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Jay Pharoah Removes Tweet Confirming Jason Sudeikis' 'SNL' Departure | ARTICLE
After tweeting that Jason Sudeikis would be among three high-profile departures from Saturday Night Live, cast member Jay Pharoah removed the post – but not before it was archived on
May 20, 2013 1:05 PM ET -
Lonely Island Contemplate 'Diaper Money' | VIDEO
As the Lonely Island prove in the video for their latest effort, "Diaper Money," there's no better fodder for a rap track than life's cruel, inevitable and stinky march towards death. On the cut – which will appear...
May 20, 2013 10:00 AM ET -
Thom Yorke and Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja Score British Tax Documentary | ARTICLE
Thom Yorke and Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja have collaborated on the score for a new documentary, The UK Gold, The Telegraph reports. Directed by Mark Donne, the film tracks the history...
May 16, 2013 4:05 PM ET -
Beck to Perform 'Song Reader' Album in London | ARTICLE
Beck has assembled an all-star group of performers to help him play the songs from his latest release, the Song Reader collection of sheet music, Pitchfork reports. While the 20 compositions have already been performed by...
May 16, 2013 1:35 PM ET -
Franz Ferdinand Plan Summer Release for New Album | ARTICLE
Franz Ferdinand will release their fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action on August 27th in the U.S. and August 26th in the U.K. on Domino, NME reports. The Scottish quartet, who broke...
May 16, 2013 12:45 PM ET -
Flaming Lips 'Try to Explain' on 'Fallon' | VIDEO
Even 13 albums in, the Flaming Lips know how to keep it weird, which they did with literally lots of flying colors when they stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday to perform "Try to...
May 16, 2013 12:00 PM ET -
Jeff Hanneman Memorial Service Date Set | ARTICLE
A public memorial celebration for late Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman will be held May 23rd at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., the band announced in a note on their
May 16, 2013 11:53 AM ET -
Fans Give J.J. Abrams 'Star Wars' Notes | VIDEO
Although J.J. Abrams stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to promote his latest effort, Star Trek: Into Darkness, he unsurprisingly ended up talking about his other big sci-fi project: The upcoming Star Wars reboot. Admitting he and...
May 16, 2013 11:05 AM ET -
Diddy's 'Downton Abbey' Causes Confusion | VIDEO
Downton Abbey recently announced the addition of Gary Carr as the show's first black cast member, news that didn't sit well with proud Abbey-head Sean "Diddy" Combs. The rapper and hip-hop mogul teamed up with Funny or...
May 16, 2013 9:55 AM ET -
Queens of the Stone Age, 'Kalopsia' | VIDEO
"Trippy" and "creepy" are words that could certainly be used to describe the new video for Queens of the Stone Age's "Kalopsia," but they wouldn't even begin to do the total weirdness of the visuals justice....
May 14, 2013 5:00 PM ET -
Watch: New Clip from 'Before Midnight' | VIDEO
Director Richard Linklater is set to close his beloved Before Sunrise trilogy with the release of Before Midnight, one of the films our very own Peter Travers is looking forward to most this summer. Out May...
May 14, 2013 3:45 PM ET -
John Fogerty Announces Birthday Concert in Los Angeles | ARTICLE
John Fogerty will give a rare, one-off performance at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre on May 28th to celebrate both his birthday and the release of his new album, Wrote a Song for Everyone. A limited number of...
May 14, 2013 2:40 PM ET -
Justin Bieber's Concert Earnings Stolen by Thieves | ARTICLE
A band of thieves reportedly stole an estimated $330,000 in cash earnings from a Justin Bieber concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, this past sunday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. While the pop star was on stage,...
May 14, 2013 1:00 PM ET -
Beyonce Cancels Belgium Show on Doctors' Orders | ARTICLE
Beyoncé has canceled her concert in Belgium tonight due to dehydration and exhaustion, The Associated Press reports. According to a note from her publicist, doctors advised Beyoncé to rest instead of performing at the Sportpaleis...
May 14, 2013 11:40 AM ET -
'Downton Abbey' Sets Date for Season Four Premiere | ARTICLE
Downton Abbey will return to PBS for its fourth season on January 5th and run through February 23rd, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The hit British upstairs-downstairs drama will find Shirley MacLaine returning...
May 14, 2013 11:20 AM ET -
New 'Arrested Development' Clip on Fallon | VIDEO
Portia de Rossi, a.k.a Lindsay Bluth, stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to talk about the long-awaited return of Arrested Development, which hits Netflix all at once on May 26th. Tony Hale Talks...
May 14, 2013 10:40 AM ET -
Bill Hader Leaving 'SNL' After Season Finale | ARTICLE
Bill Hader will leave Saturday Night Live after eight seasons in which he became known for his spot-on impressions of a wide array of celebrities from Vincent Price to Al Pacino, and helped create Weekend Update's...
May 14, 2013 10:20 AM ET -
Chris Kelly Honored in Emotional Funeral Service | ARTICLE
Kris Kross' Chris Kelly was honored today at an emotional funeral service held at a Baptist church in the late rapper's hometown of Atlanta, MTV reports. The ceremony was attended by friends and family as...
May 9, 2013 5:03 PM ET -
Listen: Queens of the Stone Age Debut Two New Tracks | ARTICLE
Queens of the Stone Age performed two new cuts during an in-studio session for a Belgian radio station earlier today. Below, you can take a listen to rips of "I Sat by the Ocean" and "If...
May 9, 2013 2:15 PM ET -
Snoop Dogg Talks Holograms, 2Pac and Chronic in Web Chat | ARTICLE
Snoop Dogg – aka the recently reincarnated rasta Snoop Lion – teamed up with Mashable yesterday for #SnoopChat, which allowed fans to ask the hip-hop hero anything they liked. Topics covered included: Snoop's...
May 9, 2013 1:45 PM ET
