Among the big, blue states, New York has been wildly backward on marijuana law. That may finally be changing. Governor Andrew Cuomo – who as recently as last year touted the prohibitionist myth that marijuana is a “gateway drug” – is about to receive a report from the state’s health …

Shooter Jennings returns to the cornfield in the latest installment of his wacky Hey Shooter! video series. Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, former child actor Danny Cooksey and singer-songwriter Elle King all make return appearances too, telling bad jokes with an overalls-sporting Jennings. Actor Mark Boone Junior – Bobby from …

Swedish hard rock outfit Ghost paid tribute to Metallica with an intense cover of “Enter Sandman” in honor of Metallica receiving Sweden’s top musical honor, the Polar Music Prize,Thursday. Ghost took the stage in their trademark gothic costumes and opened the song with an eerie, deft piano part that twisted …

The Conjuring universe continues to expand this September with The Nun, which unveiled its terrifying teaser trailer. The film focuses on the “demon nun” that haunted audiences since The Conjuring 2, with The Nun journeying to the Romanian abbey to tell the “darkest chapter” in the horror series. “When a …

Devin Dawson made a return visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, performing the single “Asking for a Friend” from his debut album Dark Horse. With its muted opening verse accented by simple acoustic strums and an otherworldly, reverb-heavy lead guitar melody, it’s one of California native Dawson’s …

Maroon 5 have shared the euphoric new video for their surprise cover of Bob Marley‘s “Three Little Birds.” The video combines footage of Adam Levine performing the Exodus classic alongside CGI-generated images of a body composed of various materials – including water, fire, leaves and, at one point, a bunch …

Vic Mensa has returned with a ferocious new song, “Reverse,” featuring G-Eazy and producer Marshmello. “Reverse” is centered around an eerie piano loop that winds its way around pummeling trap percussion. Mensa’s bars are dense, breathless and packed with clever references like, “Rick Owens, I’m tip-toeing/ Push buttons, Kim Jong/ …

Carrie Underwood added to her tally as the all-time CMT Music Awards winner when CMT held its annual salute to country-music videos on Wednesday night in Nashville. Underwood’s victory in the Female Video of the Year category for her collaboration with Ludacris, “The Champion,” earned the entertainer her 18th award. …

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, whose work in the spoken-word group the Last Poets helped earn him the title of the “Grandfather of Rap,” died Monday. He was 74. “It is with extreme sadness and a heavy heart that the family of Jalal Nuriddin announce the passing of this great pioneer of …

Jon Stewart defended his former Daily Show collaborator Samantha Bee in a recent interview, dismissing the notion that the Full Frontal host’s controversial description of Ivanka Trump as a “feckless cunt” offended the president. “They don’t give a shit about the word ‘cunt,’” the comedian said of the White House …