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Isaac Hayes’ estate hits Donald Trump with $3 million copyright lawsuit
The estate found 134 instances in which Trump's campaign played Hayes' song "Hold On, I’m Coming" without at campaign events permission. Isaac Hayes’ Estate Files $3 Million Copyright Suit Against Donald Trump Scoop Harrison
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Surpasses $1 Billion USD at Global Box Office
Disney and Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine has officially crossed $1 billion USD at the global box office.The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman-fronted film has earned a worldwide total of $1.029 billion USD from $494.3 million USD in North America and $535.1 million USD abroad. This marks the second Disney title of 2024 to hit $1 billion USD following Inside Out 2 ($1.558 billion USD), and is the 31st Disney film overall and 11th in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to achieve this feat.As Variety reports, Deadpool & Wolverine is on track to dethrone Joker's $1.07 billion USD record to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
‘Attack on Titan’ Director to Helm Netflix’s ‘THE ONE PIECE’ Anime
Back in December, Netflix announced that it would be producing a One Piece remake anime that will go by the name of THE ONE PIECE. In a recent livestream by The One Piece Day '24, it’s revealed that the anime features a rather impressive production staff list.Netflix and WIT Studio have brought on Masashi Koizuka, the director of Attack on Titan to direct the series. Taking on the role of assistant director is Hideaki Abe, who has worked as an episode director for Jujutsu Kaisen and also as the key animator for projects such as Mob Psycho 100.With the premise of One Piece being adventure and action-heavy, veteran animators such as Ken Imaizumi (Boruto) and Shuhei Fukuda (My Hero Academia) are also on the list of credits. Takatoshi Honda, the animation director for The First Slam Dunk is al...
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘VULTURES 2’ Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign opens this week's Billboard 200 at No. 2 with VULTURES 2.The second installment in their album trilogy debuts with a total of 107,000 equivalent album units in its first week, about 41,000 units less than its predecessor which opened at No. 1. That sum includes 60,500 in album sales, 46,000 in streaming equivalent album units (50.44 million on-demand streams of the songs) and 500 in track equivalent album units. This marks Ye's 13th entry in the chart's top two, and Ty's third in the top five.Elsewhere on the chart is Taylor Swift, who defends her No. 1 position, as well Chappell Roan, whose The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess marks a new peak at No. 3. Morgan Wallen moves to No. 4, followed by Billie Eilish at No. 5. Making up the rest of this week's top 10 are Ch...
‘Dr. Stone’ Final Season to Air in 2025
Following up on the last update that production has begun for Dr Stone: Science Future, the production team recently announced the anime’s final season is set to release in 2025.The previous season, Dr. Stone: New World, finished airing in December 2023. The last episode set the final arcs in motion as Senku and his crew began the first steps to their space program. Given the length and key events as explored in Boichi and Riichirou Inagaki’s Dr. Stone manga, fans have been concerned whether another two-part season will suffice to end the series.But with the latest announcement, it’s confirmed that Dr. Stone: Science Future will comprise three cours instead. Based on the pattern of past seasons, each cour will likely be split across different seasons, with each part comprising around 12 ep...
Tom Cruise Transports the Olympic Flag From Paris to Los Angeles in New Stunt
Tom Cruise's latest mission saw him hand over the Olympics flag from Paris to Los Angeles in yet another death-defying stunt.The actor and stuntman made a special appearance at both the closing ceremony in Paris and at the handover ceremony in Los Angeles, where the Olympic Games are set to take place in 2028. After jumping off the Stade de France and landing on the stage, he collected the Olympic flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, hopped on a motorbike and rode through the streets of Paris — with H.E.R., who just performed the US national anthem in Paris, soundtracking his pursuit.Cruise then enters a massive plane and began to get ready for his skydive with the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing “By the Way” in the background. Upon landing in Los Angeles, he runs his way to the iconic Hol...
Kali Uchis’ ‘ORQUÍDEAS PARTE 2’ Deluxe Album Is Here
Latin songstress Kali Uchis kicked off 2024 by dropping her second album in Spanish -- ORQUÍDEAS. A sequel to 2020’s Sin miedo (del amor y otros demonios) ∞, ORQUÍDEAS saw Uchis team up with everyone from KAROL G to Rauw Alejandro, not to mention her popular collaboration with Peso Pluma on "Igual Que Un Ángel," resulting in a 14-track project that was welcomed by fans as a change of sound from her 2023 hit Red Moon in Venus.While ORQUÍDEAS has offered its own sound for the summer, Uchis announced that an ORQUÍDEAS PARTE 2 was en route at the start of the month. Its specifics weren't shared, though a KAYTRANADA remix of “Young Rich & In Love” was teased. Now, it has arrived as a deluxe album, adding four tracks to the end of ORQUÍDEAS, while notably maintaining "Dame Beso // Muévete" a...
Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at 2024 Olympics closing ceremony
The Angelenos celebrated Californian culture as part of the handoff of the Olympic flag from Paris to Los Angeles. Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform at 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony: Watch Jo Vito
Tom Cruise rappels, skydives his way from Paris to LA for Olympic closing ceremony
Cruise delivered the Olympic flag in true Cruise fashion: by rappelling inside a Parisian stadium and jumping out of a plane over Hollywood. Tom Cruise Rappels, Skydives His Way from Paris to LA for Olympic Closing Ceremony: Watch Jo Vito
Phoenix perform with Ezra Koenig, Air at 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony
Phoenix's mini set at the closing ceremony included performances of "Lisztomania," "Playground Love" (with Air), "Tonight" (with Koenig), and "1901" Phoenix Perform with Ezra Koenig, Air at 2024 Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony: Watch Jo Vito
Watch the First Trailer for ‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’
While Star Wars is experiencing an offseason of sorts, with Star Wars: The Acolyte concluding last month, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was announced at the end of July as the next live action series to release. Details regarding the Jude Law-led show have remained sparse, until now, as the first trailer for the upcoming series has been presented as part of D23.Clocking in at under two minutes, the brief trailer begins with a look at suburban life, with Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) expressing his eagerness to explore the galaxy. From there, him and three other kids find themselves in more danger than they could've imagined as various action sequences preview the mayhem to come. Jod (Jude Law) enters the mix at the trailer's conclusion, seemingly using the Force to float a key into his hand, prompti...
Megan Thee Stallion Transforms Into a Snake in “Mamushi” Music Video
Megan Thee Stallion’s new song “Mamushi” featuring Yuki Chiba has been dominating the charts since its release late last month. Produced by Koshy, the name of the song references a type of viper typically found in Japan.The music video for “Mamushi,” out now, doubles down on the snake reference. In one scene, Megan sits atop a rock at a bathhouse. After submerging herself in the water, she begins slithering towards one of the bathers and transforms into the viper.The visual draws from Japanese mythology, namely a yōkai known as nure-onna, which has the body of a snake and the head of a woman. After wreaking havoc on the bathhouse, Chiba is left to clean up the mess.Watch the music video for Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi” above and stream the song everywhere now.Read more at Hypebeast
