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Rise Against Announce 2022 North American Tour
Next year will be a big one for Rise Against, as the Chicago band will take their “Nowhere Generation” tour on the road again, announcing a new run of North American shows. Pennywise and Rotting Out will support the newly announced dates. The group had already booked some Canadian shows for early April, and now they’ll stay on the road for additional North American dates through the end of the month. They’ll follow that outing with a European run in June. Tickets are available starting Wednesday, December 15th via Ticketmaster. Rise Against are touring in support of their blockbuster 2021 studio album, Nowhere Generation, out via Loma Vista Recordings. The album’s title track earned spots on a plethora of charts this year, including Billboard’s Year-End Charts for radio airplay, coming in ...
St. Vincent Shares “Pay Your Way in Pain (IDLES Remix)”: Stream
St. Vincent is back with a fresh take on “Pay Your Way in Pain.” Today, Annie Clark has shared a remix of the Daddy’s Home single, created by UK post-punk band IDLES. St. Vincent released Daddy’s Home, her sixth album, in May, and shared “Pay Your Way in Pain” as its first single. With glitchy synths and the artist’s typical slinky rhythm, the song introduced the record’s retro aesthetic with a certain charismatic darkness. In a statement for the remix, IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen said this juxtaposition is what he latched onto. “What I really enjoy about the Daddy’s Home album is using this camp energy in a really violent way,” he said. “This embracing of the nostalgic even the kitsch but using it to make progressive futuristic music. It reminded me a lot of the energy of early house ...
Stage Diver Floods Entire Venue After Kicking Pipe at Hardcore Show: Watch
Fans hoping to catch the very cool hardcore bill at the Middle East club Tuesday night (December 7th) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were instead treated to a surprise shower. A concertgoer apparently front-flipped off the stage and ruptured a sprinkler pipe on the ceiling, flooding the venue before headliners Show Me the Body even had the chance to play. As New England Sounds reports, the incident happened as Richmond, Virginia’s Candy were performing in the club’s downstairs room. Footage shows water gushing from the pipe, as the band continues to play. At first, it didn’t seem to faze the crowd, as a number of moshers can be seen reveling in the pouring water. Eventually, the fire department was called as it became clear that the venue was flooding. According to a Reddit thread about the ...
Summer of Soul Soundtrack to Feature B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Nina Simone, and More
Legacy Recordings has announced the companion soundtrack to Questlove’s acclaimed documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), due out January 28th, 2022. The 17-track collection is set to feature live recordings of classic songs by the likes of B.B. King (“Why I Sing the Blues”), The Staple Singers (“It’s Been a Change”), Gladys Knight & the Pips (“I Heard It Through the Grapevine”), Sly & the Family Stone (“Everyday People”), and more. The documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 is currently available to stream on Hulu. All of the songs were curated by Questlove, who made his filmmaking debut with the documentary. “It goes beyond saying that you can’t have a monster music journey on film without an equally awesome soundtrack,” he sa...
Cancel All Music, Somebody Turned COVID-19’s Genetic Sequence into Song NFTs
We tried out this whole ‘music’ thing for a couple of millennia, and while it had a good run, it’s now clear that humans just can’t be trusted with melody and rhythm. As first and final proof, look no further than the new ViroMusic project, which used computers to transform the genetic sequence of the COVID-19 virus into songs — and then turned those songs into NFTs. Because if there was one thing this human-killing virus needed, it was a way to kill the environment, too. ViroMusic used a process called DNA Sonification. A software program hunted through COVID-19’s genetic code, looking for stretches of the RNA that could be translated to music. Afterwards, an algorithm converted that RNA into musical notes. But the results didn’t sound exactly like songs, and so ViroMusic brought in ringe...
Latin Artist on the Rise: How Micro TDH Took His Music From the Andes to the World
Venezuelan singer-songwriter and rapper Micro TDH presents today (Dec. 9) his sophomore studio album called Nueve. The 14-track set, which comes four years after Inefable, is his debut album under Warner Music Latina. “It has music for all kinds of people, for all kinds of tastes,” Micro tells Billboard. “An album made with a lot of sweat, a lot of effort, and a lot of blood.” But most importantly, he says, the set “contemplates all the facets of Micro TDH and preserves the essence of the beginning and also my sound today.” Explore Explore Micro TDH See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Dec. 9 release date is appropriate, as Micro, who has studied numerology for many years, says the number nine is representative to his career and ideology. “You begin to ...
