According to Roger Waters, Facebook and Instagram offered him a “huge amount of money” for the right to use the Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)”. He responded, “Fuck you! No fucking way!” The rock legend made the claims at a forum on behalf of beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In
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News Bizzy Banks Reveals Mixtape Release Date, Shares New Song With PnB Rock: Watch the Video “Adore You” is the third offering from the Brooklyn-bred rapper’s Same Energy By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bizzy Banks, photo by Jimmy Fontaine Facebook Twitter Brooklyn-bred rapper Bizzy Banks has revealed the release date for his
Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for his roles in films like Network, All the President’s Men, Superman, and Toy Story 3, has died. Beatty’s manager confirmed he passed away this morning of natural causes. He was 83 years old. Born in 1937 to Charles and Margaret Beatty, Ned grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he
News Lollapalooza 2021 Tickets Offered as Vaccine Incentives in Chicago June 26 is “Lolla Day” at four COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city By Evan Minsker June 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lollapalooza 2008 in Grant Park, Chicago (Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Chicago is giving away Lollapalooza 2021 tickets as an incentive for citizens to
On Saturday, The Strokes played the first full-capacity indoor concert in New York City since the start of the pandemic. The set served as a fundraiser for NYC progressive mayoral candidate Maya Wiley, and featured appearances by Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, comedian John Mulaney, and congressional representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Strokes had previously supported
News Watch Polo G Perform “RAPSTAR” on Fallon A live cut from his latest album Hall of Fame By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Polo G was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, performing the single “RAPSTAR” from his latest LP Hall of Fame.
Kim Jong-un has become increasingly concerned with the influence of South Korean pop culture over the past several months as K-pop videos and K-dramas have become more accessible to young North Koreans. He’s now taken drastic steps to stamp out the “vicious cancer” in an attempt to retain his grip on North Korean society. This
News Polo G Arrested Following Police Altercation in Miami The rapper’s mother and manager says a fleet of squad cars tailed the rapper and his brother following an album release party and that police “stopped them because they were driving while Black” By Noah Yoo June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Taurus Tremani Bartlett aka Polo
Well, here’s one way to get out of work: production on NBC’s upcoming game show, Ultimate Slip ‘N Slide, has been put on pause indefinitely after an outbreak of “explosive diarrhea” occurred on set earlier this month. Now, that’s what we call a shitshow. Filming officially shut down on June 2nd, when producers were first
Doug Kistner’s talents are enough to win the day for his latest single “Don’t Look Down” but he’s had some skillful assistance helping him this far. The two preceding singles “Only Road I Know” and “Since We Left Our Dreams” scored as major successes for this new solo artist based, in part, on the contributions
News Watch Kari Faux’s Video for New Song “Outta Sight” “‘Outta Sight’ is about a person you can’t stop thinking about even after they’re no longer in your life” By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kari Faux, photo by Jerryll Hall Facebook Twitter Kari Faux has released a new single called “Outta Sight”
When Anthony Bourdain died of suicide in 2018, it hit the world with a force of an earthquake: he was a man who coupled a devil-may-care cynicism with a huge, beating heart that shone through in everything from his dishes to his documentaries. In that spirit, Morgan Neville‘s Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain takes us straightforwardly
News Rema Shares Video for New Song “Soundgasm”: Watch From the Nigerian artist’s forthcoming debut album By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rema, photo by @scrdofme Facebook Twitter Rema has shared the song “Soundgasm.” The London-produced track comes with a music video directed by Bobby Hanaford. Watch below. According to a press release,
The present will crumble under the weight of the past in Todd Haynes’ new film May December. As Deadline reports, it stars the timeless talents of Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. The story follows a Hollywood starlet (Portman) as she travels to Maine to prepare for a biographical film based on a real-life woman (Moore). Two decades prior,
News SZA and SAINt JHN Share Space Jam: A New Legacy Song “Just For Me”: Listen The duo’s new collaboration comes courtesy LeBron James’ sequel to the animated basketball franchise By Evan Minsker June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter SZA at 2021 Billboard Music Awards (Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Brooklyn rapper-singer
On the heels of her collaboration with Lorde, Clairo has now announced her own new album and released the first single. Entitled Sling, Clairo’s sophomore full-length will arrive on July 16th through FADER Label/Republic Records. It serves as the follow-up to 2019’s Immunity. Clairo recorded Sling at Allaire Studios in Upstate New York with, you
News Lorde Returns With Video for New Song “Solar Power”: Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo sing backup vocals on the comeback single, which Lorde co-wrote and co-produced with Jack Antonoff By Matthew Strauss June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Solar Power” video (dir. Joel Kefali & Lorde) Facebook Twitter The rumors are now true:
Metallica have sued insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London in an effort to be compensated for losses the band suffered as a result of postponing its South American tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit was filed on Monday (June 7th) in Los Angeles Superior Court. The legendary heavy metal band had planned to embark
News Watch Migos Perform New Song “Avalanche” on Fallon The latest single from their forthcoming LP Culture III By Madison Bloom June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Migos (Still from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). Facebook Twitter Migos were the musical guests on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Atlanta
Doja Cat has announced her new album Planet Her. It lands in record stores and on streaming services June 25th. The follow-up to 2019’s Hot Pink has been getting teased for some time, including in the music video for “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA. It turns out that SZA is but one of many stars on the album’s