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BRING ME THE HORIZON Scores Second U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’
British rockers BRING ME THE HORIZON have topped the U.K. chart with their latest EP, “Post Human: Survival Horror”. The first in a series of EPs to come as part of BRING ME THE HORIZON‘s “Post Human” project was originally released last October, but has only now been made available in various physical formats (vinyl, CD and cassette). 92% of the record’s chart sales this week were physical purchases, according to the Official Charts Company. “We really weren’t expecting to get a Number One after having a record out for three months, so we’re super stoked for this to happen especially after getting the Top Five last year,” frontman Oli Sykes said. “We’d like to thank all the fans for the support for getting us to this ...
System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Says He’s Been Blacklisted for Right-Wing Views, Blasts Black Lives Matter
System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan made headlines over the past year for his outspoken right-wing politics. In a new interview, Dolmayan says his views have caused him and his various projects, such as his comic book series Ascensia, to be blacklisted. “I’ve been a victim of it,” Dolmayan told Cancelled with Rob Rosen and Desma Simon — a podcast focusing on “canceled” individuals telling their side of the story. “Let’s just say that Ascencia could easily be made into a TV show or movie and I had an agency working on that with me. And that agency [had] to take a step back.” Dolmayan compared it to McCarthyism, the vicious campaign to blacklist or disenfranchise suspected communists in the United States in the 1950s. “So, I’ve already been a victim of this, and it’s no different and...
O.J. Simpson Receives Coronavirus Vaccine
O.J. Simpson is many things, but he is not an anti-vaxxer. The former NFL star-turned-accused murderer received his coronavirus vaccine on Friday. Simpson, who was previously seen partying without a mask, got his shot in Las Vegas on Friday. He was photographed wearing a mask that said, “The Juice” (of course), which he subsequently posted to Twitter. In an accompanying caption, Simpson wrote, “Get your shot. I got mine!!!” Simpson’s lawyer told the New York Post that his client was eligible to receive the vaccine due to his advanced age (he’s 73). “If you’re 70-plus, you’re eligible for the shot — you can schedule your shot and they’ll do it,” Malcolm P. LaVergne said. “There’s no favoritism with him being a celebrity — that has nothing to do with his getting the shot.” As for w...
Song of the Week: FKA twigs and Headie One Unite Social Movements in “Don’t Judge Me”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements may have different origins, but they share certain goals: among them, making certain that those who suffer sexual abuse and racial injustice, respectively, are acknowledged, listened to, and believed. Only when those things happen can healing begin, changes be implemented, and true justice attained. In this week’s Top Song, British artists FKA twigs and Headie One bring their own survival stories together and, in doing so, unite these movements under a common anthem. This collaboration, which ...
Knocking Offers Plenty of Style, But Not Nearly Enough Narrative: Sundance 2021 Review
This review is part of our Sundance 2021 coverage. The Pitch: After a traumatic incident involving her girlfriend Judith (Charlotta Åkerblom), Molly (Cecilia Milocco) emerges from a one-year stint in a psychiatric ward, ready to rejoin the world. She moves into a housing development, but almost immediately, her life is disrupted by a strange knocking from the floor above. No one – not super Peter (Krister Kern), not shifty neighbors Kaj (Ville Virtanen) or Per (Albin Grenholm) — believe her. As the knocking persists, Molly’s paranoia increases as her grip on reality decreases. Is the knocking a cry for help or has she lost her mind? Familiar Territory: Knocking is an adaptation of Swedish novelist Johan Theorin’s text of the same name (his work was previously adapted into 2013’s Echoes Fro...
Every Justin Timberlake Single Ranked: Critic’s Picks
So where does your favorite fall? Check out our list below to find out. (Note: We’re only counting Timberlake’s U.S. singles that hit Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart.) 22. “Take Back the Night” This carefree cut had the unfortunate distinction of sharing a title with a campus sexual assault awareness group, and the controversy ended up overshadowing the song itself. Timberlake did his best to make the best of the situation, telling Radar in 2013: “It is my hope that this coincidence will bring more awareness to this cause.” 21. “Love Never Felt So Good” (Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake) How could the combo of MJ and JT be anything but pop gold? Unfortunately, this song — the first single from Jackson’s second posthumou...
