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Barry Manilow is looking back at the difficulty that came with hiding his sexuality throughout his career. In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Friday, the musician reflected on the struggles of staying closeted for most of his life because he “didn’t want my career to go away.” “I love it. I’m

In the closing weeks of 2023, the first four songs from Playboi Carti’s forthcoming album were delivered as promised and on time — no small feat for any artist right now, but even more impressive given Carti’s track record. The Atlanta rapper’s previous album, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, was shrouded in years of speculation and

‘Coming Soon’ The music would follow her 2023 album Gag Order, which released in May Kesha has new music on the way, the singer teased in a photograph snapped on Thursday. The artist was photographed in Los Angeles on Thursday holding a cardboard sign that read: “New music coming soon!” This would mark the first

Rage Against the Machine 3.0 officially came to an end early Wednesday evening, when drummer Brad Wilk informed fans via Instagram that the group wasn’t going to resume their Public Service Announcement reunion tour. “RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again,” he posted on Instagram. “I’m sorry for

Rage Against the Machine have once again called it quits. In a note to fans, drummer Brad Wilk said that the group will not be resuming their Public Service Announcement reunion tour or carrying on in any form. This is their third breakup following splits in 2000 and 2011. “I know a lot of people

Theo Lengyel, once an integral member of the avant-garde jazz-metal group Mr. Bungle, is now a murder suspect accused of killing his girlfriend, Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann, last month. Police in Capitola, California, arrested the musician, age 54, on Tuesday and booked him on one count of first-degree murder in Santa Cruz County Jail. He

All Roads Lead Home Premiering on January 4 in Meta Horizon Worlds, the concert and documentary special follows the rapper on his third annual run of hometown shows All roads lead back to Kentucky for Jack Harlow in the first official trailer for No Place Like Home: A VR Concert. The concert and documentary special

There will be no more trips to the beach for Nicki Minaj. On Sunday night, at a New Year’s Eve performance at E11EVEN in Miami, the rapper got a few lines into the opening verse of her 2012 hit single “Starships,” before suddenly raising her hands, signaling for the track to stop.    In a video posted

Les McCann, a trailblazing pianist and singer known for fusing strains of jazz, funk, and R&B and pioneering soul jazz, died on Friday at the age of 88. The cause of death has not been disclosed, but his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News that the musician had died at a Los Angeles hospital after

Green Day took the stage during ABC’s broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest and used the opportunity to call out Trump supporters by changing the lyrics to their 2004 hit “American Idiot.” Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong drew cheers from the live audience when he sang out, “I’m not part of the MAGA

from the night before The pop star spent NYE day at the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Cincinnati Bengals Taylor Swift is wrapping up her massive 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. The pop star arrived at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon before kickoff for the game between her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s team, the Kansas

Editor’s note, December 2023: In the three years since Rolling Stone rolled out the all-new, fully revamped version of our 500 Greatest Albums list, artists like Beyonce, Bad Bunny, and Taylor Swift have all released undeniable classics. So we’ve updated the list, adding those albums while making a few other tweaks. We kept the update

Paula Abdul has sued former American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe and the show’s production companies, alleging that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her multiple times while she was a hosting the shows, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Friday. In the suit reviewed by Rolling Stone, Abdul alleged

year in music From mega-pop sensations to underground gems Nobody likes you when you’re 2023, as Blink 182 warned us. But it’s a fact: years that end in “3” are always great music years, however they might suck for everything else. These were the albums (and songs) that kept me facing forward and moving on

“One of my secrets,” Snoop Dogg tells Latto in their recent Musicians on Musicians conversation, “is that I remain the biggest kid in the room at all times.” The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now includes highlights of that interview (moderated by Rolling Stone staff writer Andre Gee) along with the two interviews from

If you look at Noah Weiland‘s life from a certain vantage point, he’s the definition of a nepo baby. The 23-year-old is the son of Scott Weiland — the tragic former lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver — and spent his childhood years traveling the world on Velvet Revolver tours, flying on

Victoria Monét is such besties with Ariana Grande, that she has two of the “matching diamonds” Grande sings about on her hit “7 Rings.” In a new interview with People, Monét — who has co-written many of Grande’s biggest tracks and is nominated this year for several Grammys for her own album, Jaguar II —

Cher has filed for a conservatorship of her 47-year-old son Elijah Blue Allman due to his substance abuse issues and mental health. According to People, which obtained documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, the singer is requesting to be the sole conservator of her son’s estate as he is “substantially unable to manage

Close allies of Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court decision blocking the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner from the state’s Republican primary ballot. The petition was filed by the American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative nonprofit, on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party. Jay

year in music Top songs with African ingenuity from acts like Burna Boy, Bien, Libianca, and beyond As our new digital homelands power global connectivity, the world has shrunk, and Afropop’s fandom has grown. Young powerhouses like Tyla, Amaarae, and Libianca set new trends at the head of a class of bold artists remaking African