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HBO Cancels Westworld After Four Seasons
Westworld has been canceled by HBO after recently concluding its fourth season in August. Besides being a blow to loyal fans, co-creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have both said in interviews that they had always planned on wrapping up the sci-fi drama’s story after five seasons. “We had always planned on ending the series next season,” Joy told The Wrap. “You know, we always thought that Westworld should kind of come full circle and back to the West. But with Dolores, who was just a player in other people’s games, finally getting to write her own.” Indeed, Season 4 set the stage for Westworld to return to its titular futuristic theme park after expanding the story to the outside world in season three. “There’s time for one last game, a dangerous game with the highest of stakes,” s...
Rap Song of the Week: BROCKHAMPTON Celebrate the End on “Big Pussy”
Rap Song of the Week breaks down all the hip-hop tracks you need to hear every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. Today, BROCKHAMPTON return with their new single, “Big Pussy.” BROCKHAMPTON have announced their final album, The Family, and on lead single “Big Pussy,” Kevin Abstract builds a funeral pyre and sets the band on fire. The track begins with a sample containing the words, “Fuck you,” and while it doesn’t appear to be directed at anyone in particular, if there were any doubt about Kevin’s feelings, he opens his first verse the same way: “Fuck you to anyone that claim that they got me/ When my heart was low, it turn to kami-kami-kamikaze.” With those words ringing in your ear, “Big Pussy” starts to feel like a final suicide mission. It’s one of the few BROCKHA...
“Weird Al” Yankovic Releases Surprise Album
“Weird Al” Yankovic surprise-released a new album on Friday, marking his first full-length effort in more than eight years. The record, which arrives as the soundtrack for his newly-released biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, starring Daniel Radcliffe, includes 46 songs. On Twitter, Yankovic explained that the album includes “a bunch of early Weird Al songs I re-recorded specially for the movie, my brand-new closing credits song ‘Now You Know,’ and the entire orchestral score.” WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story was directed and co-written by Eric Appel, with co-production from Funny or Die and Tango. Notably, Yankovic himself played a role in writing and producing the project. Along with Radcliffe, the film stars Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson. “The biopic holds nothing back, explori...
“Weird Al” Yankovic Shares New Song “Now You Know”: Listen
“Weird Al” Yankovic has released a new song. The original track is called “Now You Know,” and it plays during the end credits of the new biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. It also appears on the official soundtrack for the flick, which is also out on streaming services now. Listen to “Now You Know” below. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story stars Daniel Radcliffe in the titular role, as well as Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento, and Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey. The Roku Original film was directed by Eric Appel, who co-wrote the script with Yankovic. The film was co-produced by Funny or Die and Tango. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you bu...
Watch Bono Perform New Version of “With or Without You” on Colbert
Bono was the special guest on yesterday’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The U2 frontperson joined Colbert to promote his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, which arrived on November 1. As the episode’s sole guest, he discussed a range of topics including the Beatles documentary Get Back, the future of America (a country he believes does not yet exist), and the attack on Paul Pelosi. “America’s on its way,” he concluded. “I’m just so excited to see where you take it.” To close the show, he played a new version of “With or Without You” featuring spoken-word segments from the memoir. Watch it all happen below. U2’s last studio album, Songs of Experience, was released in 2017. In January, the band paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday with an acoustic ...
Animal Collective Share New Song From A24 Film Soundtrack: Listen
Animal Collective penned the original score for A24’s upcoming drama The Inspection. The film is based on the true story of writer and director Elegance Bratton. The Inspection follows Ellis French, a young Black gay man who has been ostracized from his family as he enlists in the Marines. Today, Animal Collective have shared a new song from their soundtrack titled “Crucible.” Listen to it below. “I wanted us to conjure the feeling of being strong but also showing vulnerability,” Animal Collective’s Avey Tare said in a press release. “The desire to ask a community or a loved one to have your back and support you and the expectation that it will happen.” On his decision to enlist Animal Collective for the score, Bratton added: We were very inspired by the music of our composers Animal Colle...
