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Johnny Depp Investigates The Notorious B.I.G.’s Death in New Trailer for City of Lies: Watch
Three years ago, City of Lies was one month away from hitting theaters before it was pulled by its distributor due to Johnny Depp’s less-than-flattering public image at the time. Now, the crime drama is finally scheduled to hit select theaters and VOD on March 19th, and a newly revealed trailer is streaming below. In case you forgot — which, considering how much time has passed since the first trailer came out in 2018, would be understandable — City of Lies is based on the true story of The Notorious B.I.G.’s death in 1997. Directed by Brad Furman, the movie follows a retired LAPD detective named Russell Poole (Depp) and a journalist (Forest Whitaker) as they try to uncover the identities of those responsible for the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Allegedly a handful of co...
Winston Marshall to Take Leave of Absence from Mumford and Sons Following Andy Ngo Tweet
Mumford and Sons banjo player Winston Marshall is taking a leave of absence from the band amidst outcry over his recent social media post praising right-wing agitator Andy Ngo. In a tweet posted this past weekend, Marshall called Ngo a “brave man” and congratulated him on publishing a book about Antifa’s “radical plan to destroy democracy.” “Finally had the time to read your important book,” Marshall wrote. Now, though, Marshall has issued a public apology and announced his intention to take time away from Mumford and Sons “to examine my blindspots.” “Over the past few days I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed. I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for the I am truly sorry,” Ma...
One-Man Band Surprises With The Fray Cover on ‘The Voice’: Watch
It wasn’t a perfect performance, but Clarkson was more than happy with her pickup. None of the coaches realized it was just one dude, doing it all. “We don’t have anyone like you on The Voice,” Nick Jonas noted. “I always enjoy getting fellow Texans on my team,” Clarkson enthused. It’s a good thing Kelly chose Casper, because she was his “first choice,” he responded. The feeling is mutual. “I am going to push you. You’re welcome,” Kelly warned as she welcomed the hopeful onto Team Clarkson. Watch below. 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 give user...
Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic Added to Grammy Line-up
It was pretty obvious they were going to be added to the line-up on Sunday when Mars, an 11-time Grammy winner who has performed on the Grammy telecast five times, publicly released an appeal to the Academy politely asking them to consider adding Silk Sonic. Mars’ “appeal” was a model of dry, understated comic writing. “Dear Grammys, If you can see it in your hearts to allow two out of work musicians to perform at your show, we would really appreciate it. We just released a song and could really use the promotion right now. We have a lot riding on this record (and the Pelicans game next week, but that’s another story).” He promised that Silk Sonic would follow all safety protocols and even joked that they’d be willing to audition for the spot. “We ...
Mumford & Sons’ Banjoist ‘Taking Time Away From the Band’ After Controversial Post
The controversy started when Marshall, in a now-deleted tweet, congratulated Ngo on the publication of his book Unmasked, which promises to take the reader “inside ANTIFA’s radical plan to destroy democracy.” “Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man,” Marshall tweeted, before deleting the message following a backlash and intense mockery of the band. Ngo, a conservative journalist who rose to prominence filming left-wing protests in Portland, has become notorious for his associations with the neo-fascist white nationalist groups the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer. The Ngo incident is not the first time Marshall, who also goes by the aliases Country Winston and WN5TN, and Mumford & Sons have courted controversy for associating with noto...
Courtney Barnett Launches Online Archive For Concerts, Rare Recordings & More
The project was initially visualized as a nod to the online archives of Neil Young and The Grateful Dead, a portal to experience Barnett’s gigs at a time when touring was called off. But as the pandemic dragged on, the initiative developed into much more. Barnett spread her wings with her debut 2015 album LP Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, which cracked the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic, won the Australian Music Prize and Triple J’s prestigious J award for album of the year, and snagged a slew of APRA, ARIA and AIR Awards. The indie star was also nominated for the best new artist at the Grammy Awards, losing out to Meghan Trainor. A collaborative album with Kurt Vile, 2017s Lotta Sea Lice, was a critical and commercial success. Barnett’s solo sophomore alb...
