Donald Trump was in Europe last week to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day when he decided it was the perfect time to lob an attack at Bette Midler. “Washed up psycho @BetteMidler was forced to apologize for a statement she attributed to me that turned out to be totally …
Read More »Lil Jon Parties With Late Rapper Mac Dre in New Song 'Ain't No Tellin”
Lil Jon released a new single, “Ain’t No Tellin’,” featuring the vocals of late rapper Mac Dre. “For me, I put Mac Dre right up there with Biggie & Pac as legends who have since passed on,” said Lil Jon. “I’m humbled beyond words that Mac Dre’s mother has entrusted …
Read More »Grace VanderWaal Announces 'Ur So Beautiful' Tour
Grace VanderWaal will set out on her own headlining tour this summer. She most recently served as opening act on Florence and the Machine’s High As Hope tour. VanderWaal will launch her 23-date tour on August 10th in Kentucky and wrap in November at the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival …
Read More »John Oliver Calls on 13 Final States to Pass Equal Rights Amendment
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver lobbied for one U.S. state — but preferably not Florida, for snarky reasons — to cement gender equality in the constitution by ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. “It’s been an especially rough few years in America for women — from abortion bans to the …
Read More »Who Is Linda Fairstein, the Prosecutor in 'When They See Us'?
Since her retirement, Linda Fairstein — a former prosecutor for the New York sex crimes unit — has built a career as a mystery author, penning more than 20 mystery novels in the best-selling Alexandra Cooper series, which follows the travails of a hard-boiled New York City prosecutor. Recently, however, …
Read More »Expert Witness at NXIVM Trial Describes How Abusers 'Gaslight' Their Victims
A clinical and forensic psychologist testified today at the trial for Keith Raniere, the leader of the self-empowerment group and alleged “sex cult” NXIVM, about the gradual, complex behavioral patterns that characterize coercive relationships and complex patterns of abuse. Dawn Hughes, PhD, a clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in …
Read More »'Transparent' Teases Musical Series Finale in New Trailer
Amazon Studios has shared the new teaser trailer for the Transparent series finale. Following the death of the show’s central character Moira Pfefferman (brought on by actor Jeffrey Tambor’s firing from the show following a series of sexual harassment allegations), the Pfefferman clan are brought together for one last musical …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Seratones, 'Gotta Get to Know Ya'
“I know what I’m doin’/Baby, don’t fuck with me,” warns Seratones singer A.J. Haynes in “Gotta Get to Know Ya,” the lead single from the Shreveport, Louisiana-based band’s new album Power (out August 23rd). It’s not intended as a brush-off, but rather a statement of agency and setting the pace …
Read More »Pixies Detail New Album, Release First New Song 'On Graveyard Hill'
Pixies have announced their first album in three years,Beneath the Eyrie, out September 13th. The band also shared the spooky lead single, “On Graveyard Hill,” with an animated visual. Per a press release, Pixies’ eighth studio album will feature 12 songs dealing with “witches, Daniel Boone, misfits” and other haunted …
Read More »See Jack Antonoff Visit 'Sesame Street,' Sing With Oscar the Grouch
Jack Antonoff made a guest appearance on Saturday’s episode of Sesame Street, where the Bleachers‘ frontman joined Oscar the Grouch and his pals, the Grouches, for an endearing rendition of the series’ classic “I Love Trash.” When Antonoff begins singing the track, Oscar cuts him off saying, “Stop, stop, stop. …
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