Jimmy Fallon, Sting and The Roots have an anthem for these times. Amid the ongoing coronavirus and resulting sweeping social distancing, the Tonight Show host teamed up with the 18-time Grammy winner for another round of his show’s signature: performing hit songs with peculiar objects. While they typically use classroom instruments or office supplies for this segment, given
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Phoebe Bridgers was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where she teleconferenced in from her bathtub to perform “Kyoto.” Bridgers accompanied herself on synthesizer. Check it out below. Last month, Jeff Tweedy and his sons performed “Evergreen” for Kimmel while sitting in their bathroom. Bridgers’ new album Punisher—the follow-up to
Usher, Lil Jon, and Ludacris have released a new song. The latest track from the team behind “Yeah!” is called “SexBeat.” That’s it below. Usher’s song “Climax” recently came up in an interview with the Weeknd, which then led to social media challenges and subtweets. (Here’s a summary, if you’re interested.) Ludacris’ most recent album
If we didn’t know better, we would have thought that was the season ending that Grey’s Anatomy had originally planned. Season 16 was cut short by four episodes due to the coronavirus pandemic, but what became the finale aired tonight and gave us quite a bit to ponder until next season begins (whenever that will
It’s been a few weeks, but Ozark season three is still at the top of mind, especially the tragic end. Warning, spoilers follow for the third season of Ozark which debuted March 27 on Netflix. About that ending to the thrilling third season? We can thank actor Tom Pelphrey in part for that, his scene-stealing
Broadway will remain closed through June 7, a two-month extension of the current coronavirus shutdown that would seem to retroactively end the 2019-2020 Broadway season with the March 12 shutdown. The extension announcement was made today by the Broadway League, the trade group representing theater owners and producers, which had been in discussions with theatrical
Pitchfork is pleased to announce that Phoebe Bridgers will play a stay-at-home concert that will broadcast live on Instagram this Friday afternoon (April 10) at 4 p.m. Eastern. You can tune in at Pitchfork’s Instagram. The performance will be part of a series of concert sessions that take place on our Instagram every Wednesday and
Twitter Wanda Denchâ€â€the grandmother who won the internet over after she accidentally texted a Thanksgiving invite to an unknown teenager and had him over for dinnerâ€â€is mourning the death of her husband Lonnie Dench. According to local news outlet Arizona Family, Lonnie passed away from coronavirus this past Sunday. “He had the truest heart of love,
The Roots’ Black Thought is the latest guest on NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, the domestic spin on the popular session series. From a black armchair flanked by Grammys, he played “Thought Vs. Everybody” and “Nature of the Beast” from the forthcoming Streams of Thought Vol. 3, as well as “Yellow” from his off-Broadway musical Black
Dennis Leupold/USA Network Todd Chrisley is on the mend after testing positive for coronavirus. The Chrisley Knows Best star and wife Julie Chrisley revealed the news on Wednesday’s episode of their podcast, Chrisley Confessions. “Can we talk about this bitch called corona?” he shared. “I have been battling corona for 3 weeks. I was in the hospital for 4
Philadelphia rapper Chynna Rogers died today at age 25. Following the news of her passing, tributes poured in from her peers and friends. “I don’t like doing this when my people go but I think everybody needs to know that you were special,” Vince Staples wrote. “Too special for words. Stay outta trouble lil cuh.”
