Indie-pop act Half Alive have released their latest single “Pure Gold.” The song arrives with an appropriately colorful and jubilant visual that features the trio jumping and dancing around. Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid (Adele, Vampire Weekend), “Pure Gold” will appear on Half Alive’s forthcoming debut album Now, Not Yet, along …
Read More »Kid Cudi, Chloe Sevigny Will Star in HBO Drama from 'Call Me By Your Name' Director
Luca Guadagnino has cast Chloë Sevigny, Alice Braga and Kid Cudi in an upcoming HBO drama series, the Hollywood Reporter wrote on Thursday. Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash, 2018’s Suspiria) will pen the script and serve as the showrunner on We Are Who We Are, a coming-of-age story …
Read More »Cameron Crowe Invites Jimmy Fallon to Play His Character on Upcoming 'Almost Famous' Musical
While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss the new documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name, Cameron Crowe and Jimmy Fallon reminisced about Almost Famous, Crowe’s semi-autobiographical 2000 film that Fallon had a role in. Fallon played big-time Stillwater manager Doug Hope, who was brought in to …
Read More »Beyoncé's 'Lion King: The Gift' Suggests a New Direction — and a New Challenge
On Tuesday, Beyoncé announced The Lion King: The Gift, an album that will accompany the remake of the famous Disney animated film, which opens Friday. Some familiar collaborators will be joining Beyoncé (Jay-Z, Pharrell), but track list is notable for also including stars from Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, artists …
Read More »Sean 'Diddy' Combs, MTV Reviving Reality Competition 'Making the Band'
MTV and Sean “Diddy” Combs will be teaming up for a revival of the reality competition series. The original series launched in 2002 and ran for 12 seasons and spawned the vocal groups O-Town, Danity Kane, Da Band and Day26. Diddy shared the news on Instagram with a video explaining …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Mulan,' 'Succession,' Teenage Dora the Explorer
This week in the wide, wide world of trailers: a first look at Disney‘s next big live-action adaptation of an animated classic for next year and an extended preview on a revisionist take regarding on of their old-school villains; a taste of what HBO’s aristocratic-bastards-behaving-badly hit has in store during …
Read More »Hear Wale's Sultry New Single 'On Chill'
Wale has paired up with singer-songwriter Jeremih for a brand new single, “On Chill,” which marks a listen from the rapper’s upcoming album. Wale previously worked with Jeremih on 2014’s “The Body” and song marks a reunion for the two. The slick track, produced by L.T. mOE and VA, centers …
Read More »Hear Lily Allen Lament a Dying Phone Battery on Oscar Scheller's '1%'
Oscar Scheller and Lily Allen express all the existential angst you feel when you’re waiting to hear back from someone and your phone is dying on Scheller’s new track, “1%.” “Three dots, they can mean anything,” he sings of the ominous “someone’s typing” glyph on most phones early in the …
Read More »Why Are Judges So Concerned About the Future Potential of Rapists?
In 1989, members of the Glen Ridge, New Jersey football team raped a 17-year-old girl in the basement of one of the boys’ houses. The girl had an intellectual disability, and was later reported to have an IQ of about 64. The boys took turns orally and vaginally penetrating her, …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Rarities Highlight 'Blinded By the Light' Soundtrack
A handful of Bruce Springsteen rarities, including the unreleased studio rendition of “I’ll Stand By You,” highlight the soundtrack for the upcoming film Blinded By the Light. Springsteen initially penned “I’ll Stand By You” – previously known as “I’ll Stand By You Always” – for inclusion in the 2001 film …
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