Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, has died at age 94. Ottens died last Saturday, March 6, according to NRC Handelsblad. Ottens’ daughter Arine confirmed the news to WTOP. Born in 1926, Ottens first became involved with recorded music while working as head of the product development department at Dutch-based technology company
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Chicago P.D. has its work cut out for it tonight. The NBC police procedural is dealing with a case in which a college student is shot by a police officer, and a video fo the incident then goes viral. This puts the squad in multiple difficult and complicated positions, and E! News has an exclusive sneak peek
Grammy Awards season is, at last, in full swing. Delayed from its January date, the 2021 Grammy Awards take place this Sunday, March 14. As schedules are finalized, statuettes buffed, and performers prep their socially distanced stage shows, Pitchfork is here with your one-stop shop compiling everything to look out for. Keep scrolling for all
Chrissy Teigen felt like a plastic bag drifting through the wind after her recent words to Katy Perry were accidentally misinterpreted. The 35-year-old model visited The Tonight Show on Tuesday, March 9, where she told host Jimmy Fallon that she had an “amazing” time supporting husband John Legend at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration in January. John sang Nina Simone‘s
The Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock band Crumb—the quartet of Lila Ramani, Bri Aronow, Jesse Brotter, and Jonathan Gilad—have returned with a new song. “Trophy” arrives with a new music video directed by Haoyan of America and featuring animations by Truba Animation. Watch it below. The new song and video are the first taste of new music
Khloe Kardashian & Tristan Thompson Ready for Baby No. 2 Kris Jenner didn’t mess around with Khloe Kardashian‘s sex education. In this exclusive clip from an all-new Lady Parts With Sarah Hyland, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star reveals how the Kardashian-Jenner matriarch went about her sex talk. Per Khloe, she first started taking birth control
Jimmy Fallon has a recurring segment called “Do Not Play List.” As he explains, the segment highlights “real songs from real bands that [he] think[s] you should avoid.” Fallon highlighted five tracks in his latest episode, including “Old Man on the Bridge,” the title track of King Kong’s 1991 debut, as Pitchfork contributor Marc Masters
Like much of the world, Hillary Clinton is reflecting on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s bombshell interviewâ€â€or as she called it, “an extraordinary two hours of television.” On the heels of Oprah Winfrey‘s televised sit-down with the couple, the former Secretary of State weighed in on their headline-making conversation during a virtual interview with Washington Post Live
Chika is nominated for the Best New Artist at the 2021 Grammy Awards, and, ahead of the ceremony, she’s covered a song by last year’s winner, Billie Eilish. Listen to Chika’s cover of “my future,” as well as a new version of her own song “U Should,” below. “I picked ‘my future’ by Billie Eilish
YouTube personality Grace Victory is celebrating after emerging from a coma. The 30-year-old British vlogger updated her fans about her health via social media on Monday, March 8. Amid her battle with the coronavirus late last year, she had been placed in a medically induced coma shortly after welcoming her baby boy on Christmas Eve. “I’m awake,” Grace tweeted,
A new study from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative reveals the bleak reality for women in popular music. The report—compiled by Dr. Stacy L. Smith, Dr. Katherine Pieper, Hannah Clark, Ariana Case & Marc Choueiti—sought to “assess the gender and race/ethnicity of artists, songwriters and producers across the 800 top songs from
Morgan explained his stance on this in detail in an August 2020 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I just think you get so much more interesting [with time],” he said. “Meghan and Harry are in the middle of their journey, and I don’t know what their journey is or how it will end. One wishes
Following her 2020 debut, Los Angeles–based artist Helen Ballentine has announced another new Skullcrusher EP. The new release, called Storm in Summer, arrives April 9 via Secretly Canadian. The EP includes the previously released “Song for Nick Drake” and was recorded with collaborator Noah Weinman. Below, check out the new music video for the Storm
UPDATED with AMC proxy figures, Aron’s 2020 compensation: In one of the few interviews he has granted during AMC Entertainment’s white-knuckle 2021, CEO Adam Aron hailed the reopening of New York City and shared his thoughts on the “Reddit rally.” Speaking with CNBC (watch the full segment above) on Friday, he said advance ticket sales
It was a moment in their interview that visibly stunned Oprah Winfrey. Mere hours after the debut of the media mogul’s highly anticipated televised sit-down with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the world is still digesting the various bombshells the couple shared. While the soon-to-be parents of two shared the sex of their baby on the way, their
Brittany Howard has recorded a new cover of Jackie Wilson’s classic 1967 song “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher.” Penned by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, and Carl Smith, the the track was covered by the Alabama Shakes leader as an Amazon Original. The tracks has been an occasional feature of her live sets
Gladys Knight and Alessia Cara performed the national anthems of their respective countries at the NBA All-Star 2021 basketball game, which is being held tonight at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Knight was present in Atlanta to sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” while Cara delivered a remote performance of “O Canada” from Toronto.
