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YG To Embark on U.S. Tour in Early 2023 for New LP ‘I Got Issues’
A month after the release of his sixth studio album I Got Issues, YG has announced that he’ll be heading on tour early next year. The Compton rapper will be embarking on The Red Cup Tour, a 17-stop nationwide run produced by Live Nation, in January 2023. I Got Issues followed last year’s My Life 4Hunnid, delivering collaborations between YG and Roddy Ricch, Post Malone, H.E.R., J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo, among others. Standouts from the LP included the Nas-assisted “No Weapons” and an unexpected duo with Cuco called “I Dance.” Kicking off on January 20 at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium, fans will be able to see YG perform his latest project live. Following the Denver stop, he’ll perform shows in Salt Lake City and Garden City, then heading to major cities along the West Coast for the reaminer...
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Announce 2023 Tour Dates, Share “I Killed Captain Cook”: Stream
Unknown Mortal Orchestra return today with the new single “I Killed Captain Cook” and its accompanying music video. Additionally, the psych-rock project led by Ruban Nielson has unveiled North American and UK tour dates for 2023, their first outing in four years. When he was a child, Nielson’s mother would tell him the story of Captain James Cook, the English explorer known for colonizing Polynesia and attempting to kidnap Hawaiian chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu before ultimately meeting his demise in Hawaii. The aptly-titled “I Killed Captain Cook” is told from the perspective of the Hawaiian who rightfully killed Cook in defense of their homeland: “One of the many lies that they told/ Was that they were divine and fair/ With Cook’s blood on my hand/ The spell was broken there,” goes the final v...
Nita Strauss Unleashes New Song “The Wolf You Feed” Featuring Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz: Stream
Guitarist Nita Strauss has unveiled the new single “The Wolf You Feed” featuring Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz, along with an accompanying music video. Strauss and White-Gluz make for a mighty duo on the hard-hitting track. Strauss lays down dynamic riffs and the masterful shredding she became known for as the lead guitarist in Alice Cooper’s touring band. Meanwhile, White-Gluz wields her imitable harsh-clean vocal style, which will be immediately recognizable to fans of her work in Arch Enemy. The track follows Strauss’ 2021 rock hit “Dead Inside,” which featured Disturbed’s David Draiman. It would seem Strauss is set on tapping A-list vocalists for her as-yet-unannounced second solo album, with “The Wolf You Feed” fulfilling the guitarist’s longtime desire to collaborate with Aliss...
When We Were Young Festival Makes Nostalgic Debut with Paramore, My Chemical Romance and More: Photo Gallery
After an unfortunately-canceled first day, When We Were Young’s inaugural festival finally kicked off this past Sunday (October 23rd) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Featuring a much-lauded, all-star lineup of emo, pop-punk, and indie rock, the festival overcame high expectations and extreme weather to deliver a day’s worth of nostalgic, angsty fun. Check out photos of the day below, featuring shots of Jimmy Eat World, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, and more. From its announcement, When We Were Young was both hotly anticipated and heavily scrutinized. Skeptics pointed towards the relatively large size of the lineup for a single-day festival, predicting artist cancelations, general chaos, and conditions akin to Fyre Festival. While it might have seemed like the detractors wer...
Paramore and Blink-182 To Headline New Atlantic City Beach Festival
Paramore and Blink-182 will headline the first-ever Adjacent Music Festival, an all-new two-day event that will take place on New Jersey’s Atlantic City Beach during Memorial Day weekend of next year. The festival will host three stages and performances from more than 40 artists, in the foreground of Atlantic City’s famed boardwalk. The lineup includes sets from New Jersey-bred artists Bleachers and Thursday, along with additional shows from Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, Phantom Planet, PUP, Motion City Soundtrack, Mannequin Pussy, Jeff Rosenstock, Coheed and Cambria, Jimmy Eat World, Idles, the Linda Lindas, Wheatus and more. Early Bird Passes will go on sale this Thursday, October 27, at 10 a.m. ET on the festival’s website. Two-Day GA passes will initially be available for $249 USD, an...
