Social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” by allowing Covid-19 misinformation to proliferate, President Biden said on Friday. A reporter asked the president if he had a message for social media companies about Covid misinformation. Biden replied, “They’re killing people. Look, the only pandemic we have is among the …

Rolling Stone’sEssential Albums guides survey an iconic artist’s discography, breaking down their finest LPs into three tiers: Must-Haves, Further Listening, and Going Deeper. We also recommend key songs from other releases. When James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich formed Metallica in 1981, they were a couple of pimply faced, adrenaline-starved teenage …

No one is more aware of what people think about John Mayer than John Mayer himself. The title of his eighth studio album acknowledges past accusations of sad-boy mopery. The muted pastels of the throwback cover art, complete with a simulation of the “Nice Price” sticker that Columbia Records used …

Metallica will celebrate their 40th anniversary this December with a pair of fan club-only concerts in the band’s native San Francisco. Set for December 17th and 19th at San Francisco’s Chase Center — where Metallica staged the arena’s first-ever concerts in 2019 with their S&M2 shows — both gigs will …

Planet earth was an unlikely beneficiary of the pandemic, as stay-at-home orders helped reduce air and noise pollution, created cleaner beaches with clearer waters and let wildlife reclaim built-up land. It’s an enormous silver lining we must maximize — not only for the environment but also for our own health …

After thousands demonstrated in cities and towns across Cuba on Sunday, President Joe Biden released a statement on Monday saying the U.S. stands with the Cuban people. The president called the protests a “clarion call for freedom and relief” while offering his support, but the president has not taken substantive …

Post Malone hits the race track in his new video for “Motley Crew,” which features a cameo from Mötley Crüe founding drummer Tommy Lee. The Cole Bennett-directed clip was filmed at the Auto Club Speedway , as Post Malone and his “motley crew” head onto the race course. The video …

It’s fitting that Azealia Banks, a perennial magnet for both warranted and unwarranted controversy, has leaned into making music for the club. If her years in the public eye have proven anything, it’s that she’s too raw for the bright lights of pop fame. Her smattering of singles since the …

Angel Olsen will travel back to the Eighties with an EP of covers, out digitally on August 20th. Olsen previewed Aisles with a cover of Laura Branigan’s “Gloria,” a sultry rendition with a slowed-down tempo. “I’d heard ‘Gloria’ for the first time at a family Christmas gathering and was amazed …

The sun is out, the heat is way up, and people are coming out of quarantine ready to show off their post-pandemic style. Hang up your trucker cap and throw away that middle-school flat-rim, if you haven’t already, and say hello to the bucket hat. A timeless piece that protects …