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New Aaliyah and the Weeknd Song “Poison” Out This Week
This year, much of Aaliyah’s music arrived to streaming services for the first time. A posthumous album from the singer is next, and on Friday (December 17), a new single called “Poison” will be released via Blackground Records 2.0 and Empire. It features the Weeknd. Find the single artwork below. Barry Hankerson, Blackground founder and Aaliyah’s uncle, told Billboard earlier this year that the new album would feature the Weeknd, Drake, Future, and others. The streaming releases this year arrived amid a dispute between Hankerson and the Estate of Aaliyah Haughton. It’s notably one of two significant features from the Weeknd to arrive on the same night. He also appears on FKA twigs’ new song “Tears in the Club,” which is out on Thursday night (December 16). It follows his recent singles wi...
The Avalanches Postpone 2022 North American Tour
The Avalanches’ previously announced 2022 tour of North America was initially scheduled to take place in February and March. The group announced today that they’re postponing the tour to September and October “due to ongoing personal health issues.” “We want to thank each and every one of you who bought tickets and who have supported We Will Always Love You,” they wrote on Instagram. “We thank you so much for your understanding and apologise for the inconvenience. We can’t wait to see you in the US in September and October.”\ All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Avalanches Live!: USA Tour 2022 The Avalanches: 09-16 Vancouver, British Columbia – M...
MUSHROOMHEAD Drops Eerie, Cinematic Music Video For ‘A Requiem For Tomorrow’
Cleveland masked metallers MUSHROOMHEAD have returned with a holiday gift for fans in the form of an eerie, cinematic and brutally blasphemous new music video for the “A Wonderful Life” favorite “A Requiem For Tomorrow”, featuring the haunting contributions of the Cleveland Chamber Choir. Their hair-raising vocal backdrop combined with the band’s trademark gruesome aesthetic, punishing sound, intricate costumes and detailed SFX makeup make for a chilling surprise to cap 2021. MUSHROOMHEAD mastermind and drummer/percussionist Steve “Skinny” Felton states about the video: “Dr. F (Ryan Farrell) and the Cleveland Chamber Choir did such an amazing job that I felt compelled to bring it to life a little further. “Some of the elements and chara...
SABATON Frontman On Touring During Pandemic: ‘Not Many Bands Can Afford To Lose Any Money’
In a new interview with Germany’s Rock Antenne, SABATON singer Joakim Brodén spoke about what it has been like for him and his bandmates to play their first pandemic-era shows. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “One thing we’ve learned here is all countries handle this differently — very differently. In America [where we toured with JUDAS PRIEST], it worked fine, both from the audience perspective, I would say, and the touring-side perspective. JUDAS PRIEST did usually two shows after each other and then we had a day off; that was the normal thing. And every first show after a day off, we’d get tested — everyone in the touring party — before entering the venue. The people who came to the shows had to be vaccinated or have a test that’s less than 24...
GUNS N’ ROSES, KISS, SLIPKNOT, KORN, Others Make POLLSTAR’s List Of Highest-Grossing Worldwide Tours Of 2021
THE ROLLING STONES had the highest-grossing tour in the world this year, according to Pollstar, the trade publication dedicated to covering the worldwide concert industry. The “No Filter” trek generated a total of $115.5 million from just 12 concerts. Other artists whose tours landed in the top 100 include GUNS N’ ROSES, KISS, SLIPKNOT and MEGADETH / LAMB OF GOD. The touring industry was one of the first sectors hit by the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, and it may be one of the last to recover. One problem has been the inability to get foreign artists into the United States because of a long backlog of visa applications at American embassies and consulates. Returning to the road after the touring industry shut down due to COVID has proven to be particularly gratifyin...
EXODUS’s GARY HOLT On Getting Sober: ‘I Don’t Crave Or Feel Any Desire For Alcohol’
During an appearance on “Talking Bollocks”, the monthly metal podcast hosted by ACID REIGN frontman-turned-stand-up-comedian Howard H. Smith, EXODUS‘s Gary Holt once again opened up about his decision to quit drinking alcohol. The 57-year-old musician, who resides in Northern California, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Like millions of people worldwide, I was a victim of the pandemic. On tour, I always maintained and never hit the hangover stage. Maybe once in a five-week tour I’d wake up with a little bit of a headache, and that’s one night when we decided to have a disco party and started cranking some funk music and drink a few extra beers. But then I’d come home and I’d only drink when I was watching some sports or having some...