Here’s Why Jimmy Fallon Doesn’t Want to Sing Backup on Justin Timberlake’s Next Record
Jimmy looks off-camera, shocked, before saying (obviously), “Yeah!” “OK, done,” Timberlake said. “What? Did this just happen? We can’t edit this out! We have to leave this in the show!” Fallon says. “But I’m going to treat you the same way that I did right before we did the first Bee Gees sketch we ever did,” Timberlake says of their beloved “Barry Gibb Talk Show” skit on Saturday Night Live. Watch the clip below to see exactly what that means, and you can watch the full interview on NBC at 11:35 p.m. ET on The Tonight Show, where Ozuna and Anuel AA are the night’s musical guests. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with gi...
Breaking Down Guitarist Hotei’s Collaborative Album ‘Soul to Soul,’ Feat. Artists From Around the Globe
Hotei is celebrating 40 years in music in 2021. His career began in 1981 in the emerging Japanese punk/new wave scene as the guitarist for BOØWY, a legendary rock band that rocketed to stardom and enjoyed a huge following throughout the ‘80s. At a time when domestic rock music was still a form of counterculture, the influential group catapulted the genre into the mainstream. Their popularity was such that when they dropped their final album Psychopath in 1987, it ruled the Japan album chart while holding Michael Jackson’s Bad, released around the same time, at bay — a significant achievement considering Jackson’s ubiquitous global presence at the time. After disbanding, Hotei broke new ground by singing all-English songs on his debut solo project Guitarhythm (1988), now a series that conti...
Snow Man’s ‘Grandeur’ Rules Japan Hot 100 With 800k Copies Sold
The close race between LiSA’s “Homura” and BTS’s “Dynamite” takes an unexpected turn this week, as the former slips three notches to No. 5 on the Japan Hot 100 while the latter holds at No. 3. This is due to the fact that although “Homura” is still ahead in downloads, “Dynamite” added points in streaming and video, coming in at No. 1 for the latter. In particular, “Dynamite” racked up 4,939,343 weekly views as “Homura” clocked in at 2,993,091 views, and this difference greatly affected the outcome of these two tracks this week. Ado’s “Usse-wa” rises 10-6 this week. The teenaged singer’s blistering track — the unique title translates to something like “Just shut up” in English — soared in downloads and streaming after being taken up on a number of TV programs, adding points to the alre...
Rihanna Celebrates ‘ANTI’ Anniversary With Tasteful But Risque Instagram Photo Dump
Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Welp, there is still no word on a new Rihanna album, but we did get some new photos to thirst over. It’s officially been five LONG years since Rihanna blessed her fans, aka the Rihanna Navy’s ears, with her album ANTI. They had no clue that with its release back in 2016 that songs from the multi-platinum project like the Drake-assisted bashment jam “Work,” the senses tantalizing single “Sex With Me” and “Kiss It Better” would be the last records they would hear from her for some years. Rihanna has teased fans that new music is coming, but, at the same time, expressed she is in no rush becuase, honestly, her other endeavors like Savage X Fenty, Fenty Skin, and Fenty Beauty are doing so well. But, that doesn’t mean she is well aware of the importance of he...
Madlib Talks MF DOOM, New LP ‘Sound Ancestors’ & More
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Madlib might be the greatest living producer in Hip-Hop music (and frankly, beyond) today. However, the mysterious beatsmith keeps a low profile but in a new interview, readers will be blessed to learn a bit more about the elusive Beat Konducta. In a new chat with NPR, the Oxnard, Calif. native discusses his new album, Sound Ancestors, which was primarily arranged by British producer and sound engineer, Four Tet. Fans of Madlib are well aware that he has probably produced several thousand hours of music that the larger public will never get to hear. Coupled with the fact that he’s far more than just a beatmaker, Madlib’s vault is the stuff of legend. While the interview centered somewhat on Sound Ancestors, the conservation shifted to the recent news of MF DO...
Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH Playlist 1.29.21
Source: Brothers91 / Getty Peace, party people. We’re back with the latest edition of our CRT FRSH playlist, which spans the ENTIRE culture and not just what some might expect. As usual, these are songs we’re legitimately enjoying and there’s no one style or sound featured. This week, we open out the CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist with Madlib’s “Dirtknock” from his incredibly ill Sound Ancestors album, arranged by the great Four Tet. We also got joints from DMV giant Wale, Nyck Caution alongside his Pro Era bro Joey BadA$$ (Salute the 47), Russ and Lil Baby, Lil Durk and the late, great King Von, and more. We also made sure the ladies got some shine with Flo Milli’s “Roaring 20s” banging in our ear right now, and the title couldn’t be more appropriate given the stock market gold rush ...
