entertainment blog
Chief Keef Drops New Project ‘4NEM’
Unboxing: Citizen Celebrates Captain America’s 80th Anniversary with a New Timepiece Presented by Citizen Take a closer look at the Marvel Super Hero-inspired watch and pin set. Presented by Citizen /8 Hrs ago 8 Hrs ago 979 Hypes Honor The Gift Channels Nostalgia for “Inner City Love Volume II” Presented by Honor The Gift A new collection inspired by Russell Westbrook’s childhood memories featuring men’s, women’s and kid’s apparel. Presented by Honor The Gift /8 Hrs ago 8 Hrs ago 2,039 Hypes HYPETALKS Will Cover Fashion in the Metaverse on Twitter Spaces Tune in this Monday, December 20, at 8 p.m. ET. 8 Hrs ago 717 Hypes Black Scale Delivers Streetwear Staples for Winter ’21 Washed in black with few pops of color like dark green and ...
Spotify Acquires Podcasting Platform Whooshkaa
Spotify has bought Whooshkaa, an Australian podcasting platform that helps creators to host, distribute and monetize podcasts. Spotify may already be the world’s most popular audio streaming service, but recently, the company has been making moves to expand beyond music streaming and venture further into podcast-style content. In November, Spotify acquired Megaphone, a leading podcast advertising and publishing platform. Currently, nearly one in five Spotify advertisers participate in the podcasting marketplace, the company said in its announcement. Using Whooshkaa, Spotify says that broadcasters will have a simple way to turn their existing audio content into podcast content. The company plans to integrate Whooshkaa into Megaphone to provide publishers worldwide with new technology t...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Gordo, Marcel Dettmann & More
This week in dance music, we took a tour of the Brazilian scene with one of the country’s hottest exports, Vintage Culture; Porter Robinson, Alison Wonderland and REZZ topped the lineup for New Orleans’ Buku Music + Art Project 2022; Above & Beyond topped themselves by playing from the apex of a granite monolith in Colombia; we got the rundown from the new SoCal festival Desert Air; Madonna entered Hot/Dance Electronic Songs via the Sickick edit of her 90s hit “Frozen”; we got a behind-the-scenes tour of EDC Las Vegas 2022; and we selected our 20 favorite dance albums of 2021. (Watch for our best songs of the year list coming next week.) Explore Explore Carnage See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Beyond that, there was some quality music to check out a...
Lil Nas X Says He Has COVID-19 After Dropping Out of U.K. Jingle Ball Show
Sounds like Lil Nas X has COVID-19. On Friday (Dec. 17), the artist tweeted about having symptoms that disturbed his pleasurable Thursday night. “Covid really sucks. last night i was tryna watch porn then i sneezed snot all over penis lmao,” he tweeted — then deleted. covid really sucks. last night i was tryna watch porn then i sneezed snot all over penis lmao — MONTERO 🦋 (@LilNasX) December 17, 2021 His COVID revelations apparently came a little earlier in the afternoon, after Barack Obama shared his list of favorite music of 2021, which included Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” according to various outlets that captured the artist’s tweets before he nixed the entire thread. After the former president presented his playlist, the 22-year-old artist shared Obama’s tweet...
Evanescence’s Amazing Cover of The Beatles’ ‘Across the Universe’ Finally Hits Streaming
Four years after Evanescence first covered The Beatles‘ “Across the Universe,” the rock band is bringing their version to streaming services for the first time ever Friday (Dec. 17). The Little Rock-based unit first performed “Across the Universe” in 2018 during its Synthesis World Tour. Then in spring 2021, Evanescence exclusively released a studio version of their cover on the deluxe box set for the band’s recent studio album The Bitter Truth, which went No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Hard Rock Albums chart. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It was such a pleasure to cover this legendary song,” the rock band wrote on Twitter, adding that its version of “Across the Universe” can finally be found on all digital streaming providers. Amy Lee and co. del...
Abby Anderson on Leaving Her Record Label & New Music: ‘I Feel So Much More Confident Now’
“I was just coming out of my depression, so that was fun,” country singer-songwriter Abby Anderson tells Billboard of writing her latest single, “Bad Posture,” which released in October. “My hair was black. I was going through it, man.” It was a different image than country music fans had come to know of Anderson—a gregarious, charming singer-songwriter. Since her debut in 2018, Anderson released the ballad “Make Him Wait,” and collaborated with Jimmie Allen on a cover of the A Star Is Born hit “Shallow,” with their collaboration reaching No. 21 on Billboard‘s Country Digital Song Sales chart in 2019. That same year, she opened shows for Rob Thomas on his Chip Tooth Tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news But in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced artists away from the road. ...
