Tuesday 22 December 2015

Reigate school pupils spread Christmas joy to children abroad

REIGATE schoolchildren have packed and wrapped almost 100 gift boxes for children who would otherwise receive nothing this Christmas.Micklefield School took part in Operation Christmas Child, an annual appeal by international relief charity Samaritan's Purse. Pupils at the Somers Road school stunned teachers by filling almost twice the target number of shoeboxes. The gifts are now winging their way to children across the globe.French teacher Bethan Jackson set the students a target to complete...

Reigate school pupils spread Christmas joy to children abroad



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Cam'ron Squashes Holiday Cheer as Santa Claus on 'Nightly Show'

Cam'ron donned a Santa suit and returned to The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore where he dismissed the Christmas wishes of the show's staff with a hearty laugh and a sack of something green that definitely wasn't mistletoe or holly. From the start, Santa Cam wanted nothing to do with the petty...

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Travis Scott Pleads Guilty in Lollapalooza Stage Melee

Rapper Travis Scott pleaded guilty to charges of reckless conduct after encouraging fans to climb over security barricades during his set at Lollapalooza this summer, Billboard reports. A judge ordered Scott — real name Jacques Webster — to remain under court supervision for a year. While the incident was not deadly, one 15-year-old girl was...

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Pusha T, The-Dream Exorcise Demons in Haunting 'M.F.T.R.' Video

Pusha T and The-Dream dance and deal with the devil in the haunting new video for "M.F.T.R." off the former's new album, King Push: Darkest Before the Dawn – the Prelude. The clip opens with Pusha T mid-confessional, seeking advice about an unsettling, unspecified dream. From there, the rapper and The-Dream stalk the pews of an empty,...

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Kristian Bush, Robert Ellis Lead 30A Songwriters Festival Lineup

Here's a sobering thought: winter actually just began, and it will drag on seemingly forever until next March. Happy holidays, right? But for those close to the Gulf of Mexico — or anyone eager to escape the freeze — winter will be made a little more tolerable with the 30A Songwriters Festival...

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The-Dream Surprise-Releases Sam Cooke Covers Album

Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Terius "The-Dream" Nash took to Instagram Tuesday to announce the release of IAMSAM, a Sam Cooke covers album. The eight-track album was secretly recorded in 2010 while Nash was working on BeyoncĂ©'s 4; but Nash's heartwarming renditions of hits like "Cupid" and "A Change Is Gonna Come" ring truer...

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Watch Samantha Harlow's Wistful 'Once a Year' Video

Suffice it to say, Christmas is a pretty bittersweet occasion for Samantha Harlow. The East Nashville-based singer-songwriter just released the video for her song "Once a Year" and it hits on the swirl of emotions that adults often experience around December 25th. "The hardest part about growing up is watching your...

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Henry Rollins: 'Bored Rich Guy' Donald Trump Doesn't Want Presidency

Henry Rollins reiterated his support for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and called Donald Trump a "bored rich guy just being crass" in a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Beast. Though on-hand to discuss He Never Died — a new horror-comedy in which Rollins plays an immortal cannibal who's reunited with his...

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Watch Baseball-Themed Trailer for 'Dazed and Confused' 'Spiritual Sequel'

Booze, babes and baseball abound in the first trailer for Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some, the so-called "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused set to premiere at South by Southwest in March. Where Dazed and Confused followed a group of students on the final day of school in the Seventies, Everybody Wants Some...

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'Big Short': How 'Anchorman' Director Took on Wall Street and Won

Five years ago, Adam McKay was working on The Other Guys, another in his string of Will Ferrell movies about sputtering dumbasses that began with 2004's Anchorman. McKay had been reading a lot about the banking system, because part of the plot of The Other Guys — the part that...

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Inside Adele's All-Out Fight Against Scalpers

Adele's team has "done everything within our power to get as many tickets as possible in the hands of the fans," as her manager said recently, but the pop megastar's battle against scalpers for her sold-out 2016 world arena tour has been largely symbolic. Tickets for Adele's recently announced U.S. tour...

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Queen Post 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Covers by Choir, String Quartet

Queen are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their seminal track "Bohemian Rhapsody" with reinterpretations of the song performed by the Trinity Boys Choir and a string quartet comprising students from the Royal Academy of Music. Unsurprisingly, the operatic rock opus makes fitting fodder for the Trinity choir. The group's deft harmonies shine as they...

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Eagles of Death Metal Talk Sharing Stage With U2, Play It Forward Campaign

A little over a month has passed since an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris was the target of a deadly terrorist attack. Since then, frontman Jesse Hughes has been in awe of the outpourings of support his fellow musicians have shown him. "If I get emotional, I apologize,"...

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Bootleg of the Week: Bruce Springsteen Live in New York 7/13/74

Ernest "Boom" Carter's tenure in the E Street Band lasted a mere eight months. He joined on drums in February of 1974, after Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez got the boot; gigged around America with the group; participated in some early sessions for Born to Run; and left with keyboardist David Sancious that October...

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Eagles of Death Metal Merch Manager Laid to Rest

Eagles of Death Metal merch manager Nick Alexander, who was one of 130 people killed in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris this November, was buried at St. Andrew's Church in Weeley, England, the Daily Gazette reports. Over 250 people attended the funeral at the church where Alexander had been an...

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Chaz Ortiz on Skating With Lil Wayne and Losing $150K on a Single Trick

Chaz Ortiz was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and discovered his competitive circuitry early on. By the age of 11, he had followed in his father's footsteps and become a state champion wrestler. But it was skateboarding that truly engaged him, and it wouldn't be long before he had...

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Tenacious D Launch Auction to Benefit Paris Victims

Comedy-rock duo Tenacious D have launched an auction featuring memorabilia and props to benefit victims of the Paris terror attacks through Josh Homme's Sweet Stuff Foundation. Among the lots are one-of-a-kind stage props like the Evil Alien Squid and "Fenix" used on the D's Rize of the Fenix tour, as well as fur coats from their Pick of Destiny...

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Best of 2015: Hailee Steinfeld Reveals Favorite Music, Movies and More

Hailee Steinfeld went from Oscar-nominated actress to bonafide pop star this year, thanks to her hit empowerment anthem "Love Myself," catchy debut EP Haiz and a role in Pitch Perfect 2 that allowed the teenager to show off both her acting and singing chops. As her big year wraps up, Steinfeld...

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Tens of Thousands of College Students Have Nowhere to Sleep

LaTia Daniels started at Kennesaw State University as a walk-on to the school's track and field team, earning an athletic scholarship on top of her federal financial aid. When she quit the team to focus more on her studies, and that athletic scholarship disappeared, she compensated by getting a job...

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Watch 'Walking Dead' Actress Emily Kinney Serve Coffee, Talk Songwriting

In the latest installment of our original video series "Off the Clock," actress and singer-songwriter Emily Kinney returns to the Brooklyn coffee shop where she used to work to make some beverages, meet fans and promote her recent debut album, This Is War. Best known for her roles on The Walking...

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'MST3K' Returns: Joel Hodgson on Resurrecting the Cult TV Show

Joel Hodgson never set out to start a wisecracking revolution. In fact, his conception for what would become the beloved cult series Mystery Science Theater 3000 was simply born out of a selfish desire to create a television show that incorporated a few of his favorite things: "bad movies, sci-fi,...

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See Maren Morris's Live, 'Pop-Up Video' Inspired 'My Church'

Country-pop newcomer Maren Morris loves Raisinettes, watches British football and, when her time comes, would prefer to leave this world via the mouth of a giant venus trap.  Those three factoids, along with several dozen others, scroll across the screen during her live performance of "My Church," released this week as part...

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Scott Weiland: Stone Temple Pilots, Jamie Weiland Remember Troubled Singer

Two days after Scott Weiland, the former singer of Stone Temple Pilots, was found dead in his bunk on a tour bus in Bloomington, Minnesota, the band's guitarist Dean DeLeo was in his car when the radio started blasting "Creep," from STP's 1992 debut album, Core. "It really hit me...

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'WWE Raw': Seth Rollins Snags a Slammy, Kevin Owens Cancels Christmas

Well, it wasn't a great show, but there was plenty to talk about. Those could be words of consolation from a dissatisfied lover, or they could apply to last night's intermittently stimulating three-plus hours of WWE entertainment. (You decide.) Though to be certain, the haters came in droves to Minneapolis' Target...

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Why East Nashville Was More Hot Than Hip in 2015

On a chilly evening in early December, the East Nashville skyline was aglow in a bright, periwinkle haze. Not the haze that neighborhood troubadour Todd Snider sang about on one of his many tributes to his side of the Cumberland River, the kind that emanates from a tightly rolled joint smoked next...

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Obama to Get Coffee, Chat With Jerry Seinfeld on Web Series

Barack Obama will join Jerry Seinfeld for a drive, a cup of coffee and a wide-ranging chat on the first episode of the seventh season of the stand-up's web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, The Washington Post reports. Obama will be the first politician to appear on the series, which typically features Seinfeld...

