The boozy new sing-along from the King of Country, the sad-eyed reinvention of an East Nashville staple and a lesson in love from a maturing country duo make up the 10 must-hear songs of the week. Szlachetka, “Until That Echo” Built around a chromatic guitar riff that spirals downward into …
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At 88, Clint Eastwood — the keeper of the classic-moviemaking flame, the now-and-forever Dirty Harry — looks bent but never broken in The Mule, the true story of 90-year-old Earl Stone. He’s a divorced horticulturist from Peoria, Illinois, someone who grew tired of making little things grow, except maybe his …
Read More »Tencent, China's Spotify, Goes Public on U.S. Stock Market
Aftermonths of anticipation, China’s version of Spotify has finally made its U.S. stock market debut. Tencent Music Entertainment, the leading music-streaming service in China that was recently spun off as a separate arm by its parent company Tencent, opened on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after raising about …
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On Friday, prosecutors for the Southern District of New York filed a sentencing memo for Michael Cohen. In recommending a “substantial” prison term for the president’s former lawyer-fixer, the SDNY wrote that Trump directed Cohen to make pre-election hush money payments to two women that constitute felony campaign finance violations. …
Read More »Watch Deadpool, Fred Savage Argue Over Nickelback's Musical Merits
Ryan Reynolds‘ snarky superhero rails against widespread “Nickelback hating” in a teaser promoting Once Upon a Deadpool, an upcoming PG-13 version of Deadpool 2. As the character reads the toned-down sequel as a bedtime story to actor-filmmaker Fred Savage, the duo inadvertently launch a bitter argument about the multi-platinum Canadian …
Read More »Watch Lost 1973 Elton John Performance of 'Step Into Christmas'
Elton John was at the absolute pinnacle of his fame when he appeared on the Gilbert O’Sullivan Show in late 1973 to perform his new holiday song “Step Into Christmas.” The clip was placed into the ITV archives after the initial airing and presumed lost forever, but it was recently …
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The Best Rap Album category at the Grammys has an odd history. It tends to reward the same artists again and again: Since 2000, Eminem has won a ridiculous six times, while Kanye West took home the trophy at four separate ceremonies, and Kendrick Lamar has already won three more. …
Read More »See Dan and Shay Sing Chart-Topping 'Speechless' on 'GMA'
Dan + Shay enjoyed a victory lap on Tuesday’s episode of Good Morning America, performing their romantic hit “Speechless” while the song sits at Number One on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart for a second week. On the GMA stage, “Speechless” is a showcase for Shay Mooney’s athletic vocals, diving …
Read More »Robyn, Rae Sremmurd to Perform at 2019 Red Bull Music Festival Los Angeles
Robyn and Rae Sremmurd are among the performers that will be featured during Red Bull Music Festival in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles installment of the music series – which explores music’s intersection with film, gaming, photography and more – kicks off on February 7th and runs through February 28th …
Read More »'The Innocent Man': Watch Trailer Based on John Grisham's True Crime Book
Netflix will explore murder, corruption and wrongful convictions in The Innocent Man, an upcoming docuseries based on John Grisham’s best-selling 2006 non-fiction book of the same name. The six-part project, which launches globally on December 14th, focuses on the controversy behind two killings that occurred in Ada, Oklahoma in 1982 …
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