Even the President of Mexico is standing behind Yahritza y Su Esencia after the group faced extreme backlash for comments they made about Mexican food. On Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spent more than 10 minutes defending the Mexican-American group, saying he’d be open to seeing siblings Yahritza, Mando, …
Read More »How A New Exhibition Honors the Memory of Salsa Titans La Lupe and Tito Puente
La Lupe was electric onstage. The Cuban singer, known for her belting power and undeniable charisma, began showing off her skills at a young age, winning local radio competitions and dazzling audiences at clubs on the island. When she moved to New York City after the Cuban Revolution, she kept …
Read More »Texas Anti-Porn Law Blocked in Crucial Win for Free Speech Advocates
A Texas law designed to put strict controls on access to adult websites was blocked by a federal judge on Thursday, one day before it was to go into effect, in a decision that could prove a bellwether for similar legal challenges now playing out across the country. Since the …
Read More »Timothy Olyphant on That Big 'Justified: City Primeval' Finale Twist
This post contains spoilers for “The Question,” the finale of Justified: City Primeval. And so Justified says goodbye to one Boyd, and welcomes back another. In the concluding chapter of the revival miniseries Justified: City Primeval, Timothy Olyphant‘s Raylan Givens finally had his long-awaited showdown with the Oklahoma Wildman himself, …
Read More »Coi Leray Name Drops Brands in Glitzy Music Video for 'Isabel Marant'
Coi Leray has dropped a music video for her new single, “Isabel Marant.” The song comes off the rapper’s EP, Blue Moon, out today via Uptown Records/Republic Records. In the clip, directed by Michael Vincent, Leray descends into shimmering blue water and emerges, mermaid-like, coated in glitter. She performs the …
Read More »The Japanese Kimono Salesman Dedicating His Life to Being Jimmy Page
Everyone knows the definition of a tribute band. But is there a difference between that and a “revival” band? Whatever one chooses to call it, when is such a project a money-making exercise in nostalgia — and when is it a sincere, concerted (pun intended) effort to recreate and sustain …
Read More »Andy Taylor Has a New Lease on Life — and He'll Never Say Never to Touring With Duran Duran
Andy Taylor thought that Nov. 5, 2022 was going to be one of the greatest nights of his life. After years of waiting, Duran Duran were finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The guitarist had co-founded the band back in 1980 and co-wrote many of their biggest …
Read More »Eric Church Brings a Dazzling, Disciplined 'Theater Piece' to the Country Hall of Fame
Earlier this summer, Eric Church told Rolling Stone that he’s plotting a Nashville residency at his new bar, Chief’s, when the venue opens in the Lower Broadway entertainment district sometime next year. On Tuesday night, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2023 Artist-in-Residence gave a preview of what …
Read More »Love 'Space Jam'? Pay for License Before Using the Song or You Might Get Sued
Not everyone is welcome to the jam anymore. Attorneys representing Watson Music Group, a company that claims ownership of the rights to Quad City DJ’s celebrated “Space Jam” theme from the 1996 movie, have been mailing notices of infringement to several companies, according to Billboard. The company, which Billboard reports …
Read More »Drake Reunites With Travis Scott to Perform 'Meltdown' in Vancouver
Drake reunited with Travis Scott onstage for the first time since the Astroworld tragedy as the rappers performed their Utopia collaboration “Meltdown” live Tuesday in Vancouver. “Oh yeah, for the first time ever in Vancouver, Astro and The Boy, we in this bitch,” Drake told fans at the Rogers Arena: …
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