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Delta Spirit Share New Album One Is One, Break It Down Track by Track: Exclusive
With our Track by Track series, we ask artists to give insights into every song on their newest release. Today, Delta Spirit aren’t just giving us the inside scoop on One Is One, they’re giving us an early listen to the full album. Delta Spirit returned from a six-year hiatus in 2020 with What Is There, a statement piece of a comeback LP. Without any in-person promotion or touring to be had while much of the industry was shut down, the band began working on a follow-up before the album was even out. Today, Delta Spirit are sharing an early listen at those efforts, debuting their new record, One Is One, ahead of its official release. Written in the summer of ’20 and eventually finalized during sessions in New York and Vermont, One Is One was produced by the band alongside Jason Ki...
The Eric Andre Show Back for Season 6 With Guests Tinashe, Diplo, Rico Nasty, and More
The Eric Andre Show will return to Adult Swim for its sixth season in 2023, the network announced today (May 18). Guests will include Tinashe, Diplo, Rico Nasty, Natasha Lyonne, Jaleel White, Blac Chyna, Jon Hamm, Raven-Symoné, Daymond John, Meagan Good, Waka Flocka Flame, Cypress Hill, Lil Yachty and “a host of other celebrities so big we legally can’t use them in promotions,” the press release jokes. Eric André said in the press release, “Expect more deranged pranks, fire, and chaos in Season 666 with a jam-packed schedule of celebrities I can’t believe agreed to this.” Kitao Sakurai and Jeff Tremaine directed the new season. Earlier this year, André collaborated with Toro Y Moi on a short film, Goes by So Fast. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Listen to Angel Olsen’s New Song “Through the Fires”
Angel Olsen has released the third single from her forthcoming album Big Time. After “All the Good Times” and the title song, the singer-songwriter has shared “Through the Fires.” It comes with a lyric video shot by Angela Ricciardi. Watch below. Olsen explained in a statement: “‘Through the Fires’ is the centerpiece statement of this record. It’s a song I wrote to remind myself that this life is temporary, the past is not something to dwell on, that it’s important to keep moving, keep searching for the people that are also searching, and to notice the moments that are lighter and bigger than whatever trouble I’ve encountered.” Olsen recorded “Through the Fires” with bassist Emily Elhaj, drummer and percussionist Jonathan Wilson, vibraphonist Grant Milliken, guitarist Jake Blanton, pianist...
Sudan Archives Shares Video for New Song “Selfish Soul”: Watch
Sudan Archives has shared a video for her new song “Selfish Soul.” She wrote the song with Dexter Story and Ben Dickey. In the Trey Lyons–directed clip, Sudan Archives plays her violin upside down on a pole and standing on a roof and dances in the mud with her girlfriends. Check it out below. In a statement, Sudan Archives said the song is “about women and the celebration of hair. It’s about representation of different hair textures and embracing all colors and textures of it.” She continued: I feel like there’s an American standard of what beautiful hair is, and I wanted to show in this video that’s not what all beauty is; to showcase different hairstyles and different types of women and their hair. I was inspired by India.Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair,” one of the first songs I heard about th...
Special Interest Share Video for New Song “(Herman’s) House”: Watch
Special Interest have shared their first new music for their new label home, Rough Trade. It’s called “(Herman’s) House,” and it features a video co-directed by Special Interest and Juicebox Burton. The title character is Herman Wallace, the Black revolutionary of the Angola Three who was held for more than four decades in solitary confinement. “Despite the sadistic torture they endured, they continued their fight towards Black liberation behind the prison walls,” the band’s Alli Logout and Maria Elena said in a statement. “This song bears witness to our wonder and desire to dismantle the oppressive systems that hinder our possibilities towards true liberation, to annihilate, to destroy and to rebuild with one another. It’s a battle cry for dreamers who persist in spite of and becaus...
Saudi Arabia Is Now Nintendo’s Fifth-Largest Shareholder Following a $3 Billion USD Buy-In
Saudi Arabia has just become Nintendo‘s fifth-largest shareholder. According to Bloomberg, a filing in Japan from the video game giant revealed that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund has purchased a 5.01% stake in the company worth $2.98 billion USD, making the $500 billion USD fund Nintendo’s fifth-largest stakeholder. The new investment comes following similar purchases throughout recent years. In 2020, the fund spent roughly the same amount to purchase smaller stakes in FIFA publisher Electronic Arts, Call of Duty and Diablo studio Activision Blizzard and Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption developer Take-Two Interactive while owning almost the entirety of Metal Slug and King of Fighters creator SNK. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia also acquired 5% stakes in both Japan’s CAPC...
