Janelle Monáe is opening up about her gender identity. While appearing onRed Table Talk on Wednesday, Monáe — who previously came out as pansexual in 2018 on the cover of Rolling Stone — revealed publicly that she is non-binary. “I just don’t see myself as a woman solely. I feel …
Read More »Astroworld Task Force Cites Lack Of Training, Unclear Venue Rules In Report
A new report from a Texas state task force suggests that a muddled event permitting process and a lack of security training and communication among staff and law enforcement officials could have contributed to the crowd rush that killed 10 people at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston in November. …
Read More »What's With the Far-Right's Interest in Ball Tanning?
If you think the Covid-19 pandemic was the first time the far right took strange health advice proffered by wellness devotees, think again. Bodily sovereignty and purity tests have long been part of fascist and white nationalist playbooks. Bipartisanship has a way of dissolving when it comes to the body …
Read More »'Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows' Available Via Video On Demand
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows is now available on multiple video-on-demand platforms for the first time — including Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Vudu or Vimeo On Demand, where it was made available in February after Johnson died. Johnson died on Feb. 6 at the age of 85. Originally …
Read More »Watch Lizzo Debut Vulnerable New Single 'Special' on 'SNL'
While pulling double duty as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this week, Lizzo debuted “Special,” the title track from her forthcoming album. In a bright pink dress, Lizzo belted out the slow-burning R&B track against a wall of twinkling LED lights. During the evening, she also delivered a …
Read More »Kaitlin Butts' 'What Else Can She Do' Upends Nashville Expectations and Peers Into the Darkness
Kaitlin Butts’ newly released What Else Can She Do makes a strong case that she ought to be positioned somewhere between Miranda Lambert or Kacey Musgraves at country’s vanguard — an Oklahoma native with a big, malleable voice and the songwriting skills to match. The seven songs on What Else …
Read More »Mimi's MasterClass: Mariah Carey Takes Fans Inside Her Studio for New Online Series
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Mariah Carey is ready to pass the mic to fans as part of the icon’s new project with online platform MasterClass. “Music saved my life in many, many …
Read More »A Person of Interest Has Been Identified in Brooklyn Subway Shooting
UPDATE (4/12):A person of interest in the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday morning has been identified, according to the New York City Police Department. NYPD shared photos of a person identified as Frank James, along with a tip line via an online statement early Tuesday evening. “This is Frank James …
Read More »Watch: BTS Mania Takes Over Vegas With Bellagio Fountain Show, 'Borahae' Billboards
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. BTS aren’t just taking over Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this week — they’re also taking over the Vegas Strip. The group is in town for a string …
Read More »Lying Trump Calls Himself 'the Most Honest Human Being Perhaps That God Ever Created'
Former president Donald Trump, who has been caught lying about topics ranging from the size of the crowd at his 2017 inauguration to the 2020 election being “rigged and stolen” (it wasn’t), claimed at a Saturday night rally that he is “the most honest human being perhaps that God ever …
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