Entertainment
Pitch Guidelines for the VICE Culture Desk
How to pitch pieces about music, entertainment, and food.
Leslie Horn
4.29.21
New music
Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ and 17 Other Songs That Made Our October
This month boasted great tunes from artists like Adrianne Lenker, Ty Dolla $ign, Sturgill Simpson, and more.
Josh Terry
Leslie Horn
Kristin Corry
Jaime Silano
10.30.20
New music
Flo Milli's Classic SWV Sample and 13 Other Songs Hotter Than This July
July was a month of problematic music news and posthumous albums from Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke, but music prevailed anyway.
Kristin Corry
Leslie Horn
Josh Terry
Ashwin Rodrigues
7.31.20
Objectively Correct Lists
The 14 Songs We Couldn't Get Enough Of in April
This month brought artists like Fiona Apple, Thundercat, and The-Dream out of hiding.
Kristin Corry
Leslie Horn
Josh Terry
Ashwin Rodrigues
4.24.20
Interviews
100 Gecs Explain the Weird World They Built for Their 'Minecraft' Music Fest
Tonight, the experimental pop duo will host an online event that combines artists like Charli XCX and Dorian Electra with... songs about fava beans?
Leslie Horn
4.24.20
Nervous Recs
My Brain Is Mush, But I Love Reading Elin Hilderbrand's Beachy-Ass Books
Set mostly in Nantucket, her 20+ books feature irresistible drama, and they're anything but intellectually demanding.
Leslie Horn
4.20.20
News
Rapper Pop Smoke Shot Dead in Los Angeles
The rising Brooklyn rapper was killed in a home invasion Wednesday morning.
Leslie Horn
2.19.20
2020 oscars
Let Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig Host the Oscars, You Cowards
The pair presented the Academy Awards for best production design and best costume design. They should be hosting the whole damn thing.
Leslie Horn
2.10.20
2020 oscars
ABC Rejected This Ad Featuring Postpartum Moms from the Oscars Broadcast
The ad for Frida Mom shows a mesh underwear-clad new mom tending to her body. The network decided it was too graphic.
Leslie Horn
2.10.20
News
Kobe Bryant Dead at 41
Bryant and eight others were killed in a helicopter crash Sunday.
Leslie Horn
1.26.20
News
Media Is Crawling With Bugs
Roaches at the 'Washington Post.' Bedbugs at the 'New York Times.' Some sort of carpenter ant situation at VICE. What's with all the bugs?
Leslie Horn
8.28.19
News
The 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Trailer Just Dropped and We Have a Question
Disney's latest entry in the 'Star Wars' saga is out December 20.
Leslie Horn
8.26.19
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