Nikki Sixx is speaking out in support of golden retrievers that Texas A&M University is allegedly breeding for medical research. The Mötley Crüe bassist is sending a letter, with aid from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), to the school’s president, Michael K. Young, asking that the school …
Read More »See the Pistol Annies Cut Loose in Rowdy 'Got My Name Changed Back' Video
D-I-V-O-R-C-E never sounded as fun as it does on the Pistol Annies‘ new track “Got My Name Changed Back,” and now make even a trip to the DMV look glamorous in the song’s riotous new music video. With Miranda Lambert as the ringleader, she and fellow Annies Angaleena Presley and …
Read More »Netflix Cancels 'American Vandal' After Two Seasons
Netflix announced Friday that the acclaimed mockumentary series American Vandal will not return to the streaming service for a third season. “American Vandal will not return for a third season,” Netflix said in a statement. “We’re very grateful to the creators, writers, cast and crew for bringing their innovative comedy …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: The Ballad of Donkey Doug
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “The Ballad of Donkey Doug,” coming up just as soon as I pay to have my calf implants moved back up from my feet… The Good Place has shed status quos like a snake sheds its skin, but “The Ballad of Donkey …
Read More »Makaya McCraven Isn't Interested in Saving Jazz
“‘Is jazz dead?’ is a stupid question,” says drummer and bandleader Makaya McCraven over beers at a Lower East Side bar that is, fittingly, playing a selection of 1930s and ’40s-era jazz cuts. “If you have to ask the same question for 50 years, it becomes a rhetorical question. When …
Read More »Watch Lauren Jauregui's Sultry Video for Debut Solo Song 'Expectations'
Fifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui released her debut single “Expectations.” Along with the guitar-driven song comes a dramatic, black-and-white music video. Jauregui teamed up with Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Jessie Ware) for the slow-burning, guitar-heavy track. Hitting the deeper end of her range, she reflects on why she should “have no …
Read More »Flashback: Billy Joel Plays 'Movin' Out' on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'
Billy Joel recently announced the first 2019 date of his Madison Square Garden residency, which will mark his 60th concert at the New York arena since his began his monthly residence there five years ago. He’s played to capacity crowds at every single concert, and he’s tried to make each …
Read More »Divorce, Ghosts and Macro-Doses: How Elle King Got Her Groove Back
After a bad breakup, some girls would call on their friends for consolation. Some would prefer the company of a total stranger, foraged from the local dive bar; others a pint of ice cream and Netflix. Elle King ordered three pianos to her home in Los Angeles. “I was so …
Read More »See 'Weird Al' Yankovic, the Lonely Island Sing 'Fat' in 'Carpool Karaoke' Clip
“Weird Al” Yankovic performed his hit “Fat” with the Lonely Island on the most recent episode of Apple’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The master satirist is joined by Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Shaffer in singing the 1988 Michael Jackson parody, one of a handful of tracks Yankovic and the …
Read More »Rihanna Rejected Super Bowl Halftime Show in Support of Colin Kaepernick
Rihanna turned down an opportunity to headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII in a show of support to Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has been exiled from the NFL following his anthem protests. The news was first reported byUs Weeklythat the Anti singer was …
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