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Phoebe Bridgers Show In Toronto Paused Multiple Times For Fan Medical Calls
A concert for indie rock artist Phoebe Bridgers was paused five times on Tuesday night (June 7) at the RBC Echo Beach amphitheater in Toronto so that venue staff and paramedics could treat fans, many of who had camped out overnight for the concert, for dehydration and exhaustion. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Fans began queuing up as early as 3 a.m. to get a spot near the barricade separating the audience from the stage in hopes of getting a close up view of the 27-year-old recording artist and producer on her 2022 “Reunion Tour” that kicked off in April with standout sets at Coachella and Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Issues began when venue staff started letting fans into the venue a few hours before the show started and the...
Music Drives Growth at Spotify, as Live Audio Rooms Deliver ‘Promising’ Results
Business is not as bad as you think, Spotify executives emphasized Wednesday in the company’s first investor presentation since 2018. While Wall Street had recently soured on the streaming platform, due to its high level of investment, company executives said they expect to grow revenue by moving into the audiobook business, and potentially moving into the education, news and sports spaces. Significantly, Spotify’s podcast business, which executives said has been dragging down gross margins, is expected to see its margins turn positive after 2022. “Some may also think that we’re a bad business, or at least a business with bad margins for the foreseeable future,” said Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. “And others may even think that the audio market just isn’t that significant.” Explore Expl...
Jennifer Lopez Doc ‘Halftime’ Premieres at Tribeca Festival
The Jennifer Lopez documentary “Halftime” kicked off the 21st Tribeca Festival, launching the annual New York event with an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of the singer-actor filmed during the tumultuous year she turned 50, co-headlined the Super Bowl and narrowly missed out on an Oscar nomination. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The premiere at the United Palace in Washington Heights served as an appropriate opener for the Tribeca Festival, which has jettisoned “Film” from its name to better reflect the wide array of concerts, talks, television premieres, podcasts and virtual reality exhibits that increasingly fill its busy live-event schedule alongside movies. This year’s festival, running through June 19, will trot out plenty of big per...
Future’s ‘I NEVER LIKED YOU’ Officially Goes Gold
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Moor Mother Announces New Album Jazz Codes, Shares New Video: Watch
Camae Ayewa has announced the new Moor Mother album Jazz Codes, which comes out July 1 via Anti-. The follow-up to last year’s Black Encyclopedia of the Air is led by the new song “Woody Shaw,” featuring Melanie Charlies. Check out the music video for the single below. “It’s poetry that drives this album,” Ayewa said in a statment. “The stories of these artists and countless others not named but felt—is the leading motivation. I wanted to honor & give offerings, hold them in my body, dream with them, send sweetness.” Moor Mother is the executive producer of Jazz Codes, and she worked with producer Olof Melander on the album. Contributors to Jazz Codes include Mary Lattimore, Akai Solo, Fatboi Sharif, Irreversible Entanglements, and Yungmorpheus. Since releasing Black Encyclopedia of th...
Bonny Light Horseman Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song “California”: Listen
Bonny Light Horseman—the trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman—have announced the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated 2020 self-titled album. Rolling Golden Holy is out October 7 via 37d03d. The album was produced by Kaufman and features the lead single “California.” Listen to it, and find the band’s tour dates, below. “Our first record was largely centered on the old world, whether it was some sort of mythical sweeping landscape on some British Isle, or maybe the old cities of the American East,” Johnson said of the single. “This is probably our first West Coast song. It’s a sad one, a story about pulling up roots, new beginnings, goodbyes, early morning long drives, riding into the sunrise instead of the sunset. They usually don’t end movies riding into the sunrise bu...
