As part of my job, I occasionally appear on television and radio to talk about politics. Inherent in that invitation is the same presumption that I will not consciously lie to the audience. These shows and networks hold tell their audience that they will report and analyze the news responsibly …

Sasha Sloan bemoans her ability to continue “Faking It” in the moody video for her latest single. The singer-songwriter will embark on a North American tour this spring. “Faking It” appeared on Sloan’s 2018 EP Loser. In the video, Sloan has what appears to be a normal relationship with her boyfriend …

When Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner was invited to meet his hero Bruce Springsteen backstage at the singer’s Broadway show, he was practically in shock. “I grew up in New Jersey in the Eighties, so you do the math,” says Weiner. Turns out Springsteen is a fan of the …

In 2018, Best Buy decided to stop selling CDs, with the change partly brought on by record labels’ increasing reluctance to even issue them.Both choices are symptoms as well as causes of a seemingly inevitable trend:Buying music is now going out of style nearly as fast as streaming music is …

So what’s shakin’ on the old tube this month, you ask? NBC re-introduces a cult sitcom yanked back from the brink of cancellation; Showtime’s got a snazzy period piece set in the coke-fueled world of high finance; Comedy Central pulls back the curtain on a new project from a pair …

Sony has set up shop on Mulberry Street in New York’s Soho neighborhood this winter — not with a store, but a pop-up concert venue that doubles as a immersive recording studio offering “multi-dimensional audio technology” for people to create their own songs for free. For the third installment of …

Ty Dolla $ign has been indicted on felony drug possession charges stemming from the hitmaker‘s Atlanta-area arrest on September 5th. Grand jury documents obtained by Rolling Stone reveal that the rapper-singer born Tyrone Griffin Jr. faces charges of felony cocaine possession, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance and a …

Following Sunday night’s Global Citizen Festival in South Africa, the anti-poverty initiative reportedly raised over $7 billion in commitments — seven times the group’s original projected goal of $1 billion. According to an impact report on Global Citizen’s website, the concert won pledges from organizations such as the World Bank, …

UPDATE on December 10th, 2018: A deal appears imminent.On Monday, prosecutors joined Butina in a court filing announcing she was ready to change her plea. Butina previously pleaded not-guilty to acting and conspiring as a foreign agent. The filing reads:“The parties have resolved this matter, and the defendant Butina remains …

There are two places where country hitmaker Josh Turner no doubt feels most at home. One is in the realm of gospel music and the other is the Grand Ole Opry. Turner has been an official Opry member since October 2007 and recently returned to Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the …