Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Will Fill In for Simon Cowell on ‘AGT’
Kelly Clarkson will step in for Simon Cowell as a judge on America’s Got Talent as he recuperates from his recent back injury. The AGT Continue Reading
Buridan's Ass and the Problem of Free Will in John Sturges' 'The Great Escape'
Based loosely on Paul Brickhill’s 1950 first-hand account, The Great Escape (1963), directed by John Sturges, carefully recounts the story of a mass escape of Continue Reading
The Redemption of Elton John's 'Blue Moves'
“Blue Moves is an Elton John album. It is not his best.” Thus begins the latest book in Bloomsbury Academic’s 33 1/3 series, each volume Continue Reading
Whitney Take a Master Class on 'Candid'
Historically, covers albums are a sign of trouble. They’re the products of contractual obligations, creative stasis, or cash-grabbing labels. In the grand scheme of artists’ Continue Reading
King Buzzo Continues His Reign with 'Gift of Sacrifice'
Ipecac Recordings advanced two singles off King Buzzo’s much-anticipated second solo LP, Gift of Sacrifice: “I’m Glad I Could Help Out” and “Science in Modern Continue Reading
Jim O'Rourke's Experimental 'Shutting Down Here' Is Big on Technique
Jim O’Rourke fired off “Cede” 20- or 25-odd years ago as a salvo in the battles within his alien landscape of a musical mind. Shutting Continue Reading
Laraaji Returns to His First Instrument for 'Sun Piano'
Reissues, re-appraisals, belated recognition, musician/fan curations, and re-contextualizations have all done a tremendous service for pioneering experimental, ambient, and drone artists over the last decade Continue Reading
Kristin Hersh Discusses Her Gutsy New Throwing Muses Album
Maybe the secret to making great songs is to stop worrying about making great songs. Kristin Hersh, the 1990s alternative icon of Throwing Muses, guitar Continue Reading
SpongeBob’s Pal Patrick Is Finally Getting His Own Spinoff Show
SpongeBob SquarePants has been on Nickelodeon’s airwaves since 1999, making it one of the longest-running animated series in TV history. Finally, after more than 20 Continue Reading
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth ‘Haven’t Been in Touch in Months’
Miley Cyrus is doing better than ever a year after her divorce from Liam Hemsworth. A source told Entertainment Tonight that since Hemsworth filed for divorce Continue Reading
Kelly Osbourne Reveals 85-Pound Weight Loss (PHOTOS)
Kelly Osbourne is celebrating her new weight loss transformation. Osbourne has been actively sharing positive messages and glimpses of her new look on social media. Continue Reading
Selena Gomez, David Henrie and TikTok Stars Dixie and Charli D’Amelio Are Collaborating for a Good Cause
Selena Gomez and David Henrie are teaming up with TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D'Amelio for a live, digital movie premiere to raise money for Continue Reading
25 Celebrities With Links to Scientology
Scientology and the Hollywood elite seem to go hand-in-hand with each other. Whether it’s a controversial scandal or the ongoing mystery of what actually goes Continue Reading
Carole Baskin Slams Cardi B and Megan The Stallion’s ‘Lurid’ ‘WAP’ Video
Some people may be busy petitioning to have Kylie Jenner's cameo removed from the "WAP" video, but Carole Baskin isn't a fan of the video Continue Reading
The 10 Best Fleetwood Mac Solo Albums
Danny Kirwan – Second Chapter (1975) This album is the second chapter in Kirwan’s professional life, following his firing from Fleetwood Mac in 1972. He is a Continue Reading
Jamila Woods' "SULA (Paperback)" and Creative Ancestry and Self-Love in the Age of "List" Activism
“Down here in the bottom, there ain’t no room for me. I don’t wanna make no babies, I don’t need a man to save me,” Continue Reading
The Erotic Disruption of the Self in Paul Schrader's 'The Comfort of Strangers'
People are strange. This is the lesson we learn from strangers. The English “strange” derives from the Old French estrange, which in turn derives from Continue Reading
'Can You Spell Urusei Yatsura' Is a Much Needed Burst of Hopefulness in a Desultory Summer
The mid-to-late 1990s saw English guitar music surrender entirely to domesticity. For a remarkable spell, Britain had been an incubator of cutting edge outsiders who Continue Reading
Jess Cornelius Creates Tautly Constructed Snapshots of Life
The titular distance chronicled on Jess Cornelius’ solo debut album can be measured in a plethora of ways: geographical as someone born and raised in Continue Reading