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Faith No More Announce Brief Run of 2021 US Headlining Shows
Faith No More have booked a brief run of US headlining shows around two previously announced high-profile 2021 festival appearances. Fucked Up will provide support at the newly announced gigs. As reported recently, Faith No More will perform at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18th and Slipknot’s Knotfest Iowa on September 25th. Since the band will already be geared up and ready to go, they’ve added headlining shows in Maryland Heights, Missouri, on September 16th; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 21st; and Newport, Kentucky on September 22nd. In addition, Faith No More will share a bill in October with System of a Down, Korn, Helmet, and Russian Circles at a pair of Los Angeles shows that have twice been rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Related Video “We’re excited to be a...
Shannon and the Clams Share Origins of New Single “Year of the Spider”: Stream
Our new music feature Origins provides artists the outlet to share unique insights into their latest track. Today, Shannon and the Clams read the signs of “Year of the Spider”. Shannon and the Clams are set to follow-up 2018’s Onion on August 20th with their sixth full-length, Year of the Spider. After dropping the lead single, “Midnight Wine”, last month, the Bay Area garage rockabilly quartet are today previewing the effort with the title track. “Year of the Spider” puts a ’70s doo-wop spin on some troubling experiences lead singer Shannon Shaw went through over the last two years. As Shaw tells Consequence, “‘Year of the Spider’ is essentially the summation of my 2019 and 2020. I was being stalked by a peeping tom for months and months all while my dad was going through radiat...
Angels & Airwaves Announce First Album in Seven Years Lifeforms, Share “Restless Souls”: Stream
Angels & Airwaves have announced a new album called Lifeforms. It’s their first studio LP in seven years (!) and it’s due out September 24th. To celebrate, they’ve shared a new song from the record called “Restless Souls”, which you can stream below. Lifeforms spans 10 tracks in total and includes the previously released single “Euphoria”. The alt-rock group broke the news today by partnering with Sent into Space, which launched a renewable hydrogen capsule into space that played the entire album out loud, displayed the LP information, and detailed their upcoming world tour. It probably felt like the latest dream come true for Tom DeLonge considering he went from singing about aliens in Blink-182 to proving UFOs exist with the Pentagon and partnering his To the Stars Academy with ...
2022 Subaru Forester Gets Sharper Styling, Likely Wilderness Trim
It’s been just over three years since Subaru rolled out its current Forester SUV, and the auto industry’s update cycle dictates a new or revised model should arrive soon. Right on schedule, what we believe will be the U.S. market’s 2022 Subaru Forester has broken cover in Subaru’s home market of Japan. See all 12 photos Fresh Digs As you can see from the embedded photos, the updated Forester receives a mild yet noticeable mid-cycle styling update. The headlights are squared up, with more angular LED running lamps, and the grille appears larger than before. Other than some minor changes to the taillight internals (reflector elements that match the headlights’ new shapes), the 2022 Forester’s rear end is untouched. New wheel designs and fresh detailing on ...
Lil Baby & Lil Durk Chart 16 Songs on Hot 100 From ‘The Voice of the Heroes’
Of the new release’s 18 songs, 16 land on the Billboard Hot 100, led by “Hats Off,” with Travis Scott, at No. 16. Here’s a rundown (all are debuts except where noted; Lil Baby and Lil Durk are co-billed on each track): Rank, TitleNo. 16, “Hats Off,” with Travis ScottNo. 21, “Voice of the Heroes” (up from No. 81; new peak)No. 31, “2040”No. 34, “How It Feels”No. 43, “Still Runnin,” with Meek MillNo. 46, “Who I Want”No. 56, “Still Hood”No. 58, “Okay”No. 60, “Man of My Word”No. 67, “Medical”No. 68, “Rich Off Pain,” with Rod WaveNo. 70, “Lying”No. 73, “That’s Facts”No. 79, “Please”No. 80, “Up t...
Camilo & Karol G Lead 2021 Premios Juventud Nominations: Full List
“We made history as the first live music awards show during the pandemic and now, we are excited to bring back a live audience to our show that will feature Latin music’s hottest stars, emerging artists, and honor remarkable individuals making their mark in the community and around the globe,” said Ignacio Meyer, SVP of Music, Nonfiction and Development at Univision, in a statement. This year, Premios Juventud added 14 new categories, including best regional Mexican collaboration, viral track of the year, girl power (best all-female collab), social dance challenge, and helping the fans, to name a few. Alejandra Espinoza has been confirmed as one of this year’s main hosts, as well as Borja Voces (backstage host) and Gabriel Coronel, Jomari Goyso, Roberto Hernández, Clarissa Molina and Fátim...
