Triller is tired of being called a “TikTok rival.” But it’s a fair comparison: both Triller and TikTok are social networks reliant on the sharing of music combined with short-form videos. Both are also wildly popular amongst teenagers (TikTok, with over 2 billion global downloads, is more so; but Triller, …
Read More »2020 Emmy Nominations: 'Watchmen,' 'Succession,' 'Good Place' Earn Multiple Looks
Watchmen, Succession andThe Good Placewill compete for some of the biggest prizes at the 2020 Emmy Awards, airing September 20th on ABC. Watchmen led all nominees with 26 nods, including Outstanding Limited Series/Movie, as well as a Lead Actress in a Limited Series nomination for Regina King, Lead Actor in …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Addresses Kanye West's Bipolar Disorder: 'He Is a Brilliant But Complicated Person'
Kim Kardashian West addressed her husband Kanye West’s struggles with bipolar disorder and asked that “the media and public give us the compassion and empathy that is needed so that we can get through this.” Kardashian West posted the statement to her Instagram stories Wednesday morning. It followed several days …
Read More »John Oliver Taps John Cena, Alex Trebek to Help Debunk COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
John Oliver explored the spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories, examined what makes such outlandish claims so appealing and enlisted the help of several celebrities to stop the spread of misinformation on Last Week Tonight. A global pandemic is the perfect kind of fodder for conspiracy theories, Oliver noted, and far …
Read More »'The First Time' With Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate joined Rolling Stone‘s The First Time to talk about her upcoming feature filmThe Sunlit Night — her debut as a producer — as well as some of her earliest memories performing comedy. “The first time I performed improv was at camp, where they would do the thing where …
Read More »If You Weren't Afraid to Send Your Kids Back to School, DeVos' Disastrous Interview Might Change That
While the Trump administration continues its full-court press on schools to re-open, they sent out Betsy DeVos to defend an indefensible cause. Either that or the education secretary did not do her homework prior to her appearance on Sunday morning. CNN’s Dana Bash continuously pressed DeVos on basic questions about …
Read More »Flashback: John Lennon Recruits George Harrison for Paul McCartney Dig 'How Do You Sleep?'
The past few months have seen several artists covering John Lennon from home in quarantine, most recently with Bille Joe Armstrong’s Generation X–inspired rendition of “Gimme Some Truth.” Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck covered “Isolation,” while the Dirty Projectors offered their own take on the song. Gal Gadot also led …
Read More »'The First Time' With Politician Jamaal Bowman
Jamaal Bowman may pull off a major progressive upset in his Democratic Congressional primary against Rep. Elliot Engel, who has been in Congress sine 1989. While the absentee ballots are still being counted in New York‘s 16th district, Bowman sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss how much he loves …
Read More »The New Reality for Concerts in COVID: Virtual Reality?
Jean-Michel Jarre thought livestreamed concerts were missing something. So he added virtual drugs. The French electronic music pioneer and former CISAC president has been one of the biggest champions of virtual-reality concerts — a concept that’s seeing a noticeable bump as coronavirus continues to stall the comeback of live music. …
Read More »Spotify's Stock Market Success Says Nothing About the Future of Music
Had you invested $1,000 in Spotify on January 1st this year, you could pull out $1,800 right now. Had you invested $1,000 in Spotify in the midst of market-zapping pandemic uncertainty in March, you’d have more than doubled your money. Last Thursday, Spotify’s market cap soared to an all-time high …
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