Song
April 20, 2019
Forget winter, unicorns are coming to Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin described the new addition to the A Song of Ice and Fire bestiary while speaking with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on National Geographic Channel’s late-night talk show StarTalk. At the end of a wide-ranging interview covering the science of wildfire, the perils of worldbuilding and Martin’s childhood notebooks (in which he invented a whole system of planets surrounding Alpha Centauri), GRRM dropped a single hint regarding the next book in the ASOIAF series, The Winds of Winter.
April 20, 2019
Danny Amendola offered his thoughts on his on-again, off-again relationship with Olivia Culpo in a lengthy Instagram post Friday, writing that he “just wanted to personally clear the air out here.”
April 20, 2019
SiriusXM is now offering an $8-per-month streaming music plan that it calls SiriusXM Essential, a bundle of over 300 channels consisting of music, talk radio, comedy, sports, and other content. This new, cheap option doesn’t include Howard Stern’s two channels — you’ve got to step up to Premium for those — and is strictly for online streaming, so it can’t be used with your car’s satellite radio if you’ve got one. But otherwise, the company says you can expect a ton of variety for commercial-free music listening.
April 20, 2019
After much fan speculation, Ms Banks revealed that she will be teaming up with Nicki Minaj on a new song.
April 20, 2019
Late-night hosts had a field day mulling over the details of special counsel Robert Mueller’s highly anticipated report on Thursday night. Despite President Donald Trump’s many claims Mueller’s report “completely exonerated” him from colluding with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election, there were still plenty of damning details in the report, including instances of Trump’s attempts to obstruct justice.
April 20, 2019
In honor of Earth Day, Lil Dicky released a climate-change advocacy song, “Earth,” Friday in one of the largest music collaborations ever. The track features over 30 artists, including chart-toppers Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and more. With an educational, yet fun video, and a nearly five-minute song release, the artist designed a new way of talking about the earth, as well as a new way of promoting change with star-studded support. Here’s everything you need to know about the song and video.
April 20, 2019
It’s a cold, gray January Sunday in Paris, but the small music studio in the working-class immigrant neighborhood of Ivry is heating up with cups of Berber coffee and rounds of “Sport International,” as the recording artist Imanuel (Emanuel Yerday) lays down a violin track on the song. Muctaru Wurie works magic at the keyboard and mixer, the violin is sidewinding and taut, and the music is jumping.
April 19, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer.
April 19, 2019
Halsey wrote a congratulatory letter to BTS after the seven-member South Korean boy band made Time’s 100 Most Influential People list on Wednesday. They were featured alongside celebrities like Dwayne Johnson, Khalid and Ariana Grande.
April 19, 2019
Google Home smart speakers can now play music from YouTube Music’s free ad-supported tier. Previously, in order to listen to YouTube music on your Google Assistant smart speaker you’d have to subscribe to Google’s paid YouTube Music Premium service for $9.99 a month. The new service is available now on the Google Home speaker and other Google Assistant smart speakers in 16 countries including the US, UK, and Australia.