Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton emerged as the leading nominees with six each when the nominations for the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards were announced Friday morning. Morris’ strong showing is due in part to the success of her song “The Bones,” which landed her nominations for Single of …
Read More »Steven Soderbergh on the Gore, the Grind, and the Glory of Making 'The Knick'
Steven Soderbergh has directed award-winning films like Traffic and Sex, Lies, and Videotape, as well as crowd-pleasers like Out of Sight and Ocean’s Eleven. He’s gone back in time with The Good German, and looked unnervingly prescient with Contagion. No job in his long and distinguished career, though, may have …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Accuses Ex-Manager of Demanding Kickbacks, Exploiting Position in New Lawsuit
Chance the Rapper has filed a lawsuit against his former manager, Pat Corcoran, for allegedly exploiting his position, demanding kickbacks, and damaging the musician’s reputation, The Chicago Tribune reports. The lawsuit was filed on February 19th in Cook County court in Illinois. It arrives about two months after Corcoran filed …
Read More »What It Took to Orchestrate 'Bad Romance' for 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical'
Since Broadway theaters went dark last March due to coronavirus precautions, fans of plays and musicals have been eager to experience their favorite shows and new works live onstage and in person. That still hasn’t become a reality — but many people are trying to keep the dream alive. Last …
Read More »RS Charts: Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' Holds at Number One Despite Racial Slur
Morgan Wallen‘s Dangerous: The Double Album spent its sixth consecutive week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart, earning 7,800 sales and more than 95 million streams. Wallen’s six-week run at Number One matched the RS 200 record set last year by Taylor Swift‘s Folklore. But …
Read More »Loretta Lynn and Margo Price Collaborate on Duet Version of 'One's on the Way'
Loretta Lynn is preparing to release her 50th studio album Still Woman Enough. Produced by John Carter Cash and Patsy Lynn Russell, the album features the new title track and updated versions of classics like “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” plus some of Lynn’s favorite songs like “I Saw The Light” and …
Read More »Amazon Prime Video Hosts 'Coda Collection' Channel of Music Docs, Concert Films
Amazon Prime Video serves as the exclusive host of a newly launched channel, the Coda Collection, that focuses on concert films, music documentaries, and rare archival performances. Starting Thursday, the Coda Collection boasts the streaming premieres of Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui, The Rolling Stones on the Air, Johnny …
Read More »The Best Tablets for Movies and TV Watching
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Tablets started out in a sort of gray area — bigger than a phone, but not quite a computer either. They’ve since grown out of their awkward phase, …
Read More »From Screen Protectors to Better Bulbs, These Are the Best Blue Light Products to Combat Eye Strain
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. If you’ve been spending the majority of your days working from home, or are just using more screen time than usual while sheltering in place, you’ve probably heard …
Read More »Why Is Everyone Talking About Clubhouse?
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, two techies started a new social network built around an increasingly unloved feature of people’s iPhones: actually talking into it. The app, called Clubhouse, was at first niche. There are no posts, no pictures, no videos. As if to underline how little …
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