After months of warnings and several lawsuits, health-adjacent fast-casual eatery Panera is finally discontinuing its line of Charged Lemonade drinks. The news comes as the chain has come under heavy criticism for the amount of caffeine in the drinks, which will be removed from the menu. In a statement shared …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Goes From Ballad to Belting in Moving Metallica 'Sad But True' Cover
Kelly Clarkson’s latest musical cover proves something we already know to be true: There isn’t a genre she can’t conquer. On her Kellyoke musical segment on Monday, Clarkson sang Metallica’s “Sad But True” and put her own spin on the 1991 classic. In a clip for the segment, Clarkson stands …
Read More »'Here We Woe Again': Thing Hand-Delivers 'Wednesday' Season Two Script in New Teaser
Everyone’s favorite sentient disembodied hand, Thing, serves up scripts to the cast of Wednesday in the new teaser for Season Two of the hit Addams Family show. The short clip finds Thing hauling a wheelbarrow full of scripts down a long hallway and dishing them out to the show’s returning …
Read More »Billie Eilish's Album Listening Parties Sold Out, So She's Bringing 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' to Theaters
Billie Eilish fans in Los Angeles and New York will fill up arenas on May 15 and May 16 for special listening parties in celebration of her forthcoming studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft, out May 17. Listeners in other cities — or those who couldn’t grab a pair …
Read More »Charli XCX Did Write New Music for Britney Spears, But It Was Never Recorded
The rumors about Charli XCX writing songs during sessions for Britney Spears were initially dismissed by the pop icon at the beginning of the year. But during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, the musician clarified that the part about her writing music was true — what wasn’t …
Read More »TikTok Sues the United States
Social media giant TikTok has sued the U.S. government, alleging that recently signed legislation that could potentially ban the app violates the First Amendment rights of both the company and its users. Last month, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included legislation requiring ByteDance — TikTok’s Chinese …
Read More »Katy Perry Stuns in New AI-Generated Met Gala Photo — Even Her Mom Thought So
The artificial intelligence deepfake scourge has claimed another susceptible victim: Katy Perry’s mom. Perry was definitely not at the Met Gala last night, but photos of “her” in a billowing floral gown befitting the “Garden of Time” dress code nevertheless started circulating online. Arguably, with a quick glance, one could …
Read More »Hinds Preview New Album With 'Boom Boom Back' Featuring Beck
Good news: Your favorite Spanish rock band is back. Hinds will release their new album Viva Hinds on Sept. 6 via Lucky Number. Ahead of the release, the duo — Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote — dropped the ultra-cool rocker “Boom Boom Back.” The track features Beck, who they spontaneously …
Read More »Trump Is Planning to Send Kill Teams to Mexico to Take Out Cartel Leaders
If he wins a second term in November, Donald Trump wants to covertly deploy American assassination squads into Mexico soon after he’s sworn into office again, according to three people who’ve discussed the matter with the former U.S. president. Both during and after his presidency, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee …
Read More »Austin City Limits 2024: Dua Lipa, Tyler the Creator, Chris Stapleton to Headline
Austin City Limits will return in October with headlining performances from Dua Lipa, Tyler the Creator, Chris Stapleton, Blink-182, Sturgill Simpson, and Pretty Lights. The annual music festival, which will be held over two weekends, will also feature appearances from Reneé Rapp, Foster The People, Dominic Fike, the Marías, Leon …
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