About 10 years ago, Adam Weiner was onstage in a shitty NASCAR bar in Illinois, playing two sets of piano-driven rock & soul for about 30 onlookers. Weiner, who’s Jewish and fronts the band Low Cut Connie, was wearing a Star of David around his neck as he sang and …
Read More »'Love Island Games' Host Maya Jama Is Navigating the Dating Chaos
It’s been a busy year for Maya Jama. The British television host and radio personality took over hosting the popular reality dating series Love Island UK at the beginning of the year, following in the footsteps of Laura Whitmore. While Jama was already famous for her other roles and her …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Brent Faiyaz, Mr. Eazi, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weeklyrundownof thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Taylor Swift subverts sexism with a sultry 1989 vault track, Brent Faiyaz remains unfazed on a bouncy single, and Mr. Eazi drops his long-awaited debut. Plus, new music from YoungBoy …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Has a Story to Tell — And It Starts With Her Upcoming Single 'Cobra'
The world’s largest venomous snake is the king cobra — and while the royal court of snakes doesn’t include the existence of a queen cobra, Megan Thee Stallion is stepping into that role herself. On Friday, after days of teasing her solo comeback with snake imagery and cryptic captions, the …
Read More »The Sadness of 'Slut' — And More of Our Takeaways from Taylor Swift's New Vault Tracks
Sweetening the deal of every re-recorded Taylor Swift album is the promise of hearing new vault tracks. These previously unreleased songs, which were written during their assigned eras, flesh out the diaristic narratives Swift laid out on their respective albums — and they also give us a glimpse into how …
Read More »What's Going On With DJ Envy's Ponzi Scheme Allegations?
This week, real estate investor Cesar Piña was arrested on a federal wire fraud charge in what federal authorities are calling a “multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme” that defrauded New York and New Jersey area investors. Piña is a business associate of DJ Envy, real name Raashaun Casey, who is …
Read More »Trump Announced Sidney Powell Joined His Legal Team In 2020, Now Claims She Was 'Never' His Lawyer
To Donald Trump, the truth is whatever he decides it is. In the wake of Sidney Powell‘s plea deal and despite claiming that she had joined his legal team in 2020, the former president is now alleging she was “never” his attorney. “Despite the Fake News reports to the contrary… …
Read More »Listen: Billionaire Brags About Trump Sharing Secret Information With Him
Nearly two weeks ago, media reported that Donald Trump reportedly revealed information about U.S. nuclear submarine capabilities to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt. And on Sunday, 60 Minutes Australia played recordings of secret tapes where Pratt disclosed other non-public information Trump shared with him, including information about U.S. military operations in …
Read More »Bad Bunny Notches Third Consecutive Number One Album With 'Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana'
Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana dethroned Drake and For All The Dogs to debut atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, the publication announced on Sunday, marking the rapper’s third consecutive album to debut atop the chart in an impressive run for one of music’s biggest …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open Crashed by George Santos With a Random Baby
Before we were treated to the hosting debut of musician and actor Bad Bunny, Saturday Night Live kicked things off with a cold open on the House of Representatives’ third vote for Speaker — where the deeply unlikable Republican Representative Jim Jordan, who has some serious things to answer for …
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