Facebook has had a rough couple of months. It started in early September when The Wall Street Journal began publishing a series of reports based on tens of thousands of internal documents a whistle-blower named Frances Haugen had turned over to the paper. “The Facebook Files,” as the stories were …
Read More »El Alfa Brings Dembow Movement to Celebratory Madison Square Garden Show
From the streets, to the 20,000-plus seats filled at Madison Square Garden, to the millions online, El Alfa’s La Leyenda del Dembow World Tour stop on Oct. 22 was nothing short of a triumph. The artist, born Emanuel Herrera, is the first star from the Dominican Republic’s dembow genre to …
Read More »Peter Scolari, 'Bosom Buddies' and 'Girls' Actor, Dead at 66
Peter Scolari, the actor who starred alongside Tom Hanks in the Eighties sitcom Bosom Buddies and won an Emmy for his work on Girls, has died at the age of 66. Scolari’s rep Ellen Lubin Sanitsky confirmed the actor’s death to Deadline, adding that Scolari died Friday morning following a …
Read More »Bonobo's Club Hits Are Never the Ones He Expects
Like many electronic producers who are also active DJs, Bonobo is used to test-driving work in progress, relying on a constant feedback loop between the studio and the club to sharpen the peaks and smooth the valleys of his serenely danceable tracks. “Usually part of the process is you work …
Read More »'Dune' Wages an All-Out Attack on the Senses — and Wins
It’s hard to be a messiah. Even before he recognizes that this is what he is, the young Paul Atreides of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, played by Timothée Chalamet, lets the grief of expectation seep into his body, down to the drowsed slump of his shoulders and the toneless, contemplative wariness …
Read More »NBA YoungBoy Granted Bail and House Arrest in Louisiana Gun Case
UPDATE (10/22) YoungBoy Never Broke Again was granted a $1.5 million bail with strict conditions including house arrest Friday as he awaits trial on federal gun charges in Louisiana, his lawyer confirmed to Rolling Stone. “We’re thrilled that after seven months we had an evidentiary hearing on the issue of …
Read More »Trump Can't Help Himself, Lashes Out at Colin Powell
Donald Trump isn’t known for his respect for the dead. He continued to publicly bash John McCain after the Republican stalwart died in 2018. He attacked Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) in 2019 by implying her late husband John Dingell is in hell. Now, the former president is lashing out at …
Read More »Chuck Berry's 'Live From Blueberry Hill' Announced in Honor of 95th Birthday
St. Louis’ Blueberry Hill was a special place for rock & roll innovator Chuck Berry. Not only did he perform his final show there in 2014, the musician played myriad shows at the restaurant and club in his lifetime. Now, the new live albumLive From Blueberry Hillis slated for a …
Read More »Britney Spears on Possible Conservatorship End: 'There's a Lot of Things That Scare Me'
As the conservatorship over Britney Spears appears closer to reaching an end than ever before, the singer took to Instagram to share her ambivalent feelings and thoughts on navigating her life free from the constraints that have been imposed on her for 13 years. “I’ll just be honest and say …
Read More »Hear Billy Porter's Dance Floor-Ready Single 'Children'
Billy Porter has dropped a new single, “Children.” The anthemic dance number marks his debut release for his new joint partnership with Island UKandRepublic Records, and sets the stage for his forthcoming album. The upbeat, dance-ready tune was co-written with songwriter MNEK andLittle Mix’s Jade Thirwell. “It’s a song that …
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