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The Neptunes and deadmau5’s “Pomegranate” is Now Available for Immersive Listening Via Dolby Atmos
Fans now have the opportunity to experience one of deadmau5‘s biggest hits in a multi-dimensional sonic setting. His recent collaboration alongside The Neptunes, “Pomegranate,” has received the Dolby Atmos treatment via Amazon Music and TIDAL. The masked music producer has embraced cutting-edge technology as a core pillar of his brand. deadmau5 now joins a limited selection of artists whose music is currently available on the platform. Dolby Atmos prides itself as “the next era of music” that has the ability to make the listener feel immersed in the song they are streaming. The sonic technology accomplishes this feat by adding layers of perceptible depth and clarity to the music, with fans describing it as “surround sound on steroids,” allowin...
Shirley Manson Confirms That Garbage’s Seventh Album Is Done
It sounds like we can expect new music from Garbage soon. On Friday night, Shirley Manson confirmed the band finished its seventh album, after facing delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There were far more important things happening this week so I didn’t want to crow but we have big news in the house of garbage,” she wrote on Instagram. “It is official. We have finally finished #7 and delivered it, hook line and sinker to our new business partners @bmguk.” “I sat tonight with our engineer (and my long suffering husband) to listen to it from top to bottom and I have to admit, I felt pretty smug about it all, if the truth be told,” she continued. “Love you lots. Wish you were here to enjoy the initial listening process with us. However you will get to judge it for yourselves...
US Republican senators confront Netflix over Chinese sci-fi show
Five Republican US senators have confronted Netflix over the streaming giant’s plan to adapt a Chinese sci-fi book trilogy, expressing concern over the original author’s comments about claims of forced labor in Xinjiang. Liu Cixin’s bestselling “The Three-Body Problem,” which tells the story of humanity’s first contact with aliens, is set to become a major Netflix series co-written by the creators of “Game of Thrones.” In a letter to content boss Ted Sarandos, the senators accused Liu of “parroting dangerous [Communist Party] propaganda” and suggested Netflix was “providing a platform to Mr Liu in producing this project.” They highlighted a New Yorker article from last year in which Liu is quoted defending mass internment in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, where activists say more th...
Kanye West Teases New Song That Samples Lauryn Hill
Ten days after calling record deals “modern day slavery” and literally pissing on a Grammy, Kanye West used Twitter the same way most artists do: to promote music. On Saturday morning, the presidential hopeful shared a snippet of a new song titled “Believe What I Say” that not only gives off Old Kanye vibes but also features a sample of Lauryn Hill’s iconic “Doo-Wop (That Thing).” The 38-second-long clip is accompanied by footage from a boat ride in Haiti. The rapper arrived in the country yesterday to meet with president Jovenel Moise about building a city. Preview “Believe What I Say” below. The new track follows “Wash Us In the Blood,” a collaboration with Travis Scott that Yeezy dropped in June. That song will be featured on his upcoming album God’s Country. Last ye...
Deftones Embrace Their Heavy Roots on the Commanding Ohms: Review
The Lowdown: Sacramento alt-metallers Deftones tend to transform at the turns of decades. In 2000, they released their conceptual high-water mark White Pony, while 2010’s Diamond Eyes is a stellar collection of catchy-but-clever skate rock tracks. On the other hand, 2020’s Ohms isn’t a radical reinvention, but it’s a solid addition to their legacy — a surprisingly heavy one, at that. The Good: Deftones’ albums exist along a delicate axis: At the one end, singer Chino Moreno’s romantic and crooning atmospheres, and on the other, guitarist Stephen Carpenter’s sludgy, metallic slug-fests. The band is at its best when these elements are in balance, and the tension between these poles is the core of their identity. 2016’s Gore seemed like a Moreno-heavy album, focused on dreamy landscapes. In c...
Dream Theater Announce Live Release Distant Memories, Share “Pale Blue Dot”: Stream
Dream Theater have announced Distant Memories, a new live album and concert film recorded in London back in February 2020. It’s due for release on November 27th, and the progressive-metal legends have shared a clip of “Pale Blue Dot” from the video. The album captures the band on tour in support of 2019’s Distance Over Time and the 20th anniversary of Metropolis Part 2 – Scenes From a Memory. The title Distant Memories can refer both to the album’s content and the fact that it seems so very long ago, despite the performances at the Apollo in London taking place right before the pandemic hit. “Whether you had a chance to see this tour in person and want to relive what was hopefully an awesome concert experience or enjoying the performance on video for the first time, Distant Memories –...
