6/28/22Johnny Depp's Publicist Says 'Pirates' Return Rumor is 'Made Up'Depp's rep shuts down reports that the actor would be paid $300 million for his return to the Pirates franchise.
6/27/22Mavis Staples Spills Piping Hot Tea on Aretha Franklin"I put up with her for a long time till I got tired, you know?" Staples said of Franklin in a New Yorker profile.
6/25/22Disco Diva Sylvester Moved With an Audaciousness That Resonates TodayThe new podcast Sound Barrier explores the unsung life and art of a true American original.
6/23/22Playing With Food Gets Absurd (and Gross) in 'Flux Gourmet'Writer-director Peter Strickland discusses his movie's wholly unique approach to sound, vulgarity, and fart…
6/22/22George Michael and the High Price of FreedomA reedited documentary and massive biography reexamine the pop star's pursuit of happiness through lurid details—and…
6/17/22The Wendy Williams Show Ends With a Finale Unfit for the Queen of All MediaA few canned words from guest host Sherri Shepherd and a montage did not make a worthy tribute to a true television…
6/16/22Beyoncé's New Album Is a Mystery, But Signs Point to DiscoRenaissance: act i, Bey's first solo, non-soundtrack album since Lemonade, drops July 29.
6/14/22Fire Island Is Both a Paradise and a ContradictionJack Parlett's irresistable new book and the Fire Island movie lay bare the complexities of this queer summer haven.
6/13/22Amber Heard in First Post-Trial Interview: I Don't Blame the JuryThe actor discusses the defamation case brought by ex Johnny Depp on Today and Dateline this week.
6/8/22Going to No. 1 on iTunes Isn't the Big Achievement It Sounds LikeIn some cases, artists and fans spin a paltry number of downloads into headlines and bragging rights.
6/7/2269 of the Best Disco Songs of All Time, for PrideA nice sampling of a dance-music genre that never really died.
6/7/22Kate Bush Lands Her First-Ever U.S. Top 10 With 37-Year-Old 'Running Up That Hill'Welcome to the Bushaissance—how far up the hill can we go?
6/6/22Jennifer Lopez Got Emotional While Accepting (Checks Notes)...an MTV Movie AwardThe multi-hyphenate treated us to a "different kind of list of thank yous" at Sunday's awards show in Los Angeles.
4/29/22Now playing Miranda Lambert's 'Tourist' Is Easy Listening... Maybe a Little Too EasyAlso Sam Smith sings a song of themself... again, Khalid serves joy, and Justin Bieber does winter for spring.
4/29/22A Gay Guest Lecturer and the Firing That Shook a Christian College's CampusA guest speaker at Oklahoma Christian shared stories of resilience with a class, which some saw as funny, even…
4/27/22Justin Bieber's 'I Feel Funny' Isn'tThe pop star's novelty...song...thing may become a No. 1, and that's just the world we live in.
4/22/22'Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story' and the Fallacy of 'True' CrimeThe new Hulu doc on Steven and Cary Stayner asks big questions about the faulty nature of storytelling, and why we…
4/22/22Megan Thee Stallion Throws It Back to the '90s with 'Plan B'Plus, twigs gets into self-care, Shakira goes Balearic, KAYTRANADA rerubs the Weeknd, and PinkPantheress and WILLOW…
4/18/22Danyel Smith on Her Sparkling Memoir/History of Black Women in Pop, 'Shine Bright'The former Vibe editor and podcaster tells Jezebel about how she wove the story of her life with the stories of the…
4/8/22Now playing Jack Harlow Invokes the Hallowed Spirit of Fergie on 'First Class'Also in this week's new music, Yung Lean and FKA twigs make grungy music together, Chlöe throws it back to Bubba…