Outside of Nashville, country music has often carried a flurry of connotations that transcend the music itself. Rarely do music listeners carry any underlying vendetta against banjos, folk harmonies, or baritone odes to Ford F150s — most often, listeners, especially Black listeners, are associating the entrenched racism within the country music industry with the genre […]

To celebrate the release of Red (Taylor’s Version) and the short film that accompanies its 10-minute version of fan favorite “All Too Well,” Taylor Swift held a screening of the film — which she wrote and directed — for fans in New York on Friday afternoon (Nov. 12), capping the event with the debut performance

Swifties everywhere are rejoicing after Taylor Swift released Red (Taylor’s Version) on Friday (Nov. 12). The re-recorded version of her 2012 album features 30 tracks, including the 21 previously released songs from the original and deluxe versions of the album, as well as nine previously unreleased gems “From the Vault” that feature some of Swift’s musician friends

As if Taylor Swift hasn’t gifted her fans with enough new material this week, the singer/songwriter released her All Too Well short film on Friday evening (Nov. 12). The short film, starring Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner) and Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), is soundtracked by “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” from Swift’s just released Red

The 13-year legal conservatorship over Britney Spears was formally terminated by a Los Angeles judge Friday after months of pressure by a passionate #FreeBritney movement, though investigations of her father and wrangling over legal bills will likely continue. At a hearing in L.A. County Superior Court, Judge Brenda Penny legally ended an arrangement that was

After Britney Spears’ 13-year conservatorship was terminated by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Friday (Nov. 12), the pop superstar’s fiancé Sam Asghari took to Instagram to celebrate the ruling. Alongside a graphic emblazoned with the word “FREEDOM,” Asghari wrote in an Instagram caption: “History was made today. Britney is Free!” He ended the

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards are back in person this year, celebrating music around the globe with a star studded event on Sunday (Nov. 14) hosted by Saweetie. Justin Bieber leads the nominations pack

Britney Spears is officially having the “best day ever” after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge terminated the conservatorship that has controlled her personal and professional life for 13 years on Friday (Nov. 12). Spears posted a video on Instagram taken from outside the courthouse on Friday, showing her fans being showered in confetti as they

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. HBO Max’s Sex and the City sequel has a premiere date. The WarnerMedia-owned streamer will debut And Just Like That with two episodes on Dec. 9, picking up 11-plus years after the last time Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica

First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos & albums that dropped this week. Jason Aldean, Macon This week, Aldean releases Macon, the 15-song first-half of his massive 30-track project Macon, Georgia (he’ll roll out the second portion of the release next year). His Carrie Underwood collab “If I Didn’t Love