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Harry Styles Reveals How One Direction Struggles and Speculation Over His Sexuality Influenced ‘Harry’s House’
Harry Styles‘ next album is all about finding a sense of home. In his Better Homes & Gardens cover story published Tuesday (April 26), the 28-year-old singer-songwriter revealed that his May 20-slated third record Harry’s House includes cozy lyrics about “sitting in the garden” and “maple syrup, coffee, pancakes for two,” all having to do with his realization that “home feeling isn’t something that you get from a house.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s more of an internal thing,” he told the publication. “You realize that when you stop for a minute.” But what, exactly, is the chaos in his life he’s now working to move away from and toward stability? Turns out, a lot. Styles spoke in the interview at length about how Harry...
Maluma Gets His Own Madame Tussauds Wax Figure in Medellín: It ‘Is a True Replica of Me’
Maluma is the latest artist to get his own Madame Tussauds wax figure, which was unveiled in his native Medellín, Colombia, on Monday. The life-size replica of the “Pretty Boy” himself marks the first launch in South America in the wax museum’s history. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Wearing one of his signature outfits — a custom white Versace double-breasted jacket paired with black Bottega Veneta shoes — the wax figure coincides with Maluma’s homecoming concert, Medallo en el Mapa, set to take place April 30 at the Atanasio Girardot stadium. “The work that the entire team at Madame Tussauds created is unreal,” the chart-topping artist said in a statement. “The figure is a true replica of me and I am honored to have them bring a piec...
15 Musician Brand Collaborations You Need to Know About
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Celebrity brand collaborations and endorsement deals are just getting heated up for 2022. Because there are so many partnerships to keep track of, we put together a running list of some of the best brand collaborations for the year (so far). From Maluma’s red-hot clothing collection with Macy’s to DJ Khaled’s stroller line and Jack Harlow joining forces with New Balance, check below for a list of collaborations that you should know about. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Jack Harlow x New Balance Jack Harlow signe...
Fitz and the Tantrums, Modest Mouse & More Set for 2022 SummerStage
City Parks Foundation announced the return of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage on Tuesday (April 26), as the annual outdoor performing arts festival is set to take over New York City with 90 free and benefit shows in Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Kicking off the season on Saturday, June 11 in Central Park will be a free performance from legendary jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock with Keyon Harrold opening in association with the Blue Note Jazz Festival. Among the other artists set to perform throughout the summer are Fitz and the Tantrums, Modest Mouse, The Cribs, Big Freedia, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, J...
Pharrell Announces the Return of Something in the Water Festival
Pharell has announced the return of his Something in the Water festival. However, this time around the event is headed to the U.S. capital. Last held in 2019, the festival had to make noise with the announcement of its return and the lineup does not disappoint. Packed with heavy-hitting musicians, the forthcoming festival features Lil Uzi Vert, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Baby, Calvin Harris, Pusha T, Chloe X Halle, Jon Batiste, Snoh Aalegra, Usher, Dave Matthews Band, Roddy Ricch, Syd and many more. As a community-oriented event that celebrates art, music and culture, the festival was previously held in Pharrell’s hometown of Virginia Beach. Originally, the festival was slated to return to his hometown, but Pharell pulled out of the city citing “toxic energy” in local government. This year’s ...
Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Posts Radiohead Song to Express Feelings About Elon Musk
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has a lot of feelings about Elon Musk buying his company, and like many 45-year-old men with questionable beard games, he chose to express himself in the form of a Radiohead song. And while close readers might attempt to find evidence of satire in the choice, Dorsey seemed to show his support for Musk when he tweeted out the Kid A track, “Everything in Its Right Place.” Before Musk’s purchase, Dorsey owned a little more than 2% of Twitter, and while he maintained a seat on the board, he was expected to leave that post next month. As he explained in a Twitter thread, he sees Musk as the right man to continue his work. “I love Twitter. Twitter is the closest thing we have to a global consciousness,” he wrote in explanation of his Radiohead post. ...
