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BLNK CNVS Set to Dominate Miami Music Week 2022 With Jaw-Dropping List of Parties
Ahead of Miami Music Week 2022, one of the top promoters in South Florida is gearing up for the biggest slate of events in its history. Since 2017, BLNK CNVS has operated at the bleeding edge of Miami’s electronic dance music scene, organizing an immeasurable number of unforgettable events in the city. Now, they’re on the verge of hosting over 20 parties—in a span of just five days. BLNK CNVS has teamed up with a number of iconic hotels in Magic City, where the world’s biggest DJs will grace the stage to commemorate the long-awaited return of Miami Music Week. From Wednesday, March 23rd to Sunday the 27th, the prolific promoter’s events will feature a roster of artists akin to a mini-Ultra. BLNK CNVS’ events will feature the likes of Steve Aoki, Zeds Dead, Oli...
GRETA VAN FLEET Postpones Remaining Spring 2022 ‘Dreams In Gold’ Tour Dates
GRETA VAN FLEET has postponed the remaining dates on its spring 2022 “Dreams In Gold” tour. The band called off the shows, which were originally scheduled to take place between March 22 and April 2, just days after GRETA VAN FLEET guitarist Jake Kiszka was hospitalized with pneumonia. Earlier today, GRETA VAN FLEET released the following statement: “We are disheartened to announce that the shows from March 22nd through April 2nd must be rescheduled for the health and safety of our brother, Jake. “We recognize how upsetting this news is and share your disappointment. While Jake has been discharged after being hospitalized for four days, he is still struggling with pneumonia and its symptoms. The healing process is long and slower than anticipated. Jake wanted to push...
IAN HILL: ‘Thank Goodness ANDY SNEAP Said Yes’ To Rejoining JUDAS PRIEST’s Touring Lineup
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke to The Aquarian Weekly about why he and his bandmates reversed their decision to remove guitarist Andy Sneap from their touring lineup. The U-turn came days after PRIEST‘s original announcement, in which the group said it had planned to resume its “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour as “an even more powerful, relentless four-piece heavy metal band.” Sneap later released a statement expressing his disappointment with the decision, while fans were understandably upset about the band’s choice to forgo its classic twin-guitar attack sound. Some even called for the return of guitarist K.K. Downing, who joined PRIEST in 1970 and remained in the group until 2011. “When it became apparent that [PRIEST‘s longtime guitarist]...
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist CHRIS KAEL Admits He Relapsed During Pandemic: ‘It Was Not Good’
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael has admitted that he relapsed with alcohol more than a year ago during the coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of the last four years, Kael touted having a sober lifestyle, saying that he was the “strongest” he had ever been after coming out of rehab. However, the 47-year-old told Jason Rockman of Canada’s “The Rockman Power Hour” this week that he fell off the wagon as the coronavirus lockdown continued, saying that “it was not good.” “I got sober February 3rd, 2018,” Chris said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Were it not for a mishap during the pandemic, which I haven’t spoken publicly about until today, a mishap over the pandemic, it would have been four years [sober]. B...
TED NUGENT: ‘Ukraine Is Not An Innocent Player Here’
Ted Nugent has suggested that Russian president Vladimir Putin was forced to act in Ukraine in order to impose neutrality on Russia’s neighboring country, in the process preventing it from joining NATO to stop it from posing a threat to Russia’s national security. Nugent weighed in on the situation in Ukraine during today’s (Monday, March 21) edition of “The Nightly Nuge”, a news-style clip in which Ted offers his take on the news of our world every night. Speaking about whether the United States and the West invited this war with their support for admitting Ukraine into NATO, a step that Russia finds unacceptable, Ted said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I would like to think that Putin, the murderous punk that he is, the tyrannical monster that ...
Australia’s Frontier Touring Unveils New Leadership Team
A little more than a year after Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski unexpectedly passed away at age 68, the principals at Mushroom Group subsidiary Frontier Touring have unveiled a new leadership structure to ensure the “legacy, mission, and culture of Frontier is preserved and nurtured,” according to a press release. Frontier’s executive team will be comprised of four members of the current leadership team, all of whom have been elevated to new roles within the company: Dion Brant to CEO, Susan Heymann to CFO, Reegan Stark to chief marketing and communications officer and Andrew Spencer to chief commercial officer. The executive team will report to the Frontier Touring board, comprised of representatives from both AEG Presents — which formed a joint venture with Gudinski and Frontier ...
