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Award-winning gay adult performer Drake Von has been arrested for a second time this month after being charged with driving under the influence in Las Vegas. via: Str8upgayporn Gay-for-pay porn star Drake Von, whose legal name is Dawson Bacon, appeared in a Clark County courtroom this morning to be formally charged following his arrest earlier this month for allegedly beating his girlfriend in their Las Vegas home, and Str8UpGayPorn can now confirm that in addition to the fir

Music icon Nile Rodgers is spilling the tea of some of the most famous musicians he has worked with. via: Variety With a track record that includes David Bowie, Madonna, Daft Punk, Diana Ross and many others, Nile Rodgers, co-founder and leader of Chic, is one of the greatest producers and guitarists of the last 50 years, and a legendary songwriter as well — he’s not only a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he’s been its chairman for eight years. He is also a member of

Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Wolf Cousins, the songwriting collective founded by Shellback and Max Martin, two of the most successful songwriter-producers of the last 30 years. via: Rolling Stone Max Martin and Shellback’s Wolf Cousins, a songwriting collective the two producers founded, have entered a partnership with investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners. The deal includes HarbourView acquiring a selection of c

Sam Smith has announced their fifth album ‘Hazel Eyes’ and shared its romantic new single ‘My Guy’ – check it out below. via: Variety Sam Smith has announced the release of their fifth album “Hazel Eyes,” releasing on August 21 via Capitol Records. Smith co-produced “Hazel Eyes” with Simon Aldred and David Odlum, touting 12 songs that were crafted with collaborators Feist, Shahzad Ismaily and Rob Moose. The record was partly recorded at Electric Lady Studios and is described

Lizzo’s latest album, Bitch, is out now via Atlantic/WMG, and it’s a flop. That’s especially clear compared to the former pop darling’s previous efforts when she seemed to appear on every radio station and stage just a few short years ago. via: Rolling Stone There’s no denying that Lizzo is a singular artist. After exploding on the scene in 2019, she went on to land a string of hits with the ubiquitous “Juice,” “About Damn Time,” and “Good as Hell,” picking up Grammys and oth

Olivia Rodrigo‘s just announced Daisy Chain Fields Festival is not only donating 100% of its proceeds to charity, but the stacked lineup of all-women artists are also performing for free. via: Rolling Stone Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields may turn into a sobbing fest in August if she performs “Landslide” with Stevie Nicks. The superstar teased as much during an interview on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer, who said that seeing the two artists perform the song would

Drag Race Down Under vs The World has unveiled the 11 queens battling in the drag race competition. via: EW Did you ever doubt that RuPaul’s Drag Race would bring Raven back to compete on another season? Well guess what, Mimi? They did! Tuesday’s all-star Drag Race Down Under vs. the World cast announcement included some shocking news for fans of the franchise, as Raven — Emmy-winning makeup artist for RuPaul and season 2 alum — has returned to compete on her first season sin

Warriors, with a book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights) and Eisa Davis (Bulrusher), will begin previews at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in March 2027. via: Deadline The multiple Tony and Grammy award winner is adapting a stage musical version of The Warriors, based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel that was later turned into the 1979 action thriller film directed by Walter Hill, according to the New York Post‘s Johnny Oleksinski. The project wou

Soap star Marcy Walker is dealing with a serious health issue, according to a GoFundMe that’s been created for the beloved “All My Children” actress. via: EW The actress best known for her role as Eden Capwell on Santa Barbara, and for originating the fan-favorite firecracker Liza Colby on All My Children, is facing an unspecified health issue, according to a GoFundMe launched by Walker's friends on June 17. "If you grew up watching daytime television in the 1980s and '90s, y

Joe Manganiello revealed he suffered from life-threatening autoimmune-related illnesses that resulted in him having an amputation. via: EW Manganiello's forthcoming memoir, “Bloodlines,” which hits shelves on Oct. 16, follows the 49-year-old True Blood actor as he details “a previously undisclosed health ordeal — marked by multiple near-death experiences and medical crises — that led him beyond medicine and into a remarkable, globe-spanning quest that revealed answers about

