Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, and Miranda Lambert are among the many artists slated to perform at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, which kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on May 11. The ceremony, which will take place at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, will …
Read More »Jerry Springer, Ringmaster of Pugilistic Talk-Show Circus, Dead at 79
Jerry Springer, the controversial and influential talk-show host who fused chaos and entertainment while showcasing the underbelly of America on daytime television, died Thursday at the age of 79. Springer’s family confirmed his death in a statement to Rolling Stone, noting that he died peacefully at his home in the …
Read More »Watch Katy Perry Sing 'I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together' at Carol Burnett's 90th Birthday Celebration
Carol Burnett had a lot to reminisce about at the NBC tribute special Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love, which aired on Wednesday. At 90 years old, with close to seven decades of experience under her belt, the actress and comedian sat in the audience surrounded by generations …
Read More »Kesha Wants to Come Back as a Cat — and Other Things We Learned From the Pop Star
If you ask Kesha something as simple as “How are you feeling?” she just might launch into a monologue about the meaning of life. I spent nearly an hour on Zoom with the pop star talking about her next album, Gag Order, and although I was able to include the …
Read More »'Citadel' Is a $300 Million Disaster for Amazon
Imagine for a moment that in the late 2000s, Marvel did not simply announce a movie about Iron Man, but that they would simultaneously go into production on Captain America, Thor, and Avengers films, with even more in immediate development, and that these would be among the most expensive movies …
Read More »The Online Racists Stealing Military Secrets
Jack Teixiera’s odyssey from online racist to alleged classified-information shitposter to federal inmate shocked many — but it shouldn’t. In recent years, the Defense and Justice departments have investigated a number of servicemembers for involvement in far-right groups — and found they also appear to enjoy sharing the government’s most …
Read More »'Sweet Tooth' Season 2: Netflix's Gentler 'The Last of Us' Is Back
The Last of Us struck a nerve with its story of a grizzled cynic shepherding a youngster across a treacherous post-apocalyptic America. But Sweet Tooth got there first, even if it didn’t create as much of a fuss. The dark Netflix YA drama premiered in June 2021, when the Covid …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Trial: Music Expert Says 'Thinking Out Loud' 'Very, Very Similar' to 'Let's Get It On'
A musicologist testified Wednesday that Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” “sound very, very similar” in the copyright infringement trial against Sheeran. However, the testimony was overshadowed in part when Kathryn Townsend Griffin — the daughter of the late “Let’s Get It On” co-writer …
Read More »Seth Meyers Says Fox's 'Revenge' File on Tucker Carlson an HR Problem
Seth Meyers took on the cable news breakup between former host Tucker Carlson and Fox during Wednesday’s “Closer Look” segment. The late-night host pointed to a Rolling Stone report on a dossier of alleged dirt on Carlson should their former employee attack the network in the wake of his exit. …
Read More »Don Lemon Has 'No Regrets' After CNN Firing
Don Lemon stepped out onto the red carpet at the TIME 100 Gala in New York on Wednesday following his abrupt firing from CNN earlier this week. The former anchor appeared to be in good spirits and was joined by his his fiancé, Tim Malone. “I’m doing well, and I’m …
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