Victor Wills, the lead singer of ostensibly one of Donald Trump’s favorite bands, the Village People, is once again asking Trump to stop using his music. A letter from Village People manager (and Willis’ wife), Karen Willis, specifically calls out a recent video from Mar-a-Lago showing Trump dancing along to …
Read More »Lizzo (and Her Flute Sasha) Get Cartoonified for the 'Simpsons'
Lizzo is going from meeting Baby Yoda to jamming with Bart, Lisa, and Homer Simpson. On Monday, the “About Damn Time” singer shared a teaser of her cameo on The Simpsons, where she’s seen performing her flute Sasha as a cartoonified version of herself alongside the beloved cartoon characters. “Every …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Are Serious About Having a Good Time on 'The Album'
How serious are Joe, Kevin, and Nick Jonas about stoking a carefree vibe on their sixth full-length? Not only did they give it the hair-tossing title The Album, they’ve stock it with songs that have titles like “Vacation Eyes,” “Summer in the Hamptons,” and “Vacation Baby.” The result is a …
Read More »The Story Behind the Iconic 'Vanderpump Rules' Theme Song
“You know that it’s our time, these are the best days of our lives. Let’s raise our glasses high, this one’s for you tonight.” Vanderpump Rules fans know these lyrics well; they comprise the chorus of “Raise Your Glass,” the show’s theme song, appearing in the opening credits since the …
Read More »The Rap Legends Breathing New Life Into The 'Stop The Violence' Movement
In 1988, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, and Biz Markie were in the middle of the Dope Jam Tour when an altercation broke out during a stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Concertgoer Julio Fuentes, 19, was stabbed once …
Read More »Feinstein's Health Crisis Goes Back Farther than We Knew
Dianne Feinstein, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending an almost three-month medical absence that highlighted her advanced age and deteriorating health. But her decline, and the problems it entails for American democracy, date back farther and go deeper than has been publicly known. Multiple sources tell Rolling Stone that …
Read More »They Helped Trump Plan a Coup. He Wants Them Back for a Second Term
Jeffrey Clark and Michael Flynn were leading figures in Donald Trump’s efforts to carry out a coup d’etat in 2020 and 2021. The result was mob violence, deaths at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., an array of criminal investigations and lawsuits, and what one former senior Trump aide went on …
Read More »Clairo Takes Her Intimate Indie Gems to Electric Lady for Live EP
Clairo has dropped Live at Electric Lady, a cozy EP released off Spotify. Clairo — a.k.a. Claire Cottrill — announced the EP on Thursday afternoon, hours before dropping it at midnight E.T. She wrote in her caption that the EP contains “all her favorites,” including her hit “Bags” and Sling …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers and Rob Moose Comment on Age and Beauty in 'Wasted' Video
A sallow, elderly woman gets a Phoebe Bridgers makeover in the video for “Wasted,” a track off composer Rob Moose’s upcoming Inflorescence solo EP that features the singer-songwriter. Tattooed hands apply makeup, a “wasted” colorful necklace, and even a grill to the woman’s teeth as Bridgers sings, “Now I’m wasted, …
Read More »U2 Announce Sphere Las Vegas Dates. The Edge Calls it a 'Quantum Leap Forward'
The Edge is normally reserved and immune to hyperbole when discussing U2‘s latest plans. But the group’s schedule in opening up Sphere in Las Vegas this September has the U2 guitarist atypically talking in grandiose terms. “My hope is that this will be a kind of quantum leap forward in …
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