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Dolly Parton died today at the age of 80. Tributes have already begun to pour in from those musicians and celebrities who considered the country legend an idol, a mentor, and, in some cases, a collaborator. “So glad she’s with her Carl Dean,” Kacey Musgraves wrote on X. “No one talk to me today.” Jamie Lee Curtis shared a photo of a young Parton with Dean, her late husband, on Instagram, along with the caption “Thank you, Dolly. For all of it.”Reba McEntire penned a longer note in honor of her longtime peer in the country music machine. It reads,…
The late actress’ spokesperson also criticized those fueling the “gossip and speculation” around the actress’ sudden death Hayden Panettiere’s rep said there was “much more” to the story surrounding the actress’ sudden death and called out those fueling “gossip and speculation” in a new statement shared with Us. The statement did not single out any rumors in particular, but suggested they were coming from people “not close to Hayden” and who know “very little” about what happened. “It is deeply disrespectful to her memory and to those who knew and loved her and are actively grieving this tremendous loss,” the…
35-mm prints will screen around North America Cameron Winter is going on tour … sort of. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s film of the Geese frontman’s sold-out December 2025 performance at the storied, centuries-old arts institution Carnegie Hall will be making the rounds this fall. Screenings of Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall on 35 mm will open on Nov. 20 in the city where it all began, Manhattan, as well as Brooklyn and Santa Monica, California, before spreading to theaters around the U.S. and Canada. Tickets for screenings go on sale Sept. 17. Full details are on a bespoke website. Anderson shot…
The finest moments from an American icon Dolly Parton wrote her first composition more than 70 years ago when she was around six years old, making up the simple story of “Little Tiny Tasseltop,” based on a doll fashioned out of a corncob by her mother. In the ensuing years, the hundreds of songs Parton has penned have covered a variety of subjects, from her childhood in east Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains to intense personal heartbreak, to empowering, inspirational anthems that have accompanied her rise to country music legend and global stardom. Equally varied have been the styles and genres she…
Dolly Parton, the beloved global entertainment icon who sold more than 100 million records and whose songwriting prowess and sure-handed approach to her career reshaped the face of country music, popular music, and the entertainment industry at large, died Tuesday. Bryan Seaver, nephew of Dolly Parton, announced the news via a video announcement on Facebook. She was 80 From the 1960s on, Parton’s songs vividly captured details of her impoverished Appalachian upbringing, shared her views on love, faith, loss, and regret, and inspired and influenced future generations of songwriters and performers moved by her indomitable spirit, sparkling wit, and down-home…
The announcement of Cameron Winter’s new live album, recorded last December at Carnegie Hall, elided mention of the concert film Paul Thomas Anderson was seen shooting the same night. Today, the veil of secrecy has lifted: Anderson’s Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall will air in U.S. theaters starting November 20. Rather than arriving all at once, prints of the footage, on 35mm film, will tour the country through mid-January. Find out where to watch screenings below.Released by Janus Films and Criterion, the film is co-produced by Benny Safdie and produced by Sara Murphy, Erica Frauman, and Maggie Ambrose. The album,…
Thanks for all of the mailbag questions (and all of the questions asking “What’s a mailbag?”). My big takeaway is that you guys really care about AI and ØWay, which I get, because both are about to change the world.I’ve always wanted to open up the floodgates because it feels like a way to get out of my comfort zone and consider topics that don’t come so naturally to me. I couldn’t answer every question, but maybe I’ll come back to the others some time. Or maybe this column will just be so awkward we collectively pretend it never happened…
Philadelphia indie rock band 2nd Grade have an album on the way. Girls and Boys is out October 30 via Lame-O Records. The record includes the previously released “Cellophane Girls” and a new single, “Anywhere Girls,” out today. Listen to that below.The 20-track album is split into 10 songs about “girls” and 10 about “boys,” with half sung by guitarist Catherine Dwyer, and the others led by singer Peter Gill. “As Peter and I were going through the demos he made for Girls and Boys, deciding who would sing lead on which song, I was immediately drawn to ‘Anywhere Girls,’”…
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has confirmed that AI-generated songs will be banned from Australian charts. The changes have been outlined in the updated ARIA Charts Code of Practice, which will be published on Friday (August 28) and go into effect on Monday (August 31). In the new amendments, ARIA outlines that songs made entirely by artificial intelligence will not be eligible for the ARIA Charts. Songs that are predominantly made by humans but use AI in a supportive role will remain eligible. If a song is found to be entirely made using AI technology, it may be removed…
Over the weekend, Palantir, the data-mining and defense-software company co-founded by Peter Thiel that currently occupies the cultural imagination as a Terminator-esque boogeyman, thanks to its contracts with ICE and the Pentagon, posted a since-deleted photo of Raekwon, one of the Wu-Tang Clan’s most revered members, across its social media accounts. “It was great to have @Raekwon at our office again,” the company wrote. “Congratulations to the Wu-Tang Clan on their farewell tour. Never forget your OGs.” By Sunday, The New York Times had published an interview with Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, conducted at the former’s Los Angeles mansion…
