“Is there room for a self-proclaimed ‘backpack rapper’ in Roc-A-Fella’s Bentley hit parade? Meet Kanye West,” says MTV News VJ Gideon Yago while introducing a 2002 You Hear It First episode on the then-rising rapper. The journey to getting that episode on air is briefly covered in the first installm
The entire world knows who Queen Elizabeth is—but very few people know her intimately. What is Her Majesty really like? Royal biographer Robert Hardman seeks to answer that question in his new book Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II, out April 5.
“Those who know her well talk about
The Cambridges have concluded their stay in Belize, the first stop on their Caribbean tour.
On their last night there, they attended a special reception in Cahal Pech hosted by the Governor General of Belize in honor of the Queen, and Kate Middleton more than rose to the occasion.
The duchess wore
Spring is upon us, and Netflix’s ever-growing content cycle is in full bloom. April 2022 will see several beloved series return, including the final runs of Ozark and Grace and Frankie. The month kicks off with new projects from Richard Linklater—an animated film about adolescence called Apollo 1o ½
What would you give to…forget? To take all the muck and sludge and soup that your brain is seeped in and just wash it away? I’m talking about all the useless stuff—the narrative arcs of ’90s sitcoms, the jingle for Subway’s $5 footlong, entire episodes of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous syndicated
The 2022 Oscars are upon us. After last year’s scaled-down ceremony due to COVID-19, the 94th Annual Academy Awards return with an in-person ceremony, bringing back the red carpet glitz that was missed the year prior.
On Hollywood’s biggest night, the best-picture category is the show’s top overall
Conservative lawmakers with presidential ambitions apparently see Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings as a trial run for the 2024 Republican primary. Several Republicans reportedly considering a run for the White House next cycle sit on the Senate’s judicial committee:
On Tuesday, Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Jamaica to continue their eight-day tour of the Caribbean, after spending three nights in Belize, where they visited a cocoa farm, danced, and even got a chance to go scuba diving. Though they took some time to honor Bob Marley and meet with s
The San Francisco peninsula is now home to a slew of private security companies filled with ex-military, former international counterterrorism experts, and government officials who were in charge of cyber-warfare with other nation states. The job of these security outfits is to protect the well-bein
When Thurgood Marshall, the first Black man to be nominated for the Supreme Court, faced the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1967, he sat across from hostile Southern senators who sought, in the event of his confirmation, to lay at his feet the problem of rising crime gripping American cities. “I do n
As Republicans at the state level continue to pass laws that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in girls’ and women’s sports in schools, two GOP governors are refusing the trend by weighing the actual impact instead of simply rubber-stamping the right’s latest culture-war legis
Award season is officially upon us and the latest red carpet came from the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Tuesday night. Taking place at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the ninth annual awards ceremony celebrated the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio a
This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards were held on Tuesday March 22 in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. During the arrivals of the celebrity guests, nominees, and performers, a notable theme emerged. It was clear—early 2000s emo-inspired hair and makeup looks ruled the night. From serious black
Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley is set to star in yet another psychological thriller. The upcoming project, simply titled, Men, takes place in a haunting — or possibly haunted — villa, where her character is forced to confront her demons.
The film comes from A24, and was both written and directed by A
At 19-years-old and on top of the music world, singer Olivia Rodrigo has proven herself to be a full-blown Y2K revival style icon. Her “Brutal” music video, featuring nostalgia-heavy pieces like butterfly clips, pink clip-in highlights, and gothic chokers has inspired 2000s era enthusiasts everywher
Drop everything, a new Harry Styles era is upon us. The Grammy Award-winning artist just announced the arrival of his newest album, Harry’s House — his third solo studio album to date.
Though Styles is still in the middle of his Love on Tour concert series, it appears he’s also been working on new
Fashion month may be over but the runway doesn’t stop there for a select few designers, including none other than Ralph Lauren.
On Tuesday, March 22, the heritage label hosted an intimate showcase for its Fall 2022 collection at The MoMA, serving as a nod to New York City. Sticking to its signature
Soccer Mommy has announced her new album, Sometimes, Forever, out June 24 via Loma Vista.
The upcoming project will be the Nashville musician’s third studio album and follows the release of her acclaimed 2019 sophomore record, Color Theory. To kick off the new chapter, Soccer Mommy’s frontwoman Sop
With many a Y2K trend returning recently, the adorable and easy to copy baby braids look has once again become all the rage. Previously a signature look of the early aughts (with Britney Spears, herself, as a cosigner) the skinny little braids have now framed the faces of the most influential and st