Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ is officially set for release on vinyl.The rapper first announced the record’s existence on Thursday (June 30), and made it available for pre-order today (June 1).
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EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow is bolstering its television ranks.
The company’s television arm has hired Cory Lanier, who has worked on series including Amazon’s Hunters and Jordan Peele comedy series Weird City.
Lanier joins as SVP, Scripted Television. He will report to Village Roadshow’s Alix Jaffe, EVP, Television.
He will help the company produce scripted content across all platforms including streaming, network, and syndication.
Lanier joins from Sreda Global, where he was SVP, establishing an LA studio for the international company. He was previously VP, Television Series and Digital at Sonar Entertainment, where he produced Weird City and Amazon docuseries Lorena as well as exec producing Team Downey’s YouTube Premium docuseries The Age of AI.
In addition to helping develop and oversee Hunters, he had a four year stint at Legendary Television, serving as Vice President, Television and Digital Studios, and also worked for veteran film producer Hunt Lowry.
Television projects currently in development at Village Roadshow include Myst, based on the popular video game universe, A Moveable Feast, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s autobiographical novel as a young writer in Paris, Nash Bridges, a reboot of the hit CBS television series starring Don Johnson, The Athena Protocol, a globe-spanning thriller based on the book series and Hogan’s Heroes, a reboot of the classic series.
“We’re delighted for Cory to join us as we expand our leadership team. With his impeccable taste, tremendous breadth of experience and great working relationships across the industry, he will be a wonderful asset,” said Jaffe.
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ is officially set for release on vinyl.The rapper first announced the record’s existence on Thursday (June 30), and made it available for pre-order today (June 1).
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThose with long memories for Kanye lore may recall the artist getting into an aggressive argument with radio host Sway Calloway during an interview on the SiriusXM station Shade 45 back in 2013. While the two were friends and made up by the end of the interview, West did not take well to Sway’s questions about his earlier, initially money-losing attempts to break into the world of fashion.While Sway attempted to identify with the challenges he too had faced in launching a clothing line, the interview degenerated into West creating whatever passed for memes back then by yelling “You ain’t got the answers, man!” while Sway tried to calm him down, saying “Kanye! Chill out, man!” Well, some genius placed a snippet from that legendary interview over the music from Kendrick Lamar’s harrowing song “We Cry Together,” from his recent “Mr.
Kendrick Lamar during his headline set on Glastonbury‘s Pyramid Stage on Sunday (June 26) featured 8,000 cobblestone micro pavé diamonds.The Compton rapper’s powerful show on the final night of the 2022 festival saw him take to the stage wearing a custom titanium and pavé diamond crown.The headpiece was designed over the course of 10 months by Lamar along with his longtime creative collaborator Dave Free (of pgLang) and the jeweller Tiffany & Co., according to Vogue.The crown featured 8,000 cobblestone micro pavé diamonds totalling more than 137 carats, weighing in at around 200g. Four craftsmen put in 1,300 hours of work to handset the diamonds.“The crown is a godly representation of hood philosophies told from a digestible youthful lens,” Free said of the creation.“Kendrick Lamar represents the artistry, risk-taking creativity and relentless innovation that has also defined Tiffany & Co.
The closing night of Glastonbury 2022 featured a headlining set from Kendrick Lamar. Taking place after the release of his new album Mr.
Kendrick Lamar delivered a showstopping performance at this year’s Glastonbury.
Kendrick Lamar has closed Glastonbury 2022 with a powerful headline set which saw him chant “Godspeed for women’s rights” before dramatically exiting the Pyramid Stage.The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, 35, ensured his debut at the festival would be memorable with an array of hit songs from his back catalogue accompanied by finely choreographed dancers.The performance reached its theatrical pinnacle at the end as the lights came up during his rendition of new song Saviour to reveal fake blood was pouring down his face from a crown of thorns. Before playing the song, Lamar, who has previously been open about his Christian faith, said the crown of thorns represented Christ.
The 22nd annual aired Sunday night, with Taraji P. Henson returning as host for “culture’s biggest night.” Presented live from the Microsoft Theater, the star-studded event featured a roster of fresh and familiar talent, including electric performances by Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Lil Wayne, Roddy Ricch and Chance the Rapper.
Kendrick Lamar has closed his Glastonbury set with an emotional speech thanking fans, followed by a performance of ‘Savior’.At the end of the ‘Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers’ track, he repeated the chant: “They judge you, they judged Christ. Godspeed for women’s rights”, before promptly leaving the stage as fake blood poured down from his crown of thorns.The chant is significant because of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.
Kendrick Lamar has appeared at fashion designer Louis Vuitton’s latest showcase, performing a suite of songs from his latest album ‘Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers’.The performance, which was live-streamed yesterday (June 23), was part of Vuitton’s ‘Men’s Spring-Summer 2023 Show’.
Tehmina Jaffer, most recently president of Business Affairs and Operations at Anonymous Content, has joined Disney Branded Television as EVP Business Affairs. Jaffer succeeds Adina Savin, who has exited after leading the business affairs division for nearly 23 years. The move comes as Ayo Davis, President, Disney Branded Entertainment continues to solidify her senior executive team.
Tyler, the Creator has heaped praise on Kendrick Lamar‘s recent album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ in a new interview.The Compton rapper’s long-awaited fifth studio album arrived last month, delivering the follow-up to Lamar’s 2017 album ‘DAMN.’.Speaking in a new interview at the 2022 Converse All Star Series in Paris, Tyler brought up ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ while discussing how more young people are embracing honesty and expressing their vulnerability.“I think honesty is awesome — with yourself, with [other] people,” he said.
Kendrick Lamar performed a short set during a Spotify event in Cannes last night (June 20) – you can watch footage of his live performance below.The Compton rapper played live at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès yesterday as part of Cannes Lions Festival – six days before he is due to headline the Pyramid Stage on the final night of Glastonbury 2022.Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Mr.
Baby Keem was among the well-wishers who celebrated Kendrick Lamar‘s 35th birthday last weekend – you can watch footage from the celebrations below.Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’, turned 35 on Friday (June 17).Footage from Lamar’s birthday party – which features a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from guests, including Lamar’s cousin Baby Keem – has subsequently been shared online.You can see footage from the party, which concludes with Lamar blowing out candles on top of a cake, below.A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akademiks)Keem was among the special guests on ‘Mr.
Kendrick Lamar has visited Accra in Ghana for a new mini-documentary in which he describes his new album as his “most present yet” while also reflecting on going to therapy.The four-minute Spotify film, titled A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar, follows the rapper as he makes his first-ever trip to the capital of the West African country. “I can’t even tell you what day it is,” he said at the start.
Kendrick Lamar has discussed new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers for the first time in a mini-documentary produced by Spotify. Lamar travelled to Ghana as part of the doc, stopping off at the Freedom Skatepark in the capital city Accra.
EXCLUSIVE: Corie Henson, who runs unscripted for the Turner networks, is leaving the broadcaster.
Simon Cowell is typically seen behind the “America’s Got Talent” judging table, not onstage as part of the acts.