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Will Butler Gets Ready to Feast in ‘Bethlehem’ Video
With Generations releasing next week, Will Butler has released his third single, “Bethlehem.” Co-directed by Butler and Adrienne Anderson, the visual looks like a frenetic preparation of a feast, which the artist referred to as “a nightmare of a Flemish still life.” From meats hanging above a fire to a table that starts to overflow with food, there’s a lot going on in the clip. [embedded content] Butler explained the origin of the track in a statement below: “This song partly springs from “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats: “what rough beast, its hour come round at last, / Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” Like a lot of folks, I woke up after the election in 2016 mad and sad and scared and exhausted. This song is born of that emotion. My bandmates Jenny Shore, Julie Shore, ...
Apple Unveils All-In-One Subscription Bundle
Apple will bundle some of its subscription services together for discount. Customers who want to buy subscriptions to Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and iCloud storage will soon be able to do so for a combined price that starts at $15 per month. The company has unveiled Apple One, a series of bundles of its various services. Plans range in monthly price from $15 to $30 depending on how many people are accessing the bundle and what offerings are included. The Apple One individual plan will cost $15 per month and includes Music, TV+, Arcade and 50GB of iCloud storage. The family plan, which includes access for up to six people, features the same mix of services and more cloud storage for $20 per month. The premiere plan, which also includes access for up to six people, adds News+ and n...
Daneliya Tuleshova Impresses With Jessie J Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
Teenage Kazakh singer Daneliya Tuleshova is already recognized as a star on the rise in her homeland. She’s also making fans in the United States with her impressive run on America’s Got Talent. On Tuesday night’s semi-final, Tuleshova performed a gorgeous cover of Jessie J’s “Who You Are,” video of which is getting traction on YouTube. She’s only 14, but Tuleshova is already battle hardened. Two years ago, she represented her Kazakhstan in the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, finishing sixth. The first five finalists for AGT season 2020 were unveiled last week, with singers Roberta Battaglia, Broken Roots and Archie Williams among them. During the early stages of the competition, Tuleshova admitted to nerves. She’s not showing them as the talent quest reaches its clim...
Kenadi Dodds Shines With Thomas Rhett Cover on ‘AGT’: Watch
With a place in the grand final on the line, Kenadi Dodds didn’t leave anything to chance. The teenage contestant has impressed along the way to the semis, and she gave it her best shot at a finals spot during Tuesday night’s episode. Dodds is in her zone when she performs country. For her semis appearance the Utah native again took her place at the keys, this time for a cover of Thomas Rhett’s “Be A Light”. The youngster is coached by her dad, a two-time Paralympian who shared with her the “importance of hard work and perseverance,” her biog reads. That work is clearly paying off in the 2020 season of AGT. Watch the performance below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wit...
Alien Huang, Taiwanese Singer and Actor, Dies at 36
Taiwanese actor-singer-model Alien Huang has died. He was 36. Local news reports say Huang was found dead in his apartment in Taipei on Wednesday morning, local time. Tapei police said Huang appeared to have died suddenly in his bathroom by accident and that there were no drugs or alcohol or signs of a struggle at the scene. Police are continuing to investigate. Born Huang Hong-Sheng in Taipei in 1983, he began his career as an entertainer at 18, joining the boy band HC3. He later performed with the band Cosmo. From music he graduated to acting, appearing in films such as Wild and Holiday Dreaming and television series such as Freedom of Half Grown Ups and Mysterious Incredible Terminator. Huang was well known in Taiwan for presenting the variety show 100% Entertainment. [embedded content]...
HHW Gaming: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Now Available Via The Galaxy Store
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The future of gaming has officially launched… on Samsung’s flagship smartphone, that is. On Tuesday (Sept.15), Microsoft’s cloud gaming service Xbox Game Pass Ultimate officially exited the beta mode and is now available in the Samsung Galaxy store. The new service allows gamers to play 100 games on either their Samsung Galaxy Note20, Note20 Ultra, or Galaxy Tab S7. Samsung also announced it will be offering consumers an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Bundle when they purchase a Galaxy Note20 (or qualifying Samsung Galaxy device) as well as the MOGA Bluetooth Controller. Consumers will get a 3-month subscription, but you will have to move fast because Samsung is only offering the bundle for a limited time. Source: Samsung Mobile / Microsoft We got a chance ...