The supportive feelings are mutual between exes Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde following his big Critics Choice Awards moment. After the Ted Lasso star surprisingly thanked Olivia while accepting the Best Actor in a Comedy Series prize on Sunday, March 7, she took to Twitter to congratulate him, in addition to adding a quip about his low-key
Of the dazzling creation, jeweler Jack Solow exclusively told E! News how Dalton designed the ring for the “Thank U, Next” singer. In fact, the real estate agent planned everything six weeks before popping the big question. “Dalton was involved in every step of the selection process through FaceTime and Zoom since he was on the west coast and I
Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, HAIM, Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, DaBaby, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, and more have been announced as performers at the 2021 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy dropped the news today (March 7), stating in a press release that “artists will be coming together, while still safely apart,
Keeping your marriage strong and healthy is easier said than done. During their 15 years as husband and wife, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe and Dr. Scott Metcalfe have raised three kids, expanded their business accomplishments and opened up their lives for Bravo cameras. But as season eight of Married to Medicine kicks off this weekend, viewers will see
Last night on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Caroline Polachek performed her cover of the Corrs’ “Breathless.” Originally released as a bonus track on her album of Pang remixes, the cover was paired with a gothic, steamy set for the performance. Watch it go down below. Polachek released Pang in 2019. She’s since
The Challenge stars Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols just revealed the sex of their baby with the help of some balloons. In a new video posted on their respective Instagram accounts on March 6, Jenna and Zach popped a massive black balloon, which revealed dozens of smaller blue balloons inside it. Yes, it’s official: These two are
Back in 2016, it was revealed that actor Joe Manganiello had gotten Morrissey’s approval to make his Smiths-inspired film Shoplifters of the World. Many years later, the film’s official trailer has arrived. Watch that below (via Entertainment Weekly). The film, directed and written by Stephen Kijak, is based on a largely embellished story about a
In a candid conversation with Gwyneth Paltrow during the In Goop Health virtual summit, actress Gabrielle Union spoke about her mental health journey throughout the years, and her recent battle with suicidal ideation. Speaking over video to Gwyneth, the L.A.’s Finest star shared, “I’ve had so many rock bottom moments as an adult, starting with being raped at 19
Beyoncé has released a brief a capella medley of songs in memory of Lyric Chanel, a 13-year-old girl whose two-year struggle with brain cancer was documented on Instagram before she passed away on Friday, as Rolling Stone reports. The medley, set to a slideshow of photos of Chanel, includes the songs “Brown Skin Girl” (The
Never underestimate the power of music. Throughout time, hip-hop artists have broken records, set trends, added an indelible stamp to fashion and even given a voice to the voiceless. Now, almost 50 years after the notoriously male-dominated genre first found its roots in the Bronx in the 1970’s, women in hip-hop are innovating the rules
Mitski has shared a new song from her forthcoming soundtrack for This Is Where We Fall, a new graphic novel by writer Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent Kings that’s out on May 5 via Z2 Comics. It’s called “The Baddy Man”—take a listen to the country-tinged track below (via Rolling Stone). The soundtrack will be
Her stylist, Jason Bolden, (whose other clients include Cynthia Erivo, Taraji P. Henson and Alicia Keys) commented on her post on Instagram, writing, “Everyday Just Being Black….. will it ever change?” To which Amanda replied, “everyday just being that black iconic threat.” Lily Collins wrote, “Keep being the constant light you are,” while Annasophia Robb asked, “Who is
SZA has shared a new video for her song “Good Days.” The Solana-directed clip finds SZA in a psychedelic forest surrounded by giant mushrooms. Check it out below. “Good Days” is the b-side to “Hit Different,” [ft. Ty Dolla $ign] which SZA released in September, directing the video herself. She had previously joined Justin Timberlake