Terrence Howard appeared onThe Late Late Show With James Corden Tuesday night to discuss the final season ofEmpire, the show Howard has starred in since 2015. Midway through their conversation, Corden asked how theEmpire cast was holding up following the firing of Jussie Smollett. The actor, who had played Howard’s …
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Kanye West has settled a lawsuit with his publisher, EMI, for an undisclosed amount, Billboard reports. According to court documents West and EMI Publishing “have reached an agreement in principle to settle the above-captioned action in its entirety. The Parties expect to draft and finalize a settlement agreement within 90 …
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Jimmy Eat World shared a new song, “All the Way (Stay),” from their 10th studio album, Surviving, set to arrive October 18th via RCA Records. “All the Way (Stay)” arrived with an accompanying video, directed by Daniel Carberry, which features the parallel stories of two drifters who spend their time …
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“There’ll be no revival/there’ll be no encore,” sings Robbie Robertson in a raspy voice — a voice rarely heard in the Band — on “Once Were Brothers.” It’s a sing-speaking voice here, like latter-day Leonard Cohen with less gravitas, or Robertson’s old boss Dylan with less insouciance. A narrator’s voice, …
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Brad Pitt and Jimmy Fallon got in a seriously absurd battle of one-upsmanship for a segment on The Tonight Show, revealing what might happen if two super famous celebrities started sending each other things in a restaurant. The hilarious clip begins with Fallon sitting in a restaurant when the waiter …
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This past February, Andrew Combs was sitting on a couch in a recording studio in Brooklyn, beer in hand, listening intently to the playback of his new song “Firestarter” in the control room. “I just feel like there’s something missing in the turnaround, maybe even the chorus,” he said. “I’m …
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This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Cannabis is a pretty eco-friendly plant, all things considered: It’s versatile, it’s one of the fastest-growing commercial crops, and it may even help clean up soil …
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Radiohead guitarist and acclaimed film composer Jonny Greenwood unveiled his new contemporary classical label, Octatonic Records, Tuesday. In an announcement on the label’s site, Greenwood wrote, “Since doing my first soundtrack [2003’s Bodysong], I’ve become friends with lots of these remarkable musicians, as well as more familiar with the music …
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Multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) are having something of a moment as of late — and not in a good way. From the podcast The Dreamto the public disintegration of the women’s apparel company LulaRoe, MLMs are being exposed for their deceptive and manipulative marketing tactics, as well as the very …
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While the Democratic presidential contenders debated on Thursday night, President Donald Trump was blaming energy-saving light bulbs for his infamous orange hue while speaking to House Republicans at a policy retreat in Baltimore. During a speech that received attention mostly for its wide-ranging bizarreness, the president turned his attention to …
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