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Decades never start quite on time, pop-culturally speaking, and it’s tempting to say that the Sixties didn’t really kick off until the Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, just as “Smells Like Teen Spirt” started the Nineties in 1991. But as David Browne’s new book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, suggests, the Sixties’ spirit really began in Greenwich Village, not Liverpool — and the music that really got it going was written by Bob Dylan. In June of 1963, Peter,...

The success of singer Bruno Mars has skyrocketed with hits like Just the Way You Are and Uptown Funk. One of the greatest musicians of all time, Mars is known for his brilliant songs, amazing performances, and smooth vocals. He is a true legend in music history!

Bruno Mars | Credits: Instagram @brunomars

Mars has achieved popularity and broken records on some of the world’s biggest stages thanks to his music, which is a unique blend of pop, funk, and rhythm and blues. However, did you know that he holds three Guinness Book of World Records?

Bruno Mars impersonated The King Bruno Mars in Honeymoon in Vegas | Credits: Columbia Pictures

Bruno Mars, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, grew up surrounded by music, but he didn’t become famous overnight. According to The Revolver Club, when Mars was only three years old, he began impersonating Elvis Presley, encouraged by his uncle,...

Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba continues to receive the wrath of upset fans due to her critiques.

In particular, fans let her hear it after she delivered what some felt was a harsh review during Week 5’s Disney Night.

The Bachelor star, Joey Graziadei, and his dance partner, Jenna Johnson, performed the samba in costumes inspired by Tarzan.

They wowed the audience with their moves, set to a rendition of Trashin’ the Camp, originally performed by former The View host Rosie O’Donnell and singer Phil Collins.

During the routine, two DWTS judges visibly enjoyed the performance. Bruno Tonioli stood up to watch part of the routine, and Derek Hough noticeably bopped around to the performance in his seat.

While both delivered helpful critiques and praise that the audience seemed Ok with, Carrie Ann’s comments didn’t sit well with some.

Joey and Jenna’s Samba was...

Cher. Julie Andrews. Audra McDonald. Al Pacino. Bette Midler.

Of all the storied entertainers one award away from achieving Egot status — that is, a performer or creative who has won a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony — two near-winners are not like the others: South Park overlords Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

So how have the pair — famed for gags like “The Crack Baby Athletic Association,” the “HUMANCENTiPAD,” and of course, sending Lemmiwinks the gerbil on a trip up Mr. Slave’s ass — managed to go get closer to an Egot than Meryl Streep or Denzel Washington? Well, by making excellent television for more than two decades and taking a brief detour onto Broadway.

Winning their first Primetime Emmy Award for South Park in 2005, an achievement the duo have repeated four more times since, Stone and Parker became serious Egot contenders in 2011, when their musical, The Book of Mormon, made its Broadway debut.

Despite numerous Grammy nominations in the country field, and a Best Country Duo/Group Performance win with Kacey Musgraves for “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan says he doesn’t want to be defined as a country music artist.

In an exclusive Rolling Stone interview between Bryan and Bruce Springsteen, the Great American Bar Scene songwriter and the New Jersey working-class hero talked at length about how country music has affected their work. Springsteen cited Hank Williams and Johnny Cash as influences, while Bryan praised Jason Isbell and went on to...

Ah, the world of Netflix’s Emily in Paris! It’s a delightful feast for the eyes, with not two but three main characters. Yes, we have our lead, Emily Cooper, and the enchanting city of Paris, but let’s be honest—Emily’s wardrobe is the real showstopper here. If clothes could talk, we bet they’d have their own spin-off series by now! Now let’s talk about the woman behind the fabulous outfits: Lily Collins, who embodies the audacious Emily.

Lily Collins in Emily in Paris | Credit: Netflix

This enchanting English-American actress rose to fame with her feature film debut in 2009’s The Blind Side, and since then, she’s been on a meteoric rise, or should we say, she’s been en Vogue.

