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Nick Jonas Gushes Over Priyanka Chopra in Romantic Birthday Tribute: ‘I Could Stare Into Your Eyes Forever’
Nick Jonas can’t stop gushing over his beautiful wife Priyanka Chopra. The pop superstar celebrated the actress’ 38th birthday on Saturday (July 18) with a romantic post on Instagram, calling her the “most thoughtful, caring and wonderful person” he’s ever met. “I could stare into your eyes forever. I love you baby,” Jonas, 27, wrote alongside a photo of the happy couple. “I am so grateful we found one another. Happy birthday beautiful.” Jonas and Chopra, who married in December 2018, are well known for expressing their love for each other on social media. In late May, the actress took to social media to celebrate the two-year anniversary of her first date with the Jonas Brothers singer. “2 years ago today we took our very first p...
Beyoncé Shares New Black Is King Trailer
After announcing her new visual album Black Is King last month, Beyoncé shared its second trailer on Sunday. The short clip features appearances by Bey, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and more. According to a press release, Pharrell Williams, Lupita Nyong’o, and others will also make cameos in the film. Beyoncé wrote, directed, and executive-produced the project; however, it will also include contributions from directors Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, Pierre Debusschere, Ibra Ake, Dikayl Rimmasch, Jake Nava, and Kwasi Fordjour. It was filmed across locations in New York, Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London, and Belgium, and will be available to stream on much of the African continent. Black Is King is based on the m...
Riley Keough Shares Touching Tribute to Her Late Brother Benjamin: ‘This Is True Heartbreak’
Riley Keough has broken her silence following the tragic death of her younger brother Benjamin. The 31-year-old actress took Instagram on Saturday (July 18) to share a touching tribute to Benjamin, who died July 12 by suicide at the age of 27. In her emotional tribute, Riley describes Benjamin as her “twin soul” and “best friend.” “Mornings are the hardest,” she captioned the post, which featured several photos of the siblings together. “I forget you’re gone. I can’t cry because of the fear that I will never stop. A pain that’s new to me.” Benjamin was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and grandson of the late Elvis Presley. Earlier in the week, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that his official cause of death was a shotgun wound and the mann...
August Alsina Defines His ‘Entanglements’ to Jada Pinkett Smith on New Record With Rick Ross: Listen
After Jada Pinkett Smith put to rest the rumors regarding her “entanglement” with August Alsina on the Red Table Talk last week, the Louisiana crooner returns with a searing rebuttal on his new track. Titled “Entanglements,” Alsina taps Rick Ross for the spicy collaboration, which involves several surefire shots at his old flame Pinkett Smith. Written by rising songwriter Derrick Milano, lines like “That ain’t my girl, but I got the key to the crib and to the car” and “You left your man just to f— with me and break his heart” reside on the rocky anthem. Alsina even quips about entanglement’s meaning on the song’s hook, singing: “The definition of entanglement is when you’re tangled in ...
A Seattle Company Disguised a Drive-In Rave as a Religious Service—And Got Away with It
A Seattle concert lighting company has pulled off a hoodwinking of biblical proportions. You’ll understand that pun in a moment. According to a report by IQ Magazine, Seattle-based company R90 hosted a recent drive-in rave by classifying it as a religious service. Doing so allowed them to swerve the repercussions that result from violations of COVID-19 lockdown laws in the state of Washington. R90’s “Covert Bat Drive Thru Rave” was organized by owner Joe Cole, who found a fortuitous loophole in Washington Governor Jay Inslee‘s official memorandum permitting drive-in spiritual services. Cole and his team pitched the rave to state officials as a spiritual gathering that would offer “the gift of music.” What followed was an intimate 21-car r...
Martin Garrix, Tiësto, Kygo, More Curate Playlists for Amazon Music’s “The Summer Sessions”
A bevy of the brightest in EDM have been tapped by Amazon Music for the streaming giant’s “The Summer Sessions” playlist series, which highlights their picks for the summer’s dance anthems. The electronic boy wonder Martin Garrix kicked off the series today with his playlist, which you can listen to here. Garrix’s “ultimate party summer party” selections include DubVision‘s “Sign,” Bleu Clair‘s “Need U,” Botnek‘s “Funk Accelerator,” and his fan-favorite collaboration with Dua Lipa, “Scared to Be Lonely.” The playlist also features an exclusive remix from Garrix himself. “I’m super happy to be sharing my summer playlist for everyone to be able to enjoy from the comfort of their ...
