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James Murphy Provides LCD Soundsystem Update With Lengthy Statement
James Murphy has shared a new statement about the state of LCD Soundsystem, taking to Facebook to update fans on the band’s recent activities. In the post, Murphy explained his and the band’s reasoning behind their recent residency arrangements, wrote about their Saturday Night Live appearance, and also discussed their 20th anniversary. Read it in full here. Since their December residency at Brooklyn Steel, LCD Soundsystem have announced shorter residencies in London, Boston, and Philadelphia. Three of the 20 Brooklyn shows had to be canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases in New York, and Murphy said they would not be rescheduled. In the statement, Murphy explained that the demands of album-centric touring cycles were counter-productive to the band’s creative efforts, and that the residency...
Kanye West’s New Album Donda 2 Ruled Ineligible for Billboard Charts
Kanye West’s new album Donda 2 will not appear on any Billboard charts, Billboard reports. West has been selling the album exclusively via his Stem Player, so it violates Billboard’s merchandise bundle policy, which deems ineligible albums that are sold with merchandise. Pitchfork has reached out to Kanye West’s representatives for comment and more information. West premiered Donda 2 at a Miami event on February 22. The next day, he shared four songs from the record on his Stem Player website. And, on February 24, he made available 12 more songs, billing the 16 total tracks as V2.22.22 Miami. Last year, West’s Donda debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, moving 309,000 equivalent album units in its first week. At the time, it was the biggest week for any album release of 2021. The achievem...
‘The Batman’ Scores Second-Largest Pandemic Era Opening With $128.5 Million USD
The Batman scored $128.5 million USD at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, marking the second-largest debut in the pandemic era, following Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s $253 million USD opening in December, and the largest opening of 2022, according to Variety. The near-three-hour, Matt Reeves-directed pic raked in an additional $120 million USD from 75 markets overseas, bringing its worldwide opening figure to approximately $248.5 million USD. The Robert Pattison-led movie’s box office success was largely driven by a younger male demographic — more than 65% of ticket buyers were male, and more than 60% of attendees were between the ages of 18 and 34, Variety reports. Notably, Reeves was the first person Toby Emmerich hired to direct a superhero film f...
Keanu Reeves Voices Batman in New ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Trailer
A new trailer is out for the DC League of Super-Pets animated movie. Arriving in theaters this May, the film follows a league of super-pets that assemble to rescue the Justice League after they’re captured by Lex Luthor. Fans were surprised to hear Keanu Reeves’ voice behind Batman. Appearing alongside him, Kevin Hart plays his loyal pet, Ace the Bat-Hound. Dwayne Johnson voices Krypto the Superdog and John Krasinski as Krypto’s owner, Superman. Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne and Diego Luna all also have roles as former shelter pets who acquire superpowers. Marc Maron plays Lex Luther. Additionally, Kate McKinnon, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz and Jameela Jamil have all been cast in roles that have yet to be revealed. Watch the trailer for DC League of Super-Pets. The film hits thea...
The Weeknd To Guest Star in Upcoming ‘The Simpsons’ Episode
The Weeknd is headed to Springfield for a one-episode voice acting role on The Simpsons, slated for premiere on March 20. The Dawn FM artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, shared the news on Twitter by confirming a report from a fan account, writing, “proud of this one,” alongside a yellow heart emoji. proud of this one ? https://t.co/8tdTSdd7Pl — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) March 6, 2022 The 32-year-old artist will voice a character named Orion Hughes in The Simpsons‘ March 20 episode, titled “Bart the Cool Kid,” which will arrive as the 15th episode of the series’ 33rd season. The episode will also guest star Michael Rapport, who will voice a food truck owner named Mike Wegman. “When Bart befriends a famous kid influencer who owns an ultra-cool skate wear brand, Homer leads a re...
‘Dr. Stone’ Manga Ends, Will Receive a Special Bonus Chapter Later This Year
While the Dr. Stone manga officially ended with the release of chapter 232, the series will receive a special chapter later this year. The popular franchise, which is penned by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi, follows a 15-year-old boy named Senku, who wakes up 3700 years into the future to find that the entire human race has bmangamangamangaeen turned into stone. An anime adaptation of Dr. Stone debuted in 2019. The second season arrived last year, and a third will air in 2023. The chapter series ended just the other day, on March 6. Though creators have yet to reveal the release date for the special chapter, fans of the beloved franchise will now have something to look forward to. Dr. STONE, Ch. 232: Senku attempts to create the wildest invention of all in the final chapter! G...
