The line between an official Lil Uzi Vert song, an unofficial Uzi song and a leaked Uzi song are, right now, blurred to the point of no longer mattering much at all. In late March, the Philadelphia rapper released “Free Uzi.” Atlantic Records, his label, called it a “leak.” A …
Read More »The Raconteurs Plot First North American Tour in Eight Years
One day after playing their first show in eight years at Third Man Records’ 10th anniversary celebration, the Raconteurs announced a full-scale North American tour. The quartet — Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler — will kick off the trek July 12th in Detroit, Michigan and wrap …
Read More »Billboard May Revisit Decision to Remove 'Old Town Road' From Country Chart
Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” is a sensation. The genre-bending “country trap” song has jumped from TikTok-aided hit to a cultural phenomenon (see: Ellen DeGeneres dancing in a wig and cowboy hat), and its success may put it back on the Country charts after its initial removal. The song …
Read More »Avicii's Posthumous Album 'Tim' Arriving This Summer
Avicii‘s family and collaborators have revealed that the late EDM star’s first posthumous LP, Tim, will arrive this summer. A single titled “S.O.S.” that features Aloe Blacc on vocals will precede the album, the New York Times reports; Blacc also sang on Avicii’s 2013 hit “Wake Me Up.” “S.O.S.” is …
Read More »Tim Ryan: 'We Need an Absolute, Aggressive Campaign in Rural America'
WASHINGTON — Last year, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, as Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan was on his way back to Washington from his home in northeast Ohio, his teenage daughter called him in tears. General Motors had just announced it was idling its massive factory in Lordstown, a city in …
Read More »Kassi Ashton Challenges Notions of Beauty in 'Pretty Shiny Things' Video
In her new video for “Pretty Shiny Things,” singer-songwriter Kassi Ashton literally faces her vanity — confronting expectations to maintain a perfect appearance on the outside while finding one’s own inner beauty as a source of resistance and power. Penned by Ashton with Emily Landis, the tune’s unsettlingly wistful lyrics …
Read More »Joanna Newsom Announces 'Rare and Intimate' Solo Shows
Joanna Newsom has announced her first live performances in three years, taking place at theaters in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Milwaukee this fall. The singer-songwriter will play a total of eight nights in those four cities, with all tickets going on sale April 5th. Unlike the full-band shows on …
Read More »Mick Jagger: Heart Surgery Postponed Rolling Stones Tour
Mick Jagger will undergo surgery to replace a valve in his heart, Rolling Stone confirmed. As a result of the procedure and recovery period, the Rolling Stones postponed the North American leg of their No Filter tour, which ran from April 20th to July 29th. When the postponement was initially …
Read More »See Alec Baldwin's Trump, Robert De Niro's Mueller Interpret Report on 'SNL'
Robert De Niro‘s Robert Mueller and Alec Baldwin‘s Donald Trump draw different conclusions from the Mueller Report in the latest cold open on Saturday Night Live, which aired its first new episode since the special counsel revealed his findings to Attorney General William Barr, played here by Aidy Bryant. The …
Read More »'Better Things' Recap: Gland Finale
A review of “No Limit,” this week’s Better Things, coming up just as soon as my name is also Olivier… “No Limit” is bookended by a pair of doctor visits for Sam. The first is mostly a comedy sketch, as Sam makes things deeply uncomfortable with her gynecologist by joking …
Read More »