Bon Iver have released a live, in-studio performance of “Beth/Rest,” which will appear on the upcoming 10th-anniversary reissue of the band’s celebrated self-titled album, out January 14th, 2022. The performance of “Beth/Rest” is taken from Bon Iver’s 2011 AIR Studios session, recorded in London at Lyndhurst Hall, a former church …
Read More »Silk Sonic's Debut Album Will Arrive This Fall
Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak’s Silk Sonic will release their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, on November 12th. The album announcement fittingly arrives on Mars’ birthday, with .Paak posting a photo of the pair alongside funk legend Bootsy Collins — who serves as the album’s “special guest host” …
Read More »Sadly, Idris Elba Will Not Be the Next James Bond
Idris Elba is out of the running to become the next James Bond. With Daniel Craig having bowed out after a fifth and final turn as Ian Fleming’s suave spy with No Time to Die, speculation is already rife regarding who will step into the tuxedo next. And Elba, who’s …
Read More »Family Demands Murder Charges for 'School Safety Officer' Who Shot Long Beach Teen
The family of Mona Rodriguez is demanding criminal charges be levied against a school safety officer who fired into a moving car outside a high school in Long Beach, California, shooting the 18-year-old and leaving her brain dead. On Tuesday morning, the family held a press conference in front of …
Read More »Another Blockbuster Deal: Tina Turner Sells Entire Catalog to BMG
As music companies continue to court hitmakers for their songs, one of the most celebrated catalogs in pop history is on the move. Tina Turner has sold her music rights to BMG, the company’s CEO Hartwig Masuchtells Rolling Stone — marking the latestevent in the trend of major legacy artists …
Read More »Meek Mill is Both Dazzling and Disappointing on 'Expensive Pain'
No platinum rapper is quite like Meek Mill. The lifelong Philadelphian often sounds like a throwback, a hardcore East Coast shouter in an era overstuffed with Autotune-sweetened melodicists. His best tracks – “Dreams and Nightmares,” “Tupac Back,” “Levels” – are as profoundly memorable as any his megastar peers have produced. …
Read More »Trump Disses DeSantis' Potential Presidential Bid: 'I'd Beat Him'
Even though former president Donald Trump has not publicly announced he will run in 2024, he is already trash-talking one of his potential opponents, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor. Speaking about a possible campaign, Trump said in an interview with Yahoo Finance’s Adam Shapiro that he was confident he would …
Read More »How Content Creators and Influencers Can Leverage Crypto
Content creators and influencers are finding new ways to monetize their intellectual property, image and likeness, and increasingly this involves blockchain and cryptocurrency. The adoption of this new technology is creating a paradigm shift in how money flows through the entertainment industry’s ecosystem. Based on my experience as the co-founder …
Read More »A TikTok Making Fun of Scientologists Turns Into Recruiting Tool for Scientologists
On September 8th, Jordana Victor, a 22-year-old criminology student at Carleton University in Canada, uploaded a video of herself on TikTok taking a Church of Scientology personality test. Called the Oxford Capacity Analysis assessment (despite the fact that it has no affiliation whatsoever with Oxford University), the test presents itself …
Read More »Judge Suspends Britney Spears' Father From Conservatorship 'Effective Today'
Jamie Spears no longer holds any keys to the Britdom. A judge on Wednesday suspended Britney Spears’ dad from his role as conservator of her $60 million estate, “effective today.” “I believe that the suspension of Mr. James Spears as conservator of the estate of Britney Spears is in the …
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