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Marilyn Manson Sexual Abuse Investigation Submitted to Los Angeles D.A.
Since February 2021, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau has been investigating sexual assault allegations involving Marilyn Manson. Detectives with the bureau have now officially submitted the case to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office for review and complaint filing consideration. A representative for Manson declined to comment on the development when reached by Pitchfork. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said: On September 19, 2022, investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department provided partial case material to LADA pertaining to the sexual assault allegations against Brian Warner, also known as Marilyn Manson. There is more material that is still outstanding, however,...
Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion Announced as SNL Musical Guests
The 48th season of Saturday Night Live begins on October 1, and the season premiere will be hosted by Miles Teller and feature musical guest Kendrick Lamar. The following week, Willow will perform during a Brendan Gleeson–hosted episode. Then, on October 15, Megan Thee Stallion will pull double duty as the host and musical guest. The new season of Saturday Night Live will feature a number of personnel changes after the departures of cast members Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant, Chris Redd, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and more. New cast members for Season 48 include Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker. Kendrick Lamar last appeared on SNL in 2018 when he did “Tints” with Anderson .Paak. Before that, he performed on the program in November 2014, February 2014, a...
Spotify Now Offers Audiobooks in the U.S.
Spotify has announced that it’s getting into the audiobook business. Today, the company is giving U.S. listeners the opportunity to stream audiobooks. Over 300,000 titles are available on a pay-per-book model, meaning they’re not automatically available to stream with an existing paid Spotify subscription. Users have to purchase books individually to listen to them. As with any digital audiobook hub, the prices of these titles vary. Jennette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died retails at publication time for $13.99, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring costs $25.90, and George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire is currently $36.90. The new service offers offline listening, automatic bookmarking, speed control, and listener-driven book ratings. It’s the latest...
StemsDAO Teams Up With Elohim for Innovative NFT Remix Contest
In a boundary-pushing proposition, Elohim has teamed up with StemsDAO to offer her fans and a global community of music producers the chance to officially remix her music. StemsDAO is fostering a strong community, fueled by conversations around music production and the world of Web3. The platform has set out to help musicians bypass the bottlenecks of copyright issues that often happen when remixing the music of major artists, while driving community-led ownership over these newly created works. Following collaborations with the likes of Poolside, Harris Cole, White Cliffs, Sound of Fractures and more, StemsDAO has now teamed up with the celebrated singer, songwriter and producer to offer artists the chance to reimagine the stems of her acclaimed 2019 EP, BRAINDEAD as N...
Greg Groovez Puts a House Spin On Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Pregunto”
A great dance remix is always bound to light up the dancefloor—something Greg Groovez knows firsthand. Groovez, a veteran DJ and dance music producer, has been taking the decks at a myriad of clubs around New York City for some time now while serving as a resident at the beloved Slate, a unique venue where clubbing meets social experiences seven days a week. Groovez has now released his own spin on Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Pregunto,” dropping a sultry remix. Part of his latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti, “Tití Me Pregunto” is one of the global Reggaeton superstar’s most impactful hits of the year. And Groovez’s new remix is bound to become a staple in his explosive DJ sets. Carrying an intoxicating house arrangement, the remix of the international hit beautifully pays homa...
NYC Venue Slate Is Breathing New Life Into the Big Apple’s Clubbing Scene
What happens when you put an adult playground in the heart of Manhattan? Combining a modern clubbing experience with dozens of activities and games, Slate has cemented itself as one of the city’s premier hotspots. Located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, Slate hosts a variety of events, like live comedy shows, karaoke nights and vibrant electronic dance music parties soundtracked by some of the city’s most talented emerging DJs. Slate’s space is dynamic, covering 16,000 square feet over two levels while being able to host roughly 1,000 people. Its main level, which serves as the main party room, offers a modern clubbing experience with a massive LED screen, go-go dancers and much more. Partying isn’t all Slate is about, however. True to its M.O. of delivering a multi-f...
