Barbie arrives next week on July 21, and the titular character (Margot Robbie) appears to be longing for something more than her picture-perfect Barbieland and dreamhouse can offer, as the new teaser showcases. It also gives the first taste of Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” “We made this …
Read More »Anohni Weeps Tragically and Beautifully on 'My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross'
Every track on My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross feels like a Greek statue frozen in some tragic visage of horror. Anohni‘s voice sounds delicate, angry, and exhausted, as she grieves track by track — for the unfulfilled promises of civil rights, for friends lost to drugs …
Read More »Mark Wahlberg, Guy Fieri, Mel Gibson Are All on Jack White's Sh-t List for 'Normalizing' Donald Trump
Jack White‘s ever-growing shit list just got longer. The musician posted a series of photos on Instagram that picture former president Donald Trump with different celebrities, including Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg. White called out all the photographed parties for “normalizing” Trump in his caption. “Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats …
Read More »Madonna Breaks Silence After Hospitalization: 'I'm on the Road to Recovery'
Madonna is on the mend. On Monday, the pop legend spoke out for the first time since she was hospitalized following a “serious bacterial infection,” saying she’s feeling much better and is on the “road to recovery.” “Thank you for your positive energy, prayers, and words of healing and encouragement. …
Read More »Liam Payne Spent 100 Days in Rehab Following Backlash to One Direction Comments: 'I Was in Bad Shape'
Around this time last year, Liam Payne set One Direction Twitter on fire when he went on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast and unleashed some loaded comments about his former bandmates, specifically Zayn Malik. The backlash that followed was something of a wake-up call for the singer, who revealed in a …
Read More »David Crosby's Final Band Details Tribute Show
David Crosby’s final band will reconvene later this summer for a special concert honoring the folk rock legend, who died back in January. The show is both a tribute, as well as a make-up show of sorts: Crosby was originally scheduled to perform a set of Crosby, Stills, Nash & …
Read More »BTS' First Book Shoots Up to No. 1 on Best-Seller Lists, Hours After Release
Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS was released July 9, immediately soaring up to the top of Amazon’s best-seller charts, reaching No.1 on the overall book charts in a number of hours. A preview of the book shows BTS‘ origins, structured into chapters: “Seoul,” “Why We Exist,” “Love, Hate, …
Read More »Incredibly Blonde and Impossibly Ripped Ryan Gosling Is Okay Being 'Just Ken' on 'Barbie' Ballad
This entire Barbie promo cycle, and really his entire existence, has branded Ken as just some guy. But he isn’t just some guy — he’s Ken. And in the latest exclusive clip from the film, out July 22, he’s Ryan Gosling performing a giant Eighties power ballad with Slash on …
Read More »Beyoncé Rides Her Bedazzled Horse Into Canada for Triumphant Tour Kickoff
The North American leg of Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour was already a hit before she ever stepped foot onstage at the Rogers Centre. Saturday was the first of two consecutive nights at the Toronto stadium, but the buzz was growing Wednesday with the opening of a pop-up shop selling exclusive tour …
Read More »Wham! Documentary: Sometimes the Clothes Do Not Make the Man
The first time Rolling Stone profiled Wham!, the shiniest, prettiest UK pop duo of their day, in 1985, the boys bristled when the reporter asked a common question: What exactly did Andrew Ridgeley do? George Michael said, “He just plays the guitar and has a good time.” Since Wham! records …
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