Philadelphia band Spirit of the Beehive have unveiled their newest project. The four-track EP, i’m so lucky, is their first offering since their 2021 album, ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, one of our favorite projects of that year.
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Jeon Somi is set to make her long-awaited comeback next month with ‘Game Plan’.Today (July 24), Jeon Somi announced on her official Twitter account that she is set to release an EP called ‘Game Plan’ this August. The project will be released digitally on August 7, with a physical release coming a week later on August 14.The upcoming EP will be Jeon’s first release in almost two years, following her debut studio album ‘XOXO’ in October 2021.
That record features the viral hit single ‘Dumb Dumb’, as well as her previous singles ‘What You Waiting For’ and ‘Birthday’.The official announcement of ‘Game Plan’ comes nearly two months after Jeon’s agency, the YG Entertainment-owned The Black Label, confirmed that the singer was “preparing to make a comeback”.Somi’s first appearance in the music industry had been on the 2015 survival programme Sixteen, where she competed alongside 15 other JYP Entertainment trainees to form what would later become TWICE.While the singer did not make the cut, she later participated in the first season of Produce 101 in 2016, where she finished in first place and became a member of the project girl group I.O.I.In other K-pop news, NewJeans recently dropped a music video for ‘ETA’, a song from their new sophomore mini-album ‘Get Up’. The record also features the previously released songs ‘Super Shy’, ‘Cool With You’ and ‘New Jeans’, among others.
.Philadelphia band Spirit of the Beehive have unveiled their newest project. The four-track EP, i’m so lucky, is their first offering since their 2021 album, ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, one of our favorite projects of that year.
Wilco have announced plans to release their 13th studio album ‘Cousin’ and shared new single ‘Evicted’ – which you can listen to below.The record, which has been produced by Cate Le Bon, will be released on September 29 on dBpm Records.“It’s this feeling of being in it and out of it at the same time,” said frontman Jeff Tweedy of the new album.He added of the new single, which you can listen to below: “I guess I was trying to write from the point of view of someone struggling to make an argument for themself in the face of overwhelming evidence that they deserve to be locked out of someone’s heart. Self-inflicted wounds still hurt and in my experience they’re almost impossible to fully recover from.”‘Cousin’ marks the first time Wilco have handed the reins over to a producer outside their immediate circle of collaborators since 2007’s ‘Sky Blue Sky’.“The amazing thing about Wilco is they can be anything,” Le Bon added.
Ethan Shanfeld Wilco is gearing up to release its 13th studio album, “Cousin,” on Sept. 29.
Burna Boy has shared the launch single ‘Big 7’ along with details of his upcoming seventh studio album ‘I Told Them’. Check it out below.Last month, the Nigerian star released his Brandy-sampling nostalgic song ‘Sittin’ on Top Of The World’ with Atlantan rapper 21 Savage.
Billie Eilish has announced her headlining Lollapalooza set will be partially solar-powered by intelligent, zero-emission battery systems.The pop singer shared that the climate-friendly performance is part of the Music Decarbonization Project co-founded by Eilish herself in partnership with the environmental non-profit REVERB.According to a press release, the zero-emissions battery systems that will power her set will be supplied and managed by Overdrive Energy Solutions and will be charged via a temporary onsite “solar farm”.The use of these battery systems will serve as a powerful demonstration of clean energy technologies that can drastically reduce live music’s greenhouse gas pollution and accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels.A post shared by BILLIE EILISH (@billieeilish)REVERB Co-Founder/Co-Executive Director Adam Gardner shared in a statement: “We hope and believe this will be a watershed moment for the music industry. There are real climate solutions available right here, right now.”He continued: “By showcasing this technology with one of the biggest artists in the world, on one of the most revered festival stages, we’re accelerating the necessary transition toward a decarbonized future, for music and beyond.”In other news, Eilish was featured on the soundtrack for the highly-anticipated Barbie movie, contributing the Finneas-produced, melancholic piano-led ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ to the album.Elsewhere, she also commented on the “infuriating” trend of fans throwing objects at performers.
Manchester United have penned a new 10-year deal with sportswear giants Adidas worth £900million across the course of the agreement.
Burna Boy will return with a new album next month. I Told Them… will be released on August 25 via Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records.
Jaden Thompson Cinespia has announced a handful of additional September screenings to round out their 22nd summer season at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The latest additions include “The Devil Wears Prada” on Sept. 2, “The Goonies” on Sept.
