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UK government will not pursue visa-free EU travel for musicians

British musicians will be forced to obtain visas for each EU country they wish to tour in.

culture / Politics

Watch Pop Smoke in the trailer for BOOGIE

Pop Smoke stars in the new trailer for BOOGIE from Eddie Huang.

culture / Film

Alicia Keys, Migos, and 15 more artists call on Biden/Harris to establish racial justice commission

17 artists, including Summer Walker, Ty Dolla $ign, Alicia Keys, Offset, and Quavo have contributed to a campaign video urging president Joe Biden to launch a U.S. Commission on "Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation."

music / Hip-Hop

Snoop Dogg is reportedly lobbying Trump to pardon Death Row Records’ co-founder

Snoop Dogg and two activists are hoping to secure a pardon for Michael “Harry-O” Harris from President Donald Trump, according to The Daily Beast.

culture / Politics

MF DOOM, Kaytranada, Steely Dan, and more feature on the Biden/Harris Inaugural Playlist

The official Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Inaugural Playlist has arrived.

culture / Politics

Ariel Pink goes on Tucker Carlson, says he is “destitute and on the street”

“People are so mean,” Ariel Pink tells Tucker Carlson of those criticising his choice to attend Trump’s D.C. rally last week.

music / Rock

Animal Collective are scoring a documentary about SoundCloud rappers

Watch a trailer for Crestone the upcoming SoundCloud rapper documentary scored by Animal Collective.

culture / Film

The fifth season of HBO’s Insecure will be its last

Issa Rae's Insecure is coming to an end after the HBO comedy's still-to-be-filed fifth season.

culture / TV

Dr. Fauci says concert venues and theaters could reopen this fall

The exact timeline depends heavily on the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination roll-out.

culture / Pop

Jamiroquai’s lead singer says he wasn’t the pro-Trump Viking rioter

Jay Kay of the English funk band jamiroquai has issued a statement denying that he's the Viking from yesterday's pro-Trump riots.

culture / Politics

Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram “indefinitely,” Zuckerberg announces

President Donald Trump has been "indefinitely" banned from Facebook and Instagram by mark Zuckerberg.

culture / Technology