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Rolling Stone magazine has been shaping the way generations of readers have engage with music, entertainment and current affairs for over 55 years. Since it was founded by publisher Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph Gleason in San Francisco in 1967, it has launched the careers of rock stars and writers, saluted screen actors and charted the rise (and fall) of pop icons and Presidents.

CONTRIBUTORS ISSUE 030 • Inside Rolling Stone

FIVE YEARS OF ROLLING STONE UK

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OPENING ACT

INNER FEELINGS • Singer-songwriter and actress Asha Banks opens up about her visceral” new EP, Bottled Up, what she learned from audition rejection, and crossing paths with Holly Humberstone

TROYE SIVAN ‘IT’S OK TO TAKE YOUR TIME AND LET THINGS BUILD’ • The Australian pop star spent a whirlwind couple of years on tour and on TV. Now, he’s back with a new album – and he’s feeling more introspective than ever

THE ONES TO WATCH • Rolling Stone UK’s hot list of the latest new talent

CEEBO: ‘IT’S EASY TO BE SELF-GRATIFYING AS AN ARTIST, BUT I WANNA HAVE THE MOST IMPACT I CAN’ • With his latest mixtape Bloccstar, he rapper moves from social commentary learning lessons from Macbeth as he wrestles with career integrity over commerciality

THE BIG MOON: ‘I TRICKED MYSELF INTO BEING HOPEFUL, AND IT WORKED’ • In 2024, frontwoman Juliette Jackson was diagnosed with a benign ear cyst that changed her world forever. Here, she opens up about making music with hearing loss and the importance of fun in her recovery process

CDS ARE BACK, AND WE THINK WE KNOW WHY • Data shows that Gen Z fans are listening to music from the 90s and earlier on those shiny round discs

ARCHIE RENAUX IS THE SECRET WEAPON IN NEW SKY DRAMA WAR • The 28-year-old rising star on playing a hot-shot divorce lawyer, and getting behind the camera with his own production company

DEATH TO DOOMSCROLLING • A year of E-edition delivered right to your inbox.

MOSES BOYD, UK JAZZ STAR, MAKES A STUNNING GOSPEL RETURN • The south Londoner has poured his whole life into outstanding, faith-led new album Songs for Sinners. “I already know it’s going to be a very emotional work for the world and for me,” he says

CHLOE QISHA IS BUILDING A WORLD OF HER OWN • On the release of her first mixtape, the pop star reflects on the most triumphant moment in her career so far and her excitement about what’s next

BROCKHAMPTON’S BEARFACE BEGINS A NEW ERA AS CIARÁN • The Belfast-born singer discusses dropping the moniker and using his real name for gorgeous and affecting debut album Roisín

ROUNDHOUSE

ACCESS TO THE ICONS OF TODAY • A year of print magazine mailed directly to your door. A year of E-edition delivered right to your inbox.

MUSICIANS ON MUSICIANS THOM YORKE & HARRY STYLES • Two acclaimed artists go deep on songwriting secrets, the importance of not repeating yourself, and the magic of Radiohead

U2 DREAM IT ALL UP AGAIN • The band goes very, very deep on how they got their swagger back on new album Carnaval De Luz, with help from Brian Eno, the late Dolly Parton, Rosalía and Larry Mullen Jr.’s brave neck surgeon

RIDING THE WAVE • Jazzy, the Dublin-born DJ and singer with number one singles and a Calvin Harris collaboration, radiates pure positivity but also a willingness to go with the flow. Rolling Stone UK joins her during the summer that made her a star

BLOSSOMS: ‘WE’RE IN OUR SOCIABLE ERA’ • The Manchester five-piece are at their playful best as they throw themselves into another bright new age with sixth album Songs from the Wedding Cake

THE COMPLICATED, LUCRATIVE WORLD OF MUSIC MERCHANDISE • In a music industry threatened by rising costs, grassroots venues in crisis and the...