One Direction were never the best people to go to for advice. In 2013, they shared the Midnight Memories deep cut “Don’t Forget Where You Belong,” which featured possibly the least reassuring words of wisdom ever written: “If you ever feel alone, don’t.” Luckily, Niall Horan has sharpened his comforting …
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With the arrival of their new album today, the National have finally released their eagerly-anticipated collaboration with Taylor Swift, “The Alcott.” The aching ballad is about a couple meeting and trying to reconnect; Berninger takes the lead, offering one side of that story, before Swift joins on the chorus and …
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Earlier this month transgenderactor and activist Dylan Mulvaney partnered with Bud Light to celebrate both March Madness and Day 365, one full year since her transition began. The collaboration ignited right-wing backlash, and eventually prompteda carefully crafted piece of crisis PRfrom CEO Brendan Whitworth after Kid Rockopened fire on cases …
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Ed Sheeran played his guitar and sang on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The singer sought to prove he did not dupeMarvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On” duringthe copyright infringement trial. The British singer-songwriter strummed the four-chord progression at the core of his hit …
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Billy Strings sings an ode to the high life in “California Sober,” a new duet featuring the great Willie Nelson. The song is Strings’ first release under his new deal with Reprise Records and arrives just in time for Nelson’s 90th birthday. “California Sober” is an up-tempo bluegrass tune that’s …
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Harry Styles joined James Corden as a guest of the final episode of the Late Late Show on Thursday. During the emotional farewell, the singer addressed the possibility of a One Direction reunion — a comeback that was rumored for Corden’s last episode, but later dispelled. During the last “Spill …
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James Corden has said goodbye to the Late Late Show — and he did so with a bang. On Thursday night, Corden hosted the final iteration of his beloved show, welcoming guests Harry Styles and Will Ferrell in person, and featuring Tom Cruise in a prefilmed segment. “I sit here …
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Imagine a distant future in which humans compete for passenger seats on a spaceship headed away from this dying Earth to a more habitable planet. That’s more or less the current scene on Twitter — a slowly collapsing social network — as people scramble for access to Bluesky, a decentralized …
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Former President Donald Trump riled up supporters at a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday. Just as he took the stage, CNN published excerpts from a draft RNC report exploring the reasons Republicans underperformed in the 2022 midterms. One conclusion stood above the rest: Voters are tired of hearing about …
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Earlier this week, Tory Lanez’s lawyer Jose Baez posted a note to his 35,000 followers on Instagram alleging that the DNA evidence in Lanez’s shooting case was “false and misleading.” As if he were dropping a new album himself, he announced that he would divulge more details at 6 PM …
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