@rollingstone

Years before finding fame on ‘The Wire,’ Michael K. Williams was a dancer and choreographer who worked with top house music artists.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, friends from back then remember his loyalty and indomitable spirit.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

Years before finding fame on ‘The Wire,’ Michael K. Williams was a dancer and choreographer who worked with top house music artists.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, friends from back then remember his loyalty and indomitable spirit.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

@rollingstone Oct 7

Across a string of three albums, Polo G carved his own lane within the confines of rap, at once staying true to the ground-level perspective of Chicago’s drill movement while making space for pain and grief.⁠ ⁠ “That shit is fucking intuition,” he says. “That’s a talent, a skill that not a lot of people have. And I’m big on just doing shit like that, just trying to pay attention to the signs of how shit be going right now. ‘Rapstar’ was definitely one of those moments where I just trusted my gut feeling. Everything was just telling me to do this song.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read his cover story.⁠ ⁠ Writer: @jeffihaza ⁠ Photographer: @trotterwithahardr ⁠ Director of Creative Content: @catrionaniaolain ⁠ Creative Director: @joe_hutchinson⁠ Producer: @adcarrillo / @hstlproductions⁠ Producer: @withlovewalaa⁠ Groomer: @heeezooo / @therexagency⁠ Stylist: @taishasuero

Across a string of three albums, Polo G carved his own lane within the confines of rap, at once staying true to the ground-level perspective of Chicago’s drill movement while making space for pain and grief.⁠ ⁠ “That shit is fucking intuition,” he says. “That’s a talent, a skill that not a lot of people have. And I’m big on just doing shit like that, just trying to pay attention to the signs of how shit be going right now. ‘Rapstar’ was definitely one of those moments where I just trusted my gut feeling. Everything was just telling me to do this song.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read his cover story.⁠ ⁠ Writer: @jeffihaza ⁠ Photographer: @trotterwithahardr ⁠ Director of Creative Content: @catrionaniaolain ⁠ Creative Director: @joe_hutchinson⁠ Producer: @adcarrillo / @hstlproductions⁠ Producer: @withlovewalaa⁠ Groomer: @heeezooo / @therexagency⁠ Stylist: @taishasuero

@rollingstone Oct 6

Today we're launching three new collections in the Rolling Stone shop⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to see more 🛍⁠ ⁠ Photos by @sachalecca

@rollingstone Oct 5

While the internet has spent the day gleefully lambasting the fact that Facebook and its other properties are currently down, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has highlighted a darker side to the blackout: It’s a reminder of the tech giant’s stranglehold over the internet landscape — and the damage that does to U.S. democracy and to countries around the world.⁠ ⁠ AOC added to the sentiment, writing: “It’s almost as if Facebook’s monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy. Remember: WhatsApp wasn’t created by Facebook. It was an independent success. FB got scared & bought it. … If Facebook’s monopolistic behavior was checked back when it should’ve been (perhaps around the time it started acquiring competitors like Instagram), the continents of people who depend on WhatsApp & IG for either communication or commerce would be fine right now. Break them up.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

While the internet has spent the day gleefully lambasting the fact that Facebook and its other properties are currently down, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has highlighted a darker side to the blackout: It’s a reminder of the tech giant’s stranglehold over the internet landscape — and the damage that does to U.S. democracy and to countries around the world.⁠ ⁠ AOC added to the sentiment, writing: “It’s almost as if Facebook’s monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy. Remember: WhatsApp wasn’t created by Facebook. It was an independent success. FB got scared & bought it. … If Facebook’s monopolistic behavior was checked back when it should’ve been (perhaps around the time it started acquiring competitors like Instagram), the continents of people who depend on WhatsApp & IG for either communication or commerce would be fine right now. Break them up.”⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.

