One night in early September, a friend of Chukwuka Ekweani sent him a clip of his song “Love Nwantiti” being used in a TikTok challenge. The friend told him he thought the sound would be huge on the app, but Ekweani — a Nigerian emo-Afrobeats singer-songwriter and producer who performs …
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Camila Cabello has recruited more than 60 artists for an open letter to several entertainment companies calling on them to ask Congress to pass the climate action that President Biden called for in his Build Back Better agenda. The letter cites the recent climate change impacts around the country, from …
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Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming documentary about Britney Spears and the fight to end her conservatorship, Britney vs. Spears. The film was helmed by director Erin Lee Carr and journalist Jenny Eliscu (Eliscu has previously profiled Spears for Rolling Stone on multiple occasions). As a release …
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“Everything is special about Tems,” Wizkid, one of the brightest stars in Nigerian pop, told Rolling Stone last month. “Everything.” In just three years, Tems, 26, has established herself as one of the African diaspora’s most intriguing artists. She shines on Wizkid’s summer smash “Essence,” and dueted with Drake on …
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Pearl Jam are returning from a three-year live hiatus on Saturday night when they headline the Sea.Hear.Now Festival on the Asbury Park, New Jersey, beachfront. They had plans to tour the world last year in support of Gigaton, but they were forced to postpone everything due to the pandemic. That …
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How do you sum up a MTV Video Music Awards night that begins with Madonna serving leather dominatrix vibes, then ends with Lil Nas X yelling “Let’s go, gay agenda”? A night where one of the highlights is Billie Eilish refusing to clap for Jennifer Lopez? A night where Justin …
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Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is releasing the holiday record The Season, which will arrive in stores on November 5th. “I hope when people hear this record, they’re teleported in the same way I was when I recorded all these songs,” he says in a statement. “I hope it brings …
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The Replacements have released a new animated music video for “Shutup,” as part of the 40th-anniversary celebration of their 1981 debut, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash. The clip pairs the snotty, 85-second anthem with animated scenes that provide the perfect accompaniment to Paul Westerberg’s extremely literal and …
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For a little over a year, Drake has maintained a heart-shaped design at the front of his hairline. He’s sported the unrepentantly goofy hairstyle with the vigor of a method actor unwilling to abandon their character. On social media, the 34-year-old musician appears in a variety of photos with the …
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The next step in Diana Ross‘ comeback arrived Friday with the release of “If the World Just Danced,” the second single from her forthcoming return to pop. Ross’ comeback began in June with the release of the single “Thank You.” Like that song, “If the World Just Danced” aims for …
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