SZA brought an extra special guest at Wednesday night’s Grand National Tour stop in Los Angeles: Lizzo. The pair of besties performed SZA’s remix of Lizzo’s single “Special,” off her 2022 album of the same name. In matching black outfits, the pair delivered a joyful performance of the empowering track …
Read More »Luke Combs on Playing Newport Folk Festival: 'I Might Shotgun a Beer'
Luke Combs is one of contemporary country music’s biggest live draws, headlining stadiums all last summer on his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour and playing country festivals. But this summer, country fests are mostly absent from Combs’ tour schedule. While he headlined Stagecoach back in April, bringing out surprise …
Read More »'Mario' Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Touts Nintendo's New Theme Park: 'Joy Like Nothing Else'
Today, the Mushroom Kingdom officially welcomes theme park goers in Orlando, Florida, through the gates with the grand opening of Super Nintendo World. One of five areas that make of the new Universal Epic Universe — which also includes Celestial Park, the monster-themed Dark Universe, and worlds based on The …
Read More »GOP Lawmaker Who Owns a Gun Shop Takes Credit for Silencer Tax Breaks
Donald Trump’s tax bill, which Republicans passed in the House of Representatives overnight on Thursday, will slash funding for Medicaid, food assistance, and Medicare to finance a new set of tax cuts for the rich. It also includes tax breaks for gun silencers. In a speech at 4 a.m. on …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Drops Official Trailer for Her New Visual Album 'Something Beautiful'
Miley Cyrus is gearing up for the release of her upcoming visual album, Something Beautiful, and she’s hyping fans up for its arrival with the official trailer. The trailer features brief flashes of Cyrus in different looks and costumes from the various videos for each song. In one moment, she …
Read More »Trump Gloats Over Passage of Bill That Will Kick Millions Off Medicaid, Food Aid
Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House of Representatives early this morning, and the president couldn’t be more thrilled about being one step closer to kicking millions of Americans off their health care coverage and food assistance programs. “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” has PASSED the House of …
Read More »Chance the Rapper, Kaytranada Highlight Montauk's Surf Lodge Summer Concert Series
No matter how you get there — early-morning LIRR, stuck on Montauk highway traffic, or affluent aerial transport (if you’re doing the latter, let’s be friends) — it’s become a summer tradition for more musically-inclined New Yorkers to descend upon the Surf Lodge. Once there, Montauk townies, preppy uptowners, humble …
Read More »'Sirens' Is Batshit Crazy — But at Least It's Trying
This post contains spoilers for the limited series Sirens, now streaming on Netflix. Maybe I should have known that Sirens was going to be confusing when its main character licked a stranger’s neck. The licking happens late in the first of five episodes, created by Molly Smith Metzler, based on …
Read More »Does 'Friendship' Hold the Cure for Male Loneliness?
Friendship, the new comedy starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson, begins its descent into skin-crawling derangement with a song, then a punch. Rudd’s Austin, a local news weatherman and consummate cool guy, has invited Robinson’s Craig, his new neighbor and the exact opposite, to hang with the fellas. They drink …
Read More »Beastie Boys and UMG Settle Lawsuits With Chili's Over 'Sabotage' Use in Ads
Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuits against the parent company of Chili’s that claimed the restaurant used the group’s “Sabotage” in social media ads without permission. In July 2024, the band and their label sued Brinker International over the ads that first started appearing in November …
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