Jon Bon Jovi’s mother, Carol A. Bongiovi, died yesterday, July 9, at the Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, New Jersey. She was 83. Bon Jovi confirmed his mother’s death in a statement, though no cause was given. She died just three days before her 84th birthday. “Our mother was …
Read More »Margo Price Opens Up About Nose Operation in Personal Essay
In a lengthy personal essay, Margo Price wrote about her decision to get septoplasty and rhinoplasty, and the depression she felt before and after the operation this past March. “I didn’t recognize the person staring back at me,” she wrote in the Substack missive, “As Plain as the Nose on …
Read More »Bartees Strange Delivers an Interstate Love Song With New Single 'Lie 95'
Bartees Strange pens a literal “interstate love song” on the singer-songwriter’s new single “Lie 95.” “This song is about searching for love all across the Northeast corridor (I-95) — my universe,” Strange said of the track in a statement. “I’m thinking of Love in a broad way: partners, friends, and …
Read More »Yes, Bart Simpson Voice Actress Nancy Cartwright Really Is Sabrina Carpenter's Aunt
The recent influx of fans Sabrina Carpenter has received since “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” began permeating pop aren’t fully caught up on all of her lore just yet. In a recent TikTok post, The Simpsons voice actress Nancy Cartwright is helping catch them up to speed on the familial …
Read More »Katy Perry Details New Album '143'
Ahead of the arrival of Katy Perry’s new single “Woman’s World” tomorrow, the singer has revealed the title and release date for her next album. 143 — named after the Nineties pager code for “I love you” — is due out September 20 via Capitol Records. The album marks Perry’s …
Read More »Billie Eilish and Finneas Test Each Other's Embarrassment, Spice Levels on 'Hot Ones Versus'
Billie Eilish and Finneas entered the Hot Ones Versus gauntlet as extremely close siblings and collaborators and left as, well, still extremely close siblings and collaborators, but reeling from the eye-watering, consciousness-rattling effects of extremely spicy hot sauce. For the interview show’s competition spin-off, the siblings were challenged to ask …
Read More »King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Preview 'Flight b741' LP With 'Le Risque'
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced their new album, Flight b741, which arrives on Aug. 9. It’s the first album they will release on their own label, (p)doom records. The Australian group also shared the album’s first single, “Le Risque,” along with its music video, which finds the …
Read More »Ariana Grande Defends Voice Change After Viral Interview Clip: 'God Forbid I Sneeze Like Glinda'
Ariana Grande is defending herself from critics who’ve taken issue with her changing the sound of her voice in interviews during the promo run for Wicked. In a new interview with Evan Ross Katz for hisShut Up Evanpodcast, the singer pointed to her voice’s “muscle memory” and called out double …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Says Pearl Jam Had 'Near-Death' Health Scare
Eddie Vedder says Pearl Jam had a “near-death experience” that forced them to cancel shows in London and Berlin last week. In a fan-captured video during the group’s show in Barcelona over the weekend, Vedder opened up about a “frightening” illness that hit the group. “Can I just say that …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Has Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice on Her 'Short n' Sweet' Track List
The summer of Sabrina Carpenter keeps getting sweeter. With her forthcoming studio album Short n’ Sweet scheduled to arrive on Aug. 23, the pop phenom has unveiled the complete track list for the record. Carpenter covers her bases across the 12-track project, checking off sugar, spice, and everything nice. Short …
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