4 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Roddy Ricch, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and Chief Keef. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.) Roddy Ricch: Live Life Fast [Atlantic] Live Life Fast is the second album from Compton rapper Roddy Ricch, who earned a handful of Grammy nominations with the breakout success of his 2019...
Watch TNGHT’s Video for New Song “Brick Figures”
TNGHT—the duo of Hudson Mohawke and Lunice—are back with a new song. “Brick Figures” is produced by TNGHT, and mastered by Joker. It arrives with a fleshy music video directed by Dan Streit and Christopher Rutledge. Check it out below (via Warp and LuckyMe). “Brick Figures” arrives as part of the annual LuckyMe advent calendar, which rolls out loose songs and edits from the Glaswegian label. “This is the kind of music Lego characters would be listening to on their own time,” Lunice said of the new track. Hudson Mohawke added: “Really good beat we made.” Last month, TNGHT dropped their song “Tums,” which also received a Dan Streit–directed video. TNGHT issued their II EP in 2019. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Blood Incantation Announce New Album Timewave Zero
Blood Incantation have announced a new ambient album called Timewave Zero. The cosmic death metal band’s follow-up to 2019’s Hidden History of the Human Race is out February 25. Find the album cover below. Blood Incantation recorded their new album at Denver’s World Famous Studios. The standard edition features two songs—The 21-minute “Io” and the nearly-20-minute “Ea”—while a limited CD edition includes a third song, “Chronophagia,” which runs 27 minutes and 37 seconds. “An astute listening to our previous recordings reveals a gradual and deliberate increase of Experimental, Progressive and Psychedelic components,” Blood Incantation said in a statement. “Timewave Zero is the distillation of these elements into a concentrated piece; stripping away the Metal and emphasizing the Dark, Cinema...
Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2021: Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the War on Drugs, and More
Former President Barack Obama has released his annual playlist featuring his favorite songs of the year. Among Obama’s favorite tracks of 2021 are Mitski’s “The Only Heartbreaker,” Nas and Ms. Lauryn Hill’s “Nobody,” Lizzo and Cardi B’s “Rumors,” Mdou Mcotar’s “Tala Tannam,” Wye Oak’s “Its Way With Me,” Yendry’s “Ya,” and Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).” Listen to “Barack Obama’s Favorite Music of 2021” below (via Spotify). Earlier this year, Obama released his annual summer playlist, which featured music by Jazmine Sullivan, George Sullivan, Arooj Aftab, Erykah Badu, Jay-Z, Migos, Rihanna, and more. The former President’s “Favorite Music of 2020” playlist included Megan Thee Stallion, Lido Pimienta, Bob Dylan, Wizkid, Bad Bunny, Phoebe Bridgers, Faye Webster, Mac Miller, Bruc...
Spike Lee Enters Into New Multiyear Partnership With Netflix
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Netflix‘s gotta have Spike Lee and they proved they mean business by agreeing to a renewed multi-year creative partnership deal with the director. The news of the deal was announced on Thursday (December 16th) through a joint statement released by Lee and the streaming giant. The pact will see the Da 5 Bloods director produce narrative films through his 40Acres And a Mule company. In addition to Da 5 Bloods, Lee has also worked with Netflix on three other projects – the She’s Gotta Have It series, producing the indie sci-fi film See You Yesterday, and directing Rodney King. “There Is No Better Way for Me and My Company 40Acres and a Mule Filmworks to Begin the New Year Than Renew Our Partnership With Ted, Scott, and Tendo — Da Fear...
Bobbito Garcia Releases Digital Sneaker NFT In Honor Of Puerto Rican Flag Anniversary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: OPENSEA / OPENSEA One of the culture’s original influencers is again celebrating his motherland. Bobbito Garcia has released a digital sneaker NFT in honor of Puerto Rico’s flag. As spotted on Hype Beast the DJ and sneaker aficionado is entering the world of non-fungible tokens. This week he announced that he is teaming up with designer/director Omar Acosta to launch a set of digital sneaker NFT’s. The 3D animated feet pieces celebrate the 126th Anniversary of Puerto Rico’s flag (12/22/21). Four editions feature art/photos/design by the collaborators. The 5th includes pages from award-winning creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez’ La Borinqueña comic, with net profits given to Afro-Boricua grassroots programs in PR via the non-profit La Borinqueña g...
