Billy Joel has pushed his postponed monthly shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden to start again in the fall of 2021. The singer initially postponed his spring residency dates to start in the fall of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic; with Covid still making indoor concerts impossible, Joel …
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Finneas has released a new song and music video titled “What They’ll Say About Us,” an anthem dedicated to the past few months of sweeping social change and protests for racial justice in the United States while much of the country is in lockdown. “I wrote this song in June …
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More than any other pop star of the 2000s, Lil Wayne thrived in the chaos left behind by a rapidly changing music industry. When streaming was still a dream and physical CD sales were cratering, the New Orleans rapper consumed and re-contextualized everything from the Beatles to Beyoncé. It was …
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A review of this week’s Lovecraft Country, “Whitey’s on the Moon,” coming up just as soon as I help a cow birth a monster… “It’s a spell. Seems the KKK isn’t just calling themselves Grand Wizards anymore.” -Tic “Whitey’s on the Moon” is a real anomaly as the second episode …
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The Simpsons have shared an animated response from Marge Simpson after Trump campaign advisor and lawyer Jenna Ellis tweeted earlier this week that Democratic vice presidential nominee, “Kamala [Harris] sounds like Marge Simpson.” On Friday, The Simpsons posted a short clip in which Marge (who’s long been voiced by Julie …
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Steve Van Zandt hosts the second episode of his Virtual Roadshow Thursday, featuring Martha Reeves, the Motown star whose hits with the Vandellas include “Heatwave,” “Nowhere to Run” and “Dancing in the Street.” The show focuses solely on Detroit. Reeves will also debut a never-before-released pro-shot video of her performance …
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Lana Del Rey recites her spoken word piece “Salamander,” from her recently released audiobook of poemsViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, in a video the singer posted Saturday on social media. https://thisforall.net/LanaDelRey/status/1289704402396184576 “Get out of my blood, salamander,” Del Rey reads from a manuscript in the grainy video. “I can’t …
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Netflix announced Wednesday that it has acquired the streaming right to seven sitcoms — including Sister, Sister and Moesha — as part of their growing Strong Black Lead slate. “The goal of Strong Black Lead is to celebrate and lift up Black Hollywood. These trailblazing shows are a huge part …
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Hidden within the new Taylor Swift album we were gifted with at the stroke of midnight is a teenage love triangle, told from distinct perspectives in three separate songs: “Cardigan,” “August,” and “Betty.” “I created character arcs and recurring themes that map out who is singing about who,” she explained. …
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The American Music Awards are on for 2020 — even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prevented most mass gatherings and postponed many awards shows this year. The show will air as a three-hour broadcast on Sunday, November 22nd, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced on Friday. …
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