Madonna has extended her Madame X North American tour to meet the demand for her concerts at the intimate, smaller venues. The singer also set dates for mini-residencies in four more U.S. cities. After initially announcing 12 Madame X gigs at New York’s Howard Gilman Opera House, Madonna has added …
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The Eminem-inspired use of the word “stan” to describe hyper-devoted fans has been added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. The casual use of “stan” famously comes from Eminem and Dido’s hit 2000 song of the same name, in which the rapper weaves a harrowing yarn about an obsessive fan trying to get …
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On Friday night, a Pennsylvania jury found former police officer Michael Rosfeld not guilty of shooting seventeen-year-old high school student Antown Rose II in the back in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as he fled from a traffic stop. Rosfeld, who had been sworn in as a police officer mere hours before …
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The third installment of the Bill and Ted saga, Bill and Ted Face the Music, will open in theaters August 21st, 2020. Production on the film is set to begin this summer in New Orleans with original stars, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, reprising their roles as the titular time …
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Cardi B will make her feature film debut in the upcoming stripper scam flick, Hustlers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rapper joins previously announced co-stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu, as well as fellow newcomers Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart and Keke Palmer. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria (The …
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Thirty years ago this month, one of the most profoundly sad songs in pop music history hit Number One on the Hot 100. It was “The Living Years” by Mike + the Mechanics, which forced everyone within earshot of a radio throughout much of 1989 to consider that fact their …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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John Oliver delivered a double-shot of depressing takes about the looming possibilities of both a second term for President Donald Trump and a “no deal” Brexit on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. After a friendly discussion about the Last Week Tonight host’s slowly-atrophying features, Oliver and Colbert turned …
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