Jack Harlow’s rehearsals for the upcoming remake of White Men Can’t Jump paid off during his recent co-hosting appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During a round of random object shootout, the rapper beat out the veteran host 7-0 in a messy game that included tossing a cornucopia …
Read More »Boy Band PrettyMuch Announces Nick Mara Is 'Formally Leaving the Band,' But Will Continue as Fourpiece
The boys of PrettyMuch are saying goodbye to one of their members. On Friday, the group — responsible for hits like “Phases” and “Summer On You” — announced that after “some very difficult conversations as a band,” Nick Mara had decided to leave the group to “take on new endeavors …
Read More »On 'Charlie' Pop's Prince Provocateur Is (Almost) Ready to Ascend the Throne
On first glance, it’s easy to chalk up Charlie Puth’s music as gimmicky. After all, this is the guy who spent the pandemic throwing up thirst traps on Instagram and documenting the recording of his latest album, Charlie, with spastic, random videos on TikTok and Reels. The 30-year-old even has …
Read More »Liverpool to Host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on Behalf of Ukraine
Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and BBC revealed Friday. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra were named the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest earlier this year,and as champions, Ukraine would customarily host the 2023 event. But as Russia – …
Read More »Kanye West Calls Attacks on Lizzo's Weight Loss 'Demonic' and Comparable to a 'Genocide of the Black Race'
Kanye West’s definition of a friend is a little off-center. During his Thursday night appearance on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, the rapper used his “good friend” Lizzo as the driving point behind a critique on the body-positive movement, calling the championing of her weight “demonic” and – along with …
Read More »Fiona Apple Gets Her Tolkien on With New <em>Rings of Power</em> Song 'Where the Shadows Lie'
Fiona Apple’s first new music since her Grammy-winning 2020 album Fetch the Bolt Cutters is “Where the Shadows Lie,” a song she recorded for The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. The Amazon Music-only track will appear in the season finale of Prime Video’s epic series inspired by the …
Read More »Chuck D Depicts American Hellscape in Art for 'Rogue State' Comic
Chuck D has spent the last four decades shining a light on American injustice with Public Enemy. Now he is expanding his platform. A new triptych he illustrated for the cover of the first issue of comic book Rogue State depicts gun-toting MAGA supporters, pregnant women suffering after the Supreme …
Read More »Taylor Swift Reveals How Dealing With 'Weird Rumors' About Joe Alwyn Relationship Inspired a Midnights Track
Ever the romantic, Taylor Swift was struck with inspiration for the Midnights opening track “Lavender Haze” while watching Mad Men. Curious about the origin of the phrase, the singer traced it back to the 1950s and realized that it was rooted in a notion that echoes the approach she’s taken …
Read More »Ozuna, Charlie Puth, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
We’re reinventing our Songs You Need to Know franchise as a weekly playlist of the best new music — featuring the week’s biggest new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, we’ve got new tracks from Ozuna, Joyce Wrice, Charlie Puth, and others. Check out the …
Read More »Courtney Marie Andrews' 'Loose Future' Is An Openhearted Stunner
Courtney Marie Andrews has spent the past decade or so fine tuning and revising her rootsy singer-songwriter formula, to great results: See the gospel-soul inflections of 2018’sMay Your Kindness Remainor the sparse heartbroken folk of her last album, 2020’sOld Flowers.The former LP helped land Andrews on stage with Dolly Parton …
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