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Aaliyah’s Posthumous Albums ‘I Care 4 U’ and ‘Ultimately Aaliyah’ Are Now Streaming
Blackground Records 2.0 and Empire have uploaded two posthumous compilation albums from the late singer Aaliyah to streaming platforms. While the songs included in the albums have already been released over the years, this marks the first time that they will be accessible on streaming services as a complete collection. I Care 4 U was released in 2002, a year after the singer’s passing, via Empire and Universal. The original album contained some of Aaliyah’s hit singles such as “Miss You” and “Come Over,” as well as recordings from sessions for a different album that had been discarded. The reissued version of the album sees the addition of two singles, “Rock the Boat” and “We Need a Resolution” featuring Timbaland. The second album, Ultimate Aaliyah, consists of 25 tracks across two d...
Rockstar Confirms ‘Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition’ Will Arrive Later This Year
Rockstar Games on Friday confirmed the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto III, Rockstar is remastering the aforementioned gameplay, along with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, with across-the-board upgrades. The definitive series will feature “graphical improvements and modern gameplay enhancements for all three titles, while still maintaining the classic look and feel of the originals,” according to the company. Rockstar has not yet shared details on the improvements to each title or shared any footage from the upcoming releases, though the company has confirmed it will share more details “in the coming weeks.” In preparation f...
R. Kelly’s Been Found Guilty, But What’s the Verdict for the Music Industry?
The history of R. Kelly’s allegations and belated fall from grace highlights the industry’s current crisis of culture. It has historically been a space where social norms are flaunted, disregarded or even subverted; especially with sex and drugs. The bigger the talent — artist or executive — the wider the allowances for behavior no “normal” person could get away with. As such, record labels and publishers have rarely directly addressed the personal lives of their artists in a critical way. There is currently no standard morals clause in recording contracts, and because the artist is not only the product but a brand and business unto themselves, public sentiment usually only impacts their label home so far as it affects sales, streams and airplay. If an artist’s viability ...
Could Criminal Charges Against Pras Impact Fugees’ Overseas Reunion Dates?
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed to Billboard that Michel was forced to surrender his passport as a result of the charges and ordered not to apply for or possess a passport or any other travel documents as the case continues to slowly wind its way through the legal system; Michel’s attorney, David Kenner, also confirmed that his client’s passport has been confiscated, but tells Billboard that he is working on getting it returned. Kenner says he brought up the topic of the passport with the government this week, has advised the judge in the case about the tour, and plans to file a motion soon seeking to modify the conditions of the rapper’s release to allow him to get his travel documents back for the planned non-U.S. dates. “It’...
What’s The Next ‘High School Musical’ Series? Four Streaming Shows That Could Produce Music Stars
While Rodrigo has dominated pop culture in 2021 with her debut album Sour, her co-star, Joshua Bassett, has also flourished: Weeks after Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” rocketed to No. 1 on the Hot 100, the actor released his own single, “Lie Lie Lie,” seemingly in response to Rodrigo, complete with a music video full of winking similarities to his rumored former flame’s viral visual. A self-titled debut EP arrived later on Warner Records, followed by singles “Only a Matter of Time” and “Feel Something.” The dual success of Rodrigo and Bassett, who both appear on Billboard‘s 21 Under 21 list for the first time this year, got us thinking: what could be the next High School Musical: The Musical: The Series? Is there a music-leaning TV series already streaming, or just around th...
TWICE Announces Release Date for Third Album ‘Formula of Love: O+T=
TWICE are gearing up for their next era, fresh off the release of their first English single “The Feels.” The K-pop group announced Friday (Oct. 8) via Twitter that their third full album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, will arrive on streaming platforms Nov. 12. The girl group shared new imagery to accompany the album reveal. The cover art sees the group’s nine total members –Sana, Tzuyu, Momo, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun and Chaeyoung — each dressed in unique uniforms and hanging out in what appears to be a stylish chemistry lab where colorful chemicals in test tubes decorate tabletops. The post shares additional information about the release, stating that the album will arrive at 2 p.m. KST and midnight ET. TWICE has also made a pre-order ...
