On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver examined the fallout of Robert Mueller‘s long-awaited report — or, at least, the four-page summary that Attorney General William Barr submitted to Congress the previous Sunday. While Mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign — a finding Oliver …
Read More »Was Rapper Lil Peep Destined to Be the Next Kurt Cobain?
With the casual charisma of a born star and shamelessly catchy music that combined emo melodies and hip-hop beats, rapper Lil Peep was on his way to becoming a key voice of his generation – until he died of an overdose in 2017, just after his 21st birthday. On the …
Read More »What Drives a Man to Kill His Own Family? Inside the Psychology of Family Annihilators
Last year, Chris Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado man, murdered his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, and buried their bodies in an oil work site. Although Watts initially denied having any involvement with his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, he later confessed to strangling Shannan and …
Read More »Pharrell Taps Missy Elliott, Janelle Monae, Migos for Debut 'Something In the Water' Fest
Pharrell will launch a new multi-day music festival, Something In the Water, this spring featuring performances from Missy Elliott, Migos, Janelle Monáe, Travis Scott and more. The festival will take place on the beach in the musician’s hometown, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 26th through 28th. The lineup for Something in …
Read More »Pete Davidson Boots 'F-ckface' Heckler From Stand-Up Gig After Mac Miller Reference
Pete Davidson kicked out a heckler from a stand-up show on Monday after the audience member yelled out an inappropriate reference to late rapper Mac Miller. The Saturday Night Live cast member opened a joke at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in South Orange, New Jersey by saying, “My …
Read More »Venezuela Aid Live: A Music Event Spurs Confrontations at the Border
This story was originally published in Spanish by Rolling Stone Colombia‘s editors. Read the original Spanish version here. Update 2/23/18: The moment of music has long passed. It was nearing 7 a.m. on Saturday when the Colombian authorities were preparing to pass along humanitarian aid to Venezuela. The night before, …
Read More »'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' Review: Fantasy Trilogy Soars to an Epic Conclusion
Writer-director Dean DeBlois brings his wondrous Dragon trilogy to a spectacular finish with How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. The third and final part of the story from DreamWorks Animation faced an uphill battle since the first sequel, in 2014, earned $40 million less than the $217 million …
Read More »Chris Cornell's Kids Accept Frontman's Grammy With Heartbreaking Speeches
Soundgarden received their first Grammy nomination in 1990, and finally won in 1994, taking home trophies for Best Metal Performance for “Spoonman” and Best Hard Rock performance for “Black Hole Sun.” Late frontman Chris Cornell won his third Grammy today; his previously-unreleased track “When Bad Does Good” came out on …
Read More »Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta Big Game Weekend Party Recap
On Saturday, February 2nd, Rolling Stone took over the Goat Farm Art Center by Skylight — a performance venue nestled among the ruins of an old cotton gin factory — for Rolling Stone Live: Atlanta, presented by Mercedes-Benz and in partnership with LDV Hospitality. The event featured special performances from …
Read More »Pink, Muse, Chris Stapleton to Perform Intimate L.A. Shows During Grammy Week
Pink, Muse and Chris Stapleton will be performing during Grammy week at Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Palladium for Citi Sound Vault. Presented by Citi and Live Nation, the series of intimate concerts run February 7th through the 10th and tickets are exclusively available to Citi cardmembers. Pink, whose Beautiful Trauma …
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