You hear the water before you see it — a slight splashing sound happening somewhere outside the frame, the camera trained on a floor. Then it rushes in, covering the tiles like the tide. A square patch of sunlight is reflected in the soapy puddle; we see a plane, tiny …
Read More »Steven Avery's Attorney Calls Ex-Cop's Lawsuit 'Early Christmas Present'
Update: This story has been updated to include parts of a statement provided by Michael Griesbach, an attorney for Andrew Colborn. On December 17th, Andrew Colborn, a former officer with the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office, filed a lawsuit against Netflix and the filmmakers behind Making a Murderer, seeking unspecified damages …
Read More »See John Legend, Esperanza Spalding's 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' Duet on 'The Voice'
John Legend and Esperanza Spalding performed their rendition of the yuletide classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” on the live season finale of The Voice Tuesday. While Spalding provided backing vocals on the studio version of the duet, the jazz singer played a more prominent role in the song’s …
Read More »Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jimmy Fallon Sing Holiday Versions of Pop Hits
Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Jimmy Fallon for some holiday cheer as the duo parodied tracks from artists like Migos, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Cardi B with Christmas-themed lyrics. After Miranda appeared onstage and mentioned he had an idea, Fallon asked, “Are you saying that we should sing a medley of …
Read More »Offset Crashes Cardi B's Rolling Loud Set, Pleads for Reconciliation
Cardi B’s headlining set at Rolling Loud Festival on Saturday didn’t go quite as planned as her estranged husbandOffset attempted to win her back in front of the audience. Just hours before he appeared at the festival, the Migos rapper had posted a public apology to Cardi in an Instagram …
Read More »Watch Chloe x Halle's Roots-Backed 'Down' Performance on 'Fallon'
Chloe x Halle graced the stage ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a performance of theirThe Kids Are Alrighttrack “Down.” The sisters are up for Best New Artist at the forthcoming Grammy Awards in February. Backed by the Roots, the Bailey sisters’ harmonies and choreography took center-stage. Halle Bailey, …
Read More »Rhiannon Giddens Details Collaborative New Album 'Songs of Our Native Daughters'
Rhiannon Giddens has announced details for the upcoming collaborative album Songs of Our Native Daughters, on which she formed the group Our Native Daughters with roots singers Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago). The project is a collection of original material inspired by New World slave …
Read More »Old 97's Reimagine Christmas on New Album 'Love the Holidays'
If any band is hardwired for tapping into a youthful holiday spirit, it’s the Old 97’s. The Texas cowpunks’ bratty insouciance could speak to the heart of any kid on Christmas morning, but their new LP Love the Holidays only happened because of the persistence of frontman Rhett Miller. “The …
Read More »Tedeschi Trucks Band Plot 2019 Wheels of Soul Tour
The road goes on for Tedeschi Trucks Band. After a busy 2018 and already with a hearty slate of winter and spring tour dates on the horizon, the versatile 12-piece outfit, led by the husband-and-wife team of guitarist Derek Trucks and blues singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi, have announced they will once …
Read More »Neil Young Decries 'Massive F-ckup' Around Bob Dylan Hyde Park Show
Neil Young is furious with the organizers of the massive concert that he’s scheduled to play in London’s Hyde Park alongside Bob Dylan on July 12th, 2019. The show was announced nearly two weeks ago and tickets are already on-sale, but in a post on his Neil Young Archives website, …
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