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Senior Writer, Rolling Stone. Host of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. 75+ cover stories on music, movies, and television

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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Flew to the South of France earlier this month to hang out with U2. Here's my 9000-word cover story, the worldwide exclusive first report on the making of Carnaval De Luz and their new era. Read it now: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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U2 Dream It All Up Again
In a Rolling Stone cover story, U2 discuss 'Carnaval De Luz,' the return of Larry Mullen Jr., writing about Rosalía, and working with Dolly Parton
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: Dolly Parton's final recording is a duet with Bono on the new U2 album. Here's what Bono and the Edge told me about it, from my upcoming feature: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Inside Dolly Parton's Final Recording -- A Duet With Bono on the New U2 Album
Dolly Parton's final song, a duet with Bono called “Torn,” is on the upcoming U2 Album. Bono says an ailing Parton “got out of bed” to sing the song.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I have the scoop on Dolly Parton’s first posthumous song, from a fantastic new Stanley Brothers tribute album: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Hear Dolly Parton's First Posthumous Song -- From a New Stanley Brothers Tribute Album
The Stanleys tribute also features Willie Nelson, Sierra Ferrell, Jamey Johnson, and many more
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
As someone rather cruelly pointed out, Pearl Jam’s Ten is now as old as Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” was when Ten came out. Whereas Who’s Next was only a 20-year-old album in 1991. My article on the making of ‘Ten,’ which turned 35 today www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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How Pearl Jam Made 'Ten': 'Eddie Was in Search of Perfection'
On the 35th anniversary of Pearl Jam's generation-shaking debut, here's how the band members remember its creation
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“.. I recorded my vocals [demo] in four or five hours,” Vedder said. “I just didn’t think about it,” he added. “And it changed our lives in infinite ways. It’s almost terrifying to listen to it. .. It was the best five hours I ever spent.” @hiattb.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My cover story on the return of Rush (gift link) www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Return of the Kings: Inside Rush's Fifty Something Tour
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and new drummer Anika Nilles go behind the scenes of rock's biggest and most unlikely tour
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sunday read/listen: My giant-sized new interview with Daniel Lanois www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Fights with Bob Dylan, Magic with U2: Daniel Lanois on His Life in Music
Lanois goes deep on making some of the greatest albums ever, from U2's 'The Joshua Tree' to Bob Dylan's 'Time Out of Mind''to Peter Gabriel's 'So'
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Scott Jennings just had a lovely 17-minute conversation with Lindsey Graham
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Just listened to “Murder Most Foul” in its entirety, actually pretty perfect for the 250th
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Here's the first interview with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson on 'The Gold Album' (which is quite good btw). Read and listen here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Weezer on 'The Gold Album,' Viral Success of 'Go Away'
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson go deep on their new album and more in our new interview.
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Benjamin Raab @benjaminraab.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
An excellent encapsulation of last night's #Rush show by @hiattb.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Rush Returns: Tears, Doublenecks, Monster New Drummer
In Rush's first show since 2011, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson make grown men cry, and new touring drummer Anika Nilles absolutely kills
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This Hasan thing is the first action by the Trump administration that has ever upset online leftists in any noticeable way
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My 2018 Rolling Stone cover story with Stephen Colbert might be worth a read today www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Went deep on the series finale of ‘The Boys’ with showrunner Eric Kripke. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Inside the Series Finale of 'The Boys': 'Every Strongman Eventually Goes Too Far'
'The Boys' showrunner Eric Kripke breaks down the final episode of his hugely popular show and addresses fan criticisms.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 13/05/2026
to prove that bluesky is not a groupthink bubble, we must all band together to mock and ostracize anyone who suggests otherwise
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Wrote about a tour. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Have you ever seen even one person on the far left admit they were wrong not to vote for Hillary in the 2016 general election?
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
So the ballroom, which would obviously take many years to complete, is for the next president, who will be a different person, right? ….Right?
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
one dozen rats at a keyboard
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Am I the only one who remembers a year ago when a bunch of teenagers said we had to cut the funding to like Sesame Street and AIDS prevention because we were on the verge of financial collapse? Did we all just imagine that?
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Lindsey Graham says they are going introduce legislation that's going to authorize 400 million dollars to be spent on building the ballroom: We pay for it by offsetting it with customs fees. The sooner we get the ballroom built, the better it is for the ...
