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Mike Noga, the singer-songwriter who drummed with the Australian group the Drones before forging a solo career, has died. Noga’s sister shared the news in a Facebook post Wednesday night (August 26), but did not give a cause of death. Read her post below. The Drones rose to fame in Perth in the mid-2000s, before
The confrontation between Black Lives Matter protesters and ‘gender critical’ activists grew ugly A group of ‘gender critical’ activists mocked and shouted at Black Lives Matter protesters during a heated confrontation on Sunday afternoon. The dispute happened at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, a traditional place of protest in the city long frequented by activists
Best Direction WINNER: Taylor Swift – “The Man” Billie Eilish – “xanny” Doja Cat – “Say So” Dua Lipa – “Don’t Start Now” Harry Styles – “Adore You” The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” Best Choreography WINNER: BTS – “On” – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun CNCO & Natti Natasha – “Honey
The Weeknd has won Video of the Year during tonight’s 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. His visual for “Blinding Lights,” directed by Anton Tammi, beat out videos from Billie Eilish (“everything I wanted”), Eminem and Juice WRLD (“Godzilla”), Taylor Swift (“The Man”), Future and Drake (“Life is Good”), and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (“Rain
Jackie Cruz is officially off-the-market! The Orange Is the New Black alum announced the sweet and special news that she married her longtime love, Fernando Garcia. Taking to Instagram, the actress posted a photo that showed off her and Fernando’s gorgeous wedding bands. “8/28/20,” she captioned her post on Saturday, Aug. 29. In the snapshot, the
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are broadcasting live tonight, August 30 from various locations around New York City. Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s award winners. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were this year’s most-nominated artists. They’re set to debut the live performance of Chromatica’s “Rain on Me” at the ceremony,
Lasizwe during the 2019 Feather Awards held at Fox Junction on October 17, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The annual Feather Awards event, aims to highlight LGBTI issues and challenges in South Africa. (Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty) South African YouTuber and gay reality TV star Lasizwe caused a Twitter storm when he tweeted that
Okay, so 2020 hasn’t been a banner year. Beyond the obvious—and, let’s be real—more important concerns, the world of pop culture has sustained a few body blows. Production on movies, television series and even our beloved reality shows came to a halt as everyone stayed home and figured out how to film using iPhones, tripods and ring
Early in his career, Andrew Bird performed with the popular swing revivalist group Squirrel Nut Zippers. After contributing to a trio of their records between 1996 and 1998, Bird’s final appearance with the band appeared on 2000’s Bedlam Ballroom, after which he began focussing on his solo career. Now, he has collaborated with the group
Bella Thorne attends the LA Premiere of Universal Pictures’ “J.T. Leroy” (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Bella Thorne has issued an apology for “hurting” OnlyFans creators, after she was accused of “ruining” the platform for sex workers. OnlyFans – a social media platform where fans pay for content – has been used by sex workers across the world for
It was his public persona, however, that inspired his latest effort. March’s After Hours, his first disc since 2016’s Starboy, earned him six nominations for the Aug. 30 MTV Music Video Awards, including Artist of the Year and Video of the Year for “Blinding Lights,” which he’ll no doubt perform as he claims the spotlight during the virtual
Megan Thee Stallion performed a virtual concert tonight (August 29), a production facilitated by Live Nation and with creative direction by choreographer Jaquel Knight, who worked on Beyoncé’s Coachella performances. See the full set list below. Calling the livestream her “first day back,” the rapper performed an energetic hour-long set that covered her catalog and
Netflix is delaying a preview event of Chadwick Boseman‘s new film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, out of respect for those mourning his loss. Prior to the actor’s death, Netflix intended to hold a virtual preview screening of the film based on the life of Ma Rainey, who is viewed as “The Mother of Blues.” According to Deadline, there was
The estate of Leonard Cohen is “exploring” its legal options after his song “Hallelujah” was featured twice at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. Both the estate and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have confirmed to Pitchfork that the use was not authorized. Following Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, a recording of the song