Waxahatchee Announces El Deafo Soundtrack, Shares New Single “Tomorrow”: Stream
Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) has announced she is handling the soundtrack for El Deafo, an upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Cece Bell’s graphic novel of the same name. The EP is out January 7th via Merge Records and features the lead single “Tomorrow.” The five-track project also includes “Up in the Sky,” the main title theme for the animated children’s series, as well as tracks like “Trampoline Love Song” and “Mighty Bolt.” “I’m so happy to finally announce an amazing project I had the honor of being a part of,” Crutchfield said in a statement. “Last year I wrote some original music for a new show on Apple TV+ called El Deafo, based on the book of the same name by a true hero, Cece Bell. Myself along with Rob Barbato spent a few months arranging and recording these tunes and it was...
Moshing with Mastodon: Brann Dailor Joins The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Radio Public | RSS Everybody has a story about being in the pit when things got a little scary, and Brann Dailor of the recently Grammy-nominated Mastodon tells Barry and Lord Taco about his experience on the latest edition of The What Podcast on the Consequence Network. He also shares some stories from that band’s experience filming their Game of Thrones cameos. Related Video Also on this episode, Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco also talk about the latest festival news, plus we have more music from Midist. Advertisement Make sure you like and subscribe to The What the links above or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow the Consequence Podcast Network for updates on all our...
Get Devo’s Trust Me Vodka Collector Box and Receive a Free Bottle on Consequence
Devo has teamed with Trust Me Vodka for a limited edition collaboration, and Consequence readers have access to a very exclusive offer. The band is living up to Trust Me Vodka’s “The Art of Vodka” motto by bringing their distinctive visual style to the Devo Collector Box Bundle. Limited to just 1,500 units, this custom designed, individually numbered box houses two bottles of vodka, each with different Devo-inspired art: one with the iconic energy dome hats, and the other Devo’s “waste disposal” uniforms. What’s more, each box comes with an exclusive, never-before-seen graphic dubbed “The Energy Dome Hat,” hand signed by the individual members of Devo themselves. The artwork features the digital wireframe models of the band’s emblematic red hats used to create stage projections for De...
Keanu Reeves’ Mother Designed Dolly Parton’s Playboy Outfit and He Wore It for Halloween
Not all parents will have the opportunity to dress their children for Playboy Magazine, but we can all aspire to be as supportive — literally and figuratively — as Keanu Reeves’ mom Patricia Taylor. A costume designer, Taylor created the bustier that held in Dolly Parton on her iconic Playboy magazine cover, and as Reeves revealed in a new appearance on Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk, after Parton was done with it, he wore it for Halloween. The episode of Red Table Talk served as a Matrix reunion. Smith appeared in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions alongside Reeves, and they were joined for the conversation by Reeves’ The Matrix Resurrections costars Carrie-Anne Moss and Priyanka Chopra Jonas....
Freddie Gibbs Unveils 2022 “Space Rabbit Tour” Dates
Freddie Gibbs is hitting the road in 2022 for his “Space Rabbit Tour” featuring guests MIKE, Zack Fox and Redveil. The 22-date engagement kicks off April in San Francisco and will see the Big Boss Rabbit appear in areas like Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Indianapolis before closing it out in Seattle in early June. The Gary, Indiana rapper has had an eventful 2021 in and out of music — he starred in his first feature film Down With The King, which saw a premiere at Cannes, and is currently working on releasing his upcoming album, SSS. Gibbs previously revealed to HYPEBEAST that the record will feature appearances and production from but not limited to the likes of Pusha T, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Pharrell, the Neptunes, Puff Daddy and Hit-Boi. “Triple S, album of the f*ck...
Flow La Movie, Producer Behind Chart-Topping Hit ‘Te Boté,’ Dies in Plane Crash at 38
Puerto Rican producer Flow La Movie has died at age 38 in a plane crash, Billboard can confirm. According to early reports of the news, the producer/artist, born José Angel Hernandez, was one of the seven passengers in a private plane that crashed Wednesday (Dec. 15) near Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican Republic. Among the victims are also his partner Debbie Von Marie Jimenez Garcia and their children. The plane was headed to Florida. The company that owned the private plane took to social media to confirm the accident and the names of the victims. “For Helidosa, this accident causes us great pain and sorrow. We stand in solidarity with the affected families that, along with us, are going through a difficult time,” they said in a statement. Explore See latest videos, ch...
