If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With holiday gatherings fast approaching, it’s time to deck your closet with a festive sweater (or three). And we recommend getting ugly. Gone are the days when regular …
Read More »How Cary Fukunaga Took on James Bond — and Won
“What’s twitching in the corner?” Cary Joji Fukunaga is slumped on a couch in a London editing facility, sipping a smoothie, stock-still except for one Birkenstock-clad foot perched, and almost imperceptibly shaking, on his knee. The 42-year-old director is running part of the opening sequence of No Time to Die, …
Read More »The Killers Mandate Both Vaccination and Negative Test for NYC Warmup Show
The Killers will require fans attending their New York City warmup gig on August 19th to be both vaccinated and show a negative Covid-19 test, perhaps the strongest mandate for audiences to date. The Bowery Presents told ticket buyers on their website, “In order to be allowed in the venue …
Read More »Ty Dolla $ign, Erykah Badu Join Lineup for H.E.R.'s Lights On Festival
H.E.R. and Live Nation Urban have unveiled the lineup for the second annual Lights On Festival, taking over the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California, on September 18th and 19th. The singer announced the second iteration of her 2019 festival Sunday night at the BET Awards. Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Ari …
Read More »Where the Music Business Is Going in 2020
Judging by the fact that the last decade in the music industry was characterized by tumult and revolution in every sector, the year ahead will be no different — and we already have plenty of clues as to where and how that will play out. As tech companies, record labels, …
Read More »Kenny Chesney Expands Chillaxification 2020 Tour With Amphitheater Shows
Kenny Chesney has nearly doubled his 2020 touring schedule with the announcement of several amphitheater performances on the Chillaxification Tour. These shows will take place between the singer’s larger stadium gigs next spring and summer. Chesney’s 22 stadium dates on the Chillaxification Tour get underway April 18th, while the first …
Read More »See Cyndi Lauper Duet With Marilyn Manson, Henry Rollins, Kesha at Benefit Gig
Cyndi Lauper duetted alongside a diverse group of artists that included Marilyn Manson, Henry Rollins, Kesha and Perry Farrell at the singer’s annual Home for the Holidays benefit gig Tuesday, held this year at Los Angeles’ the Novo. The bright yellow mohawked Lauper and Manson teamed for a lengthy rendition …
Read More »The Triumph and Tragedy of Woodstock's Forgotten Album Producer
Listen to an audio version of this story below: Fifty years after the original Woodstock festival took place, mementos of the event are scattered across the country. Jimi Hendrix’s guitar is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Wavy Gravy’s sleeping bag is housed at the …
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