Long before she started calling herself H.E.R., Gabi Wilson was on an almost preordained path to stardom. She sang in her dad’s cover band as a child, and appeared on the Today Show as a 10-year-old prodigy, performing an eerily accomplished cover of Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You,” …
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Don’t Fuck This Up Kevin Hart knows what it’s like to face the court of public opinion. Netflix‘s new six-part docu-series takes us back to 2018, when homophobic tweets from Hart’s past resurfaced and caused him to step down from hosting the Oscars. When an interviewer asks him if he …
Read More »Linda Ronstadt Tells Mike Pompeo to His Face: 'He'll Be Loved, When He Stops Enabling Donald Trump'
Linda Ronstadt did not let Saturday night’s festivities stop her from telling Secretary of State Mike Pompeo what she thought about his connection to President Donald Trump. “I’d like to say to Mr. Pompeo, who wonders when he’ll be loved, it’s when he stops enabling Donald Trump.” The singer, songwriter …
Read More »Cyndi Lauper Officially Releases 'Hope,' First Single in 3 Years
Cyndi Lauper has officially released her optimistic “Hope,” the singer’s first single since 2016. Lauper has been performing the song since 2017, when her battle with psoriasis inspired her to pen the track. “I’m so excited to finally release ‘Hope’ as a single. The song doesn’t really have too many …
Read More »Pearl Jam's Holiday Singles are Coming to Streaming Services
Pearl Jam emerged from a long slumber today by announcing not just a European tour, but also the news that their fan club holiday singles will be released to streaming services. They are rolling out the songs one at a time under the banner 12 Days of Pearl Jam, beginning …
Read More »Best Movies to See This Dec.: 'Rise of Skywalker,' 'Cats,' 'Uncut Gems'
Welcome to the last gasp of 2019, in which moviegoers can binge in blockbusters (a new Star Wars!), literary adaptations (Greta Gerwig’s Little Women!), Oscar contenders anchored by incredible performances (Bombshell, Uncut Gems), smaller films worth your time (Clemency), foreign-language gems (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), formalist spectacles (the …
Read More »'Bohemian Rhapsody' Producer Lands Authorized Michael Jackson Biopic
The producer of Bohemian Rhapsody has reached a deal with Michael Jackson’s estate to make an authorized biopic about the late King of Pop. Deadline first reported that producer Graham King’s GK Films — which produced the Queen biopic and also has a Bee Gees film in the works — …
Read More »Celine Dion's 'Courage' Has Her Believing in Life After Love
Celine Dion didn’t really have much need for a “comeback.” She is one of the biggest-selling artists of all time, has been hailed as one of the greatest, most versatile voices in history and for years reigned supreme over Las Vegas as its highest-paid act. Not a single wedding or …
Read More »Hear Ozzy Osbourne's First Solo Track in Almost a Decade, 'Under the Graveyard'
Nearly a decade after his last solo album, Ozzy Osbourne has released “Under the Graveyard,” the first single from his upcoming 2020 LP, Ordinary Man. In recent years, Osbourne had been iffy about making a new LP, but after dealing with a number of health issues, he was able to …
Read More »Taylor Swift Discusses Me Too, Her Favorite Lyricists in New Beats 1 Interview
In her latest interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1, Taylor Swift spoke openly about her experience with being slut-shamed early in her career, and praised movements like Me Too for helping to turn the tide. “I was 23 and people were… making slideshows of my dating life …
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