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Stella Lefty Critics Say She Copied Old Hit Songs. Here’s What the Experts Say
Amid a meteoric rise, the singer has been labeled “Stella Thefty” by some loud haters online. Industry experts are wo...
Never Mind the IP, Here’s How Original Ideas Dominated This Year’s Emmy Races
As we head into Emmy week and celebrate this season’s bounty of top-notch televised entertainment, can we put to bed ...
‘One Minute to Midnight’ Review: A Stellar Cast Deliver Interesting but Overly Preachy Disquisitions on the Changing Nature of Male-Female Relations
Nicolas Pariser makes solid, philosophically absorbed films — like “The Great Game” and “Alice and the Mayor” — that ...
10 Movie Trilogies That Peak With Their First Chapter
From the comedy chaos of The Naked Gun to the fantasy allure of Pirates of the Caribbean, these famous trilogies all ...
Alexandra Pechman‘s TIFF Drama ‘Magazine’ Takes a Nostalgic Look at New York’s Last Gasp Before the Digital Age
Alexandra Pechman dipped into her own story for “Magazine,” a coming-of-age tale set in the early 2010s in a New York...
After Being a Leading Force in Dance for Decades, Bonobo’s Switching Things Up for His New Album: ‘I Don’t Have to Keep Trying to Prove Myself’
British producer Simon Green talks about his stunning new LP Distance in Static, turning 50, and how he’s considering...
Steven Wilson Announces New Album, Unleashes Single “Requiem for a Village”: Stream
The new album features narration by David Tennant written by XTC's Andy Partridge. Steven Wilson Announces New Album,...
20 Years Later, ’Death Note’s Most Chilling Scene Is Still Impossible To Forget
Death Note delivered its most chilling moment when Light manipulated and killed Naomi Misora, destroying any claim th...
How Did Koe Wetzel And Ella Langley Get (So) ‘Jaded’? Wetzel on Making ‘The Most Pop Song I’ll Probably Ever Record’
Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording process behind the Koe Wetzel/Ella Langley collab...
Watch Buckingham Palace Pay Tribute on 25th Anniversary of 9/11 With Protocol-Breaking Changing of the Guard Ceremony
The Band of The Coldstream Guards performed the American national anthem outside of the palace.
‘SNL U.K.’ Cast on Wanting ‘Bigger Swings and Some Sex Sketches’ in Season 2, Bloody Backstage Mishaps and if Jack Shep’s Princess Diana Will Return
“SNL U.K.” returns to screens on Sep 12 for season 2, Sky’s high-profile U.S. import splashing down into Britain’s na...
Puerto Rican Trans Rapper Villano Antillano Opens Up About Leaving Her “Deeply Misogynistic” Home Island
The artist became the first trans and nonbinary artist to enter Spotify’s Global Top 50 following her breakout collab...
Watch Jill Scott Accept Her Billboard R&B Hall of Fame Induction: ‘This Is a Testament to Yes’
“My precious career has proven to me,” she asserted, “when the soul says yes, the juice is worth the squeeze.”
Venice Days Winners: Argentinian Director Maria Aparicio’s ‘Sadness Sometimes, Sometimes Rebellion’ Claims Top Prize
Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s drama “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion” — which mixes personal and polit...
How Variety Covered 9/11 Attack and Its Aftermath 25 Years Ago
On Sept. 11, 2001, after the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. in history, Variety reporters and editors swung i...
‘A Bit of Light’ Review: A Life-Affirming Drama About a Suicidal Iranian Doctor
Although its story unspools on the precipice of the U.S.-Iran war, Ali Asgari’s gentle family drama “A Bit of Light” ...
Jhené Aiko’s ‘Westside Whimsy’ Album Features ‘So Good’ Collab With Kendrick Lamar: Stream It Now
The long-awaited follow-up to 2020's Chilombo is a love letter to Los Angeles featuring guest spots from Larry June, ...
‘Uptown Prep and Downtown Weirdness’ Meld in J. Crew and Ekhaus Latta’s New Limited-Edition Collection
J.Crew is heading downtown. The American retailer has teamed up with New York label Eckhaus Latta on a limited-editio...
Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2026 Vegas Shows with Criss Angel, Return of Nita Strauss
The new run of "Welcome to Our Nightmare" shows are set for November and December. Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2026 V...
My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse Unveil Neil Young Covers for Tribute Albums: Stream
Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 arrive November 6th with new covers from My Morning Jacket, ...