Travis Scott cruises around in a fancy Bugatti in his gritty video for “Gatti,” a track from the emcee’s new Cactus Jack Records compilation EP, JackBoys. Pop Smoke also appears in the lo-fi clip, rapping from the passenger seat as Scott steers around at night. Directors Cactus Jack and White …
Read More »Spotify's Biggest Artist of 2019 Was Smaller Than Last Year's. Why?
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 »Taylor Swift Calls Out Scooter Braun During Billboard Women in Music Speech
UPDATE (12/13): A representative for 23 Capital has responded to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment: “23 Capital has a history of working with clients across the music industry including artists, managers, songwriters, music publishers and record labels to meet their commercial needs by providing innovative finance and capital solutions, often …
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