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Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys has been a passionate record collector for years. The list he submitted for our #RS500Albums poll had some records even we hadn’t heard. Tap the link in our bio for a look at his ballot full of obscure gems and imaginary classics. Photograph by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images⁠

Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys has been a passionate record collector for years. The list he submitted for our #RS500Albums poll had some records even we hadn’t heard. Tap the link in our bio for a look at his ballot full of obscure gems and imaginary classics. Photograph by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images⁠

Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys has been a passionate record collector for years. The list he submitted for our #RS500Albums poll had some records even we hadn’t heard. Tap the link in our bio for a look at his ballot full of obscure gems and imaginary classics. Photograph by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images⁠

Data-driven startup Songfluencer helped turn Sub Urban's "Freak" into a TikTok hit. “One choreography was actually the top trending post for the song, but another choreography was experiencing much more user-generated-content,” explains Johnny Cloherty, one of Songfluencer’s co-founders. So how do you predict the app’s next popular track? Tap the link in our bio to find out. Photograph by Vixxion

Data-driven startup Songfluencer helped turn Sub Urban's "Freak" into a TikTok hit. “One choreography was actually the top trending post for the song, but another choreography was experiencing much more user-generated-content,” explains Johnny Cloherty, one of Songfluencer’s co-founders. So how do you predict the app’s next popular track? Tap the link in our bio to find out. Photograph by Vixxion

Data-driven startup Songfluencer helped turn Sub Urban's "Freak" into a TikTok hit. “One choreography was actually the top trending post for the song, but another choreography was experiencing much more user-generated-content,” explains Johnny Cloherty, one of Songfluencer’s co-founders. So how do you predict the app’s next popular track? Tap the link in our bio to find out. Photograph by Vixxion

Nate Nesbitt writes about what white people can do about racism in America: "I truly don’t know how they can help, other than that’s it’s up to them, because we have tried everything to attain freedom in this country, and it’s gotten us essentially nowhere.” Link in bio to read the full essay. Photograph by Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images

Nate Nesbitt writes about what white people can do about racism in America: "I truly don’t know how they can help, other than that’s it’s up to them, because we have tried everything to attain freedom in this country, and it’s gotten us essentially nowhere.” Link in bio to read the full essay. Photograph by Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images

Nate Nesbitt writes about what white people can do about racism in America: "I truly don’t know how they can help, other than that’s it’s up to them, because we have tried everything to attain freedom in this country, and it’s gotten us essentially nowhere.” Link in bio to read the full essay. Photograph by Paul Weaver/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images

“If this feels personal, that’s because it is,” writes Elizabeth Warren. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a personal hero for me and for millions of other women.” Read her essay at the link in our bio. Photograph by Todd Heisler/The New York Times/Redux

“If this feels personal, that’s because it is,” writes Elizabeth Warren. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a personal hero for me and for millions of other women.” Read her essay at the link in our bio. Photograph by Todd Heisler/The New York Times/Redux

“If this feels personal, that’s because it is,” writes Elizabeth Warren. “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a personal hero for me and for millions of other women.” Read her essay at the link in our bio. Photograph by Todd Heisler/The New York Times/Redux

New to the Rolling Stone Shop! A pioneer in hip-hop and social justice, Tupac’s 1996 'Rolling Stone' cover remains one of the most recognizable magazine images of all time. Get the tee at the link in our bio. #RollingStoneShop

New to the Rolling Stone Shop! A pioneer in hip-hop and social justice, Tupac’s 1996 'Rolling Stone' cover remains one of the most recognizable magazine images of all time. Get the tee at the link in our bio. #RollingStoneShop

New to the Rolling Stone Shop! A pioneer in hip-hop and social justice, Tupac’s 1996 'Rolling Stone' cover remains one of the most recognizable magazine images of all time. Get the tee at the link in our bio. #RollingStoneShop

DaBaby’s 'Blame It on Baby' is a watershed record for the North Carolina rapper — whose real name is Jonathan Kirk — for several reasons. “I want to push the envelope and grow as an artist,” he says. “Now, whether or not the fans are ready to grow with me, that’s something I have to find out in hindsight.” At the link in our bio, the @dababy explains why he isn’t Interested in slowing down in an interview for our 2021 #Grammys preview. Photograph by Jessica Lehrman/The New York Times/Redux

DaBaby’s 'Blame It on Baby' is a watershed record for the North Carolina rapper — whose real name is Jonathan Kirk — for several reasons. “I want to push the envelope and grow as an artist,” he says. “Now, whether or not the fans are ready to grow with me, that’s something I have to find out in hindsight.” At the link in our bio, the @dababy explains why he isn’t Interested in slowing down in an interview for our 2021 #Grammys preview. Photograph by Jessica Lehrman/The New York Times/Redux

DaBaby’s 'Blame It on Baby' is a watershed record for the North Carolina rapper — whose real name is Jonathan Kirk — for several reasons. “I want to push the envelope and grow as an artist,” he says. “Now, whether or not the fans are ready to grow with me, that’s something I have to find out in hindsight.” At the link in our bio, the @dababy explains why he isn’t Interested in slowing down in an interview for our 2021 #Grammys preview. Photograph by Jessica Lehrman/The New York Times/Redux

