Rolling Stone UK - April/May 2024

In this issue

On the cover: Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Plus: The Future of Music 2024 list featuring Rachel Chinouriri, Barry Can’t Swim, Big Special. Also in this issue: Vampire Weekend, Rufus Sewell, Anitta and more

Choosing joy over sorrow

Lucy Rose discusses her upbeat fifth album, This Ain't The Way You Go Out, and the terrifying rare illness it was borne from

5 mins

Success story

Vivian Oparah, BAFTA-nominated actress and star of Rye Lane and Dead Hot, on storytelling, music, and why she wants to play the Joker

3 mins

Why this might be Ariana Grande's boldest era yet

The pop star is gloriously unpredictable - and it feels like she wants to play in a historic league with stars like Madonna

4 mins

When the party (prince) is over

Rufus Sewell on the subtle complexities of bringing Prince Andrew to life on screen in Scoop, the upcoming Netflix drama about his infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis

4 mins

Fletcher almost lost it all

Illness brought her rock-star lifestyle to a halt. Now, she's healing in more ways than one

5 mins

Aaron Taylor-Johnson – "I don't feel like I need a future drawn out for me"

From Kick-Ass to Kraven the Hunter via his next big role opposite Ryan Gosling in The Fall Guy, Aaron Taylor Johnson is Britain's next big film star

10+ mins

25 faces of the future

Rachel Chinouriri reflects on her struggle to overcome stereotypes and establish herself as a Black indie artist, as well as the heartbreak that informs her forthcoming debut album

7 mins

big specia

Big Special's Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney are finally ready to unleash their state-of-the-nation debut album

8 mins

barry can't swim

On the cusp of a breakout year, Joshua Mainnie talks trusting his instincts, how he finds true originality, and why dance music needs to take itself less seriously

5 mins

" MY PASSION IN LIFE IS CHILLING "

In the five years since the release of Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig has lived across the world with his family, shed a cynicism that had followed him around since his teens, and made new album Only God Was Above Us, the band's most interconnected statement yet - all while discovering a new laidback philosophy

10+ mins

Too much Too young

Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight's latest creation This Town takes viewers back to the Midlands of the 80s, telling the story of a group of disenfranchised young people for whom music is the only way out

10+ mins

Kristen Stewart

After more than two decades in the spotlight, Stewart knows who she is - and what she wants

10+ mins

WARPED REALITY

With 2022's spine-tingling debut Unlearning, Glasgow glam-pop collective Walt Disco marked themselves out as one of the most intriguing outfits on the UK's alternative scene. On brilliant follow-up The Warping, however, they're shapeshifting boldly into the band they were always meant to be...

5 mins

Anitta's Funk Revolution

After a major health scare, the Brazilian star learnt to let go and got back to her roots

9 mins

The Continuing Education of Fra Fee

With roles in queer dramas, West End shows and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon sequel, Fra Fee is an actor in his prime who wants to experience it all. Here, he talks to Rolling Stone UK about his childhood in musical theatre, the pressure of working in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and being guided by a zest for learning

10+ mins

'It's like I'm dancing with death'

Colombia's corralejas bull fights area bloody free-for-all where only the humans die

10+ mins

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Rolling Stone UK Magazine Description:

For decades, Rolling Stone magazine has shaped the way generations of readers in the United States and beyond engage with music, entertainment and current affairs. The cultural phenomenon, founded by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph Gleason in San Francisco in 1967, has – without fear or favour – included “all the news that fits” and in so doing, built a reputation unparalleled within its sphere.

Now, the iconic, multi-platform media brand is published in the UK, by the team behind the much-loved, high-profile Attitude magazine, the UK and Europe’s best-selling LGBTQ title.