ASTRO to release third studio album ‘Drive To The Starry Road’ next month

Thania Garcia Becky G’s second studio album, the vivacious “Esquemas” has arrived via Kemosabe/RCA Records. The new LP sees the Mexican-American pop star dictating her own terms, melting together disco-pop and reggaeton for a unique blend of sounds that’s entirely Becky G. “Esquemas” takes its listeners through a journey of self-discovery and empowerment beginning with the album’s introductory track “Buen Dia.” Over a reggaeton drum beat, Becky’s new-found personal liberation manifests as she preaches how it’s never too late to stop caring what people think and announces she’s finally found the gall to take over the world.

Sega says it has multiple new titles, remasters, remakes and spin-offs planned for the next fiscal year ending in March 2023.The company talked about its upcoming strategy in a fiscal year results presentation for the last year (published on May 13), which also looked forward to what Sega has planned over the next 12 months (via VGC).In a segment about prolonging product life cycles, Sega said it has a series of “remake/remaster, spin-off [and] change of theme[s]” planned for its franchises. The company adds that last year these approaches netted it 4million unit sales, with it expecting 5million in the next fiscal year.Sega also provides examples of the types of games it is talking about, referring to remaster Sonic Colours: Ultimate, remastered collection Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania and Yakuza spin-off Lost Judgment.Whilst Sega doesn’t directly reference what this upcoming year’s games will be, it’s safe to assume that Sonic Origins – a collection of the original Sonic The Hedgehog games remastered for modern consoles – is part of this strategy.Particular mention is also made of expanding Sonic’s brand awareness, which has happened over the last couple of years thanks to the films, the character’s 30th anniversary, and the upcoming Sonic Frontiers game.Not all is going well for the hedgehog, however, as recently Sonic content creators have found YouTube marking their work as “made for kids”, which is greatly hindering the work’s reach, regardless of any themes or imagery inappropriate for children aged 13 or below.“Your video is tossed into a pool of other Made for Kids labelled content that is of poor quality, so you’re made irrelevant,” explained channel Balena Productions’ Steven Page.

IZ*ONE vocalist Jo Yu-ri will be releasing new music next month, as confirmed by her agency WAKEONE.The entertainment confirmed Jo’s impending comeback in a brief statement to South Korean news outlet Top Star News earlier today (May 13). WAKEONE noted that the K-pop idol will be “making a comeback with a mini-album in June”, as translated by Soompi.Jo’s forthcoming record will be her first release since making her solo debut in October 2021 with the single album ‘Glassy’.

Kendrick Lamar‘s new album is finally out!

South Park TV film will officially be dropping next month.South Park: The Streaming Wars has been confirmed for a June 1 release date on Paramount+, as part of a 14-film deal between creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone with ViacomCBS.Streaming Wars is the third film in the deal, with a fourth one due for release later this summer.A description obtained by The Hollywood Reporter reads: “Cartman locks horns with his mom in a battle of wills, while an epic conflict unfolds and threatens South Park’s very existence.”Take a look at the 15-second teaser:The first made-for-TV film was called Post Covid and premiered last November. It was followed by The Return of Covid, which aired in December.South Park recently announced a 25th anniversary live concert featuring performances from Primus and Ween.The special “one night only” event will take place at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on August 10.The show is set to “celebrate 25 years of the music of South Park” with Parker and Stone also due to be in attendance on the night.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJames Corden is heading home — to visit, as part of a week-long trip to Blighty for “The Late Late Show” on CBS. This will mark the fourth time “The Late Late Show with James Corden” has filmed from the U.K., but marks the first major initiative for the show since Corden announced that he would depart next year.“The Late Late Show” will broadcast four episodes from Freemasons’ Hall in Central London, marking the show’s first time in that venue. The episodes will air on Monday, June 27, through Thursday June 30 — in the show’s normal 12:37 a.m.

