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Teenage Rapper Einar Fatally Shot in Sweden
Police are looking for at least two suspects who allegedly shot the rapper. The motive of the shooting remains unclear but the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that the rapper had received several threats recently. It said without providing details that Einar was shot from point-blank range, “execution style.” According to the Swedish public broadcaster SVT, the rapper’s shooting was gang-related. Einar, whose real name is Nils Gronberg, was born in Stockholm and rose to fame at the age of 16 when his song “Katten i trakten,” from his debut album Forsta klass topped the Swedish charts in 2019. He won the song of the year award in 2019 and the newcomer of the year award a year later. Einar’s songs have been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times on Spotify. “I understand that [Eina...
There’s No More Country Radio in NYC — Will It Ever Come Back?
Cumulus Media launched WNSH in New York in 2013, ending a decade-long gap in country radio programming there after WYNY-FM flipped to Spanish contemporary in 2002. Audacy (formerly Entercom) took over WNSH in 2019. In September, WNSH ranked 21st in the New York marketing, pulling in a 1.9% share of the local market, according to Nielsen Media. Its highest share over the past six months had been 2.5 in July. “Clearly, Audacy saw a better opportunity with a different format. You can’t blame them for that,” says Joel Raab, country radio station and media consultant. “There’s a 2 share for country in New York if you just put it on and if you heavily market it, I think there’s a 3 share unless you put on personalities who appeal beyond the country format.” WNSH’s departure from terre...
J. Cole Reveals His ‘Vision’ During The Off-Season LA Tour Stop With 21 Savage, Ari Lennox & More
The audience was ecstatic when J. Cole finally hit the stage around 10 p.m. local time. The Grammy-winner made an NBA-starting-lineup-style grand entrance, with cameras following him from the locker room backstage as he made his way through the arena sporting a Los Angeles Lakers-inspired “Dreamer” jersey. On the stage, complete with flashing lights and a basketball hoop that literally spat fire, J. Cole opened his set with his track “95 . S o u t h,” which he followed with “A m a r i” and “Applying . Pressure.” Between songs, the rapper opened up about his experience as an artist and the importance of working through the stage fright that comes with performing his personal-favorite songs that weren’t received as hits. “I had...
Watch SEVENTEEN Talk ‘Growth’ on ‘Attacca’ EP & Getting CARATs Involved in Their Music: Video Interview
SEVENTEEN returned Friday (Oct. 22) with their ninth EP Attacca, and in a new interview with Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly, the group is opening up about their quick comeback after Your Choice, the album’s message of love, and getting CARATs involved in the music-making process. The 13-member K-pop group is spoiling fans with new music, releasing Attacca just four months after June’s Your Choice EP, and they’re not planning to slow down anytime soon. “We’re not taking any breaks,” Hoshi says, with S.Coups adding: “We worked even harder since we’re not able to meet everyone in person right now. We wanted to connect more frequently, at least through our music.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So ...
James Blake on Falsettos, Comparisons, and His Knack for Musical Left Turns
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS James Blake joins Kyle Meredith to discuss his latest album, Friends That Break Your Heart. Advertisement Related Video The English singer-songwriter tells us about the process of deciding what this album should be, comparisons with and being jealous of other artists, and covering Joy Division on the preceding covers EP. Blake also talks about his knack for left turns in his songs, using less of his famous falsetto, and having SZA and JID guest on this newest set. Listen to this new episode of Kyle Meredith With above or watching the whole interview via the YouTube player below. Advertisement Make sure to subscribe to KMW...
Parquet Courts Share New Album Sympathy for Life: Stream
Parquet Courts return today with their new album, Sympathy for Life. The post punk torchbearers’ follow-up to 2018’s Wide Awake! is out via Rough Trade, and marks the band’s seventh LP to date. Spanning 11 tracks, Sympathy for Life originated from a series of live jam sessions, inspired by the likes of Primal Scream, Pink Floyd, and bygone live music clubs in their New York City home base. The record was produced alongside Rodaidh McDonald and John Parish, whose credits between them include David Byrne and PJ Harvey, just to name a few. “Historically, some amazing rock records have been made from mingling in dance music culture — from Talking Heads to Screamadelica,” co-frontman Austin Brown explained in a statement. “Our goal was to bring that into our own music. ...
