Twelve months ago, Anjimile wouldn’t have thought twice about touring on his own. In the summer of 2022, the North Carolina-based indie folk singer toured as the opening act for the band Tune-Yards and felt safe tagging along in a car by himself behind the headliner’s van. Not today, though. …
Read More »Lil Yachty Continues Hot Streak With Song, EP 'Tesla'
Instead of the usual Birthday Mix mixtape Lil Yachty has typically dropped around his birthday each year, the rapper has released the spacey new song “Tesla.” It leads off a four-song single pack/EP of the same name, which features a couple of other tracks he’s dropped this year. “Tesla” has …
Read More »Listen to Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves' Simmering Duet 'I Remember Everything'
One of the immediate highlights from Zach Bryan‘s brand-new self-titled album is “I Remember Everything,” a somber duet with Kacey Musgraves. The aching, simmering ballad recounts a past summer beach romance in an ’88 Ford, with a verse each from the perspective of the two past lovers. “A cold shoulder …
Read More »Everybody On Mute: Beyoncé's Sound Drops Out at Arizona 'Renaissance' Tour Show
The sound system at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Arena took the “Everybody on Mute” challenge at Beyoncé‘s Renaissance tour a little too seriously — and during the wrong song. During the singer’s “Alien Superstar” performance at Thursday night’s show, the audio cut out just as she began the opening verse. …
Read More »Put the Spice on Hold: 'Dune 2' Delayed Until 2024
Dune 2 has been officially delayed. The highly-anticipated second part of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic (based on Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic) was set to arrive on Nov. 3, but will now hit theaters on March 15, 2024. The decision comes as the major Hollywood studios continue to — by many …
Read More »Adam Sandler's Netflix 'Bat Mitzvah' Is a Sweet, Jewish Family Affair
When you’re 13 everything carries high stakes: friendships, romances, who you’re seen with, which parties you’re invited to. Nothing has an adequate frame of reference, because everything is so new, and you’re not sure if you’re supposed to handle it all like the kid you just were or the adult …
Read More »Omar Apollo Leaves Home in Search of Healing on New Single 'Ice Slippin'
Omar Apollo‘s childhood house doesn’t feel like a home on his latest single, “Ice Slippin.” The record, co-produced by the musician alongside Teo Halm, examines the wreckage of words that can’t be taken back and the emotions that surface while yearning for familial acceptance. “‘Ice Slippin is about reliving the …
Read More »Arizona Prosecutors Are Probing Rudy Giuliani's Role as Fake-Elector Kingpin
Prosecutors in Arizona are “aggressively” ramping up their criminal probe into the 2020 fake electors plot aimed at keeping then-President Donald Trump in power. They’re not just looking at the fake electors, though. Rudy Giuliani is also now high on their list. Two sources with knowledge of the matter tell …
Read More »Maybe It's Time for Liam Neeson to Retire From the Action-Movie Game
Liam Neeson has played Jesuit priests, Jedi masters, Greek gods, German industrialists, revolutionary heroes (Irish and Scottish), iconic sexologists, and megalomaniacal supervillains. Make him play one man with a particular set of skills — skills that make him a nightmare for folks who want to harm his loved ones — …
Read More »Blackpink Fire Off a Warning Shot With First Song of 2023: Don't Mess With 'the Girls'
Blackpink are back with their first new song of the year, “the Girls,” a track the group crafted for their recently released mobile game. The song itself is an infectious blast of brash, boastful pop anchored by a delightfully defiant chorus: “Stop sign, we’re burning it down/Better watch out, we …
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