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Röyksopp Share New Song “(Nothing But) Ashes…”: Stream

Way back in 2014, Röyksopp announced that their fifth studio album, The Inevitable End, would be their last, but the Norwegian electronic duo have still made good on their promise to continue putting out music without the confines of an LP format. Over the weekend, Röyksopp returned with the new track “(Nothing But) Ashes…,” along with an eerie music video. “(Nothing But) Ashes…” is a wordless song that pairs droning, ambient synths with a gentle piano melody. Its music video focuses on a character wearing a helmet that looks like if Daft Punk had a steampunk phase. This anonymous character then embarks on a journey to a muggy forest, where they uncover a curious knife-like object. It’s hard to make heads or tails of any storyline here, but considering the video’s subtitle “Profound M...

Patton Oswalt Defends Performance with Dave Chappelle, Says They “Disagree About Transgender Rights”

Patton Oswalt ended 2021 with a surprise performance alongside his longtime friend Dave Chappelle, and he began 2022 by justifying that decision. In an Instagram post on Sunday, January 2nd, Oswalt defended his friendship with Chappelle, apologized for not considering “the hurt this would cause,” and said he and his old pal, “100% disagree about transgender rights & representation.” Oswalt closed out the year with a performance at McCaw Hall in Seattle, while Chappelle did the same at the nearby Climate Pledge Arena. As Oswalt wrote in a January 1st post, he “Finished me set at @mccawhall and got a text from @davechappelle. Come over to the arena he’s performing in next door and do a guest set. Why not? I waved good-bye to this hell-year with a genius I started comedy with 34 years ago...

Music Executive, Teebillz Welcomes Baby Boy

FB IMG 1641274544209 Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Music executive, Tunji Balogun popularly known as Teebillz has welcomed a baby. The ex-husband of singer, Tiwa Savage announced the good news on his Instagram page. He shared a picture of him feeding his newborn son and captioned it, “Blessed to experience the most amazing feeling once again…….King Zayn 💛” .u1a6f20306d498e5ad336418215f8a21f { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1...

Nas and Hit-Boy’s Surprise Project ‘Magic’ Debuts at No. 30

Nas and Hit-Boy‘s surprise joint project Magic has debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200. According to reports, the nine-track project earned a total of 22,000 equivalent album units in its first week. The pair announced the record on December 23, 2021 — a day before its scheduled release date of December 24. Magic features only two guest appearances from A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier on the cut “Wave Gods.” Nas also used Magic to confirm that he is working on King’s Disease III, rapping the line “KD3 on the way, this just to feed the buzz” on the track “Ugly.” The forthcoming album’s predecessor, King’s Disease II, debuted at No. 3 and was Nas’ highest-charting album in almost a decade. Stay tuned for more info on King’s Disease III. Elsewhere in music, Tyler, the Creator named his favorite ...

Kodansha Delivers Teaser for ‘Initial D’ Sequel ‘MF Ghost’ Anime

Shortly after receiving leaked screens, Kodansha has now released a teaser for the anime adaptation of Shuuichi Shigeno‘s MF Ghost manga, which serves as the sequel to Initial D. Confirming a 2023 premiere, the short clip reveals the anime’s visuals with scenes of the cars and race courses that will serve as the MFG battlegrounds. Although no characters are shown, we do get a look at Kanata Livingston’s “86” marked Toyota 86, along with the Alpine A110S, Nissan GT-R, Lamborgini Huracan, Ferrari 488 GTB and Porsche 718 Cayman GTS. It is also interesting to note that the teaser introduces the real-life recorded engine sounds that will be heard in the anime. The story chronicles Kanata Livington (Kanata Katagiri)’s place in Japan’s MFG competitive internal combustion car racing league, f...

Nicolas Cage Defends Himself Over Exaggerated “Operatic” Acting Style

Over the course of his career, Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage has become most iconic for his eccentric acting styles, often portraying emotionally vibrant characters across his countless projects. Despite critical acclaim, some have criticized him for his over-the-top performances, and now Cage has come to his own defense. Joining Variety recently on its Awards Circuit Podcast,  the actor revealed why he chose such an alternative method of playing some of his characters. “It was my aunt Talia Shire who first said to me, ‘Naturalism is a style,’” the creative explained. “And I was also a big believer in arts synchronicity, and that what you could do with one art form you could do and another meaning. You know, in painting, for example, you can get abstract, you can get p...

