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Amazon Backs Up The Brink’s Truck, Purchases MGM For A Whopping $8.45 Billion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Amazon Prime Video just got a big boost. Wednesday (May 26), Amazon backed up the Brink’s truck and dropped an $8.5 billion bag for the iconic Hollywood studio company that is the home of James Bond and Rocky. The deal is the largest since Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of the grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. The deal will give Amazon Prime Video a boost with new programming created from MGM properties while strengthening Amazon Studios’ original productions. So what can we expect as viewers? Well, possibly spinoffs, reboots, and sequels, being that Amazon revealed it would be digging into MGM’s film and TV franchises. “The real financial value behind this deal is the treasure trove of IP in the deep catalog that we plan to reima...
Eric Prydz Announces Los Angeles Show in August 2021
As the stateside live music scene picks up the pieces of a lost year, Eric Prydz seems to be returning as hungry as ever. The iconic DJ and progressive house producer took to Twitter today to announce an upcoming concert in Los Angeles, which he said is planned for August. The tweet arrives less than two weeks after Prydz shared the news of his impending New York City takeover, a four-date Brooklyn warehouse run split between two weekends in November and December, respectively. No word yet on what kind of staging Prydz—who is renowned for his intricate live production—will be bringing to the West Coast. Fans can read the tea leaves of the recent news that his team is planning to bring his immersive “Holosphere” setup to the U.S. after signing with CAA. However, itR...
The Prodigy’s Maxim Teams Up With Artist Dan Pearce for New Mixed Media Project
The Prodigy‘s momentum has never slowed down, even after the tragic passing of Keith Flint in 2019. The group have continued to work on new music and even have a documentary in the works. Now, frontman Maxim has collaborated with esteemed artist Dan Pearce for a new mixed media art project. “Hope” combines sculptures, a short film, an exhibition, and a special EP release from Maxim. The project launched with a VIP viewing at London’s 99 Projects Gallery and Event Space on May 19th and will be displayed until June 7th. The name of Pearce and Maxim’s project was inspired by the hope that carried many through the COVID-19 pandemic and the social isolation of its ensuing lockdown measures. “Hope” arrived just as the world gradually b...
MØ Returns with New Song “Live to Survive”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-27T19:11:43+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 3:11pm ET MØ is back with “Live to Survive”, her first new song in three years. It was written during the COVID-19 lockdown with Caroline Ailin and Sly and produced by SG Lewis. Watch the accompanying music video below. The synth-driven track finds the Danish singer finding the motivation to recover from heartbreak with lyrics like, “You thought you were out of my league/ I’m out of your league, I’m out of your league/ Watch me, I’m back on my feet.” In a statement, MØ explained “Live to Survive” is about “pulling yourself back up after the crash of a toxic relationship to someone or something.” She added, “It’s a reminder that life is a constant...
In Rugrats Reboot, Phil and Lil’s Mom Betty Will Be a Lesbian
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-27T21:11:27+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 5:11pm ET The Rugrats revival coming to Paramount+ is drawn in 3-D, but that isn’t the only way it’s being brought into the 21st century. As The A.V. Club first reported, Phil and Lil’s mom Betty has been reimagined as a single mom who happens to be a lesbian. She’s voiced by Natalie Morales, star of Abby’s and known for recurring parts in Parks and Recreation and Dead to Me. Originally, Betty had a dull husband named Howard, but in retrospect, it’s easy to view her as queer-coded: a former professional wrestler, she wore her hair short and her sweaters with a prominent ‘female’ symbol. As Morales put it, “...
Looks Like Electric Ford Bronco, Explorer, Ranger, Lincoln Aviator Coming
The electric vehicles launching between now and 2030 will be built on two new dedicated electric vehicle platforms. For context, every vehicle Ford makes today comes from one of five architectures. Ford expects 40 percent of its vehicles sold globally by 2030 will be battery-electric, so a single EV platform is not enough to handle it all, Ford CEO Jim Farley said. Two New Dedicated EV Platforms for Ford One of the architectures is a rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive platform for mid-size “lifestyle” and commercial vehicles, Hau Thai-Tang, chief product platform and operations officer, said. This is the one that would handle two- and three-row SUVs, including a fully electric Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, which the company confirmed today. It would also underpin vehicles like...
