Any time Taylor Swift flirts with a return to country music is cause for a media blitz, so her latest cameo is no exception. “Babe,” Swift’s new collaboration with Sugarland, was given a grand rollout Wednesday night when the trailer for the song’s music video premiered during the CMT Music …
Read More »Wayne Secrest, Founding Member of Confederate Railroad, Dead at 68
Wayne Secrest, longtime bass player of the country-rock group Confederate Railroad, has died after a lengthy illness. His bandmates shared the news of Secrest’s passing onFacebooklate Saturday night. Secrest’s health issues had forced him to retire from touring late last year. “We shared millions of miles, thousands of concerts and …
Read More »The 4 Biggest Consequences of Trump's Disastrous Tariff Plan
President’s Trump’s crusade to alienate the United States from the rest of the world continued on Thursday, when Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union. The tariffs …
Read More »Bill Cosby Accuser Andrea Constand: He Described Pills as 'My Friends'
Andrea Constand, the first woman to pursue sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby, broke her 13-year silence in a harrowing preview of her upcoming Dateline interview. Constand, 45, told NBC’s Kate Snow that Cosby drugged her with pills that he described as her “friends.” The crime took place in 2004 …
Read More »Camila Cabello's American Dream
Suffice it to say that Camila Cabello is a hugger. The hugs she bestows include, but are in no way limited to: waiters, nail technicians, music managers, daughters of music managers, moms of daughters of music managers, her mom, her choreographer, her dancers, fans who’ve paid to hug her, and …
Read More »Hear Drake's Fiery New 'Scorpion' Song 'I'm Upset'
Drakeunleashed a new song Saturday night titled “I’m Upset,” the rapper’s latest Scorpion single and not a sequel to his recent diss track. Despite the song’s timing and agitated title, Drake made it clear that “I’m Upset” is Scorpion-bound and not another salvo in the rapper’s new beef with Pusha-T …
Read More »Pusha-T Talks Making 'Daytona' in Kanye West's Secluded Wyoming Sessions
“Just to be all the way clear with you. There’s no artwork, there is absolutely no single,I have not shot one video. Def Jam will be so angry with me” saysPusha-T, just two days before the Friday streaming release of his third solo album. Produced entirely by Kanye West,Daytona is …
Read More »Hear Panic! at the Disco's Spirited New Song 'High Hopes'
Panic! at the Disco have unveiled new song “High Hopes.” It follows the release of previous singles “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” and “(Fuck A) Silver Lining” from their forthcoming album,Pray for the Wicked. The LPwill be released on June 22nd via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2 Records. The track finds singer/band leader …
Read More »Guitars Aren't Dying. They're as Popular as Ever
Headlines haven’t been kind to electric guitars. Slipping sales year over year made for a bleak portrait, and by last September, even Eric Clapton wondered if the instrument was on its way out. “Maybe the guitar is over,” he mused, responding to reports that electric guitar sales had crashed half …
Read More »'Westworld' Recap: This Shogun For Hire
What’s true of Grand Theft Auto or The Legend of Zelda is true for the occasional blockbuster TVseries too: Sometimes, a side quest can be the best part of a game. For proof, look no further than tonight’s sword-slinging episode – “Akane No Mai” – in which Westworld officially goes …
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