@rollingstone Oct 5

He’s faced hostile counter-protesters and cops who arrested him for ‘being Black and having a camera,’ but concert photographer Mel D. Cole is committed to documenting the movement.⁠ ⁠ Cole always told himself that if he saw a chance to photograph history in action, he’d take it. So when he heard about a protest at New York’s Foley Square following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, he headed downtown. “It was so intense I couldn’t believe it,” says Cole, who’s best known for his concert photos and portraits of musicians such as the Roots, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. “That’s when I knew that this wasn’t just a moment — it was a movement.”⁠ ⁠ In his new book, 'American Protest: Photographs 2020-2021,' Cole documents a year-plus of Black Lives Matter protests, Trump rallies, and other high-pressure events. "What I'm looking for is emotion," he says. "If I'm shooting a concert or backstage with a musician, I'm trying to tell a story to the world. So it's the same skills, just a different environment."⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photos by @meldcole

He’s faced hostile counter-protesters and cops who arrested him for ‘being Black and having a camera,’ but concert photographer Mel D. Cole is committed to documenting the movement.⁠ ⁠ Cole always told himself that if he saw a chance to photograph history in action, he’d take it. So when he heard about a protest at New York’s Foley Square following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, he headed downtown. “It was so intense I couldn’t believe it,” says Cole, who’s best known for his concert photos and portraits of musicians such as the Roots, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar. “That’s when I knew that this wasn’t just a moment — it was a movement.”⁠ ⁠ In his new book, 'American Protest: Photographs 2020-2021,' Cole documents a year-plus of Black Lives Matter protests, Trump rallies, and other high-pressure events. "What I'm looking for is emotion," he says. "If I'm shooting a concert or backstage with a musician, I'm trying to tell a story to the world. So it's the same skills, just a different environment."⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photos by @meldcole

@rollingstone Oct 4

The rapper and singer known simply as Reggie has the kind of mysterious backstory that harkens back to the blog era, when tracks would appear on message boards and take months to be discovered.⁠ ⁠ Over the past year, the Houston-by-way-of-Arkansas musician has scattered a set of delicately self-reflective and vulnerable tracks across the internet. Each, from the elegantly pared-down “I Don’t Wanna Feel No More” to the Southern charm of “Aint Gon’ Stop Me,” makes his dearth of output nearly unbearable.⁠ ⁠ Last week, he dropped his latest single “Avalanche,” a collaboration with the equally virtuosic musician Smino.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to see why Reggie and Smino's "Avalanche" is a Song You Need to Know. ⁠ ⁠ Photo by @grifflotz

The rapper and singer known simply as Reggie has the kind of mysterious backstory that harkens back to the blog era, when tracks would appear on message boards and take months to be discovered.⁠ ⁠ Over the past year, the Houston-by-way-of-Arkansas musician has scattered a set of delicately self-reflective and vulnerable tracks across the internet. Each, from the elegantly pared-down “I Don’t Wanna Feel No More” to the Southern charm of “Aint Gon’ Stop Me,” makes his dearth of output nearly unbearable.⁠ ⁠ Last week, he dropped his latest single “Avalanche,” a collaboration with the equally virtuosic musician Smino.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to see why Reggie and Smino's "Avalanche" is a Song You Need to Know. ⁠ ⁠ Photo by @grifflotz

@rollingstone Oct 3

The psychedelics industry is growing — and the jobs it creates could offer a whole new approach to work culture. In our new column from the editors of @doubleblindmag editors and learn what it will look like to work there.⁠ ⁠ The new approach may lie in the way we regard our professional life versus our personal life. There’s a paradigm shift in being able to “bring your full self to work,” says Gareth Hermann, co-founder and CEO at Magic, a marketing agency in the psychedelic space. Ultimately, Hermann explains, shifts in beliefs and values create more possibility for us to make foundational impacts in the world at large.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ Illustration by @alterlier for Rolling Stone

The psychedelics industry is growing — and the jobs it creates could offer a whole new approach to work culture. In our new column from the editors of @doubleblindmag editors and learn what it will look like to work there.⁠ ⁠ The new approach may lie in the way we regard our professional life versus our personal life. There’s a paradigm shift in being able to “bring your full self to work,” says Gareth Hermann, co-founder and CEO at Magic, a marketing agency in the psychedelic space. Ultimately, Hermann explains, shifts in beliefs and values create more possibility for us to make foundational impacts in the world at large.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ Illustration by @alterlier for Rolling Stone

