The Rolling Stones have shared a newly restored music video for “Child of the Moon,” the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards-penned track that was a B-side to the hit “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”
Originally shot in 1968 as a promotional film, the clip, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, features all five original members of the band, along with actress Dame Eileen June Atkins. The moody video, shot on a farm near Enfield, outside north London, is now being released in both a standard color and a 4K resolution black and white version.
“Child of the Moon” is the latest restored video released by the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers and ABKCO Music & Records. They previously shared restored videos for “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “We Love You,” “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?” and “2000 Light Years From Home,” with more coming this year.
(NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court in New York on Friday returned E. Jean Carroll’s initial case against former President Donald Trump to a district court judge who had previously decided Trump did not act within the scope of his employment as president when he denied Carroll’s rape claim and allegedly defamed her.
Carroll, a former Elle columnist who alleges that Trump attacked her in the dressing room of the Bergdorf Goodman luxury department store in the 1990s, claims Trump defamed her in 2019 when, during his presidency, he denied her rape claim by calling her a liar and saying “she’s not my type.”
Trump, who also denies the accusations, has argued that the Justice Department should be substituted as the defendant in the case because, at the time of his allegedly defamatory statements, he was acting in his official capacity as an employee of the federal government.
Friday’s decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals remands the case to the district court for further consideration.
The decision follows an indeterminate opinion from the D.C. Court of Appeals, which last week declined to shield Trump from accountability but did not fully resolve the question of whether denying allegations of misconduct that occurred prior to his term fell within the scope of his employment as president of the United States.
If Trump is determined to have been acting as a government employee, the U.S. government would substitute as the defendant in Carroll’s defamation lawsuit — which means the case would go away, since the government cannot be sued for defamation.
The presiding district court judge, Lewis Kaplan, previously denied the government’s motion to substitute for Trump, ruling that the president is not an employee of the government and that Trump did not act within the scope of his employment when he allegedly defamed Carroll.
The case, which has been caught in a procedural back-and-forth since then-Attorney General William Barr sought to substitute the government for Trump as the defendant in 2000, is one of two lawsuits Carrol has brought against Trump in connection with his alleged defamatory remarks.
She filed a second lawsuit against him in November, related to the same rape accusation, that alleged additional instances of defamation and added a claim of battery under a New York law that allows adult victims to sue even if the alleged sexual assault occurred long ago.
That case is scheduled for trial in New York City next week. Carroll’s attorneys said they do not plan to call Trump as a witness but do plan to play excerpts of a deposition he sat for as part of the case.
Trump’s attorneys have said he has not decided whether to attend the trial, despite a Thursday deadline Judge Kaplan set for Trump to inform him of his plans.
Andy Grammer’s the Uber of pop stars: He’ll deliver his songs right to your door.
Andy posted footage on his socials of himself showing up at the apartment of a fan in New York City, who starts crying as soon as she opens the door and sees him. He explains that he asked fans to tell him about someone who saved their life and the woman’s friend, who’s also on hand, had said it was her.
The friend tells Andy, “It’s been a rough two years, but she’s always had my back.” The friend notes that when her mom got diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, “It was a whirlwind, but she never left my side.”
Andy then sings an acoustic version of his hit “Saved My Life” for the two women. The one whose apartment they’re in cries and tells him, “Oh my God, I still can’t believe it’s real. Thank you so much!”
“Rolling up and crying with fans in NYC,” Andy captioned the video. “Creating the space to hear the intimate stories and then share music and connect with each other is what fills me up. I have the most incredible, sincere, open-hearted fans in the world.”
The White Stripes‘ Elephant song “Black Math” finally has a video.
The frenetic clip follows a circuit board recreating the Elephant album cover artwork and has a similar vibe to the Lego animation video for “Fell in Love with a Girl.”
You can watch the “Black Math” video streaming now on YouTube.
The video premiere coincides with Friday’s release of the 20th anniversary vinyl Elephant reissue. A digital deluxe version of the album, featuring remastered audio and a live recording of a 2003 Chicago concert, was released in March.
Elephant, the fourth White Stripes album, was released April 1, 2003. Along with “Black Math,” Elephant includes the massive guitar anthem “Seven Nation Army,” as well as the classic White Stripes tunes “The Hardest Button to Button” and “Ball and Biscuit.”
Metallica‘s 72 Seasons video saga has come to an end.
