It’s been three years since Katy Perry lit up the Super Bowl halftime stage with her colorful medley of pop songs (pre-Witness), and one of her backup dancers – now known as Left Shark – became a dominant meme on social media. In a recent interview with NPR, Bryan Gaw, …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Details All-Star 'Black Panther' Soundtrack
Kendrick Lamar detailed the soundtrack for the upcoming Marvel superhero film Black Panther. The Grammy-winning rapper curated the 14-song soundtrack alongside Top Dawg Entertainment label head Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. Lamar is featured on five tracks: the previously released “All the Stars” with SZA and “King’s Dead” with Jay Rock, …
Read More »Car Seat Headrest: Will Toledo on Why He Needed to Remake 'Twin Fantasy'
It’s a small room. More of a closet really. Toward the back, there’s an upright piano; on the left, a large Marshall guitar amplifier, a box of Pop-Tarts and an electric heater. On the floor, a backpack and a flimsy mattress where Car Seat Headrest mastermind Will Toledo has been …
Read More »See Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris Sing Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers' at 2018 Grammys
Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris joined forces to pay tribute to Tom Petty at the 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. As colorful images of flowers flashed on screens behind them, the two Nashville singers blended their voices on the title track to Petty’s 1994 Wildflowers album, a song …
Read More »Hear Julia Michaels' Sleek 'Fifty Shades Freed' Song 'Heaven'
Julia Michaels dropped a sleek new pop song, “Heaven.” The track is theBest New Artist-nominated singer’s contribution to the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack. “They say all good boys go to heaven / But bad boys bring heaven to you,” Michaels sings on the chorus. “You don’t realize the power they …
Read More »Grammys 2018: Meet the Best New Artist Nominees
This year’s Best New Artist category at the Grammys is anybody’s game to win: It’s a lineup full of acclaimed stars with strong hit-making capabilities. And as diverse as the field is, many of the nominees have collaborated with one another during the past year, leading to one of the …
Read More »Lari White, 'Now I Know' Country Singer and Actress, Dead at 52
Lari White, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, producer and actress, has died in hospice care after a battle with advanced peritoneal cancer. She was 52. As a country artist, White scored six Top 20 country hits, including the Top 10 singles “That’s My Baby,” “Now I Know” and “That’s How You Know …
Read More »Hear Lindi Ortega's Vengeful New Song 'The Comeback Kid'
Lindi Ortega is back with a vengeance. After her pensive 2017 EP Til the Going Gets Gone, new song “The Comeback Kid” reignites the fiery tone of her previous LPs. It’s the first single from Ortega’s fifth studio album Liberty, due out March 30th. “The Comeback Kid” is told from …
Read More »See Al Pacino Play Disgraced Joe Paterno in Movie Trailer
Al Pacino looks weathered and downtrodden as disgraced college football coach Joe Paterno in the teaser trailer for the upcoming HBO film, Paterno. He stares off morosely as between scenes of players on the gridiron, child molester Jerry Sandusky being arrested and guiding a boy into an elevator, men crying …
Read More »Watch Inspiring Trailer for Snoop Dogg's 'Coach Snoop' Series
Snoop Dogg tries to lead his youth football team to gridiron glory in the inspiring new trailer for Coach Snoop, whichpremieres on Netflix February 2nd. The new series centers around the rapper’s longstanding Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL). “Music gave me the power to create a football league, but football …
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