboard’s All-Time Number One Song, his website was updated with the accolade: “Billboard’s First #1 Song of All Time until 2065.” Unfortunately for him, he’s been dethroned sooner than expected as the honor has been transferred to the Weeknd for “Blinding …
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Brandi Carlile won three Grammy Awards in 2019 on the strength of her album By the Way, I Forgive You, a collection that earned the prize for Best Americana Album as well as Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for “The Joke.” Her 2021 album In These …
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“When I was in high school, I felt a lot of emotions,” Colin Kaepernick explains late in the six-episode run of the new Netflix miniseries Colin in Black & White, in which the former NFL quarterback revisits his life as a teenager, where he’s played by actor Jaden Michael. The …
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This piece is part of Rolling Stone’s second annual Grammy Preview special issue, released ahead of the start of first-round voting. We spoke to some of the year’s biggest artists about the albums and singles that could earn them a nomination — or even a statue come January — and …
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Authorities have found human remains in the search for Lauren Cho in California’s Yucca Valley, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. But it still may be awhile before Cho’s family knows for sure if it’s her. According to police, the identification process could stretch into late October. “The …
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Ali Alexander, the Stop the Steal organizer who claimed three sitting U.S. congressmen helped plan the rally that came before the insurrection, has been subpoenaed by the January 6th Select Committee along with fellow rally organizer Nathan Martin. The committee is seeking records from Stop the Steal LLC in addition …
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