Morgan Wade’s acclaimed debut album Reckless will get a refresh in 2022 with a deluxe edition due out Jan. 28. The project, which was originally released independently, will now feature six songs not found on the original version, including the newly released “Run.” Anchored by a descending three-note riff that …
Read More »Swamp Dogg Teases Cheeky New Album 'I Need a Job…So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune'
Four years after his late-career comebackLove, Loss, and Auto-Tune, Swamp Dogg is returning next month with a brand-new collection of vocally-manipulated originals:I Need A Job…So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune will be released Feb. 25, on Don Giovanni Records. Swamp Dogg has remained as busy as ever in the years …
Read More »They Helped Save Democracy — and Are Being Tormented for It
Adrian Fontes never thought he would need to draw on his training as a Marine in his job as a top election officer for Maricopa County, Arizona. Yet there he was in late 2020, meeting with members of the sheriff’s department and other law-enforcement agencies about establishing a secure perimeter …
Read More »Watch Gayle Perform Breakout Hit 'Abcdefu' on Fallon
Up-and-coming artist Gayle made her late night TV debut on The Tonight Show to perform her single “Abcdefu.” Joined by a live band, the 17-year-old singer gave an impassioned performance on vocals and electric guitar. The song, released last August when the singer signed with Atlantic Records, has become a …
Read More »John Mayer Pulls Out of Dead & Company's Mexico Shows After Covid-19 Diagnosis
John Mayer has tested positive for Covid-19 and will no longer appear during Dead and Company‘s Playing in the Sand concerts in Mexico, which take place at Moon Palace resort in Cancún Jan. 7 to Jan. 10 and Jan. 13 through Jan. 16. “Today, just prior to leaving for Mexico, …
Read More »Young Dolph Murder Suspect Identified: 'There's Not Any Closure For Us'
Authorities identified a suspect Wednesday who’s wanted in connection with the murder of rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery on Nov. 17. Justin Johnson, 23, is alleged to have shot Young Dolph while the rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was visiting Makeda’s Cookies near Memphis International Airport. Johnson …
Read More »A Juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell Case Revealed He Was a Victim of Sexual Abuse. Now Defense Wants a New Trial
A juror from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial has given interviews to news outlets including Reuters and The Independent, sharing insights from the deliberations that led to the Dec. 29 conviction of Maxwell on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. The juror, who identified himself by his first and middle name, Scotty David, …
Read More »Country Songwriter Tom T. Hall's Death Ruled a Suicide
Tom T. Hall, the Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter who died last August at 85, took his own life at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, the Williamson County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed to Rolling Stone on Wednesday. When reached on the phone by Rolling Stone, a spokesperson for the …
Read More »Inside 'The Book of Boba Fett' With Stars Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen
Temuera Morrison is 60 years old. Ming-Na Wen is 58. They are not at the age where many actors would be asked to play an action hero. Yet here both are on The Book of Boba Fett, her chasing assassins across rooftops in last week’s series premiere, and him robbing …
Read More »Rand Paul Comes Out as Pro-Omicron
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has failed to follow the science for much of the pandemic, on Wednesday called Omicron, the Covid-19 variant responsible for record-setting number of positive cases, “nature’s vaccine” during an interview with Fox & Friends. “We’ve got 150 million people in our country that have already …
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