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JUDAS PRIEST Rejoined By Guitarist GLENN TIPTON For Band’s First Performance In More Than Two Years (Video)
JUDAS PRIEST was rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton on stage during the band’s headlining performance Sunday night (August 15) at the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which took place at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. The British heavy metal legends, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, pulled out a number of surprises for their first concert in more than two years, including first-ever performances of “One Shot At Glory” and “Invader”, as well as several tracks that hadn’t been played in a long time, such as “Rocka Rolla (performed for the first time since 1976), “Exciter” (first time since 2005), “Hell Patrol” (first time since 2009), “A Touch Of Evil” (first time since 2005), “Dissiden...
KREATOR Joined By CRADLE OF FILTH’s DANI FILTH For ‘Betrayer’ Performance At BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)
German thrash metal veterans KREATOR were joined by CRADLE OF FILTH‘s Dani Filth for a performance of the song “Betrayer” during their August 14 appearance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video footage of Dani‘s performance can be seen below. Earlier this year, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza revealed to the official podcast of Italy’s Metalitalia.com that KREATOR would wait until the coronavirus pandemic has subsided before releasing an album. “Last [year], in August, we felt that we were done [writing], and we were very enthusiastic about, like, ‘Okay, this is almost an album. We have 12 songs. And we take the 10 best, or whatever we come up with.’ And we already planned on goi...
TIAMAT And ECLIPSE Members Launch Classic Heavy Metal Band KNIGHTS OF THE REALM
Swedish metallers KNIGHTS OF THE REALM, who feature in their ranks TIAMAT drummer Lars Sköld, will release their self-titled debut album on November 12. KNIGHTS OF THE REALM is many years of heavy metal experience combined into a pure vicious heavy metal machine. Sköld (a.k.a. Larry “The Hammer” Shield) has toured the globe and recorded with legendary band TIAMAT for as long as he can remember, and is without a shadow of a doubt the band’s backbone. Magnus “Megalomangan” Henriksson has been making history with his band ECLIPSE since the end of the 1990s and is a bona fide guitar hero who’s both capable of some heavy-duty riffage as well as delivering gorgeous melodies. Marcus Von Boisman (Mean Machine) has been working in the shadows of metal for many ye...
Nuno Zigi, Beepee, Senior Maintain, Ifex G – Gae
Boys Oye Movement unveils this viral new track “Gae” from Nuno Zigi, Beepee, Senior Maintain and Ifex G. A bunch of indigenous rapper collectively known as Boys Oye Movement dish out a viral tune “Gae”. The boys were in MasterKraft studio when the jam was made. Each artiste took turns to drop a verse on the very infectious beats. The feeling was right hence we now have this very interesting tune out here. The beats was produced by MasterKraft. Listen, enjoy Nuno Zigi, Beepee, Senior Maintain, Ifex G – “Gae” below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photo...
VIDEO: Yxng Prodigy, Lelodoll – Bambelela
Yxng Prodigy gives us a double treat with his new amapiano vibe “BAMBELELA” Yxng Prodigy has officially unleashed his latest single, and he tapped in none other than Lelodoll for the assist. The freshly released “Bambelela” is also paired with a stunning new visual. Artist and Rapper ‘Yxng Prodigy’ has released a brand-new track entitled Bambelela. Featuring Lelodoll, this track is certainly set to get you on your feet. With its slow-paced throbbing beats, pulsating, hip-grinding sound, his husky voice fused with the song’s tempo sets the track apart. There is a pure connection between the artists and sound which makes you long for a big party. Bambelela was born out of a collaboration between Yxng Prodigy and Lelodoll. This was nurtured through the popular #zimtotheworld, ...
Disney+ Surpasses Expectations To Hit 116 Million Subscribers
Disney has once again hit a new milestone with its very own Disney+ streaming service, beating out the Wall Street-expected 112.8 million subscribers to now boast 116 million subscribers globally after adding another 12.4 million during the third quarter of 2021 ending July 3. The new achievement comes even after Disney increased the price of its service by a dollar to now $7.99 USD a month back in March. Revenues also surpassed expectations, with the media giant recording a 45 percent growth year over year. The company’s CFO Christine McCarthy attributes much of the new subscriber success to Disney+ Hotstar, a streaming service specifically catered to India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, accounting for almost 40 percent of the 116 million. Despite the strong numbers, Variety poin...
