Sometimes the law is complex and esoteric; other times it’s incredibly intuitive. The principles that govern sentencing are the latter. They are a distillation of commonly shared values in personal morality and public policy. As a former prosecutor and current defense attorney who has argued hundreds of sentencings, I have …

Tayla Parx is in her era of thriving. The singer, actress, and Grammy-nominated songwriter behind massive hits by Ariana Grande, Khalid, and Panic! at the Disco is an independent artist once again. Next month, she’ll release her third album Many Moons, Many Suns, a culmination of a few years’ worth …

ZACHARY TRAVIS DIDN’T KNOW what American Idol was when he auditioned in 2005, because he had spent most of the past decade in a youth correctional facility. Inmates there weren’t allowed to watch television, he says, except on the day of the September 11 attacks. But Travis —who was first …

Concerns about Russell Brand’s alleged behavior during his time working on several reality shows in the mid-2000s were not “adequately addressed,” according to a new internal investigation for the entertainment company Banijay, via Variety. The investigation looked into Brand’s time working on shows like Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of …

O ne night in 2021, Sharonda Johnson had a dream. A figure was standing over a baby’s bassinet. She couldn’t tell what it was, but she sensed this figure emanating overwhelming dread. “I remember saying to myself, ‘I don’t know how anyone can fight this,’” she says. Sharonda woke up …

TWICE has been on a roll this year. They discussed the anticipation around the final leg of their Ready to Be tour with RS back in February, ahead of the group’s latest album, With YOU-th — and here we are four months later, and the group still has three shows …

Paul Weller covered Billie Eilish‘s award-winning single “What Was I Made For?” during a live Sofa Session on BBC Radio 2. The musician showcased a stripped-down version of the song, written for the Barbie movie last year. Weller told host Jo Whiley that he decided to cover the song after …

Khalid has released a new single, “Adore U,” via Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records. The lovelorn song was written by Khalid and produced by Digi and Justin Lucas. “Adore U” follows the musician’s previously released single “Please Don’t Fall In Love With Me,” with both tracks heralding a new chapter …

Less than a day after bassist Mike Mills declared it would take “a comet” for the four founding members of R.E.M. to play together again, the quartet took to the stage for a surprise performance celebrating their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night. Mills, Michael Stipe, …

Tony Bennett‘s children are poised for a bitter clash over their father’s estate. Antonia Bennettand Johanna Bennett filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against their brotherD’Andrea “Danny” Bennett, accusing him of failing to account for the assets and transactions of the “Family Trust.” In the suit, which was obtained by Rolling …