And since 2020, she’s been painting Paris red—or whatever color matches her fabulous ensembles—as the super stylist marketing executive we all love,...

Peter E. Strauss, the film executive behind projects such as “The Jacket” and “Air,” died Oct. 6 at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 83.

Strauss held a number of roles over the course of his five-decade career, including most recently, executive vice president of Mandalay Pictures and previously president of Lions Gate Entertainment. At Mandalay, he oversaw the financing and distribution for film and television titles. Strauss is credited with contributing to the growth of independent cinema through his involvement in foreign sales and off-balance-sheet financing for independent films.

Strauss joined Lionsgate in 1998, overseeing U.S. operations for the company. During his time there, Lionsgate evolved its independent film production and distribution. Prior to this role, Strauss had worked at International Movie Group, where he produced and executive produced over 30 films as president, CEO and chairman, including the “Best of the Best” series, “Buster” with Phil Collins, and “Cadence” starring...

“This world is bullshit,” Chappell Roan recently said, during an extended TikTok rant. “You shouldn’t model your life on what we think is cool and what we’re wearing and what we’re saying and everything. Go with yourself.” All right, fine, that was actually what Fiona Apple said on the VMAs in 1997 — and at the time, Apple’s dissatisfaction with fame briefly threatened to become the essence of her brand, overshadowing the brilliance of her music. But Apple continued creating, and her songs have long since outlasted any passing controversies.

Phil Collins’ health has become a subject of concern for fans in recent years.

That’s because of a 2007 spinal injury that left him with limited mobility.

Based on his recent appearances, Collins is still able to walk with the assistance of a cane. But sources close to the rock legend say that he’s no longer able to play the drums.

Phil Collins of Genesis performs on the opening night of their North American “The Last Domino?” tour at the United Center on November 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)

Phil Collins Dodges Questions About His Health

Collins himself has been quiet on the topic of his condition.

When concerns are raised, he tends to dismiss them with a joke. In 2022, for example, Collins appeared alongside his Genesis bandmates for a concert that was billed as the band’s “last show ever.”

While he never stepped behind the drum kit,...

Plot: Two top-level fixers (Brad Pitt and George Clooney) with underworld connections must overcome their rivalry when a job goes awry.

Review: Wolfs is getting a curiously unceremonious release, considering the talent involved. There was a time when Brad Pitt and George Clooney doing a buddy action movie together would have been an event. And the movie’s good to boot! Yet, Wolfs, which comes from director Jon Watts, who made the Tom Holland Spider-Man Trilogy for the MCU, I only got a quiet one-week theatrical run before its debut on Apple TV Plus on September 27th. It’s playing on precisely one screen here in Montreal and was not screened for critics.

So, what’s going on here? Probably, Apple is still licking its wounds from the embarrassing failure of their mega-budget movies, Argylle and Fly Me To The Moon, which, despite huge casts, cratered at the box office.

The best in country music was celebrated at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards!

Shania Twain hosted the show live from the Grand Ole Opry House on Thursday (September 26) in Nashville, Tenn.

Make sure to check out all of our posts about the event and the best red carpet photos!

The show mainly consisted of performances instead of handing out all of the awards. Many of the main categories of the night, including the top awards, were not announced on TV.

Head inside to check out the full winners list…

You can see the full winners list below though!

People’s Choice Country Awards Winners

The People’s Artist of 2024:

1. Beyoncé

2. Jelly Roll

3. Kacey Musgraves

4. Kane Brown

5. Lainey Wilson

6. Luke Combs

7. Morgan Wallen – Winner

8. Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024:

1. Beyoncé

2. Carly Pearce

3. Dolly Parton

4. Kacey Musgraves

5. Kelsea Ballerini

6. Lainey Wilson – Winner

7. Megan Moroney

8. Miranda Lambert

The Male...

