Blood samples. (Artyom Geodakyan/Getty) Amid a troubling scarcity of donors, four out of 10 new blood donors in England are men, leading LGBT+ activists to let out a strained sigh considering the gay men are still banned from donating. According to the BBC, just 41 per cent of new blood donors were men. The sparse
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Matt Fraser didn’t see this one coming. In this clip from Monday’s series premiere of Meet the Frasers, the psychic medium learns that his mother Angela is moving back to Rhode Island. Despite Fraser’s psychic ability, he is blindsided with this news by sister Maria Fraser. “Well Matthew, psychic, I know something you don’t know,”
Morrissey has announced his next studio album. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, produced by Joe Chicarelli, arrives March 20 via BMG. He’s also shared a single: “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?” is embedded below. It features the Motown singer Thelma Houston. In a press release, Houston said: “One of the biggest
YouTube After watching this video we’re convinced this Sleeping Beauty has found her Prince Charming. In this viral video, Lee Loechler pulls off the ultimate proposal by making his high school sweetheart, Sthuthi David, the subject of her favorite movie Sleeping Beauty. Of course, his cardiologist girlfriend was entirely unaware of the months of hard work he put into
In 2019, U.S. listeners passed the trillion-stream mark for the first time, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report on the music industry. There were 1.15 trillion audio and music video streams in 2019—up 29.3% from 887.4 billion streams in 2018. Read the full report via Billboard here. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was the
It’d be nice to say no one saw Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s announcement coming, but the reality is this was predicted months ago. Some commentators speculate Meghan and Harry’s departure from the Royal Family became a done deal the day they announced their engagement. Others cite the press’ harsh treatment of the Duchess as the true
Wisconsin based AV Super Sunshine, working in tandem with talented producer/musician Michael Bradford, Earlier efforts from Sunshine such as “Candyland”, in its various mixes, established the talented singer, musician, and songwriter as one of the finest stylists in popular music today. His latest single “Crazy Love” follows the template of the aforementioned single in some
Bright Eyes appear to have returned—at least on social media. Conor Oberst’s beloved indie rock band has opened a new Instagram account and promoted it on their long-dormant Twitter account, which currently reads “#BrightEyes2020” in the bio. Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott called it quits in 2011 following the release of their eighth album,
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for National Board of Review Hollywood Brads got to stick together. Brad Pitt won Best Supporting Actor at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala on Wednesday night. Presenting him the honor was his good pal, Bradley Cooper. After giving his fellow Brad a hug on the gala’s stage, the Once Upon
Frank Ocean is the new face of Prada. The Italian fashion house as tapped the Blonde singer for its Spring/Summer 2020 menswear campaign along with director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and actor Austin Butler (The Dead Don’t Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Ocean is a noted Prada enthusiast; in 2019
Masatoshi Okauchi/Shutterstock Leonardo DiCaprio got a second chance to share the raft… and he took it. E! News has learned that the A-list actor recently helped locate and save a man who fell overboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Leo, his girlfriend Camila Marrone and a group of their pals were vacationing on a boat near
The Men are back with a new album called Mercy. It’s out February 14 via Sacred Bones. Have a listen to the album track “Children All Over the World” below. The new album arrives two years after their previous collection Drift. At the end of 2018, they released a compilation called Hated (2008-2011), which collected
Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire It’s the news that shocked the world, but should Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s announcement that they’re taking a step back from royal duties really be that surprising? The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a major announcement about their future in the royal family on Wednesday, Jan. 8, stating that they are taking
Violence against queer folk in Poland has rocketed in recent years, and a photography project in Elska magazine is a welcomed antidote to the arid hate. (Liam Campbell) As anti-LGBT brutality bubbles in Poland, a group of queer men have stripped in open defiance of their country’s government who have dubbed their sexuality a “threat”.
