The Roots and Big Sean accompanied Jhené Aiko during a soothing performance of “Moments” from her recently released Trip album. “Moments” is a soft, yearning ballad. “Please take away the stress I don’t need,” Aiko sang, as the Roots played a swirl of keyboards and cymbals behind her. “You got …
Read More »See Jason Aldean Address Las Vegas Shooting, Cover Tom Petty on 'SNL'
Jason Aldean was an unannounced special guest on Saturday Night Live, delivering a moving speech about the Las Vegas mass shooting before performing Tom Petty‘s “I Won’t Back Down” during the sketch show’s cold open. Aldean was onstage at the Route 91 Harvest festival when a gunman opened fire on …
Read More »Watch the Trailer for Conor McGregor Documentary 'Notorious'
A documentary about Conor McGregor‘s “meteoric rise” is coming out next month. Titled Notorious, the movie follows McGregor from when he was claiming welfare checks worth $235 in Ireland four years ago to being one of the biggest athletes in the world today. “Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of …
Read More »Hear Weezer's Uplifting New Pop-Rock Song, 'Weekend Woman'
Weezer mix sweet Sixties pop with biting Nineties guitars on “Weekend Woman,” the latest song from their upcoming album Pacific Daydream. “Weekend Woman” starts as an ode to classics like Zombies’ “Time of the Season” and Phil Spector productions. Roaring guitars sweep away these details during the chorus, and Rivers …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran Perform 'Castle on the Hill' at Austin City Limits
Ed Sheeran‘s August 21st concert at Austin’s Moody Theater will serve as the premiere episode for the 43rd season of Austin City Limits, which kicks off October 7th on PBS. The ACL performance marks Sheeran’s second appearance on the venerable music series and his first with a full-hour slot, which …
Read More »Las Vegas-Based UFC Donates $1 Million to Shooting Victims
The shooting tragedy in Las Vegas hit close to home, quite literally, for the UFC. The Vegas-based organization pledged a $1 million donation to the victims and their families, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The company took a count of all its employees on Monday morning, just hours after …
Read More »Second 'Slender Man' Stabbing Suspect Pleads Guilty, Avoids Prison
Morgan Geyser, the second suspect in Wisconsin’s infamous and controversial “Slender Man” trial, has reached a plea deal that will allow her to avoid prison for the 2014 stabbing of a 12-year-old friend. Under the terms of the agreement, 15-year-old Geyser will plead guilty to attempted first-degree murder of her …
Read More »Watch Lil Yachty's Lustrous 'Lady in Yellow' Video
Lil Yachty broods in bright colors in the new video for “Lady in Yellow.” The track appears on the Atlanta rapper’s debut album, Teenage Emotions. The clip opens with a young woman returning from the store and organizing her groceries in color-coordinated cabinets. Fittingly, the camera zooms in on the …
Read More »'Stranger Things 2' Will Feature 'Shadow Monster,' 'Crazier' Action Scenes
The buildup to the October 27th premiere of Stranger Things 2 is fraught with questions and mystery and, according to show director Shawn Levy, very high expectations. “It’s definitely daunting,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “The love for this show is so rabid.” According to show creators Matt and Ross Duffer, …
Read More »Shania Twain's New Album 'Now': Track-by-Track Guide
When Shania Twain took a break from the music industry more than a dozen years ago, she exited as a country-pop queen. Her songs were ubiquitous on both sides of the Atlantic, with Come On Over – her third album of blockbuster ballads and radio anthems, produced with equal parts …
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