Some people sniff markers when they’re young, chasing a thrill. Others smoke banana peels. Iggy Pop, however, found more iconoclastic ways to get high. When he was asked on The Jonathan Ross Show recently if he once stuck his tongue in an electrical outlet for a buzz (har har) he …
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Clare Dunn doesn’t let empty pockets keep her from a good time, Madison Kozak laments a flaky lover, and Austin Jenckes looks to Memphis for inspiration in this week’s list of the best country and Americana songs. Clare Dunn, “Money’s All Gone” Years after playing a string of North American …
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After President Barack Obama‘s former National Security Advisor Susan Rice appeared on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, President Donald Trump went after her on Twitter. So Trump was either watching the program, which airs at 10:00 PM ET, live or was informed that while Rice was plugging her new …
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Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his production company, 59%, are set to co-produce a new movie based on the iconic purple dinosaur, Barney. Kaluuya and his partners at 59% are developing the film with Valparaiso Pictures and Mattel Films. The announcement came with few details about …
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There’s an acoustic segment during Sam Hunt‘s concerts where he performs hits by Nineties country divas. On Wednesday night, he revisited one of the biggest crowd-pleasers, Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy,” in front of the artist who made it popular in the Nineties, Reba McEntire. Reba was among the honorees at the …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is holding a rally in New York City on Saturday, less than two weeks after suffering a heart attack he initially said would force him to scale back his campaign schedule. In promoting the event, Sanders’ campaign has teased a special guest who will join him …
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Katy Perry, Capitol Records and the singer’s “Dark Horse” collaborators have filed an appeal to the verdict that ruled against them in the plagiarism case bought by Marcus Gray, a.k.a. Flame. The July verdict found that Perry and her team had copied aspects of their 2013 hit from a 2008 …
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Elton John is the latest celebrity to defend Ellen DeGeneres’ friendship with former president George W. Bush, joining Reese Witherspoon and Kristen Bell who also stood by the talk show host. When asked about the situation in an interview with NPRwhile promoting his forthcoming autobiographyMeon Sunday, John said, “I admire …
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Zac Brown has filed a lawsuit against Ryan Tedder over their collaboration “Nowhere Left to Go,” a song that featured on the country singer’s recent solo album The Controversy but was removed after the two artists tussled legally over the song’s rights. When the surprise eight-song The Controversy arrived digitally …
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Last week, as President Donald Trump publicly asked China to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter, a Trump surrogate was in Beijing pressing Chinese contacts for dirt on the Bidens — and claims they gave it to him. The revelationcomes from the Financial Times, which reports that Michael Pillsbury, …
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