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Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for “Meta Angel”
FKA twigs has shared a new music video for her Caprisongs track “Meta Angel.” The visual was directed by Aidan Zamiri and filmed in London. Watch twigs wield a compound bow and shoot an arrow through her heart in the clip below. Caprisongs arrived last week. twigs’ 17-track mixtape features guest appearances from the artist’s close friends and collaborators, including the Weeknd, Jorja Smith, Daniel Caesar, Shygirl, Rema, Pa Salieu, and others. The Caprisongs mixtape follows FKA twigs’ 2019 album Magdalene. Revisit Pitchfork’s Cover Story “The Sacred and Profane Genius of FKA twigs.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Listen to Lorde and Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer in Conversation for The A24 Podcast
Lorde and Hunter Schafer, star of HBO’s Euphoria, sat down for a conversation on The A24 Podcast. They discussed their admiration for each other, the creative process, Schafer’s first job working for Rookie, Lorde’s early acting experience, the process of directing the “Solar Power” video, fashion, Euphoria, Antarctica, and much more. Give it a listen below. Lorde released her third album Solar Power in August. In September, she shared an EP With Māori renditions of songs from the album. In November, she shared a video for Solar Power track “Fallen Fruit,” as well as digital versions of two songs that previously appeared on New Zealand editions of the LP. She would then reschedule her New Zealand and Australia tour dates for 2023 in response to the recent COVID-19 spike in her home country...
Thundercat Makes Acting Debut in The Book of Boba Fett
Thundercat has made his acting debut in the latest episode of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett. The bass virtuoso appears in “Chapter 4 – The Gathering Storm” as a body-modification artist. Watch the show on Disney+. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) His first appearance as an actor on television follows numerous songs he contributed to soundtracks, including his recent song “Satellite” for Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure and his contributions to the soundtrack of the rebooted ThunderCats cartoon. He has, of course, done some acting in his many music videos, including the below “Dragonball Durag” visual where he attempts to all of Haim. His last album was It Is What It Is, which won a Grammy. He recently reissued ...
Gunna’s ‘DS4EVER’ on Track to Outsell The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ for a Second Week
Gunna‘s DS4EVER is currently on track to outsell The Weeknd‘s Dawn FM for a second consecutive week. According to HITS Daily Double, Wunna’s latest full-length effort will move down one slot to No. 2 as it is expected to earn a total of 83,000 units, including 1,500 in album sales. Meanwhile, The Weeknd will step down to No. 3 with a total of 70,000 units including 2,500 in album sales. The soundtrack to Disney’s Encanto, on the other hand, will return to No. 1. DS4EVER opened this week’s Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, earning a total of 150,300 equivalent album units in its first week. It surpassed Dawn FM’s 148,000 equivalent album units, which landed it at the No. 2 spot. Elsewhere in music, My Chemical Romance and Paramore are set to headline the emo and pop-punk festival, When We Were ...
Ecco2k and Bladee Experience an Ethereal Rave in the Visual for “Amygdala”
Following their respective PXE and The Fool releases last year, Ecco2k and Bladee have come together for their first drop of 2022. Coming together once again, the Drain Gang associates share an expression of their continuing musical progression on “Amygdada,” produced by Mechatok. Bladee leads the track with a “dreaming in a dream” riddled verse, in reference to his Good Luck collaborative release with Mechatok last year. Taking over, Ecco2k delivers a set of verses that showcase his signature unique crooning that mixes melodic streams with a sense of spoken word. Rounding up the track, Bladee explores his usual melancholic lines defined by introspective allusions. The release of “Amygdala” is accompanied by an Anton Tammi-directed music video, which sees Ecco2k and Bladee experience ...
Cordae Unveils “Chronicles” Music Video With H.E.R. and Lil Durk
Cordae has shared an accompanying music video for his H.E.R. and Lil Durk-assisted track, “Chronicles.” Directed by Aplus, Fredo Tovar, Scott Fleishman and Edwin Tovar, the visual sees the Raleigh-born rapper working at a diner and the three performing right outside the parking lot. “Chronicles” is taken from Cordae’s latest full-length album From A Birds Eye View, which arrives two years after The Lost Boy. In a previous interview with HYPEBEAST, the rapper opened up about the growth he’s experienced in between records. “I’m a lot more honest with myself,” he said. “I’m very self-reflective, self-analytical. I’m aware of being more empathetic as a human being, just having knowledge of oneself, ultimate self-confidence.” Prior to the release of the album, Cordae also shared a sho...