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Artist Curt Swan. #SupermanDay
A black and white photo of Swan.Action Comics #252 (1959). The cover shows Superman approaching a crashed rocket as Supergirl flies out. It is their first time meeting.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This place has serious problems bsky.app/profile/jame...
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The war is over and the war will continue
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Thanks as always to Dr. Jill Stein and everyone who said the candidates were the same. Great job
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b. wolo @bwolo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
William Butler Yeats gazing in the direction of Bethlehem:
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Vince Gilligan tells me he’s not so sure anymore what to do with the [device] from the ‘Pluribus’ S1 finale
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
It’s amazing how many people are going to suffer because some people got bored of a broadly functional, affluent society, and decided making crises was more exciting.
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Esme Grubb @esmegrubb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
#elijahwood joins Brian Hiatt at The Rolling Stone Studio to talk about playing the devil's lawyer in March 20's fantastic sequel #readyornot2: Here I Come. He also opens up, in detail, about his "potential" return to the part of #frodo in #lordoftherings: The Hunt for Gollum. youtu.be/_oy-W2C6nwQ
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Elijah Wood Talks 'Ready or Not 2' and His 'Potential' Return as Frodo | The Rolling Stone Studio
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Really enjoyed going deep on ‘Project Hail Mary’ with Phil Lord and Chris Miller: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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How Ryan Gosling Ascends to Tom Hanks-Level Movie Stardom in 'Project Hail Mary'
'Project Hail Mary' directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on working with Ryan Gosling, the lessons of 'Solo' and status of the Spider-Verse.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Vince Gilligan tells me he’s not so sure anymore what to do with the [device] from the ‘Pluribus’ S1 finale
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Got Elijah Wood to go deep on the future of Frodo. Watch and read here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Elijah Wood on 'Ready or Not 2' and His 'Potential' Return as Frodo
Elijah Wood on 'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,' his role in 'The Hunt for Gollum,' playing himself in 'I Love LA,' his Frodo tattoos and more
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
this seems like people getting exactly the reputation they deserve
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Coming soon
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
TikToker and actor Jake Shane books superstars on his interview podcast. He tells me why he lets his guests edit their own interviews:
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
We are soft-launching something big at SXSW. It’s called The Rolling Stone Studio. And you’ll be seeing all of this really soon. (Photos by Pooneh Ghana and Alex Dale)
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Country Joe McDonald called into the Rolling Stone Music Now pod in 2019 to talk with me about his Woodstock performance, 50 years later. It turned out to be his final Rolling Stone interview. R.I.P. to an anti-war legend who faced boycotts for his boldness www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Country Joe McDonald's Final Rolling Stone Interview: 'Woodstock Changed Everything'
Country Joe McDonald, who died Saturday, looked back at his legendary Woodstock moment in a never-before-published 2019 interview with Rolling Stone
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Some people have a mental disorder where their reaction to Republicans doing something bad is to get mad at Democrats.
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hey how’s Jill Stein doing this morning
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Incoherence on full display. She’s a killer but they’re mad at her for losing? Come on now.
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 27/02/2026
Wise words
A grey hoodie with text which reads:

“Buy a man eat fish,
He day, teach fish man
To a lifetime.”
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
What may finally end his threat is how increasingly boring he is
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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
i needed emergency dental work yesterday & to help offset that I'm having a SALE for my Patti Smith chapbook! $2 off between now and Friday with code TEETH: jukeboxgraduate.bigcartel.com/product/thre...
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THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE
“THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Super Bowl discourse is not complete until the Dad from The Necessary Conversation weighs in on the halftime show
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
To clear up any confusion, New Jersey is technically part of the United States and Charlie Puth is an American citizen
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This show was a slap in the face to Our Great Stock Market
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I think even Kid Rock understands that the effort to present him as somehow more of a moral exemplar than Bad Bunny is beyond absurd, entirely counterfactual, and insulting to everyone’s intelligence
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Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Just saw a post with George Clinton citing the Beatles as his favorite band, which reminded me of this quote he once gave me
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
the Washington Post effectively blew up its arts section today, dismissing its books, TV, music, and theater critics, features writers, and several editors. (I'm also guessing the vacant film critic position will stay that way.) Just an insane loss of talent and a huge self-inflicted wound.
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Jonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This was a special chat: I chatted JTE while visiting some of the most important Nashville spots in his early life/career w/ my dear colleague @joeyblueclaw.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=xft_...
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Exploring Justin Townes Earle's Nashville | Rolling Stone Nashville Now
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