The White House says it has created a system that will allow the president’s son, Hunter, to sell his artwork without knowing the name of the buyers to prevent anyone from trying to curry favor by purchasing a painting during a planned auction this fall. But former Obama ethics chief …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Appear in 'Behind the Music' Reboot Trailer
Paramount+ has released the official trailer for itsBehind the Musicreboot, featuring stars like Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Busta Rhymes and more. This new version of VH1’s well-known documentary series premieres with two episodes July 29th on the streaming platform, followed by new episodes weekly on Thursdays. As with the originalBehind …
Read More »M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Shins, Interpol to Headline 2022 Just Like Heaven Fest
M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Shins and Interpol will serve as headliners at the second annual Just Like Heaven festival, heading to the Los Angeles area on May 21st, 2022. Just as sister festival Cruel World focuses on the artists from the Eighties’ New Wave era, Just Like Heaven’s lineup brings …
Read More »Pedal-Steel Guitarist Greg Leisz on His Years With Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, and Daft Punk
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Senators Klobuchar, Cornyn Call on SBA to Speed Up Grants to Shuttered Venues
Senators Amy Klobuchar and John Cornyn, who introduced the bill that became the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, issued a letter to Isabella Guzman, head of the Small Business Administration, urging a speed-up in relief to venues still waiting on much-needed funding. The SVOG program was included in the Covid-19 …
Read More »See Kiss Perform Mini-Concert at Tribeca Film Festival
Six months after Kiss’ New Year’s Eve blowout in the United Arab Emirates, the rock legends returned to the stage Friday to perform a mini-concert in New York’s Battery Park as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. The five-song performance — complete with pyrotechnics, moving stage platforms, full makeup and, …
Read More »'Blindspotting' TV Spinoff Brings Oakland Alive Again
Blindspotting isn’t the most obvious candidate for a film-to-TV spinoff. The 2018 movie, co-written by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, who star as best friends in Oakland, made less than $5 million at the box office. It was well-reviewed but not a major awards player. And its stories — Diggs’ …
Read More »Haircare Company to Morgan Wallen Fans: Stop Using Our Mullet Logo on Billboard
Fans of Morgan Wallen have been standing by their man since February, when a video of Wallen using a racial slur drew a swift country industry backlash. To show their unwavering devotion to the “Wasted on You” singer, they bought and streamed his LP Dangerous: The Double Album, making it …
Read More »Bill Murray, Timothée Chalamet, Saoirse Ronan and More Star in Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch' Trailer
UPDATE (5/27/21): Wes Anderson‘s new film The French Dispatchis set to open in theaters on October 22nd, according to Variety. ** UPDATE (4/3/20): The release Wes Anderson’s new film The French Dispatch has been delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak,Varietyreports. The film was scheduled to arrive July 24th but will …
Read More »Quincy Jones Is Backing a New NFT Marketplace for the Average Music Fan
NFTs could reshape the fan experience — that is, if NFT marketplaces were user-friendly and the digital collectibles were actually affordable. Industry insiders tellRolling Stone that a new marketplace called OneOf has been designed specifically for musicians and music lovers, and that it will announce its plans on Tuesday to …
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