Author: James Evenden

Taylor Swift has all the neuroticism of the deeply self-disciplined. Like Michael Jordan, she dominates her peers, charms when she wants to charm, and mostly hides1 the kind of competitive streak that nice people swerve to avoid. Her greatest gifts are her self- and social awarenesses — knowing which parts of her rare personality almost everyone can relate to. But Swift also clearly needs the studio, in a way that few people who reached this level of fame have ever needed anything you can legally acquire. Still only 35-years-old, The Life of a Showgirl is her 12th studio album and the…

Jane Fonda is getting even deeper into the family business. The actress and activist has announced the relaunch of the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech group founded after World War II that once included her father, actor Henry Fonda. The revived Committee has already secured the support of more than 550 actors and other A-listers, including Spike Lee, Aaron Sorkin, Ben Stiller, Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis, Billie Eilish, Kerry Washington, Natalie Portman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Judd Apatow, Barbra Streisand, and Ethan Hawke. In a statement, Fonda said that the group’s return was inspired by the eerily similar nature…

Image Image Credit Steve Granitz / Contributor via Getty Images and Savion Washington / Stringer via Getty Images Image Alt Tyler the Creator arrives at the Premiere Of Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood and A$AP Rocky attends the Los Angeles special screening of Apple Original Films and A24’s “Highest 2 Lowest” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Tyler, The Creator called A$AP Rocky his “work husband” in a playful birthday tribute on Instagram. Their bond has sparked viral moments, from FaceTime grillz to onstage antics. A history of collaborations like “Potato…

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months (or just over four years) in prison following his July 2025 conviction on two counts of transporting individuals to engage in prostitution. Federal prosecutors had sought an 11-year prison sentence, citing Combs’ “decades of abuse” and “unchecked violence.” In a court filing, they included a letter from Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who urged Judge Arun Subramanian to reject the defense team’s claims that Diddy is a “changed man.” Combs’ defense team had recommended a 14-month sentence, which would have allowed for his immediate release based on time served. Addressing the court…

Image Image Credit Dimitrios Kambouris / Staff via Getty Images, Monica Schipper / Staff via Getty Images, Derek White / Contributor via Getty Images, and Karwai Tang / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Leon Thomas III attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025, BigXthaPlug attends the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza, Mariah the Scientist attends Beauté Noir Festival at Pullman Yards, and Central Cee attends the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2024 at The Roof Gardens Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Hundreds of artists are in the running…

The inaugural Future Ruins festival, curated by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, has been canceled “due to a number of logistical challenges and complications.” It had been scheduled to take place November 8th at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. The fest was set to bring together “visionary composers shaping the sound of modern cinema and television” and include “live performances across three stages.” In addition to the aforementioned Nine Inch Nails members, Future Ruins was slated to feature Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, Questlove, and more. Get Nine Inch Nails Tickets Here A statement posted Friday on the festival’s social media…

As proven by their new “Catacombs Tour,” which kicked off Thursday, October 2nd at the Chicago Theatre, Queens of the Stone Age are currently obsessed with three things: time, death, and reinvention. It makes sense. Frontman Josh Homme has already faced down a cancer diagnosis and a recent separate health scare that forced him to cancel a portion of QOTSA’s 2024 tour and undergo emergency surgery. Not to mention, the band has been rockin’ for almost 30 years; both personally and artistically, Homme and the band are wrestling with real notions of mortality and the decaying, uncaring nature of time.…

Living Colour performed their classic song “Cult of Personality” on Thursday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! With Kimmel filming the late-night show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this week, and following his recent suspension after irking MAGA for a comment surrounding the the slaying of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, the late-night host has been inviting President Trump nemeses like Stephen Colbert and Bruce Springsteen on the program. So, it’s no wonder he asked New York City’s own Living Colour to perform “Cult of Personality,” a song whose very title refers to the effort to create a heroic image…

As promised, Stephen Colbert has taken the gloves off when it comes to mocking the Trump administration since CBS canceled The Late Show. In his latest salvo, he hit back at Trump’s incessant posting of AI-generated racist videos by creating one of his own, targeting Vice President JD Vance. To set up the bit, Colbert played a clip of Vance insisting Trump was merely “joking” and “having a good time” by posting meme videos of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache. “I make this solemn promise to you that if you help us reopen the government,…

Oasis co-founding guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs will miss upcoming tour dates in Asia and Australia to undergo treatment for prostate cancer “Early this year I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. The good news is I’m responding really well to treatment, which meant I could be part of this incredible tour,” Arthurs wrote on social media. “Now, I am having to take a planned break for the next phase of my care, so l’Il be missing the gigs in Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne and Sydney.” Get Oasis Tickets Here He continued, “I’m really sad to be missing these shows but I’m feeling…