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The Rolling Stones are set to be immortalized on television in a new limited series for FX from the team behind The Crown. The Sticky Fingers rockers are for the first time allowing their music to be used for a drama. FX boss John Landgraf said that they are in advanced talks for the project, which will be written by H…

EXCLUSIVE: Gimme Shelter, directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwein, is widely considered one of the greatest music documentaries of all time. The film, which chronicled the Rolling Stones’ U.S. tour in 1969, culminating in the Altamont Free Concert in San Francisco, premiered 50 years ago this week and…

What do members of the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, R.E.M., Pearl Jam and Green Day have in common with the likes of Lorde, Sia and Regina Spektor? Outside of hordes of fans and albums sold, they and dozens of others have signed an open letter demanding that their songs get clearance before they can be played at…

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump may be looking for a new walk-off song at his campaign rallies now that the Rolling Stones and BMI have put him on notice and threatened to sue if he ever again uses any of their songs licensed by the giant performing rights organization. And now fellow performing-rights group ASCAP…

UPDATE: On Saturday, the Rolling Stones released a statement, threatening to sue. "This could be the last time President Donald Trump uses Stones songs. Despite cease & desist directives to Donald Trump in the past, the Rolling Stones are taking further steps to exclude him using their songs at any of his future…

The Rolling Stones, who had planned a major tour before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, have done the next best thing: Released a new song and video that, as Mick Jagger says, “would resonate through the times that we're living in right now.” It’s called “Living In A Ghost Town.” With what sounds and looks…

With greetings in a multitude of languages, a suited and booted Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon kicked off the multi-network One World: Together at Home concert from their respective homes on different sides of the country. But, even with a joint "overwhelming gratitude" appearance by former First…

“Start Me Up” — later than planned. The Rolling Stones have postponed their U.S. stadium tour amid coronavirus shutdowns. The legendary band’s 15-city 2020 No Filter jaunt was set to kick off May 8 in San Diego and run through July 9 in Atlanta. Check out the full list of affected shows below. “We’re hugely…

A force perhaps greater than the Jedi faith is likely to hit Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando this holiday weekend and it could prove harder than making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, to paraphrase Han Solo. Just days after the House of Mouse opened its $1 billion-budgeted Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge…

Forty four is jamming to 44 songs this summer. President Barack Obama shared the former first couple’s summer 2019 playlist today on social media, and it includes 44 tracks spanning multiple decades. “With summer winding down, here's a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some…

Proof yet again that Mick Jagger made some sort of deal with Hell’s top angel way back when: Not only have the Rolling Stones just announced their rescheduled North American tour, the band’s longtime 75-year-old frontman tweeted video of himself vigorously practicing his trademark dance moves – all just over a month…

French media conglomerate Vivendi is considering the sale of up to 50% of Universal Music Group’s share capital “to one or more strategic partners,” the company said today. Ending speculation about a potential IPO for the world’s biggest music group, Vivendi said it has ruled out a listing “due to its complexity.&#8221…