Dolly Parton released her first album of holiday music in 30 years back in October with A Holly Dolly Christmas. Stacked with special guests, the record finds Dolly singing originals and chestnuts with names like Miley Cyrus, Jimmy Fallon, and Michael Bublé. She also reunited with old friend Willie Nelson …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Bridgerton,' 'Nomadland,' 'Palmer' and More
Bridgerton It’s the social season in Regency-era London, and all is fair in love and war. In the latest teaser for Shonda Rhimes‘ new drama, the mysterious Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) promises to share every scandal of the season in her gossip pamphlet. It appears that Lady Whisltedown …
Read More »The Camcorder Comeback: 4 Video Cameras For Vlogging, Traveling and Making Movies
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Smartphones have stolen the spotlight from camcorders in recent years when it comes to capturing content. Their video quality increases with each generation, and they’re always available at …
Read More »The Exponential Rise of Leah Kate's 'F-ck Up the Friendship'
As a teenager, Leah Kate used to spend time each week trying to get the music industry to notice her. She would Google the names of her favorite artists’ producers, track down their emails, and send them Voice Notes; she’d email music publishers — “literally blast them with shit” — …
Read More »Bandcamp Fridays Brought in $40 Million for Artists During Covid Pandemic
Online music marketplace Bandcamp announced Tuesday that its pandemic-inspired Bandcamp Fridays initiative — in which it waives its full revenue share on its sales to help artists better fend through Covid — will continue in 2021. Starting in March, when the pandemic cut off touring and removed artists’ most reliable …
Read More »Democracy Narrowly Defeats Trump As Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Bogus Election Lawsuit
President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the presidential election suffered another blow Monday as the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, rejected Trump’s lawsuit. This was the court’s fourth ruling within 10 days against the president, and each ruling was 4-3 — an uncomfortably narrow margin when the health …
Read More »Armed Mexicans Smuggled Into U.S. to Guard Trump's Wall, Whistleblowers Say
Contractors used armed Mexican security units who were illegally smuggled into the United States to guard the construction sites of Trump’s border wall, according to a complaint by two whistle-blowers. According to the New York Times, in unsealed court documents the whistle-blowers allege that two companies, Sullivan Land Services Co. …
Read More »Willie Nelson Announces Latest Frank Sinatra Tribute Album 'That's Life'
Willie Nelson learned how to write songs from listening to Hank Williams, Bob Wills, and more. But one person, above all, taught him how to sing: Frank Sinatra. And, on February 26th, Nelson will release That’s Life, a new collection of Sinatra covers. That’s Life digs a little deeper than …
Read More »Post-Production During a Pandemic: Maintaining Essential Relationships and Supporting Employees
I work in television and film post-production. What does that mean? People associate show business with glamor — movie stars, Hollywood premiers and traveling the world. Post-production has none of that. We work on entertainment media after it is shot. Stars don’t drop by for lunch. Paparazzi do not stake …
Read More »JP Saxe, Julia Michaels Release Holiday Single 'Kissin' in the Cold'
JP Saxe and Julia Michaels have collaborated on a new holiday single, “Kissin’ in the Cold.” The song follows the artists’ previous collaboration “If the World Was Ending,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. On “Kissin’ in the Cold,” Saxe and Michaels muse over the passage …
Read More »