EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicLara Trump, Bad Singer, Insists Her Tom Petty Cover Is Getting Shadow BannedDo we think Trump's cover of "I Won't Back Down" is not getting radio play because of her politics or because she is…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedOctober 5, 2023Comments (35)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicThis ‘Female-Forward’ Music Festival Was as Sickeningly Utopian As It SoundsOver the weekend, thousands of concert-goers had a gay old time at All Things Go to the sounds of Lana Del Rey,…ByAudra HeinrichsPublishedOctober 3, 2023Comments (14)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicOlivia Rodrigo Says There's No ‘Beef’ With Taylor Swift, Blames ‘Twitter Conspiracy Theories’"I only look at alien-conspiracy theories," she told Rolling Stone when asked about the rumored standoff.ByLauren TousignantPublishedSeptember 12, 2023Comments (3)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicBad Bunny Calls the Grammys 'F*cked Up' for Captioning His Performance as 'Non-English'“It’s ugly to say that I saw it as normal,” the artist told Vanity Fair. “Then it was like, wow, wait a minute, what…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedSeptember 12, 2023Comments (19)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicJezebel's Song of the Summer Final Round: It's 2012 vs. 1990 for the Official Summer JamIt's incredible that a 33-year-old song could go this far. Let this be a lesson that ageism, while insidious, is not…ByRich Juzwiak and Audra HeinrichsPublishedAugust 17, 2023Comments (9)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicJezebel's Song of the Summer Tournament Round 3: These Results Are 'Crazy'“Rolling in the Deep” edged out “Somebody That I Used To Know" and, in an even tighter race, “Call Me Maybe”…ByRich Juzwiak and Audra HeinrichsPublishedAugust 4, 2023Comments (12)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicIs the Ultimate Summer Bop Happy or Sad? Welcome to Jezebel's Song of the Summer TournamentAt last, a scientific way of answering the eternal question: Are uptempos or ballads the most summer friendly?ByAudra Heinrichs and Rich JuzwiakPublishedJuly 19, 2023Comments (14)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicTracy Chapman Just Made Country Music History...Because a White Man Covered 'Fast Car'Chapman is the first Black woman songwriter to have a No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, thanks to Luke…ByAudra HeinrichsPublishedJuly 7, 2023Comments (62)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicRecording Academy Clarifies That Grammy Awards Are Only for Humans"Creators are using AI right now. I’ve seen it in my studio. I’ve seen it in sessions that I’ve been involved in.…ByRich JuzwiakPublishedJune 16, 2023Comments (1)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicOlivia Rodrigo Made a Fangirl Out of Me, an Adult WomanI expect her new single will reflect her eerie ability to know exactly what I'm feeling, despite the decade between…ByEmily LeibertPublishedJune 14, 2023Comments (2)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicThe Scarlet Opera's Glam Rock Show Is a Spectacle of Queen-Inspired Proportions“We’re very fortunate to have a really good team behind us that don’t give a fuck what the world thinks,” Luka…ByEmily LeibertPublishedJune 9, 2023
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicJenny Lewis Touts Her Life As a Single, Child-Free 'Peter Pan Figure' in Her 40s“The other day I had a visceral reaction to reading that Robert De Niro [just had] a baby and he’s 79," the…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedJune 5, 2023Comments (33)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicHayley Kiyoko Says Cops Warned Her Not to Include Drag Queens in Her Nashville ShowShe did, and praised the drag performers' bravery, but asked how "we navigate these absurd threats and laws against…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (31)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicKate Bush Among '23 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame InducteesCourtney Love wrote an impassioned essay in March arguing for the inclusion of Bush, Sheryl Crow, and more women in…ByRich JuzwiakPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (18)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicSabrina Carpenter Canceled Portland Show After 'Credible' Bomb ThreatThe anonymous bomb threat comes at a time of rising apprehension in the wake of two recent mass shootings, including…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (3)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicAfroman Taunts Police Who Sued Him: 'Don't F*ck With Me or I'll Rap About You'“I thought they were big, bad, tough cops....And come to find out my raps hurt their feelings and humiliated them,"…ByRich JuzwiakPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (6)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicTaylor Swift's The Eras Tour Is a Fever Dream HighSwift's performance—or "adventure," as she called it from the stage in Arizona—included 44 songs and was more than…ByLauren TousignantPublishedMarch 20, 2023Comments (12)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicCourtney Love Writes Column Excoriating Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Then Edits Her EditorLove said the Guardian "censored" a particularly bold line in her piece—which still told the institution to "go to…ByRich JuzwiakPublishedMarch 17, 2023Comments (44)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicFever Ray Found Humor in Darkness for Their Creepy Love Album ‘Radical Romantics’In an interview, the artist discusses evolution, experimenting with gender presentation, and a desire for play.ByRich JuzwiakPublishedMarch 9, 2023Comments (3)
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicI Am Very Endeared to Meghan Trainor and Her Bad Music. But ‘Mother’ Is Too Much.Trainor’s forthcoming single, which we got a preview of this week, has taken her calorically empty, AI-esque lyrics…ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedMarch 3, 2023Comments (19)