Today, Rolling Stone announces the launch of the Rolling Stone Culture Council, a new offering from the ground-breaking, culture-shaping magazine. The Culture Council will bring together an international group of entertainment and cultural leaders from a variety of industries into a community designed to share business and cultural insights. The …
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Whether it’s a Godzilla-sized Travis Scott stomping through the world of Fortnite, hit songs breaking through snippets on TikTok, K-Pop conquering the U.S., live-streamed concerts suddenly bringing in serious revenue, or Instagram Live artist battles landing at the center of pop culture, it’s not hard to find signs of a …
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Rising Chicago rapper King Von was shot and killed in a scuffle outside an Atlanta club early Friday morning, November 6th. He was 26. Ghazi Shami, the founder of Von’s label, Empire, confirmed his death on Instagram:writing, “I woke up to some very horrible news this morning — my heart …
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Photographer Baron Wolman, who took some of the earliest and most iconic images of rock & rollers during his stint as Rolling Stone’s first staff photographer, died Monday night at age 83. Wolman’s rep, Dianne Duenzl, confirmed the photographer’s death to Rolling Stone.Wolman had recently been diagnosed with ALS, the …
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Taylor Swift encouraged her American fans to vote in a new video posted to social media, one day ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, November 3rd. “Hey, so we are all stressed out about this election — rightfully so, I feel you — but allow me to be the one-millionth …
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Bootsy Collins has released a characteristically eye-popping new clip for “Jam On,” his recent collaboration with Snoop Dogg and 17-year-old guitarist Brandon “Taz” Niederauer. The clip is a delightfully outlandish space-age blast with Bootsy — wearing a stunning, glittering red top hat and matching outfit — and Co. delivering the …
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H.E.R. has released a lush new single and video for “Damage” from her upcoming full-length album on MBK Entertainment/RCA Records. Produced by Cardiak and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, “Damage” sees H.E.R. examining the fallout of a past relationship, with lyrics written with Anthony Clemons, Jr. and Tiara Thomas. The live performance …
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Spencer Davis, Welsh musician and founder of the Spencer Davis Group, died Monday while being treated for pneumonia in the hospital. He was 81. Bob Birk, his booking agent for more than 30 years, confirmed Davis’ death to Rolling Stone. “He was a very good friend,” Birk says. “He was …
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A year after the release of Pang, Caroline Polachek has dropped a 10-minute extended mix of “The Gate.” The former Chairlift singer describes the track as an “ambient epilogue” built to loop, with “textural contributions” from Oneohtrix Point Never and Danny L Harle. Directed by Ezra Miller, the ethereal clip features …
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Nearly 45 years ago, Peter Frampton released his first concert record,Frampton Comes Alive! The album made the struggling solo artist (and former member of Humble Pie) a rockhousehold name and pinup. Its multi-platinum success also reverberated through the industry,inspiring a slew of double-live albums by otheracts who hadn’t quite broke …
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