Donald Trump says he won’t rejoin Twitter even if the social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk, reinstates his account. The news comes as the former president struggles to promote his own social media app, Truth Social, which has been beset by issues since its launch. “I am not going …
Read More »Johnny Depp Wraps Defamation Testimony: 'Yes, I Am' a Domestic Violence Victim
In his final day on the stand in his $50 million defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp told the court “the only person that I have ever abused in my life is myself.” After a three-day break in which the court was dark, the seven-person jury listened to …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts Elon Musk Will Reinstate Her Twitter Account
With Elon Musk making a $44 billion purchase of Twitter, which he will own fully as a private company, infamous right wingers who’ve been booted from the platform are eagerly anticipating a return to what Musk is describing as the “digital town square.” To be clear, there have been no …
Read More »Cher's $1 Million Royalty War With Sonny Bono's Widow Tested in Court
Cher’s lawsuit claiming Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono, owes her $1 million in unpaid royalties for Sonny & Cher songs — including hits like “I Got You Babe” — had its first major court hearing Monday, April 25, with a federal judge asking a telling hypothetical. U.S. District Judge John …
Read More »The World's Richest Man Just Bought the World's Most Influential Social Media Platform — What Could Go Wrong?
Elon Musk and Twitter have struck a deal for the world’s richest man to buy the influential social media platform, multiple outlets reported on Monday. The sale is for $54.20 a share, or around $44 billion in total. Negotiations between the two parties stretched into the early hours of Monday …
Read More »'All the Instruments in the World': Jorge Drexler on His Bountiful New Album 'Tinta y Tiempo'
Early in the pandemic, when so many musicians were recording stripped-back albums that reflected the quiet interiority of lockdown living, the Uruguayan artist Jorge Drexler thought he could try the same thing, making music using only the tools he had at his fingertips. “So many of us enclosed ourselves in …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails Plot Long-Awaited Return to the Road
Nine Inch Nails will return to the road for the first time in four years with a string of headlining gigs scheduled for the spring and late summer The band will kick things off with a quick three-show run: April 28 in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 30 in Atlanta and …
Read More »How to Elevate Your Indie Filmmaking Enterprise
After spending the last 23 years in filmmaking, I have discovered a few things. The best way to become a filmmaker is to make a film, period. If you are waiting around for someone to discover you, finance your project or save you, you will be waiting a long time. …
Read More »Maroon 5 Expand World Tour With New North American Dates
Maroon 5 are extending their ongoing world tour with 13 additional stops at arenas across North America. After some scattered dates in the Middle East, as well as California and Canada through May and June, the pop-rock band will officially kick off a North American tour July 30 at the …
Read More »Lizzo Announces North American Headlining Tour in Support of 'Special'
Lizzo has announced dates for the North American leg of her “Special Tour” in support of her upcoming fourth studio album Special. The flute-wielding rapper and singer will kick off the 25-date trek Sept. 23 at Sunrise, Florida’s FLA Live Arena. The run, which will feature special guest Latto as …
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