Shortly after thousands of protesters nearly booed New York Mayor Bill De Blasio off the stage, Terrence Floyd addressed the crowd at Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza Park on Thursday afternoon to honor his late brother George. Terrence teared up for several minutes before he spoke, gathering himself as protesters chanted, “You …
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The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is urging “industry partners and execs” to support causes that address racial equality as he has through giving $500,000 to a number of organizations. On Tuesday, a bevy of companies in the music business participated in a day of silent protest dubbed #BlackoutTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused, …
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Scott Derrickson will direct a sequel to Jim Henson’s cult classic Labyrinth, Deadline reports. Derrickson, who directed 2016’s Doctor Strange and passed on directing the upcoming sequel earlier this year, confirmed the news on Twitter. Henson’s daughter Lisa of the Jim Henson Company will produce, while his son Brian will …
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It’s been 12 months since Lewis Capaldi released Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, the wildly successful debut album that turned him into pop’s reigning prince of heartbreak and despair. In those 12 months, the 23-year-old Scottish singer-songwriter with the almighty bellow has played shows around the world, conquered the …
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When assistant editor Suzy Exposito left New York on March 11th to begin reporting this issue’s cover story about Bad Bunny, it was hard to know how fast the world was changing. The Puerto Rican reggaeton star, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, had just filmed the outrageous …
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In any other year, this space would be reserved for a preview of potential summer hits: Black Widow, A Quiet Place Part II, Top Gun: Maverick, Wes Anderson’s A-list comedy The French Dispatch. Now the pandemic has chased these films deep into the fall and next winter, when audiences might …
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This story was originally published on April 15th, 2004, in the ‘Immortals’ issue of Rolling Stone, which featured tributes to the 100 greatest artists of all time. Little Richard reflected on his own legacy. A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL ME THE ARCHITECT OF ROCK & ROLL. I don’t call myself …
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Bill Wyman began collecting Rolling Stones artifacts almost immediately after he joined the band in September 1962. “I wanted to keep a few things so [my newborn son] would know I was once in a band,” the bassist says, “and we made a record and were on TV once or …
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Signing an artistto a record deal is a lot like dating, says Pete Ganbarg, president of A&R over at Atlantic Records. But Ganbarg — who has brought in Twenty One Pilotsand Christina Perri, as well as the blockbuster cast albums/soundtracks to Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Greatest Showman —says …
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UPDATE (5/6):Grimes further explained her son’s name via Twitter Tuesday, saying that it contained the unknown variable “X,” the elven spelling of “AI,” the couple’s favorite aircraft (A-12), her favorite song, “Archangel,” and a “metal rat.” No further explanation was given as to pronunciation, though. Grimes gave birth to a …
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