Shaboozey, Mgk, and Morgan Wallen were among the winners at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. Hosted by Shania Twain, the fan-voted awards were held in Nashville at the Opry House, the home of the Grand Ole Opry.

2024 People’s Choice Country Awards winners list:

The People’s Artist of 2024

Beyoncé

Jelly Roll

Kacey Musgraves

Kane Brown

Lainey Wilson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen – Winner

Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024

Beyoncé

Carly Pearce

Dolly Parton

Kacey Musgraves

Kelsea Ballerini

Lainey Wilson – Winner

Megan Moroney

Miranda Lambert

The Male Artist of...

It’s the night of the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, so let’s take a moment to look at everyone expected to attend!

Shania Twain is hosting the show live from the Grand Ole Opry House Tonight (September 26) in Nashville, Tenn.

The show is airing live on NBC at 8pm Et/Pt and E! will air a red carpet special beginning at 6pm Et/Pt.

In addition to all of the celebs who are performing on stage at the event, plenty of stars will also be there to present to the winners.

Head inside to see the full list of performers and nominees…

Keep scrolling to see the full list of performers, presenters, and nominees…

People’s Choice Country Awards Performers

Shania Twain

Brad Paisley

Machine Gun Kelly (mgk)

Miranda Lambert

Kane Brown

Keith Urban

Kelsea Ballerini

Lady A

Parker McCollum

The War and Treaty

People’s Choice Country...

David Gilmour just released a new album, Luck and Strange, and he’s about to kick off his first tour since 2016 — as for any other future career plans, he’s taking it day by day. Might this be his final tour? “Well, it could be, obviously,” he tells Andy Greene in an interview featured in the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. Gilmour dwells on mortality on the new album, which he co-wrote with his wife, Polly Samson, and he’s all too aware that we’ve...

Half a year after releasing her seventh album, All Born Screaming, St. Vincent has recut the vocals entirely in Spanish for a re-release titled Todos Nacen Gritando. The first single is a rendition of “Broken Man,” retitled “Hombre Roto,” which maintains the anglophone version’s desperation and panic. The whole album will come out on Nov. 15.

The artist, whose real name is Annie Clark, worked with the Spanish translations of each track with Alan Del Rio Ortiz, whom she calls her best friend. Ortiz is a filmmaker who’s directed music videos for Ice Cube,...

Alright, Bachelor Nation, just two weeks after that disaster of a Bachelorette finale, we’re back at the mansion again for the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette. And dammit, the producers are grabbing hold of our heartstrings right away.

61-year-old Joan Vassos, who competed for Gerry’s heart on The Golden Bachelor, is our first Golden Bachelorette, and Wednesday’s premiere begins by telling us her story. (A poignant Kacey Musgraves tune does a great job of getting the waterworks started, too.) Joan was married to her husband John for 33 years (“He just made life fun,” she remembers) before...

The Netflix series Emily in Paris has captivated audiences with its blend of romance, fashion, and French flair. In its fourth season, the series introduced a new character that left viewers intrigued. Genevieve, stepdaughter to Sylvie and newcomer at Agence Grateau, took the fans for a ride with her mysterious and possibly evil character.

Thalia Besson, the actress behind the character, is not a new face in the industry. Born to French director Luc Besson and producer Virginie Besson-Silla, the actress is what we call a ‘nepo baby’. Her parents had previously collaborated in Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy while her father worked on Bruce Willis’s The Fifth Element. Both the movies were huge hits but not the only scores under their belts.

Family Affair: The Besson legacy in film and TV

Thalia Besson is gaining recognition for her role as Genevieve, the potential new antagonist in season four part 2 of Emily in Paris.

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for Emily in Paris Season 4, Part 2 are coming your way! If you haven’t caught up yet, now might be the time to grab a strong coffee, because we’re about to dive into some juicy details!

