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The Prodigy Share Preview of First New Music Since Keith Flint’s Death
The Prodigy are officially back in studio. The legendary electronic music group have shared a preview of a new track, the first music they’ve teased since the death of frontman Keith Flint. Flint, who tragically took his own life, was found dead in March 2019 in his Essex home. The remaining members, Liam Howlett and Maxim, seem to be cooking up a signature electro-rock hybrid that has the unmistakable rave energy of a classic Prodigy track. Check out the preview below courtesy of the group’s Instagram. Meanwhile, The Prodigy recently announced a full-length feature documentary in the works, which will be directed by the band’s longtime collaborator Paul Dugdale and dedicated to Flint. “It’s a story of the chaotic and troubled journey of our gang, our band...
DJ Snake, Louis The Child, ZHU, More Nab Summer Residencies in Las Vegas
Zouk Group has unveiled its next batch of talent for the upcoming season at Resorts World Las Vegas. The company first revealed that both Zedd and Tiësto inked multi-year residences at the Strip’s two newest venues, Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub. The lavish venues are now confirmed to feature DJ Snake, Becky G, and Madison Beer as headliners. The new resort is positioned to become the Strip’s premier one-stop shop for entertainment this summer. Zouk Group also revealed that Louis The Child, Cash Cash, R3hab, and Gareth Emery, among other high-profile artists, have nabbed residencies at its two flagship clubs. Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. Zouk Group Starting July 4th, Zouk Group will be hosting their day-to...
DC’s Echostage Returning This Summer With Zedd, David Guetta, Tiësto
Just last week word broke that Washington, D.C. would be lifting capacity restrictions for nightlife venues this summer. Local nightlife staple Echostage wasted no time revealing an all-star lineup for the club’s triumphant return. June is going to be stacked with performances from some of the most popular artists in EDM, appearing at what organizers have dubbed “Echothon.” Kicking things off on June 11th will be Zedd, followed by David Guetta on the 17th and Tiësto on the 18th. D.C. venue Echostage is set to return in June 2021 with Zedd, David Guetta, and Tiësto. Echostage (via Facebook) Just last year it was announced that Insomniac had acquired the beloved club, which opened in 2012 and was the largest nightlife venue in D.C. until 2017. With Pasquale ...
Big Flex: Chevrolet Silverado HD Trucks Gain Multi-Flex Tailgate Option
The still-new-to-Chevrolet Multi-Flex tailgate option, which you may know by its GMC name, MultiPro, is spreading to more Silverado models for 2022. Last year, the MultiPro tailgate was made available on the light-duty Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and rebranded as “Multi-Flex;” now, for 2022, Multi-Flex is available on the Silverado 2500 and 3500 HD models. Unlike on the Silverado 1500, where Multi-Flex is restricted to higher trim levels, the fancy tailgate will be offered on every HD Silverado pickup truck. 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. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help g...
2022 Mercedes-Maybach S680 First Look: Benz’s V-12 Lives!
In case you haven’t noticed, the number of series production V-12 cars on sale is worryingly low. Before today, your options were a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, two Aston Martins, a few Rollers, and a BMW. Pagani makes a V-12, but calling the Huayra a series production car is… generous. Now, Mercedes has very kindly thrown another V-12 into the mix, bolting its big twelve into the Mercedes-Maybach S680 limousine. It’ll be the only way to get a V-12 in your W223-generation Mercedes S-Class. Power is up to 621 hp and torque is rated at a monstrous 738 lb-ft. Even though Maybachs aren’t exactly performance machines, that makes it the most powerful S-Class Mercedes has ever made—on par with the previous generation’s S65 AMG Final Edition. Power is routed through a...
ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus Says Royalties Allowed Him to Write ‘From 9 to 5′
“Being a songwriter myself and knowing what copyright has done for me and the sense of pride I have in owning my rights, I would tell any songwriter, ‘Please don’t do it unless you really, really have to,'” he suggested. Ulvaeus’ compositions extends beyond his work with ABBA: He co-wrote the lyrics for the musicals Mamma Mia!, Chess and Kristina från Duvemåla and co-composed the music for the first two with his fellow ABBA member and songwriting ace Benny Andersson. Ulvaeus and Andersson also worked together on both of the Mamma Mia! films based on ABBA’s pop hits, which the two co-wrote starting in the 1970s. But the competition for songwriters to get paid has only grown “fiercer,” he notes, over...
