Only a week removed from the president’s State of the Union address, where he did plenty of boasting about the economy, Trump will submit a budget that looks to cut programs from Americans most in need. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is expected to release a $4.8 trillion …
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A Chinese doctor named Li Wenliang who warned the nation of a mysterious new virus has died, shortly after being questioned by Chinese authorities. Dr. Li Wenliang, an opthamologist in the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus, died on Friday, February 7th, the Wuhan Central Hospital reported. He …
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Kirk Douglas always comes out fighting. I use the present tense, because it’s damn near impossible to think of this paragon of golden-age Hollywood stardom any other way. Yes, his son Michael Douglas formally announced yesterday that his father had died at the Methuselah-level age of 103, but it’s still …
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Nicki Minaj defended former Grammy chief Deborah Dugan during a speech at the Pollstar Live 2020 event on Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton. “Shout out to Deb. We need strong women that are willing to say what they have to say, even when they’re getting backlash for it,” Minaj said. …
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In the latest development in one of the nastiest ongoing fights in the music industry, the Recording Academy has a message for recently ousted CEO Deborah Dugan: Bring it on. Last week, Dugan sent an open letter to the Academy asking for her arbitration clause to be waived, a request …
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Kaytranada and Kali Uchis mingle at a retro dance party in their laid-back video for collaborative single “10%.” The producer spins records throughout the clip, occasionally counting stacks of cash with Uchis. At various points, the singer croons into a mirror while various guests break out into a into a …
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Senator Joni Ernst said the impeachment of President Trump has opened the door for Republicans to follow suit if Joe Biden were to win the presidency. “I think this door of impeachable whatever has been opened,” the Republican senator from Iowa told Bloomberg News on Sunday. Ernst then specifically warned …
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The Psychedelic Furs have announced their first new album in 29 years. Titled Made of Rain, the record will be released on May 1st via Cooking Vinyl. The New Wave band also dropped the album’s lead single, “Don’t Believe.” “Life is short and God is gold/And promises are bought and sold,” …
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If any artist has encapsulated the past decade of pop, it’s Kesha. Her journey through the 2010s was a long, hard road, but she always reflects the times, from “Tik Tok” to TikTok. On the excellent High Road, she fuses all her passions together—the road she’s traveling in the title …
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Gorillaz will launch a new music and cartoon series, “Song Machine,” Thursday with a new track, “Momentary Bliss,” featuring British MC Slowthai and the punk duo Slaves. “Song Machine” will find Gorillaz moving forward outside the constraints of a typical album cycle. Per a press release, the series will find …
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