Ellie Goulding explores the conflicting emotions of holding on when it’s time to let go in her new stirring song, “Flux.” Produced by Jim Elliot and Joe Kearns, the piano-led, strings-tipped ballad’s accompanying video was directed by Rianne White. The sensual, black-and-white clip mirrors the song’s minimalist production, which both …
Read More »Jake Owen Readies New Album 'Greetings From. . . Jake'
Jake Owen has announced plans for his new album, which he’s bestowed with the cheerful name Greetings From. . .Jake. The new LP, which features some postcard-inspired cover art, will be released via Big Loud Records on March 29th. Greetings marks Owen’s first full-length album in nearly three years and …
Read More »Trump 'Walks' With No Denuclearization Deal, Defends Kim Over Otto Warmbier's Death
President Trump’s second meeting with Kim Jong-un didn’t go quite as smoothly as it did when they first met Singapore last June. The two leaders failed to reach a denuclearization deal after convening in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, prompting Trump to leave the summit ahead of schedule. “Sometimes you have …
Read More »See Weezer, Jimmy Fallon Sing 'Buddy Holly' as Barbershop Group
Weezer dusted off their power-pop anthem “Buddy Holly” on Tuesday’s Tonight Showwith a comedic twist by joining Jimmy Fallon and his barbershop-style vocal group, “the Ragtime Gals,” for a late-night rendition. All four Weezer members—frontman Rivers Cuomo, guitarist Brian Bell, bassist Scott Shriner and drummer Patrick Wilson—adopted cartoonish vocal styles …
Read More »How 'True Detective' Season Three Redeemed the Franchise
(This post contains full season spoilers for True Detective Season Three. On Sunday night, Sean T. Collins recapped “Now Am Found,“ the season finale.) “You write the story, you get past the start, it’s important to know how you want it to end,” Amelia Hays declares midway through the concluding …
Read More »R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Abuse Charges
UPDATE: R. Kelly has posted his $1 million bond and will be released Monday afternoon, per a sheriff’s office spokesperson. *** R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Monday morning to all 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse the singer is facing. At a hearing at a Chicago courthouse, Judge Lawrence …
Read More »Adam Levine's Nipples at Super Bowl Prompt Complaints to FCC
Fifteen years after Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show, Adam Levine took off his shirt to reveal his own nipples during the Maroon 5’s halftime gig. While Levine’s strip show didn’t result in a nationwide uproar like the original Nipplegate, more than 50 viewers filed complaints …
Read More »'Empire' to Remove Jussie Smollett From Season Five Final Episodes
Following Jussie Smollett’s arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, the producers of Empire announced Friday that the actor’s character has been removed from the series’ remaining episodes this season. “The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us,” the producers, including …
Read More »Reba McEntire on Lack of Female ACM Nominees: 'I Was Very Disappointed'
Reba McEntire sat down with CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert Wednesday night in advance of the April 5th release of her new album, Stronger Than the Truth, and her return as host of the upcoming ACM Awards two days later. While McEntire touched on everything from her memories of …
Read More »'The Case Against Adnan Syed': New Doc Trailer Teases Potential Case Developments
The case of Adnan Syed gets a fresh look as it continues to evolve in the trailer for filmmaker Amy Berg’s upcoming HBO docuseries, The Case Against Adnan Syed. Syed was famously the subject of the first season of the podcast Serial in 2016, which examined his conviction for the …
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