Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will charge the three other ex-police officers involved in George Floyd‘s death and upgrade the charges against Derek Chauvin — the officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck — to second-degree murder, the Star Tribune reports. All four officers — Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng …
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The protests began in the days following George Floyd’s death last Monday. They raged over one of the most chaotic, inspiring, and horrifying weekends in this country’s history. They will continue into this week. The demonstrations, in which millions have flooded the streets of cities across the nation to protest …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you move your computer setup around a lot, you’ve probably had an accessory get damaged in transit. Keyboards are particularly sensitive because they have dozens of keys, …
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UPDATE: Capitol Music Group, Warner Music Group and their respective labels announced Saturday that they would align with “Blackout Tuesday.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1dyQpDlS6/ Following the killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests, dozens of music industry members have pledged to join a grassroots campaign to make June 2nd “Blackout Tuesday.” Billed as …
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Bob Marley‘s passion for soccer is examined in Rhythm of the Game, the fourth addition to Legacy, the 12-part documentary series honoring the late reggae legend. The 33-minute clip features vintage footage of Marley playing soccer and shots of present-day Jamaica, exhibiting the sport’s importance on the island. “When I …
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A Democratic Pennsylvania state representative went on a righteous tirade in a 12-minute video after learning that the Republican speaker of the House informed his party but not Democrats that at least one member of his caucus tested positive for COVID-19. “Every single day of this crisis this State Government …
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Charley Crockett evokes the loneliness and isolation of the present moment in the new video for “Welcome to Hard Times.” Released on Wednesday, the song serves as the title track of the country troubadour’s new album, due out July 31st via Thirty Tigers. Filmed in the Sierra Nevadas (and observing …
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If you want to make the case for Stevie Nicks as the most powerful American rock singer of the Seventies, here’s your Exhibit A. Behold: This insane clip of Fleetwood Mac doing “Rhiannon” on The Midnight Special, 1976. It’s the absolute peak of Stevie-dom. Here are 17 reasons why this …
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Rising rapper and singer the Last Artful, Dodgr delivered a boisterous performance both inside and outside her house in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s In My Room, a series in which artists perform from home while in quarantine. Dodgr opened her set in the backyard, crafting a cozy vibe …
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Cody Simpson has collaborated on a new music video with his partner Miley Cyrus while the pair are stuck in their Los Angeles home for quarantine. The song, “Captain’s Dance With the Devil,” uses a sailor metaphor to tell the story of a teenage heroin addict. In the visual, Simpson dresses …
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