Maisie Peters Signs to Ed Sheeran’s Gingerbread Man Records, Preps ‘Psycho’ Single
Peters has drawn praise from Taylor Swift and Sam Smith, among others, and her album is full of songs that display her knack for “transforming everyday experiences in to vividly written diary-style songs,” according to the release. The collection is described as Maisie’s “coming of age story and a love letter to girlhood; penned with the wit, charm and quiet confidence that has seen her ascend from busking on the streets of Brighton, to recently making her U.S. TV debut on The Late Late Show With James Corden.” The sharp, observant ballad “John Hughes Movie,” was released as the first taste of You Signed Up in February, racking up more than 11.5 million streams to date. According to the release, Peters has been honing her songwriting for three...
2 Men From Louisiana Hip-Hop Group Suspects In Shooting Death Of Rival Rapper
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Yuri_Arcurs / Getty Two men who are members of a Louisiana Hip-Hop group have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a rival rapper. Michael Brock, 19, was shot and killed after answering the door while attempting to stay low after receiving death threats on social media from the other crew. According to a report from local news outlet Fox 8 Live, Brock, a member of the Three-13 Hip-Hop crew, was hiding out at the home of an acquaintance in the Sunset Acres Housing Complex in Bogalusa, La. Police say that Tauj Chardez Taplin, 19, of Kentwood, was the shooter who gunned down Brock after he answered the door of the residence and Tyvon White, 19, of McComb, Miss. was the getaway driver. Taplin and White are members of The Fours, with police add...
Is Nike Working With Billie Eilish On A New Sneaker?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dave J Hogan / Getty Nike and Jordan have a successful history of collaborating with music artists on limited edition drops with names like Travis Scott, J. Balvin, and Kanye West having churned out some classic grails, but is Billie Eilish next in line to drop a new hype sneaker with the Swoosh brand? Though there hasn’t been any confirmation from either Nike, Jordan nor Billie herself, yesterday a picture of their supposed collaboration began to make the rounds on social media which showed Billie’s name alongside Nike and the Jumpman logo on some sort of packaging paper. While it’s been rumored that Billie would be working on something with Nike for a minute, nothing was officially announced as the sneaker aficionado has been doing her thing in the...
Darnella Frazier Given Honorary Pulitzer For Her George Floyd Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: EMMANUEL DUNAND / Getty Darnella Frazier, the Minneapolis teenager who stopped to record the tragic last minute of George Floyd’s life, was awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize this past Friday (June 11th). The video was the spark behind a global activist movement denouncing police brutality and systemic racism, and it would be used as evidence in the trial of Derek Chauvin, Floyd’s killer. Frazier was given a “special citation” by the committee, who in the announcement cited her video as an example of “the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quests for truth and justice.” Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at the Poynter Institute and a former Pulitzer juror wrote a column that the teenager should receive the award for her recording. “There she was, at 1...
Little Simz Shares New Single “Rollin Stone”: Stream
Little Simz has dropped “Rollin Stone”, the latest single off her upcoming fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. “I was in Sao Paolo/ Eatin’ palm heart/ And I couldn’t believe my surroundings/ Sugar on the ends/ And me listenin’ to Heddy/ Gettin’ gassed in the mountains,” the British Nigerian rapper spits on the mile-a-minute opening verse. Later, she raps, “Mummy handled business/ Papa was a rollin stone/ I’m a mix a both there ain’t no bitch boy in my bones.” Take a listen below. Produced by Jakob, “Rollin Stone” is the third pre-release single from the LP, which is the British-Nigerian star’s follow-up to 2019’s Grey Area and is slated for release September 3rd via Age 101. Related Video Just last month, the rapper reunited with Cleo Soul to drop the forthcoming album’s second si...
Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese air force
Twenty-eight Chinese air force aircraft, including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers, entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Tuesday, the island’s government said, the largest reported incursion to date. While there was no immediate comment from Beijing, the news comes after the Group of Seven leaders issued a joint statement on Sunday scolding China for a series of issues and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, comments China condemned as “slander”. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the last few months of repeated missions by China’s air force near the self-ruled island, concentrated in the southwestern part of its air defence zone near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands. The latest Chinese mission involved 14 J-16 ...