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Following the high praise of Oppenheimer, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan seems to be at the height of his powers. Luckily for fans excitedly waiting for his next project, Universal Pictures has officially announced that it will be an adaptation of Homer’s epic The Odyssey. Unfortunately for fans, it’s not set for release until 2026. “Christopher Nolan’s

In August 2024—just a month prior to the release of his new album, High—Keith Urban took the stage in Athens, Alabama, and played a two-hour set for more than 5,000 people, running through hits from throughout his career and covering Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” It was, for the most part, a typical show: energetic

Hozier staged a special performance of The Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York” during Saturday Night Live’s Christmas show. While the original song saw The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan trading verses with the equally iconic Kirsty MacColl, Andrew Hozier-Byrne opted to perform a version featuring three different female vocalists: Melissa McMillan, Rachel Beauregard, and Kamilah.

While it’s easy to fall back on timeless classics, there’s a new generation of artists redefining what great music can be, catering to every taste and mood. From rock and hip-hop to country and metal, there’s a sound out there for everyone. Refresh your music library by exploring these ten rising stars—chances are, they’ll soon

Three years removed from his performance 2021’s House of Gucci, Jared Leto is set to don a bald cap yet again, this time swapping out the skullet of Paolo Gucci for the literal skull of Eternia’s greatest supervillain, Skeletor, in the upcoming live-action film of Masters of the Universe. Directed by Travis Knight, Amazon MGM’s

Combined, they’re 166 years old. But together, 82-year-old Paul McCartney and 84-year-old Ringo Starr turned the clock way back last night (Dec. 19) at the 02 in London with a surprise performance at the last show of the former’s 2024 tour. Backed by McCartney’s longtime band, the surviving Beatles reunited for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts

SZA has dropped the deluxe version of her Grammy-winning album SOS, titled LANA. Stream it below. LANA boasts 15 new tracks, including a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar titled “30 for 30.” Listeners will also find the 2024 release “Saturn” included on the album; the song was recently named one of the 200 best of the year

Bruce Springsteen has long teased the unheard riches in his studio vault, some of which will apparently see the light of day next year. Tucked into the very end of a year-end recap press release from the Boss’ longtime reps Shore Fire Media is the revelation that “upcoming releases in 2025 will include a look

Count Robert Smith among the folks who are clinging to their Apple iPods for dear life rather than buying into streaming services. While appearing on the latest episode of BBC’s Sidetracked with Annie and Nick podcast, the frontman of The Cure revealed he’s sitting on a cache of the classic MP3 players — each of which

When rapper/songwriter Kenny Mason released his debut single, “Hit,” in 2019, he was intentionally magnifying a version of Atlanta that many people outside of it probably didn’t think existed. The song and accompanying video were odes to the energy of the era, featuring voices of adolescent scammers plotting on their next “hit,” followed by Mason

According to a detailed new report from Liz Pelly for Harper’s Magazine, Spotify is supplementing playlists with “ghost artists” as a means of decreasing the amount of royalties to pay and increasing overall profit margins. Known as Perfect Fit Content, this practice allegedly primarily impacts playlists in genres like jazz, classical, ambient, and lo-fi hip-hop.

Scattered across the New York City subway system, strewn between its millions of comers and goers, are thousands of long-term loiters, perpetual itinerants, and permanent subterranean residents. Of these, many are veterans of the city’s mental wards. Many are visibly disturbed, and potentially volcanic. Some still sport their plastic ID bracelets. These are the patients

Ticketmaster has announced a series of special holiday promotions offering major discounts on tickets. Beginning Black Friday through December 31st, fans can take advantage of the following three deals: — Two-For-One: Save 50% off when you buy two tickets (excluding fees). Use offer code TMN241 at checkout. — Half Off: Save up to 50% off

In her brief tenure as the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1968 to 1969, Renata Adler carved out a memorable blip in the annals of criticism. Adler’s rebelliousness towards contemporary film was sometimes reticent, often oblivious, writing as she was during the infancy of the New American Cinema movement and an

While Wicked hasn’t wrapped up its theatrical run quite yet, many fans are already gearing up for the sequel — and so is Universal Pictures. The studio has set the film for release on November 21st, 2025, and has officially retitled the project Wicked: For Good. Named after a duet from the second act of

