Ron DeSantis is grasping at straws. The Republican Florida governor and presidential hopeful is battling a multifront war to remain a player in the race for the 2024 nomination. On Tuesday, DeSantis sat down with CNN’s Jake Tapper as part of an intentional strategy by the campaign to expand the …
Read More »Special Counsel's Jan. 6 Target Letter to Trump Mentions Conspiracy, Tampering
The special counsel’s letter to Donald Trump related to Jan. 6 listed the federal statutes under which Trump is expected to be charged, including conspiracy, obstruction, and civil rights violations, according to a source with knowledge of the contents of the target letter. Special counsel Jack Smith sent the letter …
Read More »Michigan Charges 16 'False Electors' in 2020 Election Scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday filed felony criminal charges against 16 individuals allegedly involved in a scheme to overturn the 2020 election on behalf of Donald Trump. The individuals charged, which include Michigan’s Republican National Committeewoman Kathy Berden, state GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock , and a slew of …
Read More »Las Vegas Police Serve Search Warrant in Tupac Murder Investigation
Las Vegas police have searched a home in connection with the investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur. In a statement shared with Rolling Stone, the LVMPD said “a search warrant was served” in nearby Henderson, Nevada, Monday, July 17. Though the police said the warrant was “part of the …
Read More »Troye Sivan Responds to Backlash of 'Rush' Video: 'I Definitely Hear the Critique'
Some gays weren’t feeling the ‘Rush’ after watching the video for Troye Sivan‘s new song — and the Australian pop star says he now understands why. Last week, Sivan marked his anticipated musical comeback with the release of sexy, gay, ode-to-poppers earworm “Rush,” and with it arrived a horny, gloryhole-featuring …
Read More »Jason Aldean Dismisses Backlash to 'Try That in a Small Town': It's Not a 'Pro-Lynching Song'
Back in May, Jason Aldean released his song “Try That in a Small Town,” a plodding don’t-come-round-here-no-more warning to anyone choosing to “act a fool” in the titular small towns of America. It stayed mostly under the radar then,but last week it caromed into the cultural discourse when Aldean and …
Read More »Murdaugh Boat Crash Lawsuit Reaches $15 Million Settlement With Family of Teen Who Died
In 2019, 19-year-old Mallory Beach died in a boating accident in Beaufort County, South Carolina when authorities said Paul Murdaugh had been at the wheel. This week, Beach’s family and crash survivors have reached a $15 million-dollar settlement with Parker’s Kitchen, the convenience store that sold alcohol to an underage …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Almost Cut Her 'Fame F–er' Lyric From 'Vampire'
That scorching “fame fucker” line in “Vampire” almost didn’t make the cut. In a recent interview with Audacy’s The Julia Show, Olivia Rodrigo revealed that she and Dan Nigro considered opting for a different line on her comeback song to relate to more listeners. “Some people said, ‘It kind of …
Read More »Beabadoobee Twirls Her Way Through Healing in 'The Way Things Go' Video
Beabadoobee is a sad ballerina. On Tuesday, the songstress released her emotional, sweet song “The Way Things Go,” her first single since opening for Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. The song hears the Filipina-English singer accepting that sometimes the passage of time is the best way to heal from …
Read More »MJ Lenderman Blends Surreal Pixar Visions and Bob Dylan on New Song 'Rudolph'
Asheville, North Carolina rocker MJ Lenderman is back with a new single, “Rudolph,” which marks his first offering for his new label, Anti-. “Rudolph” pairs pure guitar crunch with swooning pedal steel as Lenderman conjures scenes of discarded, destroyed Christmas ornaments and surreal visions of Pixar outtakes (“Deleted scene of …
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