16-year-old Channing Smith was described by family as “the sweetest kid ever from birth.” (Screenshot: News Channel 5) A bisexual teenager took his own life after he was outed online, but the anti-gay district attorney is refusing to bring criminal charges against those who outed him. 16-year-old Channing Smith, from Manchester, Tennessee, had confided in
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VCG/VCG via Getty Images UPDATE: K-pop superstars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon were sentenced six and five years in prison respectively on Friday for raping drunk, unconscious women, multiple outlets confirm. Jung was also charged with making videos of the assaults and distributing the footage. Though both singers said the acts were consensual, the court—they did not release the amount of
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and EPs from Kacey Musgraves, Croatian Amor & Varg2TM, Doon Kanda, Ducks Unlimited, Blac
Jenny Anderson/WireImage Melissa Benoist has a lifelong sidekick in Chris Wood. The actor joined the viral hashtag #IStandWithMelissa on Thursday, tweeting support for his wife after she publicly opened up about her experience with domestic violence. “Happy Thanksgiving! I’m going to kiss my wife and hold her tenderly. All day. And every day. How do YOU show
The Avalanches have remixed the Chemical Brothers’ “Out of Control,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of the latter’s album Surrender. Take a listen to their “Surrender to Love” mix of “Out of Control” below. The Chemical Brothers reissued Surrender with more new remixes on November 22. Their most recent album is April’s No Geography. The Avalanches
Jupiter in Velvet’s latest release Anthems 2 Love is a collection of songs well in keeping with the artistry he’s established since debuting in 2012. The American born UK based vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter stands apart from the pack for a variety of reasons. Few musicians and songwriters are as talented pouring old wine into new bottles
Instagram There’s a baby on board for Kellan Lutz and his wife, Brittany! The Twilight star announced the exciting news on Thanksgiving Day, writing on Instagram, “So much to be grateful for this year… and even more so in 2020! So proud of my wife @brittanylynnlutz and so pumped for our lil family to grow into 3 + Koda
Bloc Party revived their 2004 song “Banquet” from their debut album Silent Alarm on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Check it out below. Bloc Party last visited Corden in 2015, performing HYMNS track “The Love Within.” The band recently finished a short U.S. tour in which they played their debut LP Silent Alarm
Conchita Wurst performs live on stage during the 64th annual Eurovision Song Contest held at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on May 18, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Michael Campanella/Getty) The Hungarian government has hit back at claims that the country pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest because it’s “too gay”. According to The Guardian, a pro-government
The pair surrounded the street preacher with rainbow flags in a “big ol circle of gay love”. (Diogo Rodrigues/ Facebook) A Christian street preacher publicly declaring that homosexuality is an “abomination” was surrounded by rainbow flags in a “big circle of gay love” by members of the queer community. Michael Overd, from Somerset, is the
That’s right, the family of three won’t be attending Sandringham this year. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking forward to extended family time towards the end of this month,” a spokesperson said earlier this month. “Having spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, Their Royal Highnesses will spend the holiday this year, as
Nicolas Godin—singer, songwriter, and half of French electronic duo Air—has announced his next solo album. Concrete and Glass arrives January 24 via Because. Ahead of the LP’s release, Godin has shared a new single with California’s Cola Boyy, “The Foundation.” Check out its futuristic, Greg Barnes-directed video below. Concrete and Glass includes “The Border,” which
Kevork Djansezian/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Note: The following story contains sensitive information that may not be suitable to all readers. Melissa Benoist is receiving an overwhelmingly amount of love and support from her fellow friends, co-stars and fans online. After the Supergirl actress took to Instagram to share her domestic violence survival
Madonna has announced the cancellation of all three of her Madame X tour dates at Boston’s Boch Center Wang Theatre. The singer said in an Instagram post that “the pain I’m in right now is overwhelming and I must rest and follow doctors orders.” Read the full statement below. The Boston shows were scheduled for
Pastoral harmonies dance alongside a quiet percussive beat in “A Little Less Gone,” but as incredible as they are in this track, they’re just as spellbinding in the up-tempo “Magazine Rack,” mischievously melodic “Hi Lonesome,” traditional bluegrass homage “Red Top Mountain Road” and deeply evocative “I’m Not Afraid.” Donna Ulisse sings with every bit of
