Jackie Shane, a soul singer and transgender pioneer who had been all but forgotten for decades until her reissued catalogue sparked renewed attention in 2017, has died at the age of 78. Douglas McGowan, the Numero Group A&R scout who had tracked down Shane and was responsible for her rediscovery, …
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Tucker Beathard was an independent artist when he released last year’s Nobody’s Everything, a record of co-written originals rooted in alt-rock’s crunch and country-pop’s gloss. Three months later, he’s back with an anthemic single, “Better Than Me,” as well as a new, high-powered partner: Warner Music Nashville. With Warner’s help, …
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A few lines and a guitar lick are all Justin Townes Earle needs on “Ain’t Got No Money,” the shifty roots rocker that will be featured on his just-announced LP The Saint of Lost Causes. Something of a return to the familiar for Earle, The Saint of Lost Causes sees …
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Hip-hop comedy trio the Lonely Island announced their first-ever multi-city tour. Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone will unite for an eight-date U.S. jaunt that launches June 15th at the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee and wraps June 29th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. General public tickets go on sale Friday, …
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Legal challenges to President Trump’s national emergency declaration are starting to pile up. Days after multiple advocacy groups filed lawsuits challenging the president’s “national emergency,” 16 states have sued the Trump administration over the president’s scheme to use executive privilege to build a border wall without the approval of Congress. …
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Actor Don Cheadle hosted Saturday Night Live this week, and one of the stories to come out of the show was not from the sketches but from Cheadle’s wardrobe choices between skits, which he used to make powerful political statements. When introducing musical guest Gary Clark Jr. for the second time, Cheadle …
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Attorney Kathleen Zellner has filed a new letter with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals on behalf of her client, Steven Avery, accusing the Attorney General’s Office of “trying to deceive” her and the Court about the status of key forensic evidence in the Making a Murderer case. Zellner’s letter, submitted …
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Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer resume their surreal cat-and-mouse chase in the thrilling new trailer for Season Two of Killing Eve. The show returns to BBC America April 7th. The clip picks up just moments after the show’s Season One finale with — spoilers ahead — Oh’s MI5 security operative, …
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Within moments of the jury announcing the guilty verdict of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in the snow-laden court in Brooklyn, word of the result was rippling across Mexico, from the valleys sprinkled with opium poppies to the sprawling mountain capital. People gathered at stalls and watched on televisions as U.S. …
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What do you know about Spotify, the Swedish music company? Five researchers who have spent the last several years investigating the inner workings of the global platform would argue that it is neither particularly Swedish nor truly a music company: They posit that Spotify is a shape-shifting tech business, serving …
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