Amazon Is Uplifting Women’s Voices With New Deals With Blake Lively, Connie Britton & Lena Waithe

Amazon Studios’ head, Jennifer Salke, sung the praises of all three women during Amazon’s Television Critics Association summer press tour, specifically highlighting Waithe’s “gift for identifying exciting and authentic voices,” and Britton’s “ability to create memorable characters and identify compelling stories.” Salke also mentioned that Lively is developing another series that’s based “around a specific piece of IP,” but did not elaborate further on what it might be. read more

New Music To Know This Week: Icona Pop Bring Back ’00s Pop, Alessia Cara Knows You’re Not Ready & More

And now, for something downright haunting; this folk song will leave you dreaming about the quiet, dark corners of bars across the South, any one of which would be a great place to catch Alexa Rose playing while dust dances through dimmed rays of sunlight. Her voice is magical, and the arrangement on the steel guitar for this track will invade your brain. But don’t overlook the acoustic guitar, which masterfully plays off the steel. There’s so much to enjoy here. read more

Frock Away The Monday Blues With Prime Day Dress Deals

Since we’re in the full swing of summer, we have our eyes on a singular type of prize: a new dress. Having passed the season’s halfway point, we’re looking to refresh our frock assortment, having relied very heavily on the ones in our current rotation. The gowns already in our closets have served us well, but now that they’ve done their tour of duty and it’s time to call in the reinforcements, Prime Day day and its myriad deals are coming at the perfect time. So click on through to see Amazon’s best on-sale dresses — and prepare to hit “Buy It Now” if you see something that you like, because these deals will evaporate come midnight tomorrow. read more