Elvis Costello & the Imposters and Blondie will unite for a U.S. summer tour. The co-headlining, 13-date jaunt launches July 20th in Bethel, New York and wraps August 10th in Seattle, Washington. Artist pre-sale tickets are available Tuesday, April 2nd at noon, and a general on-sale begins Saturday, April 6th …
Read More »Cuco Unveils New Single 'Hydrocodone,' Announces North American Tour
Chicano pop romantic Cuco shared a new single on Tuesday titled “Hydrocodone,” the lead single of his yet-untitled debut LP. The song is also his first release since he signed a unique deal with Interscope Records in March. A drowsy surf-and-blues lullaby, Cuco’s latest track begs a little background information: …
Read More »John Oliver Examines World Wrestling Entertainment's Long History of Mistreating Wrestlers
John Oliver is a professional wrestling fan, a fact he gleefully cited on Last Week Tonight. But he’s disgusted by how promoter World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has treated its wrestlers over the years — from intense work schedules to limited health benefits. With WrestleMania, the company’s flagship event, set for …
Read More »Janet Jackson's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Speech: 'Induct More Women'
Janet Jackson delivered a nostalgia-tinged speech after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her family members in the Jackson 5 were inducted in 1997, and her brother Michael being inducted as a solo artist in 2001. “It was my father’s dream. He wanted me to become …
Read More »Watch 'Drag Race' Alum Shangela's Fierce Beyonce Tribute at GLAAD Awards
RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shangela lip-synced to a career-spanning medley of Beyoncé songs at the GLAAD Awards. Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z received the Vanguard Award at this year’s ceremony. Shangela put her history of intensive dance performances and love for Beyoncé to work on the GLAAD stage. The drag …
Read More »Vince Gill Stuns at Ken Burns' All-Star 'Country Music' Concert
Vince Gill was having some trouble with the teleprompter during the taping of Ken Burns’ all-star “Country Music: Live at the Ryman” concert in Nashville on Wednesday night. “That’s why I didn’t go to college — I suck at reading,” he joked with characteristic self-deprecating humor after flubbing one of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sky Ferreira, 'Downhill Lullaby'
Sky Ferreira has been taking her time— more than five years, to be exact. That’s how long it’s been since her 2013 debut,Night Time, My Time,a riotous alt-pop dream that raised major expectations for her long-promised follow-up. Her new single, “Downhill Lullaby,” is our first glimpse of the album she’s …
Read More »Hear Motley Crue's 'Kickstart My Heart' Sung in Style of Led Zeppelin, Ricky Martin
Anthony Vincent, the dexterous vocalist known for singing a single pop song in the style of up to 20 different artists, unveiled a new genre-hopping version of Mötley Crüe’s “Kickstart My Heart.” The song choice was tied to Vincent’s cameo appearance in Netflix’s new Crüe biopic, The Dirt, and he …
Read More »Journey to Antarctica: What We Learned in the Ice
This is the latest dispatch in a series from Jeff Goodell, who is aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer in Antarctica, investigatingthe effect of climate change on Thwaites glacier. As I write this, I’m on the bridge of the Nathanial B. Palmer, cruising through the Strait of Magellan on our way …
Read More »Democrats Will 'Absolutely' Go to Supreme Court Over Mueller Report, Judiciary Chair Says
House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) made the rounds on the Sunday morning news shows to talk about how Democrats plan to get access to the the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, regardless of any attempts by President Donald Trump or his Justice Department to hide the contents of …
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