From firing FBI Director James Comey to his endless attempts to undermine federal law enforcement on Twitter, President Trump has obstructed justice in plan sight for most of his time in office. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s also been doing this behavior behind the scenes. On Tuesday …
Read More »John Oliver Slams Trump: 'There is Zero Actual Emergency at the Border'
John Oliver slammed President Trump’s national emergency declaration that Trump made to secure funding in order to build a wall along America’s southern border during Last Week Tonight on Sunday. “According to Trump, the border suddenly constitutes a national emergency. Or, as he might spell it in a tweet, ‘the …
Read More »Mueller Recommends Up to 24 Years for Paul Manafort
WASHINGTON — On Friday evening, lawyers working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended that Paul Manafort, the president’s disgraced former campaign chairman, serve as many as 24 years in jailon charges brought in federal court in Virginia. This sentencing memo comes a day aftera federal judge found that Manafort had …
Read More »Ryan Adams' 'Big Colors' Album Pulled Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Ryan Adams‘ upcoming album, Big Colors, has been “put on hold,” sources close to the situation told Variety on Thursday. The news follows Wednesday’s damning New York Times report that detailed several women’s allegations against Adams, which accuse him of sexual misconduct and emotional abuse. On Thursday, retailers reported that …
Read More »Juice WRLD's Dad Gives Him Pretty Solid Advice on 'Robbery'
Juice WRLD has a brand — perennially heartbroken — and he’s doubling down on it. Dark and melodramatic, “Robbery” is a clunky metaphor about a woman demanding love from the Chicago rapper. “She told me put my heart in the bag/And nobody gets hurt,” Juice mournfully sings over a sparse …
Read More »Flashback: Harry Nilsson Sings a Wistful 'Gotta Get Up' in 1971
Harry Nilsson is in the midst of an unlikely comeback. Netflix’s new hit series Russian Doll, in which a video-game developer dies over and over again on her 36thbirthday, features his charming “Gotta Get Up” on endless loop. This has sparked interest in the Seventies singer-songwriter, and spawned articles informing …
Read More »Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis Team for Co-Headlining Tour
Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis have announced a co-headlining North American Spring tour. The R&B singers will play 18 shows together, launching in late April in Washington, D.C. and wrapping up in Toronto at the end of May. Smith released her first full-length LP, Lost & Found, last June and completed her …
Read More »Chris Cornell's Kids Accept Frontman's Grammy With Heartbreaking Speeches
Soundgarden received their first Grammy nomination in 1990, and finally won in 1994, taking home trophies for Best Metal Performance for “Spoonman” and Best Hard Rock performance for “Black Hole Sun.” Late frontman Chris Cornell won his third Grammy today; his previously-unreleased track “When Bad Does Good” came out on …
Read More »Watch Elle Fanning Sing Ellie Goulding's 'Lights' in New 'Teen Spirit' Trailer
Elle Fanning becomes a “butterfly” in the latest high-stakes trailer for the film Teen Spirit. This trailer offers a preview of Fanning belting Ellie Goulding‘s hit “Lights.” Teen Spirit tells the tale of fictional pop star Violet (Fanning), a shy Polish teenager who enters a singing competition. This particular trailer previews …
Read More »Michael Jackson Estate Slams 'Leaving Neverland' in Letter to HBO: 'It Is a Disgrace'
Hours after HBO announced when Leaving Neverland would premiere, the estate of Michael Jackson fired off a 10-page letter to HBO’s CEO slamming the film and HBO’s decision to air it. In the letter to HBO’s CEO Richard Plepler, the estate’s counsel deem Leaving Neverland “an admittedly one-sided, sensationalist program—referred …
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