Ashley McBryde is one of those artists in the odd predicament of having a new album arrive in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Never Will, the Arkansas native’s second release for Warner Bros. Nashville, came out April 3rd, and she’s been busily promoting it with interviews and an ongoing …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda, 'Hamilton' Cast Reunite on John Krasinski's YouTube Show
On the second episode of John Krasinski’s quarantine talk show,Some Good News, the actor and host surprised 9-year-oldHamilton fan Aubrey with a surprise Zoom call from the cast of the hit musical. Krasinski first promised Aubrey that, once concerns over coronavirus had settled down, he would fly her and her …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Universal Music Group Vault Fire Lawsuit
Universal Music Group has emerged victorious in a legal dispute over alleged damages sustained in a 2008 vault fire, with a judge dismissing a class action suit originally brought last year by several artists and estates including Soundgarden, the Tupac Shakur estate, Steve Earle and Hole. The decision, filed Monday …
Read More »Before Drake Released 'Toosie Slide,' He Turned to a Few Dancers for Help
The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …
Read More »Anuel AA Commemorates Jailversary on New Track '3 de Abril'
Less than 24 hours after he dropped “Follow,” a precious new quarantine song with his beau Karol G, Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA asserts his gangster cred once more in a new song, “3 de Abril,” or “April 3rd.” Produced by Yampi and Ovy on the Drums, “3 de Abril” …
Read More »Paul Rudd on New Audible Comedy Series, Cooking Spinach Frittatas
Paul Rudd stars in a new Audible comedy series titled Escape From Virtual Island, out Thursday (listen for free with a 30-day free trial to Audible here). The cast also includes Jack McBrayer, Paula Pell, Amber Ruffin, Jason Sudeikis and others. Set in 2038, Rudd stars as Derek Ambrose, an …
Read More »Orville Peck Is Here to Offer Flowers, Hope in New 'Summertime' Video
Orville Peck plays the lone cowboy in the video for his melancholy new song “Summertime.” It is the masked singer’s first offering from the follow-up to 2019’s Pony and the first under his new agreement with Columbia Records. Driven by rumbling, low-end lead guitar licks and Peck’s resonant baritone, “Summertime” …
Read More »Who Was the Real Jeffrey Epstein?
Billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein knew a lot of powerful men’s secrets, from princes to captains of industry and global political leaders. But he protected his own behind teams of powerful lawyers who battled up until his death last summer to keep the black box of his sordid world sealed shut. …
Read More »Universal Music Group Details Plan to Help Artists During Coronavirus Outbreak
Universal Music Group outlined its plan to help artists, songwriters, and other members of the wider music community who have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus has spread in the United States, the music industry has been uniquely affected. First and foremost, the need to eliminate …
Read More »'Bamboozled' is the Forgotten Gem in Spike Lee's Career
It still shocks you. No matter how many times you’ve seen those images, in history books and documentaries, museum exhibits and memorabilia collections, banned cartoons and the occasional old movie preserved on TCM (and preceded by a warning), the actual witnessing of it still stops you in your tracks. You …
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