With a big social push for environmental awareness, many organizations are looking for more eco-friendly and sustainable ways to run their businesses and produce their products. It’s a win-win situation for the planet and the companies, as conscious customers are likely to go out of their way to buy sustainable …
Read More »Johnny Depp Loses Bid to Challenge Libel Verdict in Case Against 'The Sun'
A judge has rejected Johnny Depp’s bid to challenge the ruling in a libel case he lost last year against the publisher of The Sun over an article that identified him as a “wife-beater,” the BBC reports. The initial ruling, which came after a three-week trial last July, found a …
Read More »Drummer Sonny Emory on His Years With Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, and Earth, Wind, and Fire
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Tencent Music and Warner Music Will Launch a Record Label in China
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), the largest music company in China, will launch a new joint-venture record label with Warner Music Group (WME) the two labels announced Monday afternoon. Along with the formation of the new label, TME and WMG said they have secured a new licensing deal to keep WMG’s …
Read More »For These Young Evangelical Activists, Facing the Climate Crisis Is an Act of Faith
A few years back, William Morris came to realize just how he could be a light unto the world. Before this precise moment in time, his visions of a missionary life had involved foreign climes, distant shores, desecrated wastelands in desperate need of redemption. Then he had looked around at …
Read More »Lord Huron Announce New Album With 'Mine Forever' Video
Lord Huron will release their fourth full-length album, Long Lost, on May 21 via Whispering Pines Studios Inc./Republic Records. The band have previewed the album with a new song, “Mine Forever,” and its accompanying music video directed by Anthony Wilson. Long Lost will also include the previously released track “Not …
Read More »What YouTube's TikTok-Style 'Shorts' Mean for the Music Business
Six months after first launching in India, YouTube is bringing the beta for Shorts — its TikTok-style verticalvideo format — to the U.S., the company announced on Thursday. This drops yet another competitor into the Western music market’sincreasingly crowded short-form video space — albeit one whose relevance to the music …
Read More »Stance Kicks Off New Line of Grateful Dead Socks and Merch
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Apparel and accessories company Stance has launched a new line of socks — and one reusable, reversible face mask — to celebrate one of the best live acts …
Read More »Watch Latest 'In the Heights' Trailer
The latest promo for the movie adaptation of In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Tony-winning musical, has arrived. Starring Anthony Ramos in the roll of Usnavi, the film adaptation is set to hit theaters and HBO Max on June 18th. The musical adaptation was brought to the big screen by Crazy …
Read More »The 'Punk Monk' Teachings of Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti tells me his mood of late can be described as “punk monk.” He means it sort of holistically. The rapper has an almost religious devotion to the studio, spending every day there; his current project is the deluxe version of his recent album Whole Lotta Red. Carti says …
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