Earlier this week, Lionel Richie walked offstage and saw his manager standing there with tears in his eyes. “The first thing he said was, ‘OK, I’ve got some news for you,’” Richie says on the phone from his home in Los Angeles. “I thought, ‘This is the worst news I’m …
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Olivia Rodrigo is the latest artist to protest the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe vs. Wade and limiting abortion rights, with the singer addressing the situation during her concert Wednesday in Washington, D.C. “Because we’re in D.C., I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to say how heartbroken I am over …
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There are nine new musical acts entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and eight of them are active in one form or another. The only exception is Eurythmics. The synth-pop duo of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox haven’t released a new album since their 1999 reunion …
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There’s a line that host Howie Mandel likes to revisit throughout the all-too-brief duration of the first season of Bullsh*t the Game Show, Netflix‘s new entrant to its (largely unsuccessful) game-show canon. The contestant has won a significant amount of money answering trivia questions, despite getting a sizable percentage (in …
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Bridgerton is quaking. Future takes it back to medieval times in the music video for “Wait for U,” his song with Drake and Tems from his recently released album I Never Liked You. In the video, Future takes on the role of a “toxic king” who simply doesn’t do enough …
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It’sHarry’s House and we’re just the king’s unworthy guests. On Thursday, Harry Styles announced a fall residency tour, which will see him make stops in major cities New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Austin, in support of his forthcoming album, scheduled for May 20. The set of shows serves as …
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Karine Jean-Pierre will replace Jen Psaki as White House press secretary when Psaki leaves the post next week, President Biden announced on Thursday. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role — one of the most prominent positions at the White …
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In the music world, it’s pretty much a given that the mellower the artist, the more troubled he or she may be — think of the demons lurking behind those all those languid guitar strums or yacht-rock tempos. (See: the Doobie Brothers.) And thanks to the new documentary Sheryl, which …
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A Texas pastor has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West over a sample featured in the song “Come to Life.” Bishop David P. Moten alleges that about 20% of the Donda single is lifted from a sermon he delivered at Victoria, Texas’ the Joy of the Lord Worship …
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Hip-hop pioneer Kidd Creole, who was an original member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death in 2017. Born Nathaniel Glover, the artist was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter last month. He was convicted of stabbing …
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