“Not a lot of people walk the walk,” said Change the Conversation’s Tracy Gershon at the annual CMT Next Women of Country event, which took place Tuesday at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. “Brandi Carlile runs.” Gershon was there to help present Carlile with the Impact Award, an “honor …
Read More »Shakira Shares Her Triumphant Return to Singing in 'El Dorado' Concert Documentary
Toward the end of Shakira‘s new documentary, Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, the pop superstar is onstage in her home country of Colombia, performing the final concert of her momentous 2018 tour. Throughout the film, which opens in theaters worldwide on November 13th, Shakira takes absolute control of …
Read More »Watch Mr. Roarke Raise Hell in Chilling 'Fantasy Island' Trailer
The mysterious Mr. Roarke returns to turn pipe dreams into nightmares in the new trailer for the film reboot of the Seventies TV show Fantasy Island. The film stars Michael Peña as Mr. Roarke, the owner and operator of a luxurious island where he invites various guests to live out …
Read More »Useful Idiots: TrueAnon's Liz Franczak on Epstein Saga
In the latest episode of ourUseful Idiotspodcast, Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper talk with TrueAnon podcast host Liz Franczak on what the Jeffery Epstein scandal says about power in America. After the disgraced financier was found dead at age 66 in his prison cell on August 10th at New York’s …
Read More »See Chvrches Perform Video Game-Inspired Track 'Death Stranding' on 'Corden'
Chvrches appeared on The Late Late Show to perform “Death Stranding,” a new track from the band written for Death Stranding: Timefall, the soundtrack to new video game Death Stranding. Led by singer Lauren Mayberry in a bright pink wig, the band gave an impassioned rendition of the hopeful tune, …
Read More »Yungblud: Pop-Punk Rebel on a Mission
The way he tells it, Yungblud had no choice but to be a rock star. In one of the first photos ever taken of him, a few hours after being born, he’s outside the hospital holding a ukulele with a painted image of the Beatles on the instrument’s face.Later, growing …
Read More »Facebook's New Sexy Emoji Policy Sounds Funny — But It's a Canary in the Coal Mine
Bettie Bondage, a queer Puerto Rican dominatrix, had her Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended more than half a dozen times this past year. Gender queer Filipinx educator, activist, and sex worker Mia Little had their Instagram permanently disabled twice without notice last year. For many adult industry entertainers, artists, and …
Read More »Metallica Donate $100,000 to California Wildfire Relief Efforts
Metallica and its All Within My Hands Foundation will donate $100,000 to aid wildfire relief efforts in Northern and Southern California. The band announced the donation on Twitter, noting that $50,000 would go to the Sonoma County Resilience Fund and $50,000 to the Wildfire Relief Fund. Metallica also encouraged fans …
Read More »Neil Young Turned Down 'Millions' for 'Harvest' Tour
Neil Young has long shied away from performing his classic albumsin concert, and, in a new interview with the AARP, he says that is unlikely to change any time soon. “I was just offered millions of dollars for a tour to do Harvest,” he told writer Edna Gundersen. “Everyone who …
Read More »Garth Brooks, Blake Shelton Play an Underwater Show in 'Dive Bar' Video
Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton take the literal approach to the video for their duet “Dive Bar,” adding a dash of undersea whimsy to the rowdy country-rock number. The song, from Brooks’ upcoming album Fun, was originally released in June and the two singers performed it live at Brooks’ July …
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