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iPod Commercials Defined an Era for Music in Marketing: The 10 Most Iconic Ads
It’s difficult to underestimate how deeply and completely the iPod revolutionized music listening. Introduced in 2001, the pocket-sized device escorted music consumers out of the CD era and into the gleaming digital age. (“I don’t know who your product’s designers are,” Moby said in a 2001 promotional video from Apple, “but boy, you’re not paying them enough.”) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Of course, iPod commercials quickly became as iconic as the products they sold. Launched in 2003, the classic iPod ad campaign featured silhouettes of people dancing like mad in front of brightly colored backgrounds, with the iPod and its headphones in stark white contrast. These clips are deeply embedded in the memories of most anyone who watched televisi...
Arcade Fire Lights up Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘WE’
Arcade Fire is charging to a fourth U.K. No. 1 with WE. The Canadian alternative rock outfit leads an all-new Top 5 on the midweek chart with WE (via Columbia), their sixth studio LP. Win Butler and Co. previously led the tally with 2010’s The Suburbs, 2013’s Reflektor and 2017’s Everything Now. WE dropped last Friday (May 6), several weeks after longtime member Will Butler announced he will be leaving the band. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is fast-rising Norwegian singer Sigrid, with her sophomore studio effort, How to Let Go (Island). Should it hold its ground, How to Let Go will give Sigrid a new career high, eclipsing the No. 4 best for her 2019 debut Sucker Punch. Marc Almond and David Ball’s reunited Soft Cell could nab a return to the top flight with Happiness Not...
Ukraine and Nine Other Nations Advance to Eurovision Final
For years, watching the Eurovision Song Contest from the United States involved climbing on a rooftop to adjust the direction of a satellite dish and subscribing to a Portuguese channel. Today it’s as simple as tuning into a network app for the live broadcast. This year, champion figure skater Johnny Weir did on-air commentary for the U.S. feed of the first Eurovision semifinal in Turin, Italy, from a studio on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Tuesday (May 10), 10 nations advanced to the grand finale on Saturday out of a pool of 17 semifinalists: Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine. Here’s the 10 qualifiers from the First Semi-...
Ed Sheeran Enlists Award-Winning Newcomer Budjerah for ‘2step’ Remix: Stream It Now
Ed Sheeran taps highly-touted newcomer Budjerah as guest vocalist on the latest mix of his single “2step.” Budjerah broke the big news with a social post Tuesday, ahead of its official release today (May 11). It’s another feather in the cap for the Coodjinburra youngster with the golden voice, after winning most performed R&B/soul work for “Higher” last week at the 2022 APRA Music Awards, and scooping the inaugural Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist category at the 2021 Awards. On that occasion, it was Sheeran, the late Gudinski’s good friend, who delivered the prize. The Aussie artist admits he “was so shocked” to have won the ARIA Award, “and it meant so much to me that Ed Sheeran was the one who read my name out,” he explains. “To now be featuring on the Australian remix of E...
A$AP Rocky Seemingly Agrees That Travis Scott Stole His “Whole Style”
For years, rumors have continuously circulated that A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott have bad blood. During an upcoming interview on the Drink Champs podcast, Rocky was questioned about his similarities with Houston-born rapper Scott. A teaser for the upcoming episode was posted on Instagram on Monday, where the Harlem-born rapper can be seen agreeing to a comment made by N.O.R.E claiming that “Travis Scott stole his whole style from A$AP Rocky.” It is unclear whether N.O.R.E. referred to his music or fashion style, however. Elsewhere in the teaser, N.O.R.E claimed that during the Drink Champs episode of the artist formerly known as Kanye West, the Chicago artist mentioned that Rocky “dresses better than me.” In spite of the speculations, Rocky mentioned in a 2019 tweet that the feud ...
District Attorney States Many Could Face Life Sentence in Young Thug, Gunna and Young Stoner Life Record’s 56-Count Indictment
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has spoken to the public regarding the 56-count indictment involving Young Thug, Gunna and associates of Young Stoner Life Records. In the nearly 15-minute address, Willis confirmed that the DA’s office will “ask on the different charges for the maximum penalties,” meaning that “many people” may face a life sentence. “These are serious crimes, they’re serious allegations, and it is my opinion that violence in our community deserves maximum penalties,” she said. Two reports also brought up using social media, which she described as “a wonderful tool for prosecutors and every indictment we bring nowadays,” and song lyrics as evidences in these types of cases. “I believe in the First Amendment. It’s one of our most precious rights. However, the F...
