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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 NBA Finals are here, and it’s a good one. From the West is the San Antonio Spurs, who secured their Finals berth after a seven-game series against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs’ last appearance in a Finals series was in 2014, when they defeated the Miami Heat to win their fifth title. At a Glance: How to Watch the 2026 NBA Finals From the East comes the New York Knicks, who swept the…

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Lauv is dropping out from his opening slot on Khalid's It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour due to mental health issues. “I've been trying to be strong enough to get back out there and share this music with all of you,” he wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. “But I have to be honest with myself and with you: I'm deeply struggling right now, and I need to step away for a little while to take care of my mental health.” He apologized to his fans, Khalid, and those attending the tour. He also noted his transparency regarding his mental health in…

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What began as slight trepidation among CBS News staffers when Bari Weiss was installed as editor-in-chief of the news organization last October has evolved into outright chaos in the wake of longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley's unceremonious dismissal on Tuesday. It's the latest crisis to engulf the newsroom months after Weiss overhauled the flagship CBS Evening News program, bumping up morning host Tony Dokoupil to lead anchor. Last week, Weiss fired a slate of trusted correspondents and producers and hired tech journalist and filmmaker Nick Bilton as executive producer of 60 Minutes, the gold-standard television news program that has…

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Consequence's mid-year 2026 report continues: after the ranking of the best albums released so far, it is now the turn of the 100 best songs released so far in 2026. “We have reached mid-2026, the ideal time to take stock – underlines the magazine in the introduction – Maybe you are among those who were waiting for BTS's return and are enthusiastically experiencing their new phase, getting excited with '”'Hooligan' or 'SWIM'”'. Or are you among those who discovered the Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine this year and can no longer get the nervous riff of 'Fabienk' out of your…

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Ben Folds has written an open letter to rally support for the National Symphony Orchestra after Trump’s name was removed from the Kennedy Center. The orchestra is based at the arts venue in Washington DC, which became the centre of a political storm at the end of last year when its board voted to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center. The controversial move was reversed last week when a US judge ruled that the venue cannot be renamed without congressional approval, meaning Trump’s name will be taken off the institution’s title and façade. Now, Folds, who resigned as the National Symphony Orchestra’s artistic advisor when Trump was elected chairman of the Kennedy…

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Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery on Wednesday, stemming from a late-night bar fight the actor started during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans.The 39-year-old will avoid any jail time. Instead, he’ll serve two years of probation for the misdemeanor offenses. In a statement provided to Rolling Stone, his attorney Sarah Chervinsky, described the incident as “nothing more than a minor Mardi Gras bar tussle.” LaBeouf came to court “wanting to take accountability for his part in what happened, and he has done so,” Chervinsky added. “Now he’s looking forward to focusing on family, work, and…

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This October, Kip Moore will return to South Africa to perform at a 22,000-seat cricket stadium and do back-to-back nights at a Cape Town arena. The Georgia heartland rocker is a superstar in the country and has a devout fan base elsewhere in Australia, the UK, and Europe. He admits to scratching his head about why that level of success continues to elude him in the US In a new interview on Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast, Moore compares American crowds with those overseas and opens up about the inspiration for his latest album, Reason to Believe. “The European, UK…

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vote7.0 Bands: CRUENT CAEDES Duration: 01:30:44 Available from: 04/30/2026 Label: Zombi Danz Records Player not yet available. After five years of silence, Caedes Cruenta re-emerge from the shadows with Ὅρκος Ἐκλεκτῶν, their fourth work and declaration of intent that knows no half measures: over ninety minutes in length, twelve tracks and the architecture of a double album that imposes itself as a long and abrasive ritual. In short, not a return designed to easily win over new followers, but, on the contrary, an oath aimed at those who already know the rough and hieratic language of the Hellenic black metal…

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