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Director Phyllis Nagy on Releasing Call Jane in a Post-Roe v. Wade World: “Women’s Rights Are Always Under Attack”
Phyllis Nagy knew it was coming. When the director was initially doing press for her new film Call Jane last January, during the Sundance Film Festival, she had a good sense that a looming Supreme Court decision would be bad news for American reproductive justice. “If you were in a sort of political activist space at all regarding women’s rights, you did know that something not very good was coming of that decision,” she tells Consequence on the eve of the film’s release. “What we didn’t know — what I certainly didn’t know was the violence with which it would be dispatched and the number of states that moved to implement already draconian reproductive rights laws. So this did send me reeling, and probably a whole lot of other people who worked on this, too.” Call Jane is a period piece tha...
Kanye West Now Sympathizes With George Floyd’s Family After Losing adidas Deal
Kanye West is facing a $250 million dollar lawsuit from the family of George Floyd after spreading the false conspiracy theory that Floyd died from fentanyl, and not from the actions of arresting Minneapolis police officers. In an impromptu press conference with paparazzi on Friday night, West attempted to apologize for his recent comments about Floyd and his death. “When I see that video as a Black person, it hurts my feelings,” West said. “And I know that police do attack [sic] and that America is generally racist. And I understand that when we got to say Black Lives Matter, the idea of it made us feel good together as a people. Now, afterwards there was some things where the money went in order to push us to the Democratic vote.” “So when I questioned the death of George Floyd, it hurt ...
Wizkid Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Money & Love”: Watch
Wizkid has announced a new album: More Love, Less Ego is due out November 3 (via Starboy/Sony Music International/RCA Records). The album is set to include the single “Bad to Me,” which was produced by Wizkid’s longtime collaborator P2J. Accompanying the announcement, the Nigerian vocalist has released a new song called “Money & Love,” which arrives with an accompanying video. In the visual, Wizkid stands on the sidewalk sipping tea while trading glances with two women at a newsstand. Check it out below. Scroll down for the full version of the single. More Love, Less Ego is Wizkid’s fifth studio album, following 2020’s Made in Lagos. In 2020, he released a deluxe edition of the album, which included a guest appearance from Justin Bieber on the song “Essence.” Earlier this year, he work...
Taylor Swift Never Expected ‘Other People to Care’ About Her ‘Very Personal’ Re-Records
Taylor Swift stopped by The Graham Norton Show in the U.K. on Friday (Oct. 28) to talk about her new album Midnights and dished on the process of re-recording her first six albums. “I just figured if I made them the first time, I can make them again,” she said after briefly explaining how her back catalog from 2006’s Taylor Swift to 2017’s reputation was controversially sold to Scooter Braun after she changed record labels from longtime home Big Machine to Republic. When Norton asked if the strategy behind re-recording was working at radio, the superstar said, “Yes … one of the things I was most thankful for was there’s a company of many stations in America called iHeart, and they have sworn to only play my new versions. And they’ve said that they’ll switch it out for the old versions ever...
See the Best 2022 Halloween Costumes From Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion & More (Updating)
Halloweekend is in full swing and, as usual, celebrities are showing off their best costumes during the creepiest, crawliest time of the year. From homages to classic movie characters and beloved musicians to going just plain spooky, celebrities really turned it up a notch this year when it came to their Halloween looks. From Ariana Grande’s Best in Show moment to MUNA reviving Pink Slip from Freaky Friday, Hollywood brought together the fun, the sexy, the cool and the creepy for the ultimate holiday weekend. See below for a roundup of the best costumes that celebrities have donned so far this Halloween season. We’ll be updating the list all weekend, so be sure to check back to see more looks. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Fl...
The Ledger: Music Subscription Prices Barely Budged for a Decade. That’s Quickly Changing
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. Apple Music may have opened the floodgates on Monday when it announced that it will raise prices on its Apple Music subscription service, as well as its Apple TV+ streaming video on-demand service and its Apple One bundle of services (which includes Apple Music). Apple wasn’t the first music streaming company to broadly raise prices. Deezer started raising prices in France in January. In May, Amazon hiked prices for Prime members for Amazon Music Unlimited from $7.99 to $8.99 (or $79 to $89 if paid annually) and for the single-device plan (for Amazon’s Echo and Fire TV devices) from $3.99 to $4.99 per month. And ...
