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SATYRICON Frontman Has Best-Selling Wine In Norway
Wongraven Morgenstern Riesling, which is part of the portfolio of SATYRICON frontman Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven‘s wine company, Wongraven Wines, is now officially the best-selling wine in his home country of Norway. Satyr broke the news earlier today in an Instagram post. He wrote: “This is a big day for me! Wongraven Morgenstern Riesling is now officially the most sold wine in the country. Regardless of white, red, sparkling, this grape, that grape, country, price etc etc. It is number one. Period. “Congratulations to everyone who helped me make a wine of this quality and made others believe in what we believe in. We make what we like ourselves and hope that others will like it too! That simple. “Thank you to all of you wine lovers out there who believe i...
QUEENSRŸCHE Confirms MIKE STONE Will Continue Playing With Band Through At Least End Of 2021
QUEENSRŸCHE has confirmed that guitarist Mike Stone will continue playing with the band at least for the remainder of 2021. Since late May, Stone has been handling second-guitar duties in QUEENSRŸCHE, which announced last month that longtime guitarist Parker Lundgren was exiting the group to focus on “other business ventures.” Asked by a fan in the comments section below an Instagram photo of Stone if Mike has officially rejoined QUEENSRŸCHE, the band replied: “Filling in for the rest of this year and then we’ll see…” Stone originally joined QUEENSRŸCHE for the 2003 album “Tribe” and stayed with the band for six years. Lundgren, a former member of original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate‘s solo group who was also briefly married to Geoff&...
Chromatics Announce Break Up
Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker have announced that their band, Chromatics, are no more. The band, which was formed in 2001, released 10 albums since their formation. Their most recent release was last year’s Faded Now. In a statement posted on their social media, the group thanked their fans and friends who supported them along the way. There was no mention of longtime member Johnny Jewel in the statement issued by the band. After a long period of reflection, the three of us have made the difficult decision to end Chromatics.We would like to thank all of our fans and the friends we have made along the way – we are eternally grateful for your love and support. This has been a truly unforgettable chapter in our lives, and we couldn’t have done it without you.We are very excite...
Welcome To Tinashe’s Metaphysical World
By Jaelani Turner-Williams Tinashe is back and better than before. Two years since the release of her 2019 album Songs for You — also Tinashe’s first project as an independent artist — the singer-songwriter has returned with her long-awaited effort 333. Named after Tinashe’s life-path number 3, a divine number calculated from her birth date, the album sonically encompasses her journey to enlightenment through spirituality, metaphysics, and creative alignment. “[The album] is the perfect evolution of not only my sound, but also a lot of concepts that I’ve previously touched on in my other work,” Tinashe told MTV News. “In terms of thinking about the nature of reality, I’ve been dabbling in that concept since 2012 [when] I put out my second project, Reverie, which was about potentially livin...
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie And His Glamorous Dreams In New Trailer
Make your drag queen dreams come true! A new trailer for the film adaptation of the glamorous musical comedy Everybody’s Talking About Jamie dropped today (August 10). Adapted from the critically acclaimed West End musical of the same name, the film follows 16-year-old Jamie New, played by Max Harwood, on his journey to figure out what he wants to be and do while trying to overcome obstacles of prejudice, discrimination, and bullies. The trailer begins with Jamie daydreaming of himself performing and dancing in clubs, as he stomps across cafeteria tables as if they were his runway to cope with the monotony of his British secondary school. After school in an empty classroom, he pulls out sparkly, red high heels and spills a secret to his best friend, Pritti Pasha (Lauren Patel), that he wan...
Margot Robbie Joins Tom Hanks on Wes Anderson’s Next Film
Margot Robbie has joined Tom Hanks on the call sheet for Wes Anderson‘s next film, scheduled to begin production in Spain later this month, in a reportedly supporting role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Few details are currently available surrounding the project, though it is known that the cast also includes Anderson regulars Adrien Brody, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton. Robbie is fresh off reprising her role as Harley Quinn in James Gunn‘s The Suicide Squad, which premiered last week and debuted with only $26.5 million USD in the box office, despite receiving a rare 100 percent opening score by over 45 critics on Rotten Tomatoes. (Regardless, Robbie’s “pretty awesome action sequence” in the middle of the film is definitely worth the watch.) Elsewhere, Robbie recently wrapped p...
