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Nicky Romero Throws Down Huge DJ Set at Domaine Atlanta
After a larger-than-life performance by Nicky Romero, it’s safe to say Atlanta’s Domaine Nightclub is back in full force. Romero, a bona fide tastemaker and one of the EDM scene’s most influential progressive house producers, threw down at the club last Friday, February 11th. He cycled through his hits like the dance music vet he is, dropping crowd-pleasers like “Acid Is My DNA,” “Destiny,” and “See You On The Dancefloor.” That last track was fitting, as the 26,000-square foot venue was transformed into a carefree and rollicking dancefloor the entire night. And after a multimillion dollar renovation which included a state-of-the-art update to the club’s live production, the energy was palpable. The Protocol Recordings boss wa...
Deb Never Just Wants To See the Flowers Grow
Deb Never is in London and her faded teal blue hair is ever so-present. For the reclusive 20-something, Asian-American musician, who watches her words carefully as to not reveal too much about her personal life, Never’s energy feels rather inviting today. “I’m so excited to play shows again and it’s funny because the one thing I never wanted to do was play shows really,” she says eagerly over a Zoom call in late-November. “Because I’d be so nervous and now it’s the one thing I’m looking forward to most. I think everyone has this pent up energy and having an in-real-life experience with people again would go along way. You can’t recreate that feeling of shows and now I miss that the most.” Raised largely, and still living, between Spokane and Seattle, Washington, Never kept mostly to hersel...
The BLSSM Gets DIZZY All Over New York City
THE BLSSM, who recently released a visual for “SPORTS CAR,” is back with another head-turner in “Dizzy.” Directed by Sophie Hur, the music video takes us on an adventure with THE BLSSM, capturing their grunge-inspired fashion and whirlwind of emotions, dabbling in a big city once again. Coming off her impressive EP, 97 BLOSSOM, THE BLSSM has signed with Fueled by Ramen and is taking things up a notch, premiering this one, produced by Suzy Shinn and James Ivy. Back in New York, The BLSSM carries her burdens like a charm bracelet, singing “I’m not drunk, I’m not high/ I’m not slumped, I’m alright/ Just dizzy cause I’m always dragging you around, around, around.” Wandering about the streets of LES, The BLSSM is unbothered, all the while dealing with the anxiety of uncertainty and fi...
Troye Sivan Links With Jay Som for New Song “Trouble”: Listen
Troye Sivan has shared the new song “Trouble,” featuring Jay Som and produced by Styalz Fuego. It was recorded for Three Months, an upcoming coming-of-age film directed by Jared Frieder and starring Sivan, Ellen Burstyn, Viveik Kalra, and Brianne Tju. Check out the collaborative song below. Three Months centers around Sivan’s character Caleb, a South Florida teenager who “loves his camera, his weed, and his grandmother,” and the shocking revelation that he was exposed to HIV on the eve of his high school graduation. “While he waits three months for his results, Caleb finds love in the most unlikely of places,” reads the movie’s official description. Three Months hits Paramount+ on February 23. In 2020, Sivan released his In a Dream EP. Since then, he’s shared a new song called “Angel Baby,...
Charli XCX and Rosalía Announced as SNL Musical Guests
More Saturday Night Live musical guests have been announced. After LCD Soundsystem perform in a John Mulaney–hosted episode on February 26, Charli XCX will take the stage on March 5 during an episode hosted by Oscar Isaac. Then, on March 12, Rosalía will perform and Zoë Kravitz will serve as the host. Charli XCX had been set to perform on Saturday Night Live on December 18. She even announced that she’d bring her “New Shapes” collaborators Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek with her to the program. The day of the show, however, Charli XCX’s appearance was canceled due to a spike in COVID-19 cases; the Paul Rudd–hosted episode ultimately had no live audience and a limited cast and crew. Back in February 2021, Rosalía joined Bad Bunny to perform “La Noche de Anoche” on Saturday N...
Spotify Sources Say Joe Rogan’s Deal Was $200 Million, Double What Was Originally Reported
In May 2020, Spotify announced a licensing deal with Joe Rogan to host his extremely popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, exclusively on the streaming platform. At the time, it was reported that the deal paid Rogan $100 million. Now, “two people familiar with the details of the transaction” have told The New York Times that Spotify and Rogan actually agreed to a three-and-half-year deal worth at least $200 million. A former Spotify employee who spoke anonymously with Pitchfork has also said that the agreement was worth over $200 million. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Spotify for comment and additional information. Spotify had signaled its interest in bolstering its podcast business long before the Rogan agreement. In February 2019, Spotify acquired the podcast comp...