Wiz Khalifa Talks Recapturing ‘Kush & Orange Juice’ Vibes for New Project, Reflects on Astroworld Ahead of Rolling Loud California
More than a decade after the release of his fan-favorite 2010 mixtape Kush & Orange Juice, Wiz Khalifa tells Billboard News he’s recapturing those same vibes on his brand-new project Wiz Got Wings, out Friday. Khalifa sat down with Billboard News‘ Jordyn Rolling for the new video interview (above) and explained why he thinks Kush hit so hard with his fans. “I had done close to 10 mixtapes before I actually came out with Kush & Orange Juice,” Wiz says. “But I think that was just paving the way for people to see what my actual potential was. And by the time Kush & Orange Juice came, I really found my lane, I found my style. It was just more like a feeling that caught everybody off-guard. Now that they know it, we made something that you can return that feeling to,” Khalifa says o...
Holly Humberstone Wins Brit Awards’ Rising Star Award
Holly Humberstone is the winner of the Brit Awards’ rising star award supported by BBC Radio 1. The alt pop artist was also tapped this week as an opening act on the North American leg of Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming debut concert outing The Sour Tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Humberstone, who will turn 22 on Dec. 17, is the first performer to be confirmed for the Brit Awards, which are set for Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the O2 arena in London. The news of her award was revealed Thursday (Dec. 9) by Clara Amfo on her BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show. The other nominees were Bree Runway and Lola Young. In a statement, Humberstone said: “I remember watching the Brits with my parents each year and being totally awestruck by the artists coming together in what felt like another universe....
Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift & More: What’s Your Favorite Song of 2021? Vote!
The Billboard staff had a hard enough time choosing our 100 favorite songs of 2021, but now we want to know: What one track was your personal song of the year? Silk Sonic topped our 100-deep list with their silky-smooth ’70s-R&B-revival jam “Leave the Door Open,” which also crowned the Billboard Hot 100 back in April, and Olivia Rodrigo isn’t far behind with “Good 4 U” at No. 2 — plus her other Hot 100 chart-topper, “Drivers License,” is at No. 11 as well. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Some other highlights from our list: Dua Lipa’s year-end Hot 100 No. 1 song “Levitating,” Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow’s chart-topping team-up “Industry Baby,” and Taylor’s Swift’s extra-long rendition of “All Too Well” from Red (Taylor’s Version). You might...
BTS Turn A TV Studio Into A Disco Club Performing ‘Butter’ On The Late Late Show
At this point, the BTS song “Butter” is already a bit of an institution. Despite only dropping in May, it’s reached multi-platinum status in addition to hitting No. 1 in several countries (including the United States) and gaining a remix featuring none other than Megan Thee Stallion. There are a lot of factors at play motivating that kind of success, but one of the main ones is that, simply, BTS are so incredibly popular globally that it’s a bit hard to fathom. Perhaps that’s why all seven members will, at the end of 2021, take a much-deserved hiatus. It’s hard to say how long it’ll last — earlier this week, the group’s music company Big Hit called it an “extended period of rest” in a statement — but however long it is, it’s...
DJ Obi – Chow Chow ft D’banj & Kayswitch
DJ Obi has a new song “Chow Chow” featuring D’banj and Kayswitch out now. Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Obi remixes the popular theme song for “Money Heist” and he calls his own “Chow Chow“. He features entertainer and entrepreneur D’banj and singer Kayswitch. The two featured artistes bring in so much energy on the upbeat instrumental, this would make a good addition to your playlist. Listen, enjoy DJ Obi – “Chow Chow” ft D’banj & Kayswitch below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/DJ_Obi_-_Chow_Chow_ft_Dbanj_Kayswitch_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. ...
BTS Perform “Butter” to Celebrate the 1,000th Episode of Corden: Watch
Last night, The Late Late Show with James Corden celebrated its 1,000th episode, of which approximately 999 featured BTS (ok, that’s a slight exaggeration, though Corden undoubtedly wishes it were true). To honor the occasion, the Bangtan Boys returned once again to perform a rendition of their record-breaking hit, “Butter.” BTS sang the song live with a backing track, and if you’ve been following these performances closely, you’ll be able to hear a marked improvement in their English accents from just a few months ago. After a two-year marathon, the world’s most famous septet are getting close to a well-deserved “extended period of rest,” and this iteration of “Butter” was much looser than usual — a bit breathier at times, with slightly more ad-libbing on the mic, and a goofy dance ...
