Robert Smith wasn’t ready for the full 4K experience when he sat down to watch a concert film of the Cure‘s stunning 2018 Hyde Park concert. “The first close-up of a human face I saw was me,” he says. “It was quite terrifying.” The recent Rock and Roll Hall of …
Read More »Angelina Jolie Battles Michelle Pfeiffer in New 'Maleficent 2' Trailer
Angelina Jolie‘s Maleficent is back and this time she’s the mother of the bride. Disney has revealed a new trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, which showcases the evil fairy attempting to disrupt the upcoming nuptials of Aurora (Elle Fanning) and Prince Philip. The clip also gives us a glimpse …
Read More »Kamala Harris Proposes $100 Billion Plan to Close Racial Homeownership Gap
Speaking at the 25th annual Essence Festival, Senator Kamala Harris announced her plan to close the racial homeownership gap that has historically prevented minority families from purchasing homes. Harris’s proposal would allocate $100 billion in downpayment and closing-cost assistance to families living in historically red-lined communities, administered through the Department …
Read More »Flashback: Disney's 2009 Stars Release Empowering Charity Single 'Send It On'
Around 2009, no one probably foresaw that the Disney stars of that moment would be leading the pop conversation a decade later. These days, the Jonas Brothers are selling out arenas around the globe, Miley Cyrus is still at the forefront of pop conversations, Selena Gomez continues to chart Hot …
Read More »Flashback: Bruce Springsteen Plays a Stripped-Back 'Thunder Road' in 2012
The E Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan turns 70 years old today. He joined up with Springsteen right before Born to Run was recorded in 1974 and has played a pivotal role in his career ever since, even staying with him on the Human Touch tour in 1992 when the …
Read More »Lil Nas X Comes Out on World Pride Day
Lil Nas X came out in a handful of Twitter messages posted Sunday, telling fans to listen closely to the lyrics on his 7 track “C7osure (You Like).” “Some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all not gone [fuck with me] no more,” he wrote. …
Read More »See Paul McCartney Perform 'Helter Skelter' With Steven Tyler in Las Vegas
Paul McCartney brought out surprise guest Steven Tyler to perform the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” Friday at his concert in Las Vegas. “We have a special guest for you: Mr. Steven Tyler,” McCartney told the T-Mobile Arena crowd during the encore as the Aerosmith singer came onstage armed with his scarf-covered …
Read More »'One Day at a Time' to Return for Season Four Via Pop TV
One Day at a Time will return for Season Four, Variety reports. CBS-owned cable network Pop TV has picked up the upcoming season. The series’ future had been in question following Netflix canceling the sitcom after its third season. When the cancellation was announced in March, the show’s dedicated and …
Read More »7 Memorable Dunks from the First Night of the Democratic Debates
The 2020 Democratic racefor president tipped off in earnest Wednesday night as the first slate of 10 candidates gathered to debate in Miami. The two-hour contest was feisty. While the evening’s headliner, Elizabeth Warren, held center stage with a heady mix of policy and passion, the contenders to her right …
Read More »Stonewall's Gift: 50 Years Ago Queer Fury Erupted and Changed the World
In the spring of 1968, weeks before the start of her final year of life, Judy Garland met with a biographer to discuss collaborating on her memoir. The author, Gerold Frank, was a journalist well-known for ghostwriting the life stories of celebrity women, including Zsa Zsa Gabor. The meeting, arranged …
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