Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor of PBS NewsHour who moderated a dozen presidential debates, has died at the age of 85. PBS reported that Lehrer died “peacefully in his sleep at home” Thursday. “On behalf of all of us at PBS, we are deeply saddened to learn of Jim Lehrer’s …
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Adam Lambert has announced the formation of the new Feel Something Foundation. The non-profit organization’s mission is ” to support LGBTQ+ organizations that are moving the needle for communities of all ages and backgrounds,” the singer wrote on Instagram. The foundation shares its name with the first solo track Lambert …
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Yola appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a rendition of her song “I Don’t Wanna Lie,” which comes off the deluxe version of her album Walk Through Fire. For the rousing, bluesy performance, Yola was joined by her live band; the British singer gave the track her all on …
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Mitski has unveiled a brooding new rocker, “Cop Car,” that will appear on the upcoming soundtrack for The Turning. The film and soundtrack will both arrive January 24th. The Turning is a contemporary update of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, about two kids in an old mansion that …
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President Trump laid into Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar over decisions made by his administration regarding the ban on most flavored e-cigarettes. According to Axios, citing two sources, the president called Azar during an Oval Office meeting with campaign advisers when the issue of health care came up …
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In the summer of 2018, Awkwafina exploded onto movie screens with scene-hijacking turns in Ocean’s Eight and Crazy Rich Asians. She seemed the kind of force of nature, akin to Robin Williams or Melissa McCarthy, who was so full of comic life, she could not only generate laughs out of …
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During the second of her six sold-out concerts at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Brandi Carlile joined Lucie Silvas — the British-born, Nashville-based singer whose vocal ferocity and incisive songwriting are akin to her own — for a thundering cover of Bonnie Tyler‘s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Dusky and soulful, Silvas’ …
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Finn Wolfhard heads back to the Nineties (again) for his new song, “Getting Better (Otherwise),” from The Turning soundtrack. Wolfhard stars in the upcoming adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw as Miles, a wealthy orphan who lives alone in a massive manor with his sister, Flora, and …
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Sean Penn will host his annual benefit gala for CORE, his relief non-profit for Haiti, this week in Los Angeles. And, as in past years, it features a star-studded lineup of performers: Beck, Portugal. The Man, Jenny Lewis, Dwight Yoakam and Henning May will take the stage on Wednesday, January …
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U.K. rapper Stormzy appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his recent song “Crown.” The live rendition of the track, which comes off his sophomore album Heavy Is the Head, marks Stormzy’s U.S. television debut. The rapper appeared on a mostly dark stage, accompanied by a choir and a live …
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