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The Guetta-verse: Roblox and Warner Music Announce Avatar DJ Set By David Guetta
When you’ve graced the stage of practically every music festival and club short of Mars, like David Guetta has, where else to go but the metaverse? According to a press release, the chart-topping “Titanium” producer has been confirmed to perform a DJ set as his avatar self within the Roblox ecosystem. Created in partnership with Roblox developer Wonder Works Studio and Warner Music Group, Guetta’s innovative DJ set will debut this Friday, February 4th at 4PM PT (7PM ET). “Working on this concert has allowed me to bring an amazing new creation to life with design and production to suit the virtual world,” Guetta said. “We’ve built something that will play host to one of the most unique shows I’ve ever done and I can’t wait for everyone to ...
For Lil Wayne, Mac Miller & More, Bringing Mixtapes to Streaming Is a Boon — But Clearing Them Is ‘Hell’
In the last few years, many cult-favorite hip-hop mixtapes from the 1990s and 2000s have made their way to streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Tidal and Spotify. Fan demand helped, but the hard work was done by sample clearance experts like Deborah Mannis-Gardner, who negotiated with copyright owners and labels whose songs and recordings were sampled on the tapes, to secure the necessary licenses. In 2021 alone, streaming services started offering Mac Miller’s critically acclaimed 2014 mixtape Faces, A$AP Rocky’s 2011 debut Live. Love. A$AP; Megan Thee Stallion’s compilation project Something For Thee Hotties which includes a handful of her standalone freestyles from the last few years, and Nicki Minaj’s breakout 2009 project, Beam Me Up Scotty. “This all started during COVID last ...
2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Who Will Actually Get In?
The nominations arrived Wednesday morning (Feb. 2) for this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and appropriate for Groundhog Day, it’s a lot of names we’ve seen before — with 10 out of the 17 names being repeat nominees, and six of those 10 holdovers from 2021’s shortlist. Mixed in with the more familiar artists to Rock Hall voters, though, are a handful of first-timers — ranging from obvious rock icons to hitmakers more associated with the worlds of pop, country, R&B and rap — which means voters will have some interesting (and likely challenging) decisions to make in the months to come. Here’s how Billboard breaks down the likeliness of the nominees for induction, listed from least to most likely. FELA KUTI It’s a tough ask for the Afrobeat icon to be inducted by straight vote, s...
Summer Walker Debuts New Shaved Hairstyle
Summer Walker is switching up her look for the new year. The “White Tee” singer took to Instagram on Wednesday (Feb. 2) to share her new hairstyle, in which she shaved her head to show off her face tattoos, leaving a long ponytail atop her head. “Legit wanted this hair style my whole life,” she captioned the post. However, after receiving mixed reviews on her new ‘do from fans on social media, Walker deleted the post. Summer Walker shows off her new look on Instagram: “Legit wanted this hair style my whole life 🖤🥺👅” pic.twitter.com/8dNWO3kvnY — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 2, 2022 The star is no stranger to bold new looks. Back in November, the 25-year-old posted photos with her boyfriend, rocking ink with each other’s names on their faces — Walker with the n...
Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert & Kane Brown to Headline 2022 Watershed Festival
The Watershed Music and Camping Festival shared its 2022 lineup on Tuesday (Feb. 2), and promises a trio of headlining performances from Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown. Set for July 29 to July 31 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash., The Watershed festival — which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022 — will welcome several other performers to the festival’s two stages, including Lauren Alaina, Tenille Arts, Callista Clark, Jessie James Decker, current Billboard Country Airplay chart-topper Jordan Davis, Caylee Hammack, LOCASH, Jake Owen, Michael Ray, Chase Rice, Jameson Rodgers, Runaway June, Dylan Scott, Tenille Townes, Hailey Whitters and Dee Jay Silver. Additional performers will be announced soon. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest video...
‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Directors Refuse Ye’s Final Edit Request: “You Don’t Want To Lose Your Creative Control”
Last month, Ye took to Instagram to request “final edit and approval” over a new three-part documentary about him, Jeen-Yuhs, ahead of its debut on Netflix. Directors Coodie and Chike say that they don’t plan on granting the rapper editorial control over the project. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the directors said that they hadn’t heard from Ye before the Instagram post and the three-part documentary, which was already finished at the time, will still release as planned. “Me and Chike have a company called Creative Control because you don’t want to lose your creative control,” Coodie told the publication. But the two weren’t surprised when Ye called for them to “open the edit room immediately.” “If Kanye wasn’t as polarizing of a character as he was, we wouldn’t have an intere...