2022 Latin Grammys Will Have 4 Co-Hosts: These Awards Shows Had Even More
You may have read earlier Friday (Oct. 28) that the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards, to be held in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, will have four co-hosts — Brazilian powerhouse singer Anitta, Puerto Rican hitmaker Luis Fonsi, Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini, and Mexican superstar Thalia. This marks the first time the Latin Grammys will have had four or more co-hosts since the inaugural broadcast, in September 2000, which had five — Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Andy Garcia, Jimmy Smits and Antonio Banderas. Most awards shows nowadays tend to go with one host or perhaps two or three co-hosts. But it used to be fairly commonplace for an awards show to have four or even more co-hosts. We took a deep dive into awards show history and found close to 20 times that shows...
Steve Aoki Joined Taking Back Sunday Onstage at When We Were Young Festival
A dance music superstar crashed the biggest emo party of the year. Over the weekend, emos and punks descended on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds for the inaugural When We Were Young Festival. The event featured performances from My Chemical Romance, Paramore, A Day to Remember, Avril Lavigne, Bring Me The Horizon and many more. The closest thing to EDM you’ll find at this event is a smattering of synthesizers, but a special surprise during Taking Back Sunday’s performance raised eyebrows. During their performance, Steve Aoki joined the band onstage. Over the summer, the prolific rock band and the Dim Mak boss blended their distinct styles to create the collaborative track “Just Us Two.” Looking to highlight some of their newer music at the festival powered by nostalg...
Spotify Considers First U.S. Price Increase for Individual Premium Plans In 2023
Inflation has been at a 40-year high for most of 2022, and so far seemingly nothing has been safe from price hikes, save for Costco hotdogs and your Spotify subscription. Unfortunately, in the case of Spotify, the days of the individual benchmark $9.99/month plan for U.S. customers may soon be a thing of the past. The subject of a price increase has been a topic of frequent speculation in years past, but on Tuesday’s earnings call the streaming giant gave the first clear indication they are seriously considering one in 2023. Spotify’s individual plans have remained $9.99/month since the company first launched them in the U.S. in 2011. Speaking with analysts, CEO Daniel Ek said raising prices “is one of the things we would like to do and it’s something we will [discuss] wi...
Creamfields Vietnam to Debut With Headlining Set From Hardwell
Hardwell has been called upon to usher in a new era of electronic music in Southeast Asia. The REBELS NEVER DIE artist has been announced as the marquee act at the debut of Creamfields Vietnam, scheduled for December 2022. Founded by Cream, now a Live Nation company, the Creamfields festival property rose to prominence after becoming a staple of the U.K. dance music festival scene over the past two decades. The flagship event was founded in 1998 and today boasts an annual attendance of over 250,000. Creamfields Vietnam will take place at the Phú Quốc United Center on Phu Quoc Island, the largest tropical island off the coast of Vietnam’s mainland. The area is a regional travel destination known for robust entertainment experiences, resort getaways and more. Scrol...
Elderbrook Announces Album Release Date, Celebrates With New Song Produced By ODESZA
It’s a “Beautiful Morning” to be a fan of Elderbrook. Not only has the indietronica star released a new, ODESZA-assisted single, but he’s also announced his forthcoming sophomore album, Little Love. Due February 24th, 2023, the album is said to be a 10-track project inspired by Elderbrook’s shift into parenthood. All of the music was composed after the birth of his first child in 2020. “‘Beautiful Morning’ is simply about two people spending time together. A day where nothing matters other than each other,” Elderbrook said in a press release shared with EDM.com. “When I first wrote the song, I had pictured it being two people in love. Between now and then, the song has definitely taken on multiple meanings for me. It no...
Ommy Dimpoz ft Blaq Diamond – Anaconda
Ommy Dimpoz has released a new single – Anaconda, his fourth track of the year. Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist, Ommy Dimpoz comes through with a brand new single titled Anaconda. It is off his new project underway labeled Dedication. On the new record, he collaborates with his music colleague Blaq Diamond to deliver a thrilling piece of music for his fans’ listening pleasure. However, you can add this to your playlist. Listen and share Ommy Dimpoz – Anaconda ft Blaq Diamond below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ommy_Dimpoz_-_Anaconda_ft_Blaq_Diamond__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