Nick Jonas on Billboard Music Awards Hosting Gig, Seeing BTS ‘Do Their Thing’ & ‘Feeling Great’ After Injury
That’s a tall order, but Jonas is up to the challenge when he hosts the 2021 Billboard Music Awards for the very first time this weekend. In a new interview with the Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the musician/actor talks about what the BBMAs mean to him, whose performances he’s looking forward to, what surprises he has in store, and how he’s doing following his on-set injury over the weekend. Why the BBMAs are a big deal: “I think the Billboard Awards are special to an artist because it sort of encapsulates your chart achievement, and it’s always an artist’s dream to be on the Hot 100 or the Billboard 200. These are things that you dream about as a kid and you grow up — I did, at least — reading Billboard magazine and loving seeing th...
Yeti Keeps Cool After ‘Masked Singer’ Exit: ‘I Really Appreciate Being Able to Be Felt Rather Than Seen’
The icy beast is a self-proclaimed quadruple threat, and rightfully so, as he was unmasked as Omarion. The multitalented R&B singer-songwriter and actor has his hands full as he gears up for the release of Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street, a documentary produced by LeBron James’ SpringHill Company. For the film, Omarion performs the song “We Will Never Forget” alongside Lalah Hathaway and Kierra Sheard. Billboard caught up with Omarion to discuss his signature dance moves, Corn Pops and how The Masked Singer allowed him to be felt rather than seen. You entered the show as a wild card. How were you recruited? My team got the call and I really didn’t know what to expect as a performer. The process kind of just happened fast. Shoutout to my agent and...
Revisit Nick Jonas’ Best Hosting Moments Before the 2021 Billboard Music Awards
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC. But before Jonas does the honors of hosting the BBMAs for the first time, Billboard rounded up his best hosting gigs from the past below. January 2010: Live! With Regis and Kelly The Jonas Brothers member co-hosted the Jan. 8, 2010-dated episode of Live! With Regis and Kelly. He filled in for Regis Philbin and joined Kelly Ripa in interviewing Zach Braff and Marion Cotillard. The then-17-year-old teen sensation was greeted with screaming fans in the audience, much to Ripa’s surprise. June 2013: Miss USA pageant Although his wife Priyanka Chopra has Miss India and Miss World titles under her belt, and ex-girlfriend Oli...
Angels & Airwaves Share New Single “Euphoria”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T20:57:33+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 4:57pm ET Angels & Airwaves have released “Euphoria”, their first new song of 2021. The bombastic track arrives with an accompanying music video directed by singer Tom DeLonge. Featuring spacy synths, propulsive drums, and thrashing guitar riffs, “Euphoria” finds DeLonge telling the story of a destructive relationship. “Pretty girl, are you home it’s right,” he sings. “Get on your knees, we’re going to play tonight/ You like to hunt, with a deathly touch/ I can die here now, by euphoria.” DeLong explained the song’s meaning in a press statement. He said, “In a music world that seems to be absent guitars, angst, and emotional authenticity...
Tegan and Sara, Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard to Play Bachelor’s Doomin’ Sun Fest
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T21:08:45+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 5:08pm ET Later this month, Jay Som (Melina Duterte) and Palehound’s Ellen Kempner will release their debut album together as Bachelor. It’s too risky to celebrate Doomin’ Sun’s release by playing a concert for fans right now during the pandemic, so the duo have organized the next best thing: a star-studded livestream music festival. Say hello to Doomin’ Sun Fest, a free event on June 10th featuring Tegan and Sara, Courtney Barnett, Ben Gibbard, and dozens of other artists. Doomin’ Sun Fest is billed as both a massive livestream festival and a telethon to benefit Seeding Sovereignty, an Indigenous-led collective that disrupts colonized spaces thr...
Batgirl Movie Suiting Up at HBO Max with Bad Boys for Life Directors
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T22:15:30+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 6:15pm ET While Batwoman continues to fight amongst The CW’s Arrowverse heroes, it looks like another member of the Bat-family is suiting up for HBO Max. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the long-in-development Batgirl film has found its directors in Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Batgirl first began as the project of Joss Whedon in 2017, but the writer/director departed a year later after being unable to satisfactorily crack the story. Warner Bros. then brought on seasoned DC Extended Universe writer Christina Hodson (Birds of Prey, the upcoming The Flash) to figure out th...