Apple Announces Bundle Package for Music, TV, and Gaming Services
Apple will offer a bundle package of its streaming music, TV, gaming, and iCloud services. Under the banner of Apple One, the bundle brings together Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage for the monthly price of $14.95. Two other tiers of Apple One will also be available: a “Family” plan priced at $19.95 per month, and a “Premier” tier which also includes subscriptions to Apple News+ and Fitness+ in addition to 2GB of iCloud storage for $24.95 per month. Apple plans to roll out their bundle packages this “fall” with a 30-day free trial for new users. The announcement of Apple One was made during Apple’s “Times Flies” presentation on Tuesday afternoon. The media company also revealed that Apple iOS 14 would launch tomorrow (Sept. 16th), and detailed new iterations...
slowthai Unveils New Song “Feel Away” Featuring James Blake and Mount Kimboe: Stream
slowthai (photo by Edwardx via WikiCommons) and James Blake (photo via Instagram) British rapper slowthai has unveiled the new song “Feel Away” to mark the anniversary of his little brother’s passing. The emotional track features James Blake and Mount Kimbie. The artist born Tyron Frampton has spoken many times about the impact of losing Michael Frampton at the age of one due to muscular dystrophy. slowthai was 8 at the time, and during an interview with The Guardian last year, he spoke about going into a tailspin of rage, seeking help in anger management classes, and finding solace in an old VHS copy of Eminem’s 8 Mile. In an Instagram post yesterday, slowthai announced “Feel Away” and wrote a tribute to his brother. He said, “today is the anniversary of my baby brothers p...
Billie Eilish Guests on Kevin Malone’s Oral History of The Office Podcast: Stream
Earlier this summer, Brian Baumgartner, a.k.a. Kevin Malone, marked the 15th anniversary of The Office by launching a podcast on Spotify. Titled An Oral History of The Office, the 12-episode series is coming to a close today, and its finale features an appropriate send-off from one of the TV show’s biggest fans: Billie Eilish. Our 2019 Artist of the Year has spoken extensively about her love for all things The Office, and was even “quizzed” on Office trivia by Mr. Beets, Bears, and Battlestar Galactica himself, Rainn Wilson. It’s no surprise, then, how giddy Eilish was to appear on An Oral History. “This is crazy!” gushed the pop megastar, who joined Baumgartner and Steve Carell (Michael Scott) via FaceTime mere days after sweeping the Grammys. In a discussion about it...
Madonna Will Direct Her Own Biopic for Universal Pictures
If anyone is going to tell Madonna’s story, it’s going to be the pop music icon herself. Last week, Madonna confirmed that she was writing the screenplay of her own biopic in collaboration with Diablo Cody (Juno). Now, Madge has announced that she will also be directing the film. In a statement to Variety, Madonna said she wanted to be able chronicle her life and career on her own terms. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer – a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” she commented. The 62-year-old pop music icon also assured fans that her music would be the driving force of the as-yet-untitled movie. “The focus of this film will always be music,” continued Madonna. “Music has kept me going and art has kept me aliv...
Facebook Explains Comments About “Creating Listening Experiences” In Unwelcome News for DJs
As the live music circuit has been brought to a halt this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, artists—and dance music artists especially—have gravitated toward the livestream medium to stay in touch with their fans. However, musical artists were quite dismayed with a recent update shared by Facebook regarding the platform’s music guidelines. In the update, Facebook states that effective October 1st, their platform and products may not be used to create a “music listening experience.” It was the use of that phrase that caused quite a stir. With the threat of having an account banned or a business page deleted for potentially violating the terms, the news has left many on edge. Facebook has since added color to the original statement highlighting that most of the g...
Watch Kito and ZHU’s New Music Video Featuring Dancers from Beyoncé’s “Black Is King”
Almost one month later to the day, Kito and ZHU have followed the release of their collaborative track “Follow” with its accompanying official music video. The single, which arrived by way of Astralwerks, features R&B crooner Jeremih. Directed by Danica Arias Kleinknecht, the video is a breezy, carefree jaunt through the one-of-a-kind topography of The City That Never Sleeps. Upbeat dancing videos like this are typically set against a summery backdrop, flanked by rays of sun, glittering pools, and other tinctures of tropical flair, but Kito and ZHU went in a refreshing direction. The dancers in the video merrily pirouette through New York City’s dark tunnels and rainy streets, signifying that even in the darkest of times, humans have the extraordinary ability to find ...
