Since his release from prison in April, Meek Mill has been reintroducing himself to the public eye. On this week’s James McAvoy-hosted episode, he made his Saturday Night Live debut with a medley of songs from his 2018 albumChampionships. The Philadelphia rapper kicked off his appearance with a mesmerizing performance …
Read More »Trump Caves, Agrees to Re-Open Government Without Wall Funding
President Trump announced on Friday that he will endorse a short-term funding bill to re-open the government, which has been operating under a partial shutdown since December 21st. The bill will not include funding for a border wall. “I am very proud to announce today that we have reached a …
Read More »Samantha Bee Compares Trump's $5 Billion-Dollar Wall to Investing in Fyre Festival
Samantha Bee delved into the latest developments – or lack thereof – in the ongoing government shutdown and cleverly compared the catastrophic situation to Fyre Festival on Full Frontal Wednesday. In the segment, Bee touched on the back-and-forth between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the State …
Read More »Diplo Teams With French Rapper on Gritty Trap-Pop Song 'Boom Bye Bye'
Diplo and French rapper Niska have teamed up for the Francophone trap-pop single “Boom Bye Bye.” The melodic song is the first taste of Diplo’s forthcoming Europa EP. “Boom Bye Bye” is gritty and midtempo, accented by big synth chords during the pounding chorus. The video matches the song’s tone, showing …
Read More »Watch Twenty One Pilots' Cryptic, Poolside 'Chlorine' Video
Twenty One Pilots spend time with a playful-yet-ominous animated creature in their new “Chlorine” video. Throughout the cryptic clip, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun repeatedly fill up a swimming pool with water and chlorine, seemingly trying to draw out the diminutive, alien-like creature –which the duo dubbed “Ned” –hiding behind …
Read More »Trace Adkins Sets Dates for Don't Stop Tour 2019
Grand Ole Opry member Trace Adkins will return to the road this year on the Don’t Stop Tour 2019. The “You’re Gonna Miss This” singer announced an extensive series of shows on Tuesday. Beginning February 9th in San Antonio, Texas, Adkins will play shows through November, with 39 dates currently …
Read More »Pearl Jam: 'Chris Cornell's Death Has Been a Tough One to Wrap Our Heads Around'
It’s been six years since Pearl Jam released Lightning Bolt, and they’re feeling the need to write new music again. It’s just been slow going. “It’d be fun to record or even just write a song together,” bassist Jeff Ament says. “I think when Chris [Cornell] passed, that’s really been …
Read More »Trump Expected to Offer Border Compromise in Saturday Address
President Donald Trump announced that he will give an address from the White House at 4 p.m. on Saturday. According to Axios, the president’s speech is expected to include an offer to prolong protections to for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Take a Daytrip and Octavian, 'Stressed'
Take a Daytrip is the present and Octavian is the future — or, at least, he should be. On their new collaboration, the two meet: Take a Daytrip, the producing duo responsible for the chart hurricane known as Sheck Wes’s “Mo Bamba,” as well as Vince Staples’s “Home” from the …
Read More »Michael Cohen, Sex Symbol
Michael Cohen: so hot right now. On Thursday, theWall Street Journal reportedthat Donald Trump‘s former attorney and fixer paid the owner of an IT firm to rig an online poll in favor of Trump as he considered a run for president. According to the WSJ, in early 2015 Cohen agreed …
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