Can Sherrod Brown Survive in the Age of Trump?

No ones ever said politics had to be subtle. We know Ohio workers are the best in the world. They can make steel as long as the rules are fair. “He loves the work, the retail politics,” says Brown’s wife, Connie Schultz.Jack Crosbie Everyone knows Ohio steelworkers and Cleveland-Cliffs steelworkers are the best in the world. They can compete you’ve got the option to compete with anyone. You just need that fair playing field....

August 12, 2024 · 6 min · 1144 words · Stephanie Bean

Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter to Perform at 2024 VMAs as MTV Pushes Show for Debate

The 2024MTVVideo Music Awardsis making way for thepresidential debatebut still tapping some music royalty. The event will feature performances fromSabrina Carpenter,Chappell Roan,Camila Cabello, GloRila, and Rauw Alejandro. Last year, she played Nonsense and Feather from her seminal albumEmails I Cant Sendduring the awards shows pre-show. Chappell Roan; Rauw Alejandro; Sabrina CarpenterDana Jacobs/WireImage; NDZ/Star Max/GC Images; Steve Jennings/FilmMagic Shes nominated this year in the Best Pop category after taking home four Moon Person trophies over the years....

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 76 words · Andrea Turner

Charles R. Cross, Author of Acclaimed Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix Biographies, Dead at 67

We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has passed. We are all grief-stricken and trying to get through this difficult process of dealing with the next steps. A brilliant and passionate author and loving dad. Charles R. Cross in 2014 in Seattle, Washington.Mat Hayward/WireImage My heart goes out to his son Ashland and to us all. He influenced or enabled practically every story, relationship, and musicians wanted ad in the city for decades....

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Neil Clark

Childish Gambino Debuts ‘Bando Stone,’ Performs Deep Cuts on New World Tour

Last night was sensational! When you hear all these songs, youll know them. Im going to add all these new songs. Childish GambinoGREG NOIRE* Amaarae and Willow are joining the singer on the road as openers.

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 36 words · Jennifer Wallace

Clock Strikes E11EVEN: How the Most Popular Club in America Mined a Decade of Moments in the Magic City

But still, curiosity got the best of them. We had everyone from VIPs to everyday club goers to locals, operating partner Gino LoPinto tellsRolling Stone. Everyone was skeptical of the space, he says. E11EVEN Still, we could feel that something special was going to happen here. And theyve sold out twin 65-story high-rise towers downtown dubbed the E11EVEN Residences. Luckily, he adds, my co-founders and co-owners Michael Simkins and Marc Roberts agreed....

August 12, 2024 · 5 min · 879 words · Dr. Joshua Nielsen

Danny Ocean Demands Change in Venezuela: ‘What’s Happening Right Now Is So Painful’

Many who left, not knowing when they would return,would take tiles of the artwork. Cruz-Diezs work remains chipped in places to this day, a brokenness Ocean wanted to highlight. Songs like the euphoric romance Dime Tu (Tell Me) imagine a free Venezuela. Luis Alejandro Marquez* Youve been active on socials talking about the situation in Venezuela since the election. How are you holding up, on a personal level?A ton of anxiety and uncertainty....

August 12, 2024 · 3 min · 541 words · Michael Williams

Elle King Says She Goes Years Without Talking to ‘Toxic’ Dad Rob Schneider

Elle Kingis opening up about her strained relationship with her father,Rob Schneider. I disagree with a lot of the things that he says, King said. Youre talking out of your ass and youre talking shit about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights. Elle King opened up about the relationship she has with her father, the comedian Rob Schneider.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images; Joshua Applegate/Getty Images And its like, get fucked. you could want someone to change so much....

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Rachael Roberts

Elon Musk’s Daughter on Dad’s Biography: ‘Sad Excuse for a Puff Piece’

You had the information necessary to contact me directly and you didnt. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 15 words · Evan Nichols

Four-Time Oscars Host Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Return in 2025: It Became ‘Too Much’ to Balance

Finding a solid work-life balance is one thing, butJimmy Kimmelhas started having a hard time maintaining a work-Oscarsbalance. The comedian revealed earlier this year that he wouldnt be returning to host the Academy Awards. He first hosted back-to-back years in 2017 and 2018, then returned in2023 and 2024. Jimmy Kimmel at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Rich Polk/Variety/Getty Images I just decided I didnt want to deal with that this year....

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Latoya Lopez

Griff and Rachel Chinouriri Didn’t Fit Into the Typical Pop Mold — So They Created Their Own

Griff had a very specific viewpoint growing up in largely white, middle-class English suburbia. I think often I didnt quite know if I felt that in other social contexts. Pop music at the moment largely thrives on the prospect or trap, really of relatability. Rachel Chinouriri and Griff are leading a new wave of pop music as women of color with unique artistic perspectivesLauren Harris; Courtesy Warner Music UK* The music becomes for everyone and no one at all....

August 12, 2024 · 3 min · 513 words · Amy Ryan

Haley Joel Osment Thinks Kendrick Lamar Mistook Him for Joel Osteen on Purpose: ‘He’s Too Precise’

The star of “The Sixth Sense” and “A.I.” appears next in “Blink Twice. Others have chalked it up to Osteen simply being the better choice to follow up with off him. US actor Haley-Joel Osment attends the “Blink Twice” premiere at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) in Los Angeles, on August 8, 2024.CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images As Osment said: Kendricks too precise to just make a mistake like that.

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Amber Ruiz

How Ravyn Lenae Used Her Imagination to Travel Back in Time on Her New Album ‘Bird’s Eye’

WhenRavyn Lenaelooks back at her childhood, theres one image in particular that stands out to her. It was a different time before too many perceptions and opinions got in the way of her self-expression. And thats down to maybe the way I express myself with clothes, with my hair, with music. Really embracing all of my influences was important for me during this time, Lenae explains. Theres something so fun about returning to that stage of following your impulse and not really questioning it....

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 184 words · Elizabeth Shepherd

Isaac Hayes Estate Demands $3 Million for Trump’s Unauthorized Use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’

We will now deal with this very swiftly. (They worked it out later.) Hayes and his estate have famously challengedother politiciansfor using songs he wrote, too. The estate of Isaac Hayes (pictured in 1973) is demanding that Donald Trump stop using the classic soul single, which he co-wrote.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Thats kind of his thing. After that, they say, theyre taking this to trial.

August 12, 2024 · 1 min · 65 words · Anthony Ellis