Since dropping their much-anticipated new album Friday, April 14, the metal legends have premiered a new visual every day to accompany a different song off the record. The four prerelease tracks — lead single “Lux Æterna,” “Screaming Suicide,” “If Darkness Had a Son” and the title track — also got videos.
Now, Metallica’s premiered the video for the final 72 Seasons song, album closer “Inamorata.” You can argue whether they saved the best for last, but they certainly saved the longest — the epic “Inamorata” lasts 11 minutes and 10 seconds, a personal record for Metallica.
You can watch the “Inamorata” video, an animated, hallucinatory journey through a desert, streaming now on YouTube.
While every 72 Seasons song now has its own video, Metallica is not quite done with the album’s visual side. Each 72 Seasons video is also being released in American Sign Language, or ASL. The ASL edition of the title track is out now, and the remaining 11 videos will premiere April 25.
(NEW YORK) — A man has been arrested for the 2003 killing of his ex-girlfriend, 20-year-old Megan McDonald, according to authorities, who allege he was “infatuated” with her and went “into a rage.”
Edward Holley, 42, of Wawayanda, New York, who is charged with second-degree murder, allegedly hit McDonald multiple times in the head while in her car in the early hours of March 14, 2003, according to New York State Police and the criminal complaint.
“We believe this crime was intimate partner violence,” state police Capt. Joseph Kolek said at a news conference Thursday. “Additionally, Ed Holley owed Megan a substantial sum of money.”
McDonald was found dead from blunt force trauma on a dirt path in Wallkill, New York, the day after she was killed, according to police. McDonald’s father, an NYPD detective, died one year earlier, in 2002, according to The New York Times.
Holley allegedly owed McDonald money that was causing “hostility” between them, according to the felony complaint. She allegedly tried to end their relationship several days before she was killed, according to the complaint, and authorities added that it appeared Holley “was infatuated” with McDonald.
On the morning of March 13, McDonald dropped off her new boyfriend at his apartment. He said he never saw her again, according to the felony complaint.
McDonald arrived at a home in Wallkill for a birthday party that night around 7 p.m., but she didn’t go inside because Holley was there, the complaint said.
About 30 minutes later, McDonald arrived at a house in Middletown and made multiple calls trying to find marijuana, including one call to a friend at the party where Holley was, the complaint said.
Around midnight, McDonald left the party and said she was going straight home because she had to work the next day, the complaint said. At about 12:15 a.m., McDonald arrived back at the Wallkill birthday party and told people she was going to go smoke, and two minutes later she drove away, the complaint said.
Around 12:25 a.m., McDonald arrived at “suspect 2″‘s house, and he got in her car and told McDonald he didn’t have marijuana for her, the complaint said. McDonald then told him she’d go get marijuana from Holley, according to a 2010 interview with “suspect 2,” the complaint said.
Holley was McDonald’s main marijuana supplier and police believe McDonald reached out to him as a “last resort” on the night she was killed, the complaint said.
Around 12:30 a.m., a witness saw McDonald’s car being followed through Wallkill by a dark Honda Civic hatchback, according to the complaint.
Days later, when McDonald’s car was found 500 feet from Holley’s home, police determined the 20-year-old had been killed while she was in the driver’s seat of her car, the document said.
Holley later told police he knew McDonald was outside the house party where he was on the night she was killed, according to the complaint. In one interview, Holley told police he drove his purple Honda Civic hatchback back to his home that night, according to the complaint.
Holley “provided numerous contradictory stories and alibis,” according to the complaint. Authorities said Holley consistently told police he last saw McDonald several days before she was killed when they had an altercation, though police said his reason for the altercation changed in each interview, according to the felony complaint.
In 2021, an analysis showed McDonald’s DNA and Holley’s DNA on McDonald’s phone, which was left in her car, the complaint said. Authorities believe the night of the murder Holley went through McDonald’s phone and saw she had recently called an ex, “causing Holley to go into a rage,” the complaint said.
In January 2023, an analysis placed McDonald, Holley and “suspect 2″‘s cellphones “together at key locations” on the night the 20-year-old was killed, the complaint said. “Suspect 2,” who died in 2010, was familiar with the area McDonald’s body was found, the complaint added.
In March 2023, DNA evidence showed Holley had been in McDonald’s car, the complaint said.
Holley has been arraigned and remanded without bail, state police said.
