Are the world’s biggest superstars having a tougher time of things on Spotify in 2019? Or is it just that the service really misses Drake? On December 3rd, Spotify confirmed its biggest track and artist of the year. (A little premature, perhaps, but announcing such things early in December allows …
Read More »'His Dark Materials' Season Finale Recap: Stairway to Heaven
Lyra Silvertongue and her friend Roger Parslow have been through a lot: being kidnapped, narrowly escaping a magical lobotomy at their hands, meddled in ice-bear politics, staying one step ahead of the ruthless Mrs. Coulter and her Magisterium goon squads. Now they’ve reached the mountaintop sanctuary of her father, Lord …
Read More »See Eddie Murphy Bring Out Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan on 'SNL'
For the final Saturday Night Live of the decade, and Eddie Murphy’s first time hosting in 35 years, he was joined onstage during his opening monologue by Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Tracy Morgan, three comedians whose careers were greatly impacted by Murphy. “This is the last episode of 2019, …
Read More »Watch Norah Jones Join Sharon Van Etten for 'Seventeen' on 'Colbert'
Sharon Van Etten tapped Norah Jones for a performance of “Seventeen” on The Late Show. The live rendition of the track, which comes off Van Etten’s album Remind Me Tomorrow, saw both singers joining voices as Jones played keys alongside Van Etten’s acoustic guitar. The song takes on an emotional …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Corey Taylor?
So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Ever since Slipknot broke out in the late Nineties, frontman Corey Taylor has become …
Read More »See Keanu Reeves' John Wick Fight With a Lightsaber
Today in “Things You Didn’t Know You Needed, But Definitely Do”: ImmersionVFX has recut a scene from John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum to involve Keanu Reeves‘ John Wick going into battle with a lightsaber. In the clip, Wick fights Mark Dacoscos’ Zero and his minions with a purple lightsaber …
Read More »Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' Music Video Gets 4K Restoration
Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has gotten a holiday makeover. A 4k restoration of the music video for the iconic Eighties Christmas song is now available on YouTube, provided by the original director Andy Morahan. The clip for “Last Christmas” was originally filmed in 1984 at a Swiss resort called Saas-Fee, and …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Bombshell,' 'Dolittle,' 'Lady and the Tramp'
Adopt a Highway After twenty years in prison, starting over is daunting for Russ (Ethan Hawke). The trailer shows his struggle to return to an unfamiliar world: sleeping on the street with a garbage bag for a pillow, spending uneasy days in a graveyard. When he finds an abandoned baby …
Read More »Hear Finneas' 'I Lost a Friend' Remixed by Marian Hill
Finneas has shared a new version of his song “I Lost a Friend,” remixed by Marian Hill. It dropped Thursday at midnight. The track originally appeared on Finneas’ Blood Harmony EP. Where the original features a contemplative piano melody, the remix opens with his emotive vocals at the fore, which …
Read More »Watch Carey Mulligan Get Revenge in 'Promising Young Woman' Trailer
Carey Mulligan seeks revenge on prowling men in the new trailer forPromising Young Woman. The thriller from Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell premieres at Sundance and opens in theaters April 17th. Mulligan stars as Cassie, a woman whose life was turned upside down by a “mysterious event” in her past, …
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