Portable ft C Blvck – Hello
Check out this brand new single from Portable titled “Hello”. Nigerian indigenous singer Portable drops a brand new single titled “Hello” teams up with C Blvck. The new record “Hello” is a fantastic piece of music that is a follow-up to his previously featured tracks “Woto Woto” and “Mujo” among others. However, the new single deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Portable ft C Blvck – “Hello” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Portable_-_Hello_ft_C_Blvck__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Wilco Announce 2022 North American Tour, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Before heading across the Atlantic for a European tour, Wilco will headline their annual Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts, which will also be livestreamed for the first time. Japanese Breakfast, Sylvan Esso, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy are also set to appear at the festival. Cruel Country is out on May 24. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Wilco: Cruel Country Tour Wilco: 05-27-29 North Adams, MA – Solid Sound Festival06-11 Oslo, Norway – Loaded Festival06-13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio06-14 Koln, Germany – E-Werk06-16 Frankfurt, Germany – Alte Oper06-17 Zeebrugge, Belgium – Zeebrugge Beach Festival06-18 Kent,...
Ezra Furman Announces New Album All of Us Flames, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Ezra Furman: 05-19 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom !05-21 San Francisco, CA – August Hall !05-23 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile !05-24 Vancouver, British Columbia – Hollywood Theatre !05-25 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom !05-26 Boise, ID – Visual Arts Collective ! 05-28 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre !05-30 Des Moines, IA – Gas Lamp !05-31 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ! 06-01 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall !06-09 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom07-21 Valencia, Spain – Diversity Festival07-24 Hertfordshire, England – Standon Calling Festival08-14 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom @08-16 Milwaukee, WI – UWM Panther Arena @08-17 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park @08-1...
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina Escapes Russia Amid Putin’s Crackdown on Dissidents
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina has fled Russia amid Putin’s war on Ukraine and crackdown on dissidents. In the past year, Alyokhina was jailed multiple times for short stints—attempts to stifle her activism when she was arrested, for example, at an anti-Putin rally. In April, when authorities announced that her house arrest would turn into 21 days in a penal colony, she decided to exit the country. A new report from The New York Times outlines the punk activist’s efforts to evade Russian authorities and find her way across the border. Alyokhina had been staying at a friend’s apartment and said Moscow police were staking the place out. She reportedly slipped away disguised as a food courier and left her phone behind to avoid being tracked. Likely because the Russian government had confiscated...
Everything We Know About BTS’ Anthology Album PROOF (So Far)
All right, ARMY, buckle up, because we have plenty of details to unpack together. After initially confirming new music on June 10th at the closing night of their Las Vegas shows, BTS have been slowly rolling out details for the upcoming album, PROOF. This now includes the fact that PROOF will be an anthology album, chronicling BTS’ nine (!) years of music, and will include a mix of existing favorites and brand new music. The anthology record will be broken into three parts, arriving as three disks in physical form. Pre-orders are now open on BTS and management company HYBE’s proprietary communication platform, Weverse. Advertisement The announcement of an anthology album led fans to speculate that the collection, which required the difficult task of working through BTS’ enor...
Apple iPod Officially Discontinued After 20 Years
For the better part of the last decade, the Apple iPod has been more of a nostalgia item or the first smart device for children than a must-have item. Today, it has finally been discontinued and will only be available “while supplies last.” While the move hardly comes out of nowhere — the iPod Classic was discontinued back in 2014, and Apple last updated the iPod Touch in 2019 — it will strike a chord with older millennials who have rose-colored memories of loading their MP3 collections into iTunes. Sure, the click wheels on the early models would sometimes stick, and the spinning hard drives would die without warning, but being able to carry thousands of songs in one’s pocket was a groundbreaking moment in technology. Of course, the iPod wasn’t the first portable MP3 player, but it c...
