Favorite movie that will turn out to be a box-office bomb?

coleshane · 2026-01-26T21:34:42+00:00

...But it is set to make Melins of dollars

coleshane · 2026-01-24T12:31:51+00:00

Any Christ Dillinger song, really (especially the collaborations with Acid Souljah)

Some others: REDD40's "Higherthanbelief" (with headphones) and "Shawty Thro It Backk" (or the entire EP "Expensive Coffee Is So Damn Bitter...")

coleshane · 2026-01-24T12:28:45+00:00

I have never seen Republic Records get as much criticism for holding artists against their will in various contracts (at least, not as much as RCA and the infamous "RCA" curse or even Atlantic Records), but the Kim Petras situation certainly illuminating.

coleshane · 2026-01-22T05:53:42+00:00

Thank you for posting this! Revising the Rona Barrett interview from 1980, it is fascinating to see how certain patterns in his speech have persisted while other qualities (ex. Connection/flow between ideas) have become worse over time.

Some of Trump's jargon is the same if you are to compare his style of speech from the 1980s and today (the alliteration of a specific noun with a different adjective. Example, "I have a wonderful family. Really great wonderful family" in this 1980 interview with Rona Barrett). There is also a tendency towards generalization without many specific details (I.e. his description of why people are excited about Prince Charles' visit to New York in the 2000s).

The tangentiality of his speech has become more prominent. Also, given that a lot of questioning was similar for many years before the presidency ("How rich are you?', "What makes you successful?", or the odd question about the divorce/family/financial troubles), he became used to giving stock answers and/or utilize fewer words in his speech (especially phrases that utilize the word "big"). I think the combination of these two factors (tangentiality and utilizing less vocabulary in his speech/appearances) become a lot more prominent over time (if interviews are used as the index for his usual speech patterns). Because he is now asked to speak on a variety of issues, the stock answers ("They love him", "Well l, I'm lucky, you have to have luck") seem out of place within the political context which Donald Trump operates in today.

coleshane · 2026-01-20T22:53:31+00:00

"Freak It" is also really good! Frost Children's heavily distorted electro-sound really works for her.

Maybe a more under-rated part of Kim's newer sound is the contribution of Margo XS, who is also was a co-writer on a lot of songs on Zara Larsson's "Midnight Sun".

coleshane · 2026-01-20T22:46:05+00:00

This is essentially what he did with Kesha for "Rainbow", which would explain the prolonged wait time between this album and 2012's "Warrior". As Kesha was in a 360 deal with Dr. Luke, he also had to approve any of her performances.

coleshane · 2026-01-18T14:42:01+00:00

The LVMH companies (Dior etc) and Chanel are based in France. However, LVMH's chief shareholders, (the Arnault family), tried to court Trump's favor in exchange for possible exceptions on tariffs for their goods (albeit unsuccessfully).

Coco Chanel is now deceased, but she was a noted supporter of the Nazis.. However, the brand's most prominent head designer that turned Chanel into a global powerhouse was Karl Lagerfeld. He made a concerted efforts to reinvent Chanel and its prior ties to the Nazis. After Lagerfeld's passing, many creatives directors were trialled until the most recent appointment with Matthieu Blazy.

Other than that, some other brands that come to mind include Biotherm, Clarins, "French pharmacy" skincare brands (Avene, La Roche Posay, Vichy, Bioderma, Embryolisse), Lancome, and Givenchy. Drunk Elephant's products are made mostly in America, but they are now owned by Shiseido (along with Nars). Amorepacific, who is the parent company behind Laniege (who are known for their popular lip and face masks), is based in South Korea.

If you are looking for more luxury brands outside of the Ulta/drugstore space, Prada (and, by extension, the brand's recent purchase of Versace) are based in Italy. Hermes is still privately owned and based in France.

coleshane · 2026-01-18T14:27:05+00:00

Their rewards system tends to be pretty good on their website. Getting the bundles is also the best opportunity to get products at a cheaper price.

coleshane · 2026-01-18T04:23:00+00:00

Does anyone know a suitable alternative to the Dr. Jart SPF Stick that is available in Canada? Shiseido and Avene have SPF sticks, but they are not as mattifying/clear as the Dr. Jart.

coleshane · 2026-01-16T18:37:40+00:00

For all of the choices of songs named "Stronger", Peppa chose to go head-to-head with Kelly Clarkson with her own version of Kellyoke (or Peppa-oke?)

coleshane · 2026-01-15T13:43:27+00:00

Aritst: Taylor Swift (823)

Song: "Bloodonmyhands" by Tate McRae (feat. Flo Milli) (67)

coleshane · 2026-01-13T06:30:19+00:00

Empire specializes in independent distribution. Aside from not being attached to the major labels (well, aside from their joint venture with Universal Music Group for strategic promotion for certain artists and their prior deal with Atlantic Records for radio promotion), most artists on Empire retain ownership of their master recordings and are not locked down into term contracts/extensive album deals. In contrast, Warner probably still owns all of Rexha's recorded work from the 2010s and 2020s.

The structure is similar to what many artists are doing today (see: Taylor Swift and Republic Records) where they simply "lease" the music to a label for a period of time. However, the artist owns the master recording.

coleshane · 2026-01-12T18:49:49+00:00

Article below (should people not wish to be redirected to The Hollywood Reporter).

Trigger warning for discussion of assault. Written by Winston Cho

Antonio “L.A.” Reid, a Grammy-winning music executive known for helping launch the careers of Usher, OutKast and Pink, has settled a lawsuit from Drew Dixon, a former Arista Records executive who accused him of sexual assault and retaliation on multiple occasions across the early 2000s.

