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Every Song Ranked on Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’: Critic’s List
Below, Billboard ranks every track on Lorde’s third album: 12. “Dominoes” “Dominoes” is a pretty little song, it’s just not the one you go back to again and again after hearing it for the first time. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios with the doors open, one cool feature of this track is that some of the ambient noises from outside fill up the background. “You can hear a lot of sirens because there were a ton of protests that summer,” she wrote for Spotify. “I like that it sounds like how that summer sounded.” 11. “Leader of a New Regime” This track is a quick, just slightly confusing break from the world where most of the other songs on Solar Power take place. Lorde harmonizes with herself in stacked, crackling vocal lines — now a certified hallmark of ...
Every 2021 Concert & Festival Canceled Due to COVID-19
Alan ParsonsThe Grammy-winning musician announced Aug. 20 that his U.S. tour would be postponed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. “Nothing is more important to me than the safety of my band, crew, the concert staff, and most importantly of course, you — the fans,” he explained in a statement. “This has been a very difficult and devastating decision — we were so thrilled to be returning to the stage for the first time in over a year and a half. The world could use more music right now, however, it just isn’t safe yet for us to come together indoors for events like concerts.” Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails announced Aug. 19 they will not return to the stage in 2021. “When originally planned, these shows were intended to be a cathartic and celebrator...
‘NBA 2K22’ Reveals its Top 10 Rated Players
NBA 2K has begun the controversial reveal of its 2K22 player rankings on Twitter, drawing reactions from players and fans. The Top 10 overall ranked players in NBA 2K22 are lead by Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Stephen Curry, who are all assigned a 96 overall rating. Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, follow with ratings of 95, and Luka Doncic, James Harden, and Damian Lillard complete the Top 10 with 94 overall. The Curry brothers are both ranked as top 5 three-point shooters, with Steph maxing out with a rating of 99 and his fellow splash brother Klay Thompson coming in at second with a 95 three-point rating. As you may have guessed, Zion Williamson leads the top dunkers category at 97, followed by Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon with 95 dunk ratings each. Ot...
Someone Successfully Copyrighted a ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Deck
Someone has just managed to successfully copyright his own Magic: The Gathering deck of cards. According to reports, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Michigan and known legal provocateur by the name of Dr. Robert Hovden copyrighted his own personal deck of cards. The story broke from journalist Cory Doctorow, who revealed that Hovden’s filing at the United States Copyright Office was successful, but raised a number of concerns for other players within the Magic: The Gathering world. “Hovden’s public communications around this tease that he may prohibit others from using this deck in tournament play, and says it’s all about ‘owning culture and people’s participation in culture through copyright,’” wrote Doctorow. The filing has no doubt c...
MINISTRY Releases Music Video For Cover Of THE STOOGES’ ‘Search And Destroy’
Industrial metal pioneers MINISTRY have released the official music video for their cover version of THE STOOGES‘ 1973 classic “Search And Destroy”. The track, which features guitar virtuoso Billy Morrison (BILLY IDOL, ROYAL MACHINES), is taken from the band’s 15th studio album, “Moral Hygiene”, which is due on October 1 via Nuclear Blast Records. MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen told Rolling Stone about the Dean Karr-directed clip: “He picked out this desert airplane graveyard run rampant with rattlesnakes. I was in 35 pounds of gear learning how to use an antiquated weapon that weighs about 210-215 pounds at eight in the morning and all and all the video was actually the smoothest shoot I’ve ever done over the course of 15-20 videos I’...
Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Releases New Solo Single, ‘Fantastic Fanatic’
Former NIGHTWISH and current THE DARK ELEMENT vocalist Anette Olzon will release her new solo album, “Strong”, on September 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The disc’s third single, “Fantastic Fanatic”, can be streamed below. Anette‘s second solo album, following 2014’s “Shine”, is a harder and faster musical offering than the debut. More importantly, “Strong” stakes a claim for Anette‘s well-deserved standing as one of the world’s top female metal vocalists. The music for “Strong” was written and composed together with acclaimed Swedish guitarist and producer Magnus Karlsson. Together, Anette and Magnus managed to create an outstanding collection of songs which showcase Anette’s enormous vocal range...
