Public Enemy Return to Def Jam, New Album Due Next Month

Channing Tatum is stripping down and looking hot!

Brandi Glanville is calling out Denise Richards.

Robert Pattinson is getting candid about his audition for Twilight.

Halsey & Machine Gun Kelly hit the red carpet ahead of their performances at the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest in Los Angeles on Thursday (February 10).

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are revealing the name of their baby boy!

Emmerdale fans were delighted to see the return of serial killer Meena Jutla in the latest episode.Friday's show saw Meena (Paige Sandhu) make her long awaited return to screens as she continued to evade justice for her crimes.The cunning nurse lurked in the shadows while Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) and Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) made amends and could later be seen hatching an evil plot against the couple in a church, with the deranged murderer vowing to 'teach them a lesson'. "Till death do you part," she said and smiled as the credits rolled.Emmerdale viewers were elated to see the character back on screens.Posting to Twitter, they also praised the episode's "brilliant" cliffhanger.One viewer wrote: "Yessssss absolutely love meena! @emmerdale I can’t have #emmerdale without her literally!!!"Another commented: "Everyone is now mad for Queen Meena."A third fan said: "Meena is so unhinged.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFive agents formerly with Paradigm have launched a new agency called TBA that represents The War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Jose Gonzales, Guided by Voices, Jay Som, Yaeji, Omar Apollo and many other artists.The company, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles, was founded by agents Marshall Betts, Avery McTaggart, Amy Davidman, Ryan Craven, and Devin Landau.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn this pivotal year and racially charged era, the BET Awards chose to open their show in June with a new version of Public Enemy’s iconic 1989 song “Fight the Power,” which sadly is as relevant today as it was 31 years ago.

Regardless of your thoughts about Michael Jackson’s legacy in light of the accusations of sexual abuse and assault with underage children, it appears his music is still striking a chord with a generation that is finding themselves surrounded by racism and violence, seemingly on a daily basis. And one of Jackson’s music videos is being re-edited to reflect the modern times by the original director, Spike Lee.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in a pandemic, the VMAs found a way to start off their show with a bang: The Weeknd performed his smash single “Blinding Lights” 1,100 feet above New York, from the city’s highest observation deck, Edge at Hudson Yards.Weeknd was in the guise of the busted-nose character he portrays on his latest album, “After Hours,” and the performance began in a way similar to the album’s videos, which depict the character having a surreal and absolutely terrible night in Las Vegas.

Spike Lee has shared a new version of the video for Michael Jackson’s ‘They Don’t Care About Us’ to mark what would be the star’s 62nd birthday.The acclaimed director was behind the camera for the two original videos for the track – one shot in Brazil and another set in a prison.The new visuals for the ‘HIStory: Past, Present and Future’ track incorporate footage from 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests from locations around the world, including Rio De Janeiro, Helsinki, Atlanta, Cape Town, and more. In between those scenes, it shows clips from the original videos.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorK-pop titans Blackpink are joined by Selena Gomez for a new song and video called “Ice Cream,” the second single from the quartet’s debut album, set for release via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records on October 2. The song was penned by a lineup of songwriters that includes Gomez as well as fellow pop icon Ariana Grande, plus Victoria Monét, Teddy, Tommy Brown, Steven Franks, Bekuh BOOM, and 24.“Ice Cream” arrives as the follow-up to Blackpink’s single “How You Like That,” which was recently nominated for Song of Summer at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe concept of the remix album dates back to the 1980s, when record companies would slap together several “dance,” “club,” “house,” “street” or “funky fresh” remixes into full-length albums, creating a relatively low-overhead addition to the catalogs — and balance sheets — of artists ranging from Madonna and David Bowie to the Human League and Milli Vanilli. Most of them were lame; some were good; a small handful, like Madonna’s “Immaculate Collection,” were great.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarvey Mason jr., interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, and Grammy-nominated recording artist Aloe Blacc have joined the list of keynote speakers for a conversation at Mondo.NYC 2020 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorStaging an awards show in a pandemic is a steep challenge, but for the VMAs on Sunday night, MTV and Toyota will present Latinx music stars Maluma and CNCO performing at a special drive-in location, where fans can enjoy the performances in a safe and controlled environment at an undisclosed iconic location overlooking the New York skyline.The performances will both be debuts: Colombian singer — and recent Variety cover star — Maluma will perform “Hawaii,” from his new album “Papi Juancho,” publicly for the first time, while Miami-based quintet CNCO will stage the first public performance of their new song “Beso,” which was surprise-released on Thursday night.Maluma is up for Best Latin Video CNCO are up for

Moments ago, the New York Film Festival announced their new Spotlight section. For this 58th incarnation of the festival, a very unique one already, which will focus largely on outdoor and virtual screenings, NYFF is opening to try this approach, which will include sneak previews, gala events, screenings with live elements, and other more.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust hours after announcing the Sept.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLily Cornell Silver, daughter of late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, welcome a special guest to “Mind Wide Open,” her IGTV show, on Monday: Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, who she’s known for most of her life. (Her mom, former Soundgarden manager Susan Silver, was a co-manager of Pearl Jam in the band’s early days.)“I am thrilled that Ed offered to do Mind Wide Open,” Lily said in a statement announcing the show.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBTS have dropped an alternate video for their blockbuster new single “Dynamite,” filmed on the same set but with different angles — and a few amusing bloopers as well. As the announcement says, “Viewers are able to see BTS in action, all of them having fun together in joyful vibes.” The original video for “Dynamite” set a new YouTube record for views in the first 24 hours of release — and it officially topped 100 million views in that time period, Variety has confirmed.According to YouTube’s public views counter, the BTS “Dynamite” video had 98.3 million views in the 24 hours after it went live on Friday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce has released a new video for her song “Brown Skin Girl,” featuring appearances from her daughter Blue Ivy and former Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, along with Naomi Campbell, actor Lupita Nyong’o, singers Saint Jhn and WizKid and others.

Oscar-nominated film composer and multiple Grammy-winning jazz musician Terence Blanchard will be honored at this year's Venice International Film Festival with the Campari Passion for Film award. Blanchard frequently collaborates with Spike Lee and wrote the scores to such features as Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992) and Inside Man (2006).