De La Soul stopped by The Tonight Show to revisit their 1996 track “Stakes Is High” with the help of house band the Roots. The group gave a groove-laced rendition of the track, which comes off their fourth album of the same name. Ahead of the performance, band members Posdnuos …
Read More »Inside Billie Eilish's Terrifying Acting Debut in 'Swarm'
There is nothing on television quite like Swarm. This ultraviolent fever dream of a series, from the Atlanta team of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, tells the tale of a tormented young Black woman, Dre (Dominique Fishback, outstanding), who idolizes Ni’Jah, the world’s biggest pop star — or at least …
Read More »Taylor Swift Feeds 'Hunger Games' Resurgence, Teases 'Speak Now' Re-Recording With New Songs
It wouldn’t be Taylor Swift without some elaborate release coinciding with a major event in her career. To celebrate the Eras tour kickoff in Glendale, Arizona today, the singer is making a trip to the past with re-recordings of “Eyes Open” and “Safe and Sound (featuring the Civil Wars)” from …
Read More »Mystery Band Purple Tears Has a 'Well-Known' Grammy Winner Behind It: Adam Levine?
A mysterious electronic-alt pop group named Purple Tears—with a “well-known” artist behind it — just dropped a song under Warner Records Friday. The group released debut single “Work It Out” with a verse from Swae Lee, and boasts songwriting by Adam Levine. But is the group’s vocalist Levine himself? The …
Read More »Jimin Puts Himself in Charge With Solo Single 'Set Me Free Pt. 2'
Jimin unburdens himself from deep-rooted emotions on “Set Me Free Pt. 2,” the first single from his forthcoming debut solo album Face set for release on March 24. The song arrives alongside a music video that captures the BTS member serving as the commanding centerpiece in an elaborate choreography routine. …
Read More »Publisher Deletes Race From Rosa Parks Story for Florida
Studies Weekly, whose curriculum reaches 45,000 schools across the country, went to extreme lengths to cater to Ron DeSantis‘ hellish vision of Florida. In an effort to protect its sales, the publisherremoved references to race, including the history of Rosa Parks, from its social studies material, the New York Times …
Read More »Ticketmaster Giving Partial Refunds to The Cure Ticket Holders After 'Unduly High' Fees
Ticketmaster will be supplying ticket-buyers for the Cure’s recently announced U.S. tour with partial refunds, following a controversy on Wednesday over fees that the group’s frontman Robert Smith said had him “sickened.” The refund, which Smith announced Thursday on Twitter, comes a day after the Cure‘s tickets first went on …
Read More »Justin Quiles, Natti Natasha, and Omar Courtz Deliver a Perreo Banger With 'En Bajita'
Leave it to Justin Quiles, Natti Natasha, and Omar Courtz to bring their “A-game” for a club-ready banger. On Thursday, the trio of reggaetón stars released their flirty collaboration “En Bajita.” The song’s video opens with a dream sequence as Quiles and Courtz rap from atop snowy mountains before falling …
Read More »North Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Law Criminalizing Abortion Services
The North Dakota Supreme Court upheld an injunction on Thursday against the state’s proposed ban on abortion. The court found that the law violated the state’s constitution, and the guaranteed “right of enjoying and defending life and pursuing and obtaining safety.” The law was crafted as a “trigger law” set …
Read More »Florida Judge Blocks DeSantis' 'Stop-Woke' Act, Again
A federal appeals court has denied a request from Florida’s government to block an injunction against the enforcement of Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Stop-Woke” act in the state’s public universities and colleges. The law seeks to place a widespread ban on the teaching of topics deemed related to Critical Race Theory, …
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