Delta government heads to Supreme Court to reclaim £4.2 million James Ibori loot
The Delta State Government says it will challenge federal government’s plan to deploy the recently returned £4.2 million (around N2.2 billion) recovered from former governor, James Ibori, at the Supreme Court. The Commissioner for Information, Ehiedu Aniagwu, disclosed this on Tuesday while reacting to news of the repatriation of the funds, which the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said would be used to complete the ongoing work on Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road and the Lagos-Ibadan road. “We would try to get take advantage of the legal system to make the federal government correct the injustice they are about to visit on us as a state,” he said. “If they are quite sure that the funds they are about to repatriate left Delta State on ...
Drake Relaunches OVO Sound Radio On SiriusXM
Source: State Farm / State Farm A few days after Drake made a triumphant return to the rap game with his trey bag of work in Scary Hours 2, Drizzy is readying to apply some extra pressure to the game with the return of OVO Sound Radio on Sirius XM Radio. After three years off the air, the once popular OVO Sound Radio will be returning as a 24-our station dubbed SOUND 42 and will broadcast live from the city of Toronto where Drake sits on his throne plotting his next moves. Originally airing on Apple Music Beats 1, OVO Sound Radio held it down for Drizzy fans between 2015 and 2018 before going off the air. Billboard is reporting Drizzy’s excitement about OVO Sound’s return to the airwaves and what he hopes it brings to the game for his fans. “First and foremost I want to send some positivit...
H.E.R. “Fight For You,” Tek “Zero Kill” & More | Daily Visuals 3.9.21
Source: Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Getty A few weeks ago HBO Max premiered the long-awaited Judas and The Black Messiah and as well as the movie was, the soundtrack was just as dope. Though the Nipsey Hussle and Jay-Z cut “What It Feels Like” was the star of the record, H.E.R. had a moving joint of her own in “Fight For You.” For the visuals to the soundtrack cut the songstress finds herself delivering supplies throughout her hood while scenes from the movie are played throughout the joint. Back in Brooklyn Tek of Smif-N-Wessun keeps that Bucktown energy alive and well in his clip to “Zero Kill” where the Boot Camp Click soldier makes some boss moves while creeping to the studio in Brooklyn. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Homeboy Sandman, Grafh, and more. H.E.R. – “FIGHT ...
REZZ Shares Preview of Upcoming Collaboration With deadmau5: Listen
It looks like REZZ and deadmau5 are on the verge of releasing one of 2021’s biggest electronic songs. Just two days after announcing that she and deadmau5 were collaborating on a brand new demo, Space Mom took to Twitter to share a preview of the joint effort. Her fans will be delighted to hear that the track is right in her wheelhouse, a hypnotic yet menacing midtempo tune with all the grit and wobbly bass of a signature REZZ release. The clips REZZ shared today offer a glimpse into the song’s melody, build, and drop, all of which rumble with tinctures of deadmau5’s haunting sound design. At the time of this article’s publication, neither deadmau5 nor REZZ have divulged any further details about the collaboration, including an official title or release da...
Corey Taylor Compares Gen Z Attempt to Cancel Eminem to the Salem Witch Trials
Eminem was recently the target of a cancellation attempt for a lyric from “Love the Way You Lie”, his 2010 hit featuring Rihanna. After seeing the story, Slipknot singer Corey Taylor compared the situation to the Salem witch trials. As the story goes, a group of Generation Z TikTok users apparently attempted to cancel Eminem for “Love the Way You Lie” line, “If she ever tries to f**king leave again/ I’mma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire.” Eminem responded by sharing a lyric video for his 2020 song “Tone Deaf”, which contains the lyrics, “I won’t stop even when my hair turns grey (I’m tone-deaf)/ ‘Cause they won’t stop until they cancel me.” Taylor, seeing the story make headlines this week, brought up the topic when speaking with Matt Pinfield on Los Angeles’ 95.5 KLOS radio....
Disney CEO Defends Gina Carano Firing, Says Company Stands for “Values of Inclusion”
Last month, The Manadalorian actress Gina Carano was fired by Lucasfilm for a series of abhorrent tweets, including one that compared being a Republican today to being a Jew during the holocaust. She quickly doubled-down and became an anti-cancel culture crusader. Now, Disney’s CEO has chimed in to defend her departure from the Star Wars TV series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek was on a call during an annual shareholders meeting when someone asked him if Carano was on Disney’s “black list” for her openly conservative politics. Chapek responded with the type of corporate vagueness that you’d expect from a major entertainment executive, saying that he doesn’t see Disney as “left-leaning or right-leaning.” However, he did say that Disney st...
