Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa have joined the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, which will visit 10 cities across the U.S. this November and December. Other artists set to appear during the trek include the Jonas Brothers, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, the Kid Laroi, Black Eyed …
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In the year A.D. 60, the ancient Roman Empire was a place of great power and great control, with a conquering foothold over half the world. On the outside, it had all the trappings of success. But beyond the surface, it also had the trappings of a society that would …
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After teasing the fifth and final season of Insecure earlier this month, HBO has shared the first full trailer for Issa Rae‘s comedy series before its return in October: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBb2Pbh20m4 – Issa Rae does some reflecting in the fifth and final season teaser for Insecure, airing on October 24th via …
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The year is 1967. Gil-Scott Heron is on the hi-fi, the Vietnam war rages on TV screens, and New Jersey is burning. A Black cab driver is beaten by two white cops in Newark, which sparks protests, violence, looting and, eventually, the deaths of 26 people; the four-day uprising will …
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Saturday Night Live will welcome three new featured players to its cast this season, including James Austin Johnson, who went viral for his front-facing camera impressions of Donald Trump. Johnson has been a regular in the Los Angeles comedy scene and appeared in shows like Tuca and Bertie andthe Coen …
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Eddie Vedder kicked off his annual Ohana Festival Friday with a set filled with covers of songs by R.E.M., the Pretenders, and Prince, as well as his recent solo single “Long Way.” Kings of Leon were originally scheduled to headline Friday night at the Vedder-founded festival in Dana Point, California’s …
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have released a new song, “Shyness,” a spoken-word letter to Daniel and Vera based on Cave’s the Red Hand Files Issue #68 from October 2019. The single, released via Cave’s online store Cave Things, is available as a two-sided black vinyl seven-inch. The music accompanying …
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There’s something about the way Lainey Wilson sings that brings to mind the great, weepy country queens of yore. In particular, there’s a trace of Tammy Wynette, whose intimate and wounded delivery could depict a steely façade hiding an unsatisfied interior life or say it all out loud for complete …
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Brian Fallon will explore his religious connections on a new solo album of well-known Christian hymns. The Gaslight Anthem leader and singer-songwriter’s Night Divine will be released November 5th and includes a version of “The Virgin Mary Had One Son,” released on Wednesday as a preview of the project. Fallon …
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Comedian Demi Adejuyigbe has released the latest, and what will sadly be the last, of his September 21st celebration videos, set, of course, to Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September.” Adejuyigbe made the first of these videos in 2016: A clever one-minute skit where he danced around his home in a …
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