Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43 following a battle with colon cancer. News of the actor’s passing was confirmed in a statement shared to his social media accounts on the evening of Friday, Aug. 28. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement read. “Chadwick
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Chadwick Boseman, the American actor best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther, has died after a protracted battle with colon cancer, the Associated Press reports. Despite being diagnosed four years ago, Boseman’s illness had not been made public. He was 43 years old. Boseman’s career had been defined by portraying
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). (Oli Scarff/Getty) Students in a London School of Economics (LSE) freshers group chat reportedly hurled homophobic slurs at each other because they “thought it would be bants”. One soon-to-be LSE student in the group chat posted screenshots of anti-LGBT+ messages on Twitter, and wrote: “Not this
Stars from across the globe are mourning the loss of Chadwick Boseman. Reps for the actor confirmed he died following a four year battle with colon cancer. The following statement was shared to the 43-year-old’s social media accounts: “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years
Arenas across the United States—including Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles—will be converted into polling places for the November 3 general election. Every city in which the NBA has a franchise will feature an arena-sized polling place—all of which have remained closed for months to sports, concerts, and
The characters in The Little Wretches’ songs are so real, so close to the listener it’s like you can almost picture them crossing the train tracks. They’re putting out a smoke, chucking a pebble or looking up at the Pittsburgh sky trying to see the stars beyond the airplane lights. Robert Wagner, lyricist and lead
Rocks blues roots have been getting some long overdue respect from underground players lately, and for evidence of this, I point you towards none other than “Shaking Off The Evil,” the new single and music video from one Moon Fever. Moon Fever have a rock n’ roll sound that is bred from their edgy collective
Meredith Vieira is expanding her hosting duties. Don’t worry, she’s not abandoning her post at 25 Words or Less. In fact, season two of the game show is returning in September, and as she explained on Friday, Aug. 28’s Daily Pop, the television vet just recently caught a screener. “I have to be so careful
Kendrick Lamar has been named a defendant in a copyright lawsuit concerning his 2017 song “Loyalty,” featuring Rihanna, as Music Business Worldwide points out. The lawsuit was filed on Friday, August 21 in a California federal court by the music producer Terrance Hayes. Hayes alleged that the production of “LOYALTY.” was lifted from his own
Former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr, delivers a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Alex Wong/Getty) Jerry Falwell Jr and his wife Becki have denied allegations she performed oral sex on a 22-year-old
What a week Katy Perry is having. The superstar singer just gave birth to her and Orlando Bloom‘s daughter Daisy Dove Bloom on Aug. 26, and now Perry says she’s ready to “deliver” her second child: a new record. At midnight on Friday, Aug. 28, the Grammy-nominated artist dropped her sixth studio album, Smile. “IT’S HERE!
FKA twigs has released the video for her MAGDALENE song “Sad Day.” The short film was directed by Hiro Murai, known for his work with Donald Glover on Atlanta and Guava Island, as well as his videos for Earl Sweatshirt and others; this is his first music video since directing Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.”
Welcome to the world, Evelyn Mae Forsyth! Counting On star Joy-Anna Duggar revealed her newborn daughter’s name on Thursday, Aug. 27. Taking to Instagram with a new photo of her and Austin Forsyth‘s baby girl, the 22-year-old wrote, “Evelyn Mae Forsyth. I wanted her name to be perfect and elegant!” “We had a hard time deciding but after a
The Weeknd and Calvin Harris have shared a new song. It’s called “Over Now,” and you can hear it below. “Over Now” follows the Weeknd’s recent remix of Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence track “Money Power Glory.” Prior to that, the Weeknd appeared on the posthumous Juice WRLD song “Smile.” The Weeknd will perform at the
The music more than the lyrics speaks volumes in the new track, “Biznasty” from genre-defying trio, The Dream Logic. Distinguished in their musicianship, the members of The Dream Logic have collaborated with an astounding who’s who of music for several decades. On the surface it might sound like a merry, mix matched blend of genres,
UPDATE: NBA games scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27 were also postponed, the league announced. NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said in a statement, “We are hopeful to resume games either Friday or Saturday. There is a video conference call meeting scheduled later this afternoon between a group of NBA players and team governors representing the
A new documentary film called Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President is set to arrive in “virtual cinemas” on September 9, with a physical release to follow on October 9. The movie, directed by Mary Wharton, follows the 39th U.S. president’s life-long passion for music, how he used that enthusiasm in his political campaigning, and
Stephen Lim, also known as Nadia Business, had been on the waiting list for a kidney transplant for six years. (nadiabusinessqween/ Instagram) A drag queen fighting chronic kidney disease has become the first patient post-lockdown to receive a life-saving kidney transplant at a Manchester hospital. Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) was forced to stop performing transplant