Samantha Bee lauded the Democratic wins this past Election Day, particularly in the swing state Virginia. Her caveat, though, was that the wins are virtually meaningless until the newly-elected officials make moves on gun control in America. “After the week we’ve had, there is nothing more important to me than …

Jay-Z condemned a Philadelphia court’s decision to imprison Meek Mill on a probation violation, as well as criticized the U.S. court system in general, during an impassioned speech at the rapper’s Dallas concert Tuesday. “I gotta say something about a young man named Meek Mill. He caught a charge, he …

Weezer celebrated inebriation on The Late Late Show on Monday with new single “Happy Hour,” which posits a stiff drink – or several – as an antidote to the humdrum 9-to-5 life. Rivers Cuomo took a seat behind a stately grand piano and sang about a fantastical world with no …

Kanye West made a surprise appearance – the rapper’s first onstage appearance in nearly a year – at Kid Cudi‘s Saturday concert in Chicago, where the two performed “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt 1.” After stunning the Aragon Ballroom crowd, an obviously elated Cudi and West launched into the Life …

Los Angeles hip-hop veteransThe Pharcyde will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, with an expansive reissue out November 17th via Craft Recordings. The 25th anniversary set will be available in several formats, including a vinyl package featuring two LPs and three 12-inch singles, …

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will kick off 2018 on tour with singer-songwriter James McMurtry. The double bill runs from January 4th, launching in Oklahoma City, through February 17th in Charleston, West Virginia. “James McMurtry is one of my very few favorite songwriters on Earth,” says Isbell, who will …

Billy Eichner celebrated Halloween on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday, appearing onstage dressed as a giant banana and roping Colbert into a Billy On the Street–style game, “Hocus Pocus or Trump’s White House.” The game (which begins at the 7:15 mark), found Eichner quizzing Colbert on facts that …

“Don’t worry,” announces the warped robot voice at the start of Prince‘s1999. “I won’t hurt U. I only want U2 have some fun.” Is this the voice of God? Or Prince‘s synthesizers talking back to him? Either way, this guy’s got his own idea of fun. And he spends the …

Ashley Judd described the alleged sexualharassment by Harvey Weinstein, saying the former movie executive needed to get help for his “sick[ness],” on Good Morning America. “If he’s a rapist, he absolutely should go to jail,” Judd said, addressing allegations of sexual assault against Weinstein reported by The New Yorker. “What …

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection next year, delivering ablistering floor speech in which he described President Trump as “dangerous” to democracy. Flake’s condemnation of Trump’s Washington was full-throated: “Politics can make us silent when we should speak,” he said, “and silence …