Have you ever heard the saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”? Well, someone must have given Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) that memo, because she’s finally swapped her Parisian wardrobe for a suitcase full of Italian flair in the Emily in Paris season four finale! Premiering on September 12, 2024, the second half of the fourth season concluded with a flourish, unveiling enticing new characters and a refreshing twist on Emily’s love life.

Lily Collins in Emily in Paris | Credit: Netflix

In a sweet plot twist, the finale also featured a surprise cameo from Brigitte Macron herself, proving that this utterly fashionable show can mix fantasy with reality like a pro.

“I do want to put a lot of music out there,” D’Angelo told Rolling Stone in 2015, shortly after the release of his acclaimed, long-delayed third album, Black Messiah. “I feel like, in a lot of respects, that I’m just getting started.” He still has yet to release a follow-up, however, and has largely gone quiet since touring behind it. But now, D’Angelo is deep into recording his next album, according to his friend and longtime collaborator Raphael Saadiq.

“D’s in a good space,” Saadiq says on the...

When the original lineup of the legendary R&b band Tony! Toni! Toné! reunited for a tour last year, co-founder and key creative force Raphael Saadiq had high hopes of recording what would have been the band’s first new album since 1996. But now that the tour is over, Saadiq says the new album has been canceled. “We just got overzealous a little bit,” Saadiq says in the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. “The tour was amazing. We had a beautiful time … We’re just at...

Actress Lily Collins (“Emily in Paris”) poses for the Fall 2024 issue of “InStyle” magazine, wearing Carolina Herrera, Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Choo a whole lot more, photographed by Leeor Wild:

"I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents" said Lily, the daughter of singer Phil Collins.

"...I love to laugh and have a great time and smile …

“… that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.

"I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls.

"My advice for girls who are waiting for their 'Prince Charming’ is to be open for anything. Be open to new experiences, be open to the idea that it may take longer than you want...

"...but if you're open to meeting new people and new adventures, then love will come along.

A “bee-nado” is officially attacking Los Angeles when 9-1-1 Season 8 begins. Following teasers of bees making their way to Los Angeles, ABC has now released the first trailer (set perfectly to “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins) showing how our favorite first responders will be learning of and dealing with those insects—and it’s worse than you could ever have imagined! Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is the one to answer the 9-1-1 call that starts it all. A truck involved in an accident was carrying 22 million killer bees. Yes, 22 million killer bees. That’s enough to kill 44,000 people. (And we thought the promo that we previously unveiled warning that the average human can’t survive 500 bee stings was a stretch!) Watch the promo above for a look at the bees attacking—and no, they won’t just fly away, Eddie (Ryan Guzman)—as well as Eddie...

Lily Collins had one advantage when she entered the film industry with the 2009 film, The Blind Side. She shared the screen alongside one of the top actresses in the world, Sandra Bullock. Bullock went on to win her only Academy Award for her role Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film. Collins played the role of Collins Tuohy, the daughter of the Tuohys.

Sandra Bullock, Quinton Aaron, Tim McGraw, Lily Collins, and Jae Head in a still from The Blind Side | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Collins has quickly ascended the ranks of Hollywood as one of the most promising actresses in the industry. Her leading role in films like Love, Rosie and Inheritance has proved her acting abilities. Her role as Emily Cooper in Netflix’s Emily in Paris has proved her mass appeal despite the show’s negative reviews.

Lily Collins Considers Herself Very Lucky To Have Been Mothered by Sandra Bullock Sandra Bullock,...

Kane Brown to be honored at the People’s Choice Country Awards (Photo Credit: Alex Alvga)

Singer-songwriter Kane Brown will be recognized with the Country Champion Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. The multi-platinum superstar was selected for the honor in appreciation of his passion for service and groundbreaking contributions to the country music industry and beyond.

“Since the beginning of his career, Kane Brown has ensured that his legacy will extend beyond music,” stated Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events and Specials, NBCUniversal Entertainment. “His dedication to empowering and supporting younger generations is nothing short of inspiring, and we’re thrilled to honor him with the Country Champion Award.”

