Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts and newly-resigned executive of Mitt Romney’s private equity firm Bain Capital, has entered the Democratic primary race, which is shaping up to be the biggest ensemble-disaster comedy since Cannonball Run. Patrick’s entry comes after news that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg put himself …
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Taylor Swift‘s “Lover” has gotten a sweet remix thanks to Shawn Mendes, who helped turn the ballad into a duet. Swift released her seventh album, also titled Lover, in August. Mendes adds some verses to the romantic tune, crooning, “We can light a bunch of candles and dance around the …
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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, …
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Billy Idol didn’t just nail the look of London punk rock — he was there at the very beginning, attending the Sex Pistols’ early gigs shortly before starting his own band, Generation X. From there, he made the wildly prescient choice to add synths and dance beats (inspired by Suicide …
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Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, said the quiet part out loud last week regarding the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. “We do that all the time with foreign policy,” he told reporters after one pointed out he’d just admitted to a quid pro quo when he explained …
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Bob Dylan’s archivists have released the original demo for “Wanted Man,” a song Dylan wrote for Johnny Cash in 1969. The demo recording, which features the two musicians dueting on the song with Carl Perkins playing the guitar, will be featured on the upcoming box set Bob Dylan (Featuring Johnny …
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President Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he considers his adventures as the leader of the free world to be part of some sort of elaborate reality TV show. On Tuesday, he saw an opportunity for some big-league ratings by exploiting a grieving British couple whose 19-year-old son was killed this …
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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie fight Fox News from the inside in the new trailer for Bombshell, the upcoming drama about the network and the sexual harassment accusations leveled against its founder, Roger Ailes. The film is set to open this December. Bombshell stars Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, …
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The Rihanna Navy asked, pleaded, begged for an album, and Rihanna delivered – sort of. Last Tuesday, the pop star, designer and entrepreneur announced Rihanna, a coffee table-ready photo album – or, in her words, “visual autobiography” – featuring over a thousand photos taken of her throughout her life, largely …
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President Donald Trump went after Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen for their support of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. He made the remarks during a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thursday. During the speech, Trump reminisced about the crowd sizes of his rallies during the 2016 campaign, saying, “I …
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