Kylie Minogue and Olly Alexander‘s Years and Years have dropped their new video for “A Second to Midnight.” Cowritten by Years and Years, the song is the first single from Minogue’s Disco: Guest List Edition, which is available for preorder. The two-disc CD comprises 2020’s original 16-track Disco deluxe edition …
Read More »It's Getting Hot in Here, Scientists Warn
Since the 1980s, the number of people in urban areas exposed to extreme heat events has skyrocketed, tripling between 1983 and 2016. Scientists warned in a new study published Mondaythat urban population growth paired with warmer temperatures due to climate change have contributed to increasing numbers of people experiencing extreme …
Read More »Massive Document Leak Reveals How Global Political Leaders Hide Their Riches
The same journalism organization that leaked the Panama Papers has uncovered a new trove of 11.9 million documents, dubbed the Pandora Papers, that contain explosive details about how global elites and billionaires hide their assets. Revelations from the leak included that a woman who gave birth to a child reportedly …
Read More »Billy Strings' Entertainer of the Year Win Is a Seismic Shift for Bluegrass
Billy Strings, the 28-year-old guitar phenom, was named Entertainer of the Year at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards show Thursday evening in Raleigh, North Carolina. Strings’ win represents a sea change in bluegrass, a genre that has traditionally been reluctant to change and obstinate about awarding artists who take …
Read More »'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Is Stuck in the Past
Jon Stewart‘s new Apple TV+ series The Problem With Jon Stewart opens with him meeting with his producers to discuss the topic of their first episode: military veterans enduring severe health problems from their exposure to burn pits — literal trash fires filled with toxic chemicals and other waste that …
Read More »Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J Blige Set for Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show
The NFL has announced that Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige will perform together for the first time during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13th, 2022. With Super Bowl LVI set for Inglewood, California’s SoFi Stadium — the first Los Angeles-area Super …
Read More »Tori Amos Finds Safety 'Speaking With Trees' in New Song
Tori Amos has released new song “Speaking With Trees,” the first single from her upcoming album, Ocean to Ocean. The LP arrives October 29th via Decca. On the song, Amos turns to nature to find hope in the midst of difficult times. “Speaking with trees/Speaking with my grief,” she sings. …
Read More »BTS Take 'Permission to Dance On Stage' to Los Angeles This Fall
BTS have announced new U.S. concert dates that will take place this fall. Dubbed ‘BTS Permission to Dance On Stage — LA,’ the run finds the pop stars performing for four nights at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on November 27th and 28th, and December 1st and 2nd. The concerts will …
Read More »CIA Reportedly Considered Kidnapping, Assassinating Julian Assange
The CIA reportedly plotted to kidnap Julian Assange, and some senior officials in the agency and the Trump administration allegedly went so far as to consider options for how to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder, Yahoo! News reported Sunday. According to the report, then-director Mike Pompeo was apparently motivated to get …
Read More »Gunna and Future Make It Look 'Too Easy' on New Song
Gunna has reunited with Future for a new single, “Too Easy.” The track was produced by Gunna’s frequent collaborator Wheezy, who spins a prickly harp loop around crisp drums, big bass hits and a sinister synth. “If I don’t post and I go ghost, it’s gonna be for a reason,” …
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