DaBaby and Roddy Ricch‘s irrepressible “Rockstar” returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Rockstar” enjoyed more than a month at Number One earlier this summer before being dethroned for three weeks by Juice WRLD and Marshmello‘s “Come & Go,” DJ Khaled and Drake‘s “Popstar,” and …
Read More »Icona Pop Release Feel-Good Track 'Feels in My Body'
Swedish duo Icona Pop have released their latest feel-good party track, “Feels in My Body.” The music video — shot by director Gustav Stegfors and cinematographer Crille Forsberg — depicts the duo dancing around an empty lobby, showing off their moves. “‘Feels In My Body’ is all about hitting your …
Read More »'Waiting for the Barbarians' Review: An A-List Literary Adaptation Limps to Life
You expect fireworks when you cast Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson and Mark Rylance in a political allegory about a nameless empire that savagely exploits the indigenous people in its desert colony. That the sparks fly only intermittently in Waiting for the Barbarians may be due to the heavy lifting required …
Read More »Sheryl Crow, Haim Discuss Misogyny in the Music Industry
Following the release of their new album Women in Music Pt. III, Haim have kicked off the second season of their Apple Music show Haim Time, in which they discuss the record, chat with special guests and review delivery food in their home of Los Angeles. For the show’s third …
Read More »'The First Time' With Actor Justice Smith
Justice Smith made his first foray into voice acting withPhreaks, an Audible original series that dropped on August 4th. The 10-part scripted original also stars Golden Globe winner Christian Slater, Carrie Coon, Ben McKenzie, and up-and-coming actress Bree Klauser. For Smith, who previously appeared in films such asJurassic World: Fallen …
Read More »Two Months After Blackout Tuesday, the Music Industry Has Yet to See Lasting Change
In the months since George Floyd was killed at the hands of police in Minneapolis, protests over systemic racism and police brutality have continued unabated in cities around America. Initially, a protest movement unfolded in parallel in the music industry, starting on June 2nd, when the major labels decided to …
Read More »The Best Portable Hard Drives
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. It’s easy to trust the cloud to keep duplicates of your most important data, but there are still a lot of benefits to keeping a full backup of …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Cinematographer: How We Shot 'Folklore' Video During a Pandemic
Rodrigo Prieto is not exactly the guy you call for an easy shoot – whether that’s a four-hour mob epic for Martin Scorsese, a post-9/11 meditation on New York for Spike Lee or a triptych ensemble drama for Alejandro González Iñárritu. More recently, the renowned cinematographer was faced with a …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Cardigan' Is on Track for a Number One Chart Debut
While Taylor Swift‘s earlier albumshad trickled out slowly with a string of singles, Folklore arrived last Friday like a tidal wave, with no promotional singles and an announcement from Swift a mere 16 hours before. So it makes sense, then, that in its first week on streaming, there hasn’t yet …
Read More »Major Companies Are Boycotting Facebook Ads, But Major Music Companies Keep Spending
On June 30th, Couch Guitar Straps received a warning from a potential customer. The man wanted to buy a new guitar strap, but he was upset that Couch was running Facebook ads at a time when a growing number of companies — including Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Patagonia, and Ben …
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