After being hospitalized for tonsillitis in October, Miley Cyrus reportedly underwent vocal cord surgery for an issue she unknowingly had for years. According to People, the singer was told she would need to have surgery before the end of the year. After undergoing the procedure and leaving the hospital, Cyrus …
Read More »Kane Brown Plots 2020 Worldwide Beautiful Tour
Kane Brown has announced dates for his 2020 Worldwide Beautiful Tour, which will mark the first time he’s headlined shows internationally. The trek gets underway in February. Launching across the Atlantic in Dublin, Ireland, the tour will carry the “Good As You” singer through London before heading on to the …
Read More »Drake Launches Canadian Cannabis Wellness Company
Drake has teamed up with Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Company to form More Life Growth Company, a fully licensed cannabis producer and wellness corporation. “When we first began talks with Drake we were extremely inspired by and aligned with his vision to bring best-in-class cannabis products to the world,” …
Read More »Rep. Ayanna Pressley Endorses Elizabeth Warren for President
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president on Wednesday, netting the front-running senator from Massachusetts another prominent backer in her race to secure the Democratic nomination. Pressley made the announcement in a YouTube video. “For Elizabeth and for me power belongs in the hands of the people,” …
Read More »Kris Kristofferson to Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Honor at CMA Awards
Kris Kristofferson will be the subject of a special tribute during next week’s 53rd annual CMA Awards — the iconic tunesmith is the recipient of the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. In a musical homage to the songwriter (who will not be in attendance; he’s playing a show in Iowa …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Announces All-Star Christmas Special With Lana Del Rey, Kendall Jenner
Kacey Musgraves is getting her very own 2019 holiday special. The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show will premiere November 29th on Amazon Prime. Narrated by Dan Levy ofSchitt’s Creek, the all-star special will include performances of classic holiday songs by Musgraves and a rotating cast of celebrity friends, including Fred Armisen …
Read More »Kate McKinnon's Elizabeth Warren Breaks Down Medicare for All in 'SNL' Cold Open
Kate McKinnon‘s Elizabeth Warren impersonation received its biggest Saturday Night Live spotlight yet with a cold open sketch that found the Democratic presidential hopeful explaining her Medicare for All plan during an Iowa rally. “Hello, it is good to be here. Look at me, I am in my natural habitat: …
Read More »Useful Idiots: John Kiriakou on the CIA and the Espionage Act
In this week’s episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper talk with guest John Kiriakou on his experience in the CIA and being charged with breaking the Espionage Act for speaking out about the torture program in 2012. Kiriakou also gives his opinion on the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower. …
Read More »What's Going on With Jeffrey Epstein's Autopsy?
Two months after observing the autopsy of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a forensic pathologist hired by Epstein’s brother has claimed that the injuries associated with his death are more consistent with homicide than suicide. But until we have more information, according to experts, it’s impossible to know what really happened. …
Read More »Thom Yorke Addresses Isolation in New 'Last I Heard (…He Was Circling the Drain)' Video
Thom Yorke captures the anxiety that accompanies feeling completely isolated and alienated, despite being surrounded by many in a crowded city scape in his new video for “Last I Heard (…He Was Circling the Drain).” The song appears on Anima, which he released in June. The Art Camp and Saad …
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