Future has revealed the title of his next album will be I Never Liked You, per a post he made to Instagram. The Atlanta rapper's ninth studio album is set to drop this Friday (April 29).
08.04.2022 - 21:15 / variety.com
Alex Gonzalez Omar Apollo isn’t here for your labels. In regards to his sexuality, his musical stylings or the process in which he writes his songs, Apollo cannot be kept in a box.
The 24-year-old wrote most of his debut album — “Ivory,” out today — in real-time during studio sessions, drawing from experiences of his own, of his friends and taking place in his fantasies.In the week leading up to the release, Apollo made time to chat with Variety between rehearsals for his upcoming tour and catching up on the latest episode of “Atlanta.”His rise to fame has been over five years in the making, from having to borrow $30 from a friend to uploading his song “Ugotme” to Spotify, to now pulling in nearly 5 million monthly listeners on the platform. Still, he doesn’t consider himself famous.
“I love when people want to say hi,” Apollo says. “Sometimes I get a tweet with someone saying ‘I just saw Omar,’ and I’m like ‘You should have said hi.’ I’m always down to say hello or take a photo.”Apollo grew up in Hobart, Indiana, where, as a teenager, he didn’t own a phone but would communicate with his friends using a texting app on his wifi-enabled iPod Touch.
Living in a tight-knit community, he and his friends would text each other a location to meet up, and just trust they’d be at said location in the time it took to skate three miles.He maintained that camaraderie with most of his friends into his young adulthood. When he was 19, he left the house he grew up in to live in an attic he helped renovate.
He lived in those upstairs quarters with six other people, paying $150 a month in rent with money he made from shifts at Jimmy John’s and Guitar Center.“I made, like, $300 every two weeks,” Apollo recalls. “For two weeks out of the
.Future has revealed the title of his next album will be I Never Liked You, per a post he made to Instagram. The Atlanta rapper's ninth studio album is set to drop this Friday (April 29).
Stevie Nicks has announced a string of solo shows for this summer – tickets will be available from here.The Fleetwood Mac singer was already due to play various US festivals in 2022, including Bonnaroo, Sound On Sound, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival.Nicks has now confirmed four new headline concerts, which will take place throughout June. She’ll play in Ridgefield, Washington (June 10), Mountain View, California (12), Salt Lake City, Utah (16) and Noblesville, Indiana (21).Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 29).
The brother of a missing Scot has launched a frantic online appeal in a bid to bring him home.
Amyl and the Sniffers have made their US television debut with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, delivering a raw, blistering rendition of their song ‘Hertz’.The track is lifted from the band’s second studio album, last year’s ‘Comfort To Me’, serving as its final single. Upon its release, frontwoman Amy Taylor called the song “a daydream about being repulsed by confinement, and frustrated over being stuck in one place”.Watch Amyl and the Sniffers perform ‘Hertz’ on Seth Meyers below:Amyl and the Sniffers are currently in the midst of a North American tour that includes appearances at Coachella and headline shows in Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, New York and more.Next month, the band will embark on a UK and European run that will include a slot at Wide Awake Festival in London, plus headline dates at O2 Academy Brixton, Bristol and Oxford.
Röyksopp have announced that 10 new short films will accompany the forthcoming release of their new record ‘Profound Mysteries’.Previously described as a “prodigious conceptual project” – the Norwegian pair previously “said goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014 – ‘Profound Mysteries’ is set for release on digital, CD and cassette formats on April 29 (a vinyl release is yet to be announced).Ahead of its full release, Röyksopp have now shared details of their creative partnership with the film production company Bacon, who have created a series of short films to accompany ‘Profound Mysteries’.Helmed by such directors as Andreas Nilsson, Martin de Thurah and Röyksopp themselves, the films have been described as “adding 10 original vignettes to the rich tapestry of the ‘Profound Mysteries’ world”.“We’re thrilled to be joined by the wonderful girls and boys of Bacon, in this ever-expanding universe of ‘Profound Mysteries’,” Röyksopp’s Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland said in a statement.“It’s been an exhilarating and gratifying endeavour; we’ve reconvened with old fantastic friends, and we’ve been lucky enough to meet and work with some new, amazing talents.”Magne Lyngner, executive managing producer at Bacon, added: “The musical universe of Röyksopp is practically made for film and when the guys asked our directors to interpret the new music with total creative freedom, we couldn’t say no.
