On March 18th, as the reality of the coronavirus crisis was becoming painfully apparent to Americans, the Idaho Legislature was turning its attention to health care concerns of another kind: making sure that women were denied access to abortion at some nebulous future date. Across the country, state legislatures had …
Read More »Trump Backs off New York Metro Area Quarantine Talk
UPDATE: President Trump took to Twitter on Saturday night to announce that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will not be quarantined. Earlier today, the president said he was considering the matter and faced pushback from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Trump supporters like Fox News host Laura Ingraham. …
Read More »Margo Price Delays New Album, Shares John Lennon Cover
Margo Price has postponed the release of her third studio album, That’s How Rumors Get Started, originally due May 8th. The Nashville singer-songwriter wrote on Instagram that “More realistically, it’s going to be this summer.” Along with the ongoing coronavirus shutdown, Price cited the closure of vinyl-pressing plants and said …
Read More »Kenny Chesney Announces 'Here and Now' Track List
Kenny Chesney has outlined the track list for his upcoming album, Here and Now. Chesney’s second LP under Warner Music Nashville, Here and Now, will be released May 1st Spanning 12 tracks, the project includes the steamy “Tip of My Tongue” as well as the newly released title track (which …
Read More »Anti-Choice Politicians Are Using the Coronavirus Crisis to Deny Abortion Rights
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the rest of the nation is focusing on staying healthy and social distancing, anti-abortion politicians and movement leaders have been doing the only thing they know — pursuing an agenda to shut down abortion clinics. Capitalizing on the mantra to never let a crisis go …
Read More »Trevor Noah Praises Angry Italian Mayors, Roasts Republicans Over Aid Package Slush Fund
Monday, Trevor Noah delved into the latest coronavirus updates from around the world — touching on the decision to reschedule the Olympics, angry Italian mayors and the $500 billion slush fund at the heart of the Republicans’ stimulus package on The Daily Social Distancing. Noah started with how the crisis …
Read More »Ronnie Wood Shares Message for People in Recovery Who Are Self-Isolating
After decades of drug and alcohol abuse, Ronnie Wood got clean in 2010 and has been in recovery for 10 years. “It’s like having a second chance at life,” the Rolling Stones guitarist said last year. “Seeing everything with clarity, gratitude; it’s unbelievable. I feel so good. And to have …
Read More »Trey Anastasio, Please Make a Quarantine Album
Could the coronavirus quarantine be a boon for new music? Last night on his Instagram live stream, John Mayer said that he expects it to. And there are signs that it’s already starting: Phish’s Trey Anastasio has steadily been posting new songs, all recorded within the last week, that perfectly …
Read More »Flashback: Kim Carnes on Eighties Duet With Kenny Rogers
For many, the name Kim Carnes calls to mindone particular song title: “Bette Davis Eyes.” That’s what spending nine weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 will do.Two years before thatsong hit the charts, though, Carnes was approached by country-pop superstar Kenny Rogers to work on …
Read More »Hear Tove Lo Cover Swedish Pop Star Veronica Maggio
Tove Lo dropped a cover of “I’m Coming,” a song by Swedish pop singer Veronica Maggio. The single is part of Spotify‘s “Studio It’s Hits,” a playlist recently launched in the Nordics. Recorded at Spotify’s headquarter studios in Stockholm, “I’m Coming” is a blissful pop track ideal for the dance …
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