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Manny Pacquiao: Philippines' Miss Universe Win Avenges Mayweather Loss

Did you notice how Miss Philippines remained cool, calm and collected during Sunday night's Miss Universe debacle? Because Manny Pacquiao sure did. Yes, while the whole world – and host Steve Harvey – crumbled around her, Pia Wurtzbach was a study in serenity. And after the initial confusion (and the somewhat...

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Watch Sharon Jones Turn Office Into Festive, Soulful Holiday Concert

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have brassed up this holiday season thanks to their new seasonal collection It's a Holiday Soul Party!, a mix of traditional yuletide favorites alongside original festive compositions. With just three days until Christmas, the group stopped by NPR to perform a Tiny Desk Concert, where they unwrapped three...

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Simon Cowell Slams Zayn Malik's 'Rude' One Direction Comments

Simon Cowell rebutted Zayn Malik's "rude" comments about One Direction's music, suggesting the budding solo singer would reconsider his assessment with time, the Daily Mirror reports. In a November chat with The Fader, Malik explained that one of the reasons he left One Direction was creative restraint within the band, noting that he "wasn't...

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3TEETH: Meet Tool's Handpicked 2016 Tourmates

This December was supposed to be a time of creative solitude for L.A. industrial-rock band 3TEETH, a month dedicated to completing the follow-up to their acclaimed self-titled 2014 debut. "We were touring a lot this last year," explains frontman Alexis Mincolla. "So after our Halloween show in Detroit, we'd planned on...

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Inside Chris Stapleton's 'Tonight Show' Triumph: The Ram Report

Backed only by drummer Derek Mixon and bassist J.T. Cure, Chris Stapleton slayed his Tonight Show appearance last week, further adding to the mania that surrounds the singer-songwriter's live performances. Stapleton sang "Sometimes I Cry," the bluesy song that closes out his award-winning debut album Traveller. The track was cut live...

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Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos on Possible Rock Hall Reunion

The annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is pretty much the one place, outside of a courtroom, where feuding members of rock bands are forced to come together. The policy has led to stunning reunion performances by Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads and the Police, as well as...

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Watch Sarah Palin Spoof Tina Fey in '31 Rock' Sketch

Sarah Palin finally exacted some revenge on her serial impressionist Tina Fey by starring in a new video spoofing Fey's 30 Rock. In the "31 Rock" fake trailer, produced by the Independent Journal Review, Palin portrays "Lynn Melon" – a nod to Fey's Liz Lemon – "a TV writer who left a...

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Monday 21 December 2015

Watch Henry Rollins Make a Gingerbread House

Henry Rollins is enjoying the holiday season hardcore this year as, after joining Stephen Colbert in a Christmas carol growl-off, the former Black Flag singer also showcased his gingerbread house-making skills in a Late Show online exclusive. In the brief 30-second clip, titled simply "Henry Rollins Decorates a Gingerbread House," the rocker...

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Nicolas Cage Returns Stolen Dinosaur Skull to Mongolia

Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered the return of a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull to Mongolia after the fossil was smuggled illegally into the United States and sold for auction in 2007. While initial reports did not specify who exactly was in possession of the 67 million-year-old skull, it...

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Watch Selena Gomez's Seductive 'Hands to Myself' Video

Selena Gomez has unveiled her sultry new video for "Hands to Myself," the latest single off the singer's new LP Revival. Helmed by Madonna: Truth or Dare director Alek Keshishian, "Hands to Myself" finds Gomez in the role of an actor's crazy ex as she roams through her former flame's penthouse...

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CBGB to Reopen as Restaurant in Newark Airport

The famous New York City punk outpost CBGB & OMFUG, where Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads and many others cut their teeth and sullied its notoriously disgusting bathroom, closed in 2006. But now it will get a second life, nearly a decade later as ... an airport restaurant. The club,...

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See R. Kelly Respond to Fans Conflicted Over Sex Allegations: 'F--k That'

R. Kelly reacted effusively to questions about past allegations of sexual misconduct on Monday in an interview with Huffington Post. Over a decade ago, the singer was accused of having sex with a minor but was later acquitted. At one point in the HuffPostLive broadcast, the interviewer read a fan-submitted tweet...

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Watch French Montana's Merry 'Feliz Navidad' Cover

Last week, we brought you Coheed and Cambria's exclusive "White Christmas" cover, and now our "Holiday Playlist" series continues with Bronx-via-Morocco MC French Montana, who offers a lighthearted rendition of the Jose Feliciano classic "Feliz Navidad" with help from his manager, Gaby Acevedo. Sporting copious bling and festive seasonal attire, the...

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Watch Stone Temple Pilots' Heartfelt Musical Tribute to Scott Weiland

The surviving members of Stone Temple Pilots have paid tribute to former singer Scott Weiland with a video where they spotlight one of Weiland's most powerful, resounding vocal performances. "Recently the three of us sat down together to share our memories of Scott and take a moment to reflect on the amazing times...

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Adele Says Streaming 'A Bit Disposable': 'Music Should Be An Event'

With Adele's 25 selling at an unprecedented pace in an era where music sales have plummeted in the face of streaming, the singer discussed why she decided to withhold her new album from services like Spotify and Apple Music in a new interview. "It's a bit disposable, streaming," Adele told Time. "I know...

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Top 5 TV: 'Big Bang' Gets Sexy, Steve Harvey Screws Up

Late last Saturday night, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey said their goodnights on SNL and threw it to Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, who belted out a rousing version of "Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town." Everyone on stage looked absolutely giddy, from Maya Rudolph dancing around in a...

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Coldplay to Take Song Requests on Upcoming Tour

Coldplay embarks on their world tour in support of their A Head Full of Dreams in March, and the band is planning on employing something to reward longtime fans when they return to the stage: A request segment in the set list, where fans could dedicate tracks to loved ones or express...

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Lorrie Morgan Readies New Album 'Letting Go... Slow'

One of country music's most versatile talents of the past three decades, Lorrie Morgan will kick off 2016 with Letting Go… Slow. Her first new solo album in five years, the LP is set for release February 12th on the Shanachie Entertainment label. Born in Nashville to a Grand Ole Opry...

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Leon Bridges Talks 'Concussion' Song, Grammy Nod, 'Crazy' 'SNL' Appearance

On his debut album, Coming Home, Leon Bridges sounded like the second coming of Sam Cooke. During the course of the year, the young singer from Fort Worth, Texas, has staked out his own identity as the new voice of gospel and soul music. He ended his year with a feature on an...

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Jimmer Fredette's Journey Back

Contrary to popular belief, Jimmer Fredette is still Jimmer Fredette. He still has a proclivity to launch the ball from an unconscionable distance and watch it gently drop through the net. His panoply of scoops, dips and other sleight-of-hand finishes at the rim still curl over and around and under...

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Bjork Releases 360-Degree 'Stonemilker' Video as Virtual Reality App

Björk has invited fans to explore her oceanic "Stonemilker" video through a new virtual reality app. The piece is available to purchase via iTunes for both iPhone and iPad platforms, as either a "magic window" or by using third party virtual reality glasses.  Originally, the "Stonemilker" clip – directed by Andrew Thomas...

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E-Cigs' Inconvenient Truth: It's Much Safer to Vape

Daniel Walsh was first drawn to electronic cigarettes for the same reason millions of smokers have taken up the devices. "I was a guy who could work 20 hour days and juggle a number of complex projects, but I couldn't quit," says Walsh. "It was my greatest deficit." The quixotic...

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Deep Purple Singer: Rock Hall Band Member Exclusions Are 'Very Silly'

Hard-rock legends Deep Purple will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2016 class, but singer Ian Gillan is only half-thankful for the honor, calling it "very silly" that two current band members – guitarist Steve Morse and keyboardist Don Airey – will not be among the inductees. “Putting the past shenanigans...

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Watch Madonna Sing 'Holiday' Without Power at Glasgow Concert

The European leg of Madonna's Rebel Heart World Tour wrapped up in peculiar fashion Sunday when the singer's concert at Glasgow, Scotland's SSE Hydro cut the power to the stage and raised the house lights with one song left in the encore. Rather than ending the gig prematurely, a Santa hat-wearing...

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How Grateful Dead's 2015 Farewell Became a New Beginning

It was kinda crazy: A band whose irreplaceable de facto leader, Jerry Garcia, had died 20 years prior, and whose surviving members had been touring together in various configurations without much fuss ever since, regrouped with some ringers for five reunion gigs, and wound up launching the biggest concert event of...

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Watch Old Dominion Close Out 2015 With Live 'Break Up'

It's been a year of firsts for Old Dominion, who made their national TV debut early this morning on The Today Show.  "First show of the year, we went from a van to a bus," frontman Matt Ramsey told co-host Hoda Kotb, thinking back over a busy 2015 that found the...

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We Can't Kill the Houston Texans – Even If We Want To

Somebody has to win the AFC South – it might as well be the Houston Texans. Correction: The Houston Texans featuring Brandon Weeden. And after Sunday's 16-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts, that's exactly the case. The Texans are 7-7, with a one-game lead in one of football's most putrid divisions....

