New Zealand Herald — An organisation run by rapper Jay-Z has filed a petition seeking records from the Kansas City police department related to what it calls a history of officer misconduct. The request was filed Monday in Wyandotte County District... more info

E! Online — Give us more, Netflix. As anticipation grows for the first trailer of a new Britney Spears documentary titled Britney vs. Spears, the streaming service is giving fans a preview of what to... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rapper and singer Lil Nas X delivered a flawless cover of the Dolly Parton classic "Jolene" for BBC's Live Lounge. And fans are eating it up. more info

Dlisted — 76-year-old Eric Clapton is anti-vax, anti-lockdown, and anti-anti-racist. He got two doses of AstraZeneca in February, and a few months later he wrote that his symptoms were so “disastrous” he feared he’d never play the guitar again. Eric said he “should’ve never gone near the needle.” Then in July, he released a statement announcing that […] more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Since 2016, Demi Adejuyigbe has been remembering the 21st of September— and the Earth, Wind & Fire hit — in clever videos. This year's might be his last. more info

Dlisted — Up is down, right is left and John Waters is on the cover of Town & Country wearing a $3,300 smoking jacket. In the accompanying interview, America’s preeminent arbiter of bad taste says he’s not even sure it exists anymore. Not since Donald Trump made a habit of eating dog turds off the carpet in […] more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Haruki Murakami discussed his t-shirt collection at the New Yorker. The New York Times profiled two members of the Wrens, Kevin Whelan and Charles Bissell. September's best eBook deals. Today's best eBook deals. Vulture remembered Biz Markie. BuzzFeed recommended... more info

JamBase — Metallica reeled off a setlist filled with classics during a surprise concert held at The Metro in Chicago on Monday night. more info