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Stranger Things Season 4 Gets Netflix Premiere Dates, Show to End After Season 5
Netflix has announced the release dates for Season 4 of the supernatural thriller series Stranger Things. The new season will be split into two parts: Volume 1 is out May 27; Volume 2 starts streaming on July 1. The Duffer Brothers, creators and executive producers of Stranger Things, shared a letter about the new season of Stranger Things. “With nine scripts, over eight-hundred pages, almost two years of filming, thousands of visual effects shots, and a runtime nearly twice the length of any previous seasons, Stranger Things 4 was the most challenging season yet,” Matt and Ross Duffer explained. Later in the note, the Duffers revealed that the show will end after its fifth season. Find the letter below. The fourth season of Stranger Things was first announced in September 2019, with a pre...
Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Disney+ Documentary Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film)
Olivia Rodrigo has announced a new documentary about her debut album Sour. The movie, titled Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film), arrives on Disney+ on March 25. Find a teaser video for the film below. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Driving Home 2 U is directed by Stacey Lee and produced by Interscope Films and Supper Club. According to a press release, the film captures a road trip that Rodrigo took from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, during which she started to write Sour. The movie will include “new live arrangements of her songs, intimate interviews, and never-before-seen footage from the making of the album.” Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, said in a statement: This is a unique film experience where for the fi...
Watch the First Trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s New Movie Elvis
The first trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis Presley biopic has been released. Elvis stars Austin Butler as the titular rock’n’roll icon and Tom Hanks as Presley’s infamous manager Colonel Tom Parker. Watch the hip-thrust-filled trailer below. Elvis hits North American theaters on Friday, June 24. In March 2020, Tom Hanks announced that he had contracted the novel coronavirus while filming Elvis in Australia. At the time, Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson became the highest profile figures to announce that they had been diagnosed with COVID-19, a notable moment as the world was still learning about the virus. Read Pitchfork’s feature “The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Tame Impala Share New Song “The Boat I Row”: Listen
Tame Impala have released their deluxe box set edition of The Slow Rush, which comes with a previously unreleased B-side called “The Boat I Row.” Listen to the new song below. The collection also includes the previously shared song “No Choice,” “Patience,” and remixes from artists including Four Tet and Blood Orange. Kevin Parker and the band will soon head out on their 2022 tour behind The Slow Rush, which includes dates in North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Check out Pitchfork’s playlist “RIYL: Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush” on the Pitch, and read about The Slow Rush on Pitchfork’s list of “The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
KFC Presents Music ‘Feastival’ and Peking Duk-Inspired Burger
BRISBANE, Australia — KFC is rounding out its menu of tasty chicken, burgers and chips with a fresh Australian music festival. The famous fried chicken chain is presenting Feastival, a day-long fest next month on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island, a one-time convict site that’s now UNESCO World Heritage listed. Electronic duo Peking Duk will headline the show, set for Sunday, March 13 and featuring the likes of Baker Boy, Thandi Phoenix and Ebony Boadu. KFC’s Feastival promises to be a feast for the eyes, ears and the belly. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As part the fast-food giant’s new order, KFC teams up with Peking Duk for the one-off Peking Cluck Burger, a collaboration with local TikTok sensation Dim Sim Lim, which will be handed out on the day ...
Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s ‘The Joker And The Queen’ Is Top Debut on Australia’s Chart
Elton John and Dua Lipa bounce back to the summit of Australia’s singles chart with “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),” while Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift land the highest new entry of the week. After three cycles at No. 2, “Cold Heart” (via Warner/Universal) returns to No. 1 to snag a ninth non-consecutive week atop the ARIA Singles Chart. “Cold Heart” is now double platinum-certified. A mashup of classic Elton cuts, “Cold Heart” trades places with The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s six-times platinum hit “Stay” (Columbia/Sony), which had locked up 17 weeks at No. 1, the second-best run in chart history. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Sheeran and Swift can boast the hottest start this week, as their latest collaboration, “The Joker And The Queen” ...
