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The Weeknd has shared a new music video for ‘Sacrifice’, a track from his just-released album Dawn FM. The clip was directed by Cliqua, the duo who also helmed the video for advance single ‘Take My Breath’. Check it out below. Announced earlier this week, Dawn FM is the follow-up to the Weeknd’s 2020 album

Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-nominated director behind The Last Picture Show (1971), Paper Moon (1973), and What’s Up, Doc? (1972), passed away at the age of 82. His daughter Antonia Bogdanovich stated that he died of natural causes. As a director, Bogdanovich was regarded as an auteur and became most well-known for his 1971 film The Last Picture Show starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson,

A warrant has been issued for Justin Johnson, the lead suspect in Dolph’s killing. By Grant Rindner January 6, 2022 COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA – AUGUST 23: Rapper Young Dolph performs on stage during the Parking Lot Concert series at Gateway Center Arena on August 23, 2020 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)Paras

FKA twigs has announced a new mixtape, CAPRISONGS, which is out on January 14. The 17-track project will feature the artist’s recent Weeknd collaboration ‘Tears in the Club’, which made our Best New Songs segment, as well as guest appearances from Pa Salieu, Daniel Caesar, Shygirl, Jorja Smith and Unknown T, and Dystopia. Executive produced

Swamp Dogg has announced he has a new album on the way. The 79-year-old soul legend’s latest is called I Need a Job… So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune, and it comes out February 25 via Don Giovanni Records. Check out the lead single ‘Soul to Blessed Soul’ below, along with the album cover and full

Sondre Lerche has announced a new double album: Avatars Of Love arrives on April 1. It features guest appearances from CHAI, Felicia Douglass of Dirty Projectors, Mary Lattimore, Rodrigo Alarcon, Ana Müller, and another special guest “to be announced at a later date.” Listen to the new songs ‘Cut’ and ‘Turns Out I’m Sentimental After All’

The album, due Friday, will also feature contributions from Tyler, The Creator, Lil Wayne and more. By Grant Rindner January 5, 2022 The Weeknd.Courtesy of XO Records. The Weeknd a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye is releasing a new album on January 7. Well, those are our words. In his words, the Toronto pop star is unveiling “A

White and blue flowers bloom from the cracks of a woman’s face in Daydream. Split in half, her left face rests upon two hands that console her while her right face detaches itself from the commotion. Her eyes glisten in melancholy that her parted lips mirror. Her emotions, so moving and magnificent, overflow, consuming the

Master of world cinema Asghar Farhadi examines the darker side of viral fame in his new film, A Hero. By Zach Baron January 4, 2022 Asghar Farhadi at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2021. Paul Best/Getty Images Even during a pandemic, Los Angeles remains a meetings town, fueled by bottled water and fizzy lunches full

The Weeknd has announced a new album: Dawn FM is set to arrive this Friday, January 7. The record features appearances from Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point Never, as well as actor Jim Carrey (whose role in the album is unclear, though the pair recently bonded over their love of telescopes).

Let’s Eat Grandma have shared a new song called ‘Happy New Year’, the latest offering from their upcoming album Two Ribbons. Following ‘Hall of Mirrors’ and the title track, the single comes with an accompanying video featuring Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth playing a tennis match. Watch and listen below. “I wrote ‘Happy New

David Bowie’s estate has sold the singer’s publishing catalogue to Warner Chappell Music. According to a report by Variety, the catalogue was acquired for “upwards of $250 million.” The deal, which has been in the works for several months, spans Bowie’s career from 1968 to 2016, including 26 studio albums, his recent posthumous release Toy, both

Backdrops are game-changers when it comes to capturing memorable photos indoors. Using suitable backdrops can make the picture a clear, clutter-free image that focuses on your subject and makes the photos appealing.  However, not many people are experts when dealing with backdrops. This is why we have compiled useful tips to help you click unforgettable

New Jersey power-pop outfit Teenage Halloween have joined forces with Pittsburgh’s the Homeless Gospel Choir for a new split EP, out now via Don Giovanni. The four-track release marks the first studio recordings from either group since 2020. Give it a listen below. The Homeless Gospel Choir’s Derek Zanetti said in a statement: After spending

claire rousay and more eaze have shared two collaborative singles, ‘same’ and ‘hands’. They’re taken from the duo’s forthcoming album Never Stop Texting Me, which is set for release on February 11 via Orange Milk. Check out the new tracks below, and scroll down for the album’s cover artwork (by Seth Graham) and tracklist. claire

Virginia guitarist Daniel Bachman has released a new album titled Lonesome Weary Blues, which features covers of obscure folk tunes and traditionals. Stream it below. Bachman explained in a statement about the new project: The tunes presented on Lonesome Weary Blues have brought me a lot of comfort throughout the rolling waves of this pandemic. They

Parannoul, the one-man shoegaze project from Seoul whose 2021 LP To See the Next Part of the Dream landed on our list of the best albums of the year, has released a new album of ambient/new age instrumentals under the moniker Mydreamfever. It’s called Rough and Beautiful Place, and you can stream it below via Bandcamp. A

Röyksopp are back with a video for the new song ‘(Nothing But) Ashes…’. The track marks the Norwegian electronic duo’s first new music since 2020. Check it out below. Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge released their last studio album as Röyksopp, The Inevitable End, in 2014. They declared it their final LP, although they promised to

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re already aware of how technology has shifted the world sideways. You know already that technology has changed your life, but do you really know how? Not only has technology changed the way that we learn, it’s changed the way that we fix illnesses, travel, relax – even

Feria, a new series by Netflix, follows two sisters, Sofia and Eva, who uncover that their parents