Avatar Announce Summer 2022 North American Tour
Swedish heavy metal band Avatar have announced a Summer 2022 North American tour with Light the Torch and Otep. The outing launches on July 6th in Toronto and runs through the end of July, wrapping up with a July 31st date in Tucson, Arizona. Pre-sale tickets are available beginning Wednesday and Thursday (use code ROADIE), with the standard on-sale set for Friday (April 29th) at 10 a.m. local time. Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video “They don’t let us out much while we make our albums, so this summer will most likely turn out very dangerous for everyone involved,” remarked Avatar in a press release. “For all the tours we’ve done in North America, we have spent very little time there in the summer. Surely this must have led to a lot of unnecessary suffering that we a...
A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel Announces Solo Album and 2022 North American Tour
A Perfect Circle mastermind Billy Howerdel has formally announced his debut solo album, What Normal Was, arriving June 10th. Howerdel will be supporting the LP’s release with a Summer North American tour. Dates kick off June 11th in Ventura, California, and run through July 20th in Phoenix. Along the way, Howerdel will link up with his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan by opening for Puscifer in Los Angeles (June 12th) and Rochester Hills, Michigan (July 1st). Tickets for all headlining dates go on sale Friday (April 29th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster, with pre-sales beginning Thursday. Advertisement Related Video What Normal Was will house 10 tracks in total. Howerdel self-produced the record and calls it a return to his formative years as a musician. “This is me stepping back i...
Composer Ramin Djawadi on Uncharted and Jamming With The National in Westeros
Ramin Djawadi, the Emmy-winning composer behind the scores for Iron Man, Pacific Rim, and Game of Thrones, isn’t sure that he has a signature sound to his works for film, TV, video games, and more. “I don’t know if I can analyze myself and say, oh, I sound like Ramin,” he tells Consequence. “I can definitely think of other composers when I hear their music, but I’m not sure if I can say it about myself. I don’t know. I think it’s up to others to decide if I have that or not.” While he might not be able to hear what makes it distinctive, Djawadi has nonetheless become quite in demand. His latest film, the Tom Holland-starring adaptation of Uncharted, is now available for rental, and on the horizon this year are two massive TV projects: Djawadi will be returning not just to compose the music...
Bad Bunny Cast To Star In Spider-Man Spinoff Film ‘El Muerto’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Greg Doherty / Getty Without a Spider-Man to call their own these days Sony has really been banking on their Spidey spin-off films to keep them relevant in the box office game and now not only are they churning out yet another Spidey villain film, but also reaching out to the Latino community at the same time. According to IGN, Sony has announced that they will be producing a film based off on Spider-Man villain, El Muerto, and have cast Reggaeton superstar, Bad Bunny to star in the film! First Bad Bunny becomes the first reggae ton music artist to become “professional wrestler” and hold the WWE 24/7 Title a few months back to actually playing a professional wrestler in a major motion picture. Not bad, hermano. Though El Muerto isn’t exactly the most reco...
Run This Town: Jay-Z’s Made In America 2022 Dates Announced
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Makela / Getty Made In America is back for 2022, with new dates for the late summer festival created by Jay-Z having been recently announced. The Made In America Festival is back again for its tenth year, with dates for the 2022 edition being announced on Tuesday (April 26th). The two-day concert event created by Jay-Z and Budweiser will return to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd and September 4th. The festival will be held once more at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cultural thoroughfare that runs through the heart of the city and ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “From the inaugural festival in 2012 to now, Made In America has had a home on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We have seen some of music’s most iconic...
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot To Produce A Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Film
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty For generations Hot Wheels have probably been both the most recognizable and probably most under-appreciated toy line on the market, but it’s about to get pushed back to the forefront of the world when it rolls up on the silver screen in its first feature film. Deadline is reporting that Mattel has struck a deal with Warner Bros. and director extraordinaire, J.J. Abrams to produce a live-action film centered around the iconic toy cars that most 80’s babies grew up on. Who asked for this film to be made? No one, but that isn’t stopping anyone from getting it done. How will it play out? Hot Wheels is Mattel’s 54-year-old brand of toy cars, which is billed as the world’s leading vehicle franchise, representing and uniting all segmen...
