If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Slides recently dethroned flip-flops as the best casual sandal. Because slides used to be a favorite with athletes (they’re great for recovery and showering in locker rooms), the …
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Even as live music massively struggled, the recorded music industry saw another booming year out of 2020, according to a year-end report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released on Friday. In line with video-streaming services’ boom during the year of quarantine, the RIAA found that paid music-streaming …
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Will a hike in the minimum wage be part of the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion relief bill? A decision by the Senate parliamentarian has thrown a monkey wrench in progressive plans. Elizabeth MacDonough has reportedly determined that a provision to raise the wage floor for millions of Americans violates the special …
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Several classic MTV and VH1 shows are getting reboots for digital streaming service Paramount+, ViacomCBS announced on Wednesday. On the music front, VH1 and MTV franchises Behind the Music, Yo! MTV Raps and Unplugged will get an update on the platform. A new unscripted series, From Cradle to Stage, is …
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Iggy Pop has dropped a new video for his interpretation of the Dylan Thomas poem, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.” It’s featured on Pop’s 2019 album, Free. In the Simon Taylor-directed video, Pop delivers a dramatic reading of the classic poem, buoyed by guitarist Noveller and trumpeter …
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Justin Bieber added an electronic glow to “Lonely,” his stripped-down collaboration with Benny Blanco, during Spotify’s virtual Stream On event. The singer also played his other recent singles “Holy” and “Anyone” for the three-song set, which premiered Monday. “I want to thank my friends at Spotify for asking me to …
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It’s hard for PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor to pick one moment that encapsulates the experience of covering the Trump White House. But if she had to choose, it would be in March, fairly early in the pandemic, when she took the mic at a press briefing and calmly asked President …
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When she was a teenager in Kentucky, Carly Pearce liked to pore over the liner notes of her favorite country CDs and study who was involved: the players, producers, and songwriters. She became enamored of composers who, while not exactly household names, penned some of the most enduring hits of …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With Winter storms whipping across the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, it’s incredibly important to be prepared to deal with ice and snow. We’ve collected …
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Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk show host who gleefully stoked division in America, helped polarize our national politics and made a career trafficking in bigotry and cruelty, died Wednesday at the age of 70. The cause of death was lung cancer. His wife, Kathryn, confirmed the host’s death on Facebook. …
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