Watch Jack White’s Video for New Song “If I Die Tomorrow”
Jack White is back with another new song. “If I Die Tomorrow” is the latest single from his second new album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive. It comes with a video directed by Brantley Gutierrez. Watch it below. Entering Heaven Alive arrives on July 22 via Third Man. It features the previously shared singles “Love Is Selfish” and “Queen of the Bees” and it follows Fear of the Dawn. Following the release of his last album, White had a surprise on-stage proposal and marriage during a hometown show in Detroit (which itself followed his performance at the Detroit Tigers home opener). Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Tenacious D’s Medley of the Who’s Songs Is an Everytown for Gun Safety Benefit: Watch
Tenacious D have released a medley of songs from the Who’s rock opera Tommy, including “Pinball Wizard,” “There’s a Doctor,” and “Go to the Mirror.” It arrived with a new video directed by Liam Lynch (who also directed the band’s film The Pick of Destiny), and their recording is being released as a 7″. All sales will benefit Everytown for Gun Safety. Watch it below. Jack Black and Kyle Gass released this statement with the new single: “Who better to deliver a tribute to the greatest rock opera of all times? Who? The D! That’s Who!! We’ve been working on this medley for 20 years. It’s finally ready to be unleashed. Crank it. It’s a humdinger. Enjoy.” The duo are about to tour. Find those dates below. They’ve also released a new fiber bar. Content This content can also ...
The What Podcast Makes Their Bonnaroo Schedule Picks
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | Radio Public | RSS Bonnaroo is just a week away, which means it’s time to finalize your personal schedule. The What podcast’s Barry and Lord Taco, with some help from Brad, offer their picks for which acts they plan to see at The Farm this year. Related Video Will they choose The War on Drugs, Arlo Parks, or Japanese Breakfast, or Robert Plant & Alison Krauss on Friday? Where will they find some downtime on Saturday to rest up for late-night? What other events are going on outside of music that are can’t-miss — and where can you see The What hosts recording a live episode? Advertisement Find this all out by listening to the episode now above, or w...
Johnny Depp’s Lawyers: “Social Media Played No Role” in Swaying Jury
Ben Chew and Camille Vasquez, two of the lawyers who represented Johnny Depp in his recent highly-publicized trial, say “social media played no role whatsoever” in the jury’s decision to find Amber Heard guilty of defamation against her ex-husband. The attorneys appeared on both Good Morning America and The Today Show Wednesday morning to discuss the trial, which ended last week with both Depp and Heard receiving compensatory damages — though Depp’s sum was over $8 million more than Heard’s. “Social media played no role whatsoever [in the jury’s verdict],” Chew told GMA’s George Stephanopoulos. “This was a decision made by the jury on the evidence presented by both sides, and as Camille said [earlier in the interview], it was overwhelmingly in Mr. Depp’s favor.” Depp and Heard’s ...
Jurassic World Dominion Has Us Rooting for the Dinosaurs, and That’s Probably a Bad Thing — Review
The Pitch: In a twist no one could have possibly seen coming, it turns out that releasing a wide variety of extinct species into a global ecosystem might have some negative repercussions on said global ecosystem. That’s where Jurassic World Dominion begins, four years following the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which is almost enough time for most of the world to get used to the spread of dinosaurs across the planet. But funnily enough, the most dangerous creatures in this brave new world aren’t dinosaurs — they’re bugs. Specifically, the prehistoric-sized locusts that have begun tearing through the world’s crops, which if left unchecked could have extinction-level repercussions for literally every living creature. Fortunately, Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) is doing her best t...
Tenacious D Cover The Who for Gun Safety Benefit Single: Stream
The greatest band in the world is paying tribute to another pretty good one, and it’s all for a good cause. Jack Black and Kyle Gass have released “Tenacious D’s The Who Medley,” a new mashup of Who classics that will benefit Everytown for Gun Safety. “Tenacious D’s The Who Medley” combines The Who’s “Pinball Wizard,” “There’s A Doctor,” and “Go To The Mirror!” into a unique single of its own. In addition to hitting streaming platforms, the medley will be pressed on a 7-inch vinyl — the proceeds of which will go to the gun violence prevention organization. Pre-orders for the 7-inch are ongoing. What’s more, the project comes with a video directed by frequent D collaborator Liam Lynch. Check it out below. Tenacious D hyped up the medley in a statement, proclaiming, “Who better to deliver a ...