@rollingstone Oct 2

Happy 70th birthday, Sting! 🎈⁠ ⁠ In 2016, the songwriter told us why he's always thinking about death — and defended his much-maligned 2006 lute album. ("People were like, ‘I don’t want to listen to the fucking lute.’ I’d say, ‘What’s wrong with the lute?'”) ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ Photo by George Rose/Getty Images

Happy 70th birthday, Sting! 🎈⁠ ⁠ In 2016, the songwriter told us why he's always thinking about death — and defended his much-maligned 2006 lute album. ("People were like, ‘I don’t want to listen to the fucking lute.’ I’d say, ‘What’s wrong with the lute?'”) ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more. ⁠ ⁠ Photo by George Rose/Getty Images

@rollingstone Oct 2

Like the Bat-Signal shining bright in the night, an array of billboards popped up October 1st bearing a single number, “30,” which could maybe possibly mean Adele is finally back. At least we hope.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images⁠

Like the Bat-Signal shining bright in the night, an array of billboards popped up October 1st bearing a single number, “30,” which could maybe possibly mean Adele is finally back. At least we hope.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images⁠

@rollingstone Oct 1

Rapper Tory Lanez, who seems like he could potentially reach a deal in his felony assault case after allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot last year, has been busy becoming an online entrepreneur of sorts. Prior to clearing his Instagram page ahead of his upcoming LP 'Alone at Prom,' Lanez pushed various crypto and NFT businesses on social media with the vigor of CNBC’s Jim Cramer. In videos, he’d all but scream at fans, assuring them the products he was promoting were the opportunity of a lifetime. Even on text-driven Twitter, his level of intensity was consistent, he’d often post in all-caps.⁠ ⁠ Across social media, disgruntled fans say they feel duped by the rapper’s NFT release. When we dug into the companies involved, things got even stranger:⁠ ⁠ - Upon the album's release, Lanez posted on social media that he sold one million copies in under a minute. Fans have noticed that a number of sales were from large quantity buyers.⁠ ⁠ - Despite videos in which Lanez claims that copies have sold for as much as $50,000, there remain thousands of listings for the NFT for as low as $1.10.⁠ ⁠ - One company involved with the NFT release has been listed on the NYSE under at least four different names.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo Illustration by @grifflotz. Photograph in illustration by Jason Koerner/Getty Images.

Rapper Tory Lanez, who seems like he could potentially reach a deal in his felony assault case after allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot last year, has been busy becoming an online entrepreneur of sorts. Prior to clearing his Instagram page ahead of his upcoming LP 'Alone at Prom,' Lanez pushed various crypto and NFT businesses on social media with the vigor of CNBC’s Jim Cramer. In videos, he’d all but scream at fans, assuring them the products he was promoting were the opportunity of a lifetime. Even on text-driven Twitter, his level of intensity was consistent, he’d often post in all-caps.⁠ ⁠ Across social media, disgruntled fans say they feel duped by the rapper’s NFT release. When we dug into the companies involved, things got even stranger:⁠ ⁠ - Upon the album's release, Lanez posted on social media that he sold one million copies in under a minute. Fans have noticed that a number of sales were from large quantity buyers.⁠ ⁠ - Despite videos in which Lanez claims that copies have sold for as much as $50,000, there remain thousands of listings for the NFT for as low as $1.10.⁠ ⁠ - One company involved with the NFT release has been listed on the NYSE under at least four different names.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo Illustration by @grifflotz. Photograph in illustration by Jason Koerner/Getty Images.

@rollingstone Sep 30

Jamie Spears no longer holds any keys to Britdom. A judge on Wednesday suspended #BritneySpears’ dad from his role as conservator of her $60 million estate “effective today.”⁠ ⁠ “I believe that the suspension of (James Spears) is in the best interest of the conservatee, Ms. Britney Spears,” Judge Brenda Penny said. “The current situation is untenable.”⁠ ⁠ The judge said the pleadings in the case convinced her that Jamie’s position at the helm of his daughter’s estate created a “toxic environment” for his daughter. The pivotal decision came after the pop star made searing statements in open court in June and July, accusing her dad of steering an “abusive” and “demoralizing” conservatorship that left her feeling “bullied” and “alone.”⁠ ⁠ “He works me so hard,” she told Judge Brenda Penny on June 23, calling Jamie an “ignorant father” who should be in jail for the way he treated her. “How come I was always threatened by my dad and anybody that participated in this conservatorship, if I don’t do this, what they enslave me to do, they’re going to punish me?” ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: gotpap/STAR MAX/IPx/AP @apnews

