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Sacramento rapper Bris was shot dead on June 21, Sacramento County Coroner records confirm. He was 24. According to Sacramento Police, officers responded to a report of shots fired on June 21 at approximately 12:42 a.m. near Franklin Boulevard and Fruitridge Road. Upon arrival at the scene, officers located the rapper, born Christopher Treadwell, who
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Joel Schumacher has passed away.  On Monday, a rep for the writer-director, who famously directed several films in the Batman cinematic franchise, confirmed that he had at the age of 80.  “Filmmaker Joel Schumacher, director of such films as St. Elmo’s Fire, A Time To Kill, The Client and Tigerland, passed away quietly from cancer in NYC this morning
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Sudan Archives performed a set for NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series. Filmed in March, the performance featured “Confessions” and “Glorious” from her 2019 album Athena and “Nont for Sale” from 2018’s Sink EP. Sudan Archives played the set accompanied by violinist Jessica McJunkins, violist Dominic Johnson, and cellist Khari Joyner. Check it out below. Read Pitchfork’s
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Global Citizen and the European Commission have announced an upcoming televised concert titled “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future.” The virtual event will take place June 27, and feature performances by Quavo, Christine and the Queens, J Balvin, Usher, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, Shakira, and more. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will host. According to
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Double the trouble, double the fashion! When it comes to owning the red carpet, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are among the best out there for making us stop and stare at their ensembles, whether it be one of their signature all-black looks or trendy showstoppers. The duo never fails to impress, and often complement one
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Hamilton Leithauser and his family recorded a remote edition of NPR’s ongoing “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Leithauser is accompanied by his wife, daughters, nieces, and father as he performs tracks from his last two albums. Watch their performance of “In a Black Out,” “The Garbage Men,” “Here They Come,” “The Stars of Tomorrow,” and “Isabella”
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On Thursday, Noname released her new single, “Song 33.” It was widely speculated that Noname was responding to J. Cole’s song “Snow on Tha Bluff.” “He really ’bout to write about me while the world is in smokes,” she rapped on the new song. “When his people in trees, when George was begging for his
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The estate of Tom Petty has issued a cease and desist to Donald Trump’s presidential re-election campaign. The campaign used Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down” at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma held Saturday night (June 20). In a statement posted after the rally, Petty’s family wrote that they had issued an official cease and
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Ashley Benson had a special plus-one for her sister’s wedding. Earlier this week, Shaylene Benson walked down the aisle and tied the knot to her longtime love, Adam Swerdlow. The newlyweds got married at the Selanne Steak Tavern in Laguna Beach, Calif. on Thursday, June 18. From the bride’s Instagram Stories, it appeared she kept her guest list small and
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One of popular music’s most positive songs, “I Can See Clearly Now” has been covered by several artists since the original No. 1 recording by Johnny Nash in 1972. The latest band to show the song some love and shower the listener with awesomeness is The Side Deal, comprised of founding members of Train, Sugar
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Amanda Kloots was able to hold husband Nick Cordero‘s hand for the first time since he was hospitalized with coronavirus in March. For the past few months, the personal trainer was kept from visiting the Broadway star at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, on Friday, the hospital eased their restrictions, thereby allowing Amanda
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On May 26, the day after George Floyd was killed, 12-year-old Keedron Bryant shared a powerful video where he sang a cappella, “I’m a young Black man/Doing all that I can/To stand.” The song’s lyrics were written by Keedron’s mother Johnetta Bryant. Sharing the video, Bryant wrote, “Just singing what’s on my heart… hope this
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