B.I has announced his plans to release a “global album project” for this year.Today (April 21), a cryptic announcement video was uploaded to the singer-rapper’s YouTube channel, completely animated with a cyberpunk aesthetic that seems to signal the visual concept for the new project.At the end of the teaser, it is revealed that there are plans for a pre-release single and two EPs to be put out this year under the project, dubbed ‘Love Or Loved (LOL)’. More details are expected to arrive in the coming months.It was first revealed in February this year that B.I has plans for singles, a global EP and tours this year, after the K-pop idol had signed a new deal with United Stated-based talent management agency Wasserman.
Sir Elton John and David Furnish's sons have made a surprise appearance in a brand new Instagram post.The couple – who have been together since 1993 – share two boys together, Zachary, 11, and nine-year-old Elijah, who were born through the same surrogate on Christmas Day 2010 and 11 January 2013, respectively. WATCH: Lady Gaga supports Elton John's son on the red carpetSir Elton and his husband tend to keep their children out of the spotlight – but they did feature in a carousel shared by David on social media on Wednesday.“I can’t think of a nicer way for our Elton John Eyewear tour to end than to arrive in Atlanta and see our sons,” he explained in the caption.A post shared by David Furnish (@davidfurnish) “It’s been an amazing and inspirational 10 days, starting in Arkansas, travelling across 5 States and ending in Georgia. I want to say a big personal thank-you to all the @walmart and @samsclub club Associates who greeted us so warmly.
Harper Beckham has proven she takes after her famous father when it comes to her love for sports.The adorable ten year old, who cuddled up to her bunny Coco in a sweet Easter snap, was taken to watch the Miami Heat versus Atlanta Hawks in the NBA basketball first-round playoff series on Tuesday. And doting father David Beckham took to Instagram on Wednesday as he shared a video of his youngest screaming in delight and jumping for joy during the tense game.
David Beckham and his daughter Harper Seven Beckham, 10, sit court side at game two Eastern Conference First Round between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena on Tuesday (April 19) in Miami, Fla.
David Beckham and his son, Cruz Beckham, have shared photos of them swimming with sharks in The Bahamas. The 17-year-old son of the famous footballer posted the sun-soaked snaps after the eldest child, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, married Nicola Peltz Beckham in a star-studded ceremony on 9 April. The famous family also celebrated Victoria Beckham’s 48th birthday at a lavish bash on Sunday.
Omari Hardwick (Army of the Dead), Kelly Rowland (American Soul) and Rome Flynn (How to Get Away with Murder) have signed on to star alongside Marsai Martin in Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films’ upcoming feature Fantasy Football. The film directed by NAACP Image Award winner Anton Cropper (Black-ish) has entered production in Atlanta and will debut exclusively on Paramount+ later this year.
Brooklyn Beckham tied the knot to his actress fiancée Nicola Peltz in an extravagant ceremony last week, more than 20 years after he was guest of honour as a four-month-old baby at his parents’ iconic wedding. And we can reveal that watching their eldest son get married has brought back lots of nostalgic memories for David and Victoria Beckham – so much so they want to renew their vows again! "David and Victoria have grown as a couple and the excitement of Brooklyn’s wedding has brought them even closer together," a source told OK! .
Deftones have officially unveiled their new touring line-up, with bassist Fred Sablan making his debut on the first night of the band’s long-awaited North American tour with Gojira.Sablan, who is best known as the former bassist for Marilyn Manson, kicked off his tenure with Chino Moreno and co. at the band’s Portland show at the Moda Center on Thursday night (April 14).It comes after Vega announced last month that he had officially left Deftones.
Karamo Brown is joining the legion of celebrities taking over daytime TV!The star's self-titled talk show has been sold in 90 percent of the U.S. for a fall 2022 premiere, Tracie Wilson, Executive Vice President of NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and E! News, announced in a press release on Wednesday.«Karamo has done an incredible job guest hosting many times over the past two seasons.
Faye Webster has announced a new orchestral EP titled ‘Car Therapy Sessions’ with the release of a music video for the EP’s title track.The EP, which will be released on April 29, contains four tracks from Webster’s 2021 album ‘I Know I’m Funny, Haha’ and 2019’s ‘Atlanta Millionaires Club’ as re-imagined by Webster and a full orchestra. The title track however is brand-new and was released alongside a music video on April 13.The music video for ‘Car Therapy’ gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process behind the EP at Spacebomb Studios in Richmond, Virginia.
Karamo, the new nationally syndicated daytime talker hosted by Queer Eye star Karamo Brown, has been sold in 90% of the U.S. for a fall 2022 debut.