Cardi B examines infidelity on her mellow new song “Be Careful.”“I wanna get married, like the Currys, Steph and Ayesha shit,” she raps, referencing the Golden State Warriors point guard. “But we more like Belly; Tommy and Keisha shit/ Gave you TLC, you wanna creep and shit/ Poured out my …
Read More »Flashback: Watch Reba McEntire Make Her 'Tonight Show' Debut
Reba McEntire, born March 28th, 1955, is celebrating her birthday today while preparing to return as host of next month’s ACM Awards. While the Oklahoma-born singer reigns as country music royalty, her journey from rodeo barrel racer to global superstar wasn’t without its stumbling blocks. Her 1976 debut single barely …
Read More »Watch 'Weird Al' Yankovic Cover Neil Young's 'Cinnamon Girl'
“Weird Al” Yankovic wrapped up the first show of his two-night stand at New York’s Apollo Theater by covering “Close To You” by the Carpenters, but on the following evening, he went in a very different direction by tackling Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s 1969 classic “Cinnamon Girl.” Even more …
Read More »Hear Blackberry Smoke, Robert Randolph's Fierce Collab 'I'll Keep Ramblin''
Blackberry Smoke‘s new LP, Find a Light, comes with a host of guest appearances, including Amanda Shires and the Wood Brothers. But only one cameo also collaborated on a co-write: Robert Randolph. The steel-guitar magician shows up on “I’ll Keep Ramblin’.” Randolph’s presence on the song is a bit like …
Read More »Watch Colbert Pump Iron With Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Colbertjoined Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for a short interview and a cramp-inducing workout on The Late Show Wednesday. During a sit-down with the justice and feminist icon, Colbert brought up her famous nickname, “The Notorious RBG,” and Ginsburg was quick to explain the similarities between herself and …
Read More »Watch Glenn Tipton Rejoin Judas Priest at Newark Concert
Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton rejoined his heavy metal band mates onstage Wednesday night at the group’s Newark, New Jersey concert. It was the guitarist’s first live appearance since announcing that Parkinson’s disease would prevent him from touring with Judas Priest. A week and five shows into Judas Priest’s Firepower …
Read More »Steven Tyler Announces 2018 Solo Tour
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is heading out on a solo tour of the United States, Canada and Europe, backed once again by the Loving Mary Band. Upstart country duo the Sisterhood Band will support. Along with the rock vocalist’s signature hits, Tyler’s summer tour will be a showcase for songs …
Read More »Review: Decemberists Shake Up Artisanal Folk Rock on 'I'll Be Your Girl'
The Decemberists do a very particular thing – darkly ornate, literary-minded, self-consciously verbose Anglophile prog-folk-rock – exceedingly well, so well that you can’t blame ’em for wanting to do something else. They do just that on I’ll Be Your Girl, at least in parts, the upshot being, well, a re-affirmation …
Read More »Stephen Hawking: How an Astrophysicist Became a Global Pop-Culture Icon
For all his theories about the cosmos, Stephen Hawking may be remembered as much for his assessment of Homer Simpson’s “donut-shaped universe” as his groundbreaking work on the nature of time and existence of parallel dimensions – and that’s just one of Hawking’s many contributions to a surprisingly robust comedic …
Read More »See 21 Savage Perform Breakthrough Song 'Bank Account' on 'Ellen'
21 Savage performed his money-making ode “Bank Account” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday. He also announced the launch of the 21 Savage Bank Account Campaign, which will help teens achieve financial literacy. 21 Savage’s vocal tone – soft, rigid, resolutely un-melodic – is unusual in hip-hop at the …
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