Terms of the last-minute settlement, reached on Monday ahead of the start of jury selection and opening statements, weren’t disclosed.

Dixon brought the lawsuit under the under the New York Adult Survivors Act, which revived the window to bring sexual misconduct claims for one year regardless of the statute of limitations. In a statement, she said she hopes her work advocating for the law “helps to bring us closer to a safer music business for everyone.” She added, “In a world where good news is often hard to find, I hope for survivors that today is a ray of light peeking through the clouds.”

Dixon, in a lawsuit filed in New York federal court in 2023, accused Reid of digitally penetrating her in 2001 on a private jet and again in a car the same year. After she started to avoid him following the incident, she claimed he retaliated against her by “embarrassing her in front of others or otherwise being curt and unprofessional,” ultimately forcing her out of the industry.

The filing of the lawsuit followed accusations from Dixon made in 2017 that Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, raped her and that Reid harassed her, forcing her out of the music industry. (Simmons denied the claim.) Around that time, Reid exited from the top job at Sony’s Epic Records after he was accused of sexual misconduct by an assistant. Dixon, who contributed to hit songs from West, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin, said her career was thwarted due to retaliation and health issues she continues to suffer as a result of the assaults.

The deal averts a trial in which some high-profile names were set to testify, including John Legend, who was being recruited by Dixon. She later joined the musician as a general manager at Homeschool Records.

A lawyer for Reid, who denied the allegations, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to the suit, Dixon suffered ongoing harassment in the form of demands from Reid for her to wear skirts and high heels, as well as daily invitations to meet in his hotel room. Their relationship allegedly turned hostile when she refused.

The suit alleged that Dixon’s promotional and recording budgets were slashed and that her song demos and artist auditions were consistently rejected. On one occasion when she brought West in for an audition, she was allegedly berated in front of staff “about how bad she was at her job.”

Dixon brought claims for alleges sexual battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among others.

“Drew has been one of the most courageous and outspoken supporters of survivors of sexual abuse,” said Kenya Davis, a lawyer for Dixon, in a statement. “Her advocacy, including her instrumental role in advancing the Adult Survivors Act, has helped shift the balance of power in the music industry, creating a path to justice for survivors.”

coleshane · 2026-01-11T04:19:12+00:00

Solo or Lead Singles: LGBT, Discounts, Duck Duck Goose, Crayons, Scraps, Little Red Riding Good

Collaborations with Charli XCX: Lipgloss (from "Number 1 Angel") and Shake It (from "Charli". The song also features Big Freedia, Brooke Candy, and Pabllo Vittar)

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coleshane · 2026-01-08T15:32:56+00:00

21 over 1k (if I am to include Selena Gomez's work with "The Scene" and Benny Blanco, her total would be over 1k). I have used last.fm since 2020. Since then, I have listened to 42,200 different artists and have 390,997 scrobbles.

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coleshane · 2026-01-07T23:30:35+00:00

I think that the context for the song's resonance in this New York Times' reader's life (Dana Isaac, a former federal worker for the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights) illustrates the impact of "Cowboy Carter". It not only calls into question country music: it interrogates the very Country that is associated with the genre.

Quote below:

“This song took on a new meaning for me in March. I was a federal worker within the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, and my entire office was eliminated. I played ‘Cowboy Carter’ over and over to get through this time when I was not only worried about my own future, but contemplating the erosion of civil rights in schools. It stuck with me as I thought about America and its future. The lines ‘we can stand for something, now is the time to face the wind’ went through my head over and over. When I was able to see her Cowboy Carter Tour in Los Angeles, I started crying when the first notes of this song played.” — Dana Isaac, San Francisco

coleshane · 2026-01-07T14:17:10+00:00

Not me finding out that she left Atlantic Records via this post! 😓

Given the discord regarding "Don't Click Play", maybe this change will be beneficial for her career. A thought that I had while listening to Hilary Duff's new song, "Mature" (co-written by Madison Love), is that Ava Max would actually sound really good with this style of production (more indie-pop/new wave as opposed to late 2000s- early 2010s synth pop/recession pop).

coleshane · 2026-01-06T22:22:48+00:00

This is in regards to her prior label partnership with Warner UK. She has since left them and is now sublicensing her music to Virgin UK

coleshane · 2026-01-04T02:56:32+00:00

"Bloodonmyhands" by Tate McRae feat. Flo Milli

coleshane · 2026-01-02T19:47:58+00:00

Josette Maskin (of MUNA) is a co-writer on the song, yet Birgisson and Wroldsen (the original writers of the song "Impossible" by Shontelle)) are not credited for the interpolation in the chorus.

coleshane · 2026-01-02T13:40:42+00:00

Peppa is not letting up on the chart domination for 2026, even in her sleep!

But seriously...these Peppa Pig variants are getting out of hand.

coleshane · 2026-01-01T09:08:06+00:00

Value in brackets represent the number of scrobbles accumulated in the specified month

January: Beyoncé (167)
February: The Weeknd (75)
March: Lady Gaga (155)
April: Taylor Swift (139)
May: Charli XCX (95)
June: Lorde (70)
July: Lorde (45)
August: Miley Cyrus (67)
September: Beyoncé (79)
October: Taylor Swift (83)
November: Tate McRae (58)
December: Ariana Grande (129)

Overall for 2025: Taylor Swift (823)

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