Lauv unveiled a video for his new single “Sad Forever,” which will appear on his forthcomingHow I’m Feeling LP. In the clip, he discusses how he sought help for his depression and said that he wanted to “help others take their first step to get help, too.” Proceeds from the …
Read More »'Jeopardy!' Star James Holzhauer Loses After 32 Straight Wins
After 32 straight wins and over $2.4 million in winnings, Jeopardy! star James Holzhauer has lost. Holzhauer’s final bout will air in most TV markets tonight, Monday June 3rd, though as Deadspin notes, a clip of the “Final Jeopardy!” question leaked Sunday, while the episode has already aired on several …
Read More »'Rocketman': Fact-Checking the Elton John Biopic
The new Elton John movie Rocketman never pretends to be a traditional biopic. It’s a fantasy musical told from the perspective of a burned-out, drug-addled Elton reflecting on his wild life from a rehab facility in the early 1990s. Characters frequently burst into elaborately choreographed song and dance routines, songs …
Read More »Are the Major Record Companies Ready for These Five Threats?
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. …
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