British girl group FLO are heading into the new year with a clean slate. On their latest single “Losing You” the three-piece R&B ensemble – made up of Renée, Jorja, and Stella – shed their emotional baggage with an out with the old, in with the new mentality leading them …
Read More »Daisy Edgar-Jones Will Play Carole King in Biopic Based on 'Beautiful' Musical
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The actress who’ll play Carole King in an upcoming biopic based on Broadway musical Beautiful has been selected: On Thursday, Sony announced that Where the Crawdads Sing actress …
Read More »The Weeknd Seeks Strength on Booming 'Avatar 2' Theme Song 'Nothing Is Lost'
The Weeknd released his new song “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” the theme song from the upcoming blockbuster Avatar: The Way of Water. The track was penned by Abel Tesfaye and produced by his frequent collaborators Swedish House Mafia along with composer Simon Franglen, who provides the score …
Read More »'I'm Heartbroken': HBCU Student Arrested in Class Speaks Out
On Wednesday, a Black student at HBCU Winston-Salem State University was arrested in class, as her classmates looked on in apparent horror. The student, whose name was not released by the school, had an in-class confrontation with a teacher that ended with the student in handcuffs — and hundreds of …
Read More »France Advances to FIFA World Cup Finals as Morocco's Historic Run Ends
France defeated the upstart Morocco team Wednesday to seal their spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals, with Les Bleus edging the surprise team of the tournament 2-0 to advance to a Dec. 18 showdown with Argentina. The French squad scored just five minutes into the match as Theo …
Read More »Gunna Released From Jail After Taking Plea in YSL Gang Case
Gunna will be released from prison after pleading guilty to the RICO Act violation charge against him in the sweeping YSL gang case. The rapper — real name Sergio Kitchens — explained his plea in a statement issued via his lawyers. In it, Kitchens said he was taking an “Alford …
Read More »'Iron Man' Rockets Into National Film Registry With 'When Harry Met Sally,' 'Super Fly'
Iron Man, Super Fly, When Harry Met Sally, and more have been added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. The Film Registry inducts 25 movies each year, selecting them for their “cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage.” The public also has the opportunity …
Read More »'The Eternal Daughter': A Bewitching Ghost Story That Proves Two Tilda Swintons Are Better Than One
Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter is, among other things, a spiritual sequel to her exquisite recent films The Souvenir (2019) and The Souvenir Part II (2021). Those movies studied a fledgling filmmaker named Julie Hart, who, bearing some autobiographical resemblance to Hogg herself, wound her way through memories of dating …
Read More »Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, Dancer and Longtime Ellen DeGeneres Sidekick, Dead at 40
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the dancer and television personality who spent years as Ellen DeGeneres’ DJ/sidekick on her daytime talk show, has died. He was 40. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner confirmed that Boss died at a hotel or motel on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and that the cause of death …
Read More »Winnie the Pooh to Head Back to the Beginning in Adventurous Origin Story Prequel
When A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh entered public domain in January earlier this year, the first large-scale use of his beloved comfort characters arrived in a film trailer featuring Pooh on a killing spree that was, well, not so comforting. At least now a group of former DreamWorks creators who …
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