Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, known to most as The Lonely Island, are back today with some news, some great news! The fellas have aligned and let loose of the word that they are going to be dropping some new material in the form of an album called The Wack Album. The album [...]
While she awaits the birth of her first child, Tamar Braxton delivers her second single “The One.” On the breezy follow-up to “Love and War,” the mom-to-be samples the Notorious B.I.G.’s classic “Juicy.” “It has so much energy, it’s so fun, it’s a summertime anthem record,” the “Braxton Family Values” star told Rap-Up TV of [...]
Posted by Carly McElroy on 05/06/2013 at 10:46 PM News The Popdust Files: adam levine, Amber Carrington, Blake Shelton, Caroline Glaser, Cathia, Josiah Hawley, Judith Hill, Michelle Chamuel, recaps, Sarah Simmons, shakira, the voice, usher, Vedo Tonight Team Adam is facing off against Team Usher in the first live episode of season four. Three artists [...]
August Alsina has been heating up the airwaves with his single “I Luv This Shit” featuring Trinidad Jame$ . Now the New Orleans crooner, who is signed to Island Def Jam, delivers his DJ Drama-hosted mixtape The Product 2, the follow-up to his 2012 debut mixtape The Product. The 14 tracks feature collaborations with The-Dream, [...]
August Alsina releases his new mixtape The Product 2 today, making it available for download and stream. The DJ Drama-hosted project features 14 songs with guest appearances by Juelz Santana, Curren$ y, The-Dream, Roscoe Dash, Kidd Kidd, Trinidad James and Jazze Pha. The incredibly talented, up and coming Def Jam crooner, has been turning heads lately. It’s [...]
The Cowboys didn’t impress many national experts with their 2013 draft, drawing mediocre grades and questioning reviews from most pundits who added their two cents. But maybe nobody had as harsh a words about the Cowboys’ new group than Tim Ryan of Sirius XM’s Movin’ the Chains show. “Just looking at their draft, I think [...]
When it comes to superheroes, more is better… right? You’d think so, based on the fact that The Avengers is currently the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time (and third biggest moneymaker ever). But Tony Stark’s appearance in that film seems to have everyone looking at Iron Man 3 more like The Avengers 2 than [...]
Last night, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis appeared on The Colbert Report last night as Stephen Colbert’s musical guests. Before they performed “Same Love,” the Seattle duo sat down with him for a chat. They discussed their independent model in the music industry, major labels, and hip-hop’s homophobic and misogynistic past. Watch it above. [via
After the initial trailers for The Wolverine depicted our favorite stogie-smoking X-Man in a vulnerable state, his adamantium blades are singing once more. This CinemaCon clip features Hugh Jackman’s character battling a barrage of baddies, including the fierce-looking Silver Samurai, and taking on some heavy arrow damage. Not everyone wants him dead though. In between [...]
It looks like another hip-hop icon is making the move to television. Following in the footsteps of Nicki Minaj and her Just Wright co-star Common, Queen Latifah has signed on to host a new hour-long daytime talk show called “The Queen Latifah Show.” The show will feature a mix of celebrity interviews, live music performances and [...]
Mountain Dew has pulled one of its Tyler, the Creator-directed ads over claims of racism. AdWeek reports that Pepsi Co. recently pulled the ad – which features an injured woman picking out a perp from a police line-up of young Black men and a goat – after it sparked outrage over the implied racism and [...]
Posted by Carly McElroy on 04/30/2013 at 11:42 PM News The Popdust Files: adam levine, Audrey Karrasch, Blake Shelton, Cathia, Danielle Bradbery, Holly Tucker, Josiah Hawley, Justin Rivers, Michelle Chamuel, recaps, shakira, The Swon Brothers, the voice, usher, Vedo Knock out rounds! Night two! Tonight we’ll pare down Team Blake and Team Usher to their [...]
Posted by Samantha Martin on 04/30/2013 at 4:58 PM News The Popdust Files: IMHO, the wanted “If a reality show about a UK girl group trying to make it in America doesn’t pan out, try flipping the gender!” —E! executives, probably. Coming this June, E! will begin airing The Wanted Life, which will follow The [...]
The website for the Tribeca Film Festival has finally put up video from the Q&A session that followed its closing-night presentation of The King of Comedy, but, alas, it’s just an excerpt. I was hoping that the discussion — which included the film’s director Martin Scorsese and its stars, Robert De Niro, venerable comedian and filmmaker [...]
Just one week after Rockie Fresh’s birthday, he returns to release The Birthday Tape today. The MMG rapper gave a preview with “Panera Bread,” which features Rick Ross and production by Lunice. This time around Fresh changes up the Back to the Future-themed mixtapes in favor of a more personal take. You can stream and [...]