2021 has seen its share of albums in which major artists meet huge expectations with supersize tracklists — records like Drake’s 86-minute Certified Lover Boy and Kanye West’s punishingly enormous Donda. Now you can add Alicia Keys to the list of A-list epic-makers. Keys, her eighth album, is a 26-song …
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Movie musicals are back — maybe you’ve heard? In the past few years, we’ve basked in the glow of new gotta-sing-gotta-dance extravaganzas, from recent Broadway hits (Dear Evan Hansen) and cult favorites (The Prom) to Tony winners (Into the Heights) and personal tributes to/from Tony winners (Tick, Tick…Boom!). Want something …
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French Montana and Doja Cat throw a street brawl that’s The Warriors-meets-Terminator in the video for “Handstand,” featuring Saweetie. Laser eyes, baseball bats wrapped in barbed wire, and Doja Cat’s machine gun bikini (watch out, Barbarella) all make for an out-there post-apocalyptic romp that sees both Doja and Saweetie asserting …
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The Rolling Stones No Filter 2021 tour technically ended Nov. 23 at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, but Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and the several members of their touring band quietly came together Dec. 6th at the tiny London club Ronnie Scott’s to honor Charlie Watts …
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A battery case against DaBaby in Las Vegas has been dismissed, according to online court records. The case was dismissed with prejudice — meaning it can’t be brought again — on Dec. 1. The charge stemmed from a Nov. 2020 incident during which DaBaby (real name Jonathan Kirk) allegedly hit …
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During a speech at his Mar-a-lago resort, former President Donald Trump blew off some steam, calling Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mike Milley “a fucking idiot” over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Speaking at an event on Saturday night for Turning Point Action, the political arm of Charlie Kirk’s …
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The National have released a new song, “Somebody Desperate.” The track appears over the closing credits of the upcoming Peter Dinklage musical film Cyrano. The film, directed byJoe Wright, is an adaptation of a stage musical written by Dinklage’s wife Erica Schmidt. The music for both the play and the …
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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. It’s December which, when it comes to movies and television, tends to mean two things: Christmas specials and prestige movies. This year is no exception. In theaters (and …
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Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin covered Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana” for Night Three of their “Hanukkah Sessions,” where they release a new cover of a song by a Jewish artist for each night of the Festival of Lights. It follows their renditions of Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” and Lisa Loeb’s “Stay (I …
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Alessia Cara stopped by The Tonight Show to promote her new rendition of “Jingle Bell Rock” and took the opportunity to participate in the late-night show’s musical genre challenge. In the clip, Cara and host Jimmy Fallon take turns transforming songs like BTS’s “Butter,” Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More,” and …
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