Jacob Thiele, formerly the keyboardist for the Faint, has died, the Omaha World-Herald reports. “We are devastated to lose our dear friend Jacob Thiele,” his former bandmates wrote on social media. “He was a true synthesizer pioneer, and the Faint would not have sounded the same without him. We were incredibly lucky to have had […]
Jehnny Beth has announced a new collection of erotic short stories: Crimes Against Love Manifesto (C.A.L.M.) is out June 11 (via White Rabbit). In a new interview with The Guardian’s Laura Snapes, Jehnny Beth explained, “I’m interested in… the freedom of the imagination about sexuality and the fact that behind closed doors, when you’re not […]
Gang of Four have announced This Heaven Gives Me Migraines, a new EP that includes recordings that Andy Gill made before he died. The EP includes re-recordings of three songs from the band’s catalog: “Natural’s Not in It” (1979), “The Dying Rays” (2015), and “Toreador” (2019). It also has two spoken interludes from Gill. Listen […]
Adele finally returned to the stage and shocked the guests at her best friend’s wedding with a flawless performance to round out the happy occasion. On Saturday night (Feb. 15), Adele was on hand to officiate the nuptials of writer and illustrator Laura Dockrill, a close friend since her school days, and the Maccabees‘ Hugo […]
BTS are coming with the release of Map of the Soul: 7 later this week — and they’re bringing Sia with them. The South Korean septet’s fourth LP is set to arrive on Feb. 21, and on Sunday (Feb. 16) they shared the 20-song tracklist for the upcoming album. Along with previously released songs from […]
Two weeks after making history with her Super Bowl halftime show and making the rounds on the awards season circuit, Jennifer Lopez is back from a little rest and relaxation — and she’s got the pics to prove it. The triple-threat has taken some much-deserved time off following her sensational performance at Super Bowl 54 in Miami […]
Shaun, everyone’s favorite sheep, is back, and this time he’s facing aliens and robots in “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon.” Directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan teamed together on this film for their first full-length collaboration. While the two have been working at Aardman Studios, Phelan’s background was as a story artist and Becher’s […]
Caroline Flack, the former host of the U.K. reality competition, “Love Island,” has died. She was 40. “Everybody at ‘Love Island’ and ITV is shocked and saddened by this desperately sad news. Caroline was a much loved member of the ‘Love Island’ team and our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends,” […]
Issa Rae co-stars in two romantic movies with leading men of color this year: “The Photograph,” a drama with Lakeith Stanfield, and the upcoming rom-com “The Lovebirds” with Kumail Nanjiani. Rae said the former — written and directed by Stella Meghie — echoes the nostalgia of one of her favorite films centered on black love, […]
Tonight (February 14), Hannibal Buress is playing in the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles in Chicago. He’s shared two new tracks to celebrate the occasion. One is a remix of Kurtis Blow’s “Basketball” and the other is a new “All-Star Juke Remix” of the “Hannibal’s Hands” meme from The Eric Andre Show. […]
Henry Rollins has been announced as the voice of Tri-Klops in Netflix’s animated He-Man Reboot, Deadline reports. Tri-Klops is a henchman of the villain Skeletor. Both charaters are enemies of the main protagonist, He-Man. The voice cast for the forthcoming Masters Of The Universe: Revelation series also includes Mark Hamill (as Skeletor), Sarah Michelle Gellar, […]
Major Lazer have teamed up with Brazilian singers MC Lan and Anitta for a new single called “Rave De Favela.” They’ve also shared a racy music video to accompany the new track. Watch Anitta, MC Lan, Diplo, and others dance around a photo studio in the clip below. Major Lazer’s last studio album was 2015’s […]
Chris Hopson, the longtime Tower Records senior management executive, died Feb. 3, after a 30-year-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 67. Hopson, who ultimately rose to the position of executive vice president and chief marketing officer for the superstore chain, began his career at the now defunct Tower Records in 1970, thanks to working in a jeans shop […]
About two weeks after going Instagram official with her new boyfriend Michael Polansky, Lady Gaga shared a second photo on Valentine’s Day with her new beau. On late Friday (Feb. 14), the currently pink-haired pop superstar posted a romantic selfie of herself cozying up next to Polansky. “Babe, do I have lipstick all-over me?” Gaga […]
A Kansas jury took less than six hours to end a five-year legal battle late Thursday (Feb. 13) over the canceled 2015 Thunder on the Mountain festival in Ozarks, Ark. The event’s founder Brett Mosiman won a $7 million judgment against former business partner Bryan Gordon, securing what many thought was a long-shot victory against Horsepower Entertainment […]
