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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17m

Rolling Stone names The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" as one of the greatest songs of the 21st century 🏆

“Blinding Lights” is like a song you’ve heard a million times, and might not mind hearing a million more.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 54m

Rolling Stone names Charli xcx's "Vroom Vroom" as one of the greatest songs of the 21st century 🏆

“Vroom was like an assault,” Charli XCX said. “[It] was us trying not to appease anyone.”

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1h

Rolling Stone crowns Missy Elliott's "Get Ur Freak On" as the #1 GREATEST SONG OF THE 21ST CENTURY SO FAR 👑

"It was a nonstop freak manifesto that made the musical future sound limitless."

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1h

ROLLING STONE RANKS THE 250 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 21st CENTURY SO FAR 🚨

The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 10h

It’s an album where she goes to extremes — doing for sequins and glitter what Folklore/Evermore did for fuzzy cardigans.

Rob Sheffield on why Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' is this year's biggest, most divisive album ↓

'The Life of a Showgirl' Is the Year's Biggest, Most Divisive Album -- Taylor Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11h

Looks like that new track allegedly featuring Zohran Mamdani's rap alter ego, Mr. Cardamom, is some kind of prank. “That absolutely is not Zohran,” a representative for Mamdani's New York mayoral campaign tells Rolling Stone.

No, Zohran Mamdani Did Not Drop a New Rap Verse After Winning New York's Mayoral Primary

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 12h

"It will be good to have my Irish citizenship, especially since Trump keeps threatening to take away mine.”

Rosie O'Donnell Is Close to Securing Her Irish Citizenship Amid Trump Attacks

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 13h

The country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry.

The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never met its goal, and internal records show why.

A Program Backed By the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide -- And Was Secretly Shut Down Early

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17h

“I don’t know why they’re doing it, it’s crazy."

Donald Trump Calls Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Booking 'Ridiculous': 'I Never Heard of Him'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17h

Prosecutors in the United Kingdom are appealing a judge’s decision to toss the terror-related charge against Kneecap’s Mo Chara.

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Prosecutors Appeal Decision to Toss Terror Charge Against Kneecap's Mo Chara

The Crown Prosecution Service in London is appealing a judge's decision to dismiss a terror-related charge against Kneecap's Mo Chara.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18h

"Make no mistake — that’s how she wants it."

Taylor Swift has dropped the year’s biggest album with The Life of a Showgirl. It’s also the year’s most polarizing album — but how would it not be? Something about Taylor will always trigger those over-the-top love-or-hate reactions from people.

'The Life of a Showgirl' Is the Year's Biggest, Most Divisive Album — Taylor Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

Rob Sheffield on Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 18h

If Zach Bryan was hoping to have a quiet autumn, especially after his ongoing feud with country act Gavin Adcock, he’s out of luck.

Zach Bryan Has a New Song Bashing ICE. Republicans Are Big Mad

Zach Bryan dares to say the United States is fading and takes a shot at ICE in his new song 'Bad News.'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 19h

Paul Thomas Anderson's celebrated family drama and political thriller is far from the "apologia for radical left-wing terrorism" its conservative critics claim it is.

Right-Wingers Are Getting Mad at (and Misunderstanding) 'One Battle After Another'

Conservative critics and commentators like Ben Shapiro are complaining about, and misunderstanding, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another."

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 19h

"I have a lot of respect for people's subjective opinions on art. I'm not the art police," Taylor Swift told Zane Lowe in a new interview.

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Taylor Swift 'Welcomes the Chaos' of Reactions to 'The Life of a Showgirl'

Taylor Swift said she 'welcomes the chaos' when it comes to reactions to her new album, 'The Life of a Showgirl.'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 20h

OpenAI is facing copyright blowback after releasing updated AI video generator Sora 2, which poses an increased disinformation risk and energy demand.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 20h

Mark Ronson, fresh off the release of his memoir Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City, offers a glimpse into his music tastes and shares his first impressions of Aaliyah’s music in a new episode of Rolling Stone‘s 'Song Shuffle.'

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Mark Ronson on How an Aaliyah Song 'F-cked Everybody's Head Up'

Mark Ronson dives into his 'Song Shuffle' playlist, reflecting on Aaliyah, bonding with Bruno Mars, and some of his favorite songs.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 20h

On the eve of ‘Boots’ premiere, showrunner Andy Parker discussed how he hopes the show can thread the needle of a polarized culture, along with the timely question that animates the series: What, exactly, does it mean to be a man?

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'Boots' Tells the Story of a Closeted Marine. Its Creator Nearly Was One

Creator of Netflix series 'Boots,' a coming-of-age story about a closeted teen joining the Marines in 1990, talks about developing the show.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21h

Nas talked to Rolling Stone and shared details about the 'Legend Has It…' album series, his decades-long career, and why he sees artists as superheroes.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21h

"I’m talking about coming to the conclusion that I belong to someone now, & my soul belongs. I’ve been given so many amazing things in my life, & my duty now is to honor those things.”

Ruston Kelly talks about finding God, not religion, in the creation of his new album 'Pale, Through the Window.'

Ruston Kelly Finds God, Not Religion, on His New Album 'Pale, Through the Window'

Ruston Kelly talks about finding God, not religion, in the creation of his new album 'Pale, Through the Window.'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21h

The third entry in the vintage 1980s franchise looks sleek, plays to the superfans, and feels like every other tech-bro–centric blockbuster you've ever seen.

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'Tron: Ares' Upgrades Disney's I.P. for the AI Era. Game Still Over

Third entry in the vintage 1980s franchise looks sleek, plays to the fans, and feels like every other tech-bro-centric blockbuster you've ever seen.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 22h

After a knockout entry in 2024, Black Ops 7 shows that Activision's maximalist, never-ending release cycle has diminishing returns.

It's Time for 'Call of Duty' to Take a Break

'Black Ops 7' shows that 'Call of Duty' could've used a year off after the exceptional 'Black Ops 6'

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 22h

Marisa Meltzer, author of ‘It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin’, walks Rolling Stone through Birkin’s musical history, fashion impact, and legacy on internet culture.

How Jane Birkin Heralded the Rise of Internet It Girls

Marisa Meltzer, author of ‘It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin’, on Birkin’s musical history, fashion impact, and legacy on internet culture.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 23h

"None of what Trump has done since retaking office should come as a shock... It’s a shame that many of the content creators who helped put him back in office only seem to be realizing it now."

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 23h

Our Grammys 2026 predictions.

This year’s Album of the Year field isn’t lacking for front-runners: Any one of these eight LPs would be a worthy victor. But Lady Gaga‘s 'Mayhem' is poised to overshadow the rest.

Lady Gaga Is Looking Like Your Album of the Year Frontrunner at the 2026 Grammys

In our Grammys 2026 predictions, Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd, and Lady Gaga all are likely nominees for Album of the Year.

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 1d

In 2016, the country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry to tackle the biggest form of gun death. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never came close to meeting its goal. A trove of internal records shows why. With @rollingstone.com:

A Program Backed by the Gun Industry Failed to Reduce Suicide — and Was Secretly Shut Down Early

The country’s best-known suicide prevention group teamed up with the gun industry. The effort was good for public relations and raising money, but it never met its goal, and internal records show why.

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