#SaturdayNightLive premiered 45 years ago today. Tap the link in our bio for our insanely ambitious, ruthlessly exhaustive ranking of the show’s cast members. Photographs by Owen Franken/Corbis/Getty Images, NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images, Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

#SaturdayNightLive premiered 45 years ago today. Tap the link in our bio for our insanely ambitious, ruthlessly exhaustive ranking of the show’s cast members. Photographs by Owen Franken/Corbis/Getty Images, NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images, Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

#SaturdayNightLive premiered 45 years ago today. Tap the link in our bio for our insanely ambitious, ruthlessly exhaustive ranking of the show’s cast members. Photographs by Owen Franken/Corbis/Getty Images, NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images, Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams discuss their new record 'Power Up' and how they pieced the shattered band back together. “This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother,” Young says of the band’s new LP. “It’s a tribute for him like ‘Back in Black’ was a tribute to Bon Scott.” Click the link in our bio to read about the resurrection of AC/DC. Photograph by Josh Cheuse⁠

AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams discuss their new record 'Power Up' and how they pieced the shattered band back together. “This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother,” Young says of the band’s new LP. “It’s a tribute for him like ‘Back in Black’ was a tribute to Bon Scott.” Click the link in our bio to read about the resurrection of AC/DC. Photograph by Josh Cheuse⁠

AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams discuss their new record 'Power Up' and how they pieced the shattered band back together. “This record is pretty much a dedication to Malcolm, my brother,” Young says of the band’s new LP. “It’s a tribute for him like ‘Back in Black’ was a tribute to Bon Scott.” Click the link in our bio to read about the resurrection of AC/DC. Photograph by Josh Cheuse⁠

Pay-for-play in radio was supposedly banned, but text messages we obtained involving one prominent independent promoter suggest a link between airplay and record label payments. Click the link in our bio to read the full feature. Photo illustration by Rolling Stone. Images in illustration by Adobe Stock

Pay-for-play in radio was supposedly banned, but text messages we obtained involving one prominent independent promoter suggest a link between airplay and record label payments. Click the link in our bio to read the full feature. Photo illustration by Rolling Stone. Images in illustration by Adobe Stock

Pay-for-play in radio was supposedly banned, but text messages we obtained involving one prominent independent promoter suggest a link between airplay and record label payments. Click the link in our bio to read the full feature. Photo illustration by Rolling Stone. Images in illustration by Adobe Stock

In the years surrounding Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On,’ artists like Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Diana Ross, and the O’Jays all joined a new wave of socially conscious R&B music. Click the link in our bio for our latest Music at Home playlist featuring 12 classic Seventies soul protest songs. Photographs by Chris Walter/WireImage/Getty Images, Gems/Redferns/Getty Images, David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images, RB/Redferns/Getty Images and Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

In the years surrounding Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On,’ artists like Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Diana Ross, and the O’Jays all joined a new wave of socially conscious R&B music. Click the link in our bio for our latest Music at Home playlist featuring 12 classic Seventies soul protest songs. Photographs by Chris Walter/WireImage/Getty Images, Gems/Redferns/Getty Images, David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images, RB/Redferns/Getty Images and Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

In the years surrounding Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On,’ artists like Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield, Diana Ross, and the O’Jays all joined a new wave of socially conscious R&B music. Click the link in our bio for our latest Music at Home playlist featuring 12 classic Seventies soul protest songs. Photographs by Chris Walter/WireImage/Getty Images, Gems/Redferns/Getty Images, David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images, RB/Redferns/Getty Images and Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

You don’t know her. Nobody knows her. Mariah Carey's new memoir 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' is an instant classic of pop diva lit. Rob Sheffield on why the book is the diva leadership we need and deserve right now at the link in our bio. Photograph by Zhou Junxiang/Imaginechina/AP

You don’t know her. Nobody knows her. Mariah Carey's new memoir 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' is an instant classic of pop diva lit. Rob Sheffield on why the book is the diva leadership we need and deserve right now at the link in our bio. Photograph by Zhou Junxiang/Imaginechina/AP

You don’t know her. Nobody knows her. Mariah Carey's new memoir 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' is an instant classic of pop diva lit. Rob Sheffield on why the book is the diva leadership we need and deserve right now at the link in our bio. Photograph by Zhou Junxiang/Imaginechina/AP

On what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday, his son Sean reflects on the late Beatle's solo catalog, why Yoko Ono was the victim of sexist thinking, and the time he asked Paul McCartney what he thought of "How Do You Sleep?" Read more at the link in our bio. Photograph by Seaman/© Yoko Ono Lennon

On what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday, his son Sean reflects on the late Beatle's solo catalog, why Yoko Ono was the victim of sexist thinking, and the time he asked Paul McCartney what he thought of "How Do You Sleep?" Read more at the link in our bio. Photograph by Seaman/© Yoko Ono Lennon

On what would have been John Lennon's 80th birthday, his son Sean reflects on the late Beatle's solo catalog, why Yoko Ono was the victim of sexist thinking, and the time he asked Paul McCartney what he thought of "How Do You Sleep?" Read more at the link in our bio. Photograph by Seaman/© Yoko Ono Lennon