As Holley was transported by police, he told reporters, “I am definitely not guilty. I love Megan with all my heart.”
It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The state police said Thursday that they’re still asking anyone with information to call them at 845-344-5300.
Martin Lawrence now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The comedian received the honor Thursday, April 20, in a ceremony attended by friends Steve Harvey and Tracy Morgan. He spoke to Extraabout the recognition and his brotherhood with his fellow stars.
“I’m truly honored … I feel so blessed and I thank God for this honor and just recognition and my fans and it’s something that I always wanted,” he said. “Richard Pryor was my first introduction to wanting to be in the business.”
Describing Pryor and Eddie Murphy as inspirations, he said, “Just following what they’ve done in their career has allowed me to push forward in mine, so I’m very grateful and thankful.”
Of his friendship with Steve and Tracy, he said it “means so much,” adding they are “two people that tell the truth … and I respect them so much.”
“It’s no bull with them, and so they’re going to tell you how they feel,” Martin continued. “They’re gonna tell you how they see it, and I couldn’t ask about better people to speak.”
Martin also shared some love for Jamie Foxx, who remains hospitalized following a health scare. “I hear he’s doing better … My prayers go out for him every night and just wishing the best for him, one of the best that we got in Hollywood,” he said. “Not only one of the best entertainers, but a good person.”
Martin has starred in several television shows and films, including his sitcom Martin, the Big Mommaseries and the Bad Boys series, which is coming out with its fourth installment.
He teased, “Wait till y’all see this one. Might even be bigger than all of them. You gotta check it out.”
John Mellencamp is back with new music. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release the new album Orpheus Descending on June 2, and just dropped its first single “Hey God.”
The 11-track album is Mellencamp’s 25th studio release, and is being described as “one of his most personal records to date,” featuring songs that “focus on social issues Mellencamp continues to passionately advocate for.”
In the meantime, Mellencamp is currently on the road with his Live and In Person tour, which hits St. Louis, Missouri on Friday, April 21. A complete list of dates can be found at Mellencamp.com.
Here is the track list for Orpheus Descending:
“Hey God”
“The Eyes of Portland”
“Land of the So Called Free”
“The Kindness of Lovers”
“Amen”
“Orpheus Descending”
“Understated Reverence”
“One More Trick”
“Lightning and Luck”
“Perfect World”
“Backbone”
Matthew McConaughey, who in 2020 published his New York Times bestseller Greenlights, took to Instagram to promote a live self-help event.
The Oscar-winning actor is offering the public some of the life lessons he put in the book and some of the guidance he’s learned from “some of the wonderful mentors” he’s had over his 53 years.
He calls the event The Art of Livin’ and enthuses, “It’s like nothing I’ve ever done before.”
McConaughey, sitting casually between his beloved Airstream trailer and, perhaps predictably, a bongo, begins his pitch by saying, “You ever have the gut feelin’ that maybe you were meant for more, but you weren’t sure about the next best steps to achieve it? Me too.”
He continues, “I’m not talking about just more money, or more things. I’m talking about more love, more joy, more choice, more balance, more trust.”
“What’s your more?” he asks.
With the help of guests like Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, and other “really smart people,” McConaughey promises, “We’re gonna get under the hood and work out what the hell we’re doing there, and how we get where we really wanna go.”
“Now I’m not sayin’ I’ve got all the answers,” McConaughey says in the spot, “And I’m not saying I’m making straight As in all the areas of my life that we’re gonna be talking about.”
But, he says, “I do know this: We all need a roadmap.”
While the event is free, there’s also a VIP option for $47, with some of the proceeds buying meals for Feeding America. That gets people face time with the star via Zoom and an extended Q&A session with him and his guests.
AJR has premiered a new single called “The Dumb Song.”
As documented by the track’s video, it took the Met brothers a year-and-a-half to create “The Dumb Song.” The clip features behind-the-scenes footage of the trio making the song, spanning from the first writing session to the final mix approval.
You can listen to “The Dumb Song” now via digital outlets, and watch its video streaming now on YouTube.
“The Dumb Song” follows AJR’s 2022 tracks “I Won’t” and “The DJ Is Crying for Help.” The group’s most recent album is 2021’s OK ORCHESTRA, which features the singles “Bang!” and “Way Less Sad.”
AJR will be touring Europe this summer while opening for Imagine Dragons.
