Chance the Rapper and Jeremih unveiled the deluxe edition of their surprise holiday mixtape, Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: Re-Wrapped. The expanded version isavailable to stream on Chance the Rapper’s Soundcloud, and can also be downloaded for free. The deluxe edition boasts nine new songs, plus a piano remix of “Stranger …
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When Mark Hamill sat down in his Malibu yard back in 2015 for his The Force Awakens interview with Rolling Stone, he had a secret to keep – the fact that he was only in the movie at the very end, silently facing off with Daisy Ridley‘s Rey in a …
Read More »Watch Jimmy Kimmel Slam 'Absolutely Despicable' Net Neutrality Repeal
Jimmy Kimmel slammed the “absolutely despicable” repeal of net neutrality and called Federal Communications Commission director Ajit Pai a “jackhole” in a blistering monologue Thursday. “The FCC did something absolutely despicable today: They voted to put an end to net neutrality. Now this is the rule that says everyone gets …
Read More »Russell Simmons Accused of Rape, Sexual Harassment By Multiple Women
UPDATE (12/14): Russell Simmons has posted a new statement denying the rape allegations. On Instagram, with an image that read #NotMe, he wrote: “Today, I begin to properly defend myself. I will prove without any doubt that I am innocent of all rape charges. Today, I will focus on ‘The …
Read More »Jessica Chastain Worried Speaking Out Would Destroy Her Career
Jessica Chastain says in a new interview that she was shocked by her Golden Globes nomination yesterday – due in large part to how outspoken she has been about Hollywood’s many allegations of sexual misconduct. “To be honest, I’m mainly surprised about my nomination,” she told the New York Times …
Read More »Review: Luke Bryan Reminds Us He's Still Country on Diverse New Album
Country superstar Luke Bryan‘s sixth album What Makes You Country opens with the title track, a stomping Southern rock assertion of downhome cred that says, essentially, country is an expression that comes in many shapes and sizes. Fair enough, because over the course of 15 tracks he outlines a template …
Read More »Watch Gregg Allman's Poignant 'Song for Adam' Video
A biker reflects on an old friendship in the poignant new video for Gregg Allman‘s take on Jackson Browne‘s “Song for Adam.” Browne lends his vocals to the track, which closes the late Allman’s final album, Southern Blood. Allman died in May and the “Song for Adam” video arrives on …
Read More »On the Charts: Bebe Rexha, Florida Georgia Line Achieve Rare Country Feat
For only the third time since October 2012, whenBillboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart began using a list that blends airplay, streaming and sales data, asong has debuted in the Number One spot of the survey, earning pop singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha a spot in the history books in the process. Rexha, …
Read More »'SNL': See Michael Flynn Haunt Donald Trump in 'Christmas Carol' Spoof
Saturday Night Live opened with A Christmas Carol spoof where the ghosts of Donald Trump’s past haunted the president played by Alec Baldwin. The sketch began in the White House during a Christmas celebration, but Trump is too unnerved by Michael Flynn’s guilty plea to attend. “I want you to …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Headed to Streaming Services
Taylor Swift‘s new album, Reputation, is expected to join her other albums on all streaming services this week, The New York Times reports. The singer initially withheld the album from streaming since the day it was released on November 10th. Despite the decision to temporarily keep Reputation from streaming services, …
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