Oprah Winfrey turned her Cannes Lions appearance into a call for creators to use their platforms for good, talking with festival chair Phil Thomas about philanthropy, legacy and her improbable path from rural Mississippi to becoming one of the most powerful self-made figures in media. via: Page Six Oprah Winfrey once helped cover up an onstage fall Whitney Houston suffered while performing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” “We did the whole, ‘Hey girl, how you doing?’ greeting thi

Danny Pintauro, who played Jonathan Bower on all eight seasons of the ABC sitcom “Who’s the Boss?” when he was a child actor, made headlines in April after he posted a photo of himself on Instagram that revealed he was working part time as an Amazon delivery driver. Fans were shocked to discover the star of a classic sitcom was now delivering packages for a living, but Pintauro explained on a recent episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) it’s one

Found footage franchise The Blair Witch Project is coming back to life with a new movie, and Lionsgate has announced today that the Blair Witch will return in 2027. via: Variety Lionsgate, which is backing the reboot of the supernatural thriller, has slated the movie for Sept. 24, 2027. Plot details have not been revealed, but Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson has previously referred to the film as a “new vision” that will “reintroduce this horror classic for

A 2024 Anthony Fantano video, improbably enough, is back in the conversation this week. via: Variety On Sunday evening, after music critic/content creator Anthony Fantano made a snarky comment about his review of Halsey’s album “The Great Impersonator,” the pop singer took to Twitter to quote-tweet him and unload on “The Needle Drop” host, writing, “I’m certain my least memorable song will be remembered more fondly and for more time than anything you ever do with your life wi

Dan Trachtenberg (Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, Predator: Badlands) is headed back into the world of animation for horror-comedy Freddy the 13th for Paramount Animation. via: Deadline Paramount Animation has announced an untitled Dan Trachtenberg animated comedy horror based on the graphic novel Freddy the 13th by Yehudi Mercado. The project announcement comes four months after the 10 Cloverfield Lane and Predator: Badlands director Trachtenberg signed a three-year produ

It's official: After the big screen return of He-Man in Masters of the Universe, another major studio is working on an iconic fantasy property from the same era. via: The Playlist The 1985 animated series “ThunderCats” has had a bit of a revival in the last 15 years with a reimagining series in 2011 at Cartoon Network and in 2020 there was the short-lived “ThunderCats Roar,” that attempted to make a more silly version taking cues from more modern shows (felt like “Adventure T

Pride Month is here, and with it comes a renewed opportunity to celebrate the creativity, resilience, and joy of the LGBTQIA2+ community. From the ballroom scene to mainstream artists, queer people have always been at the forefront of culture; pushing boundaries, challenging norms, and inspiring the world to live more authentically. via: Out Look no further, the twink takeover is here! Every few months, Pornhub posts the spicy data that breaks down all of the naughty content

The Rolling Stones have been rocking it for more than 60 years. That's a long time. So, it shouldn't be surprising that the band's touring days may be over, but it's still sad for fans who want to catch them live. via: Rolling Stone Keith Richards isn’t sure that he’s up to future Rolling Stones tours, but that doesn’t mean the band won’t play live again. With the band’s new album, Foreign Tongues, due July 10, the Stones guitarist raised the idea of the band playing residenc

Madonna has opened up about the collapse of her long-running Universal biopic, revealing that a dispute over the budget brought the project to a halt. via: Variety Madonna revealed to Interview magazine that a falling out with Universal Pictures is the reason her movie biopic never went into production. The studio won a multi-studio auction in 2021 to make a film about Madonna’s life, with the pop icon on board to co-write and direct the movie. Screenwriters such as Diablo Co

Carly Rae Jepsen is back with her first new, full-length album since 2022's The Loneliest Time. via: Variety Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a 24-track double album titled “Day and Night,” releasing September 18 via Interscope Records. The album will be divided into “Day” and “Night” sections, each of which will have 12 songs. According to a release, “Day” is “organic and raw, with live instrumentation and hints of ’70s-inspired psychedelic pop.” “Night” is “exploratory and in