The traditional telling of the medieval sack of Rome might go something like this: In 1527, Charles of Bourbon led his army in an assault on Pope Clement VII’s Rome, promising his soldiers that they’d be paid in the Eternal City’s plunder. Bourbon was killed in the assault, but the …

Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Tokyo Olympics following an upset loss in the third round of the tennis competition Tuesday, July 27th. Osaka, who has won four major tennis championships, lost to the Czech Republic’s Markéta Vondroušová in two sets, 6 – 1, 6 – 4. “I’m disappointed …

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For the first time in decades, the fundamental right to abortion is squarely being attacked in the Supreme Court. On Thursday, Mississippi filed a brief with the court directly asking it to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision establishing a right to abortion. This hasn’t happened since 1992, in …

Earlier this year, vaultboy set himself a challenge: Write a song a day and share the results on TikTok. He had a knack for the negative; one of his first-ever TikTok posts was tagged “potential breakup song but more sad,” and he followed that with covers of various mega-hits that …

Singer-songwriters Aubrie Sellers and Jade Jackson have combined their talents to become the duo Jackson+Sellers. The performers will release their debut album Breaking Point in October and gave a preview of that project Wednesday with their revved-up take on Julie Miller’s “The Devil Is an Angel.” Sellers, the Nashville-raised daughter …

Brian Wilson has revealed a North American fall tour, while dropping demos, rarities, and outtakes on his new website. Following an August show in Long Beach, California, Wilson will head to Huntington, New York on October 5th, wrapping up in Waukegan, Illinois on the 23rd. Wilson’s new site contains a …

Gary Allan celebrated the release of his first album in nearly a decade with a rooftop concert in Nashville last month. The singer filmed the performance for an upcoming livestream concert: Gary Allan: Ruthless – Live From Nashville streams for free on Friday, July 23rd, on Allan’s YouTube and Facebook …

Soccer Mommy has released the video for her new song “Rom Com 2004.” The Fustic Studio-crafted video features an animated Sophie Allison traversing a surrealistic landscape. The visuals, which go in and out of focus, complement the BJ Burton-produced glitchy production. Her soaring pop hook soundtracks her avatar as she …

The White House has released a new video of Olivia Rodrigo reading tweets about the Covid-19 vaccine with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The video featured plenty of goofy wordplay, like one tweet that referred to the vaccine as the “Fauci Ouchie,” and another one that read: “Olivia RodriGo to the vaccine …