Ariana Grande has the Number One, Two and Three songs —“7 Rings,” “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and “Thank U, Next” — on the Hot 100 this week. No artist since the Beatles in 1964 — with “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout” and “Do You Want …
Read More »Monkey Business: The Wild Ride of 'Challenge' Bad Boy Johnny Bananas
The first time Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio appeared on MTV’s The Challenge he suffered the worst humiliation of his life. It was October of 2006 and the brash 25-year-old was still riding high from his recent run on The Real World: Key West. Little was required of him on that show …
Read More »Gloria Allred Contacts Authorities Over Alleged New R. Kelly Sex Tape
Following a report that a newly surfaced sex tape allegedly shows R. Kelly with an underage girl, lawyer Gloria Allred issued a statement Friday saying that the woman in the video “may be” one of her clients. “I represent numerous women who allege they were sexually victimized by R. Kelly …
Read More »Kurt Vile Picks His Favorite Neil Young Songs
Kurt Vile has selected 33 of his favorite Neil Young songs for a new playlist on Young’s online archives website. “Stumblin’ With Neil” is the first-ever guest playlist on the Neil Young Archives, which recently opened to the public with a plethora of high-quality streaming music, photos and more. “I’m …
Read More »Tayla Parx on Writing Ariana Grande's Hits and Defining Her Own Narrative
You’ve probably seen Tayla Parx before. Subtract the chin-length, always-changing hair, and she’s the precocious Little Inez from the 2007 film adaptation of Hairspray. Or maybe you saw that same face in the background on Gilmore Girls and Everybody Hates Chris, or during her recurring role on True Jackson, VP. …
Read More »Alice Cooper Doc 'Live From the Astroturf' Captures Original Band's 2015 Reunion
A Dallas record store’s efforts to reunite the original Alice Cooper Band after 40 years is the focus of the upcoming documentary/concert film Alice Cooper: Live From the Astroturf. Cooper superfan and Good Records owner Chris Penn lobbied for Cooper and his former bandmates – Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and …
Read More »Flashback: Lindsey Buckingham's Final Fleetwood Mac Set Before Split
Late last week, the shocking news arrived that Lindsey Buckingham had undergoneemergency heart surgery that caused damage to his vocal cords. “He is now recuperating at home and each day he is stronger than the last,” his wife Kristen Buckingham said in a statement. “While it is unclear if this …
Read More »A&E Gives First Look at 'Biography: The Trump Dynasty' Docuseries
The story of the Trump family, from the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush to the White House, will be the focus of an upcoming installment of A&E’s Biography. The three-night, six-part event begins February 25th. A&E said of the docuseries, “Biography: The Trump Dynasty traces three generations of the Trump family saga …
Read More »Grammys 2019: Watch Camila Cabello Open Show With Theatrical 'Havana' Performance
Camila Cabello opened the Grammy Awards from the inside of a brownstone reimagined as a colorful dollhouse. She shifted through the rooms before taking to the “street,” where she ran into J Balvin reading a paper with the headline “Build Bridges Not Walls.” Young Thug joined to perform a verse …
Read More »See Lauren Jenkins' Earnest 'Running Out of Road' on 'Today'
Lauren Jenkins took the Today show stage on Thursday for a performance of her single “Running out of Road,” a downcast breakup tune about being haunted by the memory of an ex. Jenkins’ Big Machine Records debut No Saint will be released March 15th. During Jenkins’ Today appearance she was …
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