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Watch Kelsea Ballerini Play 'Love Me' for Lady Gaga in New York

Kelsea Ballerini's "Love Me Like You Mean It" made her the first solo female country singer to have her debut single hit Number One since Carrie Underwood did with "Jesus Take the Wheel" in 2006. More than that, she was only the 11th solo female artist in country history to...

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Puscifer Detail 'Round 2' of 'Money Shot' Tour Dates

Puscifer will kick off "Round 2" of their Money Shot tour on March 17th with a performance in Riverside, California. The band has booked 21 new shows for 2016, with additional dates to be announced in early January. "This show is so much more than just a band regurgitating songs," singer Maynard...

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Killer Mike, T.I., Big Boi Brief Supreme Court in First Amendment Case

Killer Mike, Big Boi and T.I. are among the rappers who signed an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court on behalf of a student who was suspended from his high school for recording a song that alleged two coaches of sexual misconduct toward female students. Taylor Bell, who raps under the name T-Bizzle,...

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Vatican Paper Deems 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Not 'Evil' Enough

The entire galaxy has Star Wars fever, as J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens has shattered opening weekend box office records and earned mostly glowing reviews. But the film's harshest – and least expected – critic could be the Vatican's daily newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, which trashed the sequel for its lack of convincing antagonists....

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Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2015

What an absurdly abundant year for songs, from all over the map. These are my 25 favorites of 2015 (though some gems are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all the same artists). Including but not limited to: hits, obscurities, pop bangers, guitar monsters, rap anthems, drunk-dial slow...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2015-20151221

Steve Harvey's Miss Universe Gaffe: The Sports World Reacts

Everybody is talking about Steve Harvey's Sunday night blunder. Even Magic Johnson, for some reason. Just in case you weren't watching last night's Miss Universe pageant (what's wrong with you?!?) or have managed to stay off the Internet in the 12 hours since the competition concluded, let us bring you up...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/steve-harveys-miss-universe-gaffe-the-sports-world-reacts-20151221

Ace Frehley, Paul Rodgers, Night Ranger to Headline Rockfest 80's

A celebration of hard rock's big hits and big hair will take place next spring in south Florida at the two-day Rockfest 80's. Headliners include former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, Bad Company, Free and Queen singer Paul Rodgers and Night Ranger, who are best known for power ballad "Sister Christian." The festival will take place at Markham...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ace-frehley-paul-rodgers-night-ranger-to-headline-rockfest-80s-20151221

Inside Taylor Swift's All-Star Concert Film: Ram Report

Taylor Swift released a new concert film chronicling her recent global tour on December 20th. Premiering exclusively on Apple Music, Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour captures a performance in Sydney, Australia, from November and includes a wealth of backstage and rehearsal footage.  The main draw, however, is Swift's roster of special guests,...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-taylor-swifts-all-star-concert-film-ram-report-20151221

Charts: Adele's '25' Becomes Best-Selling Album Since '21'

Adele's 25 continued its Billboard 200 dominance with another near-platinum week to stay cemented in the Number One spot. Aided no doubt by little new competition on shelves – none of the December 11th releases debuted in the Top 10 – as well as her enormously watched NBC concert special Adele: Live in New...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/charts-adeles-25-becomes-best-selling-album-since-21-20151221

Ben Roethlisberger: Bruising, Brilliant – and Never Better

In human years, Ben Roethlisberger is 33 years old, but I imagine he is an octogenarian in football years, because for more than a decade, Roethlisberger is the quarterback who has absorbed the most overt punishment in professional football. I also imagine all these hits may catch up to him...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/ben-roethlisberger-bruising-brilliant-and-never-better-20151221

Odell Beckham's Psycho Sunday – Say Goodbye to the NFL's Nice Guy

Holy shit, Odell Beckham Jr. Sunday's 38-35 victory by the Carolina Panthers over Beckham's New York Giants was easily the game of the year in the NFL. It had to be as wild and entertaining a game as we've seen in any major American sport in 2015. And what Carolina's Cam...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/odell-beckhams-batsh-t-sunday-20151221

Shape vs colour: Istanbul's vibrant contemporary architecture

In pics: Photographer Yener Torun captures colourful modern architecture in Istanbul








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Sunday 20 December 2015

Legalise cannabis says Surrey lawyer as pressure on courts grows

RELAXING laws on minor drugs offences would allow courts to spend more time prosecuting higher-level crimes, according to a barrister.Rio Pahlavanpour, who lives in Dorking and prosecutes cases at Redhill Magistrates' Court, believes more progressive drugs laws would give courts the time to focus on more serious cases such as domestic violence.The number of cases coming through the system is putting pressure on courts nationwide and Mr Pahlavanpour suggests following the example set by many US...

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Hear Cheap Trick's Anthemic New Single 'No Direction Home'

Fresh off being named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2016, Cheap Trick celebrated their induction by unveiling a new song titled "No Direction Home," the first single off their upcoming LP Bang Zoom Crazy… Hello. The track boasts many of the power-pop hallmarks that propelled the...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-cheap-tricks-anthemic-new-single-no-direction-home-20151220

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Scores Record-Setting $238 Million Weekend

The most anticipated movie of 2015 put up the best opening weekend of all time as Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered nearly every box office record on its way to an astounding $238 million weekend in North America alone. By weekend's end, The Force Awakens could soar past $245 million...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-scores-record-setting-238-million-weekend-20151220

Edward Snowden: Clinton's Call for a 'Manhattan-Like Project' Is Terrifying

The Democratic debate Saturday night featured familiar themes: Bernie Sanders hit Hillary Clinton as beholden to Wall Street, Clinton hit Sanders as soft on gun control, Martin O'Malley had a tough time getting a word in edgewise — as this sad exchange with moderator Martha Raddatz demonstrates: O'MALLEY: Martha, may I —...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/edward-snowden-clintons-call-for-a-manhattan-like-project-is-terrifying-20151220

Drug Charges Against Scott Weiland's Bassist Tommy Black Dropped

Tommy Black, the bassist for Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts who was arrested after the singer was found dead aboard his tour bus on December 3rd, will not face drug charges stemming from the incident. Black was arrested for possession of a controlled substance – cocaine – following the incident, but Bloomington,...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/drug-charges-against-scott-weilands-bassist-tommy-black-dropped-20151220

Amy Poehler, Tina Fey Reprise Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin on 'SNL'

Just hours after Hillary Clinton once again faced off against Bernie Sanders at the Dem Debate, "Hillary Clinton" was greeted by "2008 Hillary Clinton" in a hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch that found former SNL cast member Amy Poehler reprising her Clinton impression alongside the cast's current "Hillary," Kate McKinnon. The sketch...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/amy-poehler-tina-fey-reprise-hillary-clinton-sarah-palin-on-snl-20151220

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See

One of the biggest challenges for Saturday Night Live on a weekly basis is managing expectations when it comes to the show's hosts. If a Josh Hutcherson or LeBron James episode turns out to be not-half-bad, we're all pleasantly surprised and relieved since the bar wasn't that high. But when a...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/tina-fey-and-amy-poehler-on-snl-3-sketches-you-have-to-see-20151220

Watch Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, 'SNL' Cast Sing 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time since 2002 to serve as musical guest for the show's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-hosted episode Saturday. In addition to performing a pair of cuts from The River's deluxe reissue The Ties That Bind, Springsteen and...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-bruce-springsteen-paul-mccartney-snl-cast-sing-santa-claus-is-coming-to-town-20151220

Saturday 19 December 2015

Was Hillary's 'May the Force Be With You' a Nod to Donor J.J. Abrams?

Hillary Clinton closed out the Democratic debate Saturday by telling the crowd in New Hampshire and the viewers at home, "Thank you, goodnight, and may the force be with you." It was a mic-drop moment met by thunderous applause from the audience. But whatever delight there was to be wrung out of that seemingly spontaneous bit of levity...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hillary-clinton-at-dem-debate-may-the-force-be-with-you-a-favor-to-donor-j-j-abrams-20151220

22 Zingy and WTF Moments From the Third Democratic Debate

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley took the stage at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, Saturday to take part in the third Democratic debate — and the second Democratic debate in a row scheduled in the television ratings boneyard of a Saturday evening. The debate came just two...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/22-zingy-and-wtf-moments-from-the-third-democratic-debate-20151219

'Ash vs. Evil Dead' Recap: Cabin Fever

As a general rule, Ash vs. Evil Dead has its tongue buried so far in its cheek it pokes through the side of its own face. True to its splatstick roots, the series cranks up the blood and guts to a more-funny-than-scary degree, and uses its talented troupe of comedic...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/ash-vs-evil-dead-recap-cabin-fever-20151219

10 Million People Tried to Buy Tickets for Adele's U.S. Tour

Approximately 10 million people attempted to purchase Adele tickets when they went on sale Thursday, that according to a Ticketmaster memo that was sent to employees after ticketless fans lashed out at the ticketing service when the singer's 2016 U.S. tour quickly sold out. "I know it must be frustrating to read or...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/10-million-people-tried-to-buy-tickets-for-adeles-u-s-tour-20151219

