Karwai Tang/WireImage Trisha Paytas is trending, yet again, for her latest YouTube video. Over the years, the YouTube personality has made headlines for her zany remarks and outlandish videos, but her latest 15-minute monologue truly takes the cake. In the video, titled “I AM TRANSGENDER (FEMALE TO MALE)”, the 31-year-old reveals she identifies as transgender
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Dean Wareham, the former frontman of Galaxie 500, has shared a cover of Purple Mountains’ recent track “Snow Is Falling in Manhattan.” The song is part of a new David Berman tribute album, which was released today by Section26. Approaching Perfection: A Tribute to DC Berman is a massive compilation created in memory of the
Anna-Lena Ahlström/Royal Court, Sweden The royal family is making a few new changes. On Monday, the Swedish royal palace announced that all five grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will no longer be official members of the royal house. In other words, Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill‘s three kids—Princess Adrienne, 5, Prince Nicolas, 4 and Princess Leonore, 19
Audika Records is releasing a new collection of Arthur Russell demos. The 19-track album, Iowa Dream, is out November 15. Below, hear a song called “You Did It Yourself.” According to Audika, “Several tracks on Iowa Dream Russell originally recorded as demos, in two early examples of his repeated brushes with potential popular success—first in
A man who stages peaceful protests against homophobia in New York City was reportedly attacked with his own sign, in an incident being treated as a suspected hate crime. LGBT activist Anthony Dolci, 50, says he was targeted on Saturday, October 7, while protesting on the streets of Manhattan. Dolci’s one-man peaceful protests are a
Beyonce/Instagram One word: iconique. As if Beyoncé making a surprise appearance at Tyler Perry‘s star-studded event on Saturday night wasn’t glorious enough, the 38-year-old superstar reunited with her Destiny’s Child gal pals—Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams—and her Dreamgirls co-star, Jennifer Hudson. Yes, you’re reading that correctly! There were two legendary reunions taking place at the grand opening
Taylor Swift returned to Saturday Night Live last night to play two songs from her new record Lover. She did “False God,” as well the album’s title track. Taylor played a stripped down solo piano version of “Lover” in a bright green room surrounded by floating sheet music. For “False God,” she was accompanied by
What could the Queen of Pop possibly do on her nights off? Well, you’d be surprised that like you and I, Britney Spears love to cozy up with a good ‘ol Disney flick—preferably with her significant other. The 25-year-old fitness, Sam Asghari, trainer spoke to E! News at the 20th Anniversary of WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig sat down with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon for a nearly two-hour interview on the latest episode of his Beats 1 show “Time Crisis.” They reminisced about playing beer pong at a Minneapolis bar after a Vampire Weekend show, talked about their personal hurdles with touring, discussed Vernon’s life in Wisconsin (including
Jackson Lee/GC Images Taylor Swift showed her romantic side on Saturday Night Live as she opted for a stripped-down performance of her new album’s title track “Lover,” which allowed her to really show off her vocals. The singer also sang “False God,” another ballad from the record, live for the first time. Both songs are believed to be about her relationship
After days of being “critically ill” in the hospital, the iconic drummer Ginger Baker died today. Baker—best known for his work with Cream, Fela Kuti, and Blind Faith—was widely considered one of the best percussionists in the world. Musicians who worked with Baker and the leagues of people inspired by him took a moment this
Instagram Teresa Giudice scored a major touchdown on Saturday. Why, you might ask? The Real Housewives of New Jersey star spent the afternoon with her 18-year-old daughter, Gia Giudice, at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights university football game. The 18-year-old TV personality attends the school, so it makes sense the mother-daughter duo would celebrate the college team, who
Derick Almena—the master tenant of the Oakland warehouse known as the Ghost Ship, where 36 people lost their lives during a devastating fire in late 2016—will be retried on multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter, as Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU reports. Almena was arrested and charged in June 2017 for his role in the blaze,
Sal/gio / BACKGRID Happy birthday to the Star Is Born soundtrack! But that’s not the only thing Lady Gaga—and everyone else involved in the hit film—are celebrating today. According to Interscope, the 33-year-old actress and singer was presented with a plaque honoring the album’s sales milestones. As of today, the Star Is Born soundtrack has
