For the first time since the team’s inception, G2 Esports have failed to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship this year. Pit against Fnatic during the LEC semifinals over in Europe, G2 suffered a close 2-3 loss after an intense five-game contest between two of the continent’s greatest sides. Fnatic went off on a good start during the early phases of the matches, but G2 managed to overpower the U.K.-based team to take a 2-1 lead after the first three games. Unfortunately, this was when the tide turned with Fnatic coming back stronger than ever. Top laner Adam’s surprise pick Darius kept G2’s Wunder at bay for the whole of the first 10 minutes, while teammates Bwipo and Hylissang pressured the game’s pace on until G2 failed to keep up. With this victory, Fnatic’s Upset finall...
Epic Games have Fortnite revealed their latest addition to the icon series: reggaeton artist and five-time Latin GRAMMY winner, J Balvin. The additions will include a new J Balvin outfit, emote, glider and back bling that unsheathes as a pickaxe. Starting on August 24, players were able to unlock the new outfit and back bling early with the J Balvin Cup. The entirety of the J Balvin Set will release later this week. The J Balvin set includes the J Balvin Outfit with Energia Balvin Style as well as Fortnitemares Skeleton Balvin Style along with the Balvin Cruiser Glider and the In Da Party Emote. J Balvin said in a press release, “It feels incredible to be part of the Fortnite Icon Series. Being in a video game… that’s the kind of thing kids dream about. It’s amazing. I love Fortnite a...
Amidst the heated beef between Kanye West and Drake, Lil Uzi Vert recently shared his thoughts about ‘Ye. Taking to Twitter, the Eternal Atake rapper wrote, “Kanye a fake pastor,” followed by a laughing emoji in a now-deleted tweet. It is unclear what Uzi intention behind the tweet was, but when a fan responded, “And you a real devil worshipper,” he replied, “You get it my boy.” Another fan speculated that Lil Uzi Vert was “mad” about being “left off” DONDA, prompting the rapper to say, “Chill bro before he don’t send my head bag mask thing.” Lil Uzi Vert has now deleted all the tweets mentioned and it is not apparent if something happened between him and Kanye West. In case you missed it, Lil Uzi Vert recently teased a HUMAN MADE collaboration. Read Full Article
Budweiser capped off last week with an epic night at Prospect Park Bandshell to celebrate NYC rap icon Notorious B.I.G. Recently, Budweiser partnered with the Christopher Wallace Estate to deliver an event worthy of the incredible hip-hop legacy of Biggie. Artists including Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim and The LOX highlighted the concert, bringing together a memorable night of Brooklyn rap royalty to pay homage to the hip-hop legend. Of course, Budweiser Biggie Tall Boy Cans were featured at the show as a memento for the audience. The beer cans featured phrases like “King of New York” and “Brooklyn’s Finest” and are accompanied by the Brooklyn skyline to further commemorate the legendary rapper’s hometown. To further celebrate Biggiel, Budweiser also replaced the creed on the can with Biggie’s ic...
“Time to play ‘Renegade’!” The smash hit by legendary and multi-platinum rockers STYX has become the adopted theme song of the Pittsburgh Steelers that’s heard during the third quarter at every home game as part of a video compilation of defensive plays. It helps to boost the energy of both players and fans. As soon as those renowned opening words are sung, “Oh Mama…,” the crowd knows what’s coming and is instantly exhilarated. Now, that connection between STYX and Steeler Nation gets even more solidified, as they team up with Voodoo Brewing Co. to bring fans their latest creation, Oh Mama, a traditional golden American lager especially brewed for their fans in the Steel City. Sold as a four-pack of 16 oz. cans or as 50-liter kegs, Oh Mama is...
Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to Canada’s The Metal Voice about the upcoming career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon. It is the first documentary about Dio to be fully authorized by the artist’s estate. BMG is both financier and executive producer of the film. “I [just saw the first cut of it],” Wendy said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET. “Last week they were in town from New York, and we were going over a lot of stuff. It was amazing. They did a great job. I cried my eyes out. And the girl from BMG and my publicist, we were all crying. It was very emotional. They did a very, very good job on it. We moved a few things around, edited a few things. But I think it’s gonna be really ...
