TV show faces backlash after singers in blackface impersonate Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar

‘Rolling Stone’ Names the Best Songs of 2024 So Far

‘Rolling Stone’ Names , the Best Songs of 2024 So Far. Staff members at 'Rolling Stone' compiled some of their favorite songs of the year so far and even made a Spotify playlist for you to check them out. Beyoncé, "Ya Ya", "Her lyrics place her own family’s struggles against a backdrop of American economic, racial, and social hypocrisy, and wrap her anti-erasure gospel in a music that radiates freedom, resistance, and joy." –J.D. Kehlani, "After Hours", "She makes the groove her own, lighting up one of 2024’s finest summer jams." —J.D. Ariana Grande, "We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)", "Whether the song is about Grande’s relationship with the press, an ex, or both, its raw mix of hurt and hope has the kaleidoscopic radiance of club lights in wet eyes." —B. Stallings. Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us", "Of all the songs that Kendrick Lamar unleashed against Drake this spring in a paroxysm of pure contempt, this is the winner." —S.V.L. Kim Gordon, "Bye Bye", "Your favorite avant-garde twentysomething wishes they sounded this cool." —S.V.L. Megan Thee Stallion, "Hiss", "For longtime fans, it represented the down and dirty, no holds barred, UGK-studied rapping that made them fall in love with her. She herself credits it to her beloved ego, Tina Snow." —M.C. Olivia Rodrigo, "So American", "It’s a giddy pop earworm and an absolute rock & roll banger." —M.G. Hozier, "Too Sweet", "The song didn’t appear on his album 'Unreal Unearth' because it didn’t fit the mood, but it’s landed perfectly now." —J.L. Kacey Musgraves, "Cardinal", "To open her latest studio album, 'Deeper Well,' Kacey Musgraves looked to nature to set the tone." —J.L

Billie Eilish Says She Would Never Play a Three-Hour Concert: "That's Literally Psychotic" | THR News Video

Don't expect 3-hour concerts from Billie Eilish anytime soon. While answering fan questions live following the release of her third album, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft,' the Grammy and Oscar winner was asked if she would ever perform a three-hour-long show — similar to what Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have done for their tours. Eilish responded bluntly, "I'm not doing a three-hour show, that's literally psychotic."

Tina Knowles Shares the Advice Beyoncé Gave to Blue Ivy After Negative Comments Online | THR News Video

Beyonce has some wide words of advice for her daughter when it comes to online haters. During a recent episode of Vogue's The Run Through podcast, Tina Knowles, the Grammy-winning singer's mother, chatted about her granddaughter Blue Ivy Carter's performances during Beyonce's Renaissance World Tour.

Kendrick Lamar Drops Music Video for Drake Diss Track "Not Like Us" | THR News Video

The video, which comes after Lamar performed the song six times in a row at his "The Pop Out" concert last month, could be described as the cap on Lamar’s definitive victory over Drake in the beef between the two rappers that dominated pop culture for much of this year.

Ty Dolla $ign Shares His Reaction to Kendrick Lamar's Song "Not Like Us" at the 2024 BET Awards | THR Video

Ty Dolla $ign shares with THR at the 2024 BET Awards how he knows when he's got a hit song. Plus, he shares his reaction to Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us" and reveals who the most exciting new artist is to him.

Poland's parliament rejects bill easing abortion access

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government suffered a bitter defeat on Friday in parliament.

China joins Belarus military drills near the Polish border

Poland and Ukraine sign 'unprecedented' military agreement

The Ukrainian leader met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Monday to discuss Russia's continuing attacks on Ukraine and further support from NATO.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says commitment to Ukraine 'is ironclad'

On his second day in the job, Lammy is on a whirlwind tour of 'key partner' countries Germany, Poland and Sweden where continued support for Ukraine was high on the agenda.

UK's new foreign minister visits Poland for talks on Ukraine

David Lammy is seeking to tighten UK relations with the EU and stress the new government is just as supportive of Ukraine in its war against Russia.