As a former “nice boy” trying to grow up to be a “good guy,” comedian Josh Gondelman is practiced in the art of failing — although not professionally. So far, he’s earned three Emmys for his work on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, currently writes and produces for the …

Melanie Martinez accomplished a neat trick with her 2015 debut album, Cry Baby. Nothing from the album cracked the singles chart, which sometimes indicates that a release is a flop. But listeners kept returning to Martinez’s tracks, savoring them over long periods rather than devouring them in a quick gulp. …

The early years of David Bowie‘s career will be the focus of the upcoming five-disc Conversation Piece. The box set collects the singer’s 1968 and 1969 works, from home recordings to his work with guitarist John “Hutch” Hutchinson and the mime group Feathers to Space Oddity. In addition to recently …

The Trump administration’s corruption comes in many, many, many forms, but rarely is the public presented with such a crystalline, irrefutable example of self-dealing than Mike Pence‘s recent decision to stay at Trump National in Doonbeg, a resort nearly 200 miles away from the meetings in Dublin that brought the …

Kanye Omari West was thrust into the court of public opinion over Labor Day weekend. On September 1st, a Twitter user shared a video of the part-time rapper, full-time church enthusiast allegedly “eating his earwax.” Predictably, the tweet went viral; by Tuesday it had amassed nearly 25,000 retweets, and well …

The Rolling Stones managed to stay dry through through most of their tour-closing show at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium Friday evening, even as Hurricane Dorian continued to gain strength in the Atlantic. But when the band came out for the encore of “Gimme Shelter” and Mick Jagger sang the opening …

Post Malone ruminates on a fleeting relationship in his new single, “Circles.” The song precedes the release of his forthcoming album, Hollywood’s Bleeding, due out on September 6th. On the pensive, acoustic guitar-led “Circles,” the musician contemplates letting go of a relationship that’s not coming together and risk being the …

Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin has dropped a kind-hearted music video for his track “Must Have Been the Wind.”Directed by Conner Evert, the emotional video follows Benjamin has he feels concern for a female neighbor in crisis. “I heard glass shatter on the wall,” Benjamin croons, as he sits on the floor …

Spotify is proud of its independent status. Yes, the $26 billion-valued streaming service is partially owned by a raft of corporate giants, from Tencent (9.2 percent) to Baillie Gifford (9.7), TCV (5.3) and Tiger Global (7.1). And, yes, Spotify raised $1 billion in convertible debt three years ago, via the …

Listen to audio version of this story below: On a scorching day in downtown Phoenix, when the temperature soars to 115°F or higher, heat becomes a lethal force. Sunshine assaults you, forcing you to seek cover. The air feels solid, a hazy, ozone-soaked curtain of heat. You feel it radiating …