Kanye West’s opera Mary is heading to New York City. The show will take place December 22 at Lincoln Center‘s David Geffen Hall and will feature the Sunday Service collective; the announcement features a bible verse from Matthew 1:20. Mary was first performed earlier this month on the water at Miami Marine Stadium during Art
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Bill & Ted Face the Music, the long-awaited third film in the series starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, is coming out on August 21. Today, the film’s first look photos have been shared. They show Reeves and Winter in the iconic time traveling telephone booth. Another photo shows Kid Cudi, who stars in the
PUSHA-T has a hand in a new ramen and cocktail bar called Kitsuen. The Washington, D.C. restaurant, whose name means “smoke” or “smoking” in Japanese, is set to open on New Year’s Eve. Along with PUSHA-T, the team behind Kitsuen includes his business partner Terrion Jones, Wayne Johnson, Tony Perry NBA players Jerian and Jerami
Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty) In today’s edition of ‘x said gay rights!’, a Ku Klux Klan statue in an American state may be replaced by singer and LGBT+ icon Dolly Parton. Gay, and we cannot stress this enough, honestly, we really can’t, rights! Since 1978, the Tennessee
Complex, in partnership with Spotify, will release a podcast about the life of Tekashi 6ix9ine. Titled Infamous: The Tekashi 6ix9ine Story, the eight-episode series will follow Daniel Hernandez’s transformation from high school dropout working at a Brooklyn deli to polarizing viral rapper to a witness to a federal racketeering and firearms case. It’s narrated by
The shortlists for the 92nd Academy Awards nominees is in. In the Best Original Song category, the shortlisted potential nominees include Thom Yorke’s “Daily Battles” from Motherless Brooklyn, Beyoncé’s “Spirit” from The Lion King, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo’s “Letter to My Godfather,” from The Black Godfather, Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Never Too Late”
Over 25 years after its original release, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. It’s the longest time a song has to reach No. 1, according to Billboard. Despite its popularity and ubiquity, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was ineligible for
Married novelists Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman confirmed this week that they were in the process of developing a TV series about the tragic 2016 Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland, which resulted in the deaths of 36 people. After an outcry on social media, Waldman had conversations with families and friends of victims. She
Chance the Rapper has canceled The Big Tour—the run of dates in 2020 that he previously postponed following the birth of his second daughter. “I know it sucks and its been a lot of back and forth with reschedules and rerouting, but it’s for the best,” he wrote. “I’m gonna take this time to be
John Frusciante is back in the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the first time in a decade. The band announced the news on Instagram, saying that Josh Klinghoffer is out of the band after 10 years and Frusciante is back in. “Josh is a beautiful musician who we respect and love,” the band’s statement reads.
Atmosphere have surprise released a new album called Whenever (via Rhymesayers). It’s the Minnesota rap group’s follow-up to last year’s Mi Vida Local. Give Whenever a listen below. Plus, check out the new music video for “Lovely” (featuring Nikki Jean). Atmosphere head out on a North American tour in January. The first show is in
Harry Styles arrives for the 2019 Met Gala. (Karwai Tang/Getty) In today’s ‘love Harry Styles even more’ challenge, the singer has, once again, refused to define his sexuality in a way that’s as refreshing as it is honest. With his dangly earrings and diet of cod sperm, the Fine Line musician has often been tangled
Kamaiyah has shared a new track, “Still I Am. It’s produced by CT Beats and arrives with a music video directed by Damien Sandavol. Watch the easy-going visual, filmed in Oakland, below. “Still I Am” follows Kamaiyah’s song with Quavo and Tyga (“Windows”) and the Michael McDonald-sampling “Back to Basics.” According to a press release,
Billboard will incorporate YouTube streams into its calculations for the Billboard 200 albums chart, the company announced today. The change will go into effect on January 3, 2020. According to The New York Times, Billboard will also factor in music video plays from Apple Music, TIDAL, and VEVO, but not “user-generated content,” such as memes
New York rapper Lil Tjay has shared his latest single. “Go In” is produced by JD on Tha Track. Give it a listen below. Lil Tjay shared his studio debut True 2 Myself back in October. That album featured contributions from Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, and others. True 2 Myself included Lil Tjay’s
Nicole Scherzinger seen on a night out at Freedom in Soho on December 09, 2019. (Ricky Vigil M/GC Images) In news that, clearly, everyone must know about right now, Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger had a night on the town sniffing poppers at a gay bar in London, England this week. And the entire staff
Roy Loney, the original frontman for ’60s rock group Flamin’ Groovies, has died, according to a post on the band’s Facebook Page and San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX 5. “We are all deeply saddened and stunned to learn that our dearest friend and bandmate, Roy Loney, passed away this morning,” the group wrote. A cause
Australian indie pop group The Lucksmiths are reissuing their 2003 album Naturaliste on vinyl for the first time. Originally released on Candle Records, the band’s fifth record is re-released via member Mark Monnone’s label Lost and Lonesome after a crowdfunding campaign. Below, watch an archival video for “Camera-Shy” (via Trouble Juice). The Lucksmiths released their