Syd Mead — the artist and designer who helped build the worlds of films like Blade Runner, Alien, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture —died Monday, Variety reports. He was 86. Mead reportedly died from complications from lymphoma in Pasadena, California. A post on Mead’s Facebook page confirmed the death, …
Read More »Lee Mendelson, 'Peanuts' Producer and 'Christmas Time Is Here' Co-Writer, Dead at 86
Lee Mendelson, the longtime producer of Peanuts TV specials who wrote the lyrics for the yuletide classic “Christmas Time Is Here,” died on Christmas Day at the age of 86. Mendelson’s sons confirmed the A Charlie Brown Christmas producer’s death following a long battle with lung cancer to the Palo …
Read More »Drake Takes Aim at Everyone in New Song 'War'
UPDATE:Drake updated the music video for his new song “War” to remove an extra who is currently facing charges for throwing a chair off the 45th floor of a Toronto building onto a highway, The Toronto Sun reports. The extra, Marcella Zoia, pleaded guilty to one count of mischief endangering …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Louis Tomlinson?
So, How Was Your Decade is 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. Louis Tomlinson had just become an adult when the decade began and was …
Read More »Watch Mariah Carey Perform 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' on 'Corden'
Mariah Carey capped off a week of holiday performances on The Late Late Show with a festive rendition of her 1994 classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Dressed in a Nutcracker ensemble and accompanied by a group of back-up singers, Carey gave the romantic Christmas tune an upbeat …
Read More »Yellowcard 'Torn' But 'Proceeding' With Juice WRLD 'Lucid Dreams' Lawsuit
Despite the death of Juice WRLD on December 8th, punk band Yellowcard still plan to proceed with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper’s hit “Lucid Dreams.” In the $15 million lawsuit filed in October, Yellowcard accused Juice WLRD’s Sting-sampling single of using the melody of the band’s 2006 song …
Read More »Celine and Mariah Go On and On
There was a time when Celine Dion did not have to beg rappers not to tattoo her face on their bodies. But as the lady once sang, those days are gone. When Drake announced his plans to get the fellow Canadian icon’s visage inked on his rib cage, joining his …
Read More »Curtis Flowers Has Been Granted Bail After 23 Years In Prison
Curtis Flowers, the accused murderer whose six trials have all resulted in either hung juries or vacated convictions, was granted bail on Monday for the first time after more than two decades in prison. If he can post bail, Flowers will be a free man, albeit temporarily while prosecutors determine …
Read More »Watch U2 Debut New Song 'Ahimsa' at 2019 Tour Finale in Mumbai
U2 wrapped up their Joshua Tree 2019 tour with their first-ever show in India at Mumai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium on Sunday evening. It was largely a standard Joshua Tree show until the encore section when Indian musical icon A. R. Rahman and his daughters joined the band to perform “Ahimsa”, …
Read More »Why Country Music Wanted Everyone to Get Along in the 2010s
This summer, Luke Combs released a country-rocker called “Let’s Just Be Friends.” Featured on The Angry Birds Movie 2 soundtrack, the song begins with a political parable set-up that’ll scan as familiar to anyone who’s listened to country radio over the past few years. You’re from one side of the …
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