Welcome to ourweekly rundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. It’s a big week for snarky songs inspired by exes: Olivia Rodrigo delivers a grrrl-rock banger, and Karol G pierces her ex’s ego. Plus, Noname releases her first album in …
Read More »O'Shae Sibley Stabbing Death: Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Hate Crime Charge
Dmitriy Popov, the 17-year-old charged with the stabbing death of a gay, Black man, O’Shae Sibley, has pleaded not guilty to murder as a hate crime. He entered the plea in Brooklyn’s State Supreme Court on Friday, according to The New York Times. Popov will be tried as an adult …
Read More »Right-Wing Influencers Just Found Their Favorite New Country Song
Right-wing influencers are losing their minds over a new country song that just appeared on streaming services today. “Rich Men North of Richmond” is a passionate screed against the state of the country sung by Oliver Anthony, who identifies as a farmer living off the grid with his three dogs …
Read More »Sam Bankman-Fried Is Moving Out of Parents' House and Into Jail
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced wunderkind whose cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX imploded last November, will go from house arrest at his parents’ home to jail, a judge has ordered ahead of his trial on fraud charges. In a Friday hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan formally revoked …
Read More »Rauw Alejandro Didn't Need to Share His Rosalia Breakup Song With the Entire World
Rauw Alejandro is in his post-breakup, sad boi era — and he just dropped a song dedicated to Rosalía that we could’ve all lived without. On Thursday, the Puerto Rican reggaetonero surprise-released “Hayami Hana,” dedicated to his ex-fiancée, detailing, in rap verses, the “things he wants to get off his …
Read More »He Infiltrated a Notorious White Nationalist Group. Now, He's Being Sued for Exposing Them
To hear Patriot Front members tell it, David Alan Capito II is basically an antifa superspy — a man who is known by myriad aliases, including “Vyacheslav Arkangelskiy,” “Nick Vasiliy,” and “Vincent Washington.” This last name was the one Capito used to infiltrate Patriot Front and doxx members of the …
Read More »Robbie Robertson Was the Genius At the Heart of the Band's Communal Vision
If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s …
Read More »Kai Cenat Breaks Silence on Chaotic NYC Giveaway: 'I'm Beyond Disappointed'
Kai Cenat, the popular streamer whose giveaway in New York City devolved into a chaotic situation last Friday, took to Twitch Wednesday to discuss the situation for the first time. In a livestream titled “First Stream After New York,” Cenat first acknowledged the bigger-than-usual audience on his stream, noting “the …
Read More »Netflix Exposes How the Sacklers Sold Sex to Trigger an Opioid Killing Spree
Cults come in many shapes, sizes and forms, not all of them involving a charismatic figurehead, secluded hideaway, or cache of weapons. Sometimes, as in Netflix’s lively new Sackler family takedown Painkiller, the angels of death are short-skirted sales reps, heroin Barbies who scream their heads off at sales “conferences” …
Read More »Paramore Cancels Remaining North American Tour Dates as Hayley Williams Battles Lung Infection
The North American leg of Paramore‘s This Is Why tour has come to an end sooner than anticipated. Following a performance in Seattle on Wednesday, frontwoman Hayley Williams revealed that the final two shows of the tour, scheduled for Portland on Aug. 10 and Salt Lake City on Aug. 13, …
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