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Gregg Turkington Remixes Animal Collective’s “Car Keys”: Listen
Animal Collective have released a new Gregg Turkington remix of their Time Skiffs song “Car Keys.” Hear it below. Time Skiffs is the latest studio album from Animal Collective, following 2016’s Painting With. In the interim, the band has released a live album, an audiovisual album, and more. Animal Collective also made the soundtrack for the A24 film The Inspection, which includes additional contributions from Serpentwithfeet and Indigo De Souza. Turkington has recorded several albums under the name and persona Neil Hamburger. His online show with Tim Heidecker, On Cinema, is in the middle of its 13th season. See where the Time Skiffs song “Royal and Desire” ended up on Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2022.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Gregg Turkington Remixes Animal Collective’s “Car Keys”: Listen
Animal Collective have released a new Gregg Turkington remix of their Time Skiffs song “Car Keys.” Hear it below. Time Skiffs is the latest studio album from Animal Collective, following 2016’s Painting With. In the interim, the band has released a live album, an audiovisual album, and more. Animal Collective also made the soundtrack for the A24 film The Inspection, which includes additional contributions from Serpentwithfeet and Indigo De Souza. Turkington has recorded several albums under the name and persona Neil Hamburger. His online show with Tim Heidecker, On Cinema, is in the middle of its 13th season. See where the Time Skiffs song “Royal and Desire” ended up on Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2022.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Siouxsie Sioux Announces Return to Stage After 10 Years
Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees will return to the stage in 2023. Her first show since a 2013 Meltdown performance is set to take place at Latitude Festival in the East of England on July 23. Pulp, Paolo Nutini, and George Ezra are headlining the festival, which begins on July 20. The punk singer last released music in 2015, when she recorded a song called “Love Crime” for the Hannibal TV show. Her last album, and first officially released as a solo artist, was 2007’s Mantaray. Read “The Story of Goth in 33 Songs”:
Siouxsie Sioux Announces Return to Stage After 10 Years
Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees will return to the stage in 2023. Her first show since a 2013 Meltdown performance is set to take place at Latitude Festival in the East of England on July 23. Pulp, Paolo Nutini, and George Ezra are headlining the festival, which begins on July 20. The punk singer last released music in 2015, when she recorded a song called “Love Crime” for the Hannibal TV show. Her last album, and first officially released as a solo artist, was 2007’s Mantaray. Read “The Story of Goth in 33 Songs”:
The Weeknd Shares New Avatar: The Way of Water Song “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)”: Listen
After teasing it weeks in advance, the Weeknd has released the new song “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” which he made for the new movie Avatar: The Way of Water. The track, which has been featured in an official teaser trailer for the film, was written by the Weeknd and produced by Swedish House Mafia and composer Simon Franglen. Listen to “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)” below. The Weeknd has written, recorded, and released multiple successful songs for movies. The singer’s 2014 Fifty Shades of Grey single “Earned It,” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has gone multi-platinum, and his 2018 Black Panther song “Pray for Me” peaked at No. 7 on the singles chart and has also been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. The Weeknd’s latest album, Dawn FM, was released ...
Trevor Noah To Host Grammy Awards for Third Consecutive Year in 2023
Trevor Noah will return to host the 2023 Grammy Awards, according to Billboard. This year’s ceremony will mark Noah’s third consecutive year in the hosting position, after making his debut in 2021 and coming back earlier this year. Earlier this month, Noah stepped down as the host of The Daily Show, following a seven-year stint at Comedy Central. In his post-Daily Show era, the stand-up comedian is preparing to embark on his Off the Record global tour, which begins in January. Elsewhere, Noah’s Zero Day Productions presently hosts a slate of more than 30 projects in development. Noah’s third-time hosting gig is a big feat. In the last 30 years, only one other person has hosted the Grammys at least three consecutive times: LL Cool J. “I don’t think it’s normal to host it once, so I don...
