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London Grammar Share Catalonia-Filmed ‘Baby It’s You’ Visual
British trio London Grammar are back with a new visual for their track “Baby It’s You,” beautifully filmed in the forests of Catalonia. The Wednesday-released “Trizz Visual,” which was directed by Oriol Puig and featuring 3D imagery from Trizz Studios, takes fans underwater and in the woods, with an animated big cat and some of the Earth’s elements joining forces for the flashy display. Baby It’s You (Trizz Visual) is out now on YouTube 🤍 https://t.co/47hUxKaseV “From all of us at Trizz Studio the journey to create this piece has been fantastic, and the chance to illustrate the amazing soundscapes of London Grammar was a real blessing.” pic.twitter.com/Fz7uwDnIJF — London Grammar (@londongrammar) September 9, 2020 The track itself was released last month and was their first n...
Robert Smith Describes New Cure Song As ’10 Minutes of Intense Doom and Gloom’
The Cure’s Robert Smith revealed way back in February that a new album from the band was on the way, the lineup’s first in a dozen years and today, he shared a few more details about it. Joining Damon Albarn on BBC6 Music about the new Gorillaz collaboration, Smith said that being trapped inside due to COVID restrictions made him very productive, describing one of the final Cure cuts he’d written as “10 minutes of intense doom and gloom.” Smith also added that Albarn got a hold of him to work on the Gorillaz’s “Strange Timez” while he was finishing off the Cure track. He also gave more insight to what he said earlier this year: that the Cure would release their first album in 12 years. “Our whole idea for this year was really finishing off the album we started last year, me finis...
Naomi Osaka Honors Breonna Taylor & Ahmaud Arbery & Others During US Open
Source: Matthew Stockman / Getty Naomi Osaka is seeking to capture another Grand Slam tournament title as part of the pool of players at this year’s US Open, but she’s also using her massive platform in other ways. The Japanese-Haitian tennis star has donned masks adorned with the names of Black lives at the hands of law enforcement, prompting a show of thanks from parents of the slain victims. With a Tuesday night (Sept. 8) win over American player Shelby Rogers, Osaka found herself on the receiving end of calls from the mother of Trayvon Martin and the father of Ahmaud Arbery due to her activism by way of placing the names of the aforementioned Taylor and Arbery, along with five other names should she advance all the way into the championship round. As reported by ESPN, video messages fr...
Dr. Dre’s Ex-Wife Asks Courts To Make Him Sit For Deposition He’s Been Dodging
Source: Karwai Tang / Getty Social media was taken aback when news broke that Dr. Dre’s soon to be ex-wife, Nicole Young was demanding $2 million a month in spousal support as, well, that’s kind of OD, but when you get accustomed to a life of luxury, what can you expect? And though the D.R.E is holding onto his pre-nuptial agreement like it’s a sample that no one’s thought to use on a record, Nicole isn’t going let the doc off the hook that easy. After having skipped a few previously scheduled depositions, TMZ is reporting thatYoung has filed new legal documents asking the courts to have Dr. Dre sit down for a 21-hour deposition in which her lawyers will use 8 hours to grill Dre on the validity of the couple’s pre-nup and another 13 hours on financial issues. She is not playing with h...
Blame It On The Goose: Tory Lanez Claims He Was “Too Drunk” When He Shot Megan Thee Stallion
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Tory Lanez and has finally broken his silence in regards to the Megan Thee Stallion shooting situation, and honestly, he could have remained silent. Reportedly the miniature rapper/singer sent Megan Thee Stallion a text message 15 hours later following the July 12 shooting. In it, he apologized to Houston rapper and said consuming too much alcohol was the reason behind shooting Thee Stallion in both feet. “I know u prolly never gone talk to me again, but I genuinely want u to know I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart. I was just too drunk. None the less shit should have never happened and I can’t change what did. I just feel horrible. Cuz I genuinely just got too drunk.” SMH. This latest development follows Lanez reacting to a Forbes report that cla...
Will Smith Announces New Drama Themed ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Has Been Picked Up For Two Seasons
Source: Al Pereira / Getty A few weeks ago it was announced that the culture classic comedy TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air would be getting rebooted with a drama themed twist thanks to a re-imagined Bel-Air trailer that hit YouTube a few years back and caught Will Smith’s eye. Now it seems like the new-old series will be making it’s “prime time” debut on the network that started it all. After shopping the new show around for a hot minute, Will Smith took to social media to announce that the re-imaging of the series that made him a household name has indeed been picked up as an hour long show on NBC’s Peacock streaming service and has been locked down for an “unprecedented” two seasons as opposed to one. Expressing his excitement to the writers and director of the re-imagined Bel-Air...