Laufey has returned with a new single and details of a second studio album – watch ‘Bewitched’, from an album of the same name, below.The new album follows the Icelandic-Chinese artist’s debut LP, ‘Everything I Know About Love’, which came out last year. It is due out on September 8.“‘Bewitched’ is a love song,” she said of the album’s title track.
Animal Collective have detailed a new album titled Isn’t It Now?, coming September 29 via Domino. The record’s 22-minute centerpiece, “Defeat” — a staple of the band’s recent live sets — officially dropped last month.
Flume collaboration, ‘Silent Assassin’, Tkay Maidza has announced the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Sweet Justice’. To accompany the news, Maidza has also released the single ‘Ring-a-Ling’ and its video.Maidza says she made ‘Ring-a-Ling’ as an “an empowering song that tells others that my biggest focus are [sic] my goals.” The track was produced by Two Fresh, who Maidza previously worked with on her track ‘Onto Me’.
Travis Scott has confirmed details of his new album and an accompanying movie. Circus Maximus is the title of the film, which Scott confirmed he made alongside "some of my favorite directors." A poster for the movie lists Gaspar Noé, Nicolas Winding Refn, Harmony Korine, Valdimar Jóhannsson, and Kahlil Joseph among collaborators on the project.
Mitski has announced her seventh studio album, ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’.On Sunday night (July 23), the singer-songwriter sent out a newsletter to her fans that included a voice memo, through which she revealed the title of the upcoming album. She also shared that the album’s first single – which has yet to receive a title – will arrive on Wednesday (July 26).“Hi, this is Mitski, and I’m at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville, where we recorded my new album that’s coming out.
Molly-Mae Hague has revealed she's jetted off on yet another holiday with her baby daughter and boyfriend Tommy Fury. The new mum has hardly been in the UK this summer as she is enjoying some precious time away as a family-of-three.
EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley, who plays Karen Taylor in the BBC soap, has announced she got down on one knee and asked her long-term partner Mark Perez to marry her.
On the heels of the completion of the LightReel Film Festival and Black Reel Awards, the Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film (FAAAF) has announced its new board of directors.
Paul McCartney has announced a new podcast titled ‘McCartney: A Life In Lyrics’, which will share the stories behind some of his best-known songs.Each episode will see Macca focusing on a single song from his work in the Beatles and Wings as well as his solo career. Tracks included in the first season of the podcast series include ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Live and Let Die’ among others.The series will also provide listeners an unrivaled opportunity to sit in on conversations between McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon, who wrote the foreword to McCartney’s bestselling book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present.“When we listened back to the tapes, we realized there was something very special happening in these conversations,” explained Muldoon in the prologue episode which is out now.
Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island viewers think they have "rumbled" new bombshell Ella Barnes' "game plan" after she picked Mitchel Taylor during Friday night's explosive recoupling. During the latest episode, Mitchel, 26, had been paired with Abi Moores but was stolen by new bombshell Ella, 23, after some serious flirting between the two. Prior to this, the villa was rocked by an unexpected text message as all the Islanders were asked to gather around the fire pit immediately.The message read: "Ella B and Josh as you are both single it is time for you to steal an Islander of your choice.
William Earl “Hotels on Screen” is a new five-episode video series in partnership with Variety and Hotels.com, spotlighting fictional worlds in fan-favorite TV shows and movies where real-life hotels were used as locations and sets. The series, featuring interviews with actors and artisans, aims to inspire fans and audiences to travel and explore hotels around the world. The new sponsored editorial series launches July 13, featuring the newly released film “Joy Ride” with interviews from stars Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu and director Adele Lim. “It’s exciting for us to partner with a marquee brand like Hotels.com to support artisans and actors who create content that stimulates imagination and fosters a desire in their audiences to experience these locations for themselves,” said Dea Lawrence, Variety’s chief operating and marketing officer.
The Streets have announced details of a new album and feature film, both titled ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, alongside details of a new tour.Mike Skinner will return under the name for his first full-length album as The Streets since 2011’s ‘Computers And Blues’. ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’ will be released on October 20 via 679 Records/Warner Music UK.Skinner has shared a preview of the record in the new single ‘Troubled Waters’, which finds the artist lamenting modern society’s lack of accountability and the hedonism that takes place at night.