Taylor Swift Details All-Star Cameos in '1989' Concert Film Preview

Taylor Swift's Christmas gift to fans – her concert film The 1989 World Tour LIVE – arrives exclusively on Apple Music on December 20th, and today the singer previewed the behind-the-scenes look at her trek by revealing all the planning and preparation that went into all those star-studded cameos, including Steven...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-details-all-star-cameos-in-1989-concert-film-preview-20151219

Jason Bonham on Led Zeppelin: 'I Do Think We Will Play Again'

While any hope of a Led Zeppelin reunion was again put on hold after Jimmy Page announced plans for his own 2016 solo tour, drummer Jason Bonham revealed in a new interview that he still believes that the rock legends will eventually reunite. "In my heart of hearts… I do believe we will play...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jason-bonham-on-led-zeppelin-i-do-think-we-will-play-again-20151219

See Stephen Colbert Summarize 'Star Wars' for China

After a record-breaking opening day, Star Wars: The Force Awakens seems primed to rewrite box office history around the globe … except in China, a country that never really fully embraced the blockbuster space saga. "Apparently the franchise never got popular in China because the original Star Wars movie came out in...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/see-stephen-colbert-summarize-star-wars-for-china-20151219

Watch the Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies Reunite Onstage for 'You Really Got Me'

Christmas came early for Kinks fans as, for the first time in nearly 20 years, the Kinks' Ray and Dave Davies performed together onstage. The unannounced and unexpected reunion took place Friday at Dave Davies' concert at London's Islington Assembly Hall, where the brothers played a rousing rendition of the Kinks'...

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Friday 18 December 2015

'The Knick' Season Finale Recap: No Guts, No Glory

Need it be said? Spoiler alert. Thackery is dead. Or at least, he might be. While no one outright puts the tag on his toe, Cinemax has yet to renew The Knick for a third go-round, which means the Season Two finale — "This Is All We Are" — could...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/the-knick-season-finale-recap-no-guts-no-glory-20151218

See Kacey Musgraves' Rapid-Fire Cover of 'I've Been Everywhere'

Although 2016 is still a few weeks away, Kacey Musgraves has concert dates booked through the year that will take her from Dallas, Texas, to Dublin, Ireland. But it's not like she spent 2015 lounging around. Musgraves hit the road hard this year, on her Country & Western Rhinestone Revue,...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-kacey-musgraves-rapid-fire-cover-of-ive-been-everywhere-20151218

Nicki Minaj Reveals Sitcom Title, Cast Members

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram Friday to reveal who will portray her family in the upcoming Freeform series Nicki, a sitcom about the rapper's childhood growing up in Queens in the 1990s. Fruitvale Station's Ariana Neal plays young Nicki on the show, while model Selita Ebanks and City Guys actor Wesley Jonathan were...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nicki-minaj-reveals-sitcom-title-cast-members-20151218

9 College Bowl Games Nobody Cares About

It's bowl season, which means we will once again be inundated by a series of entirely unnecessary college football games designed to showcase corporate sponsors and inspire indifference, disdain and general malaise. That's not entirely true, of course: There are a number of potentially intriguing games in the mix, including, of...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/9-college-bowl-games-nobody-cares-about-20151218

What Is MDA, or Sally, the Drug Scott Weiland Overdosed On?

Scott Weiland had cocaine, ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine, or MDA, in his system when he passed away on December 3, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Friday. Weiland's death was ruled an accidental overdose. MDA, better known by its street names, Sally, Sass or Sassafras, is less common in the U.S. than Molly,...

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Watch Mysterious First Look at New Season of 'Twin Peaks'

It's been almost 25 years since the last new episode of David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks, but the iconic murder-mystery series will finally return to television 2017. The long-awaited third season has only just started production, and it's still unknown if the revival will dig back into the...

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Motley Crue's Vince Neil: 'The Dirt' Film Expected for Next Summer

The Mötley CrĂĽe story – copious sex, hard drugs and a Hollywood hair-metal ascent to stardom – will hit the big screen in Jeff Tremaine's Dirt, based on the band's 2001 autobiography. In a recent Q&A with Las Vegas Magazine, CrĂĽe frontman Vince Neil says the movie "should be out in the summer of 2016,"...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/motley-crues-vince-neil-the-dirt-film-expected-for-next-summer-20151218

Chris Stapleton: Country's Breakout Star Talks Big Year, New Music

There's an inscription inside Chris Stapleton's wedding ring that doubles as one of the highlights of his concerts: "You Are My Sunshine." Before he and his wife Morgane said, "I do," the former Ms. Hayes had the title to the oft-covered Jimmie Davis classic secretly engraved in Stapleton's wedding band. Dave...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/chris-stapleton-countrys-breakout-star-talks-big-year-new-music-20151218

Flashback: See a Young Hunter Hayes Perform 'More Than a Child'

By the time Hunter Hayes was 12 years old in 2003, the musical prodigy had already performed at the White House for President Bill Clinton and appeared in three feature films: The Apostle, Charlie's War and My Dog Skip. The Louisiana native, who also made several TV appearances singing and...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/flashback-see-a-young-hunter-hayes-perform-more-than-a-child-20151218

YouPorn Signs Joey Ryan, Wrestling's 'King of Dong Style'

Earlier this month, when a pro wrestler named Joey Ryan used his penis to overpower an opponent, he had no idea it would turn him into an instant celebrity. Though he probably shouldn't have been surprised. After all, the 27-second clip of Ryan, uh, flexing his manhood during a match against...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/youporn-signs-joey-ryan-wrestlings-king-of-dong-style-20151218

Skywalker Speaks: Mark Hamill on Returning to 'Star Wars'

For reasons that will be obvious to anyone who's already seen The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill was somewhat reluctant to do an interview for Rolling Stone's recent Star Wars cover story. But in the end, he agreed, and in late October, just as the world was starting to wonder about...

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Brantley Gilbert Reschedules European Tour Dates

In November, Brantley Gilbert postponed the remaining European dates of his Blackout Tour as a response to the deadly terrorist attacks that shook Paris on November 13th. "Out of respect for the lives lost in yesterday's terrorist attacks, we have decided to postpone the rest of our European dates," he tweeted to...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/brantley-gilbert-reschedules-european-tour-dates-20151218

Meet the Controversial Artist Who Creates Surreal Paintings of Hillary Clinton

Like many Americans, Sarah Sole has complicated feelings about Hillary Clinton. Sole wasn't a painter yet when Clinton appeared to her in a dream, in 2007. "It was a sexual dream — a really good one," she tells Rolling Stone, laughing. "I have lots of dreams [about] politicians. I had a meal...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/meet-the-controversial-artist-who-creates-surreal-paintings-of-hillary-clinton-20151218

FBI Tweets It Did Not Seize Wu-Tung Clan LP From Martin Shkreli

The FBI has confirmed – in an incredible, hard-to-believe-it-exists tweet – that the agency did not seize Wu-Tang Clan's Once Upon a Time in Shaolin from Martin Shkreli, following the controversial drug CEO's Thursday arrest for securities fraud. "#Breaking no seizure warrant at the arrest of Martin Shkreli today, which means...

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Watch the 1975's Sleek, Neon "Ugh!" Video

The 1975 have released the sleek, futuristic video for funky throwback jam, "Ugh!" The single will appear on the U.K. band's sophomore album, I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It. Adam Powell directed the clip, which is based off the band's current live...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-the-1975s-sleek-neon-ugh-video-20151218

See Conan, Andy Richter Bicker as Rejected 'Star Wars' Characters

Star Wars: The Force Awakens may have revived Chewbacca's career, but it left several extras and side characters hanging out to dry. In the hilarious cold open for Conan's Thursday Star Wars-themed episode, a washed-up crew of intergalactic rejects – played by Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Ron Funches, Aisha Tyler, T.J. Miller...

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See Justin Bieber, One Direction, Stevie Wonder Sing 'Joy to the World'

The Late Late Show With James Corden celebrated Christmas a week early Thursday when the late-night host delivered a seasonal version of his popular Carpool Karaoke sketch. Many of the musicians that sat shotgun while Corden drove around Los Angeles this year – Justin Bieber, One Direction, Stevie Wonder, Carrie Underwood,...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/see-justin-bieber-one-direction-stevie-wonder-sing-joy-to-the-world-20151218

'9 to 5' Turns 35, and It's Still Radical Today

December 19th marks 35 years since the release of 9 to 5, the cult comedy that brought together Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin with Dolly Parton in her film debut as Miss Doralee Rhodes, a kind-hearted secretary who fantasizes about lassoing her "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" boss and roasting...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/9-to-5-turns-35-and-its-still-radical-today-20151218

Scott Weiland Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose

Scott Weiland died of an accidental overdose of cocaine, ethanol and methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). The Hennepin County Medical Examiner in Minneapolis, near where the former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman died, confirmed the news Friday. The office also noted Weiland's atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, history of asthma and multi-substance dependence The singer...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scott-weiland-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-20151218

This Is Sheldon Adelson's Election

There are a few universal conversations at large political events: Who's sleeping less, transportation woes, etc. But each event also has its own unique conversation, and for the fifth GOP debate, at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, it was this: "Who just bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal?" The guess...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/this-is-sheldon-adelsons-election-20151218

Inside Haunting Holocaust Drama 'Son of Saul': 'What Can We Change in Hell?'

