Two men who attended last year’s disastrous Fyre Festival have been awarded $5 million in damages after winning a lawsuit against festival organizer Billy McFarland, North Carolina newspaper The News & Observer reports. More
Ahmed Best, the actor who played Jar Jar Binks in the “Star Wars” prequels, said on Twitter that he almost killed himself over the media backlash to his CGI character.
Best, who is thinking about doing a solo show for next year’s 20th anniversary of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” wrote: More
England qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday with a win over Colombia, needing penalties to advance. Harry Kane and Yerry Mina scored in regulation, leading to a 1-1 final score, and England won 4-3 in the shootout. More
Willie Nelson gave fans in Austin, Texas, a double dose of entertainment during Independence Day week in 1980. On July 3rd, the entertainer, who made his big screen debut a year earlier in the Robert Redford-Jane Fonda film, The Electric Horseman, attended the world premiere of Honeysuckle Rose, which would mark his first appearance in a lead role. More
After finding breakout success in 2017, Khalid has kept busy in 2018. The 20-year-old lent his voice to a bevy of high-profile collaborations. He kicked off the new year by linking up with Normani on their slinky Love, Simon contribution “Love Lies.” More
Joe Jackson has been laid to rest in a private funeral at Forest lawn in Glendale, Calif, E! News has learned.
Family members, including Janet Jackson, were spotted at the funeral on Monday afternoon. Joe’s son, Michael Jackson, was also laid to rest at Forest Lawn following his death in 2009. More
SAMARA, Russia (AP) — Brazil captain Thiago Silva is hoping Neymar plays as well as some of his Paris Saint-Germain teammates have done in the knockout round of the World Cup. More
Pitchfork’s “In Sight Out” series—which covers new perspectives in music, art, and culture—is pleased to announce a conversation between Courtney Barnett and Pitchfork Senior Editor Stacey Anderson. More
Dipset vet Juelz Santana appeared to brush off reports that he needed a mental health evaluation. In an Instagram post uploaded on Sunday (July 1), Santana wrote, “U Crazy For 4 Believing Every Thing U Hear.” More
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It’s been a month of headline-making for Drake, and the rapper finally dropped his latest album. Drake’s Scorpion already broke single-day streaming records, and is in a good position to have the most-streamed week in music history. More