Judith Light has embodied a range of characters, from Shelly Pfefferman in “Transparent” to Marilyn Miglin in “American Crime Story” to Angela Bower in “Who’s the Boss?” Most recently, she played Bobi Jewell in “Manhunt: Deadly Games,” a 10-part series that focused on Richard Jewell’s story. Yes, last year’s “Richard Jewell,” directed by Clint Eastwood, […]
February 14, 2020 2:05PM PT The video for Arizona Zervas’ viral hit-turned-legit smash “Roxanne” is, in its own way, a trip through ’90s movie history. The clip directed by Nick Jardona and released earlier this week references such classics as 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” 1994’s “Pulp Fiction” and 1996’s “Trainspotting” — in addition to 2003’s “Kill […]
February 14, 2020 2:05PM PT The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that fans that wish to attend the public memorial of Kobe and Gianna Bryant can register for tickets online beginning Friday. The memorial will take place at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Kobe and Gianna Bryant were among the […]
Polo G has shared a new single featuring North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas and Memphis’ NLE Choppa. The song, “Go Stupid,” is produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and Tay Keith. Check out the track’s music video, directed by Michael Garcia, below. Polo G released his debut album Die a Legend last year. He recently […]
Phil Elverum recently made an appearance on the weekly Blink-182 fan podcast Blink-155, which is—by the hosts’ own account—“an unnecessary podcast that reviews every Blink-182 song.” Elverum called in to talk about “I Miss You,” the ballad from the pop-punk trio’s 2003 self-titled album. “The first time I listened, I watched the video, which was […]
There is a new indictment in the federal case against R. Kelly, who is facing charges related to child pornography and obstruction of justice. The superseding indictment was filed yesterday (February 13) in an Illinois federal court. It replaces the original indictment from July 2019. There are no new charges against R. Kelly in the […]
Live Nation chief communications officer Carrie Davis is exiting her post at after nearly five years of running communications for the world’s largest concert promotion company, Billboard has learned. Davis is leaving to spend more time with family and her twin son and daughter. Davis started at Live Nation in 2015 and helped modernize the $10 billion company’s public […]
Carrie Underwood may be a superstar in the music world, but things are slightly different in her son’s eyes. The country singer recently shared a picture on Instagram of her his homework, where he was asked to identify his mother’s traits. On paper, four-year-old Isaiah claims his mom is 70, and her job is to “wash […]
Happy Valentine’s Day to Zigi and Zigi only. That’s right, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are officially back together. After months of rekindled romance speculation and paparazzi photos of the two hanging out together, the supermodel confirmed her relationship with the crooner with an adorable V-Day post. Hadid shared a photo on Friday (Feb. 14) […]
Sony label TriStar Pictures has acquired an untitled feature film about NSYNC superfans who followed the boy band on tour in 2001, packed in a Winnebago bought with prize money from “The Price Is Right.” Lance Bass, who first teased the project to Variety out of SXSW last year, is producing through his eponymous company […]
The Sun Valley Film Festival and Ford, a three-time partner of the five-day event, have announced the Ford Pitch Fest, a new initiative where producers will have a chance to pitch their project to receive a $25,000 producers grant. Three finalists will be selected to receive a one-on-one mentoring session with an expert pitch coach, […]
After first being offered as an off-market whisper listing, the achingly scenic, northern California wine country estate of late and vaunted television producer Steven Bochco has been listed on the open market by his wife, Dayna Bochco, at $8.5 million. Bochco passed away in April 2018 after a years long battle with leukemia. The influential, […]
The Weeknd has announced the title of his new album. It’s called After Hours. It follows his 2018 release My Dear Melancholy,. His previous album Starboy arrived in 2016. Watch the Weeknd’s After Hours teaser below. Since dropping My Dear Melancholy, the Weeknd has shared one-off singles “Lost in the Fire” (with Gesaffelstein) and “Power […]
Pearl Jam have announced a new song to follow their recently released single “Dance of the Clairvoyants.” This one’s called “Superblood Wolfmoon.” It’s not out on streaming services until February 19, but eager fans can access the song in another way: by pointing their phones at the moon. That’s right, folks—Pearl Jam have partnered with […]
Ozuna has shared a new single, “100 Preguntas,” which arrives with a music video filmed in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The visual, directed by Nuno Gomes, begins with a newscast of a rooftop Ozuna performance. The clip then follows storylines of various couples falling in love. Watch below. Ozuna kicks off his […]