Fender Throws a 75th-Birthday Bash for the Telecaster, Releasing 5 Anniversary Editions

It’s a landmark celebration for the instrument that revolutionized rock music as the first mass-produced solid-body guitar If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There are few instruments more iconic than the Telecaster, and FenderContinue Reading

Mystikal Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Third-Degree Rape Following 2022 Arrest (VIDEO)

Mystikal has pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in connection with his 2022 arrest. He appeared in a Louisiana courtroom on Tuesday, March 17, officially entering his plea after prosecutors downgraded the charge from first-degree. RELATED: Victim Claims Mystikal Forced Her To Pray With Him To Rid Her Body Of “BadContinue Reading

US Recorded Music Revenue Hit $11.54 Billion in 2025 — As Paid Streaming, Vinyl Growth Offset an Ad-Supported Slip, RIAA Data Shows

Photo Credit: RIAA Thanks in large part to 7% paid streaming growth, the US music industry generated all-time-high recorded revenue of $11.54 billion during 2025. However, both ad-supported and paid non-Premium streaming slipped. These and other stats come from the RIAA’s newly released 2025 year-end report, which, like the H1Continue Reading

12 Real Stories That Show Kindness, Empathy and Compassion Are Still Alive

Nobody warns you that life’s harshest moments reveal the kindest people. A boss. A coworker. A stranger with no salary to spare. These 12 real stories of quiet kindness, empathy, and compassion show what the world needs most — and remind us that happiness lives in those moments forever. My mother-in-law told everyone at our family Easter dinner that she’d rewritten herContinue Reading

Rumblings of an iPod Resurgence—Young Music Listeners Look to Distance Themselves From Streaming

Photo Credit: tinyPod A growing number of people, especially Gen Z, are looking to move away from streaming services, and Apple’s old iPod devices are having a resurgence. People are buying up Apple’s retired tech like it’s going out of style—again—as an increasing number of music listeners long for aContinue Reading