William Tyler has contributed music to the upcoming film First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The movie stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, and René Auberjonois and it takes place in the 19th century in the Pacific Northwest. “Was such an honor to compose for this beautiful film,” Tyler wrote in a tweet. Watch the trailer
Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Jack Nicholson is doing just fine. And he still loves his basketball! The actor made a rare public appearance on Tuesday night to cheer on his beloved Los Angeles Lakers at their game against the New York Knicks. With him was his son, Ray Nicholson, who frequently accompanies his dad to sporting events, although
Tame Impala have shared the fourth new song from their forthcoming album The Slow Rush. Take a listen to “Lost in Yesterday” below. [embedded content] The Slow Rush is out February 14 via Interscope/Fiction. The band had previously shared three other songs from the record, “Posthumous Forgiveness,” “Borderline,” and “It Might Be Time.” Tame Impala
Instagram Remember how Kylie Jennerkept her pregnancy a secret for an entire nine months? As many will recall, the Kylie Cosmetics mogul managed to keep her growing baby bump under the radar for the duration of her pregnancy, which meant plenty of pics of her in sweatsuits and baggy tees. It was only when Stormi Webster was born
Henry Rollins has been recruited by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to host a five-part video series about the city. Watch the first entry, “Rollins’s Rules: LAX” below. Part one follows the actor and former Black Flag frontman as he walks through the various steps of flying in and out of LAX, Los
Bless you, CW. The network decided to bring us some of the best news ever today by announcing that every single one of its current shows is renewed for the 2020/2021 season. Sure, it feels like a bit of a crime to make us think about 2021 when we’re barely a week into 2020, but
Nowhere, a beloved queer dive bar, was the target of a tidal wave of threatening emails and an anthrax scare in 2019. (Nowhere/Google) New York City cops busted a Canadian man after he mailed fake anthrax to a Manhattan bar as well as threatening staff with emails stapled with vicious homophobic slurs all because he
Kesha has announced a tour with Big Freedia in support of her forthcoming album, High Road, out January 31. The tour spans North America and kicks off on April 23 in Texas. Find the full roster of dates for the tour below, and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through
Gabriel Fernandez of Palmdale was pelted with abuse for years but his mother and her partner. (Screenshot via ABC7) Paramedics arrived to the house to find the eight-year-old boy not breathing. His skull was cracked, three ribs broken and his skin bruised and burned. Two of his teeth were missing, BB pellets punctured his lungs
MediaPunch / BACKGRID There is a “Blank Space” on Taylor Swift‘s trophy shelf and we have the perfect idea for what should go there: GLAAD Media’s Vanguard Award. On Tuesday, GLAAD revealed the singer will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the 31st annual show on Thurs., April 16. “From boldly standing up against anti-LGBTQ
In April 2019, rapper G Herbo was arrested in Atlanta for simple battery following an alleged altercation with the mother of his child. Now, G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, has pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor battery, Pitchfork can confirm. The rapper was sentenced to 12 months probation. He will
We feel alive right now. Do you feel alive right now? We have never felt this alive. The Bachelor just premiered with Peter Weber at the helm, the first season since, you could argue, Colton Underwood and Hannah Brown upended the franchise in their own unique ways. Colton hopped a fence to escape production, giving us
Several indie record labels announced today that they’ve parted ways with Warner Music Group’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and will be working with North Carolina distributor Redeye going forward, Billboard reports. Beggars Group—the collective of labels that includes 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, Young Turks, and XL—are joined by Domino and Saddle Creek in the move.
Philadelphia’s Hughie Mac returns with the fourth installment of his Sings Some Great Songs series and many will feel it is the best yet. Mac’s swing through popular music over the course of these four albums is reminiscent, in some ways, of Rod Stewart’s Great American Songbook releases, but Mac’s vision is arguably wider and more all encompassing than
Let the games begin! E! News has your exclusive sneak peek at the return of Ellen’s Game of Games with host Ellen DeGeneres back tasking contestants with completing a number of action-packed games for their chance to a win a case prize. “Well, this show makes me happy because it’s fun watching people win $100,000.
Faithful Word Baptist Church pastor Steven Anderson has claimed that the catastrophic bushfires in Australia are down to officials blocking him from entering. (Brett Hemmings/Getty Images) As a surge of flames creep onto crowded villages and costal getaways in Australia resulting in the deaths of dozens of citizens, a Christian hate preacher has claimed that,