Don't mention the H-word around the makers of Son of Saul. The Cannes Grand Pix-winning Holocaust drama may play like a horror movie, with its immersive, first-person POV journey into the tortured soul of a man forced to assist in the extermination of his own people. But director László Nemes...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/inside-haunting-holocaust-drama-son-of-saul-what-can-we-change-in-hell-20151218

See Chris Stapleton's Electrifying 'Cry' on 'Fallon'

Six weeks after the show-stealing CMA Awards performance that pushed him to the top of Billboard's all-genre album chart, Chris Stapleton is still hitting the TV circuit. During a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, the Grammy nominee performed "Sometimes I Cry," a searing slow-burner that earned...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-chris-stapletons-electrifying-cry-on-fallon-20151218

Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Set for 'Southern Family' LP: Ram Report

A new album from producer Dave Cobb unites some of country and Americana's biggest names. Southern Family will be released March 18th and feature songs from artists like Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown, Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark and Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton. Cobb asked the artists to either write new songs...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/miranda-lambert-zac-brown-set-for-southern-family-lp-ram-report-20151218

Pearl Jam, Florence Sing Eagles of Death Metal for Charity

Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Florence and the Machine with the Maccabees, Imagine Dragons and Jimmy Eat World are among the first wave of artists to answer Josh Homme's call and contribute a cover of Eagles of Death Metal's "I Love You All the Time" to the band's Play It Forward...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pearl-jam-florence-sing-eagles-of-death-metal-for-charity-20151218

A's Closer Buys Girlfriend a Darth Vader Outfit for 'Force Awakens' Premiere

Much like the rest of us, Oakland A's closer Sean Doolittle couldn't wait to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. He's been tweeting about it non-stop since the trailer came out back in October, contributed to breaking the Internet by securing his tickets as soon as they became available online and...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/as-closer-buys-girlfriend-a-darth-vader-outfit-for-force-awakens-premiere-20151218

Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2015

1. Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a ButterflyToo many great albums this year for a mere Top 10 — just cutting it down to my 20 favorites is a challenge. But even in a year as bountiful as 2015, Kendrick loomed over everyone, an already-crowned Greatest Rapper Alive reaching so much further...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rob-sheffields-top-20-albums-of-2015-20151218

Watch Cast of David Bowie Musical 'Lazarus' Perform on 'Colbert'

The cast of David Bowie's off-Broadway musical Lazarus, led by actor-singer Michael C. Hall, performed the play's haunting title-track Thursday on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Hall adopted Bowie's dramatic vibrato, emoting lines like "Look up here, I'm in heaven/ I've got scars that can't be seen" over an ethereal,...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-cast-of-david-bowie-musical-lazarus-perform-on-colbert-20151218

See PJ Harvey Sing Heavy New Song Snippet, Walk Among Ruins

PJ Harvey strums heavy, angry rock chords as she sings ponderously, questioning whether the Ministry of Defense had become ruins in a 30-second clip announcing her intention to put out a new album in spring 2016. The video also shows the singer walking around a crumbling, deteriorating building with Roman columns, staring...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-pj-harvey-sing-heavy-new-song-snippet-walk-among-ruins-20151218

See Bruce Springsteen Reflect on Hard-Rock Hair, 'The River'

Ahead of the E Street Band's long-awaited return to Saturday Night Live this weekend, Bruce Springsteen stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday to talk The River reissue The Ties That Bind and his early rock band Steel Mill, which also boasted guitarist Steven Van Zandt. "We both had a...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/see-bruce-springsteen-reflect-on-hard-rock-hair-the-river-20151218

Paul McCartney Stars in 'Love Song to the Earth' Video

Paul McCartney stars in the new video for "Love Song to the Earth," an all-star collaboration recorded in the lead-up to the Paris climate conferences. While the lyric video was unveiled in September, McCartney, along with Colbie Caillat, Sean Paul, Natasha Bedingfield and Q'orianka Kilcher, appear in the song's proper video exploring the beauty of...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-stars-in-love-song-to-the-earth-video-20151218

Thursday 17 December 2015

Dustin Diamond to Start Four-Month Jail Sentence in January

Dustin Diamond, known for his role as Screech in cult TV sitcom Saved by the Bell, will serve a four-month jail sentence early next year. According to Reuters, the actor withdrew the appeal of his conviction stemming from a bar stabbing in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The actor was arrested after an...

from RollingStone.com: News http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/dustin-diamond-to-start-four-month-jail-sentence-in-january-20151217

Meek Mill Faces Prison Time After Violating Parole

Meek Mill may face prison time next year after a Philadelphia judge determined the rapper had violated the terms of his probation, which included him ignoring travel restrictions and other rules, according to NBC 10 in Philadelphia. Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley also ruled that Mill cannot work or perform before the...

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Madonna Says Sean Penn Did Not Assault Her in Court Document

Madonna has come to the defense of her ex-husband Sean Penn, who filed a defamation lawsuit against Empire co-creator and filmmaker Lee Daniels, stemming from a quote that allegedly implied Penn hit women. According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Thursday, Penn amended the initial complaint to include Madonna's declaration that Penn...

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Hear Ariana Grande's Surprise-Released EP 'Christmas & Chill'

Ariana Grande gave fans an early Christmas present this year with her festive, surprise-released EP, Christmas & Chill. Stream the six new, original holiday songs below. According to her Twitter, Grande and her team wrote and recorded the EP in a week. "Twas a long, productive slumber party," she wrote. The...

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Violent Femmes Announce First LP in 15 Years, 'We Can Do Anything'

Violent Femmes will release their first full-length album in over 15 years, We Can Do Anything, on March 4th. We Can Do Anything follows 2000's Freak Magnet and marks the group's ninth LP. It was recorded in Brooklyn, Nashville, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Denver during their summer tour. Jeff Hamilton —...

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See 5 Seconds of Summer's Emotional 'Jet Black Heart' Video

5 Seconds of Summer helped put together the scenic, emotional video for new single "Jet Black Heart" with some help from their fans. The power ballad appears on the Australian pop-punk band's sophomore LP Sounds Good Feels Good. "We asked our fans to help make this video," the screen reads at...

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Merle Haggard Talks Health Scare: 'I Was Nearly Dead'

Weeks after checking himself into a California hospital with a case of double pneumonia, Merle Haggard is officially on the mend.  "A couple weeks ago I came in the hospital here, and I guess I was nearly dead," he told radio DJ Dallas Wayne yesterday afternoon during an interview on the...

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Rita Ora Files Suit Seeking Split From Roc Nation

Rita Ora has filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation claiming her contract is unenforceable and violates California law, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ora signed the contract in 2008 when she was 18 and claims that she has been "orphaned" from Jay Z's company as it has changed personnel and expanded its business...

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See Macaulay Culkin Revisit Traumatized 'Home Alone' Character

Every kid who's seen Home Alone has daydreamed about being Kevin McCallister, imagining how much fun it would be to fend off two buffoonish burglars by rigging their parents' house into a giant deathtrap. On the other hand, nobody likes to think about how traumatizing that kind of experience must...

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Flashback: See Brad Paisley's Wild Jam With Cheap Trick

The just-announced inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring include  one of the biggest acts of the Seventies and Eighties, a group that also revealed that their next album will be released on Nashville-based Big Machine Records. Rock-pop superstars Cheap Trick have joined the label that's...

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Hear Sia's Bouncy Party Anthem 'Cheap Thrills'

Sia has released another new single off her upcoming album This Is Acting, which is due out next month. "Cheap Thrills" was originally intended for Rihanna, as the pop songwriter revealed recently to Rolling Stone. Sia cowrote the track with frequent collaborator Greg Kurstin, who also produced the song. Above a...

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Hear David Bowie's Haunting New Single 'Lazarus'

David Bowie's new album ★ (pronounced Blackstar) hits stores in a little over three weeks, and he's just released the single "Lazarus." It will be familiar to anyone that has seen the new off-Broadway play Lazarus, since it's the first song that Michael C. Hall performs in the stunning show....

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Performance Royalty Rates Increase for Online Radio

A panel of federal judges ordered free internet radio services like Pandora to raise their royalty rates in a decision set to take effect next year, The New York Times reports. The decision will benefit artists and record labels. In their decision, the Copyright Royalty Board ruled that webcasters will have to pay...

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There's No College P.C. Crisis: In Defense of Student Protesters

As Halloween approached at Yale this year, a university committee sent around a mass email encouraging students to consider that costumes playing on ethnic, racial or other stereotypes might cause offense. A student life administrator, Erika Christakis, circulated a critical response to that email, which in turn sparked a campus-wide...

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Watch Coheed and Cambria Leader's Soulful 'White Christmas' Cover

In the spirit of the season, Rolling Stone invited a series of artists to cover their favorite holiday song. Our "Holiday Playlist" series kicks off with Coheed and Cambria leader Claudio Sanchez, offering his stirring rendition of "White Christmas" — the perfect companion to his "Hello" cover — with help from his wife, Chondra,...