Linkin Park Slap Trump With Cease and Desist After Unauthorized Use of ‘In the End’
In the end, copyright law really matters. On Saturday, President Donald Trump shared a clip made by a fan who used Linkin Park’s “In the End.” A few hours later, the clip was yanked from Twitter due to a copyright complaint by the band. The late Chester Bennington once voiced his disapproval of Trump and the rest of his bandmates feel the same way. “Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued,” the surviving members said in a tweet. Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any of our music. A cease and desist has been issued. — LINKIN PARK (@linkinpark) July 19, 2020 In 2017, Bennington expressed his dismay with the president in a scathing tweet. “I re...
Honda Stops Civic Si, Drops Civic Coupe, and Shuts Down Fit for 2021
Honda has announced changes to its lineup for 2021, some of which we’ve been expecting for a while—while some that are a bit of a surprise. The big news surrounds the Honda Civic, which is at the end of its current lifecycle. There’s an all-new 2022 Civic on the way, and so Honda is rearranging its compact-car stalwart’s lineup a bit in advance of that debut. But the Civic Si won’t hang around. It’s on pause—Honda’s very clear that it will return for the 2022 model year, but there won’t be a 2021. What’s not coming back is the Civic Coupe. The official word today is that the Civic Coupe will conclude production at the end of the 2020 model year. This shouldn’t be surprising—coupes are disappearing throughout the segment, and Civic was o...
The Musical Maturation of ‘Who Is Jill Scott?’
Live, streaming or otherwise, the classic album still reveals the beautiful totality of a Black woman in love with love, 20 years later. There is love that is patient and kind. Then there is love that entangles itself in your essence, demanding either rapturous consummation or defiant release. Even more significant, there is love that when you encounter it in person, it is a spiritual force of nature. It makes you “want to go home and f—.” Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 — the two-decade-old debut album from “Jilly from Philly” — effortlessly walks the line between these three previously mentioned types of love. Valentine’s Day 2020 found Ms. Scott at the Maryland Live! Casino, in the suburbs between Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Md. There was no more id...
Logic Posts Family Photos With Baby Bobby After Announcing Retirement
Logic offered a glimpse at his home life with a series of personal photos, including snapshots of his and baby and wife, shared on social media. The rapper’s Instagram update arrived the day after he announced his retirement, just ahead of the release of No Pressure, due out on July 24. “It’s been a great decade,” he’d said earlier in the week. “Now it’s time to be a great father.” “Privacy with family is something that is very important to me,” Logic wrote in caption for the new set of family pictures. “However my fans have been my family since this all started so I wanted to share with you a glimpse into the life I am now diving into head first. I would like you to meet LB as we call him, Little Bobby. And my beautiful wife Brittney w...
Kanye West Asks for Signatures to Get on South Carolina Presidential Ballot
Kanye West is petitioning to get his name on the presidential ballot in South Carolina, soon after he officially filed to be a candidate in Oklahoma. “Hi guys please sign up to put me on the ballot in South Carolina at any of these locations,” he wrote on Twitter on Saturday (July 18). “You can also sign up at the website.” The message lists eight locations — Chuck Town Bar and Grill, Adams Run Civic Center, Blue Note Bistro, Ravenel Trucking, Tia Banquet Hall, Scotts Grand Banquet Hall, Inspired by Annette Events and Baconsbridge Worship Center — and links to kanye2020.country, where residents can pledge that they are “signing to put Kanye West on the ballot in South Carolina” by signing a “Ye ’20” form ...
Billie Eilish Just Realized ‘Picture to Burn’ Is a Taylor Swift Song
Billie Eilish revealed that she was a huge fan of Taylor Swift‘s “Picture to Burn” when she was a little kid, but until this year, she had no idea it was even a song from Swift’s catalog. The singer put the track on the playlist of the latest episode of “me & dad radio,” the Apple Music show she records with her father, Patrick O’Connell. “Picture to Burn” was released as a single in 2008, after appearing on Swift’s country debut album in 2006 — before her foray into pop superstardom. “I used to love this song when I was like 4, no, probably older than that. Probably like 6,” Eilish shared. “Taylor Swift had these wonderful crossover country-pop songs that had these great stories to tell,” he...
