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A third man has been charged with murder in the 2002 killing of Run-D.M.C. trailblazer Jam Master Jay, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Tuesday charged Jay Bryant, 49, in the death of the hip hop pioneer, whose given name was Jason Mizell. The charges against Bryant include

Baby Keem refers to the Bon Iver-sampling song as a “Sticky Dub,” a reference to Drake’s 2022 single “Sticky” It’s been just over a year since Kendrick Lamar and his cousin Baby Keem last joined each other on a track. Their Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers deep cut “Savior” was a weighted examination of

Proud Mama Blue Ivy made a surprise cameo during her mom’s “Renaissance” tour Paris stop Friday Beyoncé’s world tour isn’t even halfway over, but the singer is already reflecting on one of her favorite moments from the trek. On Monday, the singer gave her daughter Blue Ivy a sweet shout-out on social media following the 11-year-old’s surprise cameo during her

Band welcomed Josh Freese as their new drummer earlier this month The Foo Fighters are making sure their new drummer, Josh Freese, feels right at home. On Sunday, the band closed out the 2023 Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio, marking their third show since officially announcing that the renowned drummer would join

TMNT Score It’s “full of sounds I didn’t know existed,” Jeff Rowe, director of the CG-animated Mutant Mayhem, says Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been tapped to score the CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie, director Jeff Rowe revealed on Sunday. The film arrives on Aug. 2 via Paramount Pictures. Rowe confirmed

Singer returns to the stage for first full concert since Nov. 2019 at Rio De Janeiro’s MITA Festival Lana Del Rey staged her first full concert in over three years Saturday as the singer headlined the MITA Festival in Rio De Janeiro. The performance allowed Del Rey to finally debut a handful of songs from

After first trial ended by mistrial, a jury finds that MGA Entertainment’s dolls did not steal the OMG Girlz’ look T.I. and Tiny have lost their copyright infringement lawsuit against the L.O.L. Surprise! doll maker MGA Entertainment, as a jury ruled in favor of the toymaker on Friday. The rapper (real name Clifford Harris) and

Roger Waters has defended himself against a “smear” campaign that accused the singer of wearing a “Nazi-style” outfit during his recent concert in Berlin, which subsequently prompted a police investigation. “My recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political

A few hours before midnight on Friday, Taylor Swift surprised the audience at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, where she was kicking off a three-night stint of her Eras tour, by welcoming rapper Ice Spice to the stage. The two women performed their new collaborative version of “Karma” together for the first time live. Swift and

Big Freedia, the New Orleans bounce icon, is back with a new song, “Bigfoot,” which will appear on her first proper album in nine years, Central City, out June 23 via Queen Diva Music. “Bigfoot” makes for a booming announcement as Freedia stomps all over the competition and delirious, speaker-rattling beat. “Call me Bigfoot stepping

More Snow, More Lana “You asked for it, we listened,” Swift said of Midnights redo Swifties demanded more Lana Del Rey on their Midnights collaboration “Snow on the Beach,” and Taylor Swift has delivered with the release of the Midnights (Til Dawn Edition) deluxe album. When Midnights initially dropped in October, fans were taken aback by

Icons & Influences “We lost an icon,” Lizzo told the audience at her recent concert in Phoenix, Arizona Lizzo knows how to command a stage — but she learned from watching the best. At her latest Special tour stop in Phoenix, Arizona, the singer paid tribute to Tina Turner, who died on May 24 at

Tina Turner didn’t just pull off the greatest comeback in music history — she invented the whole concept of the comeback as we know it. She became a solo superstar when she was 44. Things like that simply don’t happen. That’s how old Brandy, Usher, Adam Levine, Lance Bass, and John Legend are right now.

Ted Lasso Soundtrack Rendition debuted on the latest episode of Ted Lasso Brandi Carlile has shared her rendition of Diana Ross’ The Wiz showstopper “Home” following its premiere on the latest episode of Ted Lasso. For her version, Carlile enlisted former Pearl Jam (and current Bob Dylan) drummer Matt Chamberlain, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, pianist Dave

Reina Lafantaisie, the self-titled “Leader of the Harries,” had a sweet reunion with Harry Styles at his show in Coventry, England Monday. Styles snapped a picture with Lafantaisie, the sweet grandmother who handed him his album of the year award at the 2023 Grammys, at his show this weekend. “Imagine my shock and joy when

HIP-HOP WAS BORN in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. I try to be deliberate about describing it as a “car crash” and resist writing “accident,” because I’m not so sure. I didn’t

Taylor Swift stans in the Philippines aren’t sure if their favorite singer is going to make the trek to Asia on her Eras Tour — so they threw their own version of the sought-after show. Over the weekend, Swifties in Quezon City packed Ayala Malls Trinoma to watch Taylor Sheesh, a local drag queen and

Hojean Image Credit: Ye Fan for Rolling Stone “Coming from a family where my immigrant parents had worked all their lives in businesses, all by themselves — being able to come to where I am now, verified on multiple platforms, a million plays in multiple songs — I never thought I’d be able to get

Renowned and always-in-demand drummer has had tenures with Guns N’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Devo and dozens more Foo Fighters officially revealed during their “Preparing Music for Concerts” livestream Sunday that renowned drummer Josh Freese will join the band full-time for their summer tour, filling the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins. Dave Grohl