BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: The friendly stranger in the black sedan.

SPOON gets over three hours of discussion and analysis on Political Beats, with guest Christopher Scalia, dropping this morning.  BONUS: The band covers Tom Petty's “Breakdown” and “A Face In The Crowd.”

THE 100 BEST R.E.M. SONGS, ranked by Steven Hyden.

JULIEN BAKER offers a playlist of songs that inspired her throughout her life.

ADULT MOM's Stveie Knipe is profiled at American Songwriter.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Michael Jackson's "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," the soft and tender duet with Siedah Garrett that served as the soft launch of a blockbuster.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE? Raya and the Last Dragon repeats atop the chart with 5.5MM on a 35 percent drop, as some of the big chains refused to show a film that's also on Disney+. Tom & Jerry places with 4.1MM on a 38 percent drop.  Chaos Walking shows with 2.3MM on a 40 percent drop.

JENNIFER LOPEZ & ALEX RODRIGUEZ have not split, despite recent reports.  However, they are going through a rough patch.

THE GRAMMYS went to these folks. Congrats!

MEGXIT: Harry & Meghan's estate had an intruder. Meanwhile, Prince Charles said to have been ‘deeply hurt’ by Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah, but plans on contacting his youngest son in next few... weeks

TREVOR NOAH & MINKA KELLY are not officially a couple, but were spotted grabbing dinner in the drive-thru of an L.A. In-N-Out on Noah's 37th birthday.

LET A THOUSAND Film Markets Bloom.

ARE PRE-BUYS BAD for Independent Movies? "John Wick is a good, real-world example of a franchise that came into existence because it could be sold on the front end."

LOCKDOWN: The year Mike Ryan saw 397 movies.

A WHALE SHARK sought human assistance to get rid of the rope tangled on his fin.

THE URUTAU, or ghost bird, is known for its cry similar to a human wail and is rarely seen during the day.

THE ELECTRIC CATFISH cannot be shocked and scientists don't know why.