Tame Impala Shares Floaty New ‘Slow Rush’ Cut ‘The Boat I Row’: Listen
We’ve had Tame Impala’s all-conquering The Slow Rush. And then, its lockdown edition, The Slow Rush In An Imaginary Place. Today (Feb. 18), Kevin Parker’s psychedelic pop project dropped — as promised — The Slow Rush B-Sides and Remixes. Spanning eight tracks, the new collection includes the floaty new b-side The Boat I Row, and previously-released singles “No Choice” and “Breathe Deeper” (Lil Yachty Remix). [embedded content] The trippy times don’t end there. The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set is scheduled for release on April 8, which will be packaged with two transparent red LPs, and alternate artwork including a 40-page booklet and The Slow Rush 2050 calendar. The Slow Rush arrived in February 2020, landing at No. 1 in Australia, No. 3 in the U.S. and U.K. (both career highs), and...
Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Lil Baby & Michael Rubin’s Fanatics Acquire ‘True Classic’ Lifestyle Brand Mitchell & Ness
Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Maverick Carter, Fanatics, the D’Amelio family and more have officially acquired iconic lifestyle brand Mitchell & Ness from former owner Juggernaut Capital Partners. The announcement came early Friday (Feb. 18). “Fashion is cyclical, but classics are forever,” Jay-Z said in a statement. “Mitchell & Ness is a true classic. I was an early adopter of this brand, as well as a part of a departure from athletic wear. I’m proud to play a small role in bringing it back, and in some cases, introducing the authenticity and quality of the Mitchell & Ness brand to a new generation.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Founded in 1904, Mitchell & Ness remains a go-to shopping hub for nostalgic sports jerseys, license...
Best New Tracks: NIGO x Kid Cudi, Jack Harlow and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by releases from NIGO x Kid Cudi and Jack Harlow, who dropped the singles “Want It Bad” and “Nail Tech,” respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Yves Tumor, Deante Hitchcock, Guapdad 4000, Teezo Touchdown and Mahalia, plus collaborations from Kojey Radical x Masego, Curren$y x The Alchemist and Fly Anakin x Pink Siifu x Billz Egypt. NIGO x Kid Cudi – “Want It Bad” [embedded content] NIGO delivers his second I Know NIGO offering with “Want It Bad,” enlisting Kid Cudi for the three-minute cut. Produced by Pharrell, the new single arrives shortly after the A$AP Rocky assisted- track “Arya,” the latter of which was in...
Kanye Shares Tracklist for ‘DONDA 2’
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Lil Wayne Performing His First UK Show Since 2008
Lil Wayne is set to perform in the UK for the first time in 14 years as he headlines the 2022 Strawberries & Creem Festival. The annual music festival will see Weezy return to the UK stage for the first time since 2008, when he toured the area in 2008. He will now be joined by Ella Mai, Mabel, New Gen: Spring 2021 honoree Tems and more for the three-day festival, which is set to take place in Cambridge, England from June 17 to June 19. The news of his UK performance arrives shortly after he was named one of the performers at the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend alongside DJ Khaled, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Gunna, Migos and Lil Baby. Fans can also expect Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz‘s collaborative album sequel ColleGrove 2 to drop some time this year. Take a look at the full Strawber...
Woman Shanked Outside Foot Locker Over Nike Dunks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supreme / Supreme Apparently, traveling with weapons while attempting to cop highly-coveted sneakers is a thing. A woman was stabbed outside a Los Angeles Foot Locker while waiting to cop a pair of Nike Dunks. Some back story, the Nike Dunk was first released in 1985, and the poor man’s Air Jordan 1, no shots, quickly gained popularity thanks to the multitude of colorways they were released in. Throughout the years their demand has gone up and down depending on if skaters were rocking them (see: Nike Dunk SB’s) and if Nike was dropping retros. Over the last couple of years, though, they’ve again risen in popularity, with new colorways routinely selling out within minutes of becoming available. So for a recent release of Nike Dunks, there was a line outsid...
