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‘Dune: Part 2’ Receives Official Release Date
Shortly after Warner Bros. has given the official go-ahead for Dune: Part 2, the studio has announced the official release date. Just a day before the film’s premiere, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff hinted at the follow-up film. Less than a week later, an official notice from Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. confirmed that the sequel is imminent. The director, Denis Villeneuve himself announced in a statement, “I just received news from Legendary that we are officially moving forward with Dune: Part Two. It was a dream of mine to adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune and I have the fans, the cast, and crew, Legendary and Warner Bros. to thank for supporting this dream. This is only the beginning.” Villeneuve had always planned the film to be a two-part movie and previously revealed that he only...
Kit Harington Compares Filming on Location for ‘Eternals’ to ‘Game of Thrones’
Kit Harington recently spoke about his experience working on the MCU film Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao and revealed how he felt quite surprised to have filmed shots on location. Marvel films have been known to utilize green screens and film indoors since much of the films are often loaded with fictional locations that are created in post with CGI. Harington, who many know played the titular character of Jon Snow in Game of Throne drew comparisons to his HBO role. Harington praised Zhao in her direction sharing, “The interesting thing about Thrones is that it was so location-based. We shot so much not on a sound stage. And I expected with a Marvel movie to be in a sound stage the whole time, and all of my stuff was on location. So that was a real gift and that was Chloe. You asked how i...
Warner Bros. Supposedly Plans on Making 12 Original Films for HBO Max in 2022
As Warner Bros. and HBO Max close out their hybrid theatrical and streaming premiere partnership — dubbed “Project Popcorn” — the studio is supposedly interested in producing movies for the streaming service in 2022. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is looking to make 12 feature films for theaters and 12 original movies for HBO Max next year — a departure from its pre-pandemic schedule of 18-23 theatrical films. The reports arrive as Warner Bros. CEO and Chair Ann Sarnoff confirmed that they will not continue the same-day theatrical and streaming premiere practice, adding that a film will only arrive on HBO Max 45 days after its theatrical release. “And, no great surprise, the ones we’re putting in theaters are the ones we think we’ll work. I’s not just about budget size, ...
Billboard and VersusGame Launch User-Generated Pop Culture Games
Since the launch of VersusGame in 2019, the mobile platform has gained more than 9.5 million players who profit off pop culture predictions and events through interactive games. “We are very excited about this innovative partnership and what it brings to the VersusGame and Billboard audiences,” shared John Vitti, CEO of VersusGame. “There has never been a collaboration of this kind that provides the ability for fans to gamify the music industry. It will alter the way consumers interact with their favorite artists and songs, and will provide exciting new pop culture content, prizes and monetization opportunities to our users through on-going games and challenges.” Julian Holguin, president of Billboard, also shared his enthusiasm for the partnership, saying, “We’re thrilled to off...
BBC Two Freddie Mercury Documentary to Feature New Interviews With Band Members
The concert also featured performances from Metallica, U2, Guns N’ Roses, Robert Plant, David Bowie and Annie Lennox, Seal and many more. “[Director] James Rogan’s film Freddie Mercury: The Final Act, is a poignant story of one of music’s most popular and talented musicians, and the legacy he left,” said Jan Younghusband, head of commissioning, BBC Music TV. “Not only does it shine new light on Freddie Mercury’s brave journey through those final five years of his life, it also tells a wider — and hugely important — story of the emergence of AIDS at the time and how the incredible tribute concert after his death, helped to change for the better public opinion about the crisis. The artists of Queen and others who were there, speak candidly for the first time.” Directo...
Billboard NXT Challenge 1 Recap: Watch The 12 Contestants’ Original Song Clips in Billboard and Samsung Galaxy’s Singing Competition
Billboard and Samsung Galaxy have kicked off Billboard NXT, a first-of-its-kind singing competition designed to discover the next great unsigned artist, by selecting 12 multi-talented artists from across the country based on their performances in a hashtag challenge on TikTok. With the competitors selected and ready to show off their skills, each artist was asked to participate in the first official challenge of Billboard NXT: an original song showdown. Using their Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G — a phone designed for capturing moments, expressing yourself and socializing — each contestant showed off their vocals, songwriting abilities and technical skills by performing a fully original song. All 12 artists delivered, with each contestant approaching the first Billboard NXT challeng...
