The recurring pattern in Will Smtih and Jada Pinkett Smith‘s marriage is one of public defenses and reconciliations — and private rifts and separations. Maybe that’s the way all celebrity relationship struggles should go, but tabloid fodder and the rumors that these stars do choose to comment on often leave …
Read More »Peso Pluma Reveals the Advice Travis Scott Gave Him: 'I'll Never Forget It'
Peso Pluma might be on top in música Mexicana, but when he’s not listening to his own genre, he’s usually listening to rap and hip-hop. When speaking to Rolling Stone recently, Pluma shared his excitement to meet one of his favorite artists, Travis Scott. “When I met Travis Scott and …
Read More »How Ana Macho Carved Out Their Own Lane
On a quiet Friday night in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Ana Macho sits on a feathered gray futon, looking as fabulous as ever. Leaning in with their wire-framed glasses, the artist is excitedly ready to share their story. For them, it’s been a journey: Ana Macho has been trailblazing a path …
Read More »Phoenix Tap Pusha T, Chad Hugo for New Version of 'All Eyes on Me'
Phoenix has dropped a new iteration of their song “All Eyes on Me” featuring Pusha T, the Neptunes‘ Chad Hugo, and New Zealand singer Benee. “A huge thank you to le Roi Pusha-T — most played artist in our backstage,” Phoenix said in a statement. “To Chad Hugo, who always …
Read More »Joan Baez Gets Candid About Leaving Bob Dylan in New Documentary
The new documentary Joan Baez I Am a Noise, arriving in theaters nationwide on Oct. 13, examines the life and work of Joan Baez, a folk legend and renowned activist who emerged as a powerful voice for change during the 1960s counterculture movement. Born in Staten Island, New York, to …
Read More »Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Were Separated for Six Years Before 2022 Oscars Slap
Jada Pinkett Smith revealed that she and husband Will Smith “had been living separate lives” for nearly six years and were attending the 2022 Oscars “as family, not as husband and wife,” when Will slapped Chris Rock over a joke he made about Jada. In an excerpt from her upcoming …
Read More »Allison Russell Is Changing People's View of Americana — The Grammys Are Next
T HE STARS FULLY ALIGNED for Allison Russell during the creation of her second album, The Returner. Last year, for six days during the week of the winter solstice, Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles was her home base. Through its walls, she felt the creative buzz lingering from when …
Read More »The Rolling Stones' Hell-Raising Original Ringleader
According to this very publication, the Rolling Stones’ new album Hackney Diamonds is the best the English rockers have sounded “in about half a century,” so there’s no better time for the new documentary The Stones and Brian Jones to hit theaters (and VOD). When documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield was …
Read More »How a Mar-a-Lago Lunch Birthed the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Lunchtime, early 2003: Donald Trump was one year away from starring in The Apprentice and fourteen years away from being sworn in as the forty-fifth president of the United States. He owned a share of the Miss Universe beauty pageant, some Atlantic City casinos on the verge of bankruptcy, and …
Read More »Netflix Shows How Juul Went Up in Flames
Can I hit your Juul? That billion-dollar question whispered in study halls and hollered at house parties among teens and 20-somethings is explored in Netflix’s new documentary series, Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul. Directed by R.J. Cutler and based on Time reporter Jamie Ducharme’s book Big Vape: …
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