The New iPad Air Is Already on Sale at Amazon
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Spring tech deals are coming in hot! Earlier in the month, Apple revealed the latest in a fleet of 2022 product releases, including the Apple iPhone 13 in two shades of green and the ultra-thin iPad Air 5. Just over a week after its March 11 release date, the new Apple iPad Air has already received a slight markdown on Amazon. At press time, the iPad Air 5 was discounted $30, which knocks the price down to $570. “Whether it’s a college student taking elaborate notes, a content creator working on their latest project, or a gamer playing graphics-intensive tit...
Kylie Jenner Says Son’s Name ‘Isn’t Wolf Anymore’
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have changed their minds about their newborn son’s name. More than a month after the makeup mogul announced that her second child with the rapper was named Wolf Webster, Jenner took to her Instagram Stories on Monday (March 21) to reveal that it’s no longer the case. “FYI our son’s name isn’t Wolf anymore,” she wrote on a black screen with two laugh-crying emojis. “We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere [prayer emoji].” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See her post on her Instagram Story before it expires here. Earlier in the day, Jenner uploaded a 10-minute video to her YouTube channel titled “To Our Son,” showing a number of sweet moments from her second pregnancy, including older sist...
Radio Promotion Vet John Boulos Launches Consulting Firm
Veteran radio promotion executive John Boulos has launched a new consulting firm, JBoulos Music, it was announced Monday (March 21). The company will aim to develop and break new artists while also mentoring young music executives. JBoulos’ current clients include BlackBox Media Agency, In2une Music, Aware Records MGMT and unnamed major labels. Boulos most recently served as executive vp, promotion at the relaunched Arista Records for three years, where he oversaw all aspects of radio promotion for the label and built and led a multi-format national promotion team. Before exiting the role in June 2021 to spend time with his loved ones, he led campaigns for JP Saxe, including the singer’s Grammy-nominated duet “If the World Was Ending” featuring Julia Michaels. Before landing at Arista, Bou...
A New ‘Witcher’ Video Game Saga Is in the Works
CD Projekt Red is developing the next installment in The Witcher video game series. The new game will kick off a “new saga for the franchise,” according to the announcement. Based on the book series of the same name by Andrzej Sapkowski, the first game in the main Witcher series was released back in 2007. It became a trilogy, followed by 2011’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and concluding with 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. While the series has three spin-off games, this forthcoming game will mark the first standalone release since the trilogy ended. The game, which is currently untitled, will also witness Projekt Red switch over from its in-house REDengine to Unreal Engine 5 as part of a “multi-year strategic partnership” with Epic Games. Projekt Red offered no further details ...
8 Things to Expect in ‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’
Where after-dark, neon-bathed Tokyo meets the world of Japanese yokai, there is Ghostwire: Tokyo. A new supernatural action-adventure console game exclusively for PlayStation 5 and also on PC, Ghostwire: Tokyo is the latest title from the developers of cult favorite horror survival game The Evil Within by Tango Gameworks. Based in the Japanese capital, players traverse a Tokyo overrun by deadly spectral beings in search of an occultist responsible for vanishing millions of the megacity’s inhabitants in an instant. Following the game’s recent announcement, HYPEBEAST delves into eight aspects which make Ghostwire: Tokyo an unprecedented gaming experience. 1. Japanese Urban Legends Brought to Life The teeming environs of Ghostwire: Tokyo are inhabited by various Japanese folktales, brought to...
JBL Enlists 100 Thieves for Exclusive New Gaming Headset Skin
Trailblazing audio company JBL is known for its innovation and superior quality across music and lifestyle experiences. It now seeks to up-the-ante in gaming by partnering with leading organization 100 Thieves to drop a new headset. This exclusive collaboration brings forth a new skin for the “JBL Quantum ONE” gaming headset that provides exceptional in-game sound and performance. The headset is equipped with JBL’s signature QuantumSPHERE 360TM sound technology and imprinted with 100 Thieves’ signature geo print design. Colorway comprises an all-black coating with red offset stripes on the earcups and black-and-white graphic detail on the over-ear headband. Active noise cancellation, Bluetooth compatibility, and mic ports help round out the headset’s structure. 100 Thieves founder and CEO ...
