Music

The almost decade-long legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke ended Thursday after both parties said they reached a “resolution.” But why did they settle, and why now? Rolling Stone spoke to two legal experts who offered their thoughts on what this agreement means for both parties. In her statement, Kesha said that “only God

Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” has continued its ascent, now reaching one billion streams. The song, originally released in 1975, saw a resurgence of interest after being prominently featured in the latest season of Stranger Things last summer. “A billion streams!” Bush wrote on her website. “I have an image of a river that

The families and friends of Brandy Escamilla and Josilyn Ruiz, the engaged couple that was killed at Beyond Wonderland at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre over the weekend, continue to grapple with the tragedy of losing their loved ones.  On Saturday night, Escamilla and Ruiz — who lived in Seattle but were originally from Southern California —

Pharrell Williams revealed his breakout collection for Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2024 runway show on Tuesday. His official debut as the fashion house’s new menswear creative director brought a flock of celebrities from Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Zendaya, Megan Thee Stallion, Kim Kardashian, Jared Leto, LeBron James, Naomi Campbell, and Tyler, the Creator in attendance. After Williams took

The eight-minute track is Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and jazz drummer Tom Skinner of Sons of Kemet’s first new music of 2023 Nearly a year after The Smile surprised fans with a new song at Montreux Jazz Festival, with Thom Yorke confessing he had only written the words 30 minutes before taking the

Bebe Rexha received stitches and a young man was taken into police custody after the singer was nailed in the head by a flying cell phone during her set at New York’s Pier 17. A preliminary investigation by New York City police “determined that a 27-year-old male intentionally threw a cell phone” at the 33-year-old

Hip-hop and lifestyle mogul Russell Simmons has allegedly become erratic and increasingly abusive toward his own family, according to Instagram posts from his daughter Aoki Lee Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. In her Instagram Stories on Monday, Aoki shared fraught text messages with her father, claiming that “he’s been awful to me for years.”

In Memory of “As complicated and conflicting as posthumous releases can be I feel I’ll hold this one in a special place,” X’s collaborator John Cunningham says of Lil Uzi Vert-featuring track The estate of XXXTentacion marked the five-year anniversary of the rapper’s death Sunday with the official release of “I’m Not Human,” featuring Lil

“One of the most naturally talented artists in the city. Low key, humble mountain of a man who moved with honor and respect,” Bun B says of original member of Houston’s Screwed Up Click Big Pokey, a local legend on the Houston hip-hop scene and a member of the city’s influential Screwed Up Click, has

‘Travis I’m Pregnant’ Reality star references “All the Small Things” video during surprise announcement at Los Angeles concert Travis Barker found out he’s going to be a dad again in the most public way possible Friday as his wife Kourtney Kardashian surprised him with the announcement during a Blink-182 concert. The trio’s reunion tour hit

Milli Vanilli have gone down in history as one of the all-time notorious pop scandals. Everybody knows the story: two Black European peacocks named Fab and Rob explode on the Eighties dance-pop scene, with the fizzy smash “Girl You Know It’s True.” They score three U.S. Number One hits and win the Grammy for Best

Attorneys for numerous artists from Luis Fonsi and Anitta to Pitbull and Karol G are responding to a lawsuit that claims that hundreds of reggaetón songs infringed the copyright of one reggae track from 1989. They want the lawsuit tossed. The original case, filed by Jamaican duo Steely & Clevie in 2021, claims that nearly

After his brief stints in the Basketball Africa League and Canadian Elite Basketball League, J.Cole is making the leap to the NBA — well, kinda. The rapper is set to become a minority owner in the Charlotte Hornets after NBA legend Michael Jordan announced that he was selling the franchise he’s owned for the past

The clip features family photos, as well as vintage LP covers and a collage of Jamaican music history Stephen Marley has shared a music video for his new single, “Old Soul.” The upbeat acoustic song reflects on Marley’s relationship with his dad, Bob Marley, and his journey through the family legacy. The video showcases a

Earlier this week, an enterprising creator on TikTok named @garrettlee39 posted an earnest rendition of himself dancing to the 2014 single “Need 2” by indie band Pinegrove. A palpably moody cut from their album, Everything So Far, the song, and dance, have spread across TikTok like wildfire. Garrett Lee’s original video has already racked up

Ohio Landing $uicide Boy$, BashFor TheWorld, Siena Bella, and Chelsea Pastel have also joined the lineup Kid Cudi revealed the lineup for the second annual Moon Man’s Landing festival this summer. In a post shared to Twitter on Wednesday, the Man on the Moon rapper announced that Lil Uzi Vert and Coi Leray will be

Boza is letting love guide his music. Following his two prior releases Mas Negro Que Rojo(2020) and Bucle (2022), the rising Panamanian reggaeton star — whose real name is Humberto Ceballos — Boza poured his energy into a collection of love songs dotted with real-life vignettes and vital lessons, coming up with an emotional new

Settlement The Daisy Jones & The Six actress will become the sole trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate Riley Keough will pay Priscilla Presley a lump-sum payment as part of a settlement that will end the battle over the estate of Lisa Marie Presley, according to the New York Times. Keough (Lisa Marie’s daughter) agreed to provide

Anita Baker announced that Babyface will no longer provide support on the rest of her North American tour after sparring with some of the songwriter/producer’s fans on Twitter. On Tuesday, June 13, Baker tweeted, “After Silently, Enduring Cyber Bulling/Verbal Abuse & Threats of Violence from the Fan Base, of Our Special Guest/Support Act. In the

Recovering “Cancer is just the cherry on top of an interesting time period, you know?” he says in new interview Josh Homme is counting his blessings. In a new interview with Revolver magazine, published Monday, the Queens of the Stone Age guitarist revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer last year, and that surgery