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Silk Sonic Slide Into Fortnite ‘Icon Series’ With Outfits, Radio Station
Silk Sonic joined the world of Fortnite on Thursday (Feb. 3) when the Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak-led duo announced that they’ve signed a deal to bring their smooth stylings to the virtual universe. The partnership between Atlantic Records and Fornite on the latest “Icon Series” will include in-game outfits for players, a new in-game “Icon Radio” station and an upcoming “Silk Sonic Cup” player tournament. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “When Fortnite asked me if I wanted to create an outfit for the game, I asked, ‘Are CGI muscles off the table?’ They said ‘no.’ I said ‘deal.’ I”ll see you on the Island,” Mars said in a statement, with .Paak cheekily adding, “When Fortnite agreed to give Bruno CGI muscles, I said, ‘I’m in. He could use ...
Kanye West & Julia Fox Get Cozy During Her Birthday Celebration: Watch
Kanye West and Julia Fox continue to pack on the PDA. Fox celebrated her 32nd birthday on Tuesday (Feb. 2), which saw her and the “Hurricane” rapper enjoy a gathering with friends in New York City. During their night out, the pair was seen sharing a romantic embrace, and it was captured by a pal and shared on social media. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Ye’s friend and playwright Jeremy O. Harris posted a brief TikTok video of the festivities, and the clip shows Ye and Fox hugging during the evening. “Happy Birthday Julia,” the voiceover in the video says. The Grammy winner had previously taken the Uncut Gems actress to see Slave Play, which Harris wrote, for a date in early January. Artist K$ace was also at the gathering, and shared his own v...
On The Radar Latin: Akim, Mabiland & More Emerging Artists to Discover
Every month, Billboard Latin editors will feature a small group of new, or relatively unknown artists, whose music we love. Think “diamantes en bruto” or “diamonds in the rough.” These are newcomers who have yet to impact the mainstream — but whose music excites us, and who we believe our readers should make a point to discover. In honor of Black History Month, our inaugural “On The Radar Latin” list includes five Afro-Latino rising stars you should be listening to. See our recommendations below: Artist: AkimCountry: Panama Why They Should Be on Your Radar: It was at an intimate listening session last year where I first discovered Akim’s music, and his potential to possibly become the next breakout artist deriving from Panama. Akim has been bubbling under for a couple of years now, but it ...
Erin Rae Breaks Down Her New Album Lighten Up Track by Track: Exclusive Stream
For our Track by Track feature, artists open up about the stories behind each song on their latest album. Today, Erin Rae takes us track by track through her new album, Lighten Up. After releasing her debut effort, Putting on Airs, in 2018, Erin Rae was living as the troubadours do. She spent the years between that release and the start of the pandemic on the road and, like any other artist, found that life come to a screeching halt. On Friday, February 4th, she’ll return with her new album, Lighten Up, an appropriate title both for our times and for the album. This latest collection is an amalgam of dreamy, psychedelic country, indie-rock, and believably vintage folk. Thematically, too, the album is a bit like an old kaleidoscope — social commentary and musings on gender equality mor...
Obongjayar Announces Debut Album Some Nights I Dream of Doors, Shares “Try”: Stream
Nigerian-British musician Obongjayar has announced his debut album, Some Nights I Dream of Doors, out May 13th via September Recordings. As the latest preview, he’s shared the motivational new single, “Try.” Some Nights I Dream of Doors spans 12 tracks and blends traditional Nigerian sounds with jazz, R&B, alternative, and pop music. Along with the diverse sonic palette, the album also addresses a number of personal and political topics. Preorders are ongoing. The rousing “Try” was produced by Barney Lister and serves as a wake-up call from Obongjayar. “You always thought you knew/ Just the thing to do,” he sings. “Always thought this world would change its course for you/ Don’t be discouraged my dear if the doors don’t swing/ Hold on, keep on pushing.” Watch the accompanying video bel...
Dakota Johnson Cast as Madame Web in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Film
Sony is looking to wrap up Dakota Johnson as the star of its first female-led Spider-Man universe adventure, Madame Web. The project was first announced back in 2019, with Morbius writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless working on the screenplay. Now, Deadline reports that Johnson is in final talks to lead the picture, with S.J. Clarkson (Marvel’s Jessica Jones, The Defenders) onboard as director. Created in 1980 by writer Denny O’Neil and artist John Romita Jr., Madame Web is a mutant with incredible psychic and clairvoyant capabilities. (Considering Marvel now owns mutants in their entirety again, it’s likely the character’s origins will be altered for the movie.) Johnson’s casting hints her general appearance will also be changed, as she’s most often depicted as an el...
