Chris Cornell, his children Toni and Christopher, and a bevy of stars pledge their dedication to speak out against genocide and other human rights violations in a new PSA for The Promise campaign. Variety premiered the video on Wednesday. The clip features Cornell’s “The Promise,” which he wrote and recorded …
Read More »Radiohead Publisher Issues Statement Refuting Lana Del Rey Lawsuit
A spokesperson for Radiohead‘s publisher, Warner/Chappell, disputedLana Del Rey‘s claim that the band has filed a lawsuit against the singerover alleged similarities between her Lust for Lifesong, “Get Free,” and the band’s hit, “Creep.” On Sunday, several British tabloids reported on a pending legal fight between Del Rey and Radiohead. …
Read More »Rod Stewart Sets 2018 Summer Tour With Cyndi Lauper
Rod Stewart is set to spend another summer on the road as the two-time Rock Hall singer announced a 22-date North American tour. Like Stewart’s 2017 trek, Cyndi Lauper will once again serve as special guest on the tour, which begins June 25th at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. A month …
Read More »Watch First Aid Kit Go to Prom in Mysterious 'Fireworks' Video
First Aid Kit add a dash of the supernatural to their new “Fireworks” video, which stars sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg at an Eighties-style high school prom. The musicians look like rivals from a coming-of-age movie: Klara plays the classic nerd, wearing oversized glasses; Johanna, with her frizzy hair and …
Read More »See Jimmy Kimmel Stoke Outrage Over Fake Awards Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s “Lie Witness News” team ventured out on Wenesday to assess popular opinion about a made-up awards show titled the “Outstanding Celebrity Excellence Awards.” “The thing about award shows is that people tend to have very strong opinions about them,” Kimmel said. “People get mad before there’s anything …
Read More »How Aaron Sorkin Bet the Farm on Poker Biopic 'Molly's Game' – and Won
There are two things you should know about Aaron Sorkin. One is that the man likes to talk. A lot.This will not surprise anyone who’s seen the 1992 screen version of his playA Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. Or has watched a TV show he’s had …
Read More »In Praise of Laura Dern: TV's MVP of 2017
In a year in which one man’s Twitter account became the world’s barometer of international crisis, it can be difficult to find things upon which we can all agree. However, here’s one truth that seems irrefutable across party lines: Laura Dern makes everything better. Whether it’s her broad comedy in …
Read More »2017: The Year Pot Policy Stood Still as Opioids Ravaged the Nation
The first year of Donald Trump’s presidency has felt like a hurricane, as the administration worked frantically to unwind rules and regulations on everything from environmental policy to Obamacare. But the nation’s burgeoning marijuana industry was able to survive attempts by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to enforce the federal prohibition …
Read More »See Lindsay Ell, Kelleigh Bannen, Kalie Shorr's Taylor Swift Cover
CMT’s Next Women of Country is, year after year, a cross-section of the best and brightest voices in the genre that just happen to be female. And at their annual showcase in Nashville last month, two former classmates – Kelleigh Bannen and Lindsay Ell – joined one of the newest …
Read More »Three More Women Accuse Dustin Hoffman of Sexual Misconduct
Three more women have accused Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, following recent reports of four other women who have alleged the actor had sexually harassed and/or assaulted them. In an exclusive with Variety, the three women claim the incidents happened in the 1980s. Two of the alleged events detailed by …
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