Tristan Thompson is clearly keeping up with Khloe Kardashian. The Cleveland Cavaliers star and the Good American founder, who share daughter True Thompson, split earlier this year amid his cheating scandal with Kardashian family friend Jordyn Woods. However, the basketball player has been hard at work trying to win the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star back,
Andy Cohn is stepping down from his role as President and Publisher of The FADER, Variety reports and Pitchfork can confirm. The decision comes after The FADER commissioned an independent investigation to look into the “company’s workplace policies and systems.” Cohn was at The FADER for 16 years. The FADER’s co-CEOs Jon Cohen and Rob
2019 has been a really excellent year for adult contemporary artists, and few know that better than Dr. Rob Alexander, whose new single “Never Gonna Let You Go” and album Being Myself are lighting up the underground this fall like nobody’s business. “Never Gonna Let You Go” is a pretty simplistic power ballad that comes to us
Republicans in Iowa are attempting to ban the flying of the transgender flag, after one politician likened flying the flag to jihad. The pink, blue and white trans flag was flown over the Capitol building in Des Moines on 20 November to mark International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). TDOR is observed annually to honour
How to pull off a surprise b-day bash like a Kardashian? The Kar-Jenners divide and conquer in this sweet clip from Sunday’s new KUWTK, which sees Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and Kris Jenner discussing plans for Khloe Kardashian‘s upcoming 35th birthday. Kylie Jenner—the creative brain behind events like last May’s skincare launch extravaganza—has already been
Kvelertak are back with a new album. Splid, the follow-up to 2016’s Nattesferd, is out February 14, 2020. It’s their first LP since singer Erlend Hjelvik left the band last July, to be replaced by Ivar Nikolaisen, formerly of the glam-punk outfit Silver and Norse punks the Good, the Bad & the Zugly; it’s also
New details about Gabrielle Union‘s departure from America’s Got Talent are emerging. According to an explosive report from Variety, the actress reportedly left the NBC show after expressing concern over “offensive” incidents that took place on the set. During one alleged incident, Jay Lenovisited the AGT offices, where Union and co-judge Julianne Hough witnessed the former talk show host make an inappropriate
In late October, hundreds of artists signed an open letter urging other members of the music community to boycott festivals and events sponsored by Amazon. Amazon Web Services has contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other branches of law enforcement. The artists supporting the No Music For ICE movement aim to abandon
Mega Agency Jessica Bielis looking radiant as always, despite the drama surrounding husband Justin Timberlake‘s outing with coworkers. The Limetown star stepped out on Monday afternoon to run some errands in Los Angeles. While leaving a building in the area, the star flashed the cameras a slight smile and walked to her waiting Tesla with a look of
Grimes recently gave an interview where she discussed artificial intelligence’s role in the future of art and music. “I feel like we’re in the end of art, human art,” she said. This sparked a debate with musicians including Zola Jesus. Zola Jesus called Grimes “the voice of silicon fascist privilege” in a since-deleted tweet. “approaching
Hera Jay Brown is the first trans woman to become a Rhodes scholar after 117 years. (Hera Jay Brown/ Twitter) A trans woman who was made homeless as a teenager after she was kicked out by her family will be the first ever transgender woman to become a Rhodes Scholar. The Rhodes Scholarship is the
You have such a unique sound, Please tell us about your new album! My new album, Thou Art That is my newest completed project. I’m really excited to present my newest accomplishment to the world. It has been a passion project. I wrote all songs on the album. I played piano and sang on all
The assessment process to earn the Rainbow Tick took 13 months and 15 focus groups. (NZDF) The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has been awarded a Rainbow Tick for LGBT+ inclusion, making it the the first military in the world to be given the independent accreditation. The Rainbow Tick accreditation measures whether an organisation accepts
Collier Schorr Scarlett Johansson doesn’t want to “edit” herself when it comes to expressing her true feelings. The Marriage Story actress, who has sparked backlash in recent months over her statements about Woody Allen, as well as political correctness and casting, is addressing her eyebrow-raising commentary in Vanity Fair‘s Awards Extra! special issue, released Tuesday. In her
Billboard is changing its rules on “bundling,” The Wall Street Journal and Billboard report. Bundling is the practice of selling merchandise along with a download of an album (typically for free) in order to boost sales numbers. Under the new rules, which go into effect January 3, 2020, the merchandise/album bundle must now cost at