Florida Georgia Line appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform two songs, “Simple” and “Blessings.” Both tracks come off the duo’s fourth album Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, which dropped back in February. “It feels amazing to be back with ya’ll,” singer Tyler Hubbard told the audience before playing “Blessings,” a …
Read More »Joe Walsh on His All-Star VetsAid Concert: It's 'What America Is Supposed to Be About'
Last month, Joe Walsh wrapped up the Eagles‘ sold-out residency in Las Vegas, where the band performed Hotel California in its entirety — followed by a 23-song bonus set of greatest hits — with help from a 46-piece orchestra and 22-member chorus. Preparing for those shows was a mammoth undertaking, …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Opts to Stay Home in Sleek New Song 'Club'
Kelsea Ballerini makes a potent statement about self-care in her new song “Club,” which was released on Friday. “Club,” along with the Grand Ole Opry member’s current single “Homecoming Queen,” is the latest preview of the Tennessee third full-length album. A hybrid mix of acoustic instruments and cutting-edge pop production …
Read More »'Midway': Roland Emmerich's Take on WWII Battle Dive Bombs
If Midway really was the hot shit it thinks it is, we’d have something to talk about. But this spare-no-expense production about the most vital naval battle of WWII merely plasters the latest in digital effects over the same war-time movie tropes that Hollywood has been pedaling for decades. Director …
Read More »M. Night Shyamalan Introduces Babysitter With a Twist in 'Servant' Trailer
This may be the first work by M. Night Shyamalan where knowing the twist makes it all the more creepy. On Wednesday, AppleTV+ released the trailer for the director’s new original series, Servant, premiering November 28th on the streaming platform. According to a press release, the half-hour psychological thriller series will follow an …
Read More »Book Review: 'Janis: Her Life and Music' Recovers the True Story of Rock's First Woman Superstar
It’s been nearly half a century since her tragic death at 27 from an accidental heroin overdose, but Janis Joplin’s life and music are still hugely resonant. In her landmark new biography, Janis, writer Holly George-Warren cites Pink, Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, and Lucinda Williams among the many artists who …
Read More »RS Charts: Selena Gomez Beats Kanye West For Number One Song
Selena Gomez‘s “Lose You to Love Me” outpaced several heavily-streamed Kanye West tracks and took the Number One spot on the latest RS 100. “Lose You to Love Me” is a somber, unhurried ballad co-written with Top 40 heavy-hitters — a group that includes Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter — …
Read More »'I Don't Want to Hang Out With' Trump, Nationals Pitcher Rejects White House Celebration Invite
Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle has rejected President Donald Trump’s invite to attend a ceremony celebrating the teams’ World Series victory over the Houston Astros at the White House on Wednesday. Doolittle told the Washington Post, that he’d like to celebrate with his teammates on Monday but he can’t “hang …
Read More »Beginning to See the Light: Kanye West's Fascination With James Turrell
Kanye West‘s new IMAX film, Jesus is King, is set in a massive art installation in Arizona’s Painted Desert — a defunct volcano that’s been artist James Turrell’s white whale for the last 40 years. Turrell has spent decades transforming Roden Crater— 21 viewing spaces connected by six tunnels — …
Read More »The Ricch Get Riccher on Roddy Ricch and Gunna's 'Start Wit Me'
Roddy Ricch is a simple man with simple pleasures. He loves: Forgiatos, Pateks, feeding the streets, bloody bottoms, ballin’ (preferably every season), and racks (preferably in the middle). In short, he’s a titan of industry — if said industry is rising post-regional West Coast rappers who spend the bulk of …
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