The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke have been added to this year’s VH1 Trailblazer Honors to celebrate International Women’s Day. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and filmmaker Ava DuVernay were previously announced as honorees at this year’s event taking place at Los Angeles’ Wilshire Ebell …
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There’s a certain poetic justice about Kacey Musgraves winning Album of the Year at Sunday’s Grammy awards — seven years ago this month, the then unknown artist from Texas made her debut at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) as part of Universal Music Group’s annual luncheon at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The …
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In 2008, Jill Abramson, the then-managing editor of the New York Times, had the unfortunate task of responding to accusations that a Times reporter had plagiarized two sentences from a Miami Herald article about the illicit drug ‘paco.’ Save for a few minor differences, the sentences were almost verbatim, and …
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Lady Gaga and Mark Ronson stole the Grammy Awards show with a rocked-up performance of theirA Star Is Born breakout hit “Shallow.” The track was up for four awards at tonight’s ceremony, including nods in Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Gaga ditched herA Star Is Born …
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Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has never shied away from correcting her detractors, and in a late-night tweetstorm, the congresswoman addressed recent conspiracy theories that she has a poor credit score and history of evictions. “The right has gotten increasingly desperate [with] spreading targeted rumors about me lately,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter …
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When Cass McCombs started making records in the early 2000s, he was a woodsy abstractionist with an unabashed taste for classic rock, and he soon became a master of vernacular: John Lennon-ish balladry, droning indie-pop, baroque choral soul, ramshackle prog, and — especially — sad-dreamy folk-rock recalling Cali kin Neil …
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Lauv and Troye Sivan teamed for a playful live version of their collaborative track“I’m So Tired…” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The duo performed their January single on a backyard-styled stage filled with trees, astro turf and a trio of kissing couples. Lauv opened the song on a rope swing, …
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Beck enlists Robyn and the Lonely Island for the singer’s groovy new track “Super Cool,” his contribution to the soundtrack of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. As the Lonely Island make emphatically clear in their mid-song rap verse, “Super Cool” features in the end credits of the new …
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The Lemonheads announced they will tour North America this spring in support of their upcoming covers album,Varshons 2,which comes out February 8th.The Replacements’Tommy Stinson will join Evan Dando and company, providing guest support for all 33 dates. The tourbeginsMay 2nd in Fairfield, Connecticut and endsJune 15th in Boston. Tickets go …
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This is a State of the Union unlike any other. First, the government shutdown prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to ask President Trump to reschedule his annual address to Congress. Trump then sent a blustery letter, insisting Pelosi stick to the original plan: “It would be so very sad for …
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