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Here’s Morgan Wallen’s Speech After Winning Album of the Year at 2022 ACM Awards
The 2022 ACM Awards, which took place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday (March 7) night, made history as the first live major awards show to be exclusively livestreamed (on Prime Video). During the show, Morgan Wallen — whose Dangerous: The Album was the biggest album of 2021 on the Billboard 200, setting a record for longest stint in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for a country album — won album of the year at the 57th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. That win arrives slightly more than a year after Wallen, country’s biggest rising commercial star, was caught on video using the n-word among his friends late one night in February 2021. Following the incident, Wallen apologized and asked fans not to defend him. While many radio stations initially pulled his songs, Wall...
Snoop Dogg Signs On to FaZe Clan’s Board of Directors
Coming off of his recent acquisition of Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg has shifted gears to focus on the gaming industry. The rapper is joining FaZe Clan, a gaming and youth culture platform, as part of its talent network. Snoop Dogg joins FaZe Clan’s talent collective of members across industries including NFL player Kyler Murray, LeBron James Jr., Lil Yachty, Offset and more. Following a previously announced business combination with FaZe Clan and B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp., which is expected to close in Spring 2022, he will also sign on to become a director on its board. Under the name “FaZe Snoop,” Snoop Dogg will have a role in business initiatives, content creation, key business initiatives and merchandise launches. He’ll also appear in content across the FaZe Clan platform. ...
‘Halo Infinite’ Season 2 Will No Longer Arrive With Campaign Co-Op Mode
After sharing plans in August to launch a campaign co-op mode with season two of Halo Infinite, developer 343 Industries has announced that the next installment of the game will no longer include the popular mode at launch. Instead, the staple Halo mode will arrive at a “later” unspecified date in the second season. “We are still aiming to deliver campaign network co-op later in season two, and we will share a release date for that and for split-screen co-op as soon as we can,” said Joseph Staten, Halo Infinite‘s head of creative, in a statement. “It’s going to take more time to land a high-quality, full-featured 4-player network co-op experience in the massive, wide-open world of Halo Infinite.” Though unconfirmed, it is likely that a two-player split-screen mode will arrive in ...
The Weeknd Set to Appear in Upcoming Simpsons Episode
The Weeknd is making his return to animated television. In an episode of The Simpsons airing on March 20th called “Bart the Cool Kid,” he’ll voice a character named Orion Hughes. Also making a cameo is Michael Rapaport as Mike Wegman. According to a press release from FOX, the episode centers around Homer leading “a rebellion of loser dads” after Bart befriends “a famous kid influencer who owns an ultra-cool skatewear brand.” Fans of The Weeknd will recall the R&B singer born Abel Tesfaye co-wrote and starred in an episode of Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad back in May 2020. During the guest appearance, he performed a new song titled “I’m a Virgin” written specifically for the show. He also voiced three characters in the Robot Chicken episode “Endgame” that aired in July 2020....
Spiritualized Unveil New Single “The Mainline Song”: Stream
Spiritualized had to push the release of Everything Was Beautiful to April, but they have shared a new song from the album as consolation. Listen to the rollicking new single “The Mainline Song” below. Roaring trains build to a chorus of synthesizers in “The Mainline Song,” which is more upbeat than you might expect from J Spaceman and company. “I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the city tonight,” Spaceman sings, as buzzing keys wash over him. Everything Was Beautiful was originally slated for a February 25th release, but manufacturing issues led the band to delay its release until April 22nd. Written during the pandemic, Spaceman plays 16 different instruments across the record, which also features a huge list of guest contributors along with string and brass sections and...
Benedict Cumberbatch Defends The Power of the Dog After Sam Elliot’s Attack
Benedict Cumberbatch is defending The Power of the Dog after actor Sam Elliott called the film a “piece of shit” and complained about “allusions of homosexuality.” Cumberbatch stars as Phil Burbank, a man whose carefully-cultivated machismo hides personal anxieties about his sexual preferences. For Cumberbatch’s work in director Jane Campion’s film, he’s been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and he’s being considered for the same honor at the 2022 BAFTA Awards. He recently participated in a BAFTA Film Sessions panel where he politely addressed the controversy. After answering a question about all the Phils still out there in the world today, he said he hoped The Power of the Dog helped explain “what poisons the well in men, what creates t...