Disney Has Reportedly “Figured Out Ways to Fairly Compensate” Talent Following ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly found a way to “fairly compensate” its talent irrespective of a movie’s release arrangement. Disney CEO Bob Chapek shared the news during a recent earnings call and arrives just shortly after Scarlett Johansson‘s Black Widow lawsuit. “Since COVID has begun, we’ve entered hundreds of talent arrangements with our talent and by and large, they’ve gone very very smoothly, so we expect that that would be the case going forward,” he said, adding that, without naming Johansson or the Marvel film, the Walt Disney Company is “trying to do the best thing for all our constituents and make sure that everybody whose in the value chain … feels like they’re having their contractual commitments honored both from a distribution and a compensation standpoint.” Johansso...
Bill Burr Admits Roasting ‘Star Wars’ Fans Helped Him Land ‘The Mandalorian’ Role
On a recent Your Mom’s House episode with Tom Segura and Christina Pazsitzk, Bill Burr revealed that his role as Migs Mayfield on The Mandalorian was largely due to his stand-up comedy background. In the past, a lot of his comedy gigs would see Burr roast Star Wars fans. When asked how his stand-up was related to his role on the Disney+ series, Burr told the story of Mike Binder’s birthday party, where he met up with Jon Favreau. Burr goes into the conversation they had and shared, “[Favreau] said, ‘Hey, we’re writing this thing. We kind of have you in mind. Do you want to do it?’ And I said, ‘I don’t know, Jon. I have teased Star Wars people a lot.’ He goes, ‘I know. I listen to the podcast a lot. I think it would be funny if you got in it.’ My wife was kicking me under the table and I wa...
Quentin Tarantino’s Mother Responds to Her Son’s Vow to Never Give Her Any of His Film Earnings
Famed Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino recently made a statement, promising that his mother would never receive a “penny” from his film successes. Tarantino was inspired to pursue a career that involved screenwriting at an early age, but since it was difficult for him to focus at school, his mother, Connie Zastoupil was not too thrilled with him focusing so much on his “little writing career.” Clearly, still holding onto his mother’s words, Tarantino vowed that she “will never see one penny from [his] success.” Now, his mother has come out with her own statement, responding to Tarantino’s claim, “Regarding my son Quentin—I support him, I’m proud of him and love him and his growing new family. It gave me great joy to dance at his wedding and receive his news upon the birth of my grandso...
Recording Academy’s Bill Freimuth, Lourdes Lopez and Lisa Farris Depart Following Restructuring: Exclusive
Lopez had worked at the Academy since 2002 in communications and marketing, and was promoted to VP, communications in July 2019. Farris joined in 2019 as chief digital officer, before moving to chief marketing and innovation officer last August. Mason has made other changes over the past 20 months since being named interim president/CEO in January 2020, after the Academy placed new president/CEO Deborah Dugan on leave. She was subsequently terminated in March 2020. After becoming permanent CEO/president in May (and resigning as board of trustees chair), Mason quickly relinquished the president’s title weeks later, naming Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay as co-presidents in early June. Butterfield Jones was initially hired as the Academy’s first chief dive...
INXS’ ‘The Very Best’ Sets Chart Record In Australia
Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001, INXS remain one of the country’s “most adored and iconic acts,” Herd notes. The hits collection was released in 2011 and features such classics as “Never Tear Us Apart,” “Original Sin” and Billboard Hot 100 leader “Need You Tonight.” Last November, The Very Best was awarded “Diamond” status, for combined sales in-excess of 500,000 in Australia. During its journey, The Very Best ruled the national tally for seven weeks and came in at No. 1 on ARIA’s End Of Decade Australian Albums Chart. “It is truly amazing news, to hear INXS’s The Very Best has been in the Top 100 album charts for nine years,” comments founding band member Andrew Farriss. INXS formed 44 years ago in Perth, Western Australia, and would g...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ Holds at No. 1 on U.K. Chart
The week’s highest new entry belongs to The Weeknd, whose “Take My Breath” is new at No. 13 (Republic Records/XO) for the Canadian artist’s 18th Top 20 hit in the U.K. Also new to the chart is KSI and Lil Wayne’s “Lose” (BMG), arriving at No. 18, while Olivia Rodrigo snags her seventh Top 40 appearance with Sour track “Jealousy Jealousy” (Geffen), new at No. 36. Over on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, Dave returns to the summit with We’re All Alone In This Together (Dave Neighbourhood), up 2-1, and swapping places with Eilish’s sophomore album. The highest new entry in the current cycle is Will Young’s covers set Crying On The Bathroom Floor (Cooking Vinyl), new at No. 3. It’s the former Pop Idol’s eighth consecutive Top 3 studio album. Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour d...
