The complete album is here. The official video is here. The live performance is here. J Balvin radio is here. Get the new YouTube Music App TO FIND NEW STYLES AND GREAT FITS, VISIT WRANGLER.COM 59 ISSUE 1321 The ‘ALL THE NEWS Hot List THAT FITS’ 2018 Celebrity weed chefs, Hollywood’s young risk-takers, Robyn’s big comeback, hip-hop’s laid- back new star, and more. 74 Steve Perry Still Believes The Journey frontman disappeared for 20 years — then heartbreak brought him back to music. By Andy Greene 78 Claire Foy, Queen of Pain The Crown actress hits the big screen this fall, and breaks free. By Sara Vilkomerson St. Vincent: Keeping Austin 80 Loud “Let’s fight ⊳ the power!” Why Can’t Allyson screamed Annie Clark Get Ahead? of St. Vincent at the Austin City Limits The U.S. economy is growing, festival on October but not in favor of workers. What 6th, protesting the happened to the American dream? confirmation of Brett By Alex Morris Kavanaugh. With Metallica playing a set nearby, Clark ofered the metal gods stif competition, stalking the stage like a superstar and mixing guitar fireworks with art-pop hooks. “No matter how much insane shit is going on,” she said, “there’s always a reason to dance.” PHOTOGRAPH BY Pooneh Ghana November 2018 | Rolling Stone | 7 Contents The Mix 19 Kane Brown’s New Nashville Rules How the singer is making music that just might change country. BY JOE LEVY INFOGRAPHIC 28 What Was Summer’s Biggest Song? Pop hits ruled the radio, but streaming services favored newer sounds. BY AMY X. WANG 30 Q&A Florence Welch The singer on embracing loneliness and why she worships Patti Smith. BY KORY GROW PROFILE 32 Life After Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham on getting fired from his band, and his solo plans. BY DAVID FRICKE National Af17airs 41 The Health Department’s Christian Crusade How the Christian right took over the ofice of Health and Human Services, and why reproductive rights are the first target. BY TESSA STUART MATT TAIBBI 45 Trump in 2020 Why the president’s chances are better than you think. 46 Trump’s The Beatles Toxic Legacy in London, 1968 The administration is 87 putting America’s health and natural beauty at risk. Movies BY PHOEBE NEIDL AND Reviews TV ANDREA MARKS 90 Julia Roberts’ 93 ‘Green Book’ ‘Homecoming’ Music Viggo Mortensen The Oscar-winning actress chaufeurs Mahershala Ali On the Cover Departments 87 Deeper Shades of proves herself to be as through the Deep South Zoë Kravitz, photographed in Letter From the Editor 12 the White Album well-suited to the small in 1962, in a comedy with New York on September 4th, 2018, by Zoey Grossman. Correspondence 14 A deluxe edition dives screen as the big one a sting in its tale. Plus: Playlist 26 into the Beatles’ fraying in this suspenseful, time- The Favourite, Bohemian Hair by Nikki Nelms. Nails by Casey Herman for the Wall Group. Makeup by Nina Park at Random Notes 37 late-Sixties drama. shifting drama. Rhapsody, Widows Forward Artists. Styling by Andrew Mukamal The Last Word 98 BY DAVID FRICKE BY ALAN SEPINWALL BY PETER TRAVERS at Streeters. © APPLE CORPS LTD. 8 | Rolling Stone | November 2018 Right now, 8,224 people want to quit their job to focus on their music. But only 76 are taking their shot. 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