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Randy Jackson: "There Would Be No Chris Daughtry if There Wasn't 'American Idol' " | ARTICLE

American Idol judge Randy Jackson spoke to Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt yesterday to discuss a plethora of issues and predictions for this season's version of the show. During the conversation, Chris Daughtry's comments about the show's decline...
January 17, 2008 5:05 PM ET
Chris Daughtry Feels the Heat for Comments on "American Idol" "Decline" | ARTICLE

As you may have read Monday, Chris Daughtry described American Idol as in a state of "decline" on RollingStone.com. Since then, a producer for the show told Rolling Stone Daughtry called to apologize and said...
January 16, 2008 6:46 PM ET
Matt Taibbi on Bill Maher | BLOG ENTRY

Rolling Stone political correspondent Matt Taibbi appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday night to discuss how the media has been covering primary season. This is the first of many...
January 15, 2008 8:54 PM ET
Mika, Take That Lead Brit Award Nominations | ARTICLE

The Brit Awards (the U.K.'s version of the Grammys) announced their nominations this morning, with British boy-band revivalists Take That (a.k.a. Robbie Williams' old group) and piano-pop crooner Mika leading the way with...
January 15, 2008 6:02 PM ET
Sundance Preview: CSNY, U2 Lead Pack of Movies That Rock | ARTICLE

With the Sundance Film Festival set to kick off in three days, we thought we'd make it easy for you to fill in those gaps when you're not skiing and run down the most essential music-oriented films...
January 14, 2008 2:30 PM ET
Record Executives Literally Cannot Give CDs Away | ARTICLE

Looking for a moment when the music business truly knew its goose was cooked? Here's a harrowing anecdote from the new issue of The Economist's story about the industry's awful year. In 2006 some EMI...
January 14, 2008 1:11 PM ET
In The Issue: Merchants of Trivia | BLOG ENTRY

In the current issue of Rolling Stone, political correspondent Matt Taibbi examines how the media is mishandling what is becoming the most important presidential race in generations. Read his full analysis here.
January 11, 2008 8:21 PM ET
Peter Travers Video Review: "There Will Be Blood," "First Sunday" | BLOG ENTRY

This week, Rolling...
January 10, 2008 6:36 PM ET
Ringo Starr Talks "Liverpool 8," The Sixties, Being Overly Medicated During Beatles Gigs: Exclusive Audio | ARTICLE

In our new issue of Rolling Stone, Fab Four drummer Ringo Starr sits down with Austin Scaggs to talk his new album, which Beatles record is his favorite and what's on his iPod. We had all these...
January 10, 2008 5:24 PM ET
Matt Taibbi Goes Head to Head With Stephen Colbert | BLOG ENTRY

Last night, Rolling Stone political correspondent Matt Taibbi talked about the Clintons, the fallout from the New Hampshire primaries, and what's next on the campaign trail.
January 10, 2008 12:06 PM ET
Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones: "We're Meeting This Month" | ARTICLE

In the only interview with a bandmember since Led Zeppelin's reunion concert, John Paul Jones looks back at the show of the year — and ahead to a possible tour. David Fricke spoke with the...
January 9, 2008 12:35 PM ET
The New Issue of Rolling Stone: Johnny Depp | ARTICLE

Sweeney Todd star Johnny Depp is on the new cover of Rolling Stone, talking about tackling the notoriously difficult Stephen Sondheim score for his new film, and how music has always been a part of his life....
January 9, 2008 10:00 AM ET
Peter Travers' Video Plea: Oscar, Don't Be Stupid | BLOG ENTRY

Instead of reviewing new movies this week, Peter Travers lets us all in on a little secret: the Golden Globes are nothing but advertisements for the Academy Awards. As a service, Travers offers the latter's nominating committee...
January 4, 2008 5:47 PM ET
Conan O'Brien Hijacks "Rock Band" Session to Attempt Radiohead, Beastie Boys Covers | ARTICLE

Last night, during his maiden show since the onset of the Writer's Guild strike, Conan O'Brien made a little video depicting how he'd spent the days waiting to return to the air. What we learned: O'Brien can...
January 3, 2008 1:36 PM ET
Peter Travers Video Review: "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," "Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem" and "The Bucket List" | BLOG ENTRY

Rolling Stone movie...
December 27, 2007 5:55 PM ET
Kanye, Will.i.am Take On 'Thriller' | ARTICLE

Twenty-five years after Michael Jackson released Thriller, the world's best-selling disc is getting a makeover for its re-release on February 12th. The...
December 27, 2007 2:45 PM ET
Peter Travers Video Review: "Sweeney Todd," "Walk Hard" and "P.S. I Love You" | BLOG ENTRY

P.S. I Love...
December 20, 2007 4:01 PM ET
Video: Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt Raise the "No Nukes" Flag Again | ARTICLE

Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt stopped by the Rolling Stone offices this week on an urgent mission: to prevent a sneaky move by some Republican congressmen to insert money for nuclear power plants into an energy bill...
December 19, 2007 6:28 PM ET
Stephen Stills Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, According to Graham Nash | ARTICLE

Last night on Larry King Live, Graham Nash revealed that Stephen Stills, his bandmate in Crosby, Stills and Nash, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The revelation followed a discussion between King and Nash about...
December 18, 2007 4:41 PM ET
Ghostface's Guide to Life: MC Gives Rolling Stone Readers a Peek Inside the Mind of Pretty Toney | ARTICLE

During Austin Scaggs' recent chat with Ghostface Killah for the current issue, the Big Doe Rehab MC flipped through his new book The World According to Pretty Toney -- a sort of Chicken Soup for the Hustler's...
December 14, 2007 5:01 PM ET