Regardless of whether Attorney General William Barr was ever a “respectable” political figure, plenty of powerful people seem to have held him in such regard. If Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) was one of those people, she’s not anymore. On Wednesday, she lamented the degree to which the attorney general has …
Read More »Hear Boy George and Gladys Knight Duet on Culture Club's 'Runaway Train'
Boy George and Culture Club recruit Gladys Knight for a new version of the band’s “Runaway Train.” The reworked rendition of the song, which appeared in its original form on Boy George and Culture Club’s 2018 LP Life, was initially released as a limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day …
Read More »Neil Young Displacing Re-Release Schedule for New Crazy Horse Album
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have finished their first new album since 2012’s Psychedelic Pill and are aiming to release it in the fall. “We believe we have a great Crazy Horse album, one to stand alongside Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Sleeps with Angels, Psychedelic Pill and all the …
Read More »'Game of Thrones': Yes, That Really Was Chris Stapleton
The living took on the hordes of dead Sunday night in an epic, bloody episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones titled “The Long Night” that will no doubt be debated intensely for weeks as the series prepares to wrap up its eighth and final season. Many fans from the country …
Read More »Putin Blasts Maria Butina Sentence: 'It's an Outrage'
An angry Vladimir Putin has denounced the 18 month sentence handed down to Russian influence agent Maria Butina, blasting her prison term an outrageous face-saving measure by U.S. authorities and claiming, against substantial evidence, “there was nothing on her.” As Rolling Stone exposed in April 2018, shortly before she was …
Read More »Billboard Latin Music Awards 2019: The Best Things We Saw
Latin music’s biggest industry event touched down on Vegas on Thursday night — and with it, a star-studded cast of nominees and performers, including Ozuna, Bad Bunny, J Balvin and many more. The culmination of a week-long music business summit, the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards brought forth the fruits …
Read More »'The White Crow' Gives Urgency to the Life of Late, Great Nureyev
As a director, Ralph Fiennes shows the same alertness for telling details and rich characterization that he does as an actor. And that’s saying something. His talent shines in The White Crow, a look at the early life of ballet great Rudolf Nureyev, up to and including his defection from …
Read More »See Madonna, Maluma Tie the Knot in New Video for 'Medellín'
Madonna premiered the video for “Medellín,” her latest single with Colombian pop darling Maluma, on Wednesday via live telecast on MTV. This is her first new single since 2015’s “Iconic,” featuring Chance the Rapper and Mike Tyson. It’s only fitting that she chose to premiere the clip on the network …
Read More »Britney Spears Addresses Speculation About Mental Health: 'All Is Well'
Britney Spears took to Instagram to address apparent rumors about her well-being. It’s her first video post since she checked into a mental health facility for a reported 30-day stay earlier this month. In the video, she said she wanted to check in “with all of you who are concerned …
Read More »Watch 'Avengers' Cast Sing 'We Didn't Start the Fire' on 'Fallon'
Jimmy Fallon tapped the cast of Avengers: Endgame to create a new take on Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” themed to the new Marvel movie. In the video, which aired on The Tonight Show, everyone from Robert Downey Jr. to Chris Evans offered lyrics about the history of …
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