Grammy Awards Will Take Place In Las Vegas for First Time In April 2022
Music’s biggest night is moving to Las Vegas for the first time. A few weeks ago, the 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony was postponed “indefinitely” due to concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The original date was scheduled for January 31st, 2022, but has now been moved to April 3rd at 5PM PT (8PM ET). Trevor Noah will be the show’s host. “We are excited to take the GRAMMYs to Las Vegas for the very first time, and to put on a world class show,” reads a statement released by The Recording Academy on social media. “From the moment we announced the postponement of the original show date, we have been inundated with heartfelt messages of support and solidarity from the artist community. We are humbled by their generosity and grateful...
NERVO Announce 2022 Las Vegas Residency With Zouk Group
Zouk Group have made their latest splash in Las Vegas, tapping famed DJ duo NERVO for an exclusive 2022 residency. The Australian sister duo will join Zedd, Tiësto and more as residents of Zouk Group, the proprietors of Ayu Dayclub and Zouk Nightclub. The venues have become two of the most coveted clubbing destinations in Las Vegas since opening last year. “We are thrilled to announce that we are joining Zouk in Las Vegas for a brand new residency @zoukgrouplv,” NERVO wrote in an announcement shared via Instagram. “We’ve been playing for Zouk at their iconic venues and festivals for years across Asia and can’t wait to see how they’re bringing their brilliance to Las Vegas.” Zouk Group were recently named last year’s Best Event Organizer on&nb...
Build a Killer Music Marketing Strategy Using Real-Life Expert Tips In This Webinar
The music research and analytics platform Viberate is kicking off 2022 with another free educational online session. The next guest panel will host two music marketing veterans and showcase the usage of music data to create effective promotional strategies. The first expert guest is Jay Gilbert, who created unique marketing plans for Nirvana, The Police, and Guns ‘N Roses. Joining him is Terry Tompkins, assistant music professor at Hofstra University, who discovered Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend while working as an A&R at Columbia Records. Their talk will cover hands-on data analytics tips for both artists and label managers. “2021 was great for streaming and music sales, so we can start 2022 with some optimism,” Gilbert said. “Those who know how to effectively mo...
Memorial Benefit Show Planned to Celebrate Life and Legacy of CharlestheFirst
In the wake of the death of CharlestheFirst, a memorial benefit show has been planned to honor the legacy of the late electronic music production virtuoso. Scheduled for January 29th at Denver’s Mission Ballroom, the event will gather CharlestheFirst’s family, friends, and collaborators in celebration of his life and impact on the dance music community. Prior to his sudden and tragic death, the beloved DJ, whose real name was Charles Elias Ingalls, was prevalently considered one of the most promising artists in the electronic scene—a notion reinforced by his extraordinary final album, SOLUS. Organized by Ingalls’ Lab Group comrades, Potions and Supertask, the event will kick off at 5PM with the unveiling of a bespoke mural. You can purchase tickets to the memorial benefit...
EXODUS Singer Says ‘The Bay Strikes Back’ U.S. Tour Will Definitely Happen This Spring: ‘We Have To Do This’
TESTAMENT, EXODUS and DEATH ANGEL played the sole 2021 date of “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” last November 27 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. The gig took place less than two months after the three bands shared the stage at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento. “The Bay Strikes Back Tour” was originally scheduled to kick off on October 6, 2021 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California and make stops in Austin, New York, and Detroit before concluding in Oakland. The tour has since been rescheduled to take place in April and May 2022. Earlier today, EXODUS singer Steve “Zetro” Souza uploaded the latest episode of his “Zetro’s Toxic Vault” YouTube series in which he assured fans that “The Bay Strikes Back Tour&#...
EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Ex-Wife Regrets Not Spending More Time With Him Before He Died
Eddie Van Halen‘s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli, who is promoting her new book, “Enough Already: Learning To Love The Way I Am Today”, has told Washington Post Live in a new interview that her bond with the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist only grew stronger in the years before his death. “He was angry at me for a few years when I first left — he was very angry at me,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I think a lot of people saw that on [VAN HALEN‘s] 2004 tour. “I don’t know how else to say it except I felt like the love we had for each other was deeper than just marital love or sexual love,” she continued. “I loved him deeply through my soul, and I felt that same thing from him. “It seemed like he spent that ...
