Spike Lee has signed on to direct a film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia, Deadline reports. The feature-length version of Byrne’s hit Broadway show is slated for a 2020 release, and will be executive produced by Participant alongside Byrne, Lee, and others. The film will be produced by Byrne’s Todomundo and Lee’s Forty Acres
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Makonda has been Dar es Salaam’s governor since 2016. (paul makonda/facebook) A high-ranking official in Tanzania who created a task force to hunt down gay people has been banned from entering the US. Paul Makonda is the governor of Tanzania’s most-populated city, Dar es Salaam, and he created the team to round up gay people
Whenever, wherever… Shakira makes duo with what she has. On Saturday evening, that motto couldn’t ring more true as the legendary singer braved the rain in Miami, Florida without having a traditional umbrella on hand. Instead of searching for one, considering the weather conditions, the 43-year-old star used a large cardboard box to cover herself from the rainfall.
Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists, musicians, and critics have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom
Lady Gaga is living her best life. The singer, who’s in Miami, Florida for the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night show, was spotted getting cozy and packing on the PDA with her new beau. Page Six published pictures of the 33-year-old singer lounging on a hotel balcony, enjoying a low-key weekend with her new flame. The
Gang of Four founding member and guitarist Andy Gill has died, the band disclosed via a statement earlier today. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, creaming with feedback and deafening the front row,” the statement reads. According to
Happy birthday, Stormi Webster! As E! readers surely know, today (Saturday, Feb. 1) marks Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott‘s daughter’s 2nd birthday. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and the “Sicko Mode” artist welcomed little Stormi into the world back in February 2018. At the time, Jenner kept the details of her pregnancy under
Bon Iver performed at Bernie Sanders’ rally last night (January 31) at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Justin Vernon played acoustic renditions of a handful of Bon Iver tracks, as well as Leon Russell’s “A Song For You,” and two Bob Dylan covers. Watch Vernon’s full performance below, and scroll down to find
Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images This one’s for Kobe Bryant. The late NBA legend’s close friend and L.A. Lakers successor LeBron James delivered a heartfelt speech during the pre-game tribute to Bryant at Staples Center on Friday night. Lebron honored the nine individuals tragically killed during last Sunday’s helicopter crash, calling the event a “celebration” of Bryant’s
Caroline Polachek stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform her song “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” on Thursday night (January 30). The former Chairlift singer performed atop a rotating boulder; watch that below. Polachek released Pang, her debut album under her own name, in October. In December, she shared A. G. Cook’s remix of
Instagram Through thick and thin. More than a month after Justin Timberlake publicly apologized to Jessica Bieland their family for holding hands with actress Alisha Wainwright during what he described as an “embarrassing” night out, the A-list pair wants to make it crystal clear they’ve moved on. Biel took to Instagram on Friday with a series of never-before-seen snapshots
Third Man Records is reissuing three albums from the late French pop singer France Gall. The label will release the new vinyl editions of Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son (1965), Baby Pop (1966), and 1968 on February 21. To celebrate, on the release date, Third Man will host dance parties across North America. Find
Jimmy Kimmel‘s Mean Tweets are back just in time for the 2020 Super Bowl. Leading up to football’s biggest night, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Terry Bradshaw and more NFL stars read the meanest tweets Jimmy Kimmel Live could find about them to read aloud, and oh boy, is this round is a doozy. First up was the New England Patriots
Lil Wayne’s latest studio album Funeral is due out at 3 a.m. Eastern via Young Money/Republic. It was briefly uploaded to Lil Wayne’s official YouTube channel around 12:00 a.m. Eastern, but every song was removed within the hour. The album reportedly features Big Sean, Lil Baby, the late XXXTentacion, and more. Funeral is the follow-up
Well, they Six Feet Under’d us. After last week’s episode of The Good Place, which reconfigured the afterlife into an infinite paradise that you could leave and move on from whenever you decided to, we had a feeling that the only way the finale could go was towards that door. Sure enough, within the first
Dua Lipa has shared “Physical,” the third single from her forthcoming LP Future Nostalgia, which now has a release date and cover art. It’s due out April 3 via Warner. Check out “Physical,” which interpolates lyrics from Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical,” below. Scroll down for the Hugo Comte-shot Future Nostalgia cover below. Dua Lipa shared Future
“All That I Want,” the new single from Kings County, opens up with a slow-motion galloping vocal that immediately clues us in to the kind of rip-roar hurricane the band is about to unleash, but for as furious as this introduction is, it doesn’t hold a candle to what this sizzler of a song will
Leaving nothing to wonder, the dramatic and forceful “Because Of You” from Boston, Massachusetts’ born Darrell Kelley is a pointed and poignant statement on the National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun violence. Kelley’s daring music beds and auto-tuned vocals may seem jarring at first, but the justifiably emotionally-charged message channels the desperation and anger so