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In 2017, the hashtag #FreeCyntoiaBrown went viral after Rihanna tweeted the sentiment about Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison nearly 16 years before for murder. Back in 2006, Brown was convicted of killing a 43-year-old real estate agent, Johnny Allen, who solicited the then-16-year-old sex trafficking victim at …

Last month’s $2 trillion bailout bill barred President Donald Trump, his family or other officials from benefiting from one of the law’s giant loan programs. But as reporters noticed, there was no such language included for other elements of the bailout. Some provisions of the bailout are particularly beneficial to …

Todd Snider has said that he wouldn’t have a career without John Prine. In his early days as an open-mic singer, Snider studied Prine’s songwriting constantly, and he met his hero and worked for him as a runner while Prine was recording 1991’s The Missing Years. Prine soon signed Snider …

After the announcement of John Prine‘s hospitalization due to COVID-19 on Sunday night, Joan Baez performed her classic cover of his song “Hello in There,” dedicating it to the singer-songwriter. “I want to sing a song for John Prine — who is a friend and a fellow singer-songwriter — and …

Elvis Costello performed “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” from his home in Vancouver, where he’s spent the last two weeks in self-quarantine. Filmed for Artists4NHS, all proceedswill go to the UK National Health Service (NHS) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After opening with his classic, Costello discussed the …

War: What is it good for? A mediocre theme park, say it again! In this week’s Westworld (“The Winter Line”), we return to the WWII-themed Warworld — and both the robotic Maeve Millay and narrative specialist Lee Sizemore (Simon Quarterman) mock it for being, well, a little corny. It’s hard …

Idris Elba revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. He broke the news via Twitter on Monday. “This morning I got some test results back for coronavirus and it came back positive — and it sucks,” he said in the clip, his wife Sabrina Dhowre behind him. Elba …

James Lipton, the longtime host of the acclaimed interview series Inside the Actors Studio, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 93. Lipton’s wife, Kedakai Mercedes Lipton, confirmed his death and said the cause was bladder cancer. Lipton created and launched Inside the Actors Studio in 1994 and …

It’s been a banner week or so for North Carolina indie-rock. First, on February 20th, the Archers of Loaf — one of the Nineties’ finest bands in any genre — released their first new song in 22 years, “Raleigh Days.” It’s a loving evocation of their local scene back in …

In 2005, Korn founding member Brian “Head” Welch was in a dark place. He was worn out from years of touring, and struggling with addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts. He left the band and went through a long period of recovery, which was featured in the Showtime documentary Loud Krazy …