Author: Press Room
Has the internet made keeping up with the ever-evolving glossary of new phrases feel borderline impossible? Don’t worry, Merriam-Webster is here to help. The famed dictionary added 1,400 new words to its dictionary on Wednesday, many focused on internet-first phases and trends. “The new entries reflect words and meanings that have demonstrated widespread use over time, offering a window into the world today,” Merriam-Webster said in a statement, calling the adds a “glow-up” to the dictionary’s historic lexicon. The new batch of words focus on the worlds of food, social media culture, technology, fashion, and community. These include everything from “shapewear,”…
Donald Trump has made it his personal mission to shape the aesthetics of Washington, D.C., to his own liking, but his latest visual tweak is fueled by pure partisan ego, rather than any sense of design. The president’s administration is reportedly planning to spend $84,000 hanging large signs outside of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History that accuse the venerated institution of presenting a biased version of the past. In a letter obtained by The Atlantic, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wrote that the signs would detail the “personal viewpoints that the curators of the exhibits are seeking to advance.” …
MUNA has confirmed that Naomi McPherson will be missing the first shows of the band’s North American tour, to care for their mother who has terminal cancer. The shows are set to kick off tomorrow night (Thursday September 17) with an opening night in Phoenix, before shows in Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta, Boston, Santa Barbara and more. However, in a new update from the band, they shared that McPherson – who plays guitar, synths, and sings in the band – will not be at the first few shows, as they will be looking after their mother, Harriet. “We are writing…
With just a few weeks left before the midterm elections, Republicans are scrambling to find a compelling argument to win over voters disillusioned with their performance over the last two years. The option vice president — and future presidential hopeful — JD Vance seems to have landed on is outright begging voters not to call it quits on the GOP. “Give us another chance,” Vance pleaded with prospective voters in a Tuesday appearance on the All In podcast. “Give us another couple years to continue to work on the amazing things that we’ve been doing for the past two years.” …
Madonna has been present at the MTV Video Music Awards in some form or fashion since she performed “Like a Virgin” at the very first show in 1984. Generations of new pop starlets have referenced her most iconic looks on the red carpet, or paid homage to her infamous Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera kisses on stage. When the VMAs return on Sunday, Sept. 27, Madonna will take centerstage for her first performance at the show in 23 years. The Queen of Pop will open the night, just as she did at the 2003 VMAs. Her latest record, Confessions II,…
An epic meeting of música mexicana lore and a veteran Texas band that has consistently taken norteño into unexpected terrain took place Tuesday in Mexico City when Intocable performed in front of 300,000 people at El Zocalo Capitalino to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. For Intocable, the two-hour show was a highly emotional affair, as […]
Nearly a year after her debut mixtape, Time Flies, Dexter in the Newsagent is back. “Fantasy,” the singer-songwriter and producer’s first song of 2026, follows a tail of promotion behind the album including European festival dates and a video for “Stranger to Love.” Join the south Londoner in a neon phone box in the new song’s Iris Luz-directed video below.Dexter said in a press release, “I wrote this song earlier this year when I lost a bunch of money and was feeling quite lost. I was watching random car drive-through videos of rich areas on youtube and I wanted to…
Dana Margolin, ex-frontperson of the Brighton rock outfit Porridge Radio, has shared their first single as a solo artist. “Big Beautiful Sound” is a spare acoustic ballad; according to press materials, Margolin set themselves a challenge that all of the song’s elements had to fit on an 8-track record. Mike Mills and Joe Nankin directed the equally spartan, black-and-white video. Watch it below.“We go all the way down together,” Margolin said of “Big Beautiful Sound” in a press statement, “down a spiral staircase into the centre of the earth where there is darkness and nothing can grow, and we chose…
The Great Escape has announced the ‘First Fifty’ – a series of launch shows for the 2027 edition that will see performances from Bathing Suits, Xanadu, Chest., Jordan Joy and more. The new run of launch shows come ahead of the hit UK festival set to return to Brighton next May – running between May 12 and 15. It will play host to over 450 up-and-coming artists and hotly tipped talent across over 35 walkable venues, alongside the music industry-led TGE conference. Now, to celebrate the upcoming edition of the festival, organisers have announced a run of ‘First Fifty’ shows,…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ed Sheeran‘s Loop Tour is continuing on, with or without his opening acts, and now it appears the singer will be without a sold-out date as well. Sheeran’s tour kicked off in June in Glendale, Arizona, and has made stops across the U.S. and Canada. There are currently nine dates remaining, with the tour wrapping stateside on Nov. 7 in Tampa, Florida. But controversy erupted days ago when Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and their…