Hosted by Shania Twain, the annual fan-driven awards show will air live on NBC and Peacock on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 8pm Et/Pt (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager, and Barb Bialkowski will serve as executive producers.

Yesterday, we posted a poll asking readers what they thought was the best summer 2024 movie. By a landslide, the winner was Deadpool & Wolverine, but the runner-up was George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which was an infamously giant flop earlier this summer. In this case, the box office result didn’t do justice to the quality of the film itself – at least according to us here at JoBlo. But Furiosa wasn’t the only good movie that came out this summer that get enough love.

Here are five underrated summer 2024 movies:

Horizon: Chapter 1:

Kevin Costner’s ambitious, multi-part western saga landed with a bit of a thud when it opened earlier this summer, with the grosses so feeble that the planned August release of Horizon: Chapter 2 was scrapped. No one knows when the already-shot sequel will come out, but Costner will try and relaunch the series...

Last year, back when the prospect of Oasis reuniting seemed about as likely as Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race, Noel Gallagher revealed on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that he’d written 40 songs during Covid lockdown. Some of those tracks were included on Council Skies, his most recent album with the High Flying Birds, but that left two full albums worth. “There is an acoustic album as well, which is very, very stripped back,” he said, “and which I started recording recently before I came away...

Actress Lily Collins (“Emily in Paris”) poses for the September 2024 issue of “Vogue” (Scandinavia) magazine, wearing Gucci, Versace, Calzedonia and a whole lot more, photographed by Desiree Mattsson:

"I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents" said Lily, the daughter of singer Phil Collins.

"...I love to laugh and have a great time and smile …

“… that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.

"I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls.

"My advice for girls who are waiting for their 'Prince Charming'…

“…is to be open for anything.

“Be open to new experiences, be open to the idea that it may take longer than you want...

"...but if you're open to meeting new people and new adventures, then love will come along.

News of the Oasis reunion has sent shockwaves throughout the music world, especially since Noel Gallagher has spent the past 15 years swearing such a thing would never happen. But should anyone really be all that surprised? Liam and Noel Gallagher may not like each other very much, but they could make somewhere in the ballpark of $300 to $500 million from a reunion tour. That’ll come in very handy for Noel in the aftermath of his costly divorce from wife Sara MacDonald.

They’re also far from the first rock band...

“Too twiddly didn’t really exist to us, in our minds,” guitar legend Steve Howe of Yes says in the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, explaining the musical mission of his band — and of prog-rock itself. “There wasn’t really such a thing. If you could play it, then it obviously isn’t too twiddly — because, hang on, you’re playing it! We wanted to sparkle, we wanted a surprise… We were taking untold risks and gambles and playing about with things.”

A new ultra-deluxe box set Yes’ 1971 classic,...

You mess with Beyoncé, you’re going to get sued – even if you are Former President Donald Trump.

Things aren’t looking so great for Don right now. The election is creeping ever closer and his opponents numbers keep creeping higher and higher above his.

Naturally, with his back against the wall, his team has been angling every which way to bring in new supporters.

And what better way to do that than to enlist the power of the Beyhive and Swifties.

But Beyoncé’s team is sending a very clear message to Trump & Co. :

Don’t. Even. Think. About It!

Beyoncé accepts the Best Rap Performance award for ‘Savage’ onstage during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Beyoncé’s Threatening Legal Action Against Trump Over Campaign Video...

The cast of Emily in Paris brought their fashion A-game to the red carpet in Los Angeles, celebrating the highly anticipated premiere of Season 4, Part One of the popular Netflix series.

Lily Collins, who stars as Emily Cooper, wowed the crowd with a custom Armani Privé ensemble that shimmered under the lights. Her outfit featured a striking peplum corset top paired with a sheer skirt, creating a sophisticated yet daring look. Collins completed her outfit with black pumps, a chic short bob and understated drop earrings. Her makeup was kept neutral, allowing the outfit to take center stage.

