D’Angelo, the visionary R&B singer who helped pioneer the neo soul sub genre, has died following a battle with cancer, according to a statement from his family published by multiple outlets. He was 51. The songwriter and producer, born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Va., spent much of his career wrestling...
At hotels in Japan, the bathing facilities usually fall into two broad categories. There might be a traditional setup, with compact shower booths where you wash off before entering a large communal tub to soak in, or you could have a more modern full-size in-room shower, often as part of a combination with an individual-sized...
As the host and creator of numerous hit culture podcasts, Sam Sanders is known for having a finger on the pulse of pop culture. But growing up strictly Pentecostal in Texas, non-religious music was forbidden—so Sanders got resourceful, smuggling CDs into the house in his underwear. Sanders was also quietly reckoning with another hidden part...
Taylor Swift has once again topped the charts. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter’s 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 4.002 million units, 3,479,500 from physical sales and 522,600 from streaming, according to Billboard. The album dethroned KPop Demon Hunters to take the top spot; the Netflix...
Sony Pictures Television chair Keith Le Goy is looking to anime and video games as the next major bastions of IP-driven screen content, he said at Mipcom on Monday. Speaking with Variety co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton, Le Goy cited anime and video games as particular areas of interest for Sony. “One of the things that I...
Digital media researchers say online video games could yet be included under the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s. The ban currently excludes online services “that have the sole or primary purpose of enabling end-users to play online games with other end-users”. But associate professor Brendan Keogh, from the Queensland University of Technology’s Digital...
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The Music Hall in Portsmouth has canceled a fundraiser for a Seacoast-based abortion provider, just six days before it was scheduled to occur, citing security concerns over a planned protest. The Lovering Center, which provides a range of sexual and reproductive health services, was planning to show a documentary about abortion at its event. Sandi...
[THEME MUSIC] AISHA HARRIS: There are some songs that are so overused in movies, they’ve become cliches. So we’re rounding up a few we’re nominating for retirement and suggesting a few worthy replacements. I’m Aisha Harris. And joining me today on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour is my co-host, Stephen Thompson. Hello, friend. STEPHEN THOMPSON:...
For me, the new self-titled album from St. Paul and The Broken Bones is a welcome return to form for this group out of Birmingham, Ala. Their previous two long-players found the band in an experimental mood, stretching out to expand their Southern soul sound. The last album, 2023’s Angels In Science Fiction, featured thoughtful,...