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Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Chicago rap star Lil Durk “had his shooters on speed dial” when he allegedly set a murder-for-hire plot in motion that left rival rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin dead in Los Angeles. But Durk’s defense lawyers, Brian Steel and Drew Findling, fired back, calling the government’s case “replete with reasonable doubt” and built on cooperators desperate to avoid life sentences. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian Yanniello gave the first closing argument on the 13th day of the murder-for-hire trial in downtown Los Angeles, arguing Lil Durk “wanted revenge for a fallen gang member,” a reference to the…
Three jurors discussed what happened behind closed doors during Lindsay Clancy’s closely watched triple murder case, which ended in a mistrial last Friday, with one revealing that the lone holdout “admitted he had reasonable doubt.” When speaking to Sue O’Connell of NBC10 Boston, Kellie Farina, one of the jurors, discussed listening to the 911 call made by Clancy’s now-ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, on the night of the incident. “It’s something that I will never not hear if I think about it,” said Farina. “It was the most horrific thing, and when we we heard it again in the jury room, we…
Saturday Night Live UK has confirmed more guests for its upcoming second season line-up. Hollywood actor Jeff Goldblum was announced as the first host of the new season of Saturday Night Live UK, with CMAT as musical guest last week for this coming weekend. Now, it has been confirmed that Stath Lets Flats star Jamie Demetriou will host the following week (September 19) and Royal Blood will also take to the stage. For the third show on September 26, comedian and host of the web series Chicken Shop Date, Amelia Dimoldenberg will front SNL UK with Rachel Chinouriri providing the…
Johnny Cash was a lot of things — devout Christian, country superstar, anti-Vietnam activist, variety show host. But folks might not remember him as the writer and star of his own comic book, Hello, I’m Johnny Cash. Now, that little-known comic is getting a 50th-anniversary rerelease from Z2 Comics, set to come out on Wednesday, Sept. 23, which is Local Comic Store Day. Released in 1976 and cowritten with Evangelical leader Billy Zeoli, Hello, I’m Johnny Cash was an autobiographical look at Cash’s career up to that point, from his early recording career to his marriage to June Carter and…
Universal Pictures has announced a wave of additions to the cast of its forthcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, Variety reports. Among them is SwayvoTwain—aka Michael D’Angelo Archer Jr., the son of late neo-soul legends D’Angelo and Angie Stone—who will play Biggie Smalls. G Perico is also set to portray Big Reecie Cup, and one-time Ellen Show “kid rapper” Bentley Green has been cast as RBX. They join an ensemble led by Outer Banks’ Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Doggy Dog himself.Directed by Craig Brewer of Hustle & Flow fame, Snoop is still almost a year out from hitting theaters, with a projected…
Spiritbox have shared their anthemic new single ‘Mourning’ – their first since the release of the band’s second studio album ‘Tsunami Sea’ last year. The track, which you can listen to below, is a more subdued but melodic than their previous material with fiery guitar riffs throughout. It comes after frontwoman Courtney LaPlante, Bring Me The Horizon vocalist Oli Sykes, and producer Grabbitz recently teamed up to create a new Valorant anthem. ‘If The Sun Burns Out Tonight’ will be released later this year to coincide with the Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 Finals, which brings together the world’s top 16…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Wearable tech from Meta, including artificial intelligence (AI) glasses and virtual reality (VR) headsets, has created plenty of buzz, but it’s not always easy to understand how the devices actually feel to use. That’s why Best Buy launched Meta Lab. Available at select locations across the U.S., Meta Lab at Best Buy offers customers a dedicated space to fully explore the Meta product lineup in person. Each shop-in-shop destination is designed for hands-on product discovery, letting curious customers…
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked President Donald Trump to consider pardoning the Massachusetts mother whose murder trial for the deaths of her three children recently ended in a mistrial. Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s defense attorney, addressed Trump at the end of an interview on Good Morning America Tuesday, Sept. 8. Asked what was next for Clancy, Reddington mentioned Trump and the comments he made about the case last week after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict and the mistrial was declared. “I’d like to say that, perhaps, Donald Trump, who felt compelled to speak out about this case, may…
The finalists have been announced for the 2026 edition of the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards this month. The awards, which have been running since 2022, received more than 24,500 submissions from 40 different countries in 2026, 25 percent more than last year. It has already been revealed that Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while the judging panel for 2026 will include RAYE and Nile Rodgers. Included in the list of finalists for this month’s awards (held at Abbey Road on Sept. 24) are photos of Oasis, Charli XCX, Florence + the Machine, and others. Rolling Stone’s own Sacha Lecca is nominated in…
The Snoop Dogg biopic has cast its Notorious B.I.G., with a famous son set to play Big Poppa. As Variety reports, SwayvoTwain — the musician born Michael D’Angelo Archer II to late legendary artists D’Angelo and Angie Stone — will portray Biggie in the film, which is expected to hit theaters in August 2027. While Archer has been regularly releasing music as SwayvoTwain over the past few years, this will be his first major acting role after scoring a small part in the 2022 straight-to-streaming film, Strictly for the Streets vol. 2. SwayvoTwain celebrated the announcement on Instagram, sharing a…