Folk and rock have a hybrid together on the new Psychopath Etiquette – Rough Draft EP. The band are a duo out of southern Main, consisting of David Sprague and Paul Sprague, two fine musicians who’ve been at it with various projects over the last decade. The first EP features “When Anxieties Attack” and they
Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43 following a battle with colon cancer. News of the actor’s passing was confirmed in a statement shared to his social media accounts on the evening of Friday, Aug. 28. “It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement read. “Chadwick
Chadwick Boseman, the American actor best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther, has died after a protracted battle with colon cancer, the Associated Press reports. Despite being diagnosed four years ago, Boseman’s illness had not been made public. He was 43 years old. Boseman’s career had been defined by portraying
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). (Oli Scarff/Getty) Students in a London School of Economics (LSE) freshers group chat reportedly hurled homophobic slurs at each other because they “thought it would be bants”. One soon-to-be LSE student in the group chat posted screenshots of anti-LGBT+ messages on Twitter, and wrote: “Not this
Stars from across the globe are mourning the loss of Chadwick Boseman. Reps for the actor confirmed he died following a four year battle with colon cancer. The following statement was shared to the 43-year-old’s social media accounts: “Chadwick was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2016, and battled with it these last 4 years
Arenas across the United States—including Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles—will be converted into polling places for the November 3 general election. Every city in which the NBA has a franchise will feature an arena-sized polling place—all of which have remained closed for months to sports, concerts, and
The characters in The Little Wretches’ songs are so real, so close to the listener it’s like you can almost picture them crossing the train tracks. They’re putting out a smoke, chucking a pebble or looking up at the Pittsburgh sky trying to see the stars beyond the airplane lights. Robert Wagner, lyricist and lead
Rocks blues roots have been getting some long overdue respect from underground players lately, and for evidence of this, I point you towards none other than “Shaking Off The Evil,” the new single and music video from one Moon Fever. Moon Fever have a rock n’ roll sound that is bred from their edgy collective
Meredith Vieira is expanding her hosting duties. Don’t worry, she’s not abandoning her post at 25 Words or Less. In fact, season two of the game show is returning in September, and as she explained on Friday, Aug. 28’s Daily Pop, the television vet just recently caught a screener. “I have to be so careful
Kendrick Lamar has been named a defendant in a copyright lawsuit concerning his 2017 song “Loyalty,” featuring Rihanna, as Music Business Worldwide points out. The lawsuit was filed on Friday, August 21 in a California federal court by the music producer Terrance Hayes. Hayes alleged that the production of “LOYALTY.” was lifted from his own
Former president of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr, delivers a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Alex Wong/Getty) Jerry Falwell Jr and his wife Becki have denied allegations she performed oral sex on a 22-year-old
What a week Katy Perry is having. The superstar singer just gave birth to her and Orlando Bloom‘s daughter Daisy Dove Bloom on Aug. 26, and now Perry says she’s ready to “deliver” her second child: a new record. At midnight on Friday, Aug. 28, the Grammy-nominated artist dropped her sixth studio album, Smile. “IT’S HERE!
FKA twigs has released the video for her MAGDALENE song “Sad Day.” The short film was directed by Hiro Murai, known for his work with Donald Glover on Atlanta and Guava Island, as well as his videos for Earl Sweatshirt and others; this is his first music video since directing Childish Gambino’s “This Is America.”
Welcome to the world, Evelyn Mae Forsyth! Counting On star Joy-Anna Duggar revealed her newborn daughter’s name on Thursday, Aug. 27. Taking to Instagram with a new photo of her and Austin Forsyth‘s baby girl, the 22-year-old wrote, “Evelyn Mae Forsyth. I wanted her name to be perfect and elegant!” “We had a hard time deciding but after a
The Weeknd and Calvin Harris have shared a new song. It’s called “Over Now,” and you can hear it below. “Over Now” follows the Weeknd’s recent remix of Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence track “Money Power Glory.” Prior to that, the Weeknd appeared on the posthumous Juice WRLD song “Smile.” The Weeknd will perform at the