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Tyler Perry, the mega-millionaire Madea player, playwright and philanthropist, apparently does much more than continuously crank out tv shows and movies for his loyal audience; he also quietly extends a helping hand to fellow celebrities. During Oprah’s bombshell interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this week, it was revealed that when they fled the

Hunter Moreau, a singer-songwriter from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, released her second ever single, Hazy, which follows her well-received debut single, ‘Drive In.’ Talking about the song, Moreau stated: “As simple as it may sound, ‘Hazy’ is about the pure bliss of summer nights.” ‘Hazy’ is a piece that thrives on the dreamy-like production by Doug Schadt

Paul McCartney has announced McCartney III Imagined, a new, reimagined version of his most recent album McCartney III featuring an all-star lineup of artists offering their own covers, remixes, or reworkings of its 11 songs. The album arrives digitally April 16 via Capitol and features contributions from Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Blood Orange, Beck, Anderson .Paak,

Bill Melendez’s 1969 animated film A Boy Named Charlie Brown is among the titles that immediately come to mind when I think of movies that left a significant impact on me. I discovered the Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts as a teenager, previously knowing it only by reputation: as the antecedent of holiday cartoons

Growing up in a dull suburb, I primarily occupied myself by fantasizing about every bored teenager’s favorite subject: becoming an adult and moving to the city. This was pre-streaming and pre-social media, so my ideal form of escapism involved going to the public library every week and renting movies. (I never said I was a

IDLES have shared a cover of Sharon Van Etten‘s ‘Peace Signs’. The track is taken from the upcoming double album epic Ten, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of Van Etten’s sophomore album with covers from Fiona Apple, Lucinda Williams, Big Red Machine, and many others. Hear IDLES’ take on ‘Peace Signs’ below. “@sharonvanhalen is one

Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the audio cassette tape, has died at 94. Ottens died last Saturday (March 6) in Duizel, the Netherlands, according to the Dutch news outlet NRC Handelsblad. No cause of death was provided. Born in Bellingwolde on June 21, 1926, Ottens showed an early interest in technology and tinkered with

Is it possible to wake up daily, play online casino games and make good money to survive? If online casino games give the casino an advantage in the long run, how is it possible to remain profitable? There are thousands of professional gamblers who make a full-time living off gambling. You can also play casino

Whether she’s listening to music or writing it, Julien Baker likes to go to difficult places. As a teenager in Tennessee, the singer-songwriter dove deep into the hardcore scene, thriving on the most abrasive sounds she could find. The music she makes today is far more beautiful, melodically speaking, than the punk and metal of

BBC iPlayer is a famous online streaming service that allows you to stream exclusive BBC media content including TV shows, movies, and documentaries on multiple devices.  However, you can use this impressive UK-based video on demand service to watch some of the best comedy movies without any cost. This is one of the major reasons

Ladi Bird is Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut, which she also wrote, starring Saoirse Ronan as Christine MacPherson, who gives herself the name “Lady Bird”. It’s 2002 and Lady Bird is a Senior at her Sacramento Catholic high school. She’s determined to get out of her smalltown home and go to a prestigious college at the

Yolanthe Cabau stars as Lotte in Just Say Yes. Lotte has been planning her perfect wedding for years. However, when her groom decided to cancel the wedding at the last minute, her dream is shattered into a million pieces. The film will be available on Netflix from the 2nd of April and stars Jim Bakkum,

Do you have a favorite memory from the set? A favorite memory from the set…hmm. Is it from the movie or backstage? Let’s say backstage. Ah, okay. Well, let’s see. Probably…all those fuzzy chicks! Did you get to hold them? Yes! Before the scene where I got to see the chicks, I got to touch

Phoebe Bridgers has shared two new tracks as part of the Spotify Singles series. The first offering is a new version of Punisher single ‘Kyoto’ featuring Jackson Browne on backing vocals; the second is a cover of John Prine’s ‘Summer’s End’, where she’s joined by Maria Taylor. Listen to both songs below. This is not

Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C Taylor has announced a new album called Quietly Blowing It. It’s out June 25 via Merge. The prolific Americana artist has also shared a new single, ‘If It Comes In the Morning’. Check it out below and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork and tracklist. Taylor said about the new

Oxford-based artist Jaya Mansberger spent her formative years in Nepal and Kauai, an island in Hawaii. Having graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in London, she produced psychologically charged portraits before delving into abstract artwork. Jaya also teaches art to young people in Oxford. The painter has always felt compelled to make art;

“Oh, no,” said Steven Yeun, his register hushed, like he’d just been enlisted to steal the Declaration of Independence. Some of Yeun’s friends had told me, specifically, to ask the actor about his fondness for something called primal astrology. Primal astrology is a quasi-evolved version of its more popular zodiac cousin, with a little more

If any band had been guaranteed to use the freed time of COVID-19 lockdown to release new music, it would have been Cloud Nothings. The hardened indie-rock four-piece from Ohio – led by their creative spirit Dylan Baldi – have been relentless in their output over the last decade. The Black Hole Understands arrived last

Xiu Xiu have shared a new single from their upcoming duets album, OH NO. The track, called ‘Rumpus Room’, arrived on Thursday (March 4) and features Angus Andrew of Liars. Check it out below, alongside an accompanying music video directed by Xiu Xiu’s own Angela Seo. Seo said in a statement about the visual: Does everyone

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You also have an important role in Judas and the Black Messiah. How did you end up in that? I was around during the development of the script. I was there when there were separate versions of the two main characters, William O’Neal and Fred Hampton. There was a Fred Hampton biopic that Will Berson

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Miranda Lambert has announced a new collaborative album with singer-songwriters Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. It’s called The Marfa Tapes and it arrives May 7 via Vanner Records/RCA Nashville. Below, watch the video for new single ‘In His Arms’ and check out the full tracklist. The Marfa Tapes is named after the small West Texas town where Ingram, Lambert,

Listening to Indigo Sparke’s music can feel like watching a star flicker in the dark country sky: from afar it can seem small and insubstantial, but once you consider the amount of energy that ripples through it, the moment can suddenly feel overwhelming in its intensity. Amid the soft glow of finger-picked guitar and delicate

Last night, one of hip-hops most enduring duos added a new song to their oeuvre. Drake and Rick Ross have been appearing on songs together since 2009 and making one-on-one collabs since 2011, and they bring something special out of each other—all of these songs would be counted among their best by fans. As Drake

Over the past few weeks, Foxing have been teasing something called Draw Down The Moon, directing people to the website drawdownthemoon.org. Yesterday (March 5), that website allowed fans to register in order to solve a riddle that led to a new song called ‘Speak With The Dead’. Now, the seven-minute track, which features Yoni Wolf of WHY?,

Zara Picken, known as @zaraillustrates on Instagram, is an illustrator based in Lincoln, UK. Zara graduated from the University of West England in Bristol in 2008, and has been a professional illustrator ever since. The artist’s work offers a range of styles, from softer hues and layered shapes building elegant subjects, to bold, bursting colours

Sinego, a Colombian/Mexican multi-instrumentalist and music producer, released his latest piece, ‘Veneno’ — today. The song was published on Sony’s ORIANNA Imprint. The vocals for the song are by Daniela Blau with violin work by Alfredo De La Fe. Leonardo La Croix recorded the guitar portions.  Sinego is most widely-known for his tracks ‘Duele,’ ‘Verte

When did you first become aware of Mohamedou Ould Salahi’s story? When I read the script. I’d never heard of him before. I never read his book. When Kevin sent me the script, I was very happy, as an actor, to get this part. It’s a beautiful part with a lot of depth and big

A collaborative track from Jlin and the late SOPHIE has been released. The posthumous offering from SOPHIE appears on a new compilation from Unsound Festival called Intermission. Listen to it below. Unsound have dedicated the compilation to SOPHIE’s memory. “Sophie was a huge inspiration for the music scene, and one of our very favorite artists,” the