Rolling Stone

Presenting Rolling Stone's biggest cover ever: @bts_bighit for May 2026 💜 How did the world’s biggest band reclaim their crown? By overcoming doubt & returning to their roots on an adventurous album. #방탄소년단 #BTS Cover story: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe… Video interview: youtu.be/oqgob2_yV6M

Is This Uncharismatic Leader Exactly What the Democrats Need? DNC Chair Ken Martin has a plan to return Democrats to power, but he needs to keep the party from tearing itself apart first. Read: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…...

‘Gone, But Not Easily Forgotten’: The Internet Sends Spirit Air to Meme Heaven The budget airline's demise prompted the creation of fake Facebook Marketplace ads hocking cheap airplanes and tribute videos set to Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again." Read: rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Before Spirit Airlines, there was “Spirit in the Sky.” Singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum told us the stories behind his immortal hit: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

Britney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving in DUI Case, Avoids Jail: ‘She’s Doing Well’ Details: rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

‘The Pitt’ Star Isa Briones Is Ready to Give Her Stethoscope a Break The actor talks Santos and Langdon drama, creepy fans, and (temporarily) ditching the ER for Broadway. Interview: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…

Hayley Williams, Mitski, and Brandi Carlile will serve as headliners at this year’s All Things Go D.C., the three-day music festival returning to the DMV region in September. Details ↓ rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

What makes Trump’s I-speak-for-God act so galling is that… he’s probably the least religious president we’ve ever had. Commentary: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Repeatedly and strikingly, since the missiles started flying in February, Trump and his Cabinet members have portrayed the war as a kind of modern crusade, ordained by God through some communication that only they can hear. More: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

While Donald Trump threatens, repeatedly, to obliterate the Iranian state, he seems increasingly inclined toward creating his own theocratic republic right here at home. Read @mattbai's commentary: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

#46: The Rolling Stones, “Sympathy for the Devil” The Stones’ take on a world spinning off its axis in 1968 boasts a Keith Richards solo that’s stark, spare, and the definition of simple elegance. THE 100 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS: rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

CEO Gabe Dalporto drills down on his customers’ go-tos, from Metallica’s monolithic “Master of Puppets” to Deep Purple’s elemental “Smoke on the Water." 🎸 rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Little Steven's Underground Garage Cruise returns in 2027 with the Damned and X. Check out this gallery of photos from this year's rowdy party at sea, with Social Distortion and more. 📸 rollingstone.com/music/music-pi…

#71: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Maps” Guitarist Nick Zinner’s solo blows the spectral track wide open; deceptively simple in melodic structure, it’s remarkable for the way Zinner fully leans into it, his formidable tone adding an emotional wallop to the already pretty devastating proceedings. THE 100 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS: rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

These are the top 10 riffs played at Guitar Center stores (and no, it’s not Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven"). rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Little Steven's Underground Garage Cruise returns in 2027 with the Damned and X. Check out this gallery of photos from this year's rowdy party at sea, with Social Distortion and more. rollingstone.com/music/music-pi…

At least 11 U.S. scientists linked to U.S. nuclear and space research programs have died or vanished in recent years, prompting a federal investigation into a situation President Donald Trump called “pretty serious stuff.” rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Alex Ligertwood, the Scottish musician best known for his lengthy stint as Santana’s vocalist, has died at the age of 79. rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Actress Isa Briones is fed up with fans of 'The Pitt' heckling her during her Broadway performances, saying it’s “fucking disrespectful to the performers onstage and your fellow audience members.” rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-m…

#98: @geese_band, “Getting Killed” Cameron Winter gets most of the attention, but the band’s elliptical art-rock epiphanies wouldn’t hit nearly as hard without Emily Green’s guitar playing. THE 100 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS: rollingstone.com/music/music-li…

COMMENTARY: Between launching a holy war with Iran, attacking the pope, and channeling God, the president has embraced theocratic absolutism reminiscent of one of the country’s greatest adversaries. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…