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Reshoots Have Reportedly Included “More Cameos”

As the release date for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness nears, more and more plot leaks and rumors have been reported. The most recent information revealed speaks to the reshooting for portions of the upcoming Marvel film. Comic Book has reported that with the success of Spider-Man: No Way Home and the introduction of multiversal crossovers, the second installment of Doctor Strange has added “more cameos and characters” in its reshoots. Being that Marvel has been pleased with the reactions to the surprise cameos in the latest Spider-Man, the studio has “decided to have more fun with the multiverse.” BGR has specifically reported that plot leaks will allow Marvel fans to see X-Men and Avengers cameos including Professor X, Captain Carter, Monica Rambeau’s Captain Marvel and an u...

Ezra Miller Debunks Rumors That ‘The Flash’ Will Erase Zack Snyder’s DCEU Films

Recent rumors regarding the upcoming The Flash film has sparked the controversy that Zack Snyder‘s previous films in the DC Extended Universe will be completely wiped has been debunked. The rumor first circulated online alleging that The Flash would completely negate Snyder’s previous DCEU installments including Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman and Justice League. However, Ezra Miller who is set to return to play the titular character Barry Allen, has taken to an Instagram DM to invalidate the rumors. In a post now shared to Reddit, Miller writes, “No power or force in any known megaverse would or could ever erase Zack Snyder’s mighty wrkz. You can take that quote. Take that to the bank, to the press, to the schools, to the military, and the other pillar of capitalism I’m forgetting cause ...

‘Halo Infinite’ Lead Narrative Designer Leaves 343 Industries for Riot Games

Despite the critical acclaim and widespread popularity of Halo Infinite, one of its team leads has already announced their departure. Moving on from 343 Industries is the game’s lead narrative designer Aaron Linde, who had previously worked on other massive Xbox titles such as Gears of War 3 and Destiny 2: Shadowkeep as well as other beloved games including Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Guild Wars 2: Living World. While the creative didn’t reveal exactly why he has decided to leave, he did inform fans that he’ll be joining the research and development team over at Riot Games, which focuses on developing new ideas. “Bittersweet news to report: I’m departing 343 Industries to pursue a new opportunity in 2022,” Linde announced on Twitter. “It was a terr...

NORE Presses Melyssa Ford On Her Relationship With Drake [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YoouTube / Revolt For those that don’t remember, back in the early 2000’s, Melyssa Ford was thee video vixen to have in your music video as men just couldn’t get enough of her Jessica Rabbit-ish physical degree. While there have been rumors linking her to a few famous music artists over the years, NORE asked Ford specifically about her relationship with her fellow Canadian, Drake. As spotted on Madame Noire, although Ford played coy about the rumor, Nore bluntly stated “Drake ate the a$$, let’s keep it real.” Related Stories Despite Ford making a facial expression and licking her lips somewhat teasing that it was true, she responded to the statement saying, “Here’s the thing, you’ll never have full confirmation as to what actually transpired… but that’s&n...

Patton Oswalt Defends Last-Minute Performance With Dave Chappelle

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @pattonoswalt / Instagram Patton Oswalt performed with Dave Chappelle during a New Year’s Eve show, and he did what he did. The star comedian and actor took to Instagram to defend hitting the stage with his longtime friend, while noting he doesn’t agree with his homie’s stance on the LGBTQ+ community. In case you missed it, the Chappelle criticism has been exponential since his last Netflix special, The Closer, where his rhetoric about the LGBTQ+ community led to many calling for his cancelation. Although that isn’t happening, the anti-Chappelle backlash has remained consistent. Related Stories But nevertheless, many are standing with Chappelle, including Oswalt, who explained that he got a call from Dave saying he was performing nearby, so of course he c...

The Migos Take To The Ring At WWE’s ‘Day One’ PPV

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Vasquez / Legion media group This past Saturday (January 1), the WWE kicked off the New Year with their first Pay-Per-View event, Day One, and though Smackdown Champion Roman Reigns wasn’t able to participate in his highly anticipated bout with Brock Lesnar due to testing positive for COVID-19, a few of your favorite rappers were in attendance much to the delight of the crowd in Atlanta, Georgia. Source: Daniel Vasquez / Legion media group Aside from seeing Griselda’s Westside Gunn ringside to catch the festivities, the Migos made an unexpected WWE entrance themselves as guests of RK-Bro, Randy Orton and Matt Riddle. Walking down the ramp alongside the WWE Tag-Team Champions, Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff were greeted with applause and cheers from the...