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THE RASMUS Teams Up With APOCALYPTICA For ‘Stranger Things’-Inspired Video For ‘Venomous Moon’
Finnish rockers THE RASMUS have collaborated with APOCALYPTICA on a new song called “Venomous Moon”. The track is the second single from THE RASMUS‘s upcoming album, recorded during the pandemic, with the bandmembers being stranded in Hawaii, Helsinki and Sydney and with the producer Joshua in England. It is co-produced by Martin Hansen who has worked with THE RASMUS on four albums, including their breakthrough single “In The Shadows”. The members of APOCALYPTICA, who had also worked with Hansen before, contribute their trademark intense cello riffs to the track. THE RASMUS‘s singer Lauri Ylönen and APOCALYPTICA previously joined forces on the songs “Bittersweet” and “Life Burns”. Says Ylönen: “‘Venomous Moon’ is...
Lana Del Rey Announces ‘Arcadia’ Song Coming Next Week
The 36-year-old alternative-pop artist originally claimed her upcoming LP Blue Banisters would be released on July 4, but BB now has a TBD release date. “Album out later later,” she wrote in a July 3-dated update to fans on social media, where she shared the album artwork and a music video teaser for a new, as-yet-untitled single. Del Rey said the song, in which she can be heard singing “My body is a map of L.A./ I stand straight like an angel, with a halo,” will be “out soonish.” Del Rey’s latest photo teasing “Arcadia” features her wearing the same pale yellow tank top and cardigan ensemble as in the video teaser for the upcoming single she mentioned. While she sings about places in California, including ...
Pepe Aguilar’s ‘Jaripeo Sin Fronteras’ Tour Hits the Road With Billboard Chart Hits
The 18-date experience, starting on Friday (Sept. 3), features Aguilar family members, Banda MS & El Mariachi “El Zacatecano.” Pepe Aguilar‘s enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Tejano singer-songwriter returns with the Jaripeo Sin Fronteras 2021 tour, resuming Friday night (Sept. 3) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and traveling through 17 other cities before wrapping Dec. 5 in San Jose, Calif. Produced by Live Nation, the tour picks up after its run in the U.S. and Mexico in 2018-19. The 18-date leg sports a crew of 150, including 40 stage musicians, backed by Aguilar’s band El Mariachi “El Zacatecano,” the musical accompaniment of Sinaloa’s Banda MS and his brother Antonio Aguilar, daughter Angela Aguilar and son Leonardo Aguilar. T...
Drake Raps About Owning His Masters on ‘Certified Lover Boy,’ His First Full OVO Album
Scorpion from 2018 was the project that allowed Drake to fulfill his contractual obligations to Young Money/Cash Money, which he rapped about on “Is There More,” the final track on Side A: “Soon as this album drop I’m out of the deal.” On Certified Lover Boy‘s final track, “The Remorse,” he boasts, “And you know what I’m on, blowing past ya, owning masters,” which indeed seems to be the case for the OVO rapper. For the new album, Drake also partnered with Republic Records — which is home to major superstars like Taylor Swift, who started releasing her studio albums starting with 2019’s Lover and beyond under the UMG label following her departure from Big Machine Label Group — to distribute&nb...
First Stream Latin: New Music From Tokischa & Rosalía, Mike Bahía & Lenny Tavarez And More
First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Tokischa & Rosalía, “Linda” (Sony Music Latin) One of the most attractive pairings of the year, Dominican Republic newcomer Tokischa and Spanish star Rosalía teamed up for a certified bop. With ultimate BFF vibes, the pair confess that friends who kiss make for the best company. “You are pretty, I am ruling, we kiss but we are homies,” they sing on the dembow anthem “Linda” with underlying flamenco claps. “She is a great inspiration to me,” the emerging artist Tokischa said in a statement. “Rosalía is a very disciplined, hard-working and lovely person. She i...
‘Wonder Woman’ Director Patty Jenkins Says Films Made for Streaming “Look Like Fake Movies”
Wonder Woman and WW84 director Patty Jenkins has offered her thoughts on films that release on streaming platforms. Though the director’s last film, Wonder Woman 1984 debuted on HBO Max at the same time as its theatrical release, she did not hold back on her comments about films that were made for streaming. In a recent panel at CinemaCon, Los Angeles Times reported Jenkins thought that WW84‘s release on streaming platforms was a “heartbreaking experience and hugely detrimental to the movie.” She alluded that at the time, it was “the best choice of a bunch of very bad choices at the moment.” While Jenkins knew that it would not pull in numbers like a theatrical release would, she was ultimately thrilled to showcase it to the public. She added that she will not be releasing her next film on...
