It’s almost ironic that one of the most pivotal award presentations in Grammy Awards history didn’t even happen on the main stage. “You got robbed. I wanted you to win. You should have. It’s weird and it sucks that I robbed you,” Macklemore texted Kendrick Lamar, who was nominated for …
Read More »Trump Hired Aide-Turned-Co-Defendant Despite 'Revenge Porn' Accusations: Report
The day after Donald Trump was indicted on charges related to his alleged post-presidency mishandling of classified documents, the former president revealed that his longtime aide and valet, Walt Nauta, had also been charged by the Justice Department. In a Truth Social post, Trump described Nauta as a “wonderful man” …
Read More »His Song Was Going Massively Viral. Hours Later, Universal Music and TikTok Went to War
On Tuesday, Cody Fry’s record label, UMG-owned Decca Records, had promising news for the soulful pop singer: His single “Things You Said” had blown up on Douyin, (TikTok‘s separate mainland Chinese counterpart). Fry was excited, readying a plan to capitalize on an unexpected viral moment. The excitement ended within hours, …
Read More »Jack Whitehall's Harry Styles Birthday Poem Mourns One Direction and Simon Cowell's Last 'Three Faces'
What kind of birthday gift do you buy someone who likely already has everything they need or could ever want? According to Jack Whitehall, you get them a poem. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, the British comedian and actor celebrated Harry Styles‘ birthday …
Read More »This Lawmaker Wants to Jail People for Watching Porn
Dusty Deevers is a fundamentalist preacher. He’s also a state senator. And he insists he doesn’t see “any firewalls” between his two roles — as he crusades to outlaw porn, end what he decries as the “abortion holocaust,” and abolish no-fault divorce in Oklahoma. He argues that the sole purpose …
Read More »Feel Like Everyone Is Singing Chris Stapleton's 'Tennessee Whiskey'? They Are
T-Pain was at a karaoke party last year when an R&B-flavored country ballad starting playing over the system. The rapper-turned-singer didn’t recognize it, so he opened up Shazam to listen — and the result came back as “Tennessee Whiskey,” by Chris Stapleton. “I made it a part of my ‘sad …
Read More »Amy Winehouse 'Ain't No Spice Girl' in Latest Trailer for 'Back to Black'
Amy Winehouse’s meteoric rise is charted in the latest trailer for Back to Black, the upcoming biopic about the late British singer starring Industry actress Marisa Abela. The new preview finds Winehouse establishing her lofty goals as an artist, milestones she would all-too-quickly reach worldwide: “Do you know what ‘Girl …
Read More »'Orion and the Dark' Is 'Inside Out' for Anxious Insomniacs
It’s easy for children to be feel apprehensive and overwhelmed by the world. (To be fair, it’s also easy for a lot of adults to feel apprehensive and overwhelmed by the world, which, you know — thank god for therapists!) You could do a lot worse than to show a …
Read More »The Insanity Plea That Shook a Small Town
T HE MAN STOOD in the shadow of the trees facing the small tan house. He was tall and had the close-cropped military haircut of the Marine he’d been until deserting his post a few weeks earlier. A black mask covered his face, he wore a one-piece camouflage suit, and …
Read More »Watch Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams Perform 'Everywhere, Everything' at Pre-Grammys Party
Noah Kahan and Gracie Abrams performed their joint single “Everywhere, Everything” at Spotify’s Best New Artist Party ahead of the Grammys. Kahan, who is nominated for Best New Artist, brought Abrams, his fellow nominee, out onstage during the event. The collaboration saw Kahan playing an acoustic guitar while Abrams sang …
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