Megan Thee Stallion to Star in New A24 Movie Musical F*cking Identical Twins
Megan Thee Stallion will star in A24’s new R-rated movie musical comedy F*cking Identical Twins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is a spin on The Parent Trap and it also stars Bowen Yang, Nathan Lane, and Megan Mullally, as well as writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp. According to THR, the movie follows two business rivals who realize they are identical brothers and decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents. Larry Charles, who previously made Borat, will direct. Megan Thee Stallion has previously acted in the YouTube series Hottieween. Of her new role, she remarked on Instagram: “HOTTIES THIS IS OUR FIRST MOVIEEEE/ MUSICAL! WITH SOME MOVIE LEGENDS Im so excited i feel so blessed i feel anxious lol i feel a bunch of shit😂 I really have been quietly put...
Britney Spears Throws It Back to Her 2001 Super Bowl Performance With Aerosmith & *NSYNC
Britney Spears celebrated Throwback Thursday on Feb. 17, when she took to Instagram to share a clip from her 2001 Super Bowl performance. When the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants faced off at the start of the new millennium, Spears took part in the “Kings of Rock and Pop” halftime show, headlined by Aerosmith and *NSYNC. The “Toxic” singer, Nelly and Mary J. Blige joined the group as special guests for the medley. [embedded content] Spears uploaded a one-minute snippet of the performance, in which she’s seen rocking out with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler for the band’s 1986 Run-D.M.C collaboration, “Walk This Way,” before joining her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake and his *NSYNC bandmate Chris Kirkpatrick for the song’s next verse. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Sh...
Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Are Building the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs With an Adidas & PENSOLE Partnership – And a New L.A. High School
For kids aspiring to be in the shoes of entrepreneurs like Dr. Dre or Jimmy Iovine, the The Defiant Ones co-stars are helping them design their own path, with a new partnership with Adidas and PENSOLE, and their expanded, multidisciplinary curriculum fit for L.A. high schools. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Students design Adidas sneakers as part of the “Wood U” workshops at USC’s Iovine and Young Academy in November 2021. GI for adidas Adidas sneakers designed by students during “Wood U” workshops. Courtesy of Adidas In the fall, Adidas, PENSOLE and the Iovine and Young Academy — which the Beats co-founders started at the University of Southern California in 2013 for college students seeking integrated design, business and technology degrees ...
Universal Music Group Partners With Curio for Future NFT Projects
Universal Music Group and NFT platform Curio will partner together on future NFT projects from UMG’s labels, subsidiaries and artists worldwide, the companies announced Thursday (Feb. 17). Curio, which has released over 75,000 NFTs since last February, will launch its first project through the agreement with Capitol Records artist Calum Scott in March. “With Curio, our labels will have a secure and dedicated platform to host these premium projects and provide new opportunities for collectors and fans from around the world to acquire unique pieces, inspired by their favorite artists and labels,” said Michael Nash, UMG executive vp digital strategy, in a statement. “UMG is focused on developing new opportunities in this space that place our artists and labels at the forefront, working to ens...
Upcoming Madonna Biopic is Now Casting Actors | Billboard News
Madonna’s biopic is not only happening, it’s now at the casting stage. The Material Girl’s self-directed film, or “visual autobiography,” as she describes it, is still very much under lock and key. Though Madonna has taken to social media to confirm that her project is moving forward. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”...
Paramount Announces New ‘Transformers’ Film Trilogy To Hit Theaters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paramount / Paramount Pictures Just when you thought the Transformers film franchise was done and over, Paramount Pictures has announced that a new trilogy is on the way and we’re not sure how we feel about that. After making a mess of the first two trilogies that began in 2007 with Transformers and ended 2018 with Bumblebee (which was actually decent) Paramount took to Twitter to reveal that a new trilogy is on the way when Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hits theaters in 2023. We’re not sure why they continue to invest in Transformers films as there doesn’t seem to be a big demand for them, but they’re going all in adding that a new animated series will be debuting on Nickelodeon and another CG theatrical film will be going into production as well. Reg...
