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David Bowie Estate and Warner Music Partner to Bring Icon’s Entire Catalog to Label
Among the artist’s later works covered by this new pact are 2002’s Mercury Prize-nominated Heathen; 2003’s Reality; 2013’s The Next Day; and his final studio album, 2016’s Blackstar, also shortlisted for the annual Mercury Prize. Blackstar dropped just two days before Bowie’s death, on Jan. 10, 2016. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving Bowie a posthumous, first leader. The following year, during the 59th Grammy Awards, Blackstar swept all five awards it was nominated for. Warner Music Group has controlled the lion’s share of Bowie’s recordings since 2013, when the company acquired the Parlophone Label Group, following the split-up and sale of EMI. In the intervening years, WMG has pulled the trigger of several releases showcasing Bowie’s...
Anthony Mackie To Play John Doe in Live-Action ‘Twisted Metal’ Series
According to reports, Anthony Mackie is now set to play John Doe in the live-action adaptation of Twisted Metal. Mackie will both star and executive produce Sony Pictures Television and Playstation Productions‘ project centered around the Sony Computer Entertainment vehicular combat video game. The TV series will be written by Cobra Kai writer Michael Jonathan Smith and see Will Arnett, Marc Forman and more serve as executive producers alongside Mackie. The live-action adaptation of Twisted Metal will be an action-comedy about a loud-mouthed traveler (John Doe) that happens upon a strange package in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that offers him a chance at a better life. The Twisted Metal video game series revolves around a vehicular combat tournament hosted once a year by “Calypso” and off...
Easter Eggs and Details You Might Have Missed in ‘The Matrix: Resurrections’ Trailer
Getting our first long-awaited look at The Matrix: Resurrections with the first official trailer, we get a glimpse of the emerging conflict between man and machine in the Matrix. But just what can we expect from director Lana Wachowski‘s fourth installment in the franchise starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Taking a look at all the Easter eggs and details found in the trailer, we get a better idea of where the Matrix universe stands following the events of the original trilogy. Aside from the return of Neo and Trinity struggling with their faint memories, the trailer starts with Neo living in the new Matrix pushed by occurrences of black cats and rabbits to discover the truth. The new Matrix looks to be a peaceful, futuristic world dominated by technology, w...
Sunrise Announces First New ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Anime Series In 7 years
After a seven-year wait since Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, fans are finally getting a new Gundam TV anime series. Announcing the news over at the Dai-2 kai Gundam Conference on Wednesday, Sunrise revealed the franchise’s next TV project called Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury. Aside from its name, details revolving around the series remain scarce at this time, but the company also launched a website for the new project, though it currently only features a logo for the show along with a 2022 release window. Sunrise assures that more updates will follow shortly. Speaking at the conference, Bandai Namco Entertainment‘s chief Gundam officer Koji Fujiwara teased big plans for the future of the franchise. “We are aiming to create a work that even young gener...
Billie Eilish, Simone Biles and More Named ‘TIME’ 100 Most Influential People of 2021
TIME100 has officially unveiled its 100 Most Influential People of 2021. The 18th annual selection is comprised of scientists and health care leaders, climate leaders, pop culture figures and athletes divided into several categories. The likes of Billie Eilish, Ben Crump and Sunisa Lee are named as this year’s pioneers, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Naomi Osaka and Britney Spears are named icons, Simone Biles, Tom Brady and Tim Cook are named titans while Lil Nas X, Jason Sudeikis, Steven Yeun, Omar Sy and Daniel Kaluuya are named artists. “I find reason for optimism… in our 18th annual TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people. It features extraordinary leaders from around the world working to build a better future, from entertainers striving to make H...
Grouper Shares New Single “Ode to the blue”: Stream
Almost as if she knew we needed her in times like these, Liz Harris will be releasing her next album as Grouper next month. Shade is out October 22nd via Kranky, and today, the ambient musician has shared the album’s latest single, “Ode to the blue.” Check it below via its accompanying music video. As to be expected of anything with Harris’ name attached, “Ode to the blue” is hushed and spare, with her delicate vocals nearly slipping away into the background. Some of the material on Shade was written as long as 15 years ago, and “Ode to the blue” features the same style of lo-fi acoustic guitar work that comprised many early Grouper tracks. The music video for the song comes from director Dicky Bahto. It’s correspondingly haunting and mild, showing black-and-white film foota...