It only took 34 years, but members of Pearl Jam and Metallica intersected on stage together for the first time last night (Dec. 13) at the latter’s annual Helping Hands benefit at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament joined the metal legends for “Hit the Lights,” the penultimate song of

Despite hinting at retiring a few years ago, Jim Carrey is still a working actory, and has even suggested that he’s open to making another film in The Mask franchise if the idea is “right.” Carrey’s comments came in a new interview with Comicbook.com discussing his role in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Revising

The surviving, non-singing members of Soundgarden — guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepherd and drummer Matt Cameron — reunited under their previous alias Nudedragons last night (Dec. 14) at the Showbox in Seattle as part of the annual SMooCH fundraiser for Seattle Children’s Hospital. Seattle vocalist Shaina Shepherd filled in for late frontman Chris Cornell, who died by suicide

A seemingly innocuous Disney-themed dance party has gone viral after one of the DJs performed in front of photographs of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week. “Bop to the Top” is billed as DJ led dance night featuring Disney Channel music. On

Japanese hard-rock band Band-Maid is returning to the limelight after several years away. Band-Maid has kicked off a new era with its newest album, Epic Narratives, released on September 25, 2024, as a triumphant culmination for the band and its fans. The band has also recently wrapped up their latest ZEPP Tour, sending their fans

After so many painful years with no Dexter, we are now in for a true Dexter renaissance. Showtime brought Dexter back to life in 2021 for Dexter: New Blood. They’re bringing him back to life again for the Summer 2025 series Dexter: Resurrection. And in between, we’re getting the Dexter prequel series Original Sin, featuring

Let’s get it out of the way: Yes, singer-songwriter Miller Campbell is related to Glen Campbell, but only distantly. “I’m just one of the many cousins,” she laughs. “It’s a massive family.” In fact, despite how large he looms in family lore, she counts herself more fan than kin. “A lot of my new record

The Pitch: In 1961, a young man rides a motorcycle up to the hospital where Woody Guthrie is being cared for and introduces himself as Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet), and he plays a song on the guitar for his folk hero. From there, the early years of Dylan’s career unfold, as he chafes against the

Former Friends star Lisa Kudrow surprised fans of the popular sitcom by revealing how often the cast saw each other after the show ended. While appearing on the Tuesday, December 10 episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s on Me podcast, Kudrow, 61, revealed that she and her co-stars — Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, and the late Matthew Perry

Danzig have announced a 2025 West Coast tour set to take place in March. The brief six-date jaunt will feature support from Down, Abbath, and Cro-Mags. Frontman Glenn Danzig and company will kick off the outing on March 21st in Las Vegas. The tour will then hit Lincoln, California; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; and Los Angeles,

Actress Christina Applegate has been open about her struggles with multiple sclerosis, which she was diagnosed with back in 2021 — but evidently, her symptoms had already been present two years prior.  In a new episode of Applegate’s Messy podcast — which she co-hosts with fellow actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who is also living with MS — Applegate spoke in conversation with Dead to

Following his previously announced solo tour, Jason Isbell is set to return to the road with his trusty band, The 400 Unit, for another lengthy 2025 tour. The new dates kick off with a three-night stay in Austin in April and stretch through late July. During the last month of the tour, they’ll make a

This interview appeared in the recent print issue of SPIN, and was done before the election and before Joe Biden stepped down. The rest of it is timeless, baby. For a long time now, Bill Maher, host of the magnificently smart and incendiary and hilarious talk show Real Time With Bill Maher, has been the

When considering actors to play the son of infamous Star Wars gangster Jabba the Hutt, why not look to one of today’s buzziest actors? Variety reports that The Bear star Jeremy Allen White has been cast as the voice of Jabba Jr. (okay, the character’s actually named Rotta the Hutt) in 2026’s The Mandalorian &

Released on June 21st, 19-Something and Four, Bee Thousand, the seventh album by Dayton, Ohio’s Guided by Voices, was ushered into the time-and-space sphere. The record may clock in at 36:35, but in reality—whatever that even is—Bee Thousand has proved to be a timeless piece, able to exist as an artifact of a certain musical