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Report: Ukrainian Metal Band JINJER Cancels U.S. Tour To Focus On Safety Of Bandmembers’ Families
Ukrainian modern metallers JINJER have reportedly canceled their previously announced U.S. shows in March and April, including their scheduled participation in the “Knotfest Roadshow”. On Wednesday (March 2), The Factory venue in Chesterfield, Missouri, where JINJER was set to perform on March 13, released the following statement: “It is with great sadness that JINJER have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour dates. As the band and their families reside in Kyiv, their focus is on the safety of their families and their country. We all hope for a quick and peaceful resolution. “All refunds will be processed automatically within 30 days of cancelation. “In light of these events and to do our part in supporting the overwhelming humanitarian effort that is ...
CRADLE OF FILTH Cancels Tour Of Russia Due To ‘Situation’ In Ukraine
British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have canceled their previously announced shows in Russia following that country’s invasion of Ukraine last week. Earlier today, CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani “Filth” Davey released the following statement via social media: “As of today and due to the current situation unfurling in Ukraine, CRADLE OF FILTH have decided to cancel our forthcoming tour of Russia in June.” Dani also added a quote from philosopher Albert Camus: “Peace is the only battle worth waging”. On February 24, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Putin made the announcement during a televised early morning speech, peddling accusations of Nazi elements within Ukraine to justify th...
WARRIOR SOUL’s KORY CLARKE Blasts ‘Republican National Cult’, Says He Is ‘Happy’ To Be Living Outside U.S.
In a new interview with Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com, WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke was asked if living outside of the U.S. gives him a different perspective on this country and the stuff he sings about by looking at it from the outside rather than being in it. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Yeah, I guess you could say it does. It makes me happy that I’m not there. [Laughs] But I still feel completely connected in the sense that it’s such a global planet and the U.S. has got so much reach and so much influence over everything, I’ve gotta fight for what I believe is democracy. “[Some] people, honestly, want to have Hitler being their guy for a president,” he continued. “I guess people can vote Hitler in, if they want...
Trippie Redd Has Signed a Three-Album Deal for $30 Million USD
Trippie Redd on Wednesday announced that he has signed a $30 million USD deal with Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects label. According to the 22-year-old rapper, the deal will last three years and include three albums, beginning with A Love Letter To You 5. “Just signed to @elliot for 30million,” the rapper wrote on Instagram. “Now it’s time to start dropping ALLTY5 Songs.” In the comments, Redd responded to an account inquiring about the length of the deal, confirming that the contract includes “3 albums for 3 yrs.” Additionally, the rapper revealed in another comment that the $30 million USD figure only represents “the label bag” and does not include touring, merch or sponsorships. Along with the deal, Redd announced that he has raised his performance rate, revealing that he now cha...
The Weeknd Announces 2022 North American Tour
The Weeknd has announced a 2022 tour in support of his most recent albums, Dawn FM and 2020’s After Hours. The first leg of the trek will see him perform concerts in stadia across the United States and Canada. The tour will feature special guest Doja Cat. According to a press release, there will be more concerts in Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East announced soon. Find the dates for the first leg below. The Weeknd has also partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to launch the XO Humanitarian Fund, Powered by World Food Programme. The fund works toward ending the global hunger crisis. The Weeknd has donated $500,000 to the fund, according to a press release, and plans to contribute an additional $1 from each tour ti...
Jack White and Q-Tip Share New Song “Hi-De-Ho”: Listen
Jack White is back with more new music from his two new albums that are set to arrive this year. “Hi-De-Ho” is his long-promised Q-Tip collaboration from the first of the two albums, Fear of the Dawn (out April 8 via Third Man). Give it a listen below. He’s also shared another new song from Entering Heaven Alive, which is out July 22. Listen to “Queen of the Bees” below, too. White previously shared “Taking Me Back” and “Fear of the Dawn” from the former album. The latter album features the previously shared single “Love Is Selfish.” White and Q-Tip have collaborated together before; White appeared on the final album from A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. They also performed each other’s songs together at a 2015 Madison Square Garden show. White will tour...
