Hours after stirring reunion rumors by blacking out their group Twitter account, Jonas Brothers detailed their major plans for 2019 on Thursday. The pop group will issue “Sucker,” their first single in six years and first with Republic Records, on Friday, March 1st at midnight ET. The trio — Nick, …
Read More »Hear Pete Seeger's Unreleased Live Version of 'This Land Is Your Land'
Pete Seeger digs deeper into the protest politics of Woody Guthrie’s folk anthem “This Land Is Your Land” in a previously unreleased live version of the song from 1976. The track, recorded during a show at the University of Tulsa, appears on the upcoming six-disc anthology project Pete Seeger: The …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Covers Selena's 'Como La Flor' at RodeoHouston
Kacey Musgraves was the opening performer for the multi-day 2019 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which will feature concerts by a diverse group of artists, including Chris Stapleton and Cardi B. For her RodeoHouston set, the recent Grammy Album of the Year winner took a moment to honor a Texas …
Read More »Watch Clean Bandit, Ellie Goulding Parody Trump in 'Mama' Video
Clean Bandit and Ellie Goulding parody Donald Trump in their new “Mama” video, ruminating on how one destructive father-son relationship can negatively impact the whole planet. The electro-pop band wrote and directed the intriguing clip, which examines a Trump-like character from childhood through a military stint to, eventually, a surprise …
Read More »Trump Ruins Everything, Next Up: Fourth of July
With seemingly nothing better to do this morning, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to make all Americans dread the Fourth of July, for the first time ever. “HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It …
Read More »Robyn Performs 'Ever Again' in Icy Wonderland on 'Ellen'
Robyn added an organic edge to her funk-pop track “Ever Again” on Friday’s Ellen. The singer crooned the song’s feathery hooks over woozy synths, clanging percussion and booming slap-bass. The staging added to the dreaminess, with the frosty, foggy backdrop accentuated by her band’s white/silver shirts and jumpsuits. “Ever Again” …
Read More »Michael Cohen Will Reportedly 'Pull the Curtain Back' on Trump's Crimes
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s embattled former lawyer and fixer, was set to testify before Congress on February 7th. Then, late last month, he backed out, citing fear over threats from his former boss. A day after Cohen reconsidered voluntarily appearing before Congress, the Senate Intelligence Committee left him with no …
Read More »Oscars 2019: What Does It Mean If 'Green Book' Wins Best Picture?
There are plenty of pejoratives you can hurl at the Oscars — self-important, overlong, old-fashioned, out-of-touch — but in recent years, you can’t complain that they’ve lacked for drama. With the adoption of the preferential ballot in 2009, which asks Academy members to vote for Best Picture with a ranked …
Read More »The Supreme Court Unanimously Weighs in on Civil Forfeiture
For years Tyson Timbs passed by an Indiana police impound lot on his way to work where he could see his Land Rover, confiscated in 2013 after he sold an undercover officer four grams of heroin. “It was a visual reminder for him that this wasn’t over,” Timbs’ lawyer, Wesley …
Read More »Tinashe Has Parted Ways With RCA
Tinashe is no longer signed with the record label RCA, according to her longtime manager, Mike Nazzaro. Contrary to reports circulating on the internet, “she wasn’t dropped,” Nazzaro says. “We initiated for her to be released. It was a positive split for her. It’s giving her back creative control.” He …
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