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has released a new song called “Your Capricious Soul.” It’s available to purchase on his website, with all proceeds going towards the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion. You can check out the song’s music video via the website as well. Watch the Sam Taylor-Johnson directed video here. “Your Capricious Soul”
Natalie Portman does not play Lisa Nowak. In Lucy in the Sky, she plays a married astronaut who, upon her return to Earth after a mission, has an affair with a fellow astronaut, played by Jon Hamm, and becomes increasingly unhinged when he moves on to someone else. But that’s a reminiscent outline of what happened
Dave Free has left his position as co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, according to a new report by Rolling Stone. Citing “two insiders with knowledge of the move who spoke on the condition of anonymity,” RS states that Free has been “working on his own for several months.” Dave Free, along with TDE founder and
Trans woman Daniela Calderon, 35, was shot seven times last month. (Screen capture via Dallas News) A trans woman shot seven times – her shooter released back onto the streets shortly after being arrested – has spoken out for the first time since the shocking attack. Daniela Calderon was working in Northwest Dallas in Texas
Matt Baron/Shutterstock It’s a party of 5, y’all! Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds‘ household is about to get a lot bigger now that baby number three has arrived. That’s right, according to multiple reports, the 31-year-old actress recently welcomed a beautiful baby. The two have yet to reveal the name or sex of the little one,
Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and their collaborators on the song “Rodeo” have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by two Atlanta producers, who claim that “Rodeo” is derivative of a song they produced in 2017. According to the complaint, viewed by Pitchfork, producers Don Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III claim that they
Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber are stripping down and heating up their first-ever campaign together! The model and the “Boyfriend” singer, who recently tied the knot for a second time in South Carolina, are starring in a new Calvin Klein advertisement for the brand’s CK50 collection. The collection celebrates Calvin Klein’s 50 years of “unfiltered
Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez has shared a music video for her brand new song “Far Away.” The Peter Huang-directed visual follows two lovers who are brutally separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.). Watch it below. [embedded content] “Far Away” is from Reyez’s forthcoming debut album, which will arrive next year via FMLY/Island Records. Of
A memorial to the victims of the Pulse shooting. (Getty) Six designs for a memorial and museum at the site of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting have been revealed, and it is up to the public to choose one. The onePULSE Foundation is the charity established to honour and preserve the legacy of the 49
Amazon Studios Remember that viral calendar shoot featuring Chace Crawford‘s bulge? You know, the one in which he wore The Deep’s form-fitting suit to promote The Boys—leaving little to the imagination? Well, the 34-year-old actor said there’s a story behind the photos—but don’t expect him to go into deep detail. “There is a story behind
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 from Angel Olsen, Danny Brown, Wilco, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Chromatics, DIIV,
To quote the one and only Taylor Swift, “I’m not asleep. My mind is alive.” We’ve officially found a new hero in Andrea Swift, who managed to sneak footage of her famous daughter recovering from LASIK eye surgery into the hands of Jimmy Fallon. The late-night host unveiled the “world premiere” of the video in a teaser from
Gucci Mane just surprise-released a new track with Megan Thee Stallion, titled “Big Booty.” Take a listen to the song below. Gucci Mane’s new album, WOPTOBER II, is out October 17 via Atlantic. Earlier this week, Gucci announced the rapper as a star of their new Cruise 2020 campaign alongside Iggy Pop. Harmony Korine, who
Don’t believe everything you read! After news broke that Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott were taking a break from their romantic relationship, rumors started to spread about what really caused the change. In fact, one Instagram site started going viral and suggested Instagram bombshell Rojean Kar—also known as YungSweetRo—may have had a fling with the
Samantha Urbani has shared a new one-off single titled “Made in Love.” Take a listen to the track from the longtime Blood Orange collaborator below. In a statement, Urbani said the song came out of her rethinking love as a space rather than just a feeling: “It’s a place to be radically honest, empathetic, selfless—a
Paramount Pictures Happy October 3, everyone! Fans of the movie Mean Girls know the significance of the unofficial holiday. On this day, the character Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) asks Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) if she knows what day it is. “It’s October 3,” she replies. The rest, as they say, is history. Now, 15 years after