Ozuna to Perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony
Ozuna has been confirmed to perform at the 2022 World Cup closing ceremony, FIFA announced Thursday (Dec. 15). The event, where Argentina and France will play for the trophy, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Since August, the Puerto Rican artist has been making the rounds with his track “Arhbo” alongside French-Congolese rapper Gims, which is part of the official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 soundtrack. The feel-good collaboration is named after the local slang word for “welcome” in Qatar, which “perfectly embodies the welcoming spirit” of the Arabian country that has been hosting the World Cup since Nov. 20. “Arhbo” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Airplay chart dated D...
The Weeknd Receives 2022 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Award For Social Activism
The Weeknd was named the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award this week in honor of the singer’s longstanding commitment to charitable causes. “That this is a Canadian award sits deep with me. Allan and The Slaight Family Foundation are known across the country for their generous philanthropy, and it means a lot to be acknowledged, and is an honor to be recognized along with the legendary Canadian artists who received this award before me,” said the artist born Abel Tesfaye. The award is presented annually to a Canadian artist, duo or group in recognition of their social activism and benevolent support of humanitarian interests and causes,” according to a release from the organization. The Slaight Family Foundation will make a $50,000 donation to the ch...
Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2022: No. 4 — Beyoncé
For this year’s update of our ongoing Greatest Pop Star by Year project, Billboard is counting down our staff picks for the top 10 pop stars of 2022 all this week. At No. 4, we remember the year in Beyoncé — a pop icon who revels in teasing the world until she’s ready to once again make industry history. After Beyoncé held fans over during the pandemic with 2020’s Black Is King, the visual album based on her The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, and one-off singles “Black Parade” and “Be Alive” (the latter for the soundtrack to 2021 biographical drama King Richard), there were questions of what musical direction the artist would take come 2022. She had turned 40 years old the prior September, after all, and a new decade often sparks a reinvention of sound. “It’s hard goin...
Niall Horan & Lewis Capaldi Deliver a Gorgeous Cover of a U2 Hit: Watch
It’s official: Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi need to start a band together. As part of Niall Horan’s Homecoming: The Road to Mullingar With Lewis Capaldi documentary, the two pop stars teamed up for a duet of U2‘s 1987 hit “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, and shared a video of the beautifully simple recording process. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The duo kept their setup minimalistic for the cover released Tuesday (Dec. 13), using no backup instruments other than the ones they play themselves. With Capaldi on piano and Horan on acoustic guitar, the two took turns singing lead vocal. After they finished the song, the two exchanged a triumphant high-five. “This place is amazing,” the former One D...
Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Rüfüs Du Sol To Headline Osheaga 2023
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival has unveiled the first installment of its 2023 lineup, revealing Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Rüfüs Du Sol are slated to headline. The event, which is scheduled to occur from August 4 to 6, will take place in Montreal, Canada, at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène. Rüfüs du Sol and Eilish both took to the festival’s stage in 2019 and 2018, respectively, and Lamar previously headlined the three-day festival in 2015. For 2023, Rüfüs du Sol will close out Osheaga’s Friday lineup; Eilish will lead Saturday night, and Kendrick will conclude on Sunday. “15 years into this journey we have been fortunate to have some of the greatest acts in the world grace our stages,” said Nick Farkas, Osheaga founder, in a press statement. “I feel that this year’s headlin...
Dancer Extraordinaire & Ellen’s Beloved DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss Dead At 40, Twitter Reacts To Tragic News
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty / Stephen ‘Twitch’ Boss We are sad to report that Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, the beloved DJ from the Ellen show and exceptional dancer, died at 40. Celebrity gossip site TMZ reports Boss’ death appears to result from a suicide attempt. Per TMZ: Law enforcement sources tell us Stephen’s wife, Allison Holker, ran into an LAPD station Tuesday, and she was frantic because she said Stephen had left home without his car — something that was not like him at all. We’re told, a short time later, police got a call for a shooting at an L.A. hotel … and they found Stephen there, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Holker confirmed the tragic news of her husband’s death in a statement to PEOPLE. “It is with the heaviest ...
