Regular as clockwork, Jason Aldean will drop a new album in 2021. Titled Macon, it’s the first release of a two-part project. A second LP, Georgia, comes in 2022. But while Carrie Underwood’s duet partner is talking up his latest music on Instagram, his social-media influencer wife Brittany Aldean is …
Read More »Should You Go to Prison for Killing Your Trafficker? Cyntoia Brown Long Weighs In
Cyntoia Brown Long has a message for Chrystul Kizer, a young woman whose shoes she was in back in 2004. Both were charged with first-degree murder for killing and robbing a man — and both claim that they were sexually trafficked as teens and killed out of self-defense. “The best …
Read More »Azealia Banks Elated Over Grimes, Elon Musk Breakup: 'We Can Finally Make Those Darn Songs'
It was one of the greatest Instagram sagas in alt-pop history: In 2018, Azealia Banks was summoned to the home Grimes shared with her partner Elon Musk so that the pair could work on music together. Things did not exactly go according to plan, though, a situation that Banks is …
Read More »FBI Issues Arrest Warrant for Brian Laundrie, Fiancé of Gabby Petito
There’s a federal warrant out for the arrest of Brian Laundrie following the homicide of his fiancée, the late “van life” blogger Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, the Denver division of the FBI announced Thursday. The warrant was issued pursuant to a federal grand jury indictment for “‘use of unauthorized access devices’ …
Read More »More Than 95 Million Phones Are Dropped Each Year — These Screen Protectors Can Save Yours
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A case will protect the back of your phone from getting scratched in your pocket, or getting dented if it hits the floor, but it won’t keep your …
Read More »Michael Jackson Memorabilia Bought With Allegedly Dirty Money to Pay for Covid Care in Equatorial Guinea
About $27 million in assets seized from the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea — including an array of Michael Jackson memorabilia — will help pay for Covid-19 vaccines and other medical supplies in the African nation. The money comes from a civil forfeiture settlement with the Equatorial Guinea VP, Teodoro …
Read More »Billy Corgan's Gear Could Soon Be Yours
Later this month, Billy Corgan plans to launch a Reverb Shop, where a collection of his music gear will be available. More than 100 pieces, including guitars and synths used on classic albums and on tour, will be for sale. A preview of the gear can be viewed before the …
Read More »A Hotel Clerk Confronts Her Mortality in an Excerpt from Machine Gun Kelly's 'Hotel Diablo' Comic
A frazzled hotel employee finds herself in the midst of a horrifying first night on the job in this new excerpt from Machine Gun Kelly’s upcoming graphic novel, Hotel Diablo. The book is based on MGK’s 2019 album of the same name, and he co-wrote the comic with Eliot Rahal …
Read More »Emmys Whitewash: Diverse Actors Shut Out
Before it even started, the 2021 Emmys seemed like it was set to put diversity on the back burner. With leading nomination totals from Ted Lasso (13), The Crown (11) and The Handmaid’s Tale (11), the ceremony promised to focus on shows with predominantly white casts (and creative teams). It …
Read More »What It Means to Stay Relevant
I was very saddened recently by the news of the closing of a company I worked at many years ago. This company was innovative and trailblazing, and it was where I came into my own. It was a family business handed down from generation to generation. I worked for the …
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