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2022 Lineup: Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, and More
The lineup for the 2022 Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival has been revealed, with the three-day fest set to take place over the weekend of July 15th in Mansfield, Ohio. Korn, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, and Evanescence will headline this year’s iteration of Inkcarceration. The fest’s namesake is both a nod to the 30 tattoo shops/artists in attendance and its famous locale: the Ohio State Reformatory — the setting of The Shawshank Redemption. Single-day tickets and three-day passes are now available here. The stacked bill is bolstered by Lamb of God, Code Orange, Black Label Society, Lacuna Coil, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Seether, Spiritbox, and more. Advertisement Related Video “We are thrilled to be playing on the historic and hallowed grounds of the Ohio State Reforma...
Nubya Garcia Announces 2022 U.S. Tour
Nubya Garcia has announced a U.S. tour—her first set of performances in the country since the release of her 2020 album Source. Many of the shows are support dates for Khruangbin. Find her itinerary below. It was just announced today that Garcia will appear on Obonjayar’s new album on a song called “Wrong for It.” Read about Source in Pitchfork’s list of “The 50 Best Albums of 2020.” Nubya Garcia: 03-02 Madison, WI – The Sylvee *03-03 Saint Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre *03-04 Saint Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre *03-05 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom *03-09 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall *03-10 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall *03-11 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem *03-12 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE *03-14 Nashville, TN –...
Jana Rush Announces New Mini-Album Dark Humor, Shares New Song “Lonely”: Listen
Chicago footwork producer Jana Rush has announced a new mini-album called Dark Humor. It’s due out March 25 via Planet Mu. She’s celebrating the news by sharing the lead single, “Lonely,” which features DJ Paypal. Check that out below. Accompanying “Lonely” is a music video directed by Wills Glasspiegel (who has also contributed to Pitchfork). Filmed on the labyrinthian roads of Chicago’s Lower Wacker Drive last year, the clip overlaps shots of dancers stepping in slow motion, trading places along the river, and sprinting up steps at night. Dark Humor follows Rush’s full-length album Painful Enlightenment from last year, released just a few years after the veteran producer’s long-awaited debut LP, Pariah, in 2017. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Dark...
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Doc This Much I Know to Be True Gets First Trailer: Watch
A new documentary on the creative partnership between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis premieres at Berlin Film Festival this month, and the first trailer is out today, as Deadline notes. Check it out below. This Much I Know to Be True, which documents Cave’s Ghosteen (with the Bad Seeds) and Carnage (with Ellis), is directed by the musicians’ Australian compatriot Andrew Dominik, who enlisted the duo to score his 2007 movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and later shot the documentary One More Time With Feeling. The film, due for U.S. release later this year, is “a portrait of the lives of all of us as we move from innocence to experience, attune to the world and its attendant loss, and eventually confront our own mortality,” according to press materials quoted by De...
Circuit des Yeux Announces Tour, Shares New Song: Listen
Circuit des Yeux has announced a lengthy 2022 tour that brings her across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom this spring. To coincide with the news, she also released a new song called “The Manatee (A Story of This World Pt. III)” that was recorded during the same sessions as her 2021 album -io. Give it a listen below. “At 4:30 A.M. on February 4th, 2020 a manatee popped out of the sea and stared directly at me. It was a charged 10 seconds. The experience stuck with me so much that I wrote a song about it,” explained Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr. “The music video, directed by Rudy Rubio, is a depiction of my own kind of manatee. I play a wet sea creature trying to make it work in a dry-land society… The manatee is my reminder that intuition and two legs might be all a person ne...
Flume Drops Trippy “Say Nothing” Visual Featuring MAY-A
Flume has dropped off a new music video for his latest track “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A, which arrives as the lead single from the Australian electronic artist’s forthcoming third album, Palaces. The visual sees Flume donning a bleach-blonde hairstyle and posing on motorcycles, while MAY-A becomes submerged in black sand between several psychedelic shots. “Say Nothing” marks Flume’s first release since Quits and Hi This Is Flume, both of which debuted in 2019. “This song is about feelings of post-relationship clarity,” Flume said in a statement. “We wrote the song midway through 2020 while the pandemic was still pretty new. I was really excited about the initial idea but it was only once I got back to Australia in early 2021 and linked up in the studio with MAY-A that the...
