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Guitar Centre is running an ill-timed competition to win the chance to open for Ed Sheeran. Sheeran’s upcoming ‘Loop’ shows are currently lacking any opening acts after Macklemore was dropped from the tour over his impassioned “free Palestine” speech made while opening for Sheeran at New Jersey’s Gillette Stadium. The speech prompted calls for Macklemore’s removal from figures like Pink and the Israeli American Council, and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft later confirmed that he found Macklemore’s speech “deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community”, resulting in his dismissal. Since then, all of Sheeran’s support acts and backing band have dropped out of the tour, with…

Florida is such a bizarre place that Grand Theft Auto VI’s Leonida—the game’s hyper-sensationalized version of the Sunshine State—barely seems like fiction. Known for taking its series’ settings to granular levels, Rockstar Games has lined the game’s upcoming soundtrack album with something for everyone in a microcosm of 2020s American absurdity. You have Morgan Wallen for Grassrivers’ (The Everglades) northern folk; Keith Richards for the suburbanites who moved there in retirement; and PinkPantheress for the partygoers twerking harmoniously in the clubs and beaches of Vice City (Miami). These might be songs for Florida people, but are they really “Florida songs”?“That’s…

Alan Cumming returns as the hit series gets a primetime slot — here’s how to watch it live If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Traitors is back for New Blood. The latest iteration of the reality competition show is trading its celebrity contestants for an all-civilian cast. There will be at least one familiar face, as Alan Cumming returns to hosting duties. The series, which became a massive streaming hit for Peacock, is also going primetime: it will air weekly on NBC at…

There was a challenge in the tone Hayley Williams took onstage at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 16. “You think you know me?” she asked on “Pure Love,” a glinting funk record from her debut solo album, Petals for Armor. “Wait til I open up to you.” It takes a level of intimacy, understanding, and time to really know someone. How do you distill such an undertaking in just under two hours? What’s too essential to be left out? On this tour, Williams works to find answers across 25 songs. Early in the set, Williams raged through “Simmer” as…

Hip-hop producer died from an accidental overdose, a source at medical examiner’s office in Nashville tells Rolling Stone The cause of death for Tay Keith — the Grammy-nominated producer who died in June at age 29 — has been revealed. A source at the medical examiner’s office in Nashville confirms to Rolling Stone that Keith died from an accidental drug overdose. Per the source, Keith died from “combined mitragynine, 7-Hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, and ketamine toxicity. The manner of death was accident.” Mitragynine is a naturally occurring alkaloid that can be isolated from the leaves of Mitragyna speciosa, a medicinal plant…

The Weeknd has doubled down and announced that he “isn’t going anywhere”. Previously, the popstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) has contemplated plans to retire his stage name, explaining last year: “It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I just don’t have any more desire for”. He jokingly told fans he might pull a “YE” and change his name to “ABEL” and was “brainstorming” his nex move following the name drop – but he seemingly retracted his retirement plans last August, telling fans at a recent show that he will “never disappear”. Now, The Weeknd has doubled down on his claims in…

Hamilton Leithauser is using downtime from his annual Café Carlyle residency to tour I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, his acclaimed 2016 joint album with Rostam. The 10th anniversary run kicks off November 5 in the duo’s shared hometown of Washington D.C. and ends in Los Angeles two weeks later. All dates are below, along with an unreleased piano version of the track “In A Black Out,” which they debuted with the announcement.Leithauser’s most recent album, This Side of the Island, dropped in 2025; Rostam’s third LP, American Stories, premiered in May.Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam TourHamilton Leithauser and…

“You guys are such fucking losers, like it’s crazy,” Swedish singer says has become the latest artist to have their hit song hijacked by the White House for an offensive TikTok video showcasing ICE. On Thursday, the Swedish singer blasted the Trump administration’s social media team for using her “Midnight Sun” to soundtrack clips of ICE agents arresting people alongside the caption “Never ending deportations.” “I’m just sad. My heart is heavy seeing that, because I wish I could speak to whoever made that video,” Larsson said in a video response posted on TikTok. “I wish I could talk to…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Four-time Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz can now add another accolade to his already stacked résumé: Joining the Barbie universe as an official Ken doll. The “American Woman” singer is the latest celebrity to turn into the toy, with his miniature counterpart dressed in some of Kravitz’s signature gear: A slinky tank, statement jewelry, and plenty of tattoos (and abs) on full display. Available from major retailers including Walmart and Amazon, the new Ken doll retails for $70.…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Even as monitors boast ever-faster refresh rates and laptops come loaded with all sorts of AI-powered features, one crucial factor has stayed stagnant (or even regressed) in personal computing: sound quality. Not all monitors come with built-in speakers, and the ones that do are often underwhelming. Laptop makers have likewise increasingly prioritized lightweight portability over powerful sound.  Best Computer Speakers View more + That’s why the right pair of computer speakers can go a long way in making…