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M.I.A. has decided to compare a conspiracy theorist lying about the massacre of innocent children to promoting the Covid vaccine. On Wednesday, after a jury decided that Alex Jones will have to pay the families of the children who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly $1 billion in damages after spreading lies that the

‘Doctors’ Orders’ “I am following doctors’ orders,” singer says after “dehydration and low amounts of nutrition” reportedly sends her to hospital Brandy told fans she is “getting the rest I need” after a medical scare Tuesday reportedly sent the singer to the hospital. According to TMZ, Brandy suffered a possible seizure Tuesday afternoon at her

End of the Road “I have gone from feeling bad, to worse, to terrible,” the singer confirmed Regina Spektor has canceled the rest of her tour dates for 2022, citing a “bad case of Covid.” In a lengthy Instagram post, the singer explained she has lost her voice and has “gone from feeling bad, to

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Blink-182 are back. It’s been nearly 30 years since the band got its start back in 1992, and over a decade since Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker released their last album.

Late-Night TV Duo is currently on tour with Florence and the Machine in the U.S. Wet Leg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their song “Chaise Longue.” The Isle of Wight duo, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, showcased the punk-tinged track alongside their live band. “Chaise Longue” was the first single off the group’s self-titled

It’s immediately obvious to anyone who hears her work: Alex Isley has spent her entire life surrounded by music. The singer-songwriter mixes in all kinds of influences—jazz, classical, R&B, electronica, etc.—on her latest record, Marigold. And the results will appeal to you whether you like Solange, Sade, or Sarah Vaughan. Take it from Rolling Stone

Freak Nasty Rapper will be both host and musical guest on next week’s Saturday Night Live Megan Thee Stallion headlined Saturday night at San Diego’s TwitchCon and, keeping with the theme of the gamer-friendly livestream service’s event, twerked with Master Chief from Halo. The bizarre moment occurred during a performance of “Freak Nasty,” where the

Kanye West’s Instagram has been restricted and some content was deleted for violating parent company Meta’s policies, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone. The news follows a week of controversy that kicked off mass condemnation after he displayed T-shirts sporting “White Lives Matter” at his YZY fashion show in Paris on Monday. Repeatedly violating

Rivers Cuomo went incognito for most of the first year he attended Harvard University, where his fellow classmates had no idea he was in Weezer, the musician says in the next episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. The episode hits podcast platforms on Sunday night Oct. 9 beginning at midnight PT. In an

The Who have been playing shows with orchestral musicians for the past three and a half years, and every single night has wrapped up with “Baba O’Riley.” But Friday evening at the UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island, they stunned their fans by remaining on the stage and ripping into “Young Man’s Blues” as an

The boys of PrettyMuch are saying goodbye to one of their members. On Friday, the group — responsible for hits like “Phases” and “Summer On You” — announced that after “some very difficult conversations as a band,” Nick Mara had decided to leave the group to “take on new endeavors as an individual.” The boy

Courtney Marie Andrews has spent the past decade or so fine tuning and revising her rootsy singer-songwriter formula, to great results: See the gospel-soul inflections of 2018’s May Your Kindness Remain or the sparse heartbroken folk of her last album, 2020’s Old Flowers. The former LP helped land Andrews on stage with Dolly Parton in 2019, singing “9 to

“Habits” singer says her upcoming EP Catching Rabbits “reflects a change in my connection to reality” Genevieve Stokes offers her natural, “unfiltered thoughts” on new single “Can I,” the second single from her upcoming EP, Catching Rabbits, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. “I was brutally exhausted and fed up with how I’d been living and

The estate of Joey Ramone has agreed to sell a stake of the punk legend’s music publishing rights for $10 million. The acquisition was part of a larger $2 billion partnership between independent publisher Primary Wave Music and investment company Brookfield Asset Management, the Wall Street Journal reports. In addition to acquiring Ramone’s publishing, Primary

The Caribbean is often celebrated for vibrant music scenes that revolve around dancehall, reggaeton, dembow, and soca, among other genres. In the Dominican Republic, specifically, the dembow scene continues to conquer global airwaves and blast up the charts. At the same time, however, a glowing indie scene has been flourishing, reflecting a rich culture of alt-rock,

Late Night Voting Voter registration against the gubernatorial election ends Oct. 11 Beto O’Rourke is a Harrie. And Harry Styles stans Beto! Among the fans in the pit to watch Styles’ show in Austin Sunday night was O’Rourke, who’s running for governor of Texas. After hosting a rally in South Austin with Willie Nelson earlier

In Remembrance The musician, who produced Lynn’s 2004 album Van Lear Rose, referred to her as a “brilliant genius” As tributes continue to pour in following the death of country music legend Loretta Lynn, Jack White, who produced Lynn’s 2004 classic Van Lear Rose and duetted with Lynn on “Portland, Oregon,” memorialized her with an

Since she began releasing self-produced bedroom pop in the mid-2010s, Willow Smith has been guided by her own muse, smashing genres into one another while telling her story in painstaking detail. All the while, she’s been dragging pop into weirder, darker spaces. The wobbly 2015 bedroom-funk cut “Wait a Minute!” has had streaming-service staying power

Tove Lo is heading on the road early next year to promote her upcoming LP Dirt Femme, which arrives Oct. 14, and she’s bringing Slayyyter as an opener for the trek. “ARE YOU READY??? North America #DirtFemmeTour is coming in February and it is going to be worth.the.wait,” Tove Lo wrote on Twitter. “Special guest