Selena Gomez has confirmed her next album will be out January 10th. The announcement appeared on her website against a collage of black-and-white images from Gomez’s childhood, reading “Selena Gomez, New Album – January 10th.” A representative for Gomez told Rolling Stone that the official album title and cover art …
Read More »'Frozen II' Review: Disney Sequel Is a Frosty, Fun Follow-Up
When the animated musical Frozen skated into the multiplex in 2013, it grossed a record-breaking $!.27 billion in cold cash. Let it go? Hell, no! Six years later, Disney delivers an uneven but sensationally entertaining sequel to the Oscar winner that pulls out all the stops. The songs, again by …
Read More »Cory Booker Calls for 'Courageous Empathy' to Beat Trump
New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Cory Booker argued the best way to beat President Donald Trump is to embrace diversity and empathy. He laid out his thoughts during an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Tuesday. Booker argued that it wasn’t possible to beat Trump by …
Read More »Watch Trevor Noah Dismantle Kanye West's Black Democrats Are 'Brainwashed' Claim
Trevor Noah unpacked and countered Kanye West‘s claim that black people have been “brainwashed” into voting for Democrats on The Daily Show‘s interstitial bit, “Between the Scenes” Tuesday. In a recent interview, the radio DJ Big Boy asked West about his support for President Donald Trump, to which the rapper …
Read More »'The Morning Show' Review: Apple TV+ Rises But Doesn't Shine With Starry New Drama
Billy Crudup doesn’t have the biggest part in The Morning Show, but he has the most entertaining one. As Cory Ellison, a broadcast network entertainment president placed in charge of the news division despite a total lack of experience in the area, Crudup gets to smirk enigmatically as Cory’s underlings …
Read More »Lars Ulrich Joins Mumford & Sons for Resounding Rendition of 'The Wolf'
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich made an unexpected cameo at Austin City Limits Festival over the weekend, sitting in with Sunday headliners Mumford & Sons for a performance of their Wilder Mind cut “The Wolf.” Although Mumford and Metallica ostensibly sit on opposite sides of the musical spectrum, “The Wolf” proved …
Read More »Judge to Trump in Tax Return Case: You're Not Above the Law
Rejecting an “extraordinary claim” of legal immunity by the president, a federal judge has ruled Donald Trump must provide his tax returns to the Manhattan district attorney investigating his financial role in the Stormy Daniels hush-money scandal. While this decision could ultimately force Trump’s financial interests into the public eye, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Cries Over a Banana in 'Fallon' Clip
Taylor Swift got an unexpected surprise Thursday night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon when the host asked if she had recently gotten Lasik eye surgery. When Swift nodded yes, clearly dreading what was to come, Fallon revealed that he had obtained a home video from Swift’s mother of the …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Makes Rare Public Appearance at the 'Almost Famous' Musical Premiere
Joni Mitchell has rarely appeared in public since battling health issues in 2015, but in the last year she’s begun venturing out yet again. Recently, she’s attendedher peers’ concerts, including shows featuring James Taylor andDebbie Harry — and her own star-studded 75th birthday tribute concert. This past Friday, she attended …
Read More »Warren Tops Biden in New National Poll
Elizabeth Warren topped Joe Biden in a new national poll released Wednesday, another sign the senator has all but erased her deficit to the former frontrunner of the 2020 Democratic primary. Warren got 27 percent of the vote among Democratic voters in the new Quinnipiac University poll, topping Biden’s 25 …
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