Whitney Houston‘s estate has revealed plans for a new album from the late singer, as well as a tour featuring her hologram. Estate executor (and sister-in-law to to the performer) Pat Houston told The New York Times that there are potential plans for a touring hologram, a Broadway musical, branding …
Read More »See DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend's Inspiring 'Higher' Video
DJ Khaled and John Legend teamed for the rapper’s “Higher,” which appears on Father of Asahd and features the late Nipsey Hussle. The visual for the song was partially filmed on top of a parking structure in Inglewood, California, mere days before Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot outside his Los …
Read More »See Louis Tomlinson Pay Tribute to His Mother in 'Two of Us'
Former One Direction member and singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson released the video for his first single as a solo artist, “Two of Us.” The powerful song and video, directed by Huse Monfaradi and filmed in gorgeous black-and-white widescreen, pay tribute to the passing of Tomlinson’s mother in December 2016. “Two of …
Read More »Trump Just Pardoned a Guy Who Wrote a Book Calling Him a 'Genius'
Though Donald Trump has found ways to subvert most of them, when the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution they made sure to include several checks to the president’s power. In regard to pardons, however, the president’s authority is all but absolute. “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves …
Read More »Hear Mavis Staples, Ben Harper Persevere on New Song 'We Get By'
Mavis Staples and Ben Harper unveiled a stripped-down and stunning new duet, “We Get By,” the title track off the soul legend’s new album, out May 24th via Anti-. The track was paired with a video showing Staples and Harper recording “We Get By” in the studio. “We Get By” …
Read More »415: The Most Dangerous Number
Last week, an exquisitely sensitive instrument located in a metal shack on the top of Mauna Loa, a 13,679-foot-high volcano in Hawaii, recorded a terrifying human achievement: Thanks to our ever-increasing addiction to burning fossil fuels, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has risen to 415 parts …
Read More »Hear Kim Petras' New Disco-Infused Song 'Sweet Spot'
German pop star Kim Petras released her latest disco-infused single, “Sweet Spot,” on Monday, accompanied by a retro lyric video. The four-on-the-floor dance track is club-ready and just in time to be a potential Song of the Summer contender. The new song follows Petras’ prior singles “Broken,” “Blow It All” …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Extend Happiness Begins Tour
Ahead of the Jonas Brothers‘ return to Saturday Night Live, the reunited band announced they are extending their upcoming Happiness Begins Tour with 23 more North American dates. The trio initially plotted a 40-date trek that kept them on the road from August 7th to October 20th and 21st at …
Read More »The Shape-Shifting Zazie Beetz
‘I still feel young and small in a big, big world,” says Zazie Beetz. “My inner self sometimes feels in danger of being exposed.” Exposure is certainly a risk if your career moves as quickly as Beetz’s has. As Van, the on-off girlfriend of Donald Glover’s Earn on Atlanta, Beetz, …
Read More »Kim Jong-un Reportedly Demanded 'Famous Basketball Players' for Denuclearization Talks
Kim Jong-un loves basketball. The 35-year-old North Korean leader grew up on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s, and his fascination with the sport has persisted well into his tenure as Supreme Leader. He even made a point to strike up a friendship with former Bulls forward …
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