Lil Peep’s Hellboy Mixtape Hits Streaming Services for First Time
Four years ago today, Lil Peep’s Hellboy mixtape was released on SoundCloud. Now, to celebrate its anniversary, the late emo rapper’s estate has made the project available on streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify for the very first time. Hear it in full below. “Bunkered in a loft on Skid Row”, the original 2016 collection consists of a total of 16 songs, including hit single “Girls”. Guest bars and additional production were provided by the MC’s friends and colleagues, such as Smokeasac, Xavier Wulf, Lil Tracy, Young Cortex, and KirbLaGoop. Staying true to his emo rap status, Lil Peep (real name Gustav Elijah Åhr) incorporated samples of Bright Eyes, Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, The Story So Far, and Mike Kinsella throughout Hellboy. The mixtape also featured samples of Underoath, Av...
Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks Finds Bill Murray on a Pure Charm Offensive: NYFF Review
This review is part of our coverage of the 2020 New York Film Festival. The Pitch: Laura (Rashida Jones) is in crisis. From the outside, it might not seem so: She’s a published author with another book deal on lock, she’s got a handsome husband named Dean (Marlon Wayans) and two beautiful girls, and they live in the kind of well-furnished Manhattan apartment you only see in sitcoms. But Dean’s started to spend more time outside of the home, ostensibly to work on his social media startup with his tall, gorgeous colleague Fiona (Iron Fist‘s Jessica Henwick), and his excuses for his absence have grown increasingly flimsy. Hence, the crisis: She can’t concentrate on her book, she’s increasingly aloof to her school pickup mom-partner Vanessa (Jenny Slate), and she can’t quite get Dean to c...
Halsey Slams Tory Lanez’s ‘Daystar’ & His Attempt to ‘Profit Off of His Violence’ Toward Megan Thee Stallion
Tory Lanez caused an uproar across social media on Thursday night (Sept. 24), when he teased that he would finally break his silence after Megan Thee Stallion revealed that the Canadian rapper shot her in the leg during a July confrontation. Instead of coming clean, the 28-year-old rapper and singer, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, unveiled a 17-track album Daystar, with the lead track “Money Over Fallouts” featuring the line, “Gotta see a couple questions: how the f–k you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons?” “Megan people tryna frame me for a shootin’…Knowin’ I ain’t do it but I’m comin’ at my truest,” he also claims on the track. Despite the controversy, Day...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (September 26)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week: Nicki Nicole Launched New Swag Argentine trap singer Nicki Nicole has teamed up with Spanish clothing company Pull&Bear for a limited-edition capsule collection. Including edgy sweatshirts, dresses, crop tops, and many more must-have trends, the collection is part of Sicko19, the remake of a pre-existing Pull&Bear line that’s been reinterpreted and digitized. The capsule collection is already available at select stores and on Pullandbear.com. Nicki Nicole is confirmed to speak at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Week as part of its two-part On The Rise panels taking pla...
A$AP Ferg ft. Tyga “Dennis Rodman,” T.I. ft. Young Thug “Ring” & More | Daily Visuals 9.25.20
Source: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Recently social media was abuzz with word that A$AP Ferg was kicked out of the A$AP Mob and while it’s supposedly squashed, at this point it doesn’t seem like the Harlem rapper needs to give up his “A$AP” moniker. The artist currently (or formerly?) known A$AP Ferg pays homage to one of the more underappreciated players in NBA history and in his visuals to the Tyg- assisted “Dennis Rodman” actually call on the talents of the controversial NBA legend to star alongside them as they ball in Chicago Bulls-inspired attire. This kinda explains why Ferg went and dyed his hair all kinds of color. Down south meanwhile, T.I. preps for the release of his 11th studio LP, The Libra (The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta) and links up with Young Thug for his latest ...
Lizzo Wants To Normalize Her Full Figure with “Body Normative” Movement
Source: PYMCA / Getty Lizzo is thicker than a bowl of cold grits and she’s proud of it. That’s why she’s telling the world to do away with promoting “body positivity” and to embrace her “body normative” movement instead. In an interview with Vogue, the singer explained how mainstream the “body positivity” movement has become not only white-washed but synonymous with slender body types. “It’s commercialized. Now, you look at the hashtag ‘body positive,’ and you see smaller-framed girls, curvier girls. Lotta white girls. And I feel no ways about that, because inclusivity is what my message is always about. I’m glad that this conversation is being included in the mainstream narrative.” So, how does this impact full-figured women? It doesn’t, at least not in a positive way.&n...