NBA YoungBoy Signs New Deal With Motown Records
After fulfilling his contractual obligations with Atlantic Records over the summer, NBA YoungBoy has found a new label. The Baton Rouge rapper has signed a deal with Motown, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. In the past, YoungBoy was notably critical of Atlantic, using social media to caution other artists against signing with them. He allegedly wrapped up his contract with them following the release of August’s 30-track The Last Slimeto. YoungBoy was already familiar with Motown, which houses his Never Broke Again imprint, representing up-and-coming rappers such as Quando Rondo and NoCap. While the exact details of the rapper’s solo deal with Motown weren’t revealed, Variety reported that sources said that his “signing was highly competitive.” The deal officially goes into effect in ...
Taylor Swift Hints at ‘Midnights’ Tour: ‘I Think I Should Do It’
Midnights is already a hit. Spotify has told us, charts compilers on both side of the Atlantic have confirmed it, Swifties spread it on social media. Will Swift present the album to fans in venues around the globe? Don’t bet against it. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Swift stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night (Oct. 24) for a chat, and some hints at concerts to come. When Fallon asked if a tour was on her mind, her first in four years, Swift responded. “I think I should do it.” With a little more prompting, “I should do it.” And a nudge on when it might happen, “When it’s time, we’ll do it.” Though she gave the late-night host nothing definitive, Swift admits she has a hankering for the live experience. “I ...
Taylor Swift Is Blazing to a U.K. Chart Double
Midnights is on the brink of earning Taylor Swift a rare U.K. chart double. Swift’s 10th studio album dropped last Friday (Oct. 21) and immediately caught fire on streaming platforms, smashing Spotify’s global 24-hour record. There’s a lot of love for Midnights (via EMI) in the U.K., with the album pushing past 140,000 combined sales in just three days, good enough for the best opening-week result for any title this year. Midnights should dominate the singles chart, too. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Swift is on the brink of a 1-2-3. Currently, Midnights track “Anti-Hero” leads the chart blast, ahead of “Lavender Blaze” and “Snow on the Beach,” respectively. Sw...
Rita Ora & Taika Waititi Set to Co-Host 2022 MTV EMAs
Rita Ora and writer, director, and actor Taika Waititi will host the 2022 MTV EMAs, which are set to broadcast live from Düsseldorf, Germany on Sunday, Nov. 13. Harry Styles is this year’s top nominee. Ora previously hosted the EMAs in 2017. Ora reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 as a featured artist on Iggy Azalea’s “Black Widow.” Waititi won both an Oscar and a Grammy for his work on the 2020 film Jojo Rabbit. His Oscar was for best adapted screenplay; his Grammy, for best compilation soundtrack for visual media. “I’m thrilled to be back hosting, and sharing the stage with Taika makes it all the more special,” Ora said in a statement. “We’ve got it all at this year’s EMAs, fun surprises, fantastic fashion, comedy, and above all amazing music!” “...
Adidas Ends Partnership With Kanye West Over Antisemitic Remarks
Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the latest company to cut ties with Ye and a decision that the German sportwear company said would hit its bottom line. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.” The company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act. It said at the beginning of the month that it was placing its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper under review. Adidas said Tuesday that i...
When We Were Young: The Festival That Almost Wasn’t
After an eleventh-hour cancellation on Saturday, October 22nd for high winds just moments before the gates were set to open, the debut edition of the When We Were Young festival blasted off Sunday, October 23rd, welcoming 60,000 emo and punk fans with a stacked lineup of 65 acts. The black-clad masses poured inside the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, previously home to hip-hop fest Day N Vegas, around 10:00 a.m., while winds continued to gust and the temperatures dropped well below forecast. Located at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, a prime spot in the corridor between the Strip and Downtown, the famed Bonanza Gift Shop served as the backdrop of the dual Pink and Black stages, which switched off headlining acts until a stunning closing set by My Chemical Romance. Advertis...
Iron Maiden Bring the “Beast” to Newark, New Jersey: Recap, Photos + Video
Iron Maiden are set to wrap up their extensive “Legacy of the Beast World Tour,” with the latest North American leg having kicked off last month in El Paso, Texas. The ongoing run made a stop in Newark, New Jersey, at a packed Prudential Center on Friday (October 21st), featuring support from Within Temptation. The worldwide outing, which began in 2018, comes to an end at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on October 27th, with tickets available here for the last couple shows. Iron Maiden are on the road in support of their 17th studio album, Senjutsu, and the UK heavy metal legends made sure to bring a few new tunes to Jersey, kicking off their 15-song set with the album’s title track, while also showcasing “Stratego” and “The Writing on the Wall.” Fans pumped their fists in the air as the b...
