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PinkPantheress Wins BBC’s Sound Of 2022 Poll
PinkPantheress is no longer hiding in plain sight. She’s officially tipped for superstardom. The mysterious singer-songwriter-producer is the winner of BBC Sound Of 2022 poll, an annual honor that identifies the next big thing in popular music. The 20-year-old artist, who still chooses not to reveal her real name due to privacy concerns, was tapped by an independent music industry panel, the latest in what some are predicting will be a string of accolades. Originally from Bath, England, the youngster came to prominence by creating her own beats on Garage Band and dropping retro-tinged demos on TikTok. Millions tuned in, and labels paid attention. She signed with Parlophone Records last April and Elektra Records in June, and landed on Billboard’s 21 Under 21 list in October 2021, the same m...
Kanye West Reportedly Set to Headline Coachella
According to Variety, Kanye West is now reportedly set to headline the 2022 Coachella festival. Billboard and more have reported that sources have noted that Ye will be headling alongside Billie Eilish on Saturday and Sunday night. While additional rumors are pointing towards Swedish House Mafia serving as the festival’s third headliner, filing the third “throwback” slot. Back in January 2020, Coachella organizers Goldenvoice announced Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine as the headliners of the 21st installment of the festival. Following several postponements, Frank Ocean pushed his headlining performance to 2023 and Travis Scott was removed from the bill due to the tragedy that occurred at Astroworld last year. TMZ has also reported that Rage Against the Machine are no...
Flume Teases Collaboration With Gorillaz in New Psychedelic Trailer
Australian producer Flume has shared a new teaser video titled “2022,” hinting at a collaboration with virtual band Gorillaz. The clip starts with a shot of a dense forest. The cinematic backing track is ethereal and full of Flume’s experimental ear-tingling sound textures. As the camera zooms in, the foliage bends apart to reveal a colorful tropical bird chewing on an elastic string. Its feathers ripple outwards in psychedelic waves as viewers are transported into the depths of the bird’s eye. Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn sings “I float beyond the exit, there will be palaces,” as the screen fades to black. Flume’s last album Hi This is Flume was in 2019 in which he broke the boundaries of electronic music in exciting new ways with unexpected collaborations and bold sound design. While he’s dro...
Cobra Kai Creators Really Want to Use Classic AC/DC Song But Can’t Afford It
Even the current No. 1 show on Netflix can’t afford AC/DC! Creators of the popular series Cobra Kai have been hoping to work the legendary rock band’s classic hit “Thunderstuck” into an episode over the course of its four seasons, but the price is too steep. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz revealed that he and the show’s other writers had “Thunderstuck” in mind for a montage in a Season 4 scene in which Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) puts Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) through some grueling Eagle Fang training. And it wasn’t the first time they wanted to feature the iconic 1990 tune. “We had ‘Thunderstruck’ written into the script,” explained Hurwitz. “We’ve written ‘Thunderstruck’ into the script several times over the years, and we’ve never...
New LL Cool J Statue In Queens Plays His Music via Solar Power
Now that it’s 2022, conventional statues just won’t cut it anymore. Case in point: a new statue of LL Cool J that just went up in the rapper’s native Queens, New York comes complete with a solar-powered audio setup that plays his music. The LL statue, which resides in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, was built by Sherwin Banfield, the Queens-raised sculptor who previously memorialized Phife Dawg, Prodigy, Jam Master Jay at the Queens Public Library back in 2019. LL’s bronze bust — decked out with his trademark ’90s bucket hat and chain, naturally — sits upon a gold-colored boombox thats powered by the sun. The side of the statue reads the anonymous quote: “If a task is once begun, never leave until it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or not at all.” Advertisement Related Video ...
The Weeknd Releases New Album Dawn FM: Stream
The Weeknd has dropped his new album, Dawn FM, via XO/Republic Records. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The 16-track LP features the hit single “Take My Breath,” as well as collaborations with Tyler, the Creator (“Here We Go…Again”) and Lil Wayne (“I Heard You’re Married”). Other album contributors include Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, and actor/comedian Jim Carrey, who struck up a friendship with The Weeknd over the pandemic. “Music can heal and that feels more important than another album rollout. Let’s just drop the whole thing and enjoy it with the people,” The Weeknd wrote in a note teasing the album’s imminent release last week. Advertisement Related Video To celebrate the release, The Weeknd will present “103.5 Dawn FM,” a livestream event which will air excl...