Jonathan Van Ness on Getting Curious, Making Positive Change, and Gymnastics
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Jonathan Van Ness sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new Netflix series, Getting Curious, which is based on his podcast of the same name. Related Video The Queer Eye member discusses how episodes about his curiosity with hair, binary and gender identity, figure skating, and skyscrapers offer the opportunity to give voice to underrepresented people. JVN also speaks on where the fun and quirky songs within the series come from, and previews his upcoming comedy tour, which will feature some on-stage gymnastics from the star. Advertisement Listen to Jonathan Van Ness discuss Getting Curious and more via the player abov...
Lady A and Lady A Settle Lawsuits over Shared Name
Blues veteran Lady A and country superstars Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum) have agreed to settle a lawsuit over their shared name. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, they filed joint requests for dismissal on Monday. Details have not been made public, and it’s unclear if money changed hands or whether both parties will call themselves Lady A going forward. Lady Antebellum drastically shortened their name in 2020 following protests over George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis cop. At the time, they wrote of antebellum, “We are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused.” However, they al...
slowthai Unveils 2022 North American Tour Dates
slowthai has announced a short run of North American shows for April 2022 in support of his most recent album, last February’s fiery TYRON. The eccentric British rapper will begin the seven-date “ANTISOCIAL ROADSHOW” in New York City on April 8th, with stops in Toronto, Chicago, Vancouver, San Francisco, and Denver before wrapping up in Boston on April 30th. (You can also catch him at both weekends of Coachella.) Tickets for slowthai’s tour go on sale this Friday, February 4th at 10:00 a.m. local time, and you can grab yours over at Ticketmaster. See his full schedule below. Advertisement Related Video Since TYRON, slowthai has collaborated on singles with a number of artists including “BDE” with Shygirl, “SLUGGER” with Kevin Abstract, and a remix of “Funeral” by James Blake. Lat...
On Sale This Week: The Black Keys, Halsey, Lady Gaga, The War on Drugs and More
February is here, and the start of a new month has been accompanied by some major tour announcements. Here’s the latest on the concert landscape. Halsey has announced an all-outdoor tour in support of her August 2021 album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Lady Gaga will be bringing her trademark glamor and glitz to Las Vegas with a residency. The War on Drugs are extending their 2022 tour in promotion of I Don’t Live Here Anymore. Get the details on these shows and more below. The Black Keys: Get Tickets via Ticketmaster Between July and October 2022, The Black Keys will be hitting the road for the “Dropout Boogie” tour. This string of shows marks the first tour in three years for The Black Keys, and they’ll be supported throughout by Band of Horses. Ceramic Animal, Early James, and Ve...
Gamble, Huff, and Bell Tapped for New Philly Soul Documentary
A new feature documentary will tell the story of Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, the architects of Philadelphia International and the Philly Soul sound, Deadline reports. With new interviews and unearthed footage, The Sound of Philadelphia will chronicle soul music in the late 1960s and the ’70s, with a focus on the legendary trio whose songwriting and production studio laid the foundations for disco and inspired pop, soul, and R&B for decades to come. “After six decades, we are incredibly proud to finally share our life stories with the world and showcase all the hard work that has gone into creating this great music,” said Gamble, Huff and Bell in a statement quoted by Deadline. The trio went on to thank Imagine and Warner Music—who partnered with Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions ...
Alabaster dePlume Announces New Album Gold, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
01 A Gente Acaba (Vento em Rosa)02 Don’t Forget You’re Precious03 Fucking Let Them04 The World Is Mine05 The Sound of My Feet on This Earth Is a Song to Your Spirit06 I’m Gonna Say Seven07 Do You Know a Human Being When You See One?08 Visitors YT15B – Jerusalem, Palestine09 I’m Good at Not Crying10 Now (Stars Are Lit)11 Again [ft. Falle Nioke]12 Mrs Calamari13 People: What’s the Difference?14 Visitors XT8B – Oak15 Who Is a Fool16 I Will Not Be Safe17 Visitors YT15 – Krupp Steel Condition Pivot18 Broken Like19 Now (Pink Triangle, Blue Valley) Personnel: Alabaster dePlume – tenor sax, guitar, synths and voiceFalle Nioke – voice, percussionRozi Plain – guitarSarathy Korwar – drums, tablaTom Skinner – drumsKenichi Iwasa – percussionJames Howard – guitarTom Herbert – double ba...
