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Halsey Reaffirms She’s an Actual Rock Star at Electrifying ‘Badlands’ Anniversary Tour Kickoff in L.A.: Concert Review

Halsey can be tricky. The tour she opened up in L.A. this week is ostensibly intended to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of her “Badlands” album — and the ostensibly there is...

Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Stays at No. 1 in Week 2 With 338,000 Units, the Fifth-Best Weekly Tally for Any Album This Year

No one would have expected Taylor Swift‘s “The Life of a Showgirl” to lose its grip on the album chart in week 2, and it indeed held on at the top...

Sabrina Carpenter Jokes About Provocative Image in ‘SNL’ Monologue: ‘I’m Not Just Horny, I’m Also Turned On and Sexually Charged’

Sabrina Carpenter, the host as well as musical guest for this week’s “Saturday Night Live,” used her monologue to riff on her risque image, suggesting that she wants to be known...

‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ Review: The Mark Taper Forum Has an Ensemble Comedy Rich and Rewarding Enough to Merit Extensions

If ever a play seemed tailor-made — tailor-braided? — for the Mark Taper Forum stage, at least in the 2020s, it’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” The most intimate of the three...

Taylor Swift Makes Hot 100 History With All 12 Songs From ‘Showgirl’ Occupying the Top 12 of the Singles Chart

Taylor Swift can’t stop making chart history with “The Life of a Showgirl.” Shortly after it was announced that her album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 with record...

Raspberries Mania Finally Goes All the Way With ‘Play On,’ a Tribute Album Giving the Power-Pop Greats Their Full Due

When the Raspberries came out of the gate as a thirsty band from Cleveland in the early 1970s, they were scrappy underdogs — notwithstanding the smooth polish of some of their...

Chappell Roan Brings It All Back Home to Pasadena in the Ferociously Good Headlining Gig L.A. Was Waiting For: Concert Review

“Can you believe it? We’re in Los Angeles!” exulted Chappell Roan, about halfway through the first of two appearances at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. It was understood, what she was...

‘Ozzy: No Escape From Now’ Review: Forced Into Retirement, Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up in a Compellingly Downbeat Portrait of a Rocker in Chronic Pain

Is the primary audience for “Ozzy: No Escape From Now” metalheads … or caregivers? There’s not often a significant crossover audience there. But there’s no mistaking that the Paramount+ documentary about...

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