Jennifer Lawrence is hilarious. Sure, she made her name as an actor in dead-serious indie dramas (The Burning Plain, Winter’s Bone), franchise tent poles (The Hunger Games trilogy, those X-Men 2.0 blockbusters), the kind of nerve-shredding films that fall somewhere between horror and thriller (House at the End of the …
Read More »Beyond Wonderland Attendees Detail 'Chaos' of Shooting: 'I'm Not OK'
The EDM festival Beyond Wonderland marked a number of firsts for Val Flores. The 22-year-old had been to raves before, but nothing of this scale. Scheduled to take place at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre on June 17 and 18, the event was her first full-blown weekend-festival outing. Artists including Dillon Francis, …
Read More »'I'm a Virgo' Is an Assault on Capitalism, Streaming on Amazon
“All art is propaganda,” Cootie is told in Amazon‘s new series I’m A Virgo. Cootie leans a lot about propaganda over the course of the show. His friend Jones is a Black activist trying to fight the effects of the “crisis of capitalism” that is bringing so much hurt into …
Read More »King Princess, Descendent of Couple Who Died on Titanic, Weighs in On Titan Sub Disaster
King Princess is not impressed by wealthy people who take big risks. The singer (real name Mikaela Straus) is the great-great-granddaughter of Idisorand Ida Straus, who died when theTitanicsank in April 1912, and she has offered up an opinion about the Titan submersible, which killed five people when it imploded. …
Read More »Anitta Goes Back to Her Roots on Dance-Ready Single 'Funk Rave'
Anitta has dropped a vibrant, upbeat new single, “Funk Rave.” The song marks her first release for her new record label Republic Recordsin partnership withUniversal Music Latin Entertainment. The singer previously teased the song during a performance at the opening ceremony of the UEFA Champions League Finals in Istanbul. It …
Read More »Shania Twain Unveils 'Queen of Me: Royal Edition Extended Version'
Shania Twain released the Royal Edition Extended Version of her recent album, Queen Of Me, which was released in February. The five-time Grammy-winning star brings new tracks “Done & Dusted” and “On Three,” which features Billy Ray Cyrus counting Twain in. “I was in the studio recording ‘On Three’ and …
Read More »Gwen Stefani Returns With Romantic Bop 'True Babe'
Gwen Stefani has returned with the romantic pop bop “True Babe.” It’s the star’s first song since 2021’s “Slow Clap” featuring Saweetie. Stefani teamed up with Swedish production duo Jack & Coke as well as Los Angeles-based rock songwriter and producer KThrash for the tune. The single celebrates finding comfort …
Read More »Carly Rae Jepsen Is Back With New Single 'Shy Boy'
Less than a year after releasing acclaimed album The Loneliest Time, pop savant Carly Rae Jepsen has returned with new single “Shy Boy.” The shimmering pop anthem celebrates getting a cute boy to come out of his shell on the dance floor. “Shy boy stir me up/You didn’t even know …
Read More »Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice Revive Aqua's Hit With 'Barbie World' Video
Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice are officially Barbie girls in a Barbie world! On Friday, the rappers released their highly-anticipated Barbie soundtrack collaboration “Barbie World,” reimagining the original song, “Barbie Girl” released by Aqua 25 years ago. “Pink ‘Vette like I’m ready to bend (Bend),” raps Ice Spice.“I’m a ten, …
Read More »North Carolina Legislature Approves Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Women's, Girls' Sports
North Carolina’s GOP-controlled state House voted on Thursday to approve a bill banning the participation of transgender women and girls in sports outside of their biological sex. The ban covers athletics from middle school through the collegiate level. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” states that “athletic teams designated for …
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