Dressed all in white and surrounded by candles, Yotuel, Descemer Bueno, El Funky, and Gente de Zona delivered a powerful performance of their song “Patria Y Vida” at the Latin Grammys. The collaboration became a rallying cry during protests in Cuba during the summer. It also features Maykel Osorbo, a …
Read More »Arca 'Queers the Void' With New Album 'Kick iiii'
Arca has announced that kick iiii, her fourth and final album in the KICK series, will drop on Dec. 3 via XL Recordings, the same day as the previously announced albums KICK ii and KicK iii. Arca shared “Queer,” a song from kick iiiithat features Planningtorock; the other collaborators on …
Read More »'We Wanted to Write That Feeling of Being Addicted to Someone': Momma Return With 'Medicine'
Momma have returned with “Medicine,” their new single that doubles as their debut on Polyvinyl. The four-piece New York band released the track with a video shot on VHS-C, with singer-guitarists Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten in the back of a pickup truck. The song opens with a fuzzy guitar …
Read More »Nike Postpones Travis Scott's Air Max 1 Collaboration Following Astroworld Tragedy
Nike has postponed the release of their Air Max 1 x Cactus Jack sneaker collaboration with Travis Scott. The news comes on the heels of the Astroworld tragedy claiming its 10th victim. Ezra Blount, a 9-year-old boy who was trampled at the concert, died from his injuries on Sunday. Hundreds …
Read More »'The USA Is a Radicalized Mess': Trump Whines About Bannon Indictment
Almost two days after his close ally and former chief strategist was indicted, former President Donald Trump took to Twitter (through a spokesperson, the only way he can) to complain about it. “This country has perhaps never done to anyone what they have done to Steve Bannon and they are …
Read More »Congratulations, Indie Fans: We Finally Manifested a Taylor Swift/Phoebe Bridgers Duet
Somebody better roll the window down — the emotional motion sickness is about to get real. Red (Taylor’s Version) is finally here, arriving like a comet fans have been waiting for since the original release in 2012. The 30-track version contains unearthed gems from the vault, including “Nothing New,” which …
Read More »'We Killed Herman Cain': New Book Paints Damning Portrait of How Trump's Team Bungled Tulsa Rally
“We’re back, baby,” Donald Trump told Chris Christie. It was a few days before Trump’s summer 2020 campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., and the president was excited, thinking this rally was going to be a packed, raucous affair that injected new energy into his troubled reelection run. But it turns …
Read More »'Rust' Gaffer Sues Producers, Alec Baldwin After Halyna Hutchins Death
The chief of lighting on Rust filed a negligence lawsuit Wednesday against the film’s producers — including Alec Baldwin — as well as the assistant director and armorer at the center of the investigation into the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Serge Svetnoy filed his complaint Wednesday in Los …
Read More »Why The Best Publicists Think Like an Editor
Despite years of experience, my career path in public relations is actually quite unconventional. I went to college with the intention of becoming a special education teacher, earning my master’s degree in a 5-year program. The summer after junior year of undergrad, I saw Fall Out Boy live and went …
Read More »Astroworld Lawsuits Hit 19 and Counting, With Most Naming Travis Scott as Defendant
The flood of lawsuits stemming from Friday night’s fatal Astroworld crowd-control disaster topped 19 as of Monday afternoon in Harris County District Court in Texas. All named concert producer Live Nation as one of the lead defendants, with most also going after rapper Travis Scott. Festival goer Kristian Paredes is …
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