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BREAKING: Person reportedly hit by a train at Godstone

A PERSON has reportedly been killed after being hit by a train at Godstone. Southern Rail and National Rail are reporting delays on services in the area following an "incident" at Godstone. But a passenger on a train delayed at Merstham told the Mirror commuters have been told the delay is due to a fatality. Due to a fatality at Godstone All trains between Tonbridge and Godstone has been stopped.— Brighton Station (@brightonstation) December 17, 2015 Check back for updates

BREAKING: Person reportedly hit by a train at Godstone



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American Pharoah: Who Was 2015's Biggest Star? The Horse, of Course

The sound. My goodness, the sound was indescribable. As American Pharoah made the final turn at Belmont Park and headed down the homestretch with no horse within shouting distance, the entire place rose as one. Many of them were there for the spectacle of possibly seeing the first Triple Crown winner...

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Adele Fends Off Scalpers With Songkick Partnership

Adele has teamed up with online ticket sales specialists Songkick to curb scalping on her upcoming 25 world tour, The New York Times reports. Tickets for Adele's North American trek went on sale today, Thursday, and the partnership proved fruitful for her sold-out European tour. Songkick, which manages sales through an artist's website or fan...

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Adam Sandler: 'Israel Is Getting a 'F--K You' From Roger Waters'

Adam Sandler has sided with Howard Stern in his war of words against former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter Roger Waters. "I'm very pro-Israel," the comedian told Stern earlier this week, via Jewish Journal. "When you go off on Roger Waters, I fucking love that you do that. I'm disgusted that they single out Israel. All...

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See How 'American Horror Story' Interpreted Drake's 'Hotline Bling'

American Horror Story was able to sneak in a reference to one of the year's biggest musical phenomenons last night when one of this season's main characters danced to Drake's "Hotline Bling." In the quick clip, which comes via E!, actor Matt Bomer, who plays the ageless Donovan on AHS: Hotel,...

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Controversial Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli Arrested for Fraud

Pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, who came under fire for drastically raising the price of a drug used to fight deadly infections, has been arrested for securities fraud, The New York Times reports. The charges are believed to parallel a lawsuit filed against Shkreli by Retrophin, a pharmaceutics company he started while also...

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Watch Josh Dorr's Solo Cover of Jason Isbell's 'Cover Me Up'

When Zac Brown Band released Jekyll + Hyde earlier this year, one standout cover dotted the album's tracklist: a reverent version of Jason Isbell's "Dress Blues." Months later, another mainstream artist is taking his own stab at Isbell's music, with country newcomer Josh Dorr recording a live performance of the Southeastern track...

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Teens Now Smoke Marijuana More Than Cigarettes, Study Says

Daily marijuana use among high school seniors has surpassed that of cigarettes for the first time, according to a new survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The Atlantic reports. While the percentage of 12th graders who said they smoked marijuana daily did not change much from last year — jumping from 5.8...

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How Adele Owned 2015 in Just Two Months

In the pop world of 2015, there was Adele, and there was everyone else. Despite giving her peers a nine-and-a-half-month head start, she had no trouble blazing past the competition, becoming not only the year's most talked-about artist, but its most wildly successful. Imagine a musical Donald Trump, using attention-monopolizing superpowers for good instead...

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Pussy Riot Plan to Open 'Women-Only' Museum in Montenegro

Pussy Riot have always mixed their art with a political purpose, but now their latest plan is to create a physical space for other women to do so. The group's Maria Alyokhina has revealed the activists' plans to launch a "women-only" museum in Montenegro. In an interview with Artnet, Alyokhina announced that...

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Why 'Eyes Wide Shut' Is a Bizarro Holiday Classic

Once upon a time, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were supposed to be Jewish. Bill and Alice Harford, the decidedly gentile married couple that the actors portrayed in 1999's Eyes Wide Shut, are about as kosher as a bacon milkshake. But when Stanley Kubrick first conceived of adapting Arthur Schnitzler's 1926...

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See Merle Haggard's Swinging 'Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star'

In 1987, Epic Records released Merle Haggard's album Chill Factor with the single "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star." Borrowing a walking bass line from early rock and R&B, Haggard wishes upon a star not for riches but for reconciliation with a lover. It went on to become the country icon's last...

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Nicki Minaj Argues Streaming Should Count Toward Album Sales

Nicki Minaj celebrated the one-year anniversary of The Pinkprint on Instagram Wednesday by drawing attention to how music sales are measured in a streaming-dominated industry. Despite selling less than a million copies worldwide, Minaj told fans that The Pinkprint is now "triple platinum worldwide," though those sales won't be reflected in her total...

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Ryuichi Sakamoto Details 'Gigantic' Score to 'Birdman' Director's 'The Revenant'

Following four Oscars for Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) — and wide acclaim for its kinetic jazz score — director Alejandro González Iñárritu has tapped veteran composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and electronic craftsman Alva Noto to helm music for his highly anticipated follow-up, The Revenant. Sakamoto is a veteran of film scoring —...

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Watch Kimmel Read His Fake Trump Kids Book to Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel tried to piggyback on Donald Trump's trillions by ghost-writing a charming children's book, Winners Aren't Losers, under the GOP candidate's name and reading it to him Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The book boasts classic Dr. Seuss-esque rhymes and illustrations, following a bombastic, big-headed Trump as he shows two young scamps a wide...

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Remembering the Bottom Line: Albums Recapture NYC Club's Storied Heyday

In January 1978, I moved to New York from Philadelphia to work at a free Long Island weekly, Good Times. I soon hit the pavement for my first, long night of music in Manhattan with my new editor and immediate friend, future Rolling Stone and MTV journalist Kurt Loder. Our...

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See Henry Rollins, Stephen Colbert Growl 'Carol of the Bells'

Henry Rollins stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert recently to spread holiday cheer the only way he knows how: loudly. The talk-show host and former Black Flag barker celebrated what Colbert dubbed a "Very Rollins Christmas" by donning "C" and "R" holiday sweaters respectively and beginning with Colbert...

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For MLB in 2015, the Need for Speed Reigned Over All

On the first Sunday night in August, the Washington Nationals were going down in defeat on national television. Down by three and with a runner on second, Bryce Harper, the eventual unanimous National League MVP came to bat against Noah Syndergaard, the (then) 22-year-old flame-throwing rookie for the New York...

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Meet Torres: The True Confessions of Mackenzie Scott

WHO: Twenty-four-year-old Mackenzie Scott, who records and performs as Torres, writes music that is sometimes quiet and coiled and other times loud and ragged, but is always shooting off raw emotional sparks. Throughout her recent second album, Sprinter, she reveals deeply personal, occasionally devastating biographical details — the despair of...

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Willie Nelson to Headline Luck Banquet During South by Southwest

Willie Nelson will headline a daylong festival, dubbed the Luck Banquet, at his Luck, TX ranch in the spring. The festival, which will showcase 20 country, rock, folk and soul artists who will be announced at a later date, will also feature food by Austin chefs and a boutique where...

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Azealia Banks Arrested for Assaulting, Biting Security Guard

Azealia Banks was arrested outside a Manhattan nightclub Wednesday after allegedly biting and punching a female security guard. The rapper was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, following the incident, which took place after the rapper was reportedly denied entry into a private party at the Up&Down club. Banks was arraigned...

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Cole Swindell on Moving New Single 'You Should Be Here': Ram Report

When Cole Swindell decided to leave college to pursue a music career in Nashville, his mother didn't take it all that well. "Her heart was breaking," Swindell says. His father William, however, never said a word. Instead, the "Chillin' It" singer says his dad endorsed the idea. "He supported me and...

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Flashback: See Kenny Rogers Perform 'The Gambler' on 'The Muppet Show'

In the late Sixties and early Seventies, Kenny Rogers, lead singer of the group First Edition, enjoyed success on the pop charts. It wasn't until he went solo in 1975 that the bearded singer with the gravelly voice began routinely scoring country hits. His first chart-topper, 1977's "Lucille," was a...

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Chicago on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Reuniting With Peter Cetera

Chicago has been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ever since their debut album, The Chicago Transit Authority, celebrated its 25th birthday in 1994. But they never even got onto the ballot until this year, a situation that enraged their passionate fan base to no end. To Chicago co-founder/keyboardist Robert Lamm,...

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Steve Miller on Rock Hall Induction: 'It's Taken a Long, Long, Long Time'

There have been 25 members of the Steve Miller Band during the past five decades, but next April, the Space Cowboy will stand at the podium all by himself at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. "I think that's probably the right choice," he says. "Right before I moved...

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Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 'I'm Verklempt'

Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen is rarely speechless, but the news that his band got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame briefly left him unable to find find words. "Usually I'm a man of many words, but this has got me in a tizzy here," he says on the phone. "I'm...

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Ice Cube on N.W.A's Rock Hall Induction: 'It's Hard to Sum Up in Words'

N.W.A had been on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's ballot three times before, but 2015 was no ordinary year for the Compton rap collective. In August, their biopic, Straight Outta Compton, hit movie theaters to rapturous reviews, earning over $200 million and lots of Oscar buzz. It reminded the world just...