Olivia Rodrigo Leads 2021 American Music Awards Nominations: Full List
The AMAs added three new categories this year: favorite trending song (with nominees from TikTok on the year’s most viral songs), favorite gospel artist (to go along with the returning favorite inspirational artist) and favorite Latin duo or group. With this year’s continued expansion of the Latin field, there are now as many awards for Latin (five) as there are for pop and country. That’s remarkable because there weren’t any categories for Latin at the American Music Awards until 1998, when Julio Iglesias took the first award for favorite Latin artist. This year, there are four awards each for hip-hop and R&B and one each for rock, inspirational, gospel and dance/electronic. Three categories that were on last year’s nominations list are MIA on this year’s list: favorite social artist ...
The War on Drugs Tighten and Lighten Up on I Don’t Live Here Anymore
The War on Drugs makes big songs, meant for arena-scale rock reveries. In 2022, they’ll embark on a headlining tour at the biggest venues they’ve ever played (including Madison Square Garden), stepping onto stages that match the scope of their music. Yet the latest album from the six-piece led by Adam Granduciel, I Don’t Live Here Anymore, marks a turn towards directness and concision. Don’t worry! If you like The War on Drugs’ previous work, chances are you’ll like I Don’t Live Here Anymore, out Friday, October 29th. The band’s fifth LP and their first since 2017’s Grammy-winning A Deeper Understanding still showcases the group’s texture-rich, somehow-original revisions of the most-winning aspects of mid-’80s commercial rock. Each of the 10 tracks runs over four minutes, most hovering in ...
Japanese Breakfast Covers Weezer on Surprise Live at Electric Lady EP: Stream
Japanese Breakfast has released a surprise EP, Live at Electric Lady. Stream it below. Recorded as part of Spotify’s ongoing series at New York City’s famed Electric Lady Studios, the eight-track project includes live versions of singles “Be Sweet” and “Savage Good Boy” off Michelle Zauner’s latest LP, Jubilee, with accompaniment by the Quartet 121 string section. “Recording at Electric Lady was truly the perfect experience,” Zauner said in a statement about crafting the EP. “The longer I’ve worked as a recording artist, the more I’ve realized it’s the simple, stripped down songs that are the hardest to get right. Having the opportunity to revisit the core catalog of my songwriting in a room with so much history, surrounded by engineers and gear of the highest caliber, it was just a dream ...
Spoon Announce New Album Lucifer on the Sofa, Share “The Hardest Cut”: Stream
Spoon will return in February 2022 with their first album in five years. Entitled Lucifer on the Sofa, the 10-track LP is described the band as their “purest rock ‘n’ roll record to date.” To accompany today’s announcement, Spoon has shared the first single, “The Hardest Cut.” “It’s the sound of classic rock as written by a guy who never did get Eric Clapton,” said Spoon frontman Britt Daniel in a statement. “I spent a lot of 2018 and 2019 listening to ZZ Top,” he added. Lucifer on the Sofa was co-produced by Spoon and Mark Rankin with additional contributions from Dave Fridmann and Justin Raisen. Recording took place in Austin, Texas, marking the first set of songs the band put to tape in their hometown in more than a decade. Advertisement Related Video Lucifer on the Sofa is out official...
Spoon Announce New Album Lucifer on the Sofa, Release First Single ‘The Hardest Cut’
Spoon announced their tenth record Lucifer on the Sofa is out February 11, 2022, and dropped its first single “The Hardest Cut” today. In what is the band’s purest form of rock ‘n’ roll, Lucifer on the Sofa was put together in the band’s hometown of Austin, Texas. As the capitol is known as early music stomping grounds for legends like Stevie Ray Vaughn, frontman Britt Daniel attributes other cowboy rockers as inspiration for the upcoming record. “I spent a lot of 2018 and 2019 listening to ZZ Top,” Daniel said. [embedded content][embedded content] Daniel and band member Alex Fischel co-wrote “The Hardest Cut.” Its rhythm guitar opens the track, bouncing like a rubber band ball. With a steady, spur-banging beat, Spoon revel in Link Wray strokes and swing new riffs ...
LAMB OF GOD And KREATOR Postpone ‘State Of Unrest’ European Tour To Fall 2022
LAMB OF GOD and KREATOR have once again been forced to postpone their previously announced “State Of Unrest” European tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The two metal legends’ co-headlining trek will now take place in late 2022, with THY ART IS MURDER and GATECREEPER freshly added to the bill. “State Of Unrest” 2022 European tour dates: Nov. 18 – Denmark – Copenhagen Forum Black Box Nov. 19 – Sweden – Stockholm Fryshuset Arenan Nov. 21 – Finland – Oulu Teatria Nov. 22 – Finland – Helsinki Ice Hall Black Box Nov. 24 – Poland – Warsaw Stodola Nov. 26 – Germany – Munich Zenith Nov. 27 – Germany – Berlin Columbiahalle Nov. 29 – Netherlands – Tilburg O13 Nov. 30 ...
