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Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault today at his trial in London. A jury found Brand guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, the BBC reports; Brand initially faced three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of attempted indecent assault. Following the

Over the past 15 years, Adam Lambert has played many of the largest concert venues on the planet as the frontman of Queen + Adam Lambert, often facing audiences of well over 50,000 people. But on Oct. 30, he found himself onstage at New York City’s Cafe Carlyle in front of just about 90 fans

I t’s a fact of life that the more brazenly a person traffics in illusion, the more likely you are to question what you’re actually seeing for yourself. So it’s been with Donald Trump, the most brazen illusionist our time. Pretty much from the moment Trump reentered the White House last year, virtually every public

“It feels like you’re living outside of society’s rules,” says frontman Austin Sparkman Boston hardcore band Haywire recently took over Times Square for a guerilla performance of “Flex Your Head,” off their new album I Don’t Want to Say Goodbye — camera crew in tow. The resulting chaotic video — directed by Luis Hernandez and

Pink Floyd will mark the 50th anniversary of their classic 1977 album Animals with a new reissue featuring unreleased songs and a live show from the era. Arriving just four years after the Animals 2018 reissue — which was delayed from the 40th anniversary to 2022 as the band and former member Roger Waters fought

The girls may be out of the woods, but they’re not out of the wilderness in the trailer for Yellowjackets Season 4. A clip for the forthcoming final season reveals that the stranded soccer team has finally been rescued, with many of them struggling to acclimate back into society after their cannibalistic antics in the

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ashlee Simpson is kicking off the holidays with a new campaign with Liquid I.V., but it’s her fans who may be getting the best gift of all, as the singer reveals she’s back

T imothy Simons knows what it takes to make a good ensemble. For seven years, the actor played the hilariously repellent Jonah Ryan on Veep, a towering political sycophant with a vernacular so synonymous with HR violations that getting slapped for saying “eating so much pussy I’m shittin’ clit, son” during a campaign event at

For five days next spring, part of Sin City will turn into Megadon when Rush move into the Sphere for a five-night residency. Fresh off the trio’s celebrated comeback tour, the group’s Elevate From the Norm engagement will take place on May 21, 23, 26, 28, and 30. The group’s set lists will include hits

The 60th annual celebration of country music will also feature a tribute to Dolly Parton The first round of performers for the upcoming 60th Annual CMA Awards has been announced, and it looks, well, pretty similar to last year (with one particularly humble and kind addition). Ella Langley, Kacey Musgraves, Red Clay Strays, Zach Top,

After Democrats flipped both the House and the Senate, Donald Trump had a full-throttle meltdown — and Nicki Minaj followed suit. The rapper spent much of the last several months as one of MAGA’s favorite mouthpieces, popping up at various White House events and even hitting the campaign trail alongside Trump in an attempt to

A California appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Emmy-winning medical drama The Pitt shares “clear and numerous” similarities with Michael Crichton’s 1990s TV hit ER, handing Crichton’s estate a critical victory in its legal battle with Warner Bros. Television. In a 33-page opinion, a three-judge panel unanimously upheld a lower court’s ruling that Crichton’s estate

Carmen Efferson, reportedly Wonder’s one-time fiancée, claimed the singer failed to make the necessary repairs to the Hollywood Home Stevie Wonder‘s reported one-time fiancée is pushing back against his attempts to boot her from theHollywood Hills home she’s been living in rent-free since 1988. Carmen Efferson filed a response to Wonder after his legal team

Abdul El-Sayed won the heated race for Michigan’s open Senate seat on Tuesday. Some people think his Swiftie status didn’t hurt as he made his way to victory. This summer, El-Sayed posted one of his most-viewed TikTok videos. In the warm-hued clip, the U.S. Senate hopeful from Michigan danced on a balcony wearing an American-flag

When indie film distributor Black Bear released the first trailer for Wicker, it hit social media timelines with a bang. Based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones, the film follows a small village fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who convinces a local basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to build her a husband out of

Cynthia Erivo has been tapped to portray Afeni Shakur, the mother of Tupac Shakur, in the upcoming Universal Pictures biopic about Snoop Dogg, as The Hollywood Reporter reports. Erivo joins a cast that includes Jonathan Daviss, Myles Bullock, Lauren London, Camron Jones, Algee Smith, Tre Hale, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Olly Sholotan, Corey Champagne, Jonica Booth,

The tides are turning, thanks to the blue wave brought on by the midterm elections. The Democratic Party emerged victorious in several states for the first time in decades, helping it to take control of the entirety of Congress, ans number of first-time positions were secured by minority demographics in historic moves. To add to