Jamie Spears no longer holds any keys to Britdom. A judge on Wednesday suspended #BritneySpears’ dad from his role as conservator of her $60 million estate “effective today.”⁠ ⁠ “I believe that the suspension of (James Spears) is in the best interest of the conservatee, Ms. Britney Spears,” Judge Brenda Penny said. “The current situation is untenable.”⁠ ⁠ The judge said the pleadings in the case convinced her that Jamie’s position at the helm of his daughter’s estate created a “toxic environment” for his daughter. The pivotal decision came after the pop star made searing statements in open court in June and July, accusing her dad of steering an “abusive” and “demoralizing” conservatorship that left her feeling “bullied” and “alone.”⁠ ⁠ “He works me so hard,” she told Judge Brenda Penny on June 23, calling Jamie an “ignorant father” who should be in jail for the way he treated her. “How come I was always threatened by my dad and anybody that participated in this conservatorship, if I don’t do this, what they enslave me to do, they’re going to punish me?” ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: gotpap/STAR MAX/IPx/AP @apnews

@rollingstone Sep 29

A cassette containing what’s believed to be a previously unreleased John Lennon and Yoko Ono song, “Radio Peace,” has sold for $58,300 at an auction in Copenhagen, Denmark.⁠ ⁠ The cassette was made in 1970 by four Danish teenagers, who got the chance to interview Lennon at the New Experimental College in Skyum Bjerge, Denmark. Lennon is the primary speaker on the cassette, though Ono chimes in occasionally, and Ono’s daughter Kyoko was also on-hand. ⁠ ⁠ Per a description on the Bruun Rasmussen auction house website, the cassette is 33 minutes long, and during the interview Lennon touches on everything from art, peace and performing with the Beatles, to the length of his hair and the micro-macro diet he and Ono were on at the time. At one point, per the description, one of the interviewers suggests they “dance around the Christmas tree whilst singing a Danish Christmas carol (Lennon partly tunes in although not knowing the lyrics).” And when a student asks Lennon to play a song, he obliges with “Radio Peace” and “Give Peace a Chance,” after which the tape concludes.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Votava/Imagno/Getty Images

A cassette containing what’s believed to be a previously unreleased John Lennon and Yoko Ono song, “Radio Peace,” has sold for $58,300 at an auction in Copenhagen, Denmark.⁠ ⁠ The cassette was made in 1970 by four Danish teenagers, who got the chance to interview Lennon at the New Experimental College in Skyum Bjerge, Denmark. Lennon is the primary speaker on the cassette, though Ono chimes in occasionally, and Ono’s daughter Kyoko was also on-hand. ⁠ ⁠ Per a description on the Bruun Rasmussen auction house website, the cassette is 33 minutes long, and during the interview Lennon touches on everything from art, peace and performing with the Beatles, to the length of his hair and the micro-macro diet he and Ono were on at the time. At one point, per the description, one of the interviewers suggests they “dance around the Christmas tree whilst singing a Danish Christmas carol (Lennon partly tunes in although not knowing the lyrics).” And when a student asks Lennon to play a song, he obliges with “Radio Peace” and “Give Peace a Chance,” after which the tape concludes.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Votava/Imagno/Getty Images

@rollingstone Sep 29

Years before finding fame on ‘The Wire,’ Michael K. Williams was a dancer and choreographer who worked with top house music artists.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, friends from back then remember his loyalty and indomitable spirit.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

Today we're launching three new collections in the Rolling Stone shop⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to see more 🛍⁠ ⁠ Photos by @sachalecca

Like the Bat-Signal shining bright in the night, an array of billboards popped up October 1st bearing a single number, “30,” which could maybe possibly mean Adele is finally back. At least we hope.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read more.⁠ ⁠ Photo: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images⁠

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