Kanye West ended his social media hiatus on Saturday with several videos posted from Africa, including one nine-minute rant dubbed “Mind Control.” The video, live-streamed over Periscope, featured the rapper’s signature stream-of-consciousness delivery, touching on mind control, “positive energy” and social media.The rant also centered on the rapper’s desire to …
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Fans at Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour were treated to a surprise performance from country singer Maren Morris at her show in Arlington, Texas. On Friday night, the Reputation singer brought out Morris for a soulful duet of “The Middle,” the viral EDM-pop hit she released with Zedd and electronic duo …
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Kiernan Shipka plays a half-witch/half-human high-schooler staring down demons and evil forces in the new trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The supernatural Netflix series, an adaptation of the Archie Horror comic book series, premieres October 26th on the streaming service. The clip opens with a playful innocence as Sabrina …
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Last month, the author Dave Eggers spoke at a special naturalization ceremony for 34 minors in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. He was instructed in a letter from the Department of Homeland Security not to make it political. The letter also contained a few lines about how immigrants make up …
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It’s no secret that Janet Jackson paid a steep price when her 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show performance alongside newly solo Justin Timberlake concluded with a “wardrobe malfunction” on live television. The half-million dollar fine imposed by the FCC was a slap on the wrist, but the damage inflicted on …
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WASHINGTON — Hackers affiliated with the Russian government have expanded their targets to include the U.S. Senate as well as two American think tanks critical of Russia. The discovery comes from a new report by Microsoft, which says it helped detect this new wave of hacking and is going public …
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You were instructed to call her “Ms. Franklin.” In 2014, Aretha Franklin sat for her last extensive Rolling Stone interview to promote 2014’s Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics, her first project in years with her former Arista Records boss Clive Davis.The timing of the interview was unfortunate: it …
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA —For the past two weeks, the trial in the case of United States of America v. Paul J. Manafort Jr. has played out inside a courtroom sealed off from the outside world. Phones and laptops are not permitted in the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse in suburban Virginia. There …
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Following Radiohead‘s triumphant summer tour, Thom Yorke will next embark on a solo U.S. trek this winter. Like Yorke’s recent solo shows, the concerts are billed as “live electronic performances” with the singer accompanied by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich and visual artist Tarik Barri. The month-long tour begins November 23rd in …
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Police arrested the fourth suspect in the shooting death of 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Onfroy) Tuesday. Trayvon Newsome, 20, was taken into custody shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to a statement posted by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on Twitter. Newsome surrendered at his lawyer’s office in …
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