Aaron Watson previews his new albumRed Bandanawith the lively “Kiss That Girl Goodbye,” folk supergroup I’m With Her return with “Call My Name” and Kassi Ashton brushes off an ex in this week’s list of must-hear songs. Haley & Michaels, “Taking Off” Released four years after Shannon Haley and Ryan …
Read More »Kanye West Sues Universal, EMI Over Record Contracts, Song Publishing
Kanye West filed a pair of lawsuits Friday against a number of high-profile record companies and music publishers, including Universal Music Group, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam and the Sony/ATV-owned EMI Music Publishing. The heavily redacted lawsuits were filed at Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, the Hollywood Reporter writes. While the exact …
Read More »Roger Stone, Trump's Confidant for Decades, Is Indicted by Mueller
The lies appear to have finally caught up to Roger Stone. On Friday morning, the former Trump adviser and longtime Republican operative was indicted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s investigation into the Trump campaign’s coordination with Russia during the 2016 election.Stone was charged with seven counts — including …
Read More »For Years, the Supreme Court Has Been Silent on Gun Rights — Until Now
When Brett Kavanaugh replaced Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court this past fall, most people thought the most drastic changes would come in the areas of abortion, LGBT rights and the death penalty. Justice Kennedy was a conservative, but he often sided with the Court’s liberals on these areas of …
Read More »Mr. Eazi, Burna Boy Battle Loneliness in 'Miss You Bad' Video
The Nigerian stars Mr. Eazi and Burna Boy practice their apologies in the new clip for “Miss You Bad,” which brings the concept of the Stylistics’ “Break Up to Make Up” into a modern setting. Mr. Eazi is contrite — “I did you wrong,” he admits — and in a …
Read More »Oscars 2019: 16 Major Nomination Snubs and Surprises
After weeks of hand-wringing and Twitter-screaming, the 2019 Academy Award nominations were announced, and the results were relatively predictable – Roma! A Star is Born! The Favourite! And [weary sigh] Green Book! Naturally, this early wake-up call also held fast to one of the Oscars‘ most enduring traditions: the surprise …
Read More »Vince Gill, Billy Strings Set for 2019 Ryman Bluegrass Series
Last summer, upstart bluegrass singer-guitarist Billy Strings received an enthusiastic standing ovation when he warmed up the audience for the Del McCoury Band at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The performance was part of the annual “Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman” series and Strings, along with his father, ended up returning to …
Read More »'SNL': Leslie Jones Parodies 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' With 'Raunchiest Miss Rita'
With The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘sRachel Brosnahan hosting this week’sSaturday Night Live, the series used it as an opportunity to parody the Amazon series with a spinoff called “The Raunchiest Miss Rita.” The pre-taped digital short, which takes place at the familiar Gaslight Cafe, stars SNLcomicLeslie Jones as the titular Miss …
Read More »Puerto Rico May Be Trump's Ultimate Stain
Update: The special counsel’s office has released a statement in response to Buzzfeed’s report: “BuzzFeed’s description of specific statements to the Special Counsel’s Office, and characterization of documents and testimony obtained by this office, regarding Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony are not accurate,” wrote special counsel spokesperson Peter Carr. Original text …
Read More »Is Liberty Media About to Become the Most Powerful Company in Music?
“I think there’s zero chance Apple buys this.” Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei knows a thing or two about negotiating in public. According to the New York Post, Denver-based Liberty Media Corp. is seeking to acquire a 35 percent stake in iHeartMedia, owner of radio giant iHeartRadio. This would …
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