Hayden Christensen Returning as Darth Vader in Ahsoka Series
Don’t underestimate his power. Hayden Christensen is set to make his return as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, in the upcoming Ahsoka series on Disney+. We already knew Christensen would be back in the famous black suit alongside his former master Ewan McGregor in the Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series, but his role in Ahsoka was revealed today by The Hollywood Reporter. His appearance in Kenobi is one thing, as that series is set 10 years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which saw Skywalker’s rise — or fall — to becoming Darth Vader. But showing up in Ahsoka poses some interesting questions. Starring Rosario Dawson, the series is spinning off of The Mandalorian Season 2, which is set five years after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Of cour...
Hours Before Alec Baldwin Shooting, Crew Walked Off Set to Protest Safety Conditions
Approximately six hours before Alec Baldwin fired the prop gun that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchin, several members of the camera crew staged a walkout to protest poor and unsafe working conditions. Two people who spoke to Consequence on condition of anonymity said that Rust’s assistant director — the person responsible for managing the production schedule and the “last line of defense” on safety — had a troubling history of ignoring safety protocols. News of the walkout first spread via a viral Instagram post on the @ia_members account, which is run anonymously by members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE. The post showed a screenshot of a text message from a member of the Rust camera crew, saying, “The entire camera...
Rapper SoFaygo and SoundCloud Premiere Documentary ‘Let’s Go Faygo’
SoFaygo has debuted “Let’s Go Faygo,” a documentary on his burgeoning rap career directed by Maya Table. For the world premiere, the rapper has teamed up with SoundCloud, the same platform on which he got his start in the industry. The documentary takes a close look at SoFaygo in the days leading up to his first-ever live show, taking place in his hometown city of Atlanta. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the rapper and his team, the film offers a heartwarming glimpse at a young talent on the brink of mainstream success — his concert completely sold out and the line of fans waiting to see him wrapped around the block. SoFaygo worked on his show and documentary alongside the streaming platform for its “First on SoundCloud” artist accelerator program. The initiative sees SoundCloud col...
Watch the Latest ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ International Trailer
Sony Pictures has revealed a new trailer for the highly-anticipated Ghostbusters: Afterlife film set to debut in less than a month. The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters filmmaker Ivan Reitman, with a cast that includes Paul Rudd as Mr. Groober, Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard as Trevor, McKenna Grace as Phoebe, Carrie Coon as Callie, with cameo appearances featuring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and the late Harold Ramis from Ghostbusters (1984). The movie follows Callie and her two children as they’re evicted from their home and are forced to move into a dilapidated farmhouse owned by the children’s late grandfather in Oklahoma. After a series of unexplained earthquakes and strange occurrences, the children soon discover their grandfather’s secret legacy. The...
Zac Efron and Russell Crowe To Star in Buddy Film ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’
Russell Crowe and Zac Efron are set to star in Peter Farrelly’s film adaptation of the book, The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War written by Joanna Molloy and John “Chickie” Donohue. The film, which has a shortened title, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, is based on a true story of the author, Donohue, who in 1967, left New York to track down a childhood friend from the army for a beer. According to Variety, Production for the film is set in Vietnam, though filming is using Thailand as a stand-in. The film is produced for Apple TV+ by Skydance Media and will see Brian Currie and Pete Jones co-write the script with Farrelly. Both Crowe and Efron have taken to social media to share their arrival in Southeast Asia. A spokesperson for the project has also confirm...
Kanye West’s Donda Academy School Could Be Launching Soon
Kanye West has this innate inability to be restrained by boundary, especially when it comes to his innovations whether that involves apparel design, sneakers, architecture or music. After dropping one of the most anticipated albums of the year in DONDA, the one that you can now refer to as Ye, is aiming to further elongate his laundry list of innovations with a new initiative: his very own Donda Academy private school. The new institution is expected to be based in Simi Valley, CA. Details are still somewhat foggy in terms of when this venture will actually come into fruition, be we do know that the intention of it will be first to provide its students with a curriculum that centers around problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and sustainability. And secondly, Ye will start to ma...
