MisterWives‘ album Nosebleeds is getting a second life! On Friday, the band released a reimagined, rockier version of the album’s track “Other Side,” featuring Charlotte Sands. They also celebrate the arrival of new music by announcing their fall Just For One Night tour. Frontwoman Mandy Lee describes “Other Side” as …
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Pat Sajak’s reign at Wheel of Fortune came to a close with Friday’s episode as the longtime host bid farewell to the popular game show Friday after 41 seasons of wheel-spinning and vowel-buying. “Well, the time has come to say goodbye,” Sajak told the audience, both those in the studio …
Read More »Taylor Swift Told Lana Del Rey She Wanted Pop Stardom 'More Than Anyone' — and She Got It
Lana Del Rey‘s version of pop stardom looks a little different than Taylor Swift‘s, but both musicians have followed the path most true to their artistry. Del Rey’s journey landed her a headlining slot at Coachella earlier this year, where she rode to the stage on the back of a …
Read More »Fantastic Cat Commit to the Bit With New Album and Video Featuring Adam Duritz
Fantastic Cat must have kompromat over Adam Duritz and DMC. For some reason, the Counting Crows frontman and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rapper appear in the music video for the band’s video for “So Glad You Made It.” The end result is, in typical Fantastic Cat fashion, …
Read More »Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Featured on New Johnny Cash Song 'Spotlight'
Johnny Cash has a new posthumous release out Friday called “Spotlight,” featuring guitar parts from the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach. “Spotlight” is the second single released ahead of Cash’s upcoming album Songwriter, comprised of demos Cash wrote over several years and recorded at Nashville’s LSI Studios in 1993. Cash’s son, …
Read More »'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Isn't a Sequel, It's a Career Hail Mary
We won’t bury the lede. Yes, it goes there. Will Smith was not quite a full-blown, A-list movie star when mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer cast him in a buddy-cop action movie in 1995. He was still better known as the Fresh Prince than King of the Summer Blockbusters; compared to his …
Read More »Gracie Abrams Finally Releases Viral Single 'Close to You' Seven Years After Recording Demo
Gracie Abrams puts her heart in the line of fire on her latest single, “Close to You,” released seven years after she first teased it with a 20-second snippet on Instagram in 2017. The completed version of the record will appear on her forthcoming studio album, The Secret of Us, …
Read More »Sarah Gayle Meech Taps Into That Sweet, Sweet Seventies Country with 'Love Me' Video
No trip to Nashville is complete without a day (or late night) spent at Robert’s Western World when Sarah Gayle Meech is onstage: The queen of the honky-tonk plays the last true country bar in town every Thursday and Saturday. On Friday, Meech dropped her new video for “Love Me,” …
Read More »Trump Is Thirsting for Revenge. Some of His Allies Try to Claim It's Fake News
Donald Trump has had payback on the brain since he was convicted on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records in New York last week. He told Sean Hannity on Wednesday that he would have “every right” to weaponize the Justice Department to prosecute his political enemies should he win …
Read More »BIA Talks Fashion, Artistic Optimism, and Working With JID in 'Lights Out' Behind the Scenes Video
BIA knows that relentless optimism can come across as corny or a script for a Better Help advertisement. But with her new single “Lights Out,” she found it imperative to string together words of encouragement to bring herself out of the dark. “When the light’s out/Still can see me shining, …
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