Month: January 2022

Spotify subscribers will notice a new content warning airing ahead of any podcast episodes discussing Covid-19, CEO Daniel Ek announced on Sunday. The news arrives on the heels of Neil Young removing his catalog from the service in protest of Joe Rogan‘s podcast which has been criticized for spreading misinformation. In solidarity with Young, Joni Mitchell said she’d also ask that her music be removed. In his message, Ek spoke of Spotify’s responsibility to find a balance between supporting their content creators and protecting the safety of listeners—without playing censor. “Based on the feedback over the last several weeks, it’s become clear to me that we have an obligation to do more to provide balance and access to widely-accepted information from the medical and scientif...

Rock of Roll Hall of Famer Nils Lofgren, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has joined fellow musicians Joni Mitchell and Neil Young in their boycott of Spotify over COVID1-9 misinformation on its podcasts.   In a statement, Lofgren, along with his wife Amy, urged other musicians to join the boycott in order to stand with health care professionals, scientists and doctors in calling out the streaming platform for spreading false information about COVID-19.  “Music is our planet’s sacred weapon, uniting and healing billions of souls every day. Pick up your sword and start swinging! Neil always has. Stand with him, us (Joni Mitchell!), and others,” Lofgren said in a statement.  “It’s a powerful action you can all take now, to honor truth, humanity and the heroes riskin...

Another year, another baby? Fans are speculating that Nick Cannon is seemingly becoming a dad for the eighth time. The 40-year-old Wild 'N Out star and model Bre Tiesi hosted what appeared to be a sex reveal party in Malibu, Calif. on Jan. 30. According to photos obtained by TMZ, the party was decorated with pink and blue balloons. Bre, 30, who divorced ex-NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel this past November, was seen proudly showing off a growing baby bump as she wore a tight, white strapless dress. The mom-to-be and The Masked Singer host were snapped hugging and holding hands with each other while surrounded by family and friends. In one photo, Nick, who also wore an all-white outfit, cradles Bre's belly while flashing a big smile. In another pic, guests shot off party poppers fil...

Salma Hayek shared a no-makeup selfie. (Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)Salma Hayek is celebrating her natural beauty in her latest Sunday selfie. As denoted by the #NoMakeup hashtag in her caption, the 55-year-old actress — pictured, as ever, in a swimsuit — is makeup-free in her just-uploaded photo. The selfie shows the Oscar-nominated star fresh from a dip, her dark locks drenched and water dripping down her body as she poses in her go-to blue bikini. Video: Salma Hayek rocks a blue bikini and muses on New Year's resolutions "Natural beauty!" one fan gushed, while another commenter called Hayek "breathtakingly beautiful."  "Always beautiful and serene!" added another follower. The Frida star follows Demi Moore and Gwyneth Paltrow in sharing bare-faced selfies on social media, but she's...

The woman who leaped to her death from a Midtown high-rise Sunday was former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Apparently just before she jumped, Kryst posted on her Instagram page, “May this day bring you rest and peace.” The 2019 pageant winner and 30-year-old lawyer jumped from her luxury 60-story Orion building at 350 W. 42nd St. around 7:15 a.m. and was found dead in the street below, sources said. “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie,” the former beauty queen’s family said in a statement Sunday.  “Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined. “Cheslie embodied love and served others...

Spotify has bowed in the face of pressure from critics about supporting the spread of COVID and vaccine misinformation with a plan to add warning labels on its global platform to content that skirts the line between “what is acceptable and what is not,” as CEO Daniel Ek stated Sunday. Ek’s lengthy statement outlining Spotify’s official content policies comes in response to a gathering storm of criticism and calls for boycotts of the streaming service that has seen artists like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell demand their music be removed from the platform, accusing the company of assisting in spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccinations. In his statement, Ek vowed that Spotify would affix warnings on podcast episodes that include conversations about COVID-19. Notably,...

Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake in 2004Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP The “wardrobe malfunction” from the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show, when Justin Timberlake ripped off a part of Janet Jackson’s outfit at the end of a song and kicked off an enormous controversy, has hung around as a part of pop culture ever since… though you wouldn’t know it if you only followed Justin Timberlake’s career. He’s gone nowhere but up, more or less, all without ever really acknowledging that Jackson faced pretty much all of the blame for an incident that was definitely more his fault than her fault, so it seemed like an opportunity to make things somewhat right when Timberlake was given a chance to solo headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2018—but Jackson didn’t make an appearance, even when Timberlake ...

Folk-rock legend Neil Young is offering listeners a free four-month subscription to Amazon's streaming service amid a fallout with Spotify, which he's boycotting in protest of its controversial anti-vaccine podcaster Joe Rogan. Young, 76, plugged Amazon Music to his 76,000 Twitter followers Friday, saying 'all new listeners will get four months free.' 'Amazon has been leading the pack in bringing hi-res audio to the masses, and it's a great place to enjoy my entire catalogue in the highest quality available,' he said in a message on his website. Young last week threatened to remove his music from Spotify unless it fired Rogan, who's been accused by critics of pushing 'anti-vax misinformation' on his podcast. Other musicians have joined in on the boycott, including Joni Mitchell and  Bruce...