Sturgill Simpson was at the CMA Awards, but he didn’t actually attend, per se. Instead, he went rogue outside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, soliciting questions from fans and busking for donations to the ACLU via Facebook Live. The artist was flanked by an open guitar case, his Grammy award for Best …
Read More »How True-Crime Drama 'Alias Grace' Became the Most Relevant Show on TV
For two decades, Sarah Polley has been desperately trying to adapt Margaret Atwood’s book about a young woman who was abused, mistreated and silenced in the mid-1800s. By the time the 38-year-old actor-turned-writer/director brought the author’s 1996 historical novelAlias Grace to the small screen – the six-hour miniseries began streaming …
Read More »Ben Affleck Wants to be 'Part of the Solution' Amid Weinstein Scandals
Ben Affleck is speaking out against sexual harassment in Hollywood amid Harvey Weinstein‘s growing scandal (and likely similar scandals involving James Toback, Kevin Spacey and others), and admitted during a recent interview with The Associated Press that he wants to start the scrutiny with himself. “[I’m] looking at my own …
Read More »Hear David Lee Murphy, Kenny Chesney's New 'Everything's Gonna Be Alright'
Back in the mid-Nineties, David Lee Murphy was one of the country music’s heavy hitters, knocking Garth Brooks from the top of the charts with his career-making single “Dust on the Bottle” and landing more than a half-dozen Top 40 hits during the decade’s final years. Then, as quickly as …
Read More »Ozzy, Jack Osbourne Talk Python Wrestling, Family Vacations
When Ozzy Osbourne and his sonJackvisited the Florida Everglades earlier this year, the younger Osbourne didn’t tell his dad what he was in for. In a funny, new clip from the upcoming season of Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour, which premieres Wednesday, November 8th on A&E, the Osbournes’ tour guide …
Read More »'Stranger Things': Millie Bobby Brown Rap-Recaps Season One on 'Fallon'
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown served up a Halloween night primer on the hit Netflix series when she delivered a rap recap of its first season on The Tonight Show. “I have to do a recap of Season One so people can watch Season Two and know what they’re …
Read More »Weird Al Yankovic Breaks Down His Upcoming 'Ill-Advised Vanity Tour'
Anyone that walked into a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at any point during the past 20 or so years knew exactly what they were going to see. The set list would be packed with hits like “Smells Like Nirvana” and “Amish Paradise.” Funny videos from his throughout his career would …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson: 'I Am a Whole Lot of Woman, and That's OK'
Kelly Clarkson is in a car on the way to a video shoot, speeding through New York as the summer wanes, picking out billboards and other sights. “I’m looking at a freakin’ ship right now,” exclaims Clarkson as her car passes the permanently docked ship that houses the Intrepid Sea, …
Read More »Hear Selena Gomez's Propulsive New EDM Song, 'Wolves'
Selena Gomezand producer Marshmello team up for “Wolves,” the upbeat,EDM-inflected tribute to the chase. “I’ve been running through the jungle, I’ve been running with the wolves/ To get to you,” Gomez sings over heaps of handclaps. In the video,released via Spotify, Gomez emerges from the shower toFaceTime the producer. As …
Read More »Flashback: Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Play Lost 1980s Gem
Bob Dylan broke free from his rigid setlist at the end of show in Broomfield, Colorado earlier this week to honor the late Tom Petty with a moving rendition of his 1991 hit “Learning to Fly.” It was the first time he’d honored an artist by covering of his tunes …
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