Sacha Baron Cohen Teams With ‘King of the Hill’ Creators for Animated Special
Sacha Baron Cohen and King of the Hill creators Greg Daniels and Mike Judge have teamed up to develop an animated special for HBO Max and Cartoon Network. Entitled Chelm: The Smartest Place, the upcoming “family-oriented” project was created alongside Nathan for You’s Michael Koman and will reportedly feature Cohen as the narrator. The animated special is set in a place called the Town of Fools and will “nod to Jewish intellectual traditions” with “absurdist humor and interpretive questioning,” all the while maintaining the classic folktales. “Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth is a perfect pairing of comedy and satire, and no one does that combination better than Sacha, Greg, Mike, and Michael,” Amy Friedman, head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros., said in a statement. “This ...
Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly Canceled ‘Wonder Twins’ Film Due to Its $75 Million USD Budget
Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that the live-action adaptation of Wonder Twins has been scrapped. The news comes just a month after KJ Apa and Isabel May were announced to play the lead roles in the DC Comics film. Now, Variety has learned that Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav canceled the Wonder Twins project because of its $75 million USD budget. The news also come after the company announced that it was considering a full overhaul of DC Entertainment. The project was first reported to be in the works in February this year and was expected to be led by Black Adam‘s Adam Sztykiel. Wonder Twins has long been a beloved story in the DC universe and follows a pair of alien siblings named Jayna and Zan from the planet of Exxor. The film was supposed to release on HBO...
Kathleen Kennedy Confirms ‘Star Wars’ Is Officially “Moving On” from the Skywalker Saga
Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy has officially confirmed that Star Wars and Disney will be “moving on” from the Skywalker saga. Speaking to Vanity Fair in a recent interview, Kennedy revealed that the Skywalker saga is no longer the focus of the studio. Instead, they’re looking to jump around the Star Wars timeline, exploring different eras in the galaxy far, far away. “Just staying within the construct of George [Lucas]‘s storytelling, to keep chipping away at that, I think would be wrong. It’s our job to step away now, but still have a connection to the mythology that George created,” she explained. “That won’t stop. But we are moving on from the Skywalker saga. That’s what’s taking a lot of time, discussion, and thought right now.” Aside from exploring the Star Wars universe’s...
Both Martin Shkreli and Billy McFarland Have Been Released Early From Prison
It has just been reported that both Martin Shkreli and Billy McFarland have just received reduced sentences and have been released from prison early. McFarland, Fyre Festival founder, was originally sentenced to six years in 2018 but has now been moved to a halfway house where he must wait in community confinement until his full release. “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli originally saw a seven-year sentence for securities fraud in 2018 but that time has also been reduced where he was released from the Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low to community confinement on Wednesday. He will eventually be released from the halfway house on September 14. He announced this via Facebook with “Getting out of real prison is easier than getting out of Twitter prison.” In other entertainment news, St...
Poco Lee ft Kashcoming & Wande Coal – Chop Up
Don’t miss this brand new music from Poco Lee titled “Chop Up”, out now. Nigerian dancer/singer Poco Lee comes through with a brand new single titled “Chop Up”, for his fans. The new song features Kashcoming & Wande Coal. It is an impressive piece that deserves a spot on your playlist. “Chop Up” fills as a follow-up to his previously released song titled “Yard“. Listen and share Poco Lee ft Kashcoming & Wande Coal – “Chop Up” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Poco_Lee_-_Chop_Up_ft_Kashcoming_Wande_Coal__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Outsyd DJ ft Ice Prince, Skiibii & AttiFaya – Kudos
Check out this brand new single from Outsyd DJ titled “Kudos”. Nigerian disc jockey, Outsyd DJ comes through with a brand new sound titled “Kudos” alongside Ice Prince, Skiibii & AttiFaya. The new record “Kudos” is a fantastic piece of music for your listening pleasure. It is dedicated to his fans and music lovers. However, it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Outsyd DJ ft Ice Prince, Skiibii & AttiFaya – Kudos below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Outsyd_DJ_-_Kudos_ft_Ice_Prince_Skiibii_AttiFaya__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
