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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images With her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, now out, Taylor Swift is the center of attention, and for good reason. Both Rick Ross and Shonda Rhimes have praised her for her musical genius. Prior to the album’s release, Ross shared his intention to listen to the project. “Fresh out the slammer and Florida!!! […]
Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter album is the focus of a CNN FlashDocs documentary about the history of Black artists in the world of country music. Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville’s Renaissance “examines the impact of how high-profile artists like Lil Nas X and Beyoncé are challenging the country music status quo and how Black artists in […]
JC Olivera/WireImage John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Harvey Keitel reunited on the red carpet for the 30th anniversary celebration of Pulp Fiction in Hollywood. The anniversary event at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre was held Thursday as part of the opening night gala for the 15th TCM Classic Film Festival, which runs until […]
(NOTE LANGUAGE) From the remix of a Pink Friday 2 cut to a track celebrating a milestone anniversary of Nas‘ first album, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Nicki Minaj featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown, Sexxy Red, “FTCU (Sleezemix)” — Nicki took time from her Pink Friday 2 […]
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has finalized new Title IX regulations that codify protections for transgender people, as well as enhance protections for victims of sexual assault or harassment and pregnant people. “For more than 50 years, Title IX has promised an equal opportunity to learn and thrive in our nation’s schools […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man apparently set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial. It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the criminal proceedings. Trump is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult […]
ABC (SELMER, Tenn.) — On March 22, 2006, minister Matthew Winkler was found dead, shot in the back in his Selmer, Tennessee, home. Winkler’s wife, Mary, and the couple’s three children were missing in the aftermath of the grisly discovery, and there was growing concern that the family had been kidnapped. So, when 24 hours […]
CBS On Thursday night’s installment of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he announced he’s taking his show on the road this summer for the first time. Colbert noted The Late Show will broadcast from Chicago’s “so creatively named” Auditorium Theatre during the week of this year’s Democratic National Convention in the Windy City. The week of […]
John Lamparski/FilmMagic 50 Cent‘s launch of a G-Unit Film & TV Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana, has earned him his own day in the city. Mayor Tom Arceneaux presented the entrepreneur, born Curtis Jackson, with a key to the city during the unveiling ceremony Thursday, proclaiming April 18 as Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Day. “As someone who’s always believed […]
