Freddie Gibbs and Jadakiss have teamed up for new song “Black Illuminati.” The rappers previously linked up on 2013’s “Own Thing (Remix) and 2012’s “Krazy,” which also features Jay Rock, from Gibbs’ Baby Face Killa mixtape. In the accompanying video, the pair hang out in a mansion and take a …
Read More »Audiotree Cofounder Accused of Using Hidden Cameras to Take Nude Images
Michael Johnston, cofounder of Chicago-based label Audiotree and owner of venues Schubas and Lincoln Hall, has been accused of using hidden cameras in his home to videotape and photograph nude images of his children’s nanny, NBC 5 Chicago reports. The nanny and another woman have filed a civil suit against …
Read More »Marilyn Manson: 10 Key Takeaways From Our Nine-Month Investigation
On Sunday night, Rolling Stone published a 9,500-word investigation into sexual-, physical-, and psychological-abuse claims against Brian Warner, better known as Marilyn Manson. More than 55 sources who have known Warner at various points of his life — including some accusers who have not spoken publicly or in-depth before — …
Read More »2021 CMA Awards: Best, Worst and Most WTF Moments
The 55th CMA Awards tried to restore a sense of normalcy to country music, following another year of the pandemic, a scandal with one of its rising stars, and a genre that is fracturing along political and cultural lines. For the most part, the CMAs succeeded: fans were back inside …
Read More »Live Nation Launching Fund For Astroworld Attendees' Medical Expenses
Three days after a crowd rush left eight people dead and hundreds more injured at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Fest in Houston, the festival’s promoters Live Nation and ScoreMore said on Monday that they’re providing mental health counseling resources to attendees and are developing a health fund to go toward medical …
Read More »Before Astroworld: Concert Disasters in History
Details of the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival that left at least eight fans dead in Houston are still coming in, and they are absolutely horrifying. “Fans were recording the concert and people doing CPR,” concert attendee/registered nurse Madeline Eskins told Rolling Stone. “Fans were yelling at the stage crew …
Read More »The Curious Case of Keith Urban
& ldquo;One of our girls brought a riddle home the other day,”saysKeith Urban, the New Zealand-born Grammy winner.“She said, ‘Dad, imagine that you’re in a room and there’s no windows, no doors, solid floor, solid roof, solid walls. How do you get out?’ “I sat there for ages, trying to …
Read More »Paul McCartney Welcomes Foo Fighters Into 'F-king Rock & Roll Hall of Fame'
Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl have a lot in common — or so the Beatle realized when writing his speech inducting the Foo Fighters into the “fucking Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” as he dubbed it Saturday night. In a short speech that the former Beatle gave in Cleveland …
Read More »A Disappointing and Overpoliced Night at Rolling Loud Festival
When I arrived at Rolling Loud Festival at Citi Field in Queens, I was skeptical. Music festivals are almost never what they advertise. It’s always too crowded, too expensive, and too overstimulating. Even so, the lineup for this year’s event wasn’t half-bad. 42 Dugg, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Durk, and …
Read More »Dr. Luke Claims He Lost $46 Million Due to Kesha's Sexual Assault Allegations
Dr. Luke is claiming that Kesha’s allegations against him cost him $46 million in lost business opportunities, according to recently unsealed court documents. The projection model, made by a financial expert retained by Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) and obtained by Rolling Stone, was part of a trove of …
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