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Big Hit Entertainment Global CEO Lenzo Yoon Talks New Role, ‘Localizing’ In the U.S. & Growing Artist Roster
“Any new service that Big Hit will present all starts from our business philosophy of ‘What content will fans enjoy the most?'” A decade into his tenure at Big Hit Entertainment, Lenzo Yoon is gearing up for some big moves — both in the company and in his personal life. One of the biggest takeaways of last week’s executive changeups at Big Hit Entertainment — the South Korean label home to the record-breaking BTS, Tomorrow X Together and GFriend — came in co-CEO Lenzo Yoon’s expanding his role to Global CEO and soon leading from the United States. The move not only pointed to a more global outlook for the company (which had its biggest year ever with a record $500 million in revenue in 2019), but also that it was official...
Saint Lane Reflects on ‘Worst Year,’ Prepares For a Great One With ‘When Did We Grow Up’: Exclusive Premiere
Saint Lane is overdue some good luck. In 2019, the Gold Coast-based rapper lost his dad, and had a painful experience with three friends which, as a result, he no longer calls “mates”. Last year was “the worst year of my life,” he admits. And this year, well, it’s bad for everyone. Lane was traveling in Canada when the coronavirus emergency was upgraded to a pandemic, and on his return to Australia, Lane was quarantined in a room for two weeks. As creatives tend to do, he used his time to make stuff. With a mic and a laptop, he reached out to musician and comedian friends, including Lime Cordiale and Hayden James, for a special isolation podcast. One of his amusing go-to questions was a gag about locating the cure for coronavirus (it’s always plain sight, just to your left). Those wo...
Crush Releases New Song ‘Mayday’ Featuring Red Velvet’s Joy: ‘She’s Got the Most Beautiful Voice’
Singer-songwriter Crush is back with a new single after releasing his last studio album, From Midnight to Sunrise, five months ago. The South Korean musician, who is known for being inspired by things in ordinary life such as the Han River at dawn or his pet dogs, focuses on the theme of “home” for his newest project, titled Homemade. New singles will be released back-to-back, the first of which is “Mayday,” out today (May 21). The new song has been long anticipated by fans, especially since the announcement that Joy from Red Velvet would be the featured artist. Fans became even more curious when cute selfies of the two artists together appeared on both of their Instagram accounts, accompanied by comments on how lucky they were to collaborate with each oth...
Squid Unravel on New Single “Broadcaster”: Stream
Back in March, Brighton post-punk band Squid announced their signing to Warp Records by releasing a new single called “Sludge”. Today, they’re sharing its follow-up, a marvelously unraveling tune called “Broadcaster”. Beginning with a synth loop that recalls Stereolab or Kraftwerk, the song gradually expands as vocalist/drummer Ollie Judge’s grumbly delivery gets louder and more eccentric. As the song reaches its climax, the synth line boils over and Judge holds a sustained yell that’s positively captivating. Hear it for yourself below. According to Judge, the track’s lyrics were inspired by the visual artist Naim June Paik and his TV Garden installation, which juxtaposes living plants with video monitors. “I thought it blurred the lines between a dystopian and utopian vision,” he explaine...
Netflix’s The Lovebirds Brings Out the Best in Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae: Review
The Pitch: Jibran (Kumail Nanjiani) and Leilani (Issa Rae) are four years into a relationship that’s on the fritz. They snip at one another. They argue over the littlest things. They can’t even imagine themselves winning The Amazing Race. All of that drama is put on hold, however, when the two fading lovebirds fly right into a maddening murder mystery that takes them all across New Orleans. Even worse, they’re the prime suspects. Can they solve the crime before they’re taken in to do the time? That all depends on whether or not they can set aside their differences and find a way to be a team again. The Big Schtick: The Lovebirds reunites director Michael Showalter and Nanjiani, who both leveled up with 2017’s heartfelt and hilarious The Big Sick. It’s a strong collaboration and this latest...
Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme Share Video for “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding”: Watch
Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme in video for “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme’s cover of “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” wasn’t intentionally made for the quarantine era. “Recording this song had nothing to do with what we’d be going through… until we started going through it,” explains Homme in a statement. But while the track itself wasn’t intended to be an anthem of isolated times, its new music video fully embraces the state of the world. Directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin, the clip captures Van Etten and Homme at home with their families. The former’s kid plays around with an empty inflatable swimming pool while she sips a glass of wine and sings karaoke in front of a projection of SMPTE color bars. Homme, m...