Adult Swim’s New Promo for ‘Rick and Morty’ Live-Action Sees Christopher Lloyd Go Dimension Hopping
Adult Swim has dropped a short, but sweet new promo for its Rick and Morty live-action. The promo sees Christopher Lloyd play the titular mad scientist character, Rick Sanchez. The reveal has excited many fans since the show is originally a Back to the Future spoof. The 14-second clip sees Lloyd as Rick hop out of a portal and into his garage with, of course, Morty (Jaeden Martell) right next to him. Rick then does his best impression of Han Solo’s famous line from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, adding his signature belch before announcing, “Morty, we’re home.” Morty, who seems unimpressed response with a short, “Oh jeez,” to wrap up the promo. There is no particular mention of whether or not this teases a potential cameo from Lloyd for Sunday’s season five finale. The clip is posted to man...
Kanye West Retaliates Against Drake’s ‘CLB’ by Spamming His Hometown With Massive ‘DONDA’ Billboards
The saga between Kanye West and Drake continues. The pair’s on-and-off beef dates all the way back to 2009 when Drake seemingly took shots at ‘Ye on Trippie Red’s “Betrayal” track. This summer has been a back-and-forth battle between the two rappers and their highly-anticipated album releases. DONDA released prior to Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, however, just before it dropped, West apparently leaked Drake’s Toronto home address to the public. To promote his album, Drake put up massive billboards all across his hometown of Toronto to highlight the features that would appear on the album. The latest development to the duo’s feud saw West retaliate and ramp up billboard promotions for his new album, right next to Drake’s in the streets of Toronto. It appears that West’s billboards outnumbere...
BTS Named to 2022 Guinness World Records Hall of Fame
BTS are adding yet another title to their long, long list of accomplishments. Today, the K-pop idols have officially been named to the 2022 Guinness World Records Hall of Fame. “THE Boys ARE IN THE BOOK,” the organization tweeted to share the news alongside a photo of the band holding their plaques. “After breaking countless records throughout 2021, they have also cemented their place in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame.” The whopping 23 records set by the Korean boy band now include most streamed group on Spotify (16.3 billion), most Twitter engagements for a music group, most followed music group on Instagram (48.7 million and counting), and most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert (765,000). Advertisement Related Video Additionally, many of the septet’s latest world records r...
Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin Believes He’s Had COVID Three Times, Freestyle Raps During Bizarre Interview
Puddle of Mudd frontman and TMZ regular Wes Scantlin just offered up a half-hour of entertaining bizarreness during an interview with the YouTube channel Sofa King Cool. At one point in the conversation, the rocker even busted out a freestyle rap. Scantlin mentioned that he was feeling sick after his band’s recent tour, at which point the interviewer asked him if he received a COVID-19 test. “I’ve been tested for COVID,” replied the singer. “I totally believe that I have contracted the virus two or three times.” Later on, Scantlin was asked if he’d ever make a movie about his life, considering his successful music career and many headline-making run-ins with the law. “I’m desperately trying to get Fred Durst to get involved, and we can do some kind of a little movie or something,” he said....
Drake Pelvic Thrusts Through Video for “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug: Watch
Shield your eyes and gird your loins, Drake is pelvic thrusting in your direction in the new music video for “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug. The first official single from his just-released album Certified Lover Boy samples Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy,” playing off the original’s self-conscious humor and adding some chest-baring braggadocio for good measure. The video for “Way 2 Sexy” is a double shot of ridiculousness, as Drake and director Dave Meyers explore so many different expressions of horniness that you’ll never want to have sex again. The visuals begin amongst the skin-tight spandex of an ’80s workout video, and it only gets goofier from there. Drake gets animated alongside a melanated take on Jessica Rabbit, swashbuckles on the cover of a romanc...
Strand of Oaks Honors John Prine on New Single “Somewhere in Chicago”: Stream
Strand of Oaks has unveiled his latest single “Somewhere in Chicago” via Galacticana Records. Stream it below. On the track, the artist — otherwise known as Timothy Showalter — daydreams of the Windy City over layered, echoing acoustic guitars while referencing none other than John Prine. “John’s on a walk somewhere in Chicago/ Losing our leaders who you gonna follow/ Might’ve been the movies, might’ve been the lightning/ Might’ve been something much more frightening,” he croons over reflective instrumentation on the refrain. In a statement, the folk rocker described the new song as, “My ode to the late John Prine and the midwestern ethos he so perfectly embodied. The song dreams of the great city of Chicago where John can forever and happily wander.” Advertisement Related Video “Somewhere...