Paramore Announce 2023 Tour Dates
Paramore have announced a North American arena tour in support of their forthcoming album, This Is Why. The new set of dates kick off May 23 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and will take the band through cities including New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, and Austin, with openers including Bloc Party, Foals, the Linda Lindas, and Genesis Owusu. A portion of ticket sales for all North American shows will be donated to Support + Feed and Reverb. Check out all of the upcoming dates below. Paramore is currently on a tour of smaller venues in North American cities. The band has also been announced as a headliner for the inaugural Adjacent Music Festival, taking place in New Jersey during Memorial Day weekend (May 27-28) next year. This Is Why, the band’s follow-up to 2017’s After Laughter, ...
The adidas x Balenciaga Capsule Collection Is Finally Here
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joshua Bright / Joshua Bright One of the most anticipated drops is upon us. The adidas x Balenciaga capsule collection is finally here. Source: Joshua Bright / Joshua Bright As spotted on Hype Beast, Balenciaga x adidas combines elements of sportswear and fashion that is part of both brands’ creative language, resulting in a unique dialogue between them. It was first seen on the runway during the Balenciaga Spring 23 Collection presentation on the New York Stock Exchange’s trading floor. A dedicated campaign that takes place in a Manhattan high rise shows actresses Isabelle Huppert and Han So Hee, boxer Jermell Charlo, singer BCW and models Bella Hadid and Khadim Sock wearing Balenciaga x adidas pieces while passing time in isolated office spaces. Po...
Civil Lawsuit Alleging Anal Rape Dismissed Against Trey Songz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Embattled singer Trey Songz has dodged a civil suit related to rape allegations made by a woman, but not because he was found to be innocent. On Monday, the lawsuit was dismissed after a judge agreed with Songz’s attorneys, who argued that the statute of limitations had expired before the woman had filed her complaint, according to Complex. As previously reported, the woman referred to only as “Jane Doe” said Songz anally raped her at a house party in Los Angeles, California, in 2016. From our previous report: The victim states in the filing that she and Trey Songz did have a consensual sexual relationship prior to the incident and that he had invited her upstairs for what she believed would be consensual relations. It was on the w...
Actor Tyler James Williams Drops Bars On ‘Sway In The Morning’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Everyone might’ve hated Chris but you might appreciate these bars from the actor who played a young Chris Rock, Tyler James Williams. Recently the star of Everyone Hates Chris, Tyler James Williams, showed up for an interview on Sway In The Morning to talk about his latest show, Abbot Elementary and after talking about the show, Williams shocked the internet when he dropped some bars. After Sway revealed that Williams used to actually write and spit “bars,” Williams was asked if he still dabbles in the art of emceeing. “Oh, I always have something. I always got a little something. I wouldn’t show up if I didn’t,” Williams bluntly stated. That was all they needed before they cut on GloRilla’s “F.N.F (Let’s Go)” instrumental (at Will...
Kyrie Irving FINALLY Apologizes After The Brooklyn Nets Suspend Him For At Least 5 Games
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dustin Satloff / Getty It only took the Brooklyn Nets suspending him to get an apology from wannabe Oswald Bates, aka Kyrie Irving. After announcing that he and the Brooklyn Nets would donate $500,000 to organizations that work to eradicate hate, Kyrie Irving stood firm on his stance that “he did nothing wrong” when he shared a link to a film full of antisemitic tropes. After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a Jewish man, called Irving’s actions “reckless” and “offered an unqualified apology,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt did not accept Irving’s $500K donation. The Brooklyn Nets finally brought the hammer down on Irving. They suspended the all-star guard for at least five games without pay after Irving refused to apologize when talking to reporters during a p...
Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, More Confirmed for MDLBEAST’s 2022 SOUNDSTORM Festival
MDLBEAST‘s flagship festival, SOUNDSTORM, is gearing up for its third edition in Saudi Arabia. Following last year’s blockbuster fest in Riyadh, prospective attendees from across the globe will be returning December 1-3. And they’re in for yet another huge lineup. MDLBEAST has announced the first wave of headliners for this year’s event, which will feature Carl Cox, Solomun, DJ Snake, Steve Aoki, Hardwell, Zedd and David Guetta. SOUNDSTORM, the region’s largest music festival, will also invite Marshmello, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiësto and Eric Prydz, among others, to its stages in 2022. This year’s lineup also represents an expansion for MDLBEAST, who have tapped a number of crossover artists from outside the world of EDM, like Bruno Mars, C...
