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Mark Vaughan to Lead Live Nation’s Promoter Team For Australia and NZ
Mark Vaughan lands at Live Nation, where he leads the promoter team for Australia and New Zealand as vice president – talent and artist development. With effect from Monday (Aug. 1), Vaughan works alongside LN’s existing promoter team to continue to “best serve artists as they hit the road,” reads a statement welcoming the new recruit. The Australian concerts veteran has spent much of his career in Europe, where he served as partner/promoter at Norway’s All Things Live, said to be the largest independent concert promoter in the Nordics. At the Oslo-based live music specialist, he worked with such artists as Rammstein, Justin Bieber, Twenty-One Pilots, Kendrick Lamar, Green Day, Shawn Mendes, Lorde and others. “For a long time I have been closely following the live market in Australia and N...
Guaynaa Proposed to Lele Pons on Stage at Tomorrowland 2022
Guaynaa has made a very public display of affection by proposing to Lele Pons during Tomorrowland 2022. The sweet moment took place on stage for tens of thousands to enjoy, as Guaynaa, using Steve Aoki’s slot, got down on one knee and asked his celebrity girlfriend for her hand in marriage. She didn’t waste any time in saying “yes,” the teary proof of which is captured on video that’s now doing the rounds of social media. Cue the fireworks. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Happiest day of my life,” she wrote on Instagram. Aoki led well-wishes for the happy couple, and shared a clip filmed from several vantage points. The Latin power pair made made their union official in December 2020, via Insta. The duo had a viral moment in recent...
Cody Simpson Wins Gold at a Major Swimming Meet
Cody Simpson, singer, songwriter, gold medalist swimmer. The Australian all-rounder graduated to the top class of elite sport over the weekend, when he snagged gold in the pool during competition at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Simpson earned the bling for his swim in the semi-finals for the Australian men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team in Birmingham, England, after which the squad went on to comfortably top the podium. The 25-year-old Queenslander also qualified for the 50m butterfly semi-finals, but finished outside of the finalists’ times. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news https://twitter.com/7Sport/status/1552982741205000194 Simpson has now made an impression on the Games in the pool and with the mic. In 2017, he performed at Buckingha...
Westworld’s Daniel Wu on Episode 6’s Big Reveals and His Special Bond With Thandiwe Newton
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Westworld, Season 4 Episode 6, “Fidelity.”] Daniel Wu is no stranger to strange genre tales — the veteran actor has been working constantly over the past few decades on a mix of Hong Kong and American productions, notably starring in the bonkers AMC martial arts drama Into the Badlands for three seasons. Thus, he was more than ready to take on a significant role in Season 4 of Westworld, playing Jay, the leader of a group of human “outliers” who are scrambling for survival in a world now controlled by the robotic “hosts.” As Wu explains to Consequence via Zoom, there was no question of him turning down the job, when Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy asked him about it after the two of them worked together on her directorial debut, the 2021 fi...
Westworld Composer on Giving the Opening Title Music an “Edgy” Cover For Season 4, Episode 6: Exclusive
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Westworld, Season 4 Episode 6, “Fidelity.” To read about the music of Episode 5, click here.] Unlike past weeks, where Westworld composer Ramin Djawadi has surprised us with covers of Frank Ocean and Nine Inch Nails, Episode 6 of Season 4 contained no such surprises on the musical front. Except, of course, for the fact that he ended up covering… himself. First, though, “Fidelity” did contain some big surprises on a narrative level, though, including the end of the line for freedom fighter Jay (Daniel Wu) — the human version, at least. And we also got to see the full extent of Hale (Tessa Thompson)’s manipulation of Caleb (Aaron Paul), as he not only confronts his new reality as a host, but the fact that he has been copied dozens of times ...
Beyoncé: Renaissance
Over the last decade, every Beyoncé project has become an integral part of a larger Beyoncé Project. Though she hasn’t released a proper studio album since 2016’s sprawling visual statement Lemonade, she’s made a film (Black Is King), released a collaborative record with her husband Jay-Z (Everything Is Love), lent her voice to a Disney film (The Lion King), dropped a series of singles, and masterminded her sportswear line Ivy Park—all while making clear that she’s intensely focused on celebrating the long legacy of Black musicians and artists, of which she is a part and beacon. Her global reach is a reminder that Beyoncé, the billionaire pop icon, does not and could not exist in a vacuum. Recall 2019’s Homecoming, the live album and concert movie documenting her vaunted “Beychella” festiv...