Season 4 of Emily in Paris, picks up after the dramatic fallout from Camille and Gabriel’s ill-fated wedding. In an interview with InStyle, Collins reflected on the growth of her character, highlighting how Emily’s evolving sense of style mirrors her growing confidence at work.

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The Emily in Paris star Lily Collins has often been looked up to for her flawlessly slim physique that graces every iconic outfit she dons. But there’s no denying that the actress earned her phenomenal figure after having a long, complicated relationship with her body.

Lily Collins in Emily in Paris | image: Netflix

According to reports, Lily Collins has struggled with an eating disorder for years. But eventually, the actress broke out of the toxic cycle and pledged to be an advocate for self-love. Now, the actress is finally in a good place when it comes to her eating habits and mental health. Therefore, serving as a major beauty inspo for women, Collins now preaches proper eating and exercise regimes.

Lily Collins Got Vocal About Her Battle with Eating Disorders

Famously known for her role in Emily in Paris, Lily Collins garnered immense popularity and widespread admiration for her elegant style and flawless physique.

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominees have been revealed!

Beyonce and her country album Cowboy Carter are up for a whopping 12 awards including the top prizes People’s Artist of 2024, Female Artist of 2024, and Album of 2024! Top nominees also include Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Shaboozey, Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs.

The 2024 People’s Choice Awards are set to air live from Nashville, Tennessee on September 26. They’ll be hosted by Shania Twain, and it’ll air on both NBC and Peacock.

We’ve gathered the full list of nominees here for you to see!

Keep reading to see the full list of nominees for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards…

2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations List

The People’s Artist of 2024

• Beyoncé

• Jelly Roll

• Kacey Musgraves

• Kane Brown

• Lainey Wilson

• Luke Combs

• Morgan Wallen

• Zach Bryan

The Female Artist of 2024

• Beyoncé

• Carly Pearce

• Dolly Parton...

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations are out, and Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, and Shaboozey lead the list.

Beyoncé’s first country album has her up for 12 awards, including the People’s Artist of 2024, Female Artist of 2024, and Social Country Star. The singer also scored nods in The Song of 2024 category for “Texas Hold ‘Em” and The Album of 2024 category for Cowboy Carter.

Other country stars nominated include Kane Brown, Morgan Wallen, and Luke Combs.

Shania Twain is set to host the 2024 People’s Choice Awards live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on September 26 at 8 p.m. Et, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.

The 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards is produced by Den of Thieves, with Jesse Ignjatovic, Evan Prager and Barb Bialkowski serving as executive producers, along with Rac Clark as executive producer and showrunner.

2024 People’s Choice Country Awards Nominations...

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is much more than a country album — it’s actually a tour through the Black roots of American music that manages to be both thematically rich and stuffed with indelible pop songs, in multiple genres. Kendrick Lamar’s virtuosic “Not Like Us,” meanwhile, completely transcends its status as a killing blow in the Lamar-Drake battle, packing in an astonishing amount of lyrical and musical density — and it’s somehow also the year’s most entertaining, endlessly replayable track.

In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast,...

Actress Lily Collins ("Emily In Paris") poses for jewelry and handbag accesories brand Cartier in Paris, France:

"I think I've been brought up very well by both my parents" said Lily, the daughter of singer Phil Collins.

"...I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.

"I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls.

"My advice for girls who are waiting for their 'Prince Charming' is to be open for anything. Be open to new experiences, be open to the idea that it may take longer than you want...

"...but if you're open to meeting new people and new adventures, then love will come along..."

Click the images to enlarge…...

On the evening of Feb. 28, 1984, Prince was at home, watching Michael Jackson become the first artist to win eight Grammys in a single night, including Album of the Year for Thriller. When the broadcast was over, Prince turned to Bobby Z, his longtime friend and drummer for the Revolution, and told him, “Next year, that’s gonna be us.”

