After two decades of pop ubiquity, Maroon 5 are digging deeper into the crate than expected on their eighth album.Love Is Likeweaves a surprising number of Seventies funk, soul, and R&B samples into their sleek pop sound — Barbara Stant’s 1972 obscurity “You Know I Love You,” Loleatta Holloway’s storming …
Read More »Doechii Cancels Appearances at Three Music Festivals
Doechii won’t be performing at three music festivals she was scheduled to play at this weekend. On Monday, All Points East, Rock en Seine, and Forwards Festival announced that the rap star would no longer be performing, although no reason was given for the cancellations. “Unfortunately, Doechii will no longer …
Read More »Jack White Slams Donald Trump's 'Disgusting' Oval Office Redesign: 'What an Embarrassment'
President Donald Trump has signed 191 executive orders from his desk in the Oval Office since taking office in January. His recent orders have focused on ramping up his efforts to embolden law enforcement across the country, as well as attempting to ban mail-in voting and allow law enforcement to …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Falls in Love With Nia Long, Ayo Edebiri, Willow in 'Darling, I' Video
Tyler, the Creator can’t help falling in love in his self-directed video for “Darling, I.” Slipping back into the world of Chromakopia, the rapper gives his heart to a host of cameo crushes, including Willow, Nia Long, Ayo Edebiri, Lauren London, and Chase Infiniti. Tyler goes from date to date …
Read More »Blackpink Close Out London Run With Cover of Spice Girls' 'Wannabe'
Blackpink performed at Wembley Stadium in London on Friday and Saturday, and as the first K-pop girl group to headline the venue, they made sure to give fans what they really, really want. On Saturday, they paid tribute to a fellow girl group sensation who preceded them, performing Spice Girls’ …
Read More »Helen Mirren Is Against Casting a Woman as the Next James Bond: 'It Just Doesn't Work'
No one has spent a longer stretch of time in the role of James Bond than Daniel Craig. After vacating the role following 2021’s No Time to Die, nearly every handsome and charismatic working actor has been suggested to fill his position. Some viewers have even considered a list of …
Read More »S.G. Goodman Wants to Be Your Minister of Grief
Mention this summer’s Newport Folk Festival to S.G. Goodman, and she’ll lead with a sports story. “Oh, I kicked Kevin Morby’s ass,” she says, faster than it took to bring up the fest in the first place. Goodman was the captain of the winning team in the Newport All-Star softball …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Doc Covering Final Years Pulled Hours Before Premiere
The BBC has postponed the premiere of a new documentary about the final years of Ozzy Osbourne’s life just hours ahead of its scheduled premiere on Monday evening, Aug. 18. No reason for the postponement was given, nor was it clear when (or if) Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home would air. …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Play His Anti-Corporate Screed 'This Note's For You' For First Time in 28 Years
Neil Young performed at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Sunday night, and he kicked off the encore by mocking the venue’s corporate name with his 1988 screed “This Note’s For You.” It was the first time he played the song since 1997 in any concert setting. Young wrote “This Note’s For …
Read More »Dijon's Sophomore Album 'Baby' is Nothing Short of a Triumph
It’s in the tight confines of a spare room in his Los Angeles home that singer-songwriter Dijon Duenas, known professionally as just Dijon, constructed his 2021 debut, Absolutely, a delicate patchwork of sonic vignettes, bursting at the seams with emotion. The record was suffused with the texture of the environment …
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