Two years ago, Goldman Sachs issued a report which whipped up global excitement over the future of the record business — most particularly, the future of the three major music rightsholders, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. The headline was an exciting one: Goldman’s report forecast …
Read More »Watch Lukas Nelson Play a Cowboy with a Broken Heart in 'Bad Case' Video
In the last month, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real played a sold-out show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, opened for the Who, and backed Neil Young at several shows on the West Coast. Today, they release the music video for “Bad Case,” a hard-charging rocker Nelson wrote with the …
Read More »Ashton Kutcher Testifies in Trial of Alleged Serial Killer Michael Gargiulo
On Wednesday, Ashton Kutcher testified in the trial of Michael Gargiulo, an alleged serial killer who has been charged with the deaths of two women, including Kutcher’s ex-girlfriend Ashley Ellerin. According to Kutcher’s testimony, he and Ellerin had made plans to get dinner and drinks on February 21st, 2001, and …
Read More »How Getting Weird Made 'Legends of Tomorrow' TV's Best Superhero Show
This column contains some spoilers for the fourth season of Legends of Tomorrow, now available in its entirety on Netflix. Midway through Legends of Tomorrow‘s Season Four finale, one of the show’s misfit heroes finds himself in hell, hanging out with supervillain Vandal Savage. Savage was the big bad of …
Read More »Hillary Clinton Calls Doctored Pelosi Video 'Sexist Trash'
Hillary Clinton weighed in on the altered video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that President Trump tweeted out on Friday, calling it “sexist trash.” Speaking to an audience at a Harris County Democratic Party event that night in Houston, Clinton said, “The president and his cronies have been running around …
Read More »Juanes, Alessia Cara Share Heartfelt Spanish-Language Duet 'Querer Mejor'
Colombian pop-rock legend Juanes teams up with Canadian R&B star Alessia Cara in the brand new, one-off single, “Querer Mejor.” A ballad inspired by lifelong lovers, the title translates to “Love Better” in Spanish. The two previously collaborated at the 2017 Latin Grammy Awards, where they performed a bilingual version …
Read More »What ABC's 'All in the Family' and 'Jeffersons' Reboots Got Right — And Wrong
There’s an episode of 21 Jump Street where the cops go undercover at a performing arts high school. Peter DeLuise’s Doug Penhall has to perform a scene in acting class, and opts to do something from an episode of the classic Fifties sitcom The Honeymooners rather than from a play. …
Read More »Leonardo DiCaprio Details Fight to Curb Climate Change in 'Ice on Fire' Trailer
Leonardo DiCaprio highlights the various efforts around the world to curb climate change in the trailer for the new documentary Ice on Fire. The film was directed by Leila Conners and will premiere June 11th on HBO. DiCaprio produced the film and serves as its narrator. In the new trailer, …
Read More »Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio Mix With Manson Family in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Trailer
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio find themselves caught in the crosswinds at the end of Hollywood’s golden era in the new trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film stars DiCaprio as Rick Dalton, the hero of a TV Western who’s struggling to make …
Read More »DJ Khaled's Brand Wears Thinner on 'Father of Asahd'
DJ Khaled has now released 11 albums in 13 years, and, if nothing else, Father of Asahd is certainly, as the man says, “another one.” As usual, the DJ/hypeman/impresario’s latest 15-track collection boasts a slew of superstar team-ups along with some of the hottest working producers and dares you to …
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