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Amaarae has nothing but praise for her Black Star collaborator PinkPantheress. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the Ghanaian American star — who...
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Gunna...
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For her third LP, A Matter of Time, Laufey had a clear image in mind. “The whole album to me is just that moment...
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Wembley Stadium is investigating claims that up to 200 people snuck in to see Oasis without tickets using a security scam. READ MORE: Oasis...
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As summer begins to officially wind down, why not start updating your fall playlists with some new songs from your favorite queer artists? Billboard Pride is...
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Public Enemy‘s Chuck D grew up listening to the music of Sly Stone, who died Monday at age 82 — and that music became...
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Ben Fong-Torres was one of Rolling Stone’s first star writers, interviewing iconic subjects like Bob Dylan, Ike and Tina Turner, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye,...
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In the wake of Sly Stone’s death at age 82, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid made the case for why Sly and the Family...
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It was just about 10 years ago when singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert had an epiphany, one where he realized what he was doing musically wasn’t...
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This story was originally published in the October 14, 1971 issue of Rolling Stone. “I am making my last Herculean effort to save his...
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This story was originally published in the November 11, 1971 issue of Rolling Stone. The moment I stepped into Sly Stone’s room at the...
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Sly and the Family Stone didn’t have an easy task in front of them when they stepped onstage at Woodstock. It was 3:30 AM,...
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In the lobby of a Manhattan hotel, I’m waiting with Clipse’s publicist to be let upstairs to talk to the Virginia duo. Surprisingly, Pusha...
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I t was the kind of tragedy that happens all too often in a city of more than 8 million: a body found, beaten...