Dr. Fauci Forced to Comment on Nicki Minaj’s Cousin’s Friend’s Testicles
America’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has been forced to comment on the curious case of Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s testicles. The bizarre episode launched on September 13th, as the first images of the 2021 Met Gala captured the attention of millions. Minaj tweeted that she wouldn’t be attending the fundraiser, because as she said, “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t [be] for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research.” She added that she’s “working on that now,” and asked her followers to wear masks. But then the rapper did two unusual things: she explained the source of her vaccine hesitancy, and she told the whole world about the bulging ball sack of a man she had never met. Advertisement Related Video As she re...
Sharon Osbourne on Death Threats to Her, Ozzy, and Their Pets: “They Were Going to Cut All Our Throats”
Sharon Osbourne has opened up about the fallout she experienced after being ousted from The Talk earlier this year. The former host of the daytime TV show says that people threatened to “cut the throats” of herself, her husband Ozzy Osbourne, their children, and their pets. Back in March, Sharon exited The Talk after a heated exchange with co-host Sheryl Underwood led to a number of accusations regarding Sharon’s behavior around the show’s other hosts over the years. In the initial blow-up with Underwood, Sharon defended her friend Piers Morgan, who had made disparaging and apparent racist comments about Meghan Markle. Then, former co-hosts like Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini accused Sharon of using racist language in the past. It all led to Sharon parting ways with The Talk after a ...
Diddy Reveals He Will Only Do a ‘VERZUZ’ Battle If It’s Against Dr. Dre
As the industry discusses the recent VERZUZ battle between Fat Joe and Ja Rule, Diddy has thrown his name into the ring with an important rule — that he goes against Dr. Dre. In a recent Instagram comment, the Bad Boy Records founder wrote, “Only person I would do is dre.” This isn’t the first time Dr. Dre has been challenged to a VERZUZ battle; in July 2020, Juicy J stated that he’d like to go against the Aftermath founder and in the same month, T.I. challenged 50 Cent to bring Dre, Eminem and G-Unit Records to a matchup. Dre has never publicly responded to the VERZUZ challenges, but there were rumors in 2020 that the Beats founder was once in contact with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz for an episode. However, due to the technical problems Teddy Riley faced during his battle against Babyface,...
Nala Sinephro: Space 1.8
Nala Sinephro learned to play the pedal harp in secret. She was 16 and studying jazz; in the evenings, when she was supposed to be practicing, she snuck turns on a stringed behemoth she discovered in one of her high school’s music rooms. Technically, it was off-limits, but Sinephro had a fascination with strings; she had grown up playing fiddle, learning folk songs by ear. The harp beckoned. On Space 1.8, assisted by a rotating cast of musicians from the UK’s dynamic jazz scene, the Caribbean-Belgian musician still sometimes sounds like she is trying to evade prying ears. Whether jamming with her peers or multi-tracking solo compositions on pedal harp and modular synthesizer, she is a subtle presence, her tone liquid, mutable, mysterious—the cosmic background radiation to a galaxy of her o...
QUEEN Store To Open On London’s Carnaby Street To Celebrate Five Decades Of Music
In celebration of five decades in music, one of the world’s most iconic bands, QUEEN, will feature in a dedicated experiential pop-up shop on Carnaby Street in London, opening later this month. The shop, “Queen The Greatest”, will open on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 until January 2022 with a lineup of limited-edition music releases, exciting fashion collaborations and lifestyle products with weekly new product drops and events. Each month will have a theme — Music, Art & Design and Magic — with visual installations that act as storytelling from each of QUEEN‘s historic five decades. The “Queen The Greatest” store will take visitors on a journey over two floors, from 1970s thrift store (Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor had a stall in Kensington Market...
Ferrari Previously Owned By VAN HALEN Brothers To Be Auctioned As Hybrid NFT
Cosmic Wire — an industry leader in protecting and monetizing intellectual property (IP) — has announced the auction of a one-of-a-kind hybrid NFT: a 2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello once owned by Eddie and Alex Van Halen. A portion of proceeds will be donated to charity. Featuring several sought-after upgrades, the winner of the auction will be the new owner of the vehicle itself as well as a collection of unique digital assets. The vehicle is currently owned and was restored by Van Halen family friend Damian Barbuscia and the car restoration experts Franco’s European. The auction is slated to kick off on Clubhouse at 6 p.m. Pacific on September 15. Join the Clubhouse room here. To place a bid or to learn more about the car please visit www.vhferrari.com. A portion of the Cosmic Wire proc...
