Dancehall king Sean Paul and reggaeton royal J Balvin released visuals for their latest track, “Contra La Pared,” which means “Against the Wall.” The duo had previously joined forces on the 2017 Major Lazer song “Buscando Huellas.” In the Tainy-produced reggaeton-hall track, Balvin calls to mind an old Spanish nursery …
Read More »Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Has Been Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist who has made headlines for galvanizing a global youth climate movement, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. On Thursday, three members of the Socialist Left Party in Norway announced they were nominating Thunberg for the honor.“If we do nothing to halt climate …
Read More »Review: An Illuminating New Collection of Townes Van Zandt Demos 'Sky Blue'
“Tried everything to set me free,” Townes Van Zandt sings in the opening line to “All I Need,” “but my chains keep playing tricks on me.” On Sky Blue, the new archival release from the Van Zandt estate, those twin emotions — mournful hope and self-harming despair — are on …
Read More »Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade: Here's What You Need to Know
UPDATE:Sephora has officially cut ties with Olivia Jade,Refinery29 confirms. “After careful review of recent developments, we have made the decision to end the Sephora Collection partnership with Olivia Jade, effective immediately,” a representative for the beauty product chain confirmed via e-mail. Her highlighter palette is no longer available for purchase …
Read More »Watch Solange Shake Her Booty in 'Binz' Music Video
Solange has dropped a new clip for “Binz,” a groovy, percussive number off her recent surprise album When I Get Home, and the singer appears to have recorded some of it herself. The video, which features a shortened version of the track, showcases a compilation of moments where Solange is …
Read More »'Be More Chill' Brings Its Jagged Little Teen Pill to Broadway
What’s that joyful, rowdy, roof-raising noise shaking things up on Broadway with the highest decibel count around? It’s Be More Chill, a rock-the-house teen musical phenom looking to get in on the action being generated by Dear Evan Hansen, Mean Girls and The Prom. The strange thing is that Be …
Read More »Will Trump Really Use Service Members' Pensions to Fund the Wall?
Remember way back in February when President Trump declared a national emergency in order to fund the construction of a wall along the southern border? That’s still a thing, and with the senate getting ready to vote on a resolution to “terminate” the action, the White House is scrambling to …
Read More »How Vandoliers Resurrected Cowpunk for Irrepressible New Album
Joshua Fleming never expected to live this long. Self-medicating with a cocktail of drugs in his early twenties, bouncing between jobs and playing in punk bands, he was hell-bent on burning out instead of fading away. So it’s not so surprising that the Vandoliers front man should be so pleased …
Read More »Watch R. Kelly's Girlfriends Defend Singer, Deny Being Brainwashed
UPDATE: Azriel Clary’s parents responded to their daughter’s CBS This Morning interview via their lawyer Michael Avenatti. “Azriel Clary is presently suffering from years of mental abuse and manipulation by R. Kelly,” Avenatti tweeted. “Sadly, like so many girls before them, Azriel and Joycelyn Savage have been manipulated and convinced …
Read More »Sex-Work Decriminalization Is Becoming an Issue For 2020
To put it in standard public relations parlance, sex-work decriminalization is having something of a moment. New York lawmakers Julia Salazar and Jessica Ramos have announced plans to introduce a bill making New York the first state to decriminalize sex work, and last month a California senator introduced a bill …
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