Juice WRLD claimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the second week in a row, amassing 188 million song streams for the week of July 17th through July 23rd. While Juice WRLD’s total song streams did drop off significantly from the 329.9 million he …
Read More »Megan Rapinoe to Host HBO Sports Conversation Special With Guests
HBO Sports has announced that Megan Rapinoe, star of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, will be hosting a televised special this Saturday, August 1st from 10:00-10:30 p.m. ET, available on all HBO platforms. Seeing America With Megan Rapinoe will feature the athlete in conversation with U.S. House of Representatives …
Read More »Mom Influencers on Instagram Are Spreading Anti-Mask Propaganda
Earlier this week, Jodie Meschuk, an anti-vaccination advocate with 19,000 followers, posted a graphic of children’s cherubic cartoon faces, with the caption “Un-mask our kids. Let’s talk mom to mom.” The graphic contained many erroneous claims about the risks associated with wearing face masks, including that it can lead to …
Read More »Toots Hibbert Confronts the Devil in 'Warning Warning' Video
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert stars in the powerful new animated video for “Warning Warning,” a track off Toots and the Maytals’ upcoming LP, Got to Be Tough. Directed by Nick Franco, the clip features Hibbert floating by Earth in a spacesuit, later accompanied by a lion on a boat. He witnesses …
Read More »The 10 Best Moments From Radiohead's Streaming Concert Series
In April, Radiohead began releasing an archival concert on YouTube each week, drawn from the decades-spanning material in their newly-launched Public Library. “We will be releasing one a week until either the restrictions resulting from current situation are eased, or we run out of shows,” the band said. “Which will …
Read More »Los Lobos to Perform on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Livestream
Los Lobos will perform on Hardly Strictly Bluegrass’ livestream, set for July 25th at 7 p.m. ET. The livestream will feature the band’s performance as well as a Q&A hosted by the festival’s artist relations manager, Bonnie Simmons. They’ll discuss memories from the band’s four performances at the San Francisco …
Read More »See the Waste-Free Making of Yusuf/Cat Stevens' 'Where Do the Children Play?' Video
Last month, Yusuf/Cat Stevens released a charming stop-motion video for “Where Do the Children Play?” off his upcoming Tea for the Tillerman². Now, you can watch three videos explaining how it was made. The clip was directed by Chris Hopewell — who previously worked on Radiohead’s “Burn the Witch” — …
Read More »Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reveals Cancer Recurrence, Will Remain on Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed Friday that she had a recurrence of cancer and that recent treatments have yielded “positive results.” Ginsburg’s recurrence is unrelated to her recent hospitalizations, which were to remove gall stones and treat an infection. In May, Ginsburg began treatment after “a periodic scan …
Read More »See Pretenders' Shimmery New 'You Can't Hurt a Fool' Video
The Pretenders‘ latest single “You Can’t Hurt a Fool” is a simple, soulful ballad — and the band lets it speak for itself in a new video. Throughout the clip, a vintage-looking dynamic microphone spins and its chrome casing reflects women dancing, smiling, posing and goofing off as Chrissie Hynde …
Read More »Scientists Thought (and Trump Insisted) Summer Heat Would Slow COVID-19. It Hasn't. Why?
Summer was supposed to save us. President Trump touted the idea back in February: “A lot of people think that [the virus] goes away in April, with the heat.” He followed that up a few months later with an insane rant about the wonders of sunlight and how “bringing light …
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