A new federal court filing, arguing for Russian national Maria Butina to be held without bail on charges that could carry more than a dozen years in prison, includes jaw dropping details of sex and deception that make her career as an alleged Russian agent read like a plotline from …
Read More »Kip Moore on Building a Loyal Audience, Why Music Row Wears 'Blinders'
It’s barely 11:00 a.m. on the second day of Nashville’s summertime centerpiece, the CMA Music Festival, and Kip Moore is sitting outside of the HGTV Lodge stage in the blazing June heat, waiting to perform. Moore, who just returned from months of sold-out European and Canadian dates, isn’t exactly used …
Read More »Deftones Recruit Future, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda for 'Dia de los Deftones' Festival
Fortheir first-annual festival called “Dia de los Deftones,”Deftonesare bringing inFuture, Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda and Rocket From the Crypt. The events occurs on Saturday, November 3rd at Petco Park at the Park in San Diego, California. Punk-rap duo Ho99o9, singer-rapper Doja Cat, Australian death-pop act Vowws and death-metal band Vein …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Eric Church, Rhonda Vincent and More
Long-awaited new music from the Chief, a live performance of a country classic and a sun-kissed new single from newcomer Frank Ray are among the country and Americana songs you need to hear right now. Andrew Combs, “Don’t Tell Our Friends About Me” A lovely reimagination of the Blake Mills …
Read More »Watch Colbert Dissect Trump's 'Contentious' Start to NATO Trip
Stephen Colbert dissected President Donald Trump‘s contentious first day at the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium.During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Trump accused Germany of being “totally controlled by Russia” because 35 percent of the country’s natural gas comes from Russia. https://youtu.be/gQQwOQLErDU%20 “It’s true, we’re all controlled …
Read More »Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce Posthumous Box Set 'An American Treasure'
Tom Petty‘s family and former collaborators compiled a four-CD box set of previously unreleased material by Petty and the Heartbreakers, for release on September 28th, SiriusXM announced. The release, calledAn American Treasure, marks the first posthumous album of Petty material since his death in October. The SiriusXM broadcast debuted a …
Read More »Sacha Baron Cohen Returns With New Series 'Who Is America?'
Sacha Baron Cohen will return to television for the first time in over a decade with a new satirical Showtime series, Who Is America? The Borat and Da Ali G Show star wrote and directed the seven-episode Showtime project, which premieres via streaming and On DemandJuly 15th at midnight ET. …
Read More »Louvre Creates Guided Tour Based on Beyonce, Jay-Z's 'Apeshit' Video
The Louvre has created a guided tour of the art featured in Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s new “Apeshit” video. The clip showed the Carters having their own private run of the famous Parisian art museum for the Everything Is Love single. The 90-minute guided tour – currently held Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and …
Read More »U2's 'Zooropa': 10 Things You Didn't Know
“Subtle” has rarely been a word used to describe U2. But on July 5th, 1993, the band released Zooropa, a surprise EP-turned-LP that traded bombastic declarations and stadium-ready riffs for introspective lyrics and moody electric grooves.Zooropa went to Number One and was initially a critical success, but these days, it’s …
Read More »Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Hot 100 Number One Hits
Cardi B became the first female rapper in music history to land two Number One hits on the Hot 100 as her “I Like It” rose to the top of the singles chart. Cardi B’s previous Number One came in October 2017 with the rapper’s hit “Bodak Yellow,” which spent …
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