Maddy O’Neal Drops Shapeshifting Sophomore Album, “Ricochet”
Maddy O’Neal has dropped Ricochet, her genre-bending sophomore album. Ricochet sees the Denver-based electronic music producer at her most creative, alchemizing futuristic bass with electro-soul beats and funky, head-nodding disco. Complete with dazzling singles like the sparkling future bass banger “Never Fades” and the spacey “Follow Me,” Ricochet is a bold body of work that showcases O’Neal’s shapeshifting approach to sound design. O’Neal’s shrewd sampling and synthesizer work conjure drizzles of funky bass goodness throughout Ricochet. The album features a number of special guests, including Balkan Bump, Ryan Montbleau, Ryan Jalbert, MOONz, STS9’s Alana Rocklin and Lettuce’s Eric “Benny” Bloom, amo...
BLACKPINK Detail All the Fun Callbacks in the ‘Shut Down’ Music Video: Watch
BLACKPINK‘s video for the Born Pink track “Shut Down” premiered Friday along with the release of the eight-track LP. Now, devoted Blinks are getting an inside look at what it was like for members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé to shoot the visual for the track. “Did you guys notice?” Jisoo asks her fellow group members — as well as the Blinks at home watching — in the video. “Our ‘Shut Down’ music video has put in some of the scenes from our previous music videos to show the new BLACKPINK. We hope you look forward to it.” In the music video, fans noticed that “Shut Down” acted as both a reflection on BLACKPINK’s past eras since their 2016 debut with “Whistle” in addition to a fun game for eagle-eyed viewers to decode all the small details and links to the group’s previous video releases, as ...
Farina, Marco Antonio Solis & More React to Their 2022 Latin Grammys Nominations
The Latin Recording Academy unveiled the nominations for the 2022 Latin Grammys on Tuesday (Sept. 20), where Bad Bunny leads the pack with 10 nods, including album of the year for his 11-week Billboard 200-topping Un Verano Sin Ti. Bunny is followed by Mexican hitmaker Edgar Barrera with nine nominations; Rauw Alejandro with eight nominations; Christina Aguilera and Rosalía with seven nods each; and last year’s top winner, Camilo, with six nominations. Other nominees this year include Colombian rapper Farina, who is up for best rap/hip-hop song with “Freestyle 15.” “I’m very excited! Thank you Latin Grammys. Waking up with this news, wow!” she wrote on social media. Cuban singer-songwriter Leoni Torres also shared the excitement on Instagram, expressing in a video that he’s gra...
Here’s When Selena Gomez’s New Documentary Is Arriving
Selena Gomez recently announced her upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, and now she’s revealed when the film will be hitting screens. In a new post on Tuesday (Sept. 20), the superstar unveiled a teaser for the doc, writing, “My Mind & Me. We don’t get along sometimes and it gets hard to breathe… But I wouldn’t change my life. Out November 4 @appletvplus @alekkeshishian.” The visual features a rapid-fire montage of Gomez experiencing a wave of differing emotions, from tears and anxiety to laughter and joy as the words “Every breath a breakthrough” flash onscreen. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Directed by filmmaker Alek Keshishian (Madonna: Truth or Dare), the movie is set to open the upcoming AFI Festiva...
Chrissy Teigen Is Relieved to ‘Finally’ Feel Her Baby
It’s been more than a month since Chrissy Teigen and John Legend revealed that they are expecting another baby, and the model shared an exciting update via Twitter on Tuesday (Sept. 20). “I finally feel the baby so I don’t need to text my doc for a daily drive by ultrasound anymore,” she tweeted, along with a teary eyed emoji. I finally feel the baby so I don’t need to text my doc for a daily drive by ultrasound anymore 🥹 — chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) September 20, 2022 Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss in September 2020, losing her son Jack at 20 weeks pregnant. In February 2022, she told her followers that she was undergoing IVF treatment but asked that people stop asking her if she’s pregnant. “I honestly don’t mind the shots…they make me feel like a ...
Pusha T Reveals He Has an “Extremely Special” New Album in the Works
During an interview with Spotify, Pusha T confirmed that he’s already prepping the “extremely special” follow-up to his fourth record, It’s Almost Dry. King Push revealed the news in a video posted to the streaming service’s Twitter account, during which he is asked: “What’s next?” “I’m working on my new solo album, I’m working on an extremely special project to me right now which I am not going to get into,” the rapper said. “It’s just all about music and staying competitive and just showing that there is a space for what it is that I do in hip-hop, and that what I do in hip-hop is the most credible space and takes the most talent, and is just, the realest.” Something special is coming from @PUSHA_T ? pic.twitter.com/KM50B666xW — Spotify (@Spotify) September 20, 2022 Pusha previously allu...
