The Empire cast wants costar Jussie Smollett to return for the Fox series’ sixth season and they’ve collectively penned a letter of support, Variety reports. Smollett’s role in future episodes has been unclear following Smollett’s high-profile criminal scandal that involved the actor allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on …
Read More »Hear Schoolboy Q Seek Balance on New Song 'Crash'
Schoolboy Q tries not to let his life spin out of control on his new song, “Crash,” set to appear on his forthcoming album, Crash Talk, out this Friday, April 26th. Boi-1da produced the track, winding a simple string loop around a head-nodding drum groove peppered with bass synth gurgles. …
Read More »More Top Democrats Are Making the Case for Impeachment
The release of the redacted Mueller report last week confirmed what many already knew: President Trump is a pathological liar, a serial criminal and woefully unfit to occupy the most powerful office in the world. One of the many questions that has emerged as Americans continue to parse the special …
Read More »See Maren Morris' Surprise Coachella Performance of 'The Middle'
Maren Morris made a surprise appearance during Coachella’s second weekend, turning up to sing “The Middle” as part of German DJ-producer Zedd‘s set. The annual multi-artist festival wrapped its 2019 edition in Indio, California, on Sunday, April 21st. In fan-shot video, Morris is at the front of the stage, encouraging …
Read More »Alicia Keys Goes Bilingual in Pedro Capó and Farruko's 'Calma' Remix
Puerto Rican darlings Pedro Capó and Farruko come from two different ends of the island’s pop spectrum: on one end is Capó, a tender guitar balladeer, and on the other Farruko, an urbano player par excellence. But the two boricuas struck gold in 2018 with their remix of Capó’s “Calma” …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Digs into Mueller Report, No Thanks to 'Feckless Stooge' William Barr
Stephen Colbert dug into the Mueller report and the way Attorney General William Barr managed to spin many of the special counsel’s findings in President Donald Trump‘s favor on The Late Show Thursday. While the report laid out numerous instances where Trump seemed to obstruct justice, Barr said during a …
Read More »Review: Beyonce's Triumphant 'Homecoming'
Before you add any other superlative to her name, Beyoncé is, first and foremost, a performer. She spent her childhood being trained not just to be a great singer but to become the type of athletic vocalist who could sing while in constant, rapid, muscle-and-bone defying movement on a stage …
Read More »See Ellie Goulding Celebrate Her Teenage Friendship in 'Sixteen' Video
Ellie Goulding has released the nostalgic video for her latest single “Sixteen,” from her upcoming fourth studio album. The Tim Mattia-directed clip depicts Goulding looking back fondly on a teenage friendship. The young Goulding and her friend from school get into the usual sort of teenage mischief: running through the …
Read More »Is This the Fastest an Administration Official Has Been Investigated for Ethical Misconduct?
Whenever President Trump nominates someone to take over for whichever administration official was most recently forced to leave office, ethical concerns about the successor are soon to follow. But it’s unlikely anyone has been investigated as quickly as David Bernhardt. On Thursday, the former oil lobbyist was confirmed as Trump’s …
Read More »'Curse of La Llorona' Review: Horror Fans, Prepare to Feel Cursed
There’s a lot of box-office heat on horror these days — Jordan Peele’s Us has already grossed $236 million worldwide. Still, that’s no excuse for a lazy cash-in like The Curse of La Llorona, which plays too timid for terror and is too lazily constructed to haunt anyone’s dreams. This …
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