Demi Lovato is set to launch a new short-form talk show, The Demi Lovato Show, on July 30th on the Roku Channel. The 10-minute episodes will find Lovato in conversation with a variety of guests with discussions covering topics such as activism, feminism, gender identity, sex, body positivity, mental health …
Read More »New Kids on the Block: Meet the Stars of the 'Gossip Girl' Reboot
This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. Hello, Upper East Siders! You know you missed them. The hotly anticipated Gossip Girl sequel — a fresh take on the debauched YA series-turned-CW megahit — is finally here. Premiering July …
Read More »99.2 Percent of All U.S. Covid Deaths Are Unvaccinated, New Analysis Shows
This week CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said adult deaths from Covid-19 are “at this point entirely preventable” due to the effectiveness of vaccines. And a new analysis from the AP confirms what Walensky said. According to the analysis of government data from May, released on Thursday, out of the …
Read More »Italian Military Satellites, Dominion Machines, and Other Election Conspiracies Trump Desperately Pushed the DOJ to Validate
In the days after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, no conspiracy was too outlandish, no report too unfounded, and no source too shady for the then-president or his aides, who, as emails and documents made public this week show, aggressively pushed Justice Department officials for help overturning the results of …
Read More »'Loki' Episode 2 Recap: Will the Real Loki Please Stand Up?
A review of this week’s Loki, “The Variant,” coming up just as soon as your salad is Asgard… The Loki series premiere at times felt like a challenge: How much could the fundamental charms of the show’s two leading men overcome ream after ream of exposition about Loki’s past and …
Read More »Hear Motörhead's Previously Unreleased 'Stay Clean' Soundcheck From 1981
Motörhead have dropped a previously unreleased soundcheck recording of “Stay Clean” from 1981, one of the tracks off the metal trio’s upcoming 40th-anniversary reissue of their first live album No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith. In addition to the original, legendary live album — culled from highlights from the group’s 1981 U.K. …
Read More »Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled 50th-Anniversary Tour
Judas Priest have announced the rescheduled dates for their 50th-anniversary tour, which they’ve christened 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour. The North American tour kicks off September 8th in Reading, Pennsylvania, and concludes November 5th in Hamilton, Ontario. Judas Priest will be joined by Sabaton as openers. “Defending the heavy metal …
Read More »One Year Later, 'The Show Must Be Paused' Founders Look Forward and Back
Racism is baked into the foundation of the modern music industry. The business took the first steps to grapple with its role in perpetuating and profiting from racism last year, when Jamila Thomas (now at Motown Records) and Brianna Agyemang (Platoon) launched a movement called #TheShowMustBePaused shortly after the murder …
Read More »Billie Eilish Creates Her Own Hype House in 'Lost Cause' Video
Billie Eilish has released a new kiss-off single, “Lost Cause,” along with a music video that premiered alongside the song on Wednesday. The fourth single from her upcoming sophomore albumHappier Than Ever, “Lost Cause” sees Eilish taking someone down a peg for their apathy. “You ain’t nothing but a lost …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Mereba, 'News Come'
Mereba contends with war on Azeb, the latest EP from the Spillage Village singer whose sound blends R&B, rap, and folk. The battles she describes could be anything: struggles for peace, for resources, for survival. On “News Come,” a standout on the project, she sounds ready to fight for all …
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