The new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now examines the unprecedented, boundary-smashing success of South Korean superstars BTS, digging into their new album, Map of the Soul: 7, their history, and their under-examined sociopolitical messages. From there, the episode delves into the long, colorful history of boy bands, all the …
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There is a thriving new genre of internet videos that document rap superstar Lil Uzi Vert descending from his celebrity perch to mingle with the people — walking (or running) among us, casually interfacing with his fans on sidewalks, at department stores, amusement parks, and festival grounds. When the flow …
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Seasons change: every Hot Girl Summer must turn into a Mad As Hell Winter. So Megan Thee Stallion chose the right moment to break free. Her 9-song EP Suga drops just as the Houston rap goddess goes to war with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, calling her contract “not only …
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Christina Aguilera returns to her Disney roots with “Loyal Brave True,” a new song from the live-action remake of Mulan. The singer, a former Mickey Mouse Club member, made her charts debut in 1998 at the age of 16 with the song “Reflection” from the original animated Mulan. “The filmMulanand …
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After doing the performance of a lifetime at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, global superstar Shakira has released a new video for her chart-topping single, “Me Gusta,” featuring Puerto Rican Latintrap starAnuel AA. Directed by Drew Kirsch, who also directed Taylor Swift’s “Lover,” the new video presents a colorful …
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Spotify is holding its first-annual awards show in Mexico City on March 5th at 9 p.m. ET — it’s also the first awards ceremony based 100 percent on user-generated data. The information is collected from Spotify users in Mexico; play counts, patterns and listening habits will determine the night’s winners. …
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At the beginning of the Democratic primary, there was a candidate for everyone, no matter how niche your personal politics were. If you loved the idea of saving up your basic income to buy a Tesla, there was Andrew Yang. If you loved working out and capitalism, there was John …
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Lil Uzi Vert portrays an office worker whose day becomes increasingly more mysterious and disturbing in the new trailer for his upcoming album, Eternal Atake. The release date for the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s Luv Is Rage 2 has not been officially announced. Co-directed by Gibson Hazard and Lil Uzi …
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Trevor Noah broke down Joe Biden‘s big Democratic primary turnaround as well as his most embarrassing gaffes on The Daily Show Monday. Biden won easily in South Carolina over the weekend, and took the opportunity to remind his supporters in his victory speech that, while the media had declared his …
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A deluxe edition of Mac Miller‘s posthumous album, Circles, will be released this month with two new songs, “Right and “Floating.” The Circles deluxe edition will first be released on CD on March 6th, before arriving on streaming services March 20th. A vinyl edition will arrive on April 17th. Circles …
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