At a time when influencers were #blessed and living their "best life," 16-year-old Emma Chamberlain showed up on YouTube zitty, frenetic, and irresistibly awkward.
After Emma Chamberlain racked up millions of subscribers (and dollars), she's pivoted primarily to podcasts.
Few have ever discussed their mental struggles the way she does on 'Anything Goes,' Spotify's third-most listened-to podcast in 2022. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
Behind-the-scenes of our Emma Chamberlain Rolling Stone Creators Issue cover shoot.
In our Creators Issue cover story, Emma Chamberlain talks about dealing with fame, the backlash that's fucked with her, her relationship with singer-songwriter Tucker Pillsbury, and more. Read it here ⬇️ rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
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For 25 years, ex-Special Forces officer Dave Eubank has been dodging bullets to bring humanitarian aid to Burma. Critics say he blurs the lines between combat and relief work while preaching the Gospels. trib.al/CvNy3SW
Eubank's nicknamed “Mad Dog” and “Father of the White Monkey,” leads the all-volunteer Free Burma Rangers — he calls them “ambassadors for Jesus” — working on the front lines of the world's longest running war. trib.al/Gp48tua
Trax Records was the first label, in 1984, to release house music.
Today, the house of Trax is in disarray–Vince Lawrence and 22 original Trax artists are locked in a legal battle over the rights to their music with the company’s current co-owner.
Vince Lawrence says the legal battle over Trax Records takes place in a context that goes back generations and reaches beyond the music industry and Chicago.
"Black people have been dealing with the shit end of the stick forever."
Exclusive: Why Did Spotify Have an Official ‘Hitler Radio’ Playlist? trib.al/FYVtXsx
Until last week, any Spotify user could access a playlist titled "Musikkorps Der Leibstandarte—SS Adolf Hitler Radio"
The streaming service itself generated the track list, and multiple Rolling Stone staffers each received a different mix upon loading it. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
A months-long investigation into the catalogs of streaming services turned up a surprising number of purveyors of "hate music."
Each platform has National socialist black metal and "fashwave" (fascist electronica), while some have literal 1930s Nazi music rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
Exclusive: Why Did Spotify Have an Official ‘Hitler Radio’ Playlist? trib.al/MHDCpAY
Until last week, any Spotify user could access a playlist titled "Musikkorps Der Leibstandarte—SS Adolf Hitler Radio"
The streaming service itself generated the track list, and multiple Rolling Stone staffers each received a different mix upon loading it. rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
A months-long investigation into the catalogs of streaming services turned up a surprising number of purveyors of "hate music."
Each platform has National socialist black metal and "fashwave" (fascist electronica), while some have literal 1930s Nazi music rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…
After federal agents raided Meek’s home, prosecutors say they found a trove of pornographic images on the producer’s iPhone 8, iPhone 6, an external hard drive, and laptop depicting the abuse of children as young as a toddler. trib.al/HVYFPV5
When FBI agents examined Meek’s iPhone 8, they allegedly found messages he exchanged with another alleged pedophile with whom Meek traded child pornography. trib.al/bUZKETW
In the messages, Meek appeared to confess to having previously abused children. “Have you ever raped a toddler girl? It’s amazing,” he allegedly wrote in one exchange. trib.al/YgG6YsJ