How Pirates and Factory Workers Changed Music Forever (and Made Eminem’s Life Miserable)
Posted in: Music Features
Filmmaker Alex Stapleton and writer Stephen Witt discuss their new documentary 'How Music Got Free' about the file-sharing era
Has Online Fandom Gone Too Far?
Posted in: Music FeaturesWith countless ways to stay connected to the objects of their adoration, super fans of artists are entering uncharted territory
Watch Eminem Join Ed Sheeran to Perform ‘Lose Yourself’ at Concert
Hometown rapper also delivered "Stan" as surprise guest at British singer's gig, nearly a year after the duo played the Rock Hall induction ceremony together
Ready to Sing Elvis Karaoke … as Elvis? The Weird Rise of AI Music
From voice-cloning wars to looming copyright disputes to a potential flood of nonhuman music on streaming, AI is already a musical battleground
The 200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time
Posted in: Music ListsThese are the albums that have defined hip-hop history — from Run-DMC to Playboi Carti, from G-funk to drill, from the Bronx to Houston, and beyond
Why Taylor Swift and Drake Need to Be the Next Super Bowl Halftime Performers
Posted in: Music NewsThe Rolling Stone Music Now podcast looks at the past, present, and future of the Super Bowl halftime show — including why it’s insulting to call the Dr. Dre-led show “nostalgia”
Is It Too Soon To Put Eminem in the Rock Hall of Fame?
Posted in: Music NewsNew episode of Rolling Stone Music Now goes inside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s growing pains, as they struggle to catch up with hip-hop — and Eighties and Nineties rock, too
Rudy Giuliani Throws Tantrum About Eminem Taking a Knee at the Super Bowl
Posted in: Music News“Why doesn’t he go to another country?” disgraced former mayor asked
Eminem Kneels During Super Bowl Halftime Show
Posted in: Music NewsThe move was a nod to Colin Kaepernick, who as an NFL player, kneeled during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice against Black Americans.
Eminem’s Nomination Highlights the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Hip-Hop Problem
Posted in: Music FeaturesIf a white megastar gets in before so many of the Black pioneers whose work came first, what message does that send?