Geffen Records Names Tom March U.S. President
Tom March has been named the new president of Geffen Records in the United States, the company announced today (March 7). March, who spent the past six years as co-president of Polydor in the U.K., will take up his new post in July and report to Interscope Geffen A&M chairman/CEO John Janick. March joins at a period when Geffen is on an upswing it hasn’t experienced in some time, with Olivia Rodrigo having broken out into superstar status in the past year with her album SOUR and nominations in each of the Big Four categories coming up at the Grammys in April. Geffen, in addition to INgrooves and Universal Music Group, will also be the distribution home for BTS when they make their UMG debut after leaving Columbia Records last fall, while another signing, the rapper Yeat, saw his latest...
Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ Completes Record Run to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
A song released in 2020, and about late nights in the middle of June, reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 2022. Glass Animals‘ “Heat Waves” hits No. 1 on the Hot 100, completing a record-breaking rise to the summit, leading in its 59th week on the chart. It shatters the prior mark of 35 weeks on the survey needed to reign, set by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in December 2019. Over its unprecedented run, “Heat Waves” has ruled multiple radio formats and become prominent on TikTok and streaming services. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated March 12, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (March 8). For all chart new...
Florence + The Machine Drop Spiritual Video for New Song ‘Heaven Is Here’: Watch
A new Florence + The Machine track is here, and apparently, so is heaven. Accompanied by an eerie music video packed with primal choreography, Florence Welch and her indie rock band’s song “Heaven Is Here” arrived on Monday (March 7). With gut-punching lyrics such as “Every song I ever wrote became an escape rope tied around my neck to pull me up to heaven,” the new song finds Welch venting her frustrations over being creatively chastised, according to a release. Written during lockdown, “Heaven Is Here” is a reckoning of themes such as “joy, grief, breath, the body, movement, the soul, power, rage, powerlessness, spirituality and escapism,” according to the release. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The group’s new project is aesthetically very similar to their previous song, “Th...
Phoebe Bridgers Announces Reunion Tour 2022: See the Dates
Phoebe Bridgers is headed back on tour! On Monday (March 7), the singer-songwriter unveiled the 2022 dates of her ongoing Reunion Tour. The North American leg of the run will kick off April 13 at Phoenix’s Arizona Federal Theatre before making stops in Las Vegas, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago, as well as at multiple festivals throughout the summer, including Coachella, Forecastle Festival and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. From there, Bridgers will hop the pond for a European dates beginning at Fairview Park in Dublin, and playing numerous fests in just as many countries — from Glastonbury and Lollapalooza Paris to Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival and Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Explore See latest videos, charts and news But that’s not all. Following shows at the O2 Apollo in Manchester and ...
Superorganism Announce New Album World Wide Pop, Share “Teenager”: Stream
Superorganism have announced their sophomore album World Wide Pop, out July 15th. As a preview, they shared the lead single “Teenager.” The band also unveiled 2022 North American and European tour dates. In the four years since Superorganism’s 2018 self-titled debut, our former Artist of the Month have whittled down from an eight-piece to a core lineup of Orono, Harry, Tucan, B, and Soul. To help fill out the sound of World Wide Pop, the band brought in Stephen Malkmus, CHAI, and Pi Ja Ma — each of whom contributed to multiple tracks on the album — as well as Dylan Cartlidge, Boa Constrictors, and Japanese pop superstar and actor Gen Hoshino. Recording the 13-track album marked the first time that the bandmates spent time together in person; Superorganism’s debut effort was completed befor...
Maren Morris Announces Massive 2022 North American Tour
With her new album Humble Quest set to drop later this month, Maren Morris has announced an expansive 2022 North American tour. “Oh, how I’ve missed you,” Morris wrote in a social media statement. “I can’t wait to see you out under the stars.” The “Humble Quest Tour” kicks off June 9th in Raleigh, North Carolina with support from Brent Cobb, Ruston Kelly, Joy Oladokun, Natalie Hemby, The Lone Bellow, and Brittney Spencer. Morris’ 41-date trek includes big metropolises like New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, smaller spots such as Missoula, Montana, and Wilmington, North Carolina, and everything in between. Pre-sale starts tomorrow (March 8th) for members of Morris’ fan club, and general sale begins Friday, March 11th. Check out the full itinerary below, and get your tickets h...
