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3 Pop Breakup Anthems From the 90s That Everyone Loves (Even if You’re Happily Taken)
American Songwriter has rounded up three pop breakup anthems from the 1990s that remain enduringly popular, regardless of listeners’ current relationship status. The list highlights ballads and tracks that captured heartbreak, betrayal and lingering attachment, songs that have since become staples at weddings, funerals and other emotional milestones. The selections span different styles within the…
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“Ageless and beautiful”: the 1971 song Nancy Wilson thinks will last forever
Heart singer Ann Wilson described Led Zeppelin’s 1971 classic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ as “timeless and ageless and beautiful”, saying its emotional effect will endure. The song matters to her personally because its lyrics, scale and gradual build helped inspire her own path into music. Wilson highlighted the track’s journey from acoustic opening to expansive climax,…
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13 Years Later, This Remains the Most Perfect Sci-Fi Show of All Time
This Collider feature argues that Fringe, the J.J. Abrams-created science fiction procedural that ended 13 years ago, remains one of television’s most consistently strong genre shows. The article contends that unlike many network sci-fi series, which often struggle to sustain quality, Fringe maintained it across its entire five-season, 100-episode run, making it a strong choice…
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Kid Cudi Launches Contest to Find the Next Group of Music Stars: Here’s How to Enter
Kid Cudi has launched a fan contest via social media to assemble a new hip hop-influenced pop group, inviting fans to record vocals over a beat he plans to release and offering to sign his chosen picks to his Mad Solar label. The move gives aspiring artists an unusual shot at a record deal directly…
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Tyga Admits to Using AI on New ‘$tarface’ Album: ‘It’s No Different Than When Auto-Tune Came Out’
Rapper Tyga has confirmed he used artificial intelligence in the making of his new album $tarface, ending months of speculation about the record’s ’80s-inspired sound. He told VIBE that AI tools were used for elements such as synthesizer sounds and a guitar solo, defending the practice by comparing it to the once-controversial introduction of Auto-Tune…
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8 Essential Fantasy Video Games
This Collider feature ranks eight video games considered essential to the fantasy genre, arguing that “essential” differs from simply “best” — these titles are picked for their outsized influence on fantasy gaming’s subgenres rather than pure quality alone, though the author notes most are excellent regardless. The piece frames fantasy as a foundational pillar of…
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3 Songs From 1972 That Teens Couldn’t Stop Playing in Their First Car
American Songwriter has published a nostalgic list highlighting three songs that were especially popular with teenagers in 1972, a year many young people were getting behind the wheel for the first time. The piece frames car ownership as a rite of passage tied closely to music, arguing these tracks became the soundtrack to teenage independence…
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‘Primetime’ star Robert Pattinson shocks fans with Chris Hansen transformation in ‘unsettling’ trailer
Robert Pattinson has surprised fans by revealing his transformation into Chris Hansen for the upcoming A24 thriller “Primetime,” with the film’s first trailer released on Thursday. Directed by Lance Oppenheim, the film follows Hansen, best known for hosting Dateline NBC’s “To Catch a Predator”, as he attempts to make television history in the 2000s using…
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Call of Duty: World at War Multiplayer Nearly Had a Much Larger Focus on Vehicles
Dataminers have uncovered cut content showing that Call of Duty: World at War was originally planned to give vehicles a far larger role in its multiplayer than the game ultimately shipped with. Developer Treyarch had been experimenting with expanded vehicle mechanics since the earlier Call of Duty 3, but most of this ambition was scaled…
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Why Is Everyone Convinced Tate McRae Is MAGA?
Tate McRae has faced growing online speculation that she is a Trump supporter, fuelled by her reluctance to discuss politics directly and by her association with figures linked to Donald Trump or MAGA culture. In a recent Variety interview, the 23-year-old singer sidestepped a question about why she avoids commenting on Trump and MAGA, instead…