Military Discount for the MotorTrend App!
This Memorial Day, MotorTrend wants to say thank you to the proud service members of the United States Military by offering a 40 percent discount on a one-year subscription to the MotorTrend App. In partnership with ID.me, any active service member, veteran, or dependent can enjoy MotorTrend’s first military discount when they sign up with a new account. With 8,000+ episodes of car shows to choose from—including MotorTrend App exclusives like Roadkill, Faster With Finnegan, Top Gear America, Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew, and so much more—we have something for every kind of car enthusiast on the planet. Don’t like cars that much? How about humor, camaraderie, touching anecdotes, history, and adults acting like children simply because it’s fun to watch? Great! Because...
G Herbo & Taina Williams Share Photo of First Child Together
Congratulations are in order for G Herbo and Taina Williams, who announced on Thursday (May 27) that they welcomed their first child together. The 25-year-old rapper shared a touching black-and-white photo of his baby boy’s fist resting gently on his bare chest, posting a set of black and white heart emojis on his socials. G Herbo welcomed his first son, Yosohn Wright, with his former partner Ariana Fletcher in 2018. He has yet to reveal the name of his newborn. Lil Durk, Lil Tjay, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Trae Tha Truth and more congratulated the Chicago rapper on the latest addition to his family on Instagram. 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 B...
Karol G Taps Camilo & Danny Felix For Debut NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert’: Watch
She then called in Regional Mexican newcomer Danny Felix to perform “200 Copas” off of her latest album KG0516. Felix is a composer and guitarist on the track. “I’m grateful for Danny who made these incredible guitars,” Karol noted. To close off her intimate performance, Karol invited Camilo to perform their collaboration, “Contigo Voy a Muerte,” live for the first time. “He’s more than a friend, he’s family,” she said, explaining that both artists have similar career stories and that recording the song with him was magical and an honor. “I’ve always dreamt of being here,” Camilo added after their performance. “You are a pride for our country. I love you.” Watch Karol G’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates On...
Viral Teen Punks The Linda Lindas Sign to Epitaph Records: ‘Now It Feels We Can Actually Make a Difference’
The band formed in 2018 and first played together when former Dum Dum Girls singer Kristin Kontrol invited them to play some covers for a Girlschool LA showcase, after which they formed the band and began playing DIY gigs around their hometown, opening for punk legend Alice Bag and reunited riot grrrl band Bikini Kill in 2019 at the Hollywood Palladium. The quartet self-released their self-titled debut EP in December 2020 and had a cameo in Amy Poehler’s early 2021 coming-of-age comedy Moxie! Their May 4 40-minute set and interview at the Cypress Branch of the L.A. Public Library included “Racist, Sexist Boy,” as well original songs “Claudia Kishi” (for the 2020 Netflix short doc about the Japanese-American character from The Baby-Sitters Club), a tr...
2022 Oscar Telecast Has Been Pushed Back: Here’s the New Date
The eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the standard Dec. 31 deadline: A feature film must have a qualifying release date between March 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021. As a result, this coming year will have 10-month eligibility period, while this past year had a 14-month eligibility period. Because the pandemic is still impacting theater attendance, eligibility requirements for the 94th Academy Awards will be consistent with the addendums made for the 93rd Awards season. Those can be found here. Complete 94th Awards rules and specialty category submission deadlines will be announced in June. Following this year, the Academy intends to expand the qualifying requirements for the 95th Awards. The 94th Oscars will be held at to the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & H...
Dee Snider Announces New Album Leave a Scar, Shares Video for “I Gotta Rock (Again)”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-27T15:25:33+00:00“>May 27, 2021 | 11:25am ET Legendary Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has announced his fifth studio album, Leave a Scar, arriving July 30th. He has also unveiled the video for the inspiring lead single, “I Gotta Rock (Again)”. In 1984, Snider and Twisted Sister proudly declared “I Wanna Rock” in one of their best known songs. Nearly 40 years later, the message hasn’t changed, but there’s a bit more urgency to it. For Snider, it’s no longer a want but a need. “‘I Gotta Rock (Again)’ is the starting gun for this album and the driving motivation behind me returning to the studio to record Leave a Scar,” Snider said in a press release. “At the end of 2019, I had ...
