On the rare occasions that Tris engages consensual blackmail, they usually assume that they’re safe. The act – which requires dominatrixes to “blackmail” their subordinates in exchange for cash, using sensitive or humiliating information provided to them by the client, or “sub” – is supposed to be fun. Of course, …

Beneath a spotlight, Pusha T barreled through an impassioned performance of “Just So You Remember” on Late Night with Seth Meyers. The single, which appeared on his fourth studio album, It’s Almost Dry, finds the rapper positioning himself as the star of his own show. “Just so you remember who …

“A negroni…sbagliato…with prosecco in it.” With seven simple (and smoothly crooned) words, nonbinary House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy didn’t break the internet, but ensnared a significant and mostly gay portion of it. A clip of D’arcy and their onscreen nemesis Olivia Cooke discussing their favorite drinks went viral …

Girl in Red is back with a new song, “October Passed Me By,” which serves as a sequel to the Norwegian artist’s 2018 breakthrough, “We Fell in Love in October.” Co-produced by Girl in Red and the National’s Aaron Dessner, “October Passed Me By” centers around a swift-moving acoustic guitar …

Mike Schank, the unlikely star of the cult 1999 documentary American Movie — about two Wisconsin friends making an ultra-low budget horror film — has died at the age of 56. Schank’s friend Jackie Bogenberger told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that he had been battling a “super rare” form of cancer …

Ice Spice hasn’t seen much of Atlanta yet when we speak on the phone in September, but she’s already formed the kind of assessment you’d expect from a tried-and-true New Yorker. “It kind of looks like Jersey a little,” she says. The 22-year-old rapper is in town for the first …

Even critically acclaimed icons have bouts of insecurity. For Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler, Tinta y Tiempo was an album that “almost didn’t happen.” In the past, the Oscar-winning veteran had stepped out in the world and shared bits and pieces of unfinished tunes with fellow artists — something that had …

Pop goes punk on Louis Tomlinson’s gritty new single “Out of My System,” the second offering from his forthcoming sophomore album Faith in the Future set for release on Nov. 11. Crafted alongside Nicolas Rebscher and Dave Gibson, the instrument-driven track reflects the 30-year-old singer and songwriter’s cognizance of how …

Ringo Starr has decided to cancel the handful of remaining shows on his 2022 tour because he has tested positive for Covid-19 again. “I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for Covid the rest of the tour is off I send you peace and …

Hours after her infamous Alex Jones/vaccine skepticism tweet, M.I.A. shared some additional unfounded thoughts about the efficacy and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in an interview with The Guardian. M.I.A. — whose comments come alongside the arrival of her new album, Mata, today, Oct. 14 — reportedly tied her vaccine …