American Utopia — David Byrne‘s Spike Lee-directed concert film documenting his spectacular Broadway show — will open the 2020 Toronto Film Festival on September 10th. The 45th annual festival will feature screenings both physical and digital, consisting of drive-ins, virtual red carpets, and press conferences. This fall, it will premiere on …
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Kanye West held his first presidential rally Sunday evening, days after filing an FEC Form 2 Statement of Candidacy under his recently announced Birthday Party. “I don’t give a fuck if I win the presidency or not,” he said at the event, stressing that his aim is to be “of …
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Throughout pop history, the legacy of post-Beatles boy bands and teen pop have lacked respect. Journalist Maria Sherman’s new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, shakes off decades of under-appreciation for the pop subgenre and lays out a fascinating, in-depth history of the …
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Last week, the Rolling Stones announced plans for a super-deluxe edition of their 1973 LP Goats Head Soup. It features a remastered version of the original album along with alternate mixes, rarities, instrumental tracks, a complete 1973 show taped in Brussels, and three previously unreleased songs from the era. The …
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Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt team up to track down a dealer pushing pills that give people superpowers in the new trailer for Project Power, set to arrive August 14th on Netflix. The film is based around a new drug that gives those who take it a unique superpower (invisibility, …
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Pop Smoke has ended Drake’s latest reign atop the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, with the late Brooklyn rapper taking the top spot for the week of July 3rd through July 9th. Pop Smoke amassed a whopping 251.1 million song streams thanks to the release of his posthumous album, Shoot …
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Kanye West paid tribute to his late mother Donda with a short, new song named after her, which he released Sunday evening to mark what would’ve been her 71st birthday. “Donda” features the former teacher reciting KRS-One‘s “Sound of Da Police” over swirling gospel vocals. After a minute-and-a-half of the …
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Megan Thee Stallion took to theLegendary floor during the HBO Max ballroom competition’s first season finale. The Houston rapper performed her hit song “Savage” with help from the talented contestants from the show. Dubbed “our avenging angel” by the show’s host/MC Dashaun Wesley, Thee Stallion took the stage in giant …
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The Grammy Museum announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Grammy U — the Recording Academy’s college educational division — and Michelle Obama for a virtual mentorship program during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mentorship Monday program will be launched through Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative. Running from July 20th through …
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Universal Pictures has pushed back a handful of horror movies, including the upcoming Candyman reboot and two planned sequels to Halloween, due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19,Variety reports. The Candyman reboot, which was directed by Nia DaCosta and produced by Jordan Peele, was set to arrive September 25th, but is …
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