Barack Obama and Michelle Obama‘s production company, Higher Ground Productions, along with Netflix have unveiled their initial slate of upcoming projects. The former President and First Lady signed a multi-year deal with the streaming service last spring. Seven projects are in the initial slate that span scripted and unscripted docuseries …
Read More »Harry and the Potters Conjure First Album in 13 Years 'Lumos'
Wizard-rockers Harry and the Potters will release their first full-length album in 13 years, Lumos, June 21st before embarking on a nationwide library tour in support of the record. Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry and the Potters were at the forefront of the wizard rock movement which …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Recap: Tonight's the Knight
Brienne of Tarth hesitates. Normally she’s a woman of action. But when offered the chance to officially become what she’s truly been all along — a knight — the warrior just freezes. It’s like she’s waiting for the trap to be sprung, for one last cruel joke at her expense …
Read More »Earth, Wind and Fire's Philip Bailey Previews New Solo Album With Curtis Mayfield Cover
Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey honors one of his greatest falsetto influences, Curtis Mayfield, with a cover of “Billy Jack” set to appear on his upcoming solo album, Love Will Find a Way, out June 21st via Verve Records. Bailey puts a dark soul spin on “Billy Jack,” transforming …
Read More »'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: Get Smart
A review of “The Bimbo,” this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as I’m taller than the Greatest Generation… “Y’all are hella specific,” Jake tells Captain Holt and Kevin at the end of “The Bimbo,” as the spouses flirt and enjoy a PDA as only they can. Theirs …
Read More »French Montana Channels Day of the Dead Holiday for Skull-Filled 'Slide' Video
French Montana mixes the macabre and the stylish with his video for new single “Slide,” featuring Blueface and Tjay. The clip, which Montana directed with Spiff TV, finds the rappers hanging out in a warehouse filled with colorful fog, hydraulic-lifted cars and dancers decked out in vintage suits and psychedelic …
Read More »Madonna Teams With Maluma for Sultry New 'Madame X' Song 'Medellin'
Madonna unveiled a sultry and slinky new song “Medellín,” featuring Colombian singer Maluma. The track is set to appear on the pop icon’s forthcoming album, Madame X, due out June 14th. “Medellín” also finds Madonna reuniting with her longtime collaborator, the French producer Mirwais. The track is centered around a …
Read More »Watch Russell Crowe Portray Roger Ailes in Teaser for 'The Loudest Voice'
Roger Ailes lays out his “fair and balanced” vision for Fox News in unsparing terms in the teaser for Showtime’s upcoming limited series, The Loudest Voice, premiering June 30th. The seven-part series stars Russell Crowe as the notorious Fox News founder, who built the network into a financial juggernaut and …
Read More »Hear Beck's New Single 'Saw Lightning,' Co-Written By Pharrell Williams
Beck recruited Pharrell Williams for the singer’s new track “Saw Lightning,” the first single off his upcoming new album Hyperspace. Beck and Williams co-wrote and co-produced the track, which melds the jangly acoustic guitar of Beck’s folksier work with the dancefloor-ready programmed beats prominent in his 2017 LP Colors; Williams …
Read More »Our Commander-in-Troll Does Not Care If He Puts Americans In Danger
“The President is actively and willfully endangering the life of a member of Congress,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes tweeted in reaction to President Donald Trump’s taking to Twitter on Friday and posting a video mix of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) referencing 9/11 alongside graphic video of the burning World Trade Center …
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