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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Beverly Hills Home Is Stunning: Look Inside! (PHOTOS)
You can live like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend—if you've got $24 million, that is. With a third baby on the way, the Hollywood A-list Continue Reading
Ariana Grande Just Made Instagram History
Ariana Grande hit a major social media milestone this week. The "7 Rings" singer, who is the most followed woman on Instagram, reached over 200 Continue Reading
David Blaine’s ‘Up!’ Balloon Stunt: Everything You Need to Know
Magician David Blaine made Disney and Pixar's Up! come to life during an incredible flight stunt. The 47-year-old magician held a live stream on Wednesday Continue Reading
Kanye West Says God Wanted Him to Interrupt Taylor Swift at the VMAs
Kanye West believes that God wanted him to interrupt Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs. In a new interview on the Cannon's Class podcast, the Continue Reading
Addicted to Drug Dramas "She Shoulda Said NO!" and "The Devil's Sleep"
In cooperation with local and federal authorities, PopMatters has tirelessly worked to expose the sensational scandals documented in the Blu-ray series Forbidden Fruit: The Golden Continue Reading
Sola Rosa and Thandi Phoenix Are Onto "Something Good" with Their Soulful New Single
New Zealand dance producer Sola Rosa, aka Andrew Spraggon, returns with a new album, Chasing the Sun, on 25th September via Way Up Recordings. The Continue Reading
Morning Arcade's "Cold Shoulders" Is an Atmospheric, Dreamy Debut
Morning Arcade are a new indie rock band out of Cardiff, Wales that create atmospheric, even pastoral, soundscapes. The band’s approach is subtle and understated, Continue Reading
Bette Smith Offers Ear-Razing "I'm a Sinner" (premiere +interview)
Brooklyn-based soul sensation Bette Smith delivers her latest album, The Good, The Bad and The Bette on 25 September via Ruf Records. The album was Continue Reading
Wendy Carlos: Musical Pioneer, Reluctant Icon
“For every parameter that you can control, you must control.” This is the first law that Wendy Carlos has always adhered to as a composer Continue Reading
Shabazz Palaces Bring the Funk on "Bad Bitch Walking" (premiere)
Shabazz Palaces releases “Bad Bitch Walking”, the third official single from The Don of Diamond Dreams. In this case, a “bad bitch” is a “bad Continue Reading
The Rolling Stones Dance With Decadence on 'Goats Head Soup'
By 1973, the Rolling Stones had nothing left to prove. They were just coming off the greatest four-album run in rock ‘n’ roll: Beggar’s Banquet, Continue Reading
After Nine Years Away, the Streets Returns Without Much to Say
If 2020 has given us nothing else (and it’s given us very, very little), it’s at least presided over a string of artists deciding to Continue Reading
The Pineapple Thief Explore 'Versions of the Truth'
When it comes to post-OK Computer English rock music, the Pineapple Thief haven’t garnered the mainstream success of groups like Muse, Elbow, and Coldplay. Yet Continue Reading
UbuWeb's Kenneth Goldsmith Writes the Book on Internet Archiving
During the campaign to leave the EU (Brexit) Britain’s then Lord Chancellor delivered a resonant soundbite: “I think the people of this country have had Continue Reading
Serene Ambiguities in Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry
If ever a collective nausea about the state of the world has swept our society away from the idealism that was once so central a Continue Reading
‘Riverdale’s Marisol Nichols Has Been Tracking Child Sex Traffickers as Undercover FBI Agent
Riverdale star Marisol Nichols revealed that for the past six years she has been volunteering as an undercover agent, tracking child sex predators. When Nichols Continue Reading
Will Ed Sheeran Retire From Touring Now That He’s a Dad?
Is Ed Sheeran really going to quit music now that he's a dad? The "Shape of You" singer welcomed his first child, a daughter named Continue Reading
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Are Now Campaigning in ‘Animal Crossing’
Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can now decorate their islands with campaign yard signs showing support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running Continue Reading
Michael B. Jordan Honors ‘Black Panther’ Co-Star Chadwick Boseman With Powerful Tribute
Michael B. Jordan shared an emotional tribute to Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday (August 28). "One of the last times we spoke, you said we Continue Reading