In Photos: Cruisin’ the Coast Is Muscle Car Nirvana
Like all of us here at MotorTrend, you’re probably bummed that much of the summer’s car activities have been canceled. It seems like every day we hear about more events being canceled, but one event we’ve been watching very carefully is the 24th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast event, held each year on the Redneck Riviera—that’s the south coast of Mississippi for the uninitiated. According to the folks at Cruisin’ the Coast, this year’s 2020 event is still on for October 4-11, and if you feel like firing up your hot rod and coming down to join the party, registration will be on location. Early bird registration closed August 15, and it costs just $90 for the whole shebang, including a chance to win Cruisin’ the Coast’s customized 1932 For...
The Classic Off-Road SUV Comparison Test: Battle of the Jeep Alternatives
Peel away the decades of evolution that have softened the modern SUV—independent suspension, leather-trimmed heated seats, rear-seat entertainment systems, power-adjustable pedals—and what do you have left? Heritage from the golden age of off-roading. The term “sport utility vehicle” didn’t exist back then. People were just realizing that vehicles designed for emergency crews and farmers also made for exciting off-road adventuring. The vehicles became so popular that sales increased by 700 percent between1961 and 1971, growing 31 percent every year in that period. SUVs soon replaced muscle cars as the hot niche. See all 27 photos These machines were simple and honest. Options were geared toward the working man: snowplows, winches, multiple body styles, a rear ...
2020 ACM Awards: Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood and This Dynamic Duo Are Set to Perform
All five of this year’s entertainer of the year nominees will perform on the show. Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood and the team of Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani will perform at the 55th ACM Awards on Sept. 16, as the Academy of Country Music, dick clark productions and CBS announced on Wednesday (Sept. 9). Underwood will perform from the Grand Ole Opry and will honor trailblazing female Opry members by performing a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton. Underwood teamed with McEntire and Parton to co-host last year’s CMA Awards, sponsored by the rival Country Music Association. Underwood is nominated for the ACM award for entertainer of the year, an award she won at the ceremonies in 2009 and 2010. ...
Halsey to Star Alongside Sydney Sweeney in New TV Series
The project marks a reunion for the duo following the singer’s ‘Graveyard’ music video. Halsey and Sydney Sweeney are getting back together. Halsey has been tapped to make her acting debut and star alongside Euphoria‘s Sweeney in TV series The Player’s Table, based on author Jessica Goodman’s novel They Wish They Were Us. Halsey will also produce the series, which does not yet have a network. From Jean-Marc Vallee and Nathan Ross’ Crazyrose, Endeavor Content and Sweeney’s newly launched Fifty-Fifty Films banner, the drama is set at an exclusive Long Island prep school and revolves around high school senior Jill Newman (Sweeney) who works to uncover the truth about her best friend’s death three years ago and the role ...
Selena Gomez on the Challenges of Growing Up on Disney Channel: ‘My Personal Life Was Out Everywhere’
On Wednesday (Sept. 9), Allure unveiled its special Best of Beauty issue with none other than Selena Gomez as its cover star. In the accompanying interview, the pop star-turned-cosmetics maven dished on the inspiration behind creating her new makeup line, Rare Beauty. “I had always wanted the name Rare,” she told the magazine. “[The word] has become the identity of my brand and who I want to be, which is showing people that being diverse and different, whatever was happening, I wanted it to feel like you were included.” Unlike some of her fellow mid-2000s Disney Channel peers, Gomez also about her days on the monolithic children’s network, which began with booking Wizards of Waverly Place when she was just 13. “I was extremely blessed to get picked out o...
Aesop Rock Announces First Solo Album in Five Years
After a few years of side projects and collaborations, Aesop Rock is ready to bounce back with his first solo album in nearly five years. The underground hip-hop producer and emcee announced Wednesday that his upcoming concept record, Spirit World Field Guide, will drop on Nov. 13 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The 21-track album follows Aesop through a parallel universe featuring “survival tips,” warnings, imagery of killer eels and more. “If you are among the countless individuals who find themselves feeling both dead and alive at the same time, the information contained within may serve as an invaluable asset to your journey,” Aesop said in a statement. “Godspeed and good luck.” Along with the album announcement, Aesop just dropped his first single and cinematic video off the project, “...
