Tems, her manager, and the producer of Future’s “Wait for U” featuring Tems and Drake have exchanged tense posts on X (formerly Twitter) over the producer’s claims that the singer initially refused to clear the track’s prominent sample of her song “Higher.” In an interview clip from The Baller Alert …
Read More »Jacob Elordi Is 'So Babygirl' and Reneé Rapp is 'Mother' in New 'SNL' Teasers
Bisexual panic is seeing Reneé Rapp and Jacob Elordi teasing their appearances on Saturday Night Live. Together. On Thursday, SNL dropped its weekly teasers for this Saturday’s show, which will see Elordi as host and Rapp as musical guest. The video features the two stars alongside Bowen Yang cracking jokes …
Read More »'Eno' Remixes the Music Doc — and Brian Eno's Entire Career
You can never step in the same river twice. And, unless you are blessed with an infinite amount of patience, time, and mortality, you can never see the same version of the Sundance documentary Eno twice. This is by design. Brian Eno — former Roxy Music member, legendary recording producer, …
Read More »Did These 'Tech Bros' Break the Law Backing Biden's Rival?
Brothers Matt and Scott Krisiloff — allies of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — were deeply involved in Rep. Dean Phillips’ presidential campaign before leaving to launch a super PAC in support of the Minnesota Democrat’s longshot 2024 bid, as well as a dark-money group that is running ads in New …
Read More »Netanyahu Says 'From the River to the Sea,' a Phrase Zionists Claim is Genocidal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the notion of Palestinian statehood in a news conference on Thursday, claiming it “would endanger the state of Israel.” But he also invoked geographical language that has become a point of bitter contention as Israel’s continued military bombardment of Gaza continues in response to …
Read More »Lil Nas X Grapples With His Sexuality in 'Long Live Montero' Docu Trailer
On Twitter, we see Lil Nas X the troll. In his music, we hear Lil Nas X the musician. And in his new documentary, the “J Christ” singer hopes to give viewers a glimpse of Lil Nas X the human. “Some people think my music is dope. Some people see …
Read More »Gene Simmons Announces First Post-Kiss Show With Solo Band
Gene Simmons is swiftly entering his post-Kiss era. Brazilian rock festival Summer Breeze announced the lineup Wednesday for its three-day festival in April with the Gene Simmons Band headlining the three-day event, the self-proclaimed God of Thunder’s first performance since Kiss’ final concert. “Gene Simmons’ new solo band will be …
Read More »DOJ Report Sparks 'Anger,' 'Vindication' for Uvalde Families
Every morning, Veronica Mata goes into her daughter Tess’ room to raise the blinds — even if Tess is no longer there to see the sun. Thursday, though, the ritual took on a new significance. She had at least a few more answers about Tess’ final moments. On May 24, …
Read More »Pouring One Out for Pitchfork – 9.2 Music Publication in a 3.7 Digital Media World
On Jan. 17, media conglomerate Condé Nast revealed that it would be laying off staff at the online music publication Pitchfork and merging the website with men’s magazine GQ. “Today we are evolving our Pitchfork team structure by bringing the team into the GQ organization,” wrote Anna Wintour, chief content …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine: A Timeline of Terrible Behavior
For as long as Tekashi 6ix9ine has been in the public eye, he’s been embroiled in significant controversy and legal issues, including beef with an extensive list of rappers such as 50 Cent, Trippie Redd, Chief Keef and Ludacris, and an equally notable arrest record. The trolling rapper took the …
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