As both an album and a movie, Purple Rain was still unfinished at that point, but Prince had a good idea of what he had. The very idea of making a movie was inspired,...

Pat Heywood, the veteran Scottish actress who made her film debut as Olivia Hussey’s nurse and confidant in Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died. She was 92.

Heywood died June 26, the Scottish Daily Mail reported.

During her four-decade career, Heywood portrayed the maid in the manor at the center of Freddie Francis’ horror comedy Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970) and the wife of British serial killer John Christie (Richard Attenborough) in the Richard Fleischer-directed 10 Rillington Place (1971).

Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968), which also starred Leonard Whiting alongside Hussey and featured narration from Laurence Olivier, was a hit at the box office as it introduced a new generation to Shakespearean tragedy. Paul McCartney, Phil Collins and Anjelica Huston had been among those considered for the top roles.

The film won Oscars for cinematography and costumes and was nominated for best picture and director, and Heywood...

A new episode of the Black Sheep video series has just been released, and in this one we’re paying tribute to the late, great Donald Sutherland by taking a look back at the 1994 sci-fi horror film The Puppet Masters (watch it Here)! You can hear all about it by checking out the video embedded above.

Directed by Stuart Orme, who is quite a prolific TV and music video director (best known for his collaborations with Phil Collins), from a screenplay by Hollywood heavy hitters Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio (The Pirates of the Caribbean) and David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight), The Puppet Masters was based on a novel by Robert A. Heinlein and has the following synopsis: An alien spacecraft sets down in rural Iowa, and top-secret government agents Andrew Nivens and his son, Sam, are sent to investigate. Coming along is NASA biologist Mary Sefton, and together they...

There have been many one-of-a-kind historic events over the last two weeks or so, but arguably — arguably! — the most significant is the release of Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World,” her hilariously catastrophic attempt at a comeback single. Thanks to its brain-dead lyrics (“sexy, confident/ so intelligent”), AI-like chorus, and Perry’s startlingly tone-deaf choice to record a “feminist” song with the likes of Dr. Luke, the song prompted near-universal mockery, and instantly flopped.

“Woman’s World” raises many difficult-to-answer questions. Perry has said its video is meant to be satirical — but...

Some summers are just hotter and poppier than others — and summer 2024 is turning out to be a wild one, with way more than its share of pop breakthroughs. Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are conquering the world, Shaboozey hit Number One with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and two longer-running artists, Tinashe and Charli Xcx, are having the biggest moments of their careers.

In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we take a deep look at a summer of pop magic, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion.

Phil Collins’ fifth solo album, Both Sides, is receiving a comprehensive box set for its 30th anniversary, releasing on September 20th via Rhino Records (pre-order here).

The centerpiece of the 5xLP collection — fittingly titled Both Sides (All the Sides) — is a remastered edition of the original album cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Also featuring early demo tracks and rarities, the box set comes with newly written liner notes by journalist Michael Hann.

Among the rarities included on Both Sides (All the Sides) are live recordings of “Can’t Turn Back the Years,” “Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore,” and “Both Sides of the Story,” the latter of which is taken from Collins’ 1994 MTV Unplugged performance.

Pre-orders for Both Sides (All the Sides) are ongoing. See the full tracklist below.

Collins hasn’t released a new studio album since 2010’s Going Back, but he reunited with...

Sam Green’s acclaimed “32 Sounds” documentary beautifully captures the importance of the audio experience with sound design at its most powerful. Taking inspiration from “Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould,” it helps us find new ways of listening to music, nature, and each other. Although it was snubbed by the Oscars, the meditative film essay earned both the Mpse Golden Reel and Cas Guild documentary awards for sound editing and sound mixing.

Asked about the importance of working on the doc, Oscar-winning sound designer Mark Mangini told IndieWire: “That it opens a window onto an often ignored world of our every waking moment, listening critically, sheds light on how I think and behave and, perhaps, opens another window onto how we use sound as a vital narrative tool in cinema.”

