The Spears sisters' fractured relationship have entered a new period of "unhealthy chaos," according to Jamie Lynn Spears, whom has responded to Britney Spears' criticism of the press tour for her sibling's new book that contains intimate details about their life together. "It's become exhausting when conversations, and texts we have in private don't match what you post on social media. I know you're going through a lot and I never want to diminish that, but I also can't diminish myself," Read More...
Jamie-Lynn Sigler discovered a secret about James Gandolfini, who played her dad on all six seasons of The Sopranos, after the actor died of a heart attack in 2013. "I found out after his death that he donated to MS organizations constantly for me," Sigler, who revealed in 2016 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 14 years earlier, said on the June 18 episode of Justin Long's Life Is Short podcast. Read More...
Jamila Woods' 2019 album, Legacy! Legacy!, arrived with an alluring conceit: Each track would pay tribute to one of her Black or brown heroes, its title taking their name. Weaving together funk, soul, and jazz-infused hip-hop, the poet and songwriter celebrated 20th-century icons and iconoclasts ranging from James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat to Frida Kahlo and Eartha Kitt while also illuminating the uphill battles they faced. "Muddy," about Muddy Waters, commemorated his profound influence on rock music but also underscored the Black appropriation at play as the blues made its way to the white masses through white performers. Read More...
