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Wilco & Billy Bragg's 'Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions' Gets More Complete With Expanded New Box Set

5:33 PM EDT on October 8, 2026 In 1998, between their first masterpiece Being There and their next masterpiece Summerteeth, Wilco teamed up with the English folksinger Billy Bragg to release Mermaid Avenue, a batch of newly written songs built from old unused …

Dua Lipa Eats Hot Dog

4:51 PM EDT on October 8, 2026 Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Dua Lipa had a definitively American experience Wednesday night. The British pop star and her husband Callum Turner attended the Yankees-Rays playoff game at Yankee Stadium, which ended with the once-m…

Drake, Jessie Reyez Among 2026 SOCAN Special Achievement Awards Recipients

Peter Petter, Maestro Fresh Wes and Jade Lemac also to be honoured. Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VICE and Urbania. A passionate advocat…

Steve Martin, Alison Brown, Del McCoury, & Dan Tyminski Cover Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road"

3:53 PM EDT on October 8, 2026 Last year comedy legend Steve Martin teamed with his fellow banjo player Alison Brown on an album called Safe, Sensible And Sane. They're continuing to work together, and today they've brought some more bluegrass titans into thei…

Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza to Return to Group in January

However, singer will miss North American leg of Katseye’s Wildworld Tour this fall as she continues to focus on her mental health Katseye at the 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza revealed Thursday that, following a lengthy …

Rosalía Says Bono Invented New Spanish Words For U2's Tribute Song About Her

3:47 PM EDT on October 8, 2026 Wednesday night, Rosalía was a guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Within the first couple of minutes in their chat, Fallon brought up that U2's forthcoming album Carnaval de Luz includes a song about the Spanish pop sta…

Taylor Swift sets Hollywood ablaze with unstoppable Oscar buzz and star-studded Museum Gala performance

Tate McRae Says Her Fans Are Horrible at Finding Easter Eggs

''Like, they'll always catch on to things that are completely wrong,'' she told Jimmy Fallon. Billy Eff is the Content Director for Rolling Stone Canada. An award-winning journalist and columnist, he has previously contributed to outlets including VICE and Urb…

On the Front Line of the Vaccine Wars

For decades, West Virginia has had a “halo” of protection around it, thanks to a compulsory-vaccine law. But now, there’s a case that could topple that law — and have major implications for the rest of the country ON A CRISP DRY DAY in Beckley, West Vi…

Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey to Light Up the Leonida Airwaves as ‘GTA 6’ Radio Hosts

Morgan Wallen and Del Rey's husband will join her on Back Country Radio, while Burna Boy, Robyn, and members of Slayer will helm their own stations Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey will take to the virtual airwaves as hosts of some of the …

U2 Wrote a Song About Rosalía. How Does She Feel About That?

The superstar joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show and shared her thoughts on U2's upcoming song, "The Mirror Maker (Rosalía)" "I don't know Bono," Rosalía told Jimmy Fallon. "But he texted me." As revealed in Rolling Stone‘s recent U2 cover story, Bono…

Canadian Author Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize

The 76 year-old poet and essayist was awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy. Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Canadian writer to receive the prestigious award since Alice Munro…

Lana Del Rey, Morgan Wallen, & Lana Del Rey's Husband Will Host A GTA VI In-Game Radio Station

11:53 AM EDT on October 8, 2026 Lana Del Rey has been threatening to go country for several years now, and it hasn't quite happened yet. At a 2024 pre-Grammy party, Del Rey announced plans for a country album, which was going to be called Lasso. Since then, sh…

Thom Yorke Tells Harry Styles He Regrets Writing "High And Dry"

11:19 AM EDT on October 8, 2026 Hey, you know Radiohead's 1995 single "High And Dry"? Good song! Very pretty! Very achy! You could certainly argue that it's one of the most conventional songs that Radiohed ever recorded, but that doesn't make it bad. Thom York…

Andrew Tate Extradition Docs Allege Underage ‘Fisting’ Demands: ‘I Want Your Whole Hand Up to Your Wrist’

The federal filing is the latest development in the case against the manosphere influencer and his brother Tristan Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Andrew Tate, the emba…

Busted's Matt Willis reveals Charlie Simpson was "kind of like Voldemort" before reunion

David Byrne Turns Elon Musk’s Own Words Into New Song ‘Let Me Sell You a Dream'

"All his own words. No editorializing. Straight from the man’s mouth to mine," singer says of contribution to scathing 'Musk' documentary David Byrne David Byrne turns Elon Musk’s own words into a proto-punk song on “Let Me Sell You a Dream,” the Talki…

Ex-Bard President Resigns From College Roles Over Epstein Email

Leon Botstein has denied the allegations that he was involved in criminal acts associated with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Leon Botstein, former president of Bard College. In spring, Leon Botstein announced that he was stepping down after half a cen…

Pharrell Wants ‘Vague and Ambiguous’ Chad Hugo Copyright Lawsuit Tossed

“As incomprehensible as it is, it appears that Hugo has no idea which compositions or sound recordings he supposedly authored," Pharrell's new dismissal motion says Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo on Aug. 20, 2003 in New York City. Pharrell Williams is pushi…

Europe's Joey Tempest admits "It was definitely an album track" before global success