When Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs took the Ryman Auditorium stage with Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys for their first appearance together on the Grand Ole Opry on December 8th, 1945, the moment was a sort of “big bang” for bluegrass. After leaving Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs would …
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A Los Angeles judge has dismissed Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein, Variety reports. It’s the second time her sexual harassment claim has been dismissed. The remainder of the case, which includes defamation and retaliation claims against the producer, can still proceed. Last April, the actress filed a …
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Last year, NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert — which starred starred John Legend as Jesus alongside Sara Bareilles (Mary Magdalene), Alice Cooper (King Herrod) and Brandon Victor Dixon (Judas) — introduced an entirely new generation to the iconic rock musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Now, …
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Update 1/9/19: Harris posted a tweet Tuesday night assuring fans that she is alright and seeking help for depression. “I’ve been fighting with depression for the longest,” she wrote. “Sorry that I did it public last night but I’m ok. I went to the hospital & I’m finally getting the …
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Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens are set to star in Netflix‘s film adaptation of graphic novel Polar. See them in action for the movie’s first official trailer. Jonas Åkerlund directed the feature, which has Mikkelsen portraying Duncan Vizla, a top assassin known around the world as the Black Kaiser. He intended …
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The first month of 2019 will belong, apparently, to Future. On Friday, the Atlanta rapper released the video for his new single “Crushed Up.” To top it, though, Epic Records also announced via press release that Future is dropping a new album on January 18th, and on January 11th he’ll …
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In the third season of HBO’s True Detective, Mahershala Ali plays Arkansas state cop Wayne Hays, investigating the same child murder case across three eras: as a hotshot detective in 1980 whose troubled service in Vietnam is close in the past; as a family man looking to resurrect his career …
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Attorneys for former Smallville actress Allison Mack have filed new documents in Brooklyn Federal Court to support their motion to dismiss criminal charges for her involvement in an alleged “sex cult” within a purported self-help organization known as NXIVM (pronounced “nexium”). In April 2018, Mack and NXIVM founder Keith Raniere …
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In 2016, American Football had to relearn how to be a band. Surrounded by belated critical praise and an intense fandom, the beloved emo act reunited after a 15-year-long absence to record their sophomore album, a record that aimed to recreate their original blend of confessional lyrics and gentle math …
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Skrillex, singer-songwriter Utada Hikaru and producer Poo Bear teased their collaborative track “Face My Fears” from the upcoming Disney/Square Enix game Kingdom Hearts III. The preview, set to a cinematic trailer featuring clips from the role-playing title, builds from a simple piano ballad to a dizzying EDM chorus filled with …
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