Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) fended off a surprisingly fierce challenge in Tuesday’s midterm election, defeating progressive El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) in a contest that captured the imagination of Democrats around the country. Polls favored the sitting senator throughout the race, but tightened over the last few days, …
Read More »Best of '88: How Sir-Mix-A-Lot's 'Posse on Broadway' Put Seattle on Rap's Map
30 years later, 1988 still stands as rap’s greatest year. The lyrical molotovs of Nation of Millions and Straight Outta Compton, the post-modern (and pre-lawsuit) free-for-all of sampling, the national spotlight of a new show called Yo! MTV Raps and much more. To celebrate 30 years, Rolling Stone’s Best of …
Read More »'The Deuce' Season Finale Recap: Just When I Thought I Was Out
The Deuce Season Two has come to an end. A review of the finale, “Inside the Pretend,” coming up just as soon as I want to see a gay hunchback… “Feels like something’s turned.” -Vince Midway through the finale, Abby and Loretta try to comfort each other about the murder …
Read More »Review: Black Eyed Peas Want to Be Pop-Rap Elder Statesmen on 'Masters of the Sun'
When the Black Eyed Peas returned from years of silence last spring with the cool jazz flow and defiantly political lyricism of “Street Livin’,” they caught the music world by surprise. Finally, many of us collectively thought: the real Black Eyed Peas are back, the true-school trio who once turned …
Read More »Spotify Can't Keep Losing More Than $1 Billion a Year. Can Podcasts Rescue Its Business Model?
Tim Inghamis the founder and publisher ofMusic Business Worldwide,which has serviced the global industry with news, analysis and jobs since 2015. This is the first in a series of weekly columns for “Rolling Stone.” They say if you want the truth, follow the money. So if you want the truth …
Read More »Watch Alice in Chains' Sinister, Sci-Fi 'Never Fade' Video
Alice in Chains blend gritty realism and creepy fantasy in their new video for “Never Fade,” the latest single from the alt-metal band’s sixth LP, Rainier Fog. Director Adam Mason continues the cryptic dark thriller storyline from his previous clip for “The One You Know,” veering from an extra-terrestrial attack …
Read More »See Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars' Lavish 'Wake Up in the Sky' Video
Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black have dropped the lavish new video for their single “Wake Up in the Sky.” The three artists don shimmering suits and opulent jewelry, pop champagne and celebrate the good life in the visual that is a throwback to R&B acts of yore. “We …
Read More »Cass McCombs Previews New Album With Rumbling 'Sleeping Volcanoes'
Singer-songwriter Cass McCombs mulls the state of the world and its possible end on his new song, “Sleeping Volcanoes.” The track will appear on McCombs’ upcoming album, Tip of the Sphere, which arrives February 8th, 2019 via Anti- Records. “Sleeping Volcanoes” opens with a dreamy guitar lick but soon settles …
Read More »Republicans and Democrats Are Also Divided on Sexual Fantasies
They say politics make strange bedfellows, but apparently politics also play a role in what and who we fantasize about in bed. Justin Lehmiller, a research fellow at the Kinsey Institute, wrote a piece forPoliticociting data from “the largest and most comprehensive survey of sexual fantasies ever conducted in the …
Read More »SiriusXM Is Making Some of the Most Money In Music
Those who claim radio is on its way out will second-guess themselves after SiriusXM’s latest earnings report. For the third quarter of 2018, the satellite radio company posted revenue of $1.5 billion — a quarterly record for the company — and got nearly 300,000 new subscribers, bringing its total subscriber …
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