DIA have announced that they will be disbanding after dropping their final album in August.South Korean news outlet Edaily first reported on May 11 that the girl group are  in the midst of preparations for “one last final album in August before their contracts with their agency PocketDol Studio expires”, as translated by Soompi. The report had also claimed that the DIA members will be “walking their separate paths after wrapping up promotions as a full group.”PocketDol Studio later confirmed the report in a separate statement to Chosun, writing, as translated by Koreaboo: “DIA will release their last album in August and will end their exclusive contract in September.” More details are to arrive in the months leading up to the release.This confirmation also came shortly after a separate statement from a representative of the entertainment company, who clarified at the time that it was “difficult to say whether the August album will be the last album”, per YTN, as translated by Soompi.DIA’s August release will notably be their first release in over two years, with their last project being their sixth mini-album ‘Flower 4 Seasons’ which dropped in June 2020. That record was led by title track ‘Hug U’.The group – comprising Jueun, Eunchae, Chaeyeon, Yebin, Eunice and Huihyeon – had officially debuted under MBK Entertainment in 2015 with the single ‘Somehow’ from their debut album ‘Do It Amazing’, having put out one more studio album and six EPs since.

Hayden Panettiere will reprise her Scream 4 role of Kirby Reed for the next installment in the franchise from Spyglass Media and Paramount Pictures. She’s set to star alongside Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding and Jenna Ortega, who toplined the recent reboot of the franchise from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence).

A Tribute To Bob Saget will premiere on June 10.The date was revealed during the Netflix Is A Joke festival (via Deadline), with the film set to celebrate the late comedian and actor’s life with friends and family.The special was filmed at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood following Saget’s death aged 65 on January 9, featuring guests Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, John Mayer, Jeff Ross and Full House co-star John Stamos.Saget was found dead by authorities in a Florida hotel room, the day after he had performed a stand-up comedy set in Jacksonville. It was confirmed in February he died as a result of head trauma.A statement shared by Saget’s family read: “[Authorities] have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep.”Stamos paid tribute to Saget following his death at the time, writing: “I am broken.

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swept the Grammys with her hip-hop masterpiece — 1998’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” — it seemed as if the young singer-rapper was poised to kill us with her songs for decades for to come.But the game-changing artist, who influenced everyone from Drake to Adele, would largely disappear from music — save for the odd single and some concerts — just four years later, following the release of her second solo album, “MTV Unplugged: No. 2.0,” on May 7, 2002.

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd get close on stage during their duet performance during the 2022 Stagecoach Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on Friday (April 29) in Indio, Calif.

Pixies have confirmed that they are releasing a new album this year.The group also unveiled the album’s title as ‘Doggerel’. It is set to be released this September.“It’s great to be back at it,” drummer David Lovering told Double J’s Karen Leng, speaking about the band’s recent return with single ‘Human Crime’.Lovering confirmed the new album will “be released in September” adding “It’s all new stuff I’ve gotta learn!”He went on to say that guitarist Joey Santiago descried the new record as “‘Doolittle Senior'”, a sequel to the band’s much-lauded second album from 1989.Lovering added: “It’s like a vague comparison.

Dermot Kennedy has announced the release of his first single of 2022, Something To Someone.

Raising hopes that Sky Ferreira might actually release some more music one day, the musician has signed a new publishing deal with Third Side Music.“Sky is an unparalleled career artist who has proven to be a true visionary with her craft time and time again”, says Third Side Music’s VP Creative Brontë Jane. “I’m honoured to welcome someone so incredibly singular to the TSM family”.Following numerous false starts, Ferreira released her acclaimed debut album, ‘Night Time, My Time’, in 2013.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust two days after Record Store Day, the company Vinyl Me, Please has announced that it is building an audiophile-grade vinyl pressing plant in Denver that is scheduled to open by the end of 2022 for production, tours and special events. The news also comes after years of a vinyl-manufacturing backlog that has caused the delay of vinyl copies of many releases.“Quality control and availability are critical to maintaining and expanding our leadership position in the vinyl industry,” said VMP CEO Cameron Schaefer.

Kang Daniel has been confirmed to be returning with new music next month.The former Wanna One singer’s upcoming May return was first revealed through his appearance on GRAMMY.COM’s Press Play At Home series, which was released earlier today (April 22).During his stint on the Press Play At Home series, Kang performed his most recent title track ‘Antidote’. It was revealed at the end of the video that he is expected to release new music next month, which will be his first in over a year.The news was later confirmed by his label KONNECT Entertainment in a brief statement to South Korean news outlet Joy News 24.

SEVENTEEN have announced their upcoming studio album ‘Face The Sun’, and have unveiled details about the upcoming release.The K-pop group announced today (April 22) at midnight KST that their forthcoming fourth full-length album will be titled ‘Face The Sun’.