Jack Harlow to Star in New White Men Can’t Jump Reboot
Jack Harlow will star in 20th Century Fox’s new reboot of White Men Can’t Jump, Deadline reports and a representative for the rapper confirmed to Pitchfork. The revamped film will feature a script by Kenya Barris and Doug Hall. Originally released in 1992, the basketball comedy was led by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson. Harlow will take on Harrelson’s role, and, according to Deadline, the rapper was offered the part after his first screen audition. Lately, Jack Harlow has been pretty much everywhere. He played in the 2022 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and featured on Kanye West’s Donda 2 after making an appearance at the Miami premiere. Ahead of Donda 2, Harlow dropped his new single “Nail Tech.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Swedish House Mafia Announce Debut Album Release Date, Share New Song Featuring Sting: Listen
Swedish House Mafia have revealed the release date for their debut album: Paradise Again is out April 15 via Republic. The record will include the singles “It Gets Better,” “Lifetime,” “Moth to a Flame,” and the new Sting collaboration “Redlight.” For the new single, Sting recreated his hook for the Police’s “Roxanne.” Find the “Redlight” video (which has an epilepsy warning) below. Swedish House Mafia—the trio of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso—disbanded in 2013 after their 2008 formation. The group eventually reconvened for a 2018 performance at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. Swedish House Mafia are performing at the 2022 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April before heading out on tour in July. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates ...
Teen Mom 2 Sneak Peek: Briana Is Meeting Up With Kail’s Ex Chris
Kail once invited Devoin on her podcast — and when the new season of Teen Mom 2 returns, a similar crossover involving their exes will unfold. “[Chris] wants to invite me on his podcast,” Briana tells her sister Brittany in the sneak peek, referring to the father of Kail’s sons Lux and Creed. “His podcast is about single dads — he just wants a single mom perspective on things.” Brittany asks her sister why she is meeting up with Chris and predicts this will “cause drama,” adding that her sister is “being messy.” However, Briana is quick to state that they do not like each other romantically, and when Devoin and Kail spoke on her podcast, she “never made a peep.” How did Briana get to know Chris? And will her fian...
Karate Announce First Tour in 17 Years
Karate are headed out on tour for the first time in nearly two decades. The news comes after The Numero Group began reissuing the Boston-based indie rockers’ catalog on vinyl last year, driving renewed interest in the band’s eclectic fusion of emo, post-punk, post-hardcore, and jazz on albums like 1997’s In Place of Real Insight, 1998’s The Bed Is in the Ocean, and 2004’s Pockets. The band’s tour will kick off July 7th in their hometown of Boston — at The Sinclair in Cambridge, to be exact — before heading to Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live, Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and Black Cat in Washington, DC. From there, the trek will move to the west coast, where Karate will wrap up the month of eight dates with shows in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco before closing things out Ju...
This Year’s Oscar Nominees, Ranked By How Much They’ll Bum You Out
We have all sorts of different kinds of conversations about movies these days. As critics, we talk about a film’s quality as well as its place in cinema history, its technological achievements, and its impact on the cultural landscape. As fans, we talk about how a film made us feel, how it changed the way we personally look at the world around us. But with our friends and loved ones, especially those who haven’t seen most or any of this year’s nominees, they might have one key question as we urge them to check out our favorite films: How big of a bummer are they? It’s certainly the question that many people would like to have answered when sitting down with an unknown quantity like Drive My Car or CODA. Hence, this hopefully helpful guide, with all 10 Best Picture nominees ranked from leas...
Bruce Lee Band Eat the Rich with New Single “Did You Find the Money Farm?”: Stream
Bruce Lee Band, the ska project from Mike Park and Jeff Rosenstock, return today with their first new single of the year. “Did You Find the Money Farm?,” their collaboration with Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, arrives with a comical accompanying music video. It will appear on the group’s upcoming LP One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, out sometime this summer. “Did You Find the Money Farm?” is a scathing diss of those who profit most from late-stage capitalism. “You pattern your life after powerful people, follow the path through the door,” vocalist Mike Park sings, his snide critiques backed by the band’s menacing drums and horns. “One step inside and you’ll never look back, you ride on the backs of the poor.” But despite its somber message, the DIY-style video for “Did You Find the Money Fa...
