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Super 7 Unveils Beastie Boys “Sabotage” Action Figures
So, so, so, so listen up, Beastie Boys fanatics: Super 7 has today unveiled its trio of Beastie Boys “Sabotage” ReAction Figures. Now, you can have Ad Rock, MCA, and Mike D right in the palm of your hand, dressed as their alter-egos from the iconic music video to their 1994 hit. In case it’s been a minute since you’ve seen it, the “Sabotage” music video features the Beastie Boys as fictional movie stars in a 1970s crime dramas: MCA plays “Nathan Wind” playing “Cochese,” Ad-Rock plays “Vic Colfari” playing “Bobby, ‘The Rookie,’” and Mike D plays “Alasondro Alegré” playing “‘The Chief.’” (Don’t worry if you can’t keep the Russian nesting doll train of names straight — it’s all on the packaging.) Each figurine’s outfit stays faithful to the music video, with their bad mustach...
See Janelle Monáe in First Look at ‘Knives Out’ Sequel ‘Glass Onion’
It’s been four years since Janelle Monáe blessed us with Dirty Computer, but we’ll get to see the singer/actress grace our screens again in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery this winter. On Monday (Aug. 22), Netflix announced the premiere of the Knives Out sequel and its ensemble cast. Glass Onion will screen in select theaters this November ahead of a streaming release on Dec. 23, 2022. “Nothing brings friends together like a killer party,” the streamer captioned the post. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Monáe is set to star alongside Daniel Craig (the only returning Knives Out star), as well as Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista. Glass Onion is the...
Nicki Minaj Thanks Barbz for Hot 100 No. 1 Hit ‘Super Freaky Girl’: ‘You Did It’
Nicki Minaj had a lot to celebrate on Monday (Aug. 22) as her infectious new single “Super Freaky Girl” skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, giving the rapper her first Hot 100 No. 1 as an unaccompanied artist and her third overall. Upon hearing the exciting news, Minaj took to social media to thank her fans, affectionately called the Barbz. “You did it barbz. You did it. I love you so much. like so so SO much. Thank you,” she captioned a screenshot of her accomplishment. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “You did it,” she simply wrote on Twitter along with a teary-eyed emoji. You did it 🥹 — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) August 22, 2022 Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl,” which samples Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak,” is ...
‘Elvis’ Is the Third-Highest-Grossing Music Biopic Since the 1970s: Here’s the Top 25
After two months in theaters, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis has grossed nearly $145 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to boxofficemojo.com. The film, starring Austin Butler as the King, Elvis Presley, is the third-highest-grossing music biopic in terms of domestic box-office (which the site defines as the U.S. and Canada) since the mid-1970s. Elvis has grossed nearly $270 million worldwide. In terms of global box-office, it’s No. 2, just behind Bohemian Rhapsody, the Oscar-winning 2018 biopic of Queen‘s Freddie Mercury. Here are the 25 top-grossing biopics of musicians in terms of domestic box-office. The films cover a wide range of genres. Pop/rock artists are the focus of eight the 25 films, followed by R&B (four); rap and traditional pop (three each); country, Latin and classic...
Megan Thee Stallion Demands $1M in 1501 Lawsuit, Implies Label Helped Leak ‘Traumazine’
Megan Thee Stallion is escalating her legal war against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment, tacking on a demand for $1 million in damages and strongly implying the company played a role in the leak of her new album Traumazine. Stallion first sued in February, claiming 1501 was unfairly trying to keep her locked into her record deal by refusing to count her 2021 release Something for Thee Hotties as an “album.” The label has called the case “groundless” and says Thee Hotties clearly didn’t meet the legal definition of an album. In an updated version of the case filed Thursday, Stallion (real name Megan Pete) took things up a notch – including adding a demand for at least $1 million in damages after previously seeking only a legal declaration that Thee Hotties was an “album.” “150...
Phoebe Bridgers Creates Vegan Taco for Charity
Phoebe Bridgers is the proud parent of a new vegan taco: The Maxine, named for Bridgers’ very small and famous dog, wraps black beans, shiitake mushrooms, avocado, caramelized onions, and crispy corn strips in a Kernel of Truth corn tortilla. It is on sale until November 22 at all five locations of the Los Angeles restaurant HomeState. With each order, $1.25 goes to the Los Angeles wing of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), a community organization advocating for children and families in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. “HomeState is one of my favorite local restaurants,” Bridgers said in a press release. “Maxine and I should probably be cut off from their breakfast tacos by now.” Take a look at one Maxine posing with another below. The taco launch was made in conjunction ...
Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge
Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty to one federal count of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, The Associated Press reports. The rapper is facing a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years, according to Rolling Stone and the New York Post . Pitchfork has reached out to representatives and attorneys for Fetty Wap for further comment and information. Fetty Wap was arrested at Citi Field in Queens, New York in October 2021. The arrest took place prior to the rapper’s scheduled set at Rolling Loud New York. According to prosecutors, Fetty Wap “distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey.” The rapper was also referred to as a “kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking organization...
Nicki Minaj Becomes First Solo Female Rapper to Debut Atop Billboard Hot 100 Since Ms. Lauryn Hill
Nicki Minaj’s new song “Super Freaky Girl” has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 after being streamed 21.1 million times, garnering 4.6 million radio airplay audience impressions, and selling 89,000 digital downloads in its first week, according to Luminate. And, as Billboard notes, “Super Freaky Girl” is the first hip-hop song by a female artist (without accompaniment) since Ms. Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998. Only a handful of female rappers—including Megan Thee Stallion, Iggy Azalea, and Cardi B—have topped the Billboard Hot 100 since Ms. Lauryn Hill. Cardi B leads the group with five total No. 1 singles. Two of her chart-topping songs—“Bodak Yellow” and “Up”—were unaccompanied, but they did not debut atop the chart. The rapper’s three other chart-toppers—“I Like It,” “Gi...
Bad Bunny Shares New Video for “Neverita”
Bad Bunny has released a new video for his track “Neverita” from May’s Un Verano Sin Ti. Drawing inspiration from fellow Puerto Rican superstar Elvis Crespo, Bad Bunny re-creates the video for Crespo’s 1998 “Suavamente.” The “Neverita” visual ends with text in Spanish that translates to “In honor of the best video of all time.” Check it out below. Un Verano Sin Ti landed at No. 1 upon its release, marking the biggest No. 1 debut of 2022 so far with 274,000 album equivalent units. Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers unseated the album the following week. Un Verano Sin Ti returned to the No. 1 spot for its eighth week in mid-August, edging out YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s The Last Slimeto by 400 album equivalent units. Prior to “Neverita,” Bad Bunny recently shared videos for ...
Theophilus Sunday – Aya Oya
Aya Oya by Theophilus Sunday mp3 download. The Nigerian gospel minister and songwriter popularly known as one spirit (Theophilus Sunday) is a true worshipper of God and a holiness singer who rose to fame in 2018 and has been a blessing to many souls since then. Theophilus Sunday is a blessed soul that loves God so dearly and has proven his undying love for God through his music and chants. The renowned award winner Theophilus Sunday is well known in Nigeria for his outstanding songs and chants which are spirit-filled and stir up every listener’s heart to God; he was born (on the 9th May 1987) and raised in Dekina, Kogi State. Min. Theophilus Sunday who is a host of True Vine Worshippers Concert (a call to spirit-hood), a concert that was created to raise men to serve God through the minist...
Coldplay Reveals 2023 Tour Dates
Coldplay is expanding its current world tour with the announcement of 2023 dates. In support of the group’s latest album, Music of the Spheres, the tour kicked off in March of this year. Next year, the group is set to put on 16 shows across Portugal, Spain, England, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. Although Coldplay has announced new dates for the coming year, the rock band still has a packed list of shows left this year till mid-November. The included stops before the close of 2022 include Scotland, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile and Argentina. Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres was released in October of 2021, marking the group’s ninth studio album. Featuring a colorful space theme, the work features the likes of Jacob Collier, We Are KING, BTS and Selena Gomez. Check...
Grace Vanderwaal Talks to Scott Lipps About Her ‘Wild’ Ride Since ‘America’s Got Talent’
This week on SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with pop sensation Grace Vanderwaal, after attending her epic New York City show marking the release of her new single, “Lion’s Den.” Most people know Vanderwaal from winning America’s Got Talent at age 12. Her ukulele performance won over judge Simon Cowell, who called her “the next Taylor Swift.” As Vanderwaal tells Lipps, Cowell’s decree was both a blessing and a curse for the budding singer-songwriter. “It was a feeling I’ve never felt again in my entire life,” Vanderwaal said of the life-changing moment she barely remembers (“I was 12!”). In a lengthy conversation, Vanderwaal spoke candidly about those early years: listening to her parents’ eclectic music picks (her dad loved Jack Johnson while her mom was spinning K...
