Ten years ago this week, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun became the first comedy album to top the Billboard album chart since Allan Sherman’s My Son, the Nut in August 1963. The years following that triumph have been a busy time for Yankovic, marked by multiple world tours, a stint …
Read More »How Joe Jonas Found a Sense of Belonging and Security on His New Single 'Work It Out'
If Joe Jonas could have any superpower in the world, it wouldn’t be the ability to fly or teleport anywhere he wanted or time travel. He wouldn’t even want to have superhuman speed or lasers that shoot out of his eyes. In the first verse on his first official solo …
Read More »Housing Crisis Profiteers Are Underwriting the Trump Campaign
In his big debut at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance pitched the convention crowd on the faux-populist schtick he’s been honing since leaving his venture capital job in Silicon Valley to run for Senate in the Rust Belt. “Wall Street barons crashed the …
Read More »Keith Gattis Was a Texas Songwriting Legend. A New Duo Honor His Legacy
Keith Gattis made a quick impression on Low Gap. Now, the Ohio band wants to remind the world of the impact that Gattis had on country music, more than a year after the songwriter’s passing. On Friday, Low Gap, led by brothers Gus and Phin Johnson, dropped the new single …
Read More »Biden Should Resign the Presidency to Save His Legacy
George Washington could tell a lie, Taft didn’t get stuck in the bath, and Mary Lincoln never used Todd, her maiden name, after marriage. As a presidential historian, I love eviscerating falsehoods with an arsenal of contradictory evidence. I start by naming the false witness, identifying his motivations, methodically trace …
Read More »Kyle Gass Deletes Donald Trump Apology Post Following Tenacious D Fallout
Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass has deleted his Instagram apology post following intense backlash over comments he made about Donald Trump onstage in Sydney. The musician initially wrote that he regretted saying “Don’t miss Trump next time” in response to the attempted assassination of the Republican nominee, confirming, “I’m incredibly sorry …
Read More »Adrian Brody Joins Rauw Alejandro in His Cinematic Video for 'Déjame Entrar'
Rauw Alejandro has dropped a new single, “Déjame Entrar.” The smooth-talking Latin track was co-produced by El Zorro and MAG, and follows Alejandro’s recent song “TouchingTheSky.” The single is accompanied by a music video, which was shot in New York City and directed byMartin Seipel and produced by ABSNT. The …
Read More »Hear Cardi B Join Forces With Rob49 on Fast-Talking Single 'On Dat Money'
Rob49 has dropped a new single, “On Dat Money,” featuring an appearance from Cardi B. The pair also shared a music video for the song, which sees Cardi rolling around in piles of cash and hitting the open road with Rob49. The clip, filmed in a New Jersey mansion, was …
Read More »Watch Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Cameo in Stray Kids' 'Chk Chk Boom' Video
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are really ramping up their promotion for forthcoming Marvel film Deadpool & Wolverine. The duo’s latest appearance comes in the music video for Stray Kids‘ new single, “Chk Chk Boom,” which sees the actors pretending to be a weather man and a news anchor on …
Read More »Trump Promises Unity, Delivers Division in Low-Energy RNC Speech
MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump — who left the White House only after an unprecedented campaign to undermine the results of his 2020 election defeat, culminating in a deadly insurgency at the U.S. Capitol — has completed one of the most disturbing comeback stories in American politics, accepting the …
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