Grace VanderWaal stopped byRolling Stone to detail how she wrote her song “Ur So Beautiful” for our series The Breakdown. The 15-year-old recently wrapped a short tour named after the song. VanderWaal revealed that the song is based on her own experiences. “That’s always what I do with my writing,” …
Read More »Mother of Wisconsin THC Vape Counterfeiters Also Arrested
The mother of two Wisconsin brothers accused of running a massive counterfeit THC vape operation was arrested Monday, local ABC affiliate WISN 2 reports. Courtney Huffhines, 43, was charged with maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession with intent to deliver and misappropriation of personal identifying materials. She is currently being …
Read More »The Guy Who Wrote the Book on Impeachment Says Trump Clears the Bar for Removal from Office
Frank O. Bowman wrote the book on impeaching the 45th president. Published in July, High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump seeks to ground the talk about removing the president from office in centuries of history and practice. A law professor who teaches at …
Read More »RS Charts: Post Malone's 'Hollywood's Bleeding' Still Number One
Post Malone‘sHollywood’s Bleedingmaintained a comfortable lead on theRS200 on Monday, earning more than 150,000 album-equivalent units, most of which came from streams. Impressively, Malone has cleared the 150,000 threshold for three consecutive weeks. Zac Brown Band’sThe Owl— the group’s first new release since 2017 — took the Number Two spot …
Read More »Future 25: Dawn Ostroff, Chief Content Officer at Spotify
Dawn Ostroff had spent most of her career in the TV and movie business before stepping into her job in music streaming a year ago. But the veteran television and video executive is now tasked with pulling off Spotify’s biggest new gamble in years. Ostroff’s mission is to grow the …
Read More »Watch Billy Joel Perform 'Modern Woman' Live for First Time (Maybe)
Billy Joel‘s latest Madison Square Garden concert Friday featured a surprise rendition of his 1986 hit “Modern Woman,” a performance that the singer said marked the first time he has ever played The Bridge favorite live… maybe. “This is a song that was a hit, I’ve never played this ever …
Read More »Nirvana to Reissue 'MTV Unplugged in New York' on Vinyl With Rehearsal Performances
Nirvana will reissue their MTV Unplugged in New York this November on a 2-LP vinyl that boasts recordings of five rehearsals from the legendary gig. Among the rehearsals – which were previously only available as bonus content on the MTV Unplugged in New York – is a different take on …
Read More »Just What Exactly Is the Museum of Weed Anyway?
Halfway through our tour of the Museum of Weed, an interactive cannabis education hub that opened in Los Angeles this month, things started to get a little, well, heady. As Weedmaps‘ Madeline Donegan, the executive director of the museum, passed us through an exhibit detailing California’s Compassionate Use Act and …
Read More »Hear The Raconteurs' Brendan Benson Fondly Recall Meeting Jack White
When Jack White first met Brendan Benson the late 1990s, White shocked his future Raconteurs bandmate by ashing his cigarette all over the table. “We were standing in a room and I was showing him all my stuff, you know, I was kind of showing off all my crap — …
Read More »Princess Elsa Follows Her Icy Calling in 'Frozen 2' Trailer
Like most Disney classics, Frozen saw Princess Anna and Elsa’s parents vanishing within the film’s first few minutes. In the new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel, we see a glimpse of the King and Queen of Arendelle before their disappearance at sea — and the origin of Elsa’s powers. …
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