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Deep Purple's Ian Paice on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: 'At Last!'

Deep Purple have gone through many, many incarnations since they first landed on the charts in 1968 with a cover of Joe South's "Hush." Fourteen members have come and gone during the past five decades, and the only constant is drummer Ian Paice. He was on their first album and...

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N.W.A, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick Chosen for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year's inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller will all join the class of 2016. They will be inducted April 8th during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, with tickets on sale to the public in...

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Wednesday 16 December 2015

3 Problems Rapper, Swagg Huncho, Found Dead

3 Problems rapper James Johnson Jr., who went by the name Swagg Huncho, was found dead on Sunday, as reported in Riverfront Times. Johnson was shot in the head at least two times. No suspect is in custody. The 18-year-old Ferguson rapper was featured in a Rolling Stone profile in May, alongside...

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Pusha T Announces 'Darkest Before Dawn' Tour Dates

Pusha T will be hitting the road early next year. The tour kicks off on March 3rd in Vancouver, with a 28-date run that traverses North America before he heads off to Europe, culminating at a Warsaw show on May 3rd. Tickets go on sale on Friday, the same day King...

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Mumford & Sons, Elton John Speak Against Ticket Resellers

Ticket resellers often charge well above face value, and Mumford & Sons and Elton John are speaking out against the practice. As Billboard reports, Mumford & Sons shared a post entitled "To all our Fans Around the World: Help Us to Stop the Ticket Touts," which urges fans to join them in the fight. "Many tickets...

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'NXT TakeOver: London' – Finn Balor Reigns Down on Samoa Joe

NXT TakeOver: London confirmed one thing. You can change the faces, you can change the location, you can even change the time – but you can't change the brand. Over the past year, plenty has changed in NXT. Stars have moved up to the main roster, crowds have gotten larger, expectations...

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A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$ to Perform at A$AP Yams Tribute Concert

A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$ and more will join forces to honor the late Steven "A$AP Yams" Rodriguez on January 18th at New York's Terminal 5. The tribute concert — titled Yams Day — takes place on the anniversary of Yams' death. Yams had been the founder of Harlem hip-hop collective A$AP Mob....

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Watch Coheed and Cambria Cover Adele's 'Hello'

Coheed and Cambria's singer Claudio Sanchez kept it simple and a little eerie in his take on Adele's "Hello." With just a guitar and a microphone, Sanchez performed a sparse, intimate version of the booming ballad. The "Hello" cover was premiered on Conan O'Brien's Team CoCo site. While singing the song,...

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NBA Player of the Year: Stephen Curry, Millennial Man

On November 19, when the Golden State Warriors trailed the Los Angeles Clippers by 23 points, something incalculable lingered in the air. Despite the lead, you didn't believe the Clippers would beat the Warriors, who were just 12-0 then, freshly varnished with the aura of invincibility we've since grown accustomed...

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Rare Aaliyah Track to Feature on Timbaland Mixtape

A previously unreleased Aaliyah song will feature on Timbaland's King Stays King, a 16-track mixtape that the producer is releasing online for free on Christmas Day. It will also contain songs featuring Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Mila J and Blaze, according to OnSmash. "It's been a while since I've been able to...

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Watch Stephen Colbert Annoy Harrison Ford With Awful Han Solo Audition

Star Wars fans rejoiced after learning Harrison Ford would reprise his iconic role as Han Solo in the upcoming sequel The Force Awakens. Turns out they owe a galactic thanks to Stephen Colbert. Tuesday's episode of The Late Show featured a hilarious segment imagining an early discussion between Ford and...

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Watch Cam Cap Off Smoldering Year With Live 'Burning House'

Coming to the end of a banner year that included two record releases, a Grammy nod and a fall tour with Darius Rucker, Cam visited The Today Show yesterday morning, performing "Burning House" with help from a four-piece backup band and some simulated flames.  Although not her debut single, "Burning House"...

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Watch Motorhead's Grim 'When the Sky Comes Looking for You' Video

Motörhead released their 22nd studio LP Bad Magic in August, and on Wednesday, Lemmy Kilmister and crew unleashed their video for "When the Sky Comes Looking for You" featuring a cold-blooded biker who calmly kills with a sneer and a snap. The video opens with a hitchhiking teenager felled for the crime...

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Carrie Underwood Leads ACM Party for a Cause Lineup

Just one day after revealing that Dierks Bentley will be replacing Blake Shelton as reigning Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan's co-host of the 51st annual ACM Awards, the Academy of Country Music has revealed the all-star lineup for the three-day Party for a Cause Festival in 2016. As ACM Awards week...

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Eagles of Death Metal Reschedule European Tour, Paris Show

Eagles of Death Metal have rescheduled their European tour, dubbed the Nos Amis Tour, following the tragic ISIS attack during their November Paris show. The band will now perform February 16th at the city's Olympia venue, as the Bataclan will not be open by that date. Ticket holders from the previous...

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The Cult of PewDiePie: How a Swedish Gamer Became YouTube's Biggest Star

O n a recent Thursday afternoon, fifteen hundred teenagers gather outside a Barnes & Noble in Manhattan to get a glimpse of Felix Kjellberg, the 26-year-old YouTube sensation better known as PewDiePie. A 21-year-old girl with bleached blonde hair tells me she arrived in New York at 4 a.m., after driving 33 hours...

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See Sam Hunt's Fiery 'Voice' Performance

Season 9 of NBC's The Voice came to a close Tuesday night as pop-gospel singer Jordan Smith was crowned champion, giving coach Adam Levine his third victory. But country music fans were also winners throughout the night as Sam Hunt, Ricky Skaggs and Wynonna all performed during the two-hour live...

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Watch Pusha T Debut Dark 'Sunshine' on 'Daily Show'

Pusha T visited The Daily Show Tuesday to perform a pair of new tracks, "Sunshine" and his recently released "Crutches, Crosses, Caskets." The politically minded "Sunshine" finds the Clipse rapper examining police brutality, race relations and network news coverage of the protests in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri. The track – which features Jill...

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Missy Elliott, Pharrell Perform 'WTF' With Marionettes on 'The Voice'

Missy Elliott recreated the retro-futuristic atmosphere of her "WTF (Where They From)" video during her Tuesday night performance on The Voice. Joined by producer/guest vocalist Pharrell, Elliott donned her flashy mirror suit and strutted across a stage designed as "WTF Station," backed by a crew of dancers and marionette versions of...

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Love Springs Eternally Weird in 'Portlandia' Season Six Trailer

Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen return to the weird, wonderful world of Portlandia in a hilarious, feelings-fraught trailer for the show's upcoming sixth season. The clip features a slew of stolen glances, longing stares and passionate embraces between an array of characters both old and new, including a profound moment between a sensitive musician...

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Trump's Terrifying Nuke Answer at the Debate Should End His Campaign (But It Won't)

Donald Trump and I have something in common: When right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt asked the GOP frontrunner about America's nuclear triad at Tuesday night's debate, neither of us had heard that phrase before. But Donald Trump is running for president, and I'm not. There's another difference between us: I could glean...

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See One Direction, James Corden Harmonize, Dance in Carpool Karaoke

One Direction looked back on their past five years of hits with a passionate assist from James Corden on The Late Late Show Tuesday night. The boy band and late-night host drove around Los Angeles for the latest installment of "Carpool Karaoke." Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne...

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How #BlackLivesMatter Changed Hip-Hop and R&B in 2015

Amiri Baraka has a poem where he elaborates on the two constants in African-American life since the slave-trading 1600s: singing and fighting. By the end, the late poet convinces you that SingFight is really one word. Black American musical history is chock of full of amazing fight songs, overt and...

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Hear James Franco, Tim O'Keefe's Lush New Daddy Song With Smiths Bassist

James Franco keeps himself busy within the publishing world and film industry, but on top of his many projects, the Renaissance man has added musician to the list. He's been working with co-vocalist Tim O'Keefe on the band Daddy, and the duo's debut album, Let Me Get What I Want —featuring bassist Andy...

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'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Quizzes People on Fake Donald Trump Quotes

Following Tuesday night's GOP debate, which gave Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump a nationwide platform to spout more incendiary remarks, Jimmy Kimmel Live deployed its Lie Witness News team to see whether people would believe that anything could come out of Trump's mouth. Hollywood Blvd. dwellers are quizzed about everything from Trump showing...

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Watch John Krasinski, Kimmel's Outlandish Christmas Prank War

Four years ago, John Krasinski and Jimmy Kimmel began a hilarious holiday tradition: pranking each other with outlandish stunts and showing the results on national television. But their playful rivalry took a leap into the absurd on Tuesday, highlighted by a half-naked Santa and an awkward celebrity yard sale.  First, Krasinski...

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10 Songs That Blew Up on Vine in 2015

Vine has become more than just a video-sharing platform for comedic teens; in the last two years, the app has proven to be music's secret weapon. When a song hits the right note with Vine-users, it has the potential to become a huge hit or even further establish its chart dominance....

