Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he “didn’t pull the trigger” during the fatal Rust shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull he trigger. Never,” the actor said in a clip from his first sit-down interview since the …
Read More »Travis Scott's Offer To Pay Youngest Astroworld Victim's Funeral Costs Rejected
Travis Scott‘s offer to cover the funeral expenses for nine-year-old Ezra Blount, the youngest victim to die at Astroworld, was rebuffed by the boy’s family in a new heartbreaking letter obtained Monday by Rolling Stone. “Your client’s offer is declined. I have no doubt Mr. Scott feels remorse. His journey …
Read More »Need a Fitness Tracker? The Latest Fitbit Just Got Discounted to $69
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Need a push to help you reach the fitness goals you set for yourself in January? Fitbit is offering its new Charge 4 fitness band for just $69 …
Read More »Latin Grammys 2021: 'Patria Y Vida,' Camilo, Rubén Blades, and Caetano Veloso Were the Night's Biggest Winners
Viewed through one lens, last night’s Latin Grammy Awards were full of unexpected awards and upsets. The 79-year-old Brazilian trailblazer Caetano Veloso and 24-year-old son Tom Veloso won over emerging stars like Rauw Alejandro and Camilo for Record of the Year; Panamanian salsero Rubén Blades beat out Bad Bunny, Natalia …
Read More »Republican Lawmakers Are Now Getting Death Threats Over … Infrastructure Legislation
Welcome to the state of affairs in 2021’s MAGAfied GOP, where House Republicans who voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill find themselves on the receiving end of death threats. “It’s amazing people want to kill me over paving roads and clean water,” Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) recently told Buzzfeed News. …
Read More »'Empowerment Is an Empty Word. Financial Empowerment Is Not': Ex-Lolla Execs Launch Women-Led Event
In January 2020, when veteran music executive Charlie Jones announced his departure from C3, the company he cofounded that runs Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, he felt that part of his career had run its course. The market was saturated with similar festivals and “it felt to me like we …
Read More »Ten Reasons for Optimism on Climate Change
The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference got underway in Glasgow this week, and it already looks like a slow-motion train wreck. The leaders of three of the biggest polluting nations – Russia, Brazil, and China – aren’t there. The national pledges that have already been made to cut emissions won’t …
Read More »Camila Cabello Taps a Mariachi Band to Debut New Song 'La Buena Vida' on 'Tiny Desk'
Camila Cabello enlisted the help of a mariachi band to debut a new song, “La Buena Vida,” during her NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. “La Buena Vida” will appear on Cabello’s upcoming album, Familia (she co-wrote it with Ricky Reed and Cheche Alara), and theTiny Desk performance featured the California-based …
Read More »How the Concert Merch Crisis Might Be Hurting Your Favorite Artist
In the decades since it became a leading merch company for indie bands from Pavement and Sonic Youth up through the White Stripes and Vampire Weekend, Tannis Root and its co-owner, Bill Mooney, have seen a lot — but nothing quite like this summer. Their team had just loaded boxes …
Read More »Bomba Estéreo's Vision of Harmony in Nature
It’s hard to make the overwhelming power and immense beauty found in nature seem subtle, but across Bomba Estéreo‘s new album, Deja, examples of the earth’s grandeur gently peek out from the music. “Agua,” the first track, ends with the sweeping rush of a river; a choir of birds serves …
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