Jimmy Fallonfinally asked the question that apparently some fans of Steve Carell and Alice Cooper had on their mind: Do they know that they kinda look like each other? “Someone says you have a doppelganger out there and I don’t know if you’ve ever seen this but it’s pretty good… …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves and Fancy Hagood Embark on Saucy Seventies Space Trip in 'Blue Dream Baby' Video
Fancy Hagood is in an animated, intergalactic paradise soaring through space in the music video for his latest single “Blue Dream Baby,” his first official team-up with Kacey Musgraves. When the country-pop singer and songwriter finds himself on a spaceship heading lightyears away from Earth, he’s happy to encounter a …
Read More »Givēon's Long-Awaited Debut, 'Give or Take,' Radiates Openhearted Confidence
Since supplying the sugary “u up?” chorus to Drake’s 2020 track “Chicago Freestyle,” Southern California singer-songwriter Givēon has become a force in modern R&B. Last year, his scorching 2020 ballad “Heartbreak Anniversary” became an unlikely TikTok sensation and a fixture of bummed-out playlists; that March, his cameo on Justin Bieber’s …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell Placed on Suicide Watch Days Before Sentencing, Lawyer Says
Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch, her lawyer announced Saturday, just days before the Jeffrey Epstein associate faces sentencing after being found guilty of sex trafficking in Dec. 2021. According to a letter from Maxwell’s attorney Bobbi Sternheim to the judge overseeing the case, Maxwell was removed from …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Drops 'Patient Number 9,' the Title Track From All-Star New LP
Ozzy Osbourne is wasting no time as he recovers from a recent surgery: On Friday, the Prince of Darkness released his single “Patient Number 9,” and its video is accompanied by work by comic book hero Todd McFarlane. The video features an institutionalized Osbourne, the titular Patient Number 9, as …
Read More »Here's How 'The Umbrella Academy' Handled Elliot Page's Transition — and Why It Was the Right Call
This post contains spoilers for the third season of The Umbrella Academy, which is now streaming on Netflix. When Elliot Page came out as nonbinary and trans in late 2020, the initial response was rightly focused on what it meant personally for the Oscar-nominated Juno star and what it might …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Transforms Elvis' 'Can't Help Falling in Love' Into a Tear-Jerker
Kacey Musgraves is our “Velvet Elvis.” After being featured in one of the film’s trailers, Musgraves’ rendition of Elvis Presley‘s classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is finally here. The track arrives ahead of the release of Baz Luhrmann’sElvis biopic this weekend. On Wednesday, the country-pop songstress dropped the cover, …
Read More »Are Tech Crash Stories the New Horror Films?
I noticed recently that series about tech company scales and fails are becoming almost as popular as real housewives, 90-day courtships and shows involving climbing over obstacles and eating insects. Rather than demons with fangs and razor-blade hands, founders fall victim to investor demands, team mutinies, over-valuations, ego and overly-rapid …
Read More »Four Tet Wins Higher Royalty Rate After Settling Legal Battle With Domino Records
Four Tet has emerged victorious in his legal battle with Domino Records, which centered around a contested royalty rate for streaming and downloads based on a contract signed over 20 years ago. In a series of tweets Monday, June 20, the electronic artist Kieran Hebden offered the “bodacious update” that …
Read More »Watch Mötley Crüe Perform With Machine Gun Kelly at Reunion Tour Kickoff
Mötley Crüe’s long-delayed reunion tour finally kicked off Thursday night at Atlanta, Georgia’s Truist Park. And while drummer Tommy Lee was only able to play on a handful of songs due to a major rib injury, they did have Machine Gun Kelly in the house to join them on the …
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