BMG has set an October 29 release date for a new career-spanning MOTÖRHEAD set, titled “Everything Louder Forever – The Very Best Of”. The definitive collection will be available on 2CD, 2LP and 4LP. The 2CD digipak and 4LP fold out sets will feature 42 tracks, including “Ace Of Spades”, “Killed By Death”, “Overkill”, “I’m So Bad (Baby I Don’t Care)”, “The Game” and many more. The 2LP set will include 22 tracks in a gatefold package. MOTÖRHEAD are the true embodiment of rock ‘n’ roll excess. A hybrid of rock, punk and heavy metal played with relentless, ear-curdling power, they were a force of nature and nothing short of life-changing for millions. As for their approach to life and music, ...
RATING: 8/10 Norway’s LEPROUS is celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year. The group has never been content to remain in a state of musical stasis, evolving from putting together artsy-if-disjointed collages of multiple prog-rock and metallic sounds on their first few albums to more streamlined expressions of progressive-rock grandeur. Vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke have remained the sole constants since the band’s early beginnings, with other seats in the band turning over until 2017’s “Malina”. The group’s latest record, “Aphelion”, is the third from the current LEPROUS lineup, and truly feels like the climax of both the progression of Solberg‘s and Suhrke‘s songwriting and the chemi...
Baby Keem and cousin Kendrick Lamar are reuniting for their newest collaboration, “Family Ties.” The pgLang artist took to Instagram to announce the news, sharing a family photo featuring both Keem and Lamar. Everyone else’s eyes are covered with a black strip, similar to that of K-Dot’s good kid, m.A.A.d city album art, except for the two cousins. “family ties Thursday // 9pm PST,” Keem wrote as the caption. The forthcoming track featuring production from Cardo and was first previewed during a promotional clip that announced Keem’s addition to the pgLang roster. Keem recently teamed up with Travis Scott for the single “durag activity” in April and dropped the solo cut “no sense” in March. The two 2021 releases follow 2020’s “hooligans” and “sons & critics,” but a release date for The ...
Aerosmith have inked a new deal with Universal Music Group, bringing the legendary band’s entire recorded output and personal archives under the umbrella of one label. UMG announced the news today (August 23rd), offering details on the massive licensing deal. Universal is now the home of the band’s complete catalog. The label will also spearhead all future audio-visual projects and merchandising. Perhaps most importantly for fans, the deal gives UMG access to the band’s “Vindaloo Vaults” — the personal archives of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford. They will each help curate their own collections, and the archival material will be used in future releases to offer up previously unreleased music, rare photos, video footage, artwork, journals, setlists, and ...
Universal and MGM have released a new trailer for Nia DaCosta’s Candyman reboot, but you need to indulge in a horror tradition in order to see it. At a brand new website, users can watch the final teaser for the movie only after they say Candyman’s name five times into their computer’s microphone. The website goes by the straightforward title IDareYou.CandymanMovie.com, mimicking the text on promotional billboards that have been popping up the past few weeks. Once the website loads, it utilizes your phone or computer’s microphone to allow you to summon Candyman as if you were a character in the movie. Of course, as the cinematic legend goes, you must utter his name exactly five times to see the film’s final trailer — no more, no less. Fans eager to see previously unreleased footage from&nb...
Marvel has finally revealed the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, and you can almost hear the sound of fans’ heads simultaneously exploding across the world. After months and months of rumors and teases, our first look at the new film introduces what we’ve all been waiting for: a live-action Spider-Verse and the Sinister Six. Yes, it’s all really happening. The No Way Home trailer picks up where Far From Home left off, with the world learning that Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is Spider-Man thanks to Mysterio’s dying actions. Desperate to return to “normal,” Parker turns to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to help reset everyone’s memory. But when Parker tries to tweak Strange’s spell mid-cast, he appears to break the timeline. With Parker literally trying to “live two...