One week after Lifetime released the documentarySurviving R. Kelly and set off a renewed wave of public scrutiny into the singer’s alleged history of sexual abuse, a judge has granted an emergency motion allowing Chicago building instructors to access the recording studio featured in the docuseries. Chicago’s buildings department will …
Read More »'Sopranos' Cast Remembers James Gandolfini During 20th Anniversary Reunion
The cast of The Sopranos remembered their auditions, original reactions to the show, working with late star James Gandolfini and more in a special interview on Today to mark 20th anniversary of the show’s premiere. The interview featured 13 members of The Sopranos cast, including Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sharon Van Etten, 'Seventeen'
It’s easy to be cynical about the city you’ve grown up in changing all around you, or to look with pure disdain at the rapid changes to a place you love. On the fuzzy, emotionally wrought “Seventeen,” Sharon Van Etten looks at the New York City of her past and …
Read More »Watch Kanye West Turn Sunday Service Into His Own Mini-Concert
If there is any silver lining to “dragon energy”-eraKanye West,it’s that continued to blend gospel, rap and R&B into moving, robust arrangements. On Sunday, West decided to turn a Church service into a mini-concert by adding a choir and gospel elements to recent songs from ye, Kids See Ghosts and …
Read More »Hear Irish Singer Danny Burns, Holly Williams' New Collaboration 'Look Into Her Eyes'
North Country, the acoustic-based new album from transatlantic troubadour Danny Burns, not only benefits from Burns’ richly textured vocals and keen storytelling, but also from the Irish-born artist’s musical kinships with Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Holly Williams, Dan Tyminski and Mindy Smith, among others. The result is a collection of …
Read More »'David Bowie Is' Mobile App Taps Gary Oldman for Narration
Gary Oldman, Oscar-winning actor and David Bowie‘s close friend and collaborator, will provide narration for the upcoming David Bowie Is mobile app, a digital adaptation of the touring museum exhibition honoring the late musician. The Augmented Reality edition, available on iOS and Android, is out January 8th –which would have …
Read More »See Madonna's Surprise NYE 'Like a Prayer' Performance at Stonewall Inn
Madonna surprised fans at New York’s iconic LGBTQ venue Stonewall Inn with a speech and performance on New Year’s Eve. As Variety reports, the singer was recently named the Stonewall ambassador to kick off events marking the 50th anniversary of the riots, which took place there in 1969 and helped …
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