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“She’s a traitor to the West.” Elon Musk posted this on X on July 25 in response to a clip of Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist, saying on CNBC that Musk propagates a “caricatured” image of Europe as a deteriorating, unlivable hell hole. Beddoes had recently interviewed Musk, challenging his views on Europe, and confronting him for supporting far-right politicians and parties from Germany to the UK. Beddoes never questioned the hallmarks of liberal democracy: free and fair elections, separation of powers, equal protection under the law, or human rights. But in Musk’s mind, her pushing back on his…
Björk celebrated Echolalia, a one-day festival held under the solar eclipse’s path of totality on August 12, by throwing a full-on rave. Sporting an extravagant balloon gown designed by Robert Wun for his Fall 2026 Couture Collection and sipping a glass of white wine, Björk kept 7,000 people dancing to songs by Rosalía, Kelela, and Marina Herlop at the Víðistaðatún sculpture park in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. See photos and videos from the event below.Björk’s hour-long set overlapped with the exact moment—which lasted one minute and four seconds—that the moon completely obfuscated the sun. Echolalia also featured a DJ set by Arca…
Before her set at Lollapalooza, the singer-actress went deep on favorites like Sophie B. Hawkins, Donna Lewis, and more The last time Suki Waterhouse performed at Lollapalooza was in 2023, when she was three months pregnant. “I was wearing a catsuit,” she tells Rolling Stone. “You couldn’t really tell, but I could tell from the pictures, because I had the biggest boobs my life. They were amazing! I was sometimes feeling quite nauseous, but having a great time nonetheless.” Three years later, Waterhouse is back, fresh off the release of her excellent new album, Loveland. She took part in another…
Audrey Hobert may consider herself just a lucky beginner in some regards. But when it comes to making earworm weirdo pop aesthetically at the intersection of Taylor Swift and Dory from Finding Nemo, she comes off like a seasoned pro. Case in point: her new NPR Tiny Desk Concert, which sees the rising singer-songwriter perform “Thirst Trap,” “Sue Me,” and more from her debut album Who’s the Clown? Hobert also offered some clarity on her relationship to the show Friends before launching into “Phoebe”: “I’ve seen all but one and a half seasons. I saw what I needed to see,…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Leon Thomas is no stranger to the spotlight. He may have risen to prominence through Nickelodeon’s hit TV show Victorious during the early 2010s, but his work in the entertainment industry goes all the way back to playing Young Simba in the Broadway production of The Lion King at only 10 years old. But after decades of hard work (and three Grammys), this singer, songwriter, and producer is just getting started. Thomas starts with gratitude toward his team…
Erykah Badu and the Alchemist have been gearing up to release their debut collaborative album since the spring of 2025. It appears they have finally run out of gears. The duo has revealed an official release date of August 28. With the announcement comes an unannouncement. Despite Alchemist revealing the title Abi & Alan in 2025, today’s news elides a project name altogether. (A Bandcamp listing is titled, “Sorry, we don’t have an album title yet …”) The announcement does, however, feature a new song, “Witch Doctor,” which you can hear below.Badu and the Alchemist, aka Alan Maman, co-produced the…
Elastica are set to reissue their seminal self-titled debut album – check out all the details below. Read More: ‘The Rise And Fall Of Britpop’: what happened to the key players next The Britpop band split up in 2001, but appeared to tease something late last month on social media. At the time, they didn’t say if this would involve new music, live performances or archive re-releases. However, the group did confirm that the project would represent their first significant action since they released the remastered version of their debut for Record Store Day 2017. After winning the Best New Band prize at the 1994 NME Awards, that…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is countersuing Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones—a music producer who sued the rap mogul for sexual assault, grooming, and more in 2024—for allegedly stealing his private footage and selling it to Netflix. In a complaint filed on August 11 and obtained by Pitchfork, Combs also accuses Jones of making defamatory statements in the 50 Cent-produced documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning.Combs, who is serving a four-plus year prison sentence on charges of transporting to engage in prostitution, is seeking an undisclosed sum of damages from Jones. He also calls for Jones to return the footage and destroy any…
I t’s their only day off at home in months, and the members of Westside Cowboy are doing the thing they enjoy the least: staring at a screen. Just one member of the Manchester, U.K. band owns a smartphone. Singer-guitarist Reuben Haycocks used to have a flip phone, but he lost it some time ago, and he’s in no hurry to find it. “We are not very phone-y people, generally, “ says Haycocks, squeezed into a Zoom frame with vocalist-guitarist Jimmy Bradbury, vocalist-bassist Aoife Anson O’Connell, and drummer Paddy Murphy. “As in, phony in the English sense, or in the…
With Michael on everyone’s TVs, the King of Pop’s trading card collection from earlier this year is selling fast If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. On the heels of Michael coming to streaming, Michael Jackson trading cards are back on Amazon’s bestseller charts. Released earlier this year, the Michael Jackson Bad World Tour Keepsake Premiere Collection comprises 123 cards (for his 123 Bad World Tour concerts), each featuring a different image of the King of Pop. With parallels, inserts, relics, and the cut signature…
