When John Mulaney went on Jimmy Kimmel Livelast month, he told the host that the Secret Service had opened up an investigation on him following jokes he made during his monologue on Saturday Night Live in February 2020. “I did a joke that was not about Donald Trump,” he explained. …
Read More »New Radicals to Reunite for First Time in 22 Years for Biden Inauguration Parade
The New Radicals will reunite for the first time in over 20 years to perform “You Get What You Give” as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s virtual “Parade Across America” event. The 1998 hit single resurfaced on the 2020 campaign trail as the handpicked walk-on song for Vice President-elect’s husband …
Read More »Blake Shelton Says He's Rich on Love in New Song 'Minimum Wage'
On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden outlined a stimulus plan that included, among other things, increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Later the same night, Blake Shelton’s auspiciously titled new song “Minimum Wage” was released to the public — not surprisingly, it doesn’t attempt to unpack the vital …
Read More »Flashback: Black Sabbath Play 'Heaven and Hell' With Replacement Singer Tony Martin
Black Sabbath recently announced plans to release deluxe editions of Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules from their early-Eighties Ronnie James Dio period on March 8th. The sets feature remastered sound, previously unreleased cuts, and live performances of classics like “Neon Knights” and “Die Young” recorded at various gigs between …
Read More »Jessica Campbell, 'Election' and 'Freaks and Geeks' Star, Dead at 38
Jessica Campbell, who played Tammy Metzler in Election, has died at the age of 38. Campbell’s family confirmed the news to TMZ,stating that Campbell died on December 29th, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.Campbell, who left acting to become a naturopathic physician, spent the day seeing patients at her practice, her cousin …
Read More »Sheldon Adelson's Playbook Was a How-to Guide for Breaking Democracy
WASHINGTON — It was a ritual of the modern Republican Party. House and Senate hopefuls locked in a tough reelection fight, outside consultants who wanted to refill their campaign coffers, presidential wannabes who dreamt of being the next commander-in-chief — they all made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas, and specifically …
Read More »See Danny Elfman's Creepy Video for Self-Described 'Alien Orchestral Chamber Punk' Song 'Sorry'
Danny Elfman‘s latest single, “Sorry,” is a panoply of sarcastic apologies set to a typically dark-hued backdrop of orchestral rock. A woman’s voice jumps from speaker to speaker singing, “I’m so sorry,” until Elfman opens his own mouth to reveal the song’s more sinister intentions. “You suffocate, and I’m so …
Read More »Ed Bruce, 'Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys' Songwriter, Dead at 81
Ed Bruce, the country singer-songwriter behind hits including “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” died Friday, January 8th in Clarksville, Tennessee, from natural causes, according to his publicist. He was 81. William Edwin Bruce Jr. was born December 29th, 1939, in Keiser, Arkansas, and raised in …
Read More »12 Culture Trends Business Leaders Should Prepare for This Year
No matter what niche your business occupies, chances are you were impacted by the drastic changes to our collective culture last year. To share some insight into what business leaders might expect from this year, Rolling Stone Culture Council members discuss the inevitable trends they predict leaders across many industries …
Read More »Led by Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, Country Increases Its Streaming Share in 2020
Country music made huge strides forward with streaming listeners in 2020, led by a handful of popular releases from Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. That meant a bigger piece of a still-growing pie from a genre that has historically lagged with regard to streaming. Year-end data from the Rolling Stone …
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