Yankee Stadium Parking Lot to Host Drive-In Concerts and Movies This Summer
With the pandemic limiting social interactions, the concept of the drive-in is making a comeback. New York state recently reopened its drive-in movie theaters, but New York City will be taking things to the next level come summer. As Time Out New York reports, the Yankee Stadium parking lot will be turned into a weekend carnival experience dubbed Uptown Drive-In. Beginning in July, the iconic baseball stadium will host drive-in movies and concerts featuring local musicians every night Friday through Sunday, with a “brunch series” occurring on Saturday and Sunday. What’s more, the festivities will include carside dinner service, interactive games, and giveaways. The stage will be elevated to be seen from attendees’ cars, with sound streamed from the PA system directly to car radios. Th...
Jeff Tweedy Performs ‘Jesus Etc’ on Late Show
Wilco appeared on tonight’s edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as the musical guests, of course, remotely. But before the band’s performance airs, a clip of Jeff Tweedy performing a solo version of “Jesus Etc” was shared on the show’s YouTube page. Wilco is supposed to hit the road with Sleater-Kinney this summer (in August more specifically), but like everything else right now, it seems extremely unlikely that will happen. Wilco’s latest album, Ode to Joy, was released last October. The band appeared on The Late Show in conjunction with the release. Revisit our interview with Tweedy and Nels Cline here. Check it out Tweedy’s solo rendition of the Yankee Foxtrot Hotel track below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are l...
Zlatan – Road To CDK (SONG & VIDEO)
Get this new song and video from Zlatan – Road To CDK. Zanku Records boss and rapper, Zlatan has at last discharged his exceptionally foreseen song tagged “Street To CDK.” The song fills in as a follow-up to his past songs: “Gbemiro Cover,” “Egungun Be Careful,” and “Unripe Pawpaw.” On this Mansa Jabulani’s-delivered song the rapper worked admirably by spitting bars from beginning to end. Listen, watch & download Road To CDK by Zlatan below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Zlatan_-_Road_To_CDK_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 DOWNLOAD Zlatan – Road To CDK [embedded content] Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and ...
Excision Teases New Virtual Mainstage for Next Couch Lands Livestream
Last month, we reported on Excision‘s announcement of a new livestream series, which was revealed following a wildly successful three-day Couch Lands virtual event that re-broadcasted many past live sets from his bass music festival Lost Lands. Fast-forward to today, when Excision took to Instagram to announce that his Lost Lands production team has been hard at work developing a brand new virtual mainstage for the next Couch Lands stream, which will be airing on May 30th, 2020. Addressing his headbangers directly in the post, he rhapsodizes about the new virtual stage before closing it by saying that him and his team are “finally ready to unveil it.” Fans should be on the edge of their seats considering the elite production quality Excision has offered up over the y...
KISS FM to Host International #RadioRave Event with David Guetta, Martin Garrix, and more
UK radio station KISS FM is gearing up to host an epic international version of #RadioRave, bringing together some of the biggest names in electronic music for five hours of back-to-back sets simultaneously broadcasted through their seven partner stations. Europe will be the place to be on May 30th, as its countries will come together, united under the love of dance music. The lineup will feature several of the world’s most renowned DJs, including David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Robin Schulz, Alan Walker, R3HAB, and Matoma, among others. The mission is to create “one of Europe’s largest house parties.” UK fans can access the event through KISS FM, while those across Europe can tune in through their local stations in their area, including Poland (RM...
Dillon Francis and BabyJake Deliver Hilarious New Video for “Touch”
Dillon Francis and BabyJake had their fans dancing to their recent pop-centric nu-disco hit “Touch” back in April. They are now back to make us all chuckle with the new music video to accompany it. With quarantine in place, the visuals are social distancing-approved, showcasing the duo’s undeniable musical and comical chemistry with a nod to some classic movies out of the ’80s. The video opens to the two artists waking up to another day home alone, but instead of wallowing in the isolation, they erupt into a full montage of cheerful lip-syncing antics. The shots cut between Francis and BabyJake as they go about their morning routines, channeling the auras of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Risky Business,” with the latter bein...
