Megan Thee Stallion has dropped out of the lineup for Global Citizen Festival, the music event scheduled to return to Central Park’s Great Lawn in New York on Sept. 23. In a statement to Rolling Stone, Global Citizen said: “Due to unforeseen scheduling conflict, Megan Thee Stallion will no longer …
Read More »How Katy Perry Mentored Olivia Rodrigo on Her New Album
Few things in music are more daunting than following up a smash debut album, but Olivia Rodrigo has pulled off that feat with Guts. The follow-up to 2021’s Sour finds the singer-songwriter turning the glories and messes of young adulthood into undeniable pop-punk bangers. That’s not to say its success …
Read More »Akon Will to Deliver Nothing But Fan Favorites on North American Tour
Akon will be treating his fans to nothing but the hits on a new North American set to launch this fall. The 15-date “Superfan Tour” will kick off Nov. 2 at Tabernacle in Atlanta and wrap Dec. 10 at the House of Blues in Dallas. During the trek, Akon will …
Read More »Mitski Performed Full 'This Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We' Album at Intimate Mexico City Show
Mitski has a soft spot for Mexico City. In 2022, her last two live performances of the year were there, one being a stop on her Laurel Hell tour and the other being a festival set at Corona Capital. On Friday, the singer will release her seventh studio album, The …
Read More »Eight Ways to Improve Your Brand's Storytelling
The story a company tells to its audience has a direct impact on the way its potential customers think and feel about its brand. Whether you want to inspire trust, encourage a feeling of camaraderie or build subject matter authority, the way you communicate your message will often determine how …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy Orders Impeachment Inquiry Against Biden Without House Vote
The House is back in session, and Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s first order of business was to announce that he will direct a House committee to open “a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.” Notably, the decision allows McCarthy and Republicans to skirt a full vote in the House on …
Read More »Teezo Touchdown's Hollow Hype Machine
In his early videos, the musician Teezo Touchdown mostly appeared in his front yard, standing sort of mawkishly in a way that brings to mind Edward Scissorhands and sporting the now-signature metal nails that adorn his hair. There, he would perform snippets of mostly acoustic, minimal-sounding pop-punk ballads that possessed …
Read More »Cat Power Gets Her Own 'Judas' Moment in New Live Recreation of Dylan's Infamous 1966 Show
Cat Power has shared two new songs from her upcoming live album, which captures her effort last year to recreate Bob Dylan’s fabled 1966 “Royal Albert Hall”/“Judas” concert in full. Unlike Dylan, Cat Power actually performed her show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, staging the special concert there last November. …
Read More »Everyone Still Has a Lot to Learn in 'Sex Education' Final Season Trailer
The last season of Sex Education has a crowded lesson plan. The series returns to Netflix on Sept. 21 with its teenage and adult characters equally as misdirected in their love lives and sense of purpose. “People are doing all these new things, and I feel like I’m getting left …
Read More »'Lost in Translation': Sofia Coppola on the Movie's 20th Anniversary
One of the most talked-about movies at this year’s Venice Film Festival was Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s vividly realized portrait of how 14-year-old Priscilla Presley fell under the spell of Elvis Presley, the rock & roll icon who was 24 when they first met. The filmmaker has earned her best reviews …
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