R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: IAMDDB, Young Nudy, Joy Crookes & More
Jenevieve, “Résumé” There’s nothing more to say after Jenevieve’s newest track, other than she is on a roll this year with knockout singles. Her fifth single of 2021 — following June’s “Midnight Charm” — the Florida-born artist sings over vibey guitar about her lasting fingerprints left on the person she’s moving on from. Jon Vinyl, “Void” “Let’s let the serotonin flow,” JON VINYL proclaims in one of the warmest, most welcoming tracks of the year. The Toronto artist’s vocals sit perfectly in the pocket of his tight-knit rhythm section, in what marks his third single of the year. Sans Soucis, “On Time For Her” Soucis’ feather-light vocals layer in a drone that loops over and over as she reminds herself of the person she most needs to support: herself. An edgy bass moves th...
Jennifer Hudson Recalls How Aretha Franklin Tapped Her For ‘Respect,’ Performs ‘Think’ in New Clip
The Idol alum also explained that she performed the music in the film live because she wanted to channel Franklin’s exact approach and emotions to those songs, even if that meant unlearning and relearning her classics like “Ain’t No Way.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios released a minute-long snippet of Hudson performing the icon’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs No. 1 “Think” in a new clip Tuesday. “This song goes out to anyone who’s ever felt mistreated,” J. Hud introduced the invigorating performance from the movie with a soft-spoken tone. “When my existence in this experience right now, whatever I’m feeling in this moment, put it in the character and let it come through the character because in some form ...
Pershing Square Acquires 7.1% of Universal Music Group at Bargain Valuation
Pershing Square Holdings fulfilled its plans on Tuesday (Aug. 10) to acquire a stake in Universal Music Group ahead of Vivendi’s spin off on Sept. 21. The high-profile hedge fund led by Bill Ackman paid about $21.78 per share and $2.8 billion in total for 7.1% of UMG’s equity. The deal values UMG at 33 billion euros ($38.7 billion). PSH and its affiliates have the right to acquire another 2.9% of UMG’s ordinary shares by Sept. 9. Tuesday’s announcement came three weeks after Pershing Square’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, dropped its plans to buy a 10% stake in UMG in a complicated deal at a 35 billion euros ($41 billion) valuation. After PSTH investors lost interest, driving down the share price, and the Securities and Exchange Commission ob...
How J Balvin Shed His Superstar Exterior to Show ‘José’ Underneath for New Miller Lite Campaign
“It’s really cool, this collaboration with a brand as respected and well known as Miller Lite,” J Balvin tells Billboard of the experience. “My brand is all about love and good energy and music. It’s a cool collaboration. We wanted to elevate the can and make it more fun so that you want to have it and collect it.” “Every color brings some type of energy,” he adds of the can’s brightly colored design. “Neon colors make you really want to grab the can and see the details. Also you want to drink it!” Most importantly, the Miller Lite collaboration allows fans to get a peek behind the curtain of his dynamic on-stage persona and see the real José, a regular guy who loves his friends and family like the rest of us. “I’m tryin...
Sigur Rós Launch New Anti-Anxiety CBD Tincture Line
Sigur Rós have launched a new CBD tincture line. Called EXHALE, it is the latest strain from their partnership with the VONA collective. EXHALE is designed to address the negative physiological effects of stress and help the body produce GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid), a neurotransmitter that relaxes the nervous system. Just like Sigur Rós’ first two CBD tincture lines, SLEEP and WAKE, it contains 1000 mg of broad-spectrum CBD per bottle. “We went into this with a single intent; create the best anti-anxiety product and make it accessible to as many people as possible,” said band member Jónsi in a statement. “Anxiety affects people globally, from all walks of life, including me. So it just made sense for us to focus our efforts around creating a non-habit forming, natural remedy for anxiety...
The Weeknd Shares Extended Version of “Take My Breath”: Stream
Last week, The Weeknd finally unveiled “Take My Breath,” the lead single from his upcoming album The Dawn that he’s been teasing for quite a while. Now, he’s back with an even groovier extended version of the hit song, which you can stream below. “Take My Breath (Extended Version)” goes all in on ’80s synth, disco drumming, and that infectious, wobbly bass that sounds like it’s straight out of a Halloween movie. It’s hard to hear the lengthier version of this absolute jam and not interpret it as The Weeknd giving everyone a reason to dance as vaccinated people cautiously begin celebrating a post-pandemic world. “I know temptation is the devil in disguise,” he sings. “You risk it all to feel alive.” The single is about being in a whirlwind romance, of course, but lyrics about making your br...
