Two months after pushing the remainder of his tour to next year due to a medical condition, Bruce Springsteen returned to the concert stage Monday night at New York’s David Geffen Hall as part of the Stand Up For Heroes benefit. He’s played practically every year since the annual event …
Read More »Hear Paul McCartney Recount His First Meeting With John Lennon, Reveal Dirty Beatles Easter Eggs
Since it launched last month, the podcast Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics has captured the artist reflecting on the stories behind songs he recorded with the Beatles and Wings and as a solo artist. In addition to picking apart the lyrics, he has also discussed some of the interesting …
Read More »Israeli Music Stars Promote New Album Benefitting Festival Massacre Victims: 'We Want To Help'
One month after Hamas’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel, a group of electronic music stars is promoting a new 73-track project to raise money for victims of the Supernova festival massacre. The Bring Them Back compilation spans the electronic gamut from trance to techno, with contributions from many of …
Read More »Danny Elfman: New Sexual Abuse Allegations Are 'Meritless' and 'Absurd'
Film composer Danny Elfman has denied allegations from a woman who claimed that he sexually harassed her over 20 years ago, stating that the claims were “meritless” and “would carry no weight in a court of law.” In Elfman’s answer to the anonymous Jane Doe accuser’s allegations, filed in Los …
Read More »There's a Storm Brewing for Rauw Alejandro in New 'Diluvio' Music Video
Rauw Alejandro brings a bit of thunder and lightning to the new music video for “Diluvio,” a track off his most recent album, Playa Saturno. Directed by Martin Seipel and El Zorro, the video finds Alejandro in the throes of a feverish love affair that seems to bend space, time, …
Read More »Father Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors Following Son Being Accused of Parade Shooting
Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the man who is accused of killing seven people and wounding many more at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Monday to seven counts of misdemeanor reckless conduct for aiding his son in obtaining a license to own …
Read More »Taylor Swift Takes Eight of the Top 10 on the Hot 100
Taylor Swift‘s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) opened with one of the most dominant weeks on the charts in years, as the album takes seven of the Top 10 slots on Billboard‘s Hot 100, the publication announced on Monday. Combined with the Lover hit “Cruel Summer,” Swift took eight of the Top …
Read More »'Tiger King' Zoo Owner Doc Antle Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering and Animal Trafficking
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the zoo owner brought to notoriety by Netflix’s Tiger King, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits the trafficking of illegally obtained wildlife, including those protected through the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Justice Department announced on …
Read More »Greta Gerwig Thinks 'Barbie' Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Should Be Next 007
He has already portrayedBarack ObamaandMalcom X(and will soon be seen asBob Marley) butBarbiedirector Greta Gerwig believes she has discovered Kingsley Ben-Adir’s true calling.Appearing onVariety’s Awards Circuitpodcastto discuss the record-breaking blockbuster, Gerwig described the scene that convinced her she had found the next 007. Near the end of the film, whereKen, …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran and Maisie Peters Perform 'Lego House' at Wembley
Ed Sheeran protégé Maisie Peters had a surprise for her audience on the night she wrapped her “Road to Wembley” tour. While playing her biggest headline show to date, Peters brought out Sheeran himself. “My boss,” she announced, as the crowd laughed and cheered. “He let me play his Wembley, …
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