Randy Newman has written a new COVID-19-inspired song at the request of Southern California radio station KPCC. After noting that the station asked for a personal message about social distancing (“Apparently there’s some disease that’s going around”), Newman instead sits at the piano to perform an original song called “Stay Away.” It includes instructional lyrics
Rebecca Black is opening up about her sexuality and identifying as queer. In a recent interview with Dating Straight podcast hosts Jack Dodge and Amy Ordman, Black shared that she had recently gone through a breakup with a woman. “I was dating someone and I know they might watch this… but one of the reasons that we went through this
Attention, Tooth Fairy: Jimmy Fallon‘s daughter, Winnie Fallon, just lost her tooth. The 6-year-old child announced the big news during Tuesday’s at-home edition of The Tonight Show. Jimmy was in the middle of an interview with Ciara and Russell Wilson when his firstborn came running in to show off her new smile. “Daddy! I lost my
Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine has died, The New York Times reports. His family confirmed that he died of COVID-19 complications. He was 73. Prine’s songwriting has been honored by the Americana Music Awards, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and more institutions. He won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1992 and 2006
Daniel Levy has spent a lot of time pacing around his house. The co-creator, star, writer and director of Schitt’s Creek has anxiously awaited the premiere of the series finale for his show, his baby. “All I’ve been doing is pacing around my house with, like, bated breath waiting for people to see it and
The music world is reacting to the death of John Prine, who died today (April 7) of COVID-19 complications at the age of 73. “A simple majority of who I am as a person, let alone a musician, is because of John Prine,” Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon tweeted. “He is my number 1.” Amber Coffman
Teresa Giudice has laid her father to rest. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her family held a special memorial service for Giacinto Gorga, who passed away last Friday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, Teresa took to Instagram to share a video clip of her late father’s ceremony. In the footage, Gorga’s grandchildren could be seen
Film, TV, and music producer Hal Willner has died at the age of 64, a representative tells Pitchfork. A formal cause of death has not been established, but Willner experienced symptoms consistent with COVID-19, according to the representative. Willner, born in Philadelphia, produced records for Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull, Laurie Anderson, Lucinda Williams, and more.
Lady Gaga, Jimmy Fallon and Tim Cook make an amazing squad. On Monday, the trio came together for a special at-home episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and connected via FaceTime to discuss the “Stupid Love” singer’s big announcement: The One World: Together at Home global benefit concert. Before phoning the Apple CEO, Gaga explained
Jessy Lanza recently sat down on her couch to deliver an hourlong DJ set for the Lot Radio. It’s now available to watch below in its entirety, as Gorilla vs. Bear points out. The set features music from Ikonika, MHYSA, Addison Groove, and more. It also includes visuals from Winston H. Case. Watch it below.
David, stop acting like a disgruntled pelican! That’s just one of many bits of dialogue from the beloved Schitt’s Creek we’re going to find ourselves missing as the show wraps up tomorrow night. Sure, we’ve got five seasons to watch on Netflix and a sixth to watch on Pop, but nothing will ever top hearing
Over a decade after their 2009 debut album II, Desire—the project fronted by Megan Louise—have announced their second album. It’s called Escape, and it arrives this summer via Italians Do It Better. The album was produced by Johnny Jewel. Check out the tracklist in the Instagram post below. Check out the Johnny Jewel-directed video for
Breaking the Internet: What, like it’s hard? On Monday, Reese Witherspoon treated fans to an Instagram Live and caught up with her pal Jennifer Lopez. During their chat, the Hustlers star told Reese that she and her 12-year-old twins Emme and Max recently watched Legally Blonde together, which sparked a much-needed update about the status of
Charli XCX has announced a new album. “I’m going to use this isolation time to make a brand new album from scratch,” she said in a video posted online today (April 6). “I’m only going to be able to use the tools I have at my fingertips to create all music, all artwork, all videos…
In need of some quality Hamilton content? Just you wait… On Sunday, Lin-Manuel Miranda made one lucky Hamilton fan’s day with an epic surprise. After learning that Aubrey, a 9-year-old superfan from Florida, plans to see the hit Broadway play were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tony winner decided to bring Hamilton to
Lady Gaga recently postponed her new album Chromatica, which was originally scheduled to arrive on April 10. A new release date hasn’t been confirmed just yet, but today she’s shared the album’s artwork. Check it out below. https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/1246905802952077312 Chromatica is the follow-up to Joanne and her A Star Is Born soundtrack. The record includes her
Ethan Miller/Getty Images A WrestleMania so big, it required two nights! With everyone busy social distancing and staying inside amid the coronavirus pandemic, WrestleMania 36 proved to be the perfect distraction this weekend. As we previously reported, rather than cancel the beloved wrestling event, the WWE declared that they would make WrestleMania a mega, two-night
Laura Marling has announced she has moved up the release date of her new album, Songs for Our Daughter. Originally slated for a summer release, the record will now arrive April 10 via Partisan/Chrysalis. “In light of the change to all our circumstances, I saw no reason to hold back on something that, at the
Queen Elizabeth II gave a special televised address to the people of the United Kingdom on Sunday to deliver a message of hope as the nation and hundreds of others around the world battle the coronavirus pandemic. The speech was recorded at Windsor Castle, where the 93-year-old monarch and her husbandPrince Philip, 98, have been staying as they