Queen detailed a new documentary, The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story, which debuts Monday, April 29th on ABC. Jim Beach and Simon Lupton produced the project, which traces Lambert’s rise from obscurity to competing on American Idol to joining the iconic rock band. The Show …
Read More »R. Kelly's Lawyer: Singer 'Disappointed by Unsubstantiated Allegations'
As R. Kelly spends another night in jail Sunday, stemming from the 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse he was charged with on Friday, one of his lawyers says the singer is “disappointed by the unsubstantiated allegations.” Kelly turned himself in to Chicago police on Friday night after he …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Hether Fortune, 'Sister'
Outlaws are often solitary figures — the stranger come to town, the loner on a long night drive. Just as often, though, the outlaw is part of a larger group, whether it’s a gang, a band or a family. It’s that second kind, cast out of society but far from …
Read More »Hear Maren Morris' Optimistic New Song 'The Bones'
Just ahead of the arrival of her new album, Maren Morris has given another taste of the collection with the uplifting song “The Bones.” Morris’ second album Girl will be released March 8th. Lightly distorted guitar arpeggios open the track, and Morris sings about a relationship that’s built to survive the …
Read More »Hear Melissa Etheridge's New Ode to 'Plant Medicine,' Cannabis
Melissa Etheridge offers a proud declaration of resilience and self-care on “Faded by Design,” the first single from her upcoming LP, The Medicine Show. “You wanna change me, don’t bother, ’cause I can read the signs,” she sings over a tough-sounding chord progression. “Just rearrange me, don’t call the doctor …
Read More »See Lauren Alaina's Breezy 'Ladies in the '90s' on 'Seth Meyers'
Lauren Alaina made her first appearance onLate Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday night, performing her current single “Ladies in the ’90s.” The song, penned by Alaina with Jesse Frasure and Amy Wadge, is the singer’s first new music to follow her 2017 albumRoad Less Traveled. In a square-shouldered dress …
Read More »When Nazis Took Over Madison Square Garden
At 5:57 p.m. Monday night, roughly 20 people carrying cameras, projection equipment and stacks of informational flyers hustled through the bitter cold down Eighth Avenue from West 33rd Street in Manhattan. They stopped directly across the street from the west side of Madison Square Garden, and a few minutes later …
Read More »Jussie Smollett's Lawyers Deny Reports That Actor Orchestrated Attack
After Chicago police arrested and released two men involved in the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett, the Empire actor’s lawyers fired back at reports that his client orchestrated the attack. “As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated …
Read More »Chris Stapleton on Creating New Signature Fender Amp, Singing for Dolly Parton
By his own admission, Chris Stapleton may not be the most technical of guitar players, but the Grammy-winning musician has cultivated a sound that is all his own. Stapleton credits his unmistakable tone in part to a potent combo: his guitar of choice, a Fender Jazzmaster, and a vintage 1962 …
Read More »Go Weird or Go Home: Why 'Doom Patrol' Beats 'Umbrella Academy' at the Superhero Game
It was when half the Doom Patrol traveled through a flatulent donkey to another dimension that I realized a line had been crossed. Probably in a good way. We’re nearly seven years into the modern TV superhero-drama boom, which began with the CW’s Arrow. In those early days, when Oliver …
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