James Garfield Broadnax was executed by lethal injection last night, April 30, at Texas State Penitentiary, Rolling Stone reports. Broadnax had been convicted of double murder in 2009, at the age of 19, and his case had become a cause célèbre in ongoing debates over the use of rap lyrics in court. As recently as
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. We’re Getting a FOURTH WING Series Through Amazon Prime And Oscar Winner Michael B. Jordan is producing it! He’s joined by executive producer Lisa Joy (Westworld), executive producer/showrunner Meredith Averill (Wednesday), and Rebecca Yarros herself.
Los Angeles, CA – April 2026 Today’s artists are forced to juggle multiple platforms just to function. One for distribution, another for sync licensing, and another for Content ID management. Fees stack up. Data is fragmented. And the people actually making the music are left managing a system that feels designed to slow them down.
Kellie Pickler Returns to ‘American Idol’ 3 Years After Husband Kyle Jacobs’ Death This small town girl is back where it all began. Kellie Pickler returned to American Idol on May 4 to duet with Hannah Harper, who snagged a spot on this season’s Top 5. Together, the duo sang “A Broken Wing” by Martina
Over 100,000 songs are being uploaded to streaming services every day, according to Luminate, and many of these tracks are not being listened to at all. Plus, a fast-growing share of these songs have been flagged as fully AI-generated recordings, while another sizable portion are deemed “functional” content or “non music” — meaning white noise,
Kids should be able to experience the vital rite of passage that is puberty without awar raging in the background and corpses littering the streets. Yet that’s not the case for the hapless Dua (Pinea Matoshi) a13-year-old whose burgeoning desires to trade sexless cheek pecks with boys and awkwardly shuffle at the local discothèque are
We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Gym culture has plateaued. Lifting is baseline. Run clubs are on every corner. The question isn’t whether you train — everyone trains. The question is
[ The 79th Cannes Film Festival centres on prestigious film screenings. That is the official mission. Yet, for the 40,000 accredited attendees — and the thousands more who descend on the French Riviera without a screening pass — the week offers a second, equally rich cultural experience built on fashion and the vibrant lifestyle of
A lawsuit has been filed challenging Paramount‘s $110 billion megadeal for Warner Bros. Discovery, the opening legal salvo over a merger that will reshape Hollywood. Paramount subscribers, in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California federal court, allege the acquisition will substantially reduce competition in streaming, news and theatrical distribution in violation of antitrust laws.
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Season 9, Episode 17 of 9-1-1 (“I GotYou Babe”). The penultimate episode of 9-1-1’s ninth season ended on a major cliffhanger. In the final seconds of Thursday’s episode, “I Got You Babe,” Angela Bassett’s Sergeant Athena Grant was shot. The shocking moment came during a human trafficking case, when Athena and
Last night, Olivia Rodrigo hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, playing double duty as musical guest. With a little luck on her side courtesy of last week’s performer Jack White, Rodrigo played “Drop Dead,” the lead single off her forthcoming album You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love, and a
Humans have been telling stories through illustrations since we were painting on cave walls. In this modern era of comics, we are blessed with an art form that explores every aspect of our lives—from superhero comics that have reflected our politics and shaped pop culture for decades to nonfiction comics that use singular art styles
Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke In season three, Burke abandoned Cristina at the altar and then just took off, eventually winning a Harper Avery award elsewhere and then at some point, moving to Zurich, Switzerland to open his own hi-tech hospital. He got married, started a family, and then in season 10, he invited Cristina
I first discovered Abeer Nehme through her music nearly 20 years ago. I met her in person only 24 hours before our Billboard Arabia cover interview, and it didn’t take long to realize the artist and the person were inseparable, that I was sitting across from someone who had made music not just her profession,
There is an image Istill find terrifying after almost 30years. Picture the scene: you are five years old. Aside from acandle powdered with grey dust, your VHS tapes now fill the two lowest shelves of the pine cabinet, which smells resinous, faintly sweet. Make your selection. After you put the tape in and fast-forward through
We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. Any products or services put forward appear in no particular order. if you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Pomade formulations have come a long way since the 18th century. Instead of weighing down hair in greasy oil, water based pomades are now considered
[ Mainstream cinema no longer shapes cultural conversations in the way it once did. Instead, mainstream cinema increasingly recycles familiar intellectual property, while riskier or more socially observant storytelling migrates toward television, limited series and prestige streaming. While films once acted as major sites of cultural commentary and social reflection, the resurgence of sequels, biopics
Georg Baselitz, a preeminent painter of postwar Germany and an engine of the 1980s Neo-Expressionist movement that rebuked Minimalism, and who would later come under fire for his comments about women artists, has died at 88. His death was announced in a press release by Thaddaeus Ropac, one of the galleries that represented the artist.
The long-awaited fifth season of Apple TV’s Trying is finally right around the corner. Season 5 of the British comedy will premiere on Wednesday, July 8, followed by one episode weekly through Wednesday, Aug. 26. In the eight-episode new season, Nikki (Esther Smith) and Jason (Rafe Spall) are “dealing with the consequences of Princess (Scarlett
On May 3, Shakira performed a massive free show at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, with cameos from a few special guests. According to Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Cavaliere, the set drew an estimated crowd of two million people. Check out footage from the evening below. The nearly three-hour setlist included a career-spanning
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