Music streaming can be something of a catch-22 for fledgling artists: You can’t break through without impressive streaming numbers, and it’s hard to get impressive streaming numbers without breaking through. Spotify is making an attempt at leveling the playing field. On Wednesday (May 26th), the streaming service announced its new …
Read More »Dave Grohl Shares Beatles Stories, Recreates Foo Fighters Meme While Co-Hosting 'Tonight Show'
Dave Grohl threw out some monologue jokes, played some games, and recreated a Foo Fighters meme while co-hosting The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, May 25th. One of the highlights of the night was a game of “Off Songs, Song Off,” a name-that-tune-style contest where Grohl and Fallon …
Read More »'SNL' Cast, Chris Rock Reminisce About 'Crazy' Season 46 in Finale Cold Open
The Saturday Night Live cast reflected on their wild year during the cold open for the Season 46 finale, with Chris Rock — who hosted the Season 46 premiere — also making a surprise guest appearance. In front of the first full-capacity audience of the season, cast members reminisced about …
Read More »Freddie Mercury Graphic Novel to Be Released by Z2 Comics
Z2 Comics has announced it will be publishing the first-ever graphic novel based on Freddie Mercury this fall. Freddie Mercury: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs, created in partnership with Universal Music Group and Mercury Songs Ltd, will follow the Queen singer’s life through his childhood in Zanzibar and India …
Read More »'Final Account': An Oral History of a Broken, Brainwashed Nation
In 2008, filmmaker Luke Holland began hunting Nazis. He was not attempting to capture them, or bring them before a war-crimes tribunal, or put a bullet in their head. Holland merely wanted them to talk. The elderly men and women he sought out in the big cities and small burgs …
Read More »Duran Duran Announce New Album 'Future Past,' Share Song 'Invisible'
Duran Duran have announced their 15th studio albumFuture Past, out October 22nd via Tape Modern for EMG. On Wednesday, the band gave a preview of the album with a new single, “Invisible,” produced by Duran Duran and Erol Alkan. The music video for the song was created by an artificial …
Read More »The Best Mask Straps and Lanyards
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. As more Americans get vaccinated, mask mandates are starting to ease up. But they aren’t disappearing anytime soon. Face coverings are still required on public transportation, planes, at …
Read More »John Lennon, Yoko Ono Doc '24 Hours' Available to Stream on Coda Collection
The short documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko, is available to stream on the Coda Collection on Amazon Prime Video. The release marks the first time the 35-minute film has been available in full since it first aired on the BBC …
Read More »What to Do When the Talent's Social Media Is at Odds with the Brand
How does a brand cope when its worst enemy is among its ranks? Worse yet, what does a company do when its top talent is in revolt? Of course, it’s a common occurrence, but I’m not referring to old-school sabotage. I don’t mean stealing the Rolodex and leaving the building. …
Read More »Brothers Osborne, Cody Jinks Sign On for Gulf Coast Jam in September
Update (5/13/21): The Gulf Coast Jam will now take place in Panama City Beach, Florida, June 4th through 6th, 2021, after having to shift from its original Labor Day 2020 date. The headliners Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, and Lynyrd Skynyrd will remain the same, and supporting acts include Brothers Osborne, …
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