Green initially called Mangini and asked if he would serve as a consultant to answer questions that might come up during production.

Which Nineties band once dropped $32,000 to buy a dealer’s entire supply of Ecstasy at once? The answer would’ve been hard to guess at the height of their fame, but the culprits were the seemingly clean-cut dudes in Hootie and the Blowfish — who, as frontman Darius Rucker reveals in his excellent new book, Life’s Too Short: A Memoir, could out-party any band you can name. “When I’m dead, I’ll let them study my brain and tell you if I have any serotonin,” Rucker says.

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Billie Eilish held nothing back in her most recent Rolling Stone cover story — and amidst her many personal revelations, she also went deep on the making of her new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. As Finneas, her brother, producer, and co-writer told Rolling Stone‘s Angie Martoccio — in a quote that was immediately picked up everywhere — the pair intended to make an “album-ass album,” their most cohesive statement ever. The songs twist and turn as they go, sometimes moving from balladry to tranced-out dance beats along the way, and...

For twenty-five years, the Disney classic Tarzan has entertained audiences both young and old. The film, based on the popular Edgar Rice Burroughs novel series, is considered to be the last film of the Disney Renaissance, a period of films that helped rejuvenate the company and reestablish it as an animation juggernaut.

The story of a man raised by apes in the late nineteenth century lent itself well to an animated feature with wild and imaginative settings and action sequences. The last real animated “jungle movie” that Disney was the 1967 film The Jungle Book. Now a new generation of creatives would have a go at the unique settings of the which African jungles and the exotic wildlife.

The film was co-directed by Kevin Klima and Chris Buck, with Tab Murphy, fresh off of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, brought on to write the initial treatment. Other writers, such as Bob Tzudiker and None White,...

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The 1990s saw a new era of American animation on screens big and small. Anime emerged from the shadows of cult status to become a mainstream fascination with English-speaking audiences. Nickelodeon made kids’ cartoons cool. The Simpsons reinvented the sitcom. Throughout the decade,...

When Linda Perry started allowing director Don Hardy to film her day-to-day existence, she didn’t realize the cameras would arrive just in time for her life to fall apart. Perry is the singer-songwriter-producer behind 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up,” Pink’s “Get This Party Started,” and Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful,” among other hits — and at first, Hardy was filming her artistic process as she began exploring the idea of writing for herself again. Then her mother got sick and eventually died, and Perry herself faced a diagnosis of breast cancer.

“If you’re lost, you can look and you will find me / Time after time / If you fall, I will catch you, I’ll be waiting / Time after time.”

Those are some of the lyrics from Cyndi Lauper’s iconic song “Time After Time.” Co-written by Lauper and Rob Hyman, it was the second single from the singer’s debut album, “She’s So Unusual.” And 40 years ago this month, “Time After Time” became her first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lauper had actually come very close to topping the chart earlier that year. Her debut single, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” made it to number-two in March 1984.

The soulful “Time After Time” knocked “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” by Deniece Williams from the Billboard top spot. “Time After Time” would remain there for a second week, but its “Time” was up when Duran Duran...

Troy Baker is one of the most prominent voice actors in video games, having voiced Joel Miller in The Last of Us and Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite. Baker was part of Hideo Kojima’s final game for Konami, Metal Gear Solid V, playing Revolver Ocelot. The lead voice actor in the game was replaced by a film actor. When Baker was asked about it, he shared that he wasn’t worried about film actors taking over video game roles.

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David Hayter, who played Solid Snake in the previous installments, was removed from Metal Gear Solid V without notice. He was replaced by Kiefer Sutherland as Kojima believed he could also bring the subtle facial movements required for the character.

The Last of Us Actor Troy Baker Wasn’t Worried About Actors Taking On Video Game Roles

Troy Baker as Joel Miller in The Last of Us...