Silk Sonic to Release Debut Album Next Month
Earlier this year, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak joined forces as Silk Sonic. After releasing a pair of singles titled “Leave the Door Open” and “Skate,” they kinda, sorted laid low outside of a Rolling Stone cover story. However, on Friday, they announced their new album is finally on the way with an assist from none other than Bootsy Collins. On Mars’ birthday no less, the group announced that the record will be released on November 12 and is titled An Evening With Silk Sonic. ✨✨ #SilkSonic ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 12!!!! 🚀🚀 Pre-Save/Pre-Order: https://t.co/mrMvL9n5w2@AndersonPaak @Bootsy_Collins + a big happy birthday to @BrunoMars 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/V29Vm5mm7l — Silk Sonic (@silksonic) October 8, 2021 The duo first joined forces way back in 2017 ...
Christopher Nolan Announces Oppenheimer Film Starring Cillian Murphy
Christopher Nolan has officially announced his next film, Oppenheimer. Starring Cillian Murphy, it will be released in theaters (and only in theaters) on July 21st, 2023 through Universal Pictures. The acclaimed filmmaker’s 12th feature to date tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who helped develop the atom bomb during World War 2. Nolan is writing the script based on the 2005 book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Universal describes Oppenheimer as “an epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.” Advertisement Related Video Production will begin in early 2022 and shoot on IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film, per The Hollywood Repor...
Atmosphere Invite MF DOOM and Aesop Rock to the “Barcade” on New Song: Stream
It’s been almost a year since MF DOOM passed away, but new verses keep dropping that further cement his legacy. Now, Minneapolis duo Atmosphere have shared an ode to some of DOOM’s favorite hobbies — specifically, getting fucked up and playing video games — on the new song “Barcade” that also features Aesop Rock. The track closes Atmosphere’s latest album, WORD?, which dropped today, October 8th. Producer Ant provides a dark, glitchy beat, and Aesop Rock opens the proceedings with some syllabic pinball: “Duck, duck, I’m too next/ Punk jump to get suplexed/ My two cents is y’all fucked up/ Should come buddy up with these moose heads.” MF DOOM takes over from there with a vintage sticky verse. “Shitty fingers in your weed jar,” he wheezes, “This whole world like VR/ Free shows at the Re...
BTS Taught Megan Thee Stallion the “Butter” Hand Choreography at Their First In-Person Meeting: Watch
BTS recently met up with Megan Thee Stallion and taught the collaborator some intense hand choreography. During the casual rooftop hang, the rapper gushed about getting to work with the K-pop idols on the remix to their No. 1 hit “Butter.” “I was so happy and I was so grateful,” she tells the boy band in a clip posted to the BANGTANTV YouTube channel. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’ I had already told my managers, I was like, ‘I wanna do something with BTS.’ And then when it came up, I was like, ‘They know me?’ I was so happy!” Megan also revealed at the meeting that she has major ideas in mind should she get a second chance to collaborate with the band. “Like, whenever we do another song, I feel like we gotta do it big, we gotta do the video. Yeah, it’s gon’ be epic,” she says, much to th...
Diane Keaton Stars in Justin Bieber’s “Ghost” Music Video: Watch
If you were a teenage girl between the years of 2009 to 2013, there’s a good chance you once fantasized about starring in a Justin Bieber music video. Today, in a move that no tween back then could’ve predicted, the latest actress to take on that coveted role is… Diane Keaton. The Something’s Gotta Give star has inexplicably teamed up with the Biebs for his new “Ghost” music video. The “Ghost” clip, directed by Colin Tilley, finds Bieber at the funeral of his grandfather. Throughout the rest of the video, he spends time consoling his grieving grandmother, who is played by Keaton. Keaton’s character then joins Bieber in a night of debauchery, downing shots of liquor in an outfit that Annie Hall would definitely approve of (would she have been a Belieber?) before swiping around for elig...
VANDENBERG Parts Ways With Singer RONNIE ROMERO, Recruits Former CANDLEMASS Frontman MATS LEVÉN
VANDENBERG has recruited Mats Levén as its new lead singer. The powerhouse Swedish vocalist is known for his work with Yngwie Malmsteen, CANDLEMASS and tours with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, among many other bands. To celebrate this new coming together, they have announced their only show of 2021 with the new lineup at the Planet Rockstock festival at Trecco Bay, Wales, on Friday, November 12. VANDENBERG guitarist Adrian Vandenberg comments: “To say I’m excited about working with Mats Levén would be an understatement. It’s a huge privilege to work with a vocalist of Mats‘s world-class calibre, who’s just as passionate about kick-ass rock and as motivated and dedicated as I am. A one-of-a-kind signature voice, commanding stage presence, very experienced but as fa...
