Jack Antonoff corralled an intriguing mix of musicians — including Phoebe Bridgers, the 1975’s Matty Healy, and Phish’s Trey Anastasio — for a performance of the Jackson Browne-penned Nico classic, “These Days.” Stereogum shared a video of the special performance (and several others), which also featured vocal contributions from Bridgers’ …
Read More »'Nepo Babies Have Feelings': Lily Allen Says the Real Villains Are in Politics, Not Hollywood
Imagine the Spidermen pointing at each other meme except, instead of Spidermen, it’s different industry subsets of nepotism babies. The discourse around famous people with famous parents, distant relatives, or not-so-distant family friends has become the center of conversation in Hollywood as of late, and now the nepo babies themselves …
Read More »Watch Reneé Rapp Talk 'Mean Girls,' TikTok, and Following Her Heart on The Green Room
As Gen-Z’s newest “It Girl,” Reneé refuses to compare herself to anyone. Cooling off after an electrifying performance of songs from Reneé’s stunning debut EP, Everything to Everyone, Rolling Stone caught up with Reneé for an episode of The Green Room. At The Bowery Electric in NYC, Reneé talked all …
Read More »Dolly Parton Can't Wait 22 Years to Dig Up the Time Capsule Song She Buried Underneath Dollywood
Dolly Parton doesn’t know whose bright idea it was to create a brand new song and bury it in a time capsule beneath Dollywood, only to be opened after she turns 99 years old, but she’s losing her patience more and more the longer it sits underground. “You have no …
Read More »Daniel Seavey Says a Stalker 'Tried to Kiss' Him After Breaking Into His House Again
Daniel Seavey is still shaken up after a stalker broke into his house (again) and attempted to kiss him. On Instagram Tuesday, the former Why Don’t We singer alleged that the same woman who broke into his house over the summer while he was away, broke into his house again …
Read More »500 Musicians Demand Change After Juilliard Misconduct Allegations
An open letter demanding that the Juilliard School take immediate action against composer Robert Beaser, the former chair of the institution’s composition department, for alleged “decades-long abuse of women and power” has been signed by more than 500 musicians and leaders in the classical music community. The letter was first …
Read More »Paul McCartney Recalls Struggling to Grieve John Lennon's Death Before Writing 'Here Today': 'It Was Just Too Deep'
When John Lennon was killed in December 1980, tributes poured in from all around the world in remembrance of the beloved Beatle. “It was difficult for everyone in the world cause he was such a loved character and such a crazy guy, you know, that he was so special,” Paul …
Read More »Dave Grohl Dusts Off Classic Deep Cut 'Marigold' for Virtual Charity Concert
Dave Grohl took some time out from his annual Hanukkah celebration to deliver an acoustic rendition of one of his most cherished rarities, “Marigold,” during the “Letters To Santa” virtual fundraiser. Grohl performed a five-song acoustic set for the 24-hour music and comedy benefit and opened it with “Marigold.” The …
Read More »The Pavement Musical and Museum Exhibit Were Part of Alex Ross Perry's New Pavement Movie
That absolutely bonkers Pavement jukebox musical, and the equally surreal pop-up museum, weren’t just stilly stunts to celebrate the indie band’s latest reunion tour — they were silly stunts for a new Pavement movie directed by Alex Ross Perry. Perry revealed the broader machinations in a new New Yorker piece …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle Killer's Bid to Reduce Murder Conviction Rejected by Judge
A judge has rejected a request from Eric Holder Jr. — Nipsey Hussle’s convicted killer — to reduce his sentence from first-degree murder to second-degree murder or manslaughter. On Monday, Judge H. Clay Jacke denied a defense motion for a new trial, and scheduled Holder’s sentencing for Feb. 22. Holder …
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