SPIRITBOX Releases Music Video For ‘Hurt You’
Canadian metal outfit SPIRITBOX has released the official music video for a brand new song titled “Hurt You”. The track is taken from the band’s debut album, “Eternal Blue”, which will be released on September 17 via Rise Records. Speaking about the new song and the accompanying music video, which can be viewed below, SPIRITBOX guitarist Mike Stringer states: “‘Hurt You’ is a song that was written before the pandemic, in early 2020 during a snowstorm. We were stuck inside, and couldn’t go anywhere, so this song flowed out of myself, Courtney [LaPlante, vocals] and our producer Dan pretty quick. The subject matter of the song explores toxic codependency, and the feeling of knowing that something is doomed to fail, but making the choice t...
Watch WHITESNAKE’s Video For Remixed Version of ‘All In The Name Of Love’ From Deluxe Edition Of ‘Restless Heart’
In the wake of WHITESNAKE‘s massive global success, the band’s founder and lead singer, David Coverdale, set out to record his third solo album in 1995. However, the plan was derailed when pressure from his record label forced him to change course and release “Restless Heart” under the DAVID COVERDALE & WHITESNAKE moniker. Despite the changes, the 1997 album was a Top 40 hit in the U.K. Surprisingly, the record was never released in the U.S. That will change this fall when Rhino introduces several versions of “Restless Heart”, including a four-disc boxed set. “Restless Heart: Super Deluxe Edition” will be available on October 29 and is available for pre-order now. The 4CD/DVD collection features newly remastered and remixed versions of th...
‘James Bond’ Producers Defiantly Reject Possibility of Any TV Spinoff
James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have doubled down, once again, on the possibility of bringing the franchise to the small screens. When it was first announced that Amazon was in talks with MGM, which holds the rights to the Bond franchise, it sparked rumors across the industry that there may potentially be a TV spinoff down the line. Broccoli and Wilson recently spoke to Total Film, “We make films. We make films for the cinema. That’s what we do.” Adds Wilson: “We’ve resisted that call for 60 years.” When asked about what the future of the franchise may look like, the producers responded, “I think we just really want to celebrate this and celebrate Daniel, and then when the dust settles, then look at the landscape and figure out what the future is. Although I thi...
Bop Shop: Songs From Denzel Curry, Cravity, JoJo, And More
Sunmi brings retro ‘80s, ‘90s, and even early 2000s aesthetics in her latest track, starting with the title, a reference to Gretchen Wieners’s iconic line from Mean Girls. The K-pop star sings about her frustrated, angry, and torn feelings to her love interest: “Hurry, it’s time to call my girls / I’ll get you / Where are you? On my way / I have no intention of hating you, you know / You can’t sit with us, oh / I hate you / When I think of you, I’m feelin’ faded.” She even goes out of her usual comfort zone by rapping in the second verse: “Tell ’em you’ve found the only one who blеw you up, yeah / Don’t call me ‘honey’ ‘causе I ain’t gonna be no sweet girl.” Hate is not the opposite of love. Indifference is. —Athena Serrano You De...
Gunna & Taurus “9 Times Outta 10,” Yung Bleu ft. Big Sean “Way More Close” & More | Daily Visuals 8.19.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty For the past hot minute, Gunna and Lil Baby seemed like they were joined at the hip with the amount of work the two of them were dropping together. But now Gunna is back on his solo tip and getting that bag all to himself. In his clip for his latest single “9 Times Outta 10,” Gunna finds himself in a WandaVision-ish situation where he lives a “happy” life out in the burbs with a white picket fence before heading back to the hood to be about that life. Elsewhere Yung Bleu finds himself going through the love motions in his fancy mansion that eventually has him falling out the sky in the Big Sean assisted visuals to “Way More Close.” You know you heartbroken when you walk around the house with little to no lights on. Just sayin.’ Check...
Paul Okoye (Rudeboy) & Anita’s marriage hits rock as divorce papers leak
The marriage between Nigerian musician Paul Okoye (Rudeboy) and Anita Okoye has allegedly hit the rocks after divorce papers surface online. The Nigerian entertainment industry has been hit with another marriage breakdown as Paul Okoye and his wife are set to divorce over irreconcilable differences. Earlier this morning, Instablog shared court documents from Anita Okoye seeking a divorce from her erstwhile husband. The divorce documents were filed at an FCT High Court. The documents had Anita Okoye as petitioner while Paul Okoye was labelled as respondent. Anita Okoye and Paul Okoye married a few years and the marriage was blessed with four kids, Andre, Nadia and Nathan. See photos of court documents as shared by Instablog. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Date...