Gunna Enlists Drake, Young Thug, Lil Baby and More for ‘DS4EVER’
Gunna has released the latest installment in his Drip Season series, DS4EVER. Clocking in at 50 minutes, the lengthy 19-track record arrives with album art designed by Daniel Arsham and features a star-studded lineup of guest appearances that includue Future and Young Thug on “Pushin,” Young Thug on “Mop,” 21 Savage on “Thought I Was Playing,” Drake on “Pussy Power,” Kodak Black on “How You Did That,” Chlöe Bailey on “You & Me,” Lil Baby on “25K Jacket,” Future on “Too Easy,” G Herbo on “10K That Bitch,” Roddy Ricch on “Miss Me Remix” and more. Prior to the release of DS4EVER Gunna and Freddie Gibbs went head-to-head on Twitter after the former proclaimed that “Freddie Gibbs will the biggest moment of his career” when the album drops. Gibbs laughed it off by responding with a kiss emoj...
The Weeknd Welcomes the Light in New Album ‘Dawn FM’
The Weeknd has officially dropped off his latest studio album, Dawn FM. Clocking in at approximately 50 minutes, the 16-track record features high-profile appearances from Tyler, the Creator on “Here We Go… Again”, Lil Wayne on “I Heard You’re Married”, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never and Jim Carrey on the outro “Phantom Regret.” Prior to the album release, he held a special livestream experience with Amazon Music. “The power of the 103.5 Dawn FM experience is that maximum fulfillment comes when all who hear it are tuned in at the same time,” he shared in a statement. Dawn FM is billed as the followup to After Hours and has been teased by the XO Records head for a while. In May 2021, The Weeknd confirmed that the After Hours era is over and that “the dawn is coming.” He ...
The Evolution of The Weeknd
While it’s only been about two years since the release of The Weeknd’s last album After Hours, it seems that time has passed quickly for the artist. Teasing the artwork of his latest album, Dawn FM, the artist has transformed himself into a much older man, signaling a new evolution. Newly released, the LP bills itself as “a new sonic universe from the mind of The Weeknd” and to match, the artist dons wrinkles, grey hair and a pointedly solemn expression on the album’s cover. A mastermind of reinvention, The Weeknd cultivates a new persona for each of his albums – from the gritty mixtapes that made their way through Toronto’s underground to the arrival of After Hours as the gloomy pop soundtrack that defined 2020. As he ushers in his next era, HYPEBEAST charted the evolution of The Weeknd’s...
Grow Your Own Willie Nelson with the New Chia Pet
Willie Nelson is known for his love of greenery. Now, with the new Chia Pet, he becomes it. Available wherever that one aunt shops for holiday presents, Chia Pet’s latest novelty planter features the Red-Headed Stranger in full bloom. Although only the luscious locks comes with color, the eyes just feel red, with a bleary glint that suggests this Chia Pet is having a great time. The devices is recommended by none other than alt-country icon Margo Price. “Love mine so much!” she wrote on Instagram. “The only thing that would make it better is if it came with cannabis seeds.” Alas, it’s supplied with regular old chia seeds. For a less conventional experience, you may have to check out Willie’s Reserve, where Nelson himself is the chief tester. But if you just want to knock off...
Testament’s Alex Skolnick Forms New Rap Duo Hu$h Money, Condemns Right-Wing Echo Chambers in “B.I.G. L.I.E.”: Stream
Testament guitarist and unlikely political hip-hop prodigy Alex Skolnick has debuted his new rap group, Hu$h Money, and shared the video for the track “B.I.G. L.I.E.” Last year, Skolnick made headlines when he released a pair of politically-charged rap songs, one blasting Donald Trump and another encouraging us to “Wear a F**king Mask.” Now Skolnick has returned as his alter ego Skoly-D and teamed up with co-conspirator Kimmy G, aka Kimmy Gordon, for a full-blown rap project. “B.I.G. L.I.E.,” which also features guest rapper J-Hype, picks up where Skoly-D left off with his previous songs, this time taking on “right-wing echo chambers” and the political lunacy that provoked the Capital insurrection a year ago today (January 6th). The song comes complete with an equally tongue-in-cheek...
Jesse Michaels Addresses Possibility of Operation Ivy Reunion: “I Wouldn’t Object to It”
Operation Ivy is one of the few bands who has thus far resisted reuniting. The Bay Area quartet, made up of singer Jesse Michaels, guitarist Tim Armstrong, bassist Matt Freeman, and drummer Dave Mello, existed for only a brief two-year period between 1987 and 1989, and released only one studio album. But what an album it was: 1989’s Energy successfully bridged two-tone ska and punk rock into what would become the template for modern pop punk, making it one of the most influential albums of its time. After Op Ivy’s demise, Armstrong and Freeman formed Rancid, Michaels explored other interests such as painting, and Mello bought a ranch. In the three decades since then, the closest we’ve gotten to a reunion was a surprise appearance by Michaels at a Rancid show in 2006, during which he joined...