Ali Shaheed Muhammad Discusses Meaning Of A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’ Title
A Tribe Called Quest founder Ali Shaheed Muhammad discussed the meaning behind the group’s sophomore studio album The Low End Theory, revealing the different definitions of the title. Speaking to Talib Kweli on his podcast People’s Party, Muhammad revealed that he and Q-Tip wanted to convey their message in a non-traditional way — a trait he and Tip shared as two people who “don’t like the conventional” and the “predictable.” He said, “We like the mystique of music, but in life. And we strive to just dig a little bit deeper. So with Tip, he definitely wanted to dig way deeper, to put forth this message that yeah, it’s about the bass.” “So The Low End Theory, and we talked about this in the press in the past, so people might be familiar with the definition of The Low End Theory. It’s obviou...
Watch Drake Perform “Promiscuous” and “I’m Like a Bird” With Nelly Furtado at OVO Fest 2022
Last week, Drake kicked off OVO Fest 2022 with a jam-packed cast of “All Canadian North Stars.” Paying tribute to Canada’s R&B and hip-hop history, Drake brought out local legends like Keshia Chanté, K-Os, Maestro Fresh Wes, Shawn Desman, Kardinal Offishall and more. But the night was capped off with a surprise appearance by Nelly Furtado. Despite selling 40 million records worldwide, making her one of the most successful Canadian artists, Furtado has maintained a low profile throughout the years. Sharing that Furtado’s music changed his life and asking fans to sing as loud as they can, Drake introduced Furtado on stage. The duo performed the 2006 hit featuring Timbaland “Promiscuous” before moving into the Canadian classic “I’m Like a Bird.” Finishing off the night Drake said, “This i...
Listen to Humble Billy – Black Bill Gates (BBG) EP
Humble Billy loves street culture, it is one of the core expressions of his artistry. Earlier this year, he released a track titled “Dey Alright,” featuring Obenz, and now, not quite long after amassing huge numbers on digital music stores and also including his cinematic visual for the track, he offers another scintillating Obenz-assisted track titled “BBG.” Prior to that, now he his recently unleashed a debut 7-track project titled — “Black Bill Gates.” Humble Billy taps one of the street’s most worthy elect Erigga, alongside his frequent collaborator Obenz, Mallz Official, and Aaronleethefirst to make quite an expansive project. He has a penchant to infuse lyrics street listeners can easily walk home with and easily understand. With his ability to rap counting his words as well as he si...
Mr Eazi ft Teni – Personal Baby
emPawa Africa honcho Mr Eazi comes through with a brand new single titled – Personal Baby. Mr Eazi drops a brand new single he calls “Personal Baby” featuring Teni. The new record comes with a creative music art cover by Dominique Zinkpe from Couton, Benin. The piece of art is called “L’amour en tête“. The Kel P produced track is a fantastic piece of music for your listening pleasure. It fills in as a follow-up to his previously released track “Legalize”. However, we recommend adding it to your playlist. Listen and share Mr Eazi ft Teni – Personal Baby below. Download coming soon.
BLACKPINK Announces New ‘BORN PINK’ Album and World Tour
After dropping a music video for their “Ready For Love” comeback track in collaboration with PUBG Mobile, BLACKPINK has now officially announced their forthcoming BORN PINK sophomore album and world tour. Since the October 2020 release of their full-length debut album titled The Album, BLACKPINK members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé have taken time to focus on the release of solo pursuits including singles, brand deals, and TV shows — with Jennie recently joining the cast of the Weeknd‘s HBO series, The Idol. Nearly two years after their first album, BLACKPINK has now revealed that a pre-release single is arriving in August followed by the full album in September and a world tour scheduled to begin in October. Take a look at the 30-second BORN PINK announcement trailer above and stay tuned...
Chance the Rapper Says Video of Kanye West Screaming at Him Made Him “Evaluate” Their Friendship
Chance the Rapper recently discussed the video that showed the artist formerly known as Kanye West going off on him in the studio, stating that he put a lot of thought into their relationship after. Speaking on The Morning Hustle, the artist reminded listeners that the clip is “of a larger moment” and that nobody will ever get the full story. “People do take it and run with it, because I saw some people put, like, fake captions under the video to make it look like he was talking about my music or something like that, but in all honesty, it’s like, you know, this is real life. Like, I have real friends and they go through real problems,” Chano explained. He further shared that he felt as if the public “exploited a moment” that was genuine, “I try and be my most real self, you know, and...