Dizzee Rascal Found Guilty of Assault, Smashes Journalist’s Camera: Report
Dizzee Rascal has been convicted of assaulting the mother of his two children. Following the jury’s guilty ruling Monday, March 7th, the British rapper smashed a press photographer’s camera outside the courthouse, ABC News reports. Back in August, Dizzee Rascal — born Dylan Kwabena Mills — was charged with assault following a June 2021 incident at a residential address in south London, which reportedly left his children’s mother, Cassandra Jones, with minor injuries. Prosecutors said Mills pressed his forehead against Jones’ and pushed her to the ground during a “chaotic” argument that broke out regarding custody arrangements. Neighbors called the police, to whom Mills reportedly said, “I’m the aggressor.” Later, Mills gave a prepared statement denying the allegations, claiming Jones ...
SCOTT IAN Reflects On ANTHRAX’s First Pandemic-Era Performance: ‘I Was Worried About Hurting Myself’
During an interview with Danny Wimmer Presents conducted at last September’s Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky, ANTHRAX‘s Scott Ian and Frank Bello reflected on their first pandemic-era performance which took place two months earlier at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. Scott said: “The first date back was [July] 15th [of 2021], and I think it had been literally 20 months to the day for us since we had finished the ‘For All Kings’ tour. So, yeah, it was definitely exciting. It was very unreal — that’s how it felt for me — because it had been seemingly a long time. I don’t know that we’ve ever gone 20 months in our 40 years [without playing a show].” Asked if they felt nervous prior to taking the stage at Rock Fest after no...
MINISTRY Has Eight Songs Already Recorded For Upcoming ‘Arena Rock’ Album
In a new interview with Metal Edge, MINISTRY leader Al Jourgensen confirmed that he has already commenced work on the follow-up to “Moral Hygiene”, which was released last October via Nuclear Blast Records. “We have eight songs recorded right now, and even my engineer went, ‘This is total arena rock, dude,'” he said. “And I really feel like after that one, we have one more in us, which would be our 19th album. I don’t think I’m gonna hit 20, but I’m pretty certain we’re gonna have 19 by the time we’re done. So we’ll see. I mean, who knows, man? The world is just in such a state of fucking flux. You don’t know what’s gonna happen next fucking week. But this new record, it’s fun stuff.” Asked if h...
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Frontman JEFF GUTT Is ‘Very Proud Of And Humbled By’ Opportunity To Sing SCOTT WEILAND Songs
In a new interview with Australia’s Rockpit, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Jeff Gutt said that he is “humbled” to be singing songs first made famous by the band’s original frontman Scott Weiland and that in later years had been interpreted by Weiland‘s replacement, LINKIN PARK‘s Chester Bennington. “I looked up to those guys personally,” Gutt said about STONE TEMPLE PILOTS‘ previous singers. “I never met Scott, but I love Scott — he was a big influence on me when I was learning how to sing and what it meant to be a frontman and his fearlessness and all those things that made him who he was. So I learned a lot from him and to be able to go up there and sing those songs and carry on his legacy like that is definitely something I’...
MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Announce Spring 2022 Tour Celebrating SEPULTURA’s ‘Beneath The Remains’ And ‘Arise’
Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera and Igor “Iggor” Cavalera will perform select tracks from the band’s seminal “Beneath The Remains” and “Arise” albums on a U.S. tour this spring/summer. The trek will include an appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 26-29 at several venues, including Rams Head Live, Soundstage and the Edison Lot. The tour dates are as follows: May 22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater May 23 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s May 24 – Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live May 25 – Little Rock, AR @ Little Rock Music Hall May 26 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl May 27 – Huntington, WV @ The Loud May 28 – Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest May 31 – New York, NY ...
Snoop Dogg Does Not Own ‘The Chronic’ Masters In New Death Row Records: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty Hip-Hop fans the world over rejoiced over the news that Snoop Dogg would assume ownership of the label that launched his career in Death Row Records, bringing his still-ongoing career full circle. The Doggfather claimed ownership of Dr. Dre‘s classic debut The Chronic would land under this deal, but an attorney for the legendary producer debunked the chatter. Uncle Snoop shared in a recent interview with TIDAL that while some of the label’s big albums such as his debut LP Doggystyle and the “Deep Cover” single featuring Dr. Dre are under his control, the Long Beach superstar shared hopes that Death Row and the estate of the late Tupac “2Pac” Shakur will work out a deal to bring the masters back into the fold. In that same chat, Sno...
