Huey Lewis on the News’s Most Humorous and Strategic Music

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( superlatives [Huey Lewis on the News’s Most Humorous and Strategic Music]( “We were always told that we weren’t edgy enough. I’m just not an edgy guy, I guess.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images Have you heard the news? It’s been a fabulous 2024 for Huey Lewis — viewers finally got to witness his princely demeanor in the Netflix documentary [Greatest Night in Pop](, and his songs fueled the soul behind one of the [most enjoyable]( Broadway musicals this season (a musical that deserved Tony recognition and [shouldn’t have closed early](). Sure, one project is from four decades ago, while the other played in the Theater District. But the timing was fitting. Lewis always used his pop instincts to metamorphose music of the past with his band, the News, and give it a modern edge, which resulted in a prolific streak of hits throughout the ’80s. Some say his tunes are so catchy, so hip, that they can [ax businessmen to death]( to them. “I don’t think there’s such a thing as a song that makes a personal statement about the band,” Lewis says of the infamous American Psycho monologue. “That’s all make-believe stuff for me.” [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • Mayor of Kingstown: [Predator vs. Predator]( • House of the Dragon: [You Win or You Die]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Here’s What a Hasan Minhaj–Hosted Daily Show Would Look Like The comedian asks Elizabeth Warren about President Biden’s mental fitness in the premiere episode of his YouTube series.]( By Hershal Pandya [Movie Masturbation Scenes, Ranked It’s been 25 years since Paul Weitz showed one of the goofiest ways to beat off in American Pie.]( [Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week? Things are bound to get nasty at a Federalist Society party with a sex dungeon.]( By Keith Phipps [Alice Munro’s Daughter Opens Up About Abuse in Family Andrea Robin Skinner says her stepfather sexually abused her at age 9, but her mother stayed with him after it came to light.]( By Zoe Guy [This Is Going to Ruin the Tour Do the internet’s biggest moments from last month deserve that hawk tuah or nah?]( By Kate Lindsay [Paramount Will, Ultimately, Dance in the Sky David Ellison’s Skydance is buying Redstone’s National Amusements and merging with Paramount Global.]( By Jason P. Frank [Bruce Hornsby Gives Greendale’s School Song an A On Community repurposing “The Way It Is” for the Human Beings: “This stands alone. There’s nothing that sounds like it.”]( By Devon Ivie [Get to Know House of the Dragon’s Royal Air Forces As the Dance of the Dragons heats up, let’s review the airborne arsenals Teams Green and Black are working with.]( By Sean T. Collins [Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face “I couldn’t believe that this role was for a woman.”]( By Matthew Jacobs [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 16-Across, Five Letters: Meme-friendly emotion from “Inside Out” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Brendan Fraser movie that starts with “The”? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved