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2022 Latin American Music Awards Announce Date, Location & More Details
The 2022 Latin American Music Awards are set to take place Thursday, April 21, live from the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The seventh annual ceremony will be broadcast on Telemundo starting at 7 p.m. ET with the red-carpet pre-show followed at 8 p.m. ET by the awards show. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The three-hour event will “pay tribute to today’s most influential and iconic Latin artists” as traditionally voted by music fans in the American Music Awards. Nominees for the this year’s Latin AMAs are set to be announced March 3. “In the past few years, we have seen a huge rise in popularity for Latin music that has pushed it mainstream, so we are thrilled to take the Latin AMAs to Las Vegas for the fi...
Flying Lotus Announces New Sci-Fi Horror Film Ash
Flying Lotus has announced his second feature film, as Deadline notes. He will direct the forthcoming sci-fi horror flick Ash, which centers on a woman who “wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed,” as stated in press materials. Production for Ash is scheduled to begin this summer. The film will feature an original score composed by Flying Lotus, too. “I’ve a strong desire to innovate in the sci-fi space and I really want to show the world something they’ve never seen before,” Flying Lotus said of the movie in a press release. Ash is based on an original screenplay written by Jonni Remmler. The new movie follows Flying Lotus’ debut feature Kuso, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival—and inspired a number of walkouts, due its gory v...
Watch FKA twigs and Rema’s New Video for “Jealousy”
FKA twigs has shared a new video for her Caprisongs track “Jealousy,” featuring Rema. The visual—directed by Aidan Zamiri—features choreography by Kash Powell. Check it out below. FKA twigs first shared “Jealousy” earlier this month, a day before the release of Caprisongs. Last week, she dropped the video for “Meta Angel.” In December, she shared a video for her collaboration with the Weeknd, “Tears in the Club.” Check out Pitchfork’s Cover Story “The Sacred and Profane Genius of FKA twigs.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Rihanna-Led Foundation Pledges $15 Million to Climate Justice Organizations
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation (named after her grandparents) has pledged to donate $15 million to various climate justice organizations in the United States and the Caribbean, The Associated Press reports. The funds will be spread between 18 different organizations, including the Climate Justice Alliance, the Movement for Black Lives, the Indigenous Environmental Network, the Black Feminist Fund, the Caribbean Youth Environment Network, and more. Find the full list here. “Climate disasters, which are growing in frequency and intensity, do not impact all communities equally, with communities of color and island nations facing the brunt of climate change,” Rihanna told The AP in a statement. The Clara Lionel grants were made in partnership with #StartSmall, the philanthropic initiative o...
Watch Dijon Perform “Big Mike’s” on Fallon
Dijon was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Los Angeles–based singer performed “Big Mike’s,” a highlight from his 2021 album Absolutely. Watch Dijon make his television debut below. Absolutely is the first solo album Dijon has released since his alternative R&B group Abhi//Dijon split amicably in the mid-2010s. Prior to the full-length, he released two EPs, 2019’s Sci Fi 1 and 2020’s How Do You Feel About Getting Married?, and linked up with Raveena, John C. Reilly, and Dan Reeder for the unexpected folk cypher “The Stranger.” See where Dijon’s track “Many Times” landed on Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2021.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
JEFF WATERS To Step Down As ANNIHILATOR Vocalist; STU BLOCK Tapped For Future Live Shows
Seven years after re-assuming the vocalist role after the departure of Dave Padden, ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters will return to focusing on his original position as the band’s lead guitarist. Current INTO ETERNITY and former ICED EARTH vocalist Stu Block will take over vocals for at least some of the future live performances. Block can also be heard on “Metal II”, the re-worked version of the band’s 2007 “Metal” studio album. “Metal II” also features former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. In a new interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Waters was asked whether his recent bout with COVID-19 affected his vocals. “It might make them better,” he said. “The way I sing, it might make them better. Finally, I can do a raspy voice without...
Watch Multi-Camera Video Of GHOST Performing New Song ‘Kaisarion’ In Reno
GHOST kicked off its co-headlining tour with VOLBEAT this past Tuesday night (January 25) at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. During its 16-song set, GHOST debuted another song from its upcoming “Impera” album, called “Kaisarion”. Multi-camera fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. GHOST leader Tobias Forge told Kerrang! magazine that “Kaisarion” — which features the line “We’re building our empire from the ashes of an old” — has to do with intolerance, and replacing the old by force. “There was a building called Caesareum in ancient Alexandria,” Forge explained. “Roughly what happened was that the teacher and philosopher, Hypatia, was murdered by Christians. She was molested and murdered inside ...
EDDIE VAN HALEN Mural Comes To Life For What Would Have Been His 67th Birthday
The AR Firm‘s motto “Beyond Unreal” became firmly based in reality when they created an app that brought California artist Robert Varga‘s mural to life. Van Halen‘s image seamlessly continues to sing and play and can be seen in the video below. The mural itself measures a massive 17 feet by 105 feet. The mural was entirely painted by hand, without the aid of templates, stencils, or projections, and can be found at the iconic Guitar Center location at 7425 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046. The AR Firm CEO Roman Gora explained: “Eddie Van Halen was an icon that fans worship to this day. We knew we had a chance to create something really special. This way Eddie will shred forever.” “Augmented reality technology is the next wave of experiential e...
SHINEDOWN, DISTURBED And EVANESCENCE To Headline 2022 ROCK FEST
The largest three-day rock music and camping event in the U.S. has announced next summer’s lineup. Rock Fest 2022 will feature headliners SHINEDOWN, DISTURBED and EVANESCENCE and will take place on July 14, July 15 and July 16 in Cadott, Wisconsin. MUDVAYNE, HALESTORM and LAMB OF GOD will also perform alongside more than 70 bands over the course of the event. After industry-wide postponements and cancellations of live events in 2020, Rock Fest was the first rock festival in the nation to return last year. Under the watchful eye of other festivals, and hell-bent on reviving the family reunion attendees have looked forward to for nearly three decades, Rock Fest 2021 turned out to be a sell-out year. Festival promoter Wade Asher said 2021 gave the team a reinvigorated understanding of t...
The Valve Steam Deck Receives an Official Launch Date
Originally set to release at the end of 2021, the Valve Steam Deck has now received an official release date. In a blog post, Valve shared that the initial batch will be offered to reservation holders February 25 for 72 hours, with shipping set for February 28. Then units will be open up to those in the reservation queue, the gaming company has plans to offer more releases of the powerful handheld gaming PC on a weekly basis. The release of the Valve Steam Deck saw a two-month delay due to shortages that have plagued many industries in recent months. “We’re sorry about this — we did our best to work around the global supply chain issues,” said Valve. “Components aren’t reaching our manufacturing facilities in time for us to meet our initial launch dates.” Starting at $399 USD, the Valve St...
Euphoria Glamorizes Drugs Says D.A.R.E., a Failed Program That Glamorized Drugs
Representatives of Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) have issued a statement accusing HBO’s Euphoria of glamorizing drugs. And they’re something of an expert on the subject, since D.A.R.E. led to a massive increase in drug use among students subjected to their program. The soapy HBO drama follows a motley group of teens, led by Zendaya, who chase various highs while navigating the pitfalls of high school. Season 2 is ongoing, and drugs remains a key plot point; in the first episode of the new series, Zendaya’s character overdoses on one drug, and then uses a second drug to stop herself from dying. Creator Sam Levinson based the series in part on his own youthful addiction, and sought to capture something “raw and honest,” in the series’ source materi...
Echo & The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant on Post-Punk’s Early Days and Creating the Riff to “The Killing Moon”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Will Sergeant sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his autobiography, Bunnyman, which tells his story from childhood up until Echo & The Bunnymen began making their first full album. Related Video The guitarist discusses how WWII and the Cold War had a strong influence on his coming-of-age and the music that he would create, pop culture’s importance in the last century, and how artists create their own mythology. Advertisement Sergeant also tells us about accidentally coming up with the riff to “The Killing Moon,” helping to create post-punk from punk, his distaste for the Echo & The Bunnymen’s most recent album,...