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Behind the Scenes of 'Nashville' on Tour: The Ram Report

Make no mistake, the soapy storylines of ABC's Nashville are great fun, but it's the music that keeps many fans engaged long after the suds have subsided. With the series on break, having aired its midseason finale last week — an episode that boasted the long-awaited engagement of Deacon and Rayna...

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9 Sickest Burns of the Republican Debate

 The Las Vegas Republican debate Tuesday night was downright bloodthirsty. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz promised no fewer than six times to "kill" ISIS forces, including by carpet bombing. "If I am elected president, we will hunt down and kill the terrorists," Cruz said. "We will utterly destroy ISIS." Not to be...

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'Force Awakens' Cast, Roots Sing 'Star Wars' Medley A Cappella

The Tonight Show rounded up nearly the entire cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to join Jimmy Fallon and the Roots in an a cappella medley that revisited the unforgettable themes and leitmotifs from John Williams' original trilogy score. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong'o, Carrie...

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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Is First Album to Sell 30 Million Copies

Michael Jackson's landmark 1982 LP Thriller has officially become the first LP to be recognized for selling 30 million copies. The Recording Industry Association of America, in association with the singer's estate and record labels, confirmed the news Wednesday. The record has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, they...

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10 WTF Moments From the Fifth GOP Debate

1. Jeb Bush and Donald Trump Fight to the Death Bush: "So Donald, you know, is great at — at the one-liners, but he's a chaos candidate. And he'd be a chaos president."  Jeb Bush's campaign is flailing, and he believes attacking frontrunner Donald Trump is his only shot at clawing his way back...

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Kevin Spacey Eclipses GOP Debate, Announces 'House of Cards' Premiere

Frank Underwood weaseled his way into the Republican presidential debate Tuesday to promote his own agenda for America and announce that Season Four of House of Cards would premiere March 4th on Netflix. The 30-second spot was a sharp parody of treacly political ads, showing clips of construction workers building a house, war planes launching...

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Ariana Grande Settles 'Han Shot First' Debate With Logic, Blaster

Ariana Grande has settled the "Han Shot First" debate, which has long plagued the Star Wars fandom, with impeccable logic and, for good measure, a double blaster of her own. In the short clip celebrating The Force Awakens, Grande kicks back while two sloshed aliens argue over whether Greedo or Han Solo fired first at the cantina on...

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Tuesday 15 December 2015

Watch a Five-Hour Darth Vader Funeral Pyre 'Yule Log' Video

The holidays are a time for friends and family, cherishing those with us and remembering those who've passed — a sentiment perfectly captured in a new "yule log" video of Darth Vader's funeral pyre on a five-hour loop. Intrepid YouTube user BenjaminApple uploaded the altered Return of the Jedi clip in time for both Star...

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Billy Currington Announces Summer Forever Tour Dates

With a February 19th kick-off, Billy Currington has chosen the right name for his 2016 headlining Summer Forever tour. The "Don't It" singer will keep summer alive in more than 20 cities on the trek, which launches in San Antonio, Texas, and is slated to wrap on April 16th in...

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Watch Nuns Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Help 'Broad City' Girls

Broad City's Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer get some holy help from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the hilarious Comedy Central "Sisters" sketch. In the clip, Jacobson and Glazer play a pair of delinquent sisters facing charges for vandalism, gambling and larceny when another pair of sisters — a pair...

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Nine Inch Nails Prep Limited-Edition 'Hesitation Marks' Art Book

Nine Inch Nails and British artist Russell Mills will release a limited-edition book, Cargo in the Blood, featuring the latter's artwork for the band's 2013 comeback record, Hesitation Marks. Cargo in the Blood is priced at $300 and sales are set to begin December 16th at 10 a.m. PT via the Nine Inch...

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Grateful Dead Bio-Series in Development at Amazon

A limited-run Grateful Dead bio-series is in the works at Amazon, with Bob Weir slated to executive produce and oversee all aspects of the show's music, Deadline reports. The as-yet-untitled series is based on Steve Parish's 2003 memoir, Home Before Daylight: My Life On the Road with the Grateful Dead. In the book,...

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Poison's Rikki Rockett Reveals Cancer Battle

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has revealed that doctors have diagnosed him with oral cancer. The prognosis is good, he told radio DJ Eddie Trunk (via Blabbermouth) on Monday. The drummer first learned of his ailment after growing sick in June, feeling like he had a sore throat and a cold. Eventually,...

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Serena Williams Didn't Finish Her Own 5K – Cue the Outrage

There are plenty of folks out there who believe American Pharoah – a horse, mind you – should've been named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, and while we can debate the merits of the Triple Crown-winner's year versus, say, Stephen Curry's, in the end, the honor went to tennis...

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Watch Bryan Cranston, Amy Schumer and More Recite 'Hotline Bling'

Bryan Cranston, Amy Schumer, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig and more donate their time and talents to a collaborative reading of Drake's "Hotline Bling" via The Scene and W Magazine. Schumer, Rogen and Wiig deliver some of most impassioned recitations, while Elizabeth Banks, Paul Dano and Joel Edgerton also tap into their secret actor's...

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Ben Carson, Donald Trump Are the Least Truthful Candidates

George Orwell once said politicians' words are "designed to make lies sound truthful and murder sound respectable." PolitiFact, founded by the Tampa Bay Times in 2007, was designed to examine those truthful sounding lies – and some outrageous sounding truths – and to determine the actual facts underlying both. The website doesn't check every politician's...

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Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley to Co-Host ACM Awards

Luke Bryan will host his fourth consecutive ACM Awards ceremony next April, joined by longtime friend — and first-time TV host — Dierks Bentley. The news arrives shortly after an announcement that Blake Shelton, who began co-hosting the awards show in 2011, will be stepping down from his post. In a...

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'F-ck Trump': Watch Killer Mike, Bernie Sanders Discuss Trump's Racism

In a lengthy interview conducted last month at his barbershop in Atlanta, Run the Jewels' Killer Mike spoke with Bernie Sanders about a broad range of issues, including the alarming racism that has emerged at Trump rallies across the country. "I played Mexico City yesterday...and I yelled, 'Fuck Trump!' and basically 20,000 Mexican citizens...

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Hear Ennio Morricone's Striking 'Hateful Eight' Opener

Iconic film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted a brooding, brutal opening song for the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, "L'Ultima Diligenza di Red Rock." The Hateful Eight score marks Morricone's first for a Western movie in four decades, but "L'Ultima Diligenza" shows he hasn't lost his knack for blending serpentine strings, blistering...

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Harrison Ford on 'The Force Awakens' and the Return of Han Solo

Contrary to a hard-to-source quote that's long been floating around online, Harrison Ford insists he never said that he "outgrew" Han Solo. And as he sat in a Beverly Hills hotel suite in November for his Rolling Stone cover-story interview on The Force Awakens, it quickly became clear that rumors...

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See Ashley Monroe's Delicate Cover of Joni Mitchell's 'River'

Joni Mitchell's 1971 LP Blue is universally acknowledged as one of the most acclaimed albums of all time and a landmark for female artists in the Seventies. And although it's not a Christmas record, the starkly arranged album nevertheless produced the beautiful ballad "River." One of the greatest (albeit most...

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Watch Magical Trailer for 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'

The first trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has finally debuted. The magical film is a spin-off of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series based off the fictional guidebook of the same name that breaks down all the magical creatures in the book and film's universe. The short...

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Conor McGregor: UFC's King Ruled 2015, and His Reign Is Just Beginning

Conor McGregor wants to rule the world, and no one can stop him. McGregor's (19-2) crowning achievement came on Saturday night, when he knocked out longtime pound-for-pound great Jose Aldo (25-2) in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 to become undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion. His visions of glory have all come...

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Chris Carmack Talks Cash, Kristofferson Influence on New EP

On television, Chris Carmack plays Will Lexington, a country-pop beefcake who doubles as one of Nashville's more interesting characters. It's a role he's played since 2012, and it's kept him busy. Like the rest of the Nashville cast, Carmack does his own singing, which means he often winds up in...

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Faith No More Cut Up Creepy Horror Noir for 'Separation Anxiety' Video

Faith No More cut up clips from the 1955 horror-noir film, Dementia (also known as Daughter of Horror) in the distressing, engrossing new video for "Separation Anxiety." The Sol Invictus track's tense, pounding guitars and drums alongside Mike Patton's hoarse whisper pair well with the eerie footage, in which a woman's tortured past drives her...

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See Kenny Rogers Sing Holiday Staple With the Roots on 'Fallon'

Since his first Christmas album in 1981, Kenny Rogers has released at least two holiday LPs in each decade, for a total of nine holiday collections. His latest, Once Again It's Christmas, became the pop-country legend's highest-charting LP on Billboard's Holiday chart, landing at Number Three when it was released...

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Culture Club, Billy Idol to Headline iHeartMedia's iHeart80s Party

Culture Club, Billy Idol and Rick Springfield are just a few of the Eighties heavyweights announced as part of iHeartMedia's iHeart80s Party, to take place on February 20th at the Forum in Los Angeles. Missing Persons and Loverboy have also been announced in the initial lineup. "The Eighties brought the United...

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