Ron Howard talked about the making of his new film Hillbilly Elegy for Rolling Stone‘s The Breakdown series, discussing how he came up with the idea to turn J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir into an Appalachian family drama. “I liked that it was a conversation provoker — although I wasn’t interested …
Read More »Trump's Partisan Pardon Bonanza: Can He Really Do That?
As President Donald Trump’s remaining days in office dwindle, get ready to hear a whole lot about the presidential pardon power. And while you’re at it, prepare yourself ahead of time for the outrage you’re going to feel when you fully digest the kicker: Between now and noon on January …
Read More »Best Tip for Making Your Own Movies? Start With These Filmmaking Masterclasses
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The list of filmmakers who never actually studied film is essentially just a list of the best filmmakers. Christopher Nolan, Stephen Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson and Stanley …
Read More »Hear Lil Wayne's DJ Khaled-Hosted 'No Ceilings 3' Mixtape
Lil Wayne dropped his surprise DJ Khaled-hosted No Ceilings 3 Friday, the third installment in the rapper’s ongoing mixtape series. The 20-track mixtape — which follows 2009’s No Ceilings and 2015’s No Ceilings 2, also released on a Thanksgiving weekend— features guests like Drake (“BB King Freestyle“), Young Thug, Gudda …
Read More »'The First Time' With Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen has been a Hollywood actress for close to five decades now, but younger audiences might know her best fromBook Club, the 2018 rom-com she starred in alongside fellow veteran actresses Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Candice Bergen. On Rolling Stone‘s The First Time, Steenburgen described how the shoot …
Read More »'In My Room' With Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann celebrated the 20th anniversary of Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo by playing tracks for Rolling Stone’s In My Room. Released in 2000, many of the album’s songs were featured in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia. On Friday, Mann will honor the album’s anniversary with …
Read More »Neil Peart's Rush Drum Kit From 1974 to 1977 Hitting the Auction Block
The drum kit Rush’s Neil Peart played between 1974 and 1977 — both onstage and on albums like Fly by Night and 2112 — will soon hit the auction block. The chrome Slingerland drum kit, which Peart purchased just weeks before his first Rush concert in August 1974, will be …
Read More »Latin Grammys Sticks to Past Winners, But Shines in World-Traversing Telecast
Since the start of the pandemic, awards shows have attempted to strike a balance between necessary Covid-19 precautions and the awkwardness of virtual formats. On Thursday night, the Latin Recording Academy tried to forge its own path with its “reimagined telecast,” which bounced between a live show with limited guests …
Read More »Paul McCartney Announces New Album, 'McCartney III'
UPDATE (11/19):Paul McCartney has pushed back the release of his new album, McCartney III, to December 18th, citing “unforeseeable production delays” on Twitter. ** Days after teasing a new album on social media, Paul McCartney has announced McCartney III, out December 11th via Capitol Records. A follow-up to his 1970 …
Read More »Watch Dierks Bentley Sing 'Gone' on 'Fallon'
Dierks Bentley was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, giving the television debut performance of his heartbroken latest single “Gone.” Bentley released “Gone,” his new music under his own name since 2018’s full-length album The Mountain, in October. Written by Nicolle Galyon, Ben Johnson, …
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