In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. In times of great disruption in an industry, Neil Jacobson says, one needs to …
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This fall, Rolling Stone paid tribute to our veterans and troops with “Rolling Stone’s Salute to Service,” presented by Philip Morris International. Kicking off on Veteran’s Day, November 11th, the three-part panel series centered around celebrating United States military veterans in all branches of the armed forces, with deep discussions …
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What’s the fastest-growing profit center in the record business? For years, there’s been one easy answer: streaming. Yet that’s not the case anymore, according to someone in the know — Steve Cooper, the CEO of Warner Music Group. Warner generated over $3.8 billion in recorded music revenues in the last …
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Megan Thee Stallion claimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the first time for the week of November 20th through November 26th. The rapper pulled in 108.9 million song streams following the release of her debut album, Good News, which bowed at Number Two …
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Brandi Carlile and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready previewed their performance of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’” from the Peace Through Music virtual concert, airing Tuesday, December 1st. The 40-second clip captures the beginning of the performance, with Carlile singing lead on the song’s first verse. The accompaniment is …
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It’s not easy to get to a classroom and study filmmaking these days — but that doesn’t mean that you can’t learn about the craft straight from pros in the entertainment industry. That’s one of the reasons why Rolling Stone joined forces with IndieWire, New York University’s Tisch School of …
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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. Baby Yoda eating a macaron sounds like the start of a bad joke, but the now-viral moment of the Child enjoying the sugary French confection from the latest …
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Megan Thee Stallion has been such a commanding presence in rap for the past two years it can be hard to remember that Good News is actually her debut full-length album. The 25-year-old Houston MC has always rhymed with such assurance that no matter when you first heard her “real …
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When Between the World and Me landed on bookshelves five summers ago, it had just one blurb, from Toni Morrison. The late standard-bearer called Ta-Nehisi Coates’ breakout second book, the follow-up to his 2008 memoir The Beautiful Struggle, “required reading.” For people all around the world, that’s what it became. …
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Meek Mill dropped his surprise new EP Quarantine Pack on streaming services at midnight Friday and with it a video for his new song “Pain Away” featuring Lil Durk. “I just hope this money take the pain away/And I’ve been tryna save my money for a rainy day,” Meek says …
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