Taylor Swift performed a solo rendition of piano ballad “New Year’s Day,” the closing track from her newly issued LP Reputation, in an intimate live video. The clip, which aired Thursday during a commercial break for ABC’s Scandal, found Swift surrounded by 100 handpicked fans in the living room of …
Read More »See Miranda Lambert's Old-School 'To Learn Her' at CMA Awards
One year after releasing The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert gave a stunning performance of the album’s slow-dancing stunner “To Learn Her” at the 2017 CMA Awards. The performance echoed her appearance at the ACM Awards earlier this year, when Lambert dismissed her touring band and, instead, delivered a …
Read More »Britney Spears' Watercolor Painting Auctioned Off for $10,000
Britney Spears‘ latest creative venture isn’t a musical one – a watercolor painting the singer previously shared on her Instagram account recently sold for $10,000 at a Las Vegas charity auction. The piece, which features five flowers (four larger ones and one smaller one) in hues of pink, purple and …
Read More »GSP's Historic Comeback at UFC 217: 'Greatest Night' of His Career
Georges St-Pierre did something that’s never been done over the course of UFC history on Saturday when he returned from a nearly four-year layoff to defeat Michael Bisping and become new UFC Middleweight champion. It was the perfect way to conclude UFC 217, which took place at Madison Square Garden …
Read More »Rob Sheffield on Megyn Kelly's Morning-Show Catastrophe, Biggest Gaffes
Every morning of Megyn Kelly Today is a priceless time capsule of this moment in America – future historians will analyze it and ask how the hell this happened. Lord, what a sloppity-slop mess. Kelly made her name on Fox News as the network’s resident independent thinker, but since it …
Read More »Nikki Bella on 'DWTS' Elimination, John Cena, WWE 'SmackDown'
There could have been worse weeks for Nikki Bella to be voted off Dancing With the Stars‘ ballroom floor. After lasting nearly two months into ABC stalwart’s 25th season, Nikki and her partner Artem Chigvintsev took their final bows the night before Halloween. But her fall was cushioned by, appropriately, …
Read More »Flashback: George Harrison Plays a Sublime 'Something' at Last Concert
George Harrison headed into the Nineties with incredible momentum. His 1987 LP Cloud Nine turned him into a very unlikely pop star thanks to the hit “I Got My Mind Set On You” and the Traveling Wilburys gave him more media exposure than he’d had since the immediate aftermath of …
Read More »WWE Parts Ways With Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae
The WWE announced on Sunday that they have parted ways with Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae. “WWE has come to terms on the releases of WWE Superstars Emma, Darren Young and Summer Rae,” the WWE said in a statement.“WWE wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors.” …
Read More »Paul McCartney's Sweater, Ringo Starr's Suit Pants Up for Auction
A short-sleeve knit sweater worn by Paul McCartney, a suit jacket worn by George Harrison and a pair of suit pants worn by Ringo Starr are up for sale through Heritage Auctions, which bills itself as “the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer.” The Beatles memorabilia is part of a large auction …
Read More »'Novitiate': And Then There Were Nuns in Stirring, Soulful Convent Drama
Don’t mess with Melissa Leo. As Novitiate‘s Reverend Mother Marie St. Claire, the boss lady who calls the shots at the fictional Tennessee convent where this religious drama is based, the actress gives the kind of bravura performance that not only sparks Oscar talk but richly deserves it. She finds …
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