Cherry Valley might be a real town in Tennessee, but for Carter Faith, her Cherry Valley exists in her imagination. And now, on her debut album. Out Friday, the rising country star’s excellent first record finds her navigating the turbulence of early adulthood, lost love, and the kind of over-the-top …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against Government Censorship on 'Kimmel'
Bruce Springsteen stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday night to offer some much-needed words of hope — and also talk about the one time he tried doing karaoke. Near the end of the interview — which was conducted alongside Springsteen biopic star Jeremy Allen White — Kimmel asked Springsteen …
Read More »R.E.M. Are Over. Can Arthur Buck Take Their Place?
“You’re the pick of the week/You’re the editor’s hot pick/For the third week in a row,” sings Joseph Arthur on Arthur Buck 2, his second collaboration with former R.E.M. jangle master Peter Buck. If anyone should know about the highs and lows of showbiz life, it’s Arthur. For the past …
Read More »Yungblud Extends 'Idols' World Tour Into 2026
Yungblud can’t get enough of the stage. The British rocker will extend his world tour in support of his latest album,Idols,in 2026. He has shared 24 additional North American dates just two weeks after wrapping his 2025 stateside run. Yungblud will return in May with an opening show at the …
Read More »Taylor Swift Already Broke the Spotify Record for Most Streamed Album in a Day
The world hasn’t even had The Life of a Showgirl for a full 24 hours, and it’s already broken a streaming record on Spotify. Today, the streaming service announced that the new twelfth album by Swift broke the record for most-streamed in a single day so far in 2025, just …
Read More »Taylor Swift Conquers Her Biggest Stage Ever on 'The Life of a Showgirl'
Taylor Swift has stood atop the pop world, glittering in a sequined midnight-blue bodysuit with rainbow confetti falling at her feet. She has mesmerized stadiums packed with fans, whose screams and cheers registered on the Richter scale. She’s broken streaming and chart records she herself has set. She’s released a …
Read More »The Backlash to Cardi B's Pregnancy Is Rooted in Old, Racist Ideas
On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We have a problem in Black America,” he argued. “The biggest problem is not racism, it’s a lack of dads. If dads are around, kids flourish.” He pointed to Barack Obama, a …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Is Officially Here
It’s showtime: Taylor Swift‘s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, is finally here and streaming everywhere. The album was produced by Swift alongside Max Martin and Shellback, who first worked with her on Red. Swift’s latest features 12 tracks, including the long-awaited single “The Fate of Ophelia.” The video …
Read More »Oasis Guitarist Bonehead to Miss Shows for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Oasis guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and will have to miss the next leg of the band’s 2025 reunion tour. In a statement shared on Instagram, Arthurs told fans that he had responded “really well to treatment,” which allowed him …
Read More »Hear Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter Join Forces on 'The Life of a Showgirl'
Taylor Swift‘s twelfth albumThe Life of a Showgirlis finally here and it features a long-anticipated collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter. Carpenter, the only guest vocalist on the LP, joins Swift on the title track, “The Life of a Showgirl.” The mid-tempo pop songs recounts the story of a woman named Kitty, …
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