Carrie Underwood has released a new song off her upcoming sixth studio album Cry Pretty. “Love Wins” is the country vocalist’s apparent commentary on the sense of divisiveness consuming the United States. “Politics and prejudice, how the hell’d it ever come to this / when everybody’s gotta pick a side …
Read More »Watch Black Eyed Peas' Glitchy Video for New Song 'Constant Part 1 and 2'
The Black Eyed Peas wind their way through the streets of New York City in the eye-popping video for their new song, “Constant Part 1 and 2.” The track opens with the group spitting over a woozy beat that samples Slick Rick’s 1985 classic, “La Di Da Di” (the eye-patched …
Read More »2018 CMA Awards Nominations: 5 Things We Learned
The nominations for the 2018 CMA Awards were unveiled Tuesday morning and the list of contenders is as unsurprising as a Luke Bryan song going to Number One: men ruled, radio exerted its omnipresent influence and good luck breaking through if your record label doesn’t operate within the traditional Music …
Read More »Jacksonville Mass Shooter Identified as Gamer David Katz
The suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting during a video-gaming competition at a pizzeria in Jacksonville, Florida, has been identified as David Katz, a 24-year-old white male from Baltimore, Maryland. Katz opened fired during the Madden NFL 19 qualifying tournament, which was streaming on Twitch, at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST on …
Read More »Prince's Family Files Lawsuit Against Doctor That Prescribed Him Pain Pills
Prince‘s family has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota doctor that prescribed the late singer prescription medication prior to his death. In the lawsuit, filed this week in the Hennepin County District Court, Prince’s family states that Dr. Michael Schulenberg and other parties had “an opportunity and duty during the …
Read More »Mira Sorvino 'Heartsick' Over Asia Argento Sexual Assault Allegations
Mira Sorvino has responded to the allegations that Asia Argento sexually assaulted a young male actor and subsequently paid him off. The actress issued a statement onTwitter, noting that she is “reeling from the recent news” but still “hoping against hope” that the accusations are not true. “I have been …
Read More »VMAs 2018: Watch Jennifer Lopez's Full Video Vanguard Award Performance
Jennifer Lopez championed the merits of hard work in her speech for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The singer thanked her family, video directors and career mentors throughout the lengthy segment, emphasizing how the award represents a marking point in her varied …
Read More »Inside Trump's Judicial Takeover
One evening last November, Don McGahn, the top lawyer in the Trump White House, walked onstage in an opulent ballroom at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. He looked out at the audience of several hundred judges, lawyers, clerks and law students seated under a pair of glittering chandeliers that …
Read More »Review: Sabrina Claudio Is Smooth and Steady on 'No Rain, No Flowers'
To understand Sabrina Claudio and her new No Rain, No Flowers release, it’s important to understand the streaming-induced earthquake that has taken place in R&B over the last three years. During the initial phase of the still-ongoing trap era, R&B was effectively on the ropes as a commercial proposition. But …
Read More »Flashback: See Aretha Franklin's Show-Stealing Scene in 'The Blues Brothers'
In 1980, the blockbuster film The Blues Brothers featured cameos from a bevy of musical titans, including James Brown, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway and John Lee Hooker, but it was a five-minute show-stealing scene starring Aretha Franklin that proved both memorable and pivotal. Franklin by then was more than a …
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