Ed Sheeran Sticks to the Formula on Familiar, Hit-Filled ‘=’: Album Review

Chris Willman Music WriterBack in the teletype days, “-30-” was the mark reporters used to denote the end of a story. That Adele has named her fourth album “30” is coincidence, since she draws her LP titles from her age when most of the songs were written.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe and Emmy winning actress Sharon Stone has singed with Artist International Group.

Zack Ruskin It’s fitting that Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett opens her third album by staring out the window.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor the uninitiated, Idles are a monumentally powerful British hard rock band whose music is loaded with punk and hardcore influences, although it’s not accurate to label them as either.

Chris Willman Music Writer“What’s past is past,” Taylor Swift sang eight years ago on “Begin Again,” one of the original tracks from “Red.” And what a damnable lie that was. Sure, it was said in the context of one of the few unabashedly uplifting songs on that 2012 release, so she could be forgiven for getting caught up in the ray of hope the tune provided to cap off an otherwise not-that-optimistic album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt might have a core of ultra-rich high-calorie cheese, but the throwback song is a very specific and carefully calibrated art form.It must evoke and transcend the era it’s reviving in an affectionate or hilarious fashion (or both); it has to be a great song as well as a nostalgia trip for those who remember, and a vicarious saunter through a previous decade for those who don’t.

Ed Sheeran is opening up about (friendly) competition with Adele.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnticipating a long-awaited yet unexpected reunion is one of life’s more conflicted experiences. Will your old friend look good or awful? Will they be stuck in the past, or a 2.0 or 3.0 version of the person you remember? Most of all, will they still be themselves?It’s both corny and perfectly fitting to frame ABBA’s first album in nearly 40 years as a reunion with an old friend.

Voyage (★★★★★), the supergroup has exceeded all expectations, triumphantly launching the final act of their careers.One of the most striking things about the album, and especially its lead singles, is just how “ABBA” it sounds. This shouldn’t be surprising, in theory, given this is the exact same group.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that she felt like she had to speak out to mark National Fertility Week, explaining: 'I think this is one of the very last areas that we just don't talk about. 'Sharon insisted more needs to be done to tackle the mental trauma surrounding IVF, explaining: 'I'm not knocking IVF, it's a miracle - it's given me the most precious thing ever in my Betsey.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham was captured sharing a special moment with Sharon Stone on the red carpet on Saturday (October 30).Waddingham, who won an Emmy in September for her role in the Apple TV+ show, was attending the Pride Of Britain celebration in London when she ran into Stone.“The goddess to end allll goddesses. @sharonstone thank you for the best night,” Waddingham wrote on her Instagram Stories following her fangirl encounter.

Hannah Waddingham had the best moment at the 2021 Pride of Britain Awards on Saturday (October 30) in London – while meeting Sharon Stone!

A.D. Amorosi Though he hasn’t been completely out of the public eye, or ear, there hasn’t been much Jay-Z to go around lately.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticJudy Sheindlin is back — and audiences may not have had time to miss her.In July of this year, “Judge Judy,” Sheindlin’s durable CBS-produced courtroom reality show, wrapped up. Over its 25-year run, the outspoken former family court jurist became a notably high-rated (and famously well-compensated) television personality.