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Seinfeld’s Aspect Ratio Not Fixed on Netflix, Still Crops Out Jokes
When Seinfeld launched on Netflix on October 1st, there was hope that the streamer’s upgrade to 4K resolution was used as an opportunity to restore the show to its original 4:3 aspect ratio. This would have meant avoiding similar cropping issues experienced by The Simpsons when it first arrived on Disney+ in late 2019, but alas that is not the case. Instead, Netflix stuck with the 16:9 ratio dating back to the original HD remaster made for the TBS syndicated reruns of Seinfeld, which was produced from newly made scans of the original film. As The Verge explains, this made it possible to add back wider frames not seen in the initial broadcast to make the show look better on modern TVs. An unfortunate byproduct of the move to 16:9 is the blocking of scenes. In order to include more foot...
Adele Eyeing Las Vegas Residency: Report
Hello from the other side of 30: Adele is in talks for her own Las Vegas residency, according to Billboard. The report comes as the iconic singer prepares to release her new album 30 and her first single in six years, “Easy on Me.” Casual observers may wonder why one of the biggest draws in music would opt for Sin City when she could be booking a worldwide stadium tour, but longtime Adeleterers already know the answer: Adele hates touring. Hates it as much as she loves Carnival or setting fire to the rain. In fact, towards the close of her last trek in 2017, she told the audience, “I don’t know if I will ever tour again. The only reason I’ve toured is you. I’m not sure if touring is my bag.” According to Billboard, Vegas’ many venues have been narrowed down to...
Meek Mill Flashes Back to His Days as a Starving Artist in ‘Expensive Pain’ Music Video: Watch
Later in the music video, Meek appears in another previously recorded tape. In it, he says, “I was broke for 13 years. When you see me, I had nappy braids. My stomach was hurting. It really was hurting. I really starved some nights, man.” In the tune, Mill raps about the newfound emotional and interpersonal challenges he faces as a star. “And this expensive pain,” he says in the chorus. “When you ridin’ through the trenches, bulletproof all on the Range/ This expensive pain/ Lovin’ on the b—h you claim knowin’ some rich n—as hittin’/ It’ll never be the same, this expensive pain/ This expensive pain/ Went through some shit about this money, I seen some n—as change, expensive pain.” Since the 2012 releas...
How to Watch the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards
2021 BET Hip Hop Awards: Air Date, Time, Channel The BET Hip Hop Awards will air on BET on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 8 p.m. CT. How to Watch the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards Online Those who want to watch the BET Hip Hop Awards online can tune in on BET.com with a cable provider login. No cable? Signing up for free trials of fuboTV or SlingTV will give you access to BET as well, as both services include BET, to let you watch the BET Hip Hop Awards live on TV or stream the BET Hip Hop Awards from your laptop, tablet or phone. You can watch a live stream of BET (live in most markets) plus dozens of other TV channels via Hulu + Live TV, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial, which you can use to watch the BET Hip Hop Awards onl...
No. 1 Albums With Artists’ Birth Names in the Titles, From Jay-Z to YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Jay-Z’s Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter: The album hit No. 1 on Jan. 15, 2000, for one week. It received a Grammy nomination for best rap album. Jay-Z’s real name: Shawn Corey Carter. Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP: The album hit No. 1 on June 10, 2000, and stayed on top for eight consecutive weeks. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 hit No. 1 on Nov. 23, 2013, and stayed on top for two nonconsecutive weeks. Both albums won Grammys for best rap album. The first also received an album of the year nomination. Eminem’s real name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III. LL Cool J’s G.O.A.T. Featuring James T. Smith the Greatest of All Time: The album hit No. 1 on Sept. 30, 2000, for one week. LL’s real name: James Todd Smith. Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III: The album hit No. 1 on June 28, 2007, and stayed o...
Expect a Crowded Stage Following Grammy Rule Change for Album of the Year
You may be surprised to learn that, in the Grammys’ first seven years (1958-64), only artists were nominated for album of the year. So Judy Garland was the sole winner when Judy at Carnegie Hall won the 1961 award, and Barbra Streisand was the only winner when her debut, The Barbra Streisand Album, won the 1963 prize. The Academy gradually extended nominations to other pros who worked on album of the year contenders: producers in 1965, engineers/mixers in 1998, mastering engineers in 2001, featured artists in 2007, and songwriters in 2017. But in 2017, they also instituted the 33% rule, saying that nominations would be extended only to people who worked on at least one-third of the album’s playing time. Now, they’re back to saying anyone who worked on an album in these capacities, even if ...
Foo Fighters and Tame Impala Set to Headline Innings Festival 2022
Foo Fighters and Tame Impala are set to headline the fourth annual Innings Festival, returning to Arizona’s Tempe Beach and Tempe Arts Park on February 26 and 27, 2022. Featuring 20 bands on two stages, the festival will feature performances by Billy Strings, My Morning Jacket, St. Vincent, Black Pumas, Dashboard Confessional, White Reaper, Nothing But Thieves, Caamp, and more. Fitting with its name, Innings fest-goers can also look forward to appearances by Major League Baseball greats including Roger Clemens, Jake Peavy, Dave Stewart, Rick Sutcliffe, among others. On the beach and arts park grounds, fans can enjoy food from curated food vendors and take part in fun baseball-related games and activities. Innings is brought to Arizona by C3 Presents, the same team behind the festival great...
David Lee Roth Almost Predicted the Exact Date of His Retirement in 1991 ‘A Lil Ain’t Enough’ Video
David Lee Roth predicted in his 1991 “A Lil Ain’t Enough” video that his absolute final show would be on October 10, 2021. If he had waited just a little bit longer, Roth could have been deemed a psychic. Roth actually announced his retirement last week, a little too early before he said he would 30 years ago. Due to pressing health issues, Diamond Dave announced his upcoming five-date Las Vegas residency would be his final shows. They kick off on New Year’s Eve at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. Interestingly enough, Roth says that Alex Vn Halen will be joining him on drums for the residency. “I am throwing in the shoes,” Roth told Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I’m retiring.” And he even mentioned he thought he would be the first to go off the Van Halen lineup. “I thought I might have be...
Adele to Release New Song ‘Easy on Me’
A few days after billboards popped across some cities that had 30 written on them, eagle-eyed sleuths hoped that meant that Adele would be returning. Lo behold, the singer is indeed returning. On Tuesday morning, the Grammy-winning singer posted a teaser on social media for her newest track “Easy On Me” out October 15. See it below. In the teaser, Adele appears in an old car, pops a cassette in, and shoots us her unmistakable eyes beneath bold eyeliner in the rearview. Her arm making waves in the wind out of the window as she drives off, a ballad-sounding piano (big surprise, right?) presumably kicks in “Easy On Me,” and loads of sheet music fly out the back window. We hope that isn’t the sheet music for her newest record, but she drives off until the 21 (no pun intended) second teaser is ...
Netflix Confirms ‘Extraction 2’ With New Teaser and Chris Hemsworth Return
Netflix has just confirmed the production of Extraction 2 over at its Tudum event with a new teaser trailer, along with the return of Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, Sam Hargrave as director and the Russo brothers as producers. A Netflix original, Extraction first debuted on the streaming platform back in 2020 to massive popularity, becoming the company’s top streamed original film by May the following year with 99 million views. The plot centered around Hemsworth’s character of Rake, a highly trained mercenary tasked with extracting the son of an Indian drug lord from kidnappers in Bangladesh. While the film ended on what appeared to be Rake’s death, a post-credit scene suggested that the warrior had somehow survived his gunshot wound and subsequent plummet into a river, alt...
‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ Receives Its First Official Trailer
HBO has officially revealed the first teaser trailer for House of the Dragon, a prequel series to Game of Thrones. The series tells the story of House Targaryen, and is set two centuries before the events of Game of Thrones. Showcasing the first official footage from House of the Dragon, the trailer also gives a first look at previously announced cast members such as Paddy Considine as King Viserys I Targaryen, Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen Olivia Cooke as Lady Alicent Hightower and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen. The trailer begins with a voiceover, saying, “Gods, kings, fire and blood,” before concluding that, “Dreams didn’t make us kinds. Dragons did.” Interspersed through footage from the series, text adds the context within which it is set, explaining that “200 yea...
First ‘Peacemaker’ Teaser Introduces John Cena in DC’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ Spin-Off Series
HBO Max on Tuesday shared a first-look visual at Peacemaker, the highly anticipated spin-off series to James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad. Peacemaker stars John Cena as the titular character, a merciless costumed killer who makes it his duty to achieve peace at all costs. The Gunn-directed series, which marks the first title in the DC Extended Universe, centers on Cena’s Christopher “Peacemaker” Smith, who is informed that a superhero named Peacemaker does not exist in the events following The Suicide Squad. Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma and Chukwudi Iwuji also star in the spin-off show. He’s got the looks, the car, and the best sidekick ever — all in the name of peace. An exclusive clip from @DCPeacemaker has just been debuted by #HBOM...
