Hours after Oprah Winfrey supported Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at a campaign event, Stephen Colbert analyzed the mega-celebrity’s political impact during Thursday’s Late Show. Winfrey claimed during her impassioned speech that she isn’t testing the waters for a presidential run, telling the crowd, “I want to make it very …
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Poignant, beautiful and bittersweet, Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life was a fitting send-off for one of hip-hop’s most experimental young stars. The tribute was hosted by the Mac Miller Circles Fund and featured performances from Travis Scott, Chance The Rapper and SZA, along with close Miller collaborators like Earl …
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Hardy Fox, a founding member and main composer of the mysterious avant-garde art rock collective the Residents, died at the age of 73 following a battle with brain cancer. “It is with great sorrow and regret that The Cryptic Corporation announces the passing of longtime associate, Hardy Fox,” the band …
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There have been an estimated 500 books about Bob Marley, according to author/broadcaster/historian/archivist Roger Steffens. Many are excellent: See Stephen Davis’ Bob Marley, Vivien Goldman’s career-peak profile The Book of Exodusand Steffens’ own Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography, co-authored with Leroy Jodie Pierson, which may be the …
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The Seminole Tribe of Florida, owners of the Hard Rock Cafe franchise, have distanced themselves from Cesar Sayoc, the 56-year-old suspect believed to be behind at least 13 pipe bombs sent to prominent government officials and Democratic donors in recent days. On Twitter, Sayoc described himself as the “Current Booking …
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5 Seconds of Summer celebrate the legacy of Queen and their late singer Freddie Mercury with the Australian pop band’s faithful rendition of “Killer Queen.” The rendition is the second – following Shawn Mendes’ acoustic take on “Under Pressure” – in a series of three cover recordings marking the upcoming …
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Do you like scary movies? Sorry, let’s be more specific. Do you like scary movies scored by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke? Well, you’re in luck, kid: Don’t look now, but there’s one right behind you! AAAAAAAAHH!!!!! Yorke’s soundtrack for the new remake of the cult-classic Seventies horror flick Suspiria isn’t a …
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Did anyone realize that Blake Shelton had a steal left? He’d only reminded his fellow Voice coaches at seemingly every free moment, so tonight’s “dramatic” conclusion to the Battle Rounds was telegraphed right from the top of the show. Nonetheless, the fourth night of inter-team pairings went out with a …
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Brothers Osborne joined Foo Fighters onstage in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Monday night for a performance of Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s 1977 debut single “Breakdown.” Performing the penultimate show of their 2018 Concrete and Gold Tour at the Rogers Place arena, Foo Fighters opted to pay tribute to Petty, …
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After Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra embarked on their first U.S. tour in 35 years this summer, the Rock Hall-inducted act will return to North America for an encore trek in 2019. The 20-date trek launches June 20th at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center and hits arenas across the …
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