In an interview between Fox News Sunday‘s Chris Wallace and President Donald Trump, topics ran the gamut from Trump’s relationship with the press to why he didn’t visit Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day to the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting Attorney General overseeing the Mueller investigation. Discussing CNN reporter …
Read More »Flashback: Roy Clark Picks and Grins With Jerry Reed on 'Hee Haw'
Roy Clark, who died Thursday at 85, may have been one of country music’s most revered musicians, but he found broad fame as the co-host of Hee Haw, opposite Buck Owens. The country variety series also served as a showcase for Clark’s playing though, especially its “Pickin’ and Grinnin’” segment. …
Read More »A Reminder That Drake Left Some of His Best Songs Off 'Take Care'
“Don’t fuck with me, don’t fuck with me” sang a ghostly voice. It didn’t belong to Drake, but marked his return. The light, airy, acidic words on “Dreams Money Can Buy” sampled the enigmatic Jai Paul, repurposed for one of the most known quantities in the world. The sentiment was …
Read More »CMA Awards 2018: The Complete Winners List
Keith Urban was named Entertainer of the Year at the 52nd annual CMA Awards, a surprise win that left the singer-guitarist in tears. It was Urban’s second Entertainer title, after first winning the top prize in 2005. “I am shocked beyond shocked,” he said. “I feel very grateful I get …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson Celebrates Justice Ginsburg, Female Trailblazers in 'I'll Fight' Video
Earlier this year, Jennifer Hudson performed “The Times They Are A Changin’” at March for Our Lives in Washington D.C. and talked about losing her mother, brother and nephew to gun violence in 2008. “To me, the saddest thing is no one ever reacts until it happens to them, and …
Read More »Elvis Costello on His New Album, Mortality and His Musical Evolution
Elvis Costello is feeling just fine, thank you very much. Reports of a “battle with cancer” were wildly exaggerated, he says — earlier this year, doctors found an isolated malignancy, and removed it without complications. He got the news three-quarters of the way into the recording of Look Now, his …
Read More »Spotify's New Show Lives Inside Its Playlists
Spotify is quietly moving further into original video, dropping on Monday a new series about the hip-hop industry called “The Break” — which plays from inside RapCaviar and other signature playlists on the music-streaming service’s platform, living among songs rather than other videos. It marks the latest push from the …
Read More »'The Good Place' Recap: Welcome Back to the Neighborhood
A review of this week’s The Good Place, “The Worst Possible Use of Free Will,” coming up just as soon as they use this place to shoot porn… This has been a tricky season for The Good Place. Sending the four dum-dums down to Earth (and then having Michael and …
Read More »KT Tunstall Captures Youthful 'Punk Spirit' in New 'Human Being' Video
KT Tunstall has unveiled her empowering new video for “Human Being,” a track off the Scottish singer’s new album Wax. The video, directed by Tunstall, juxtaposes VHS-quality footage of a young girl practicing karate with the singer and her band performing the Wax track. “My vision for the video was …
Read More »The South's Progressive Uprising Is Only Just Beginning
Shortly before 2 a.m. ET Wednesday morning, when Stacey Abrams took to the podium in a still-packed Atlanta ballroom, she trailed voter-suppressing Republican Brian Kemp with 99 percent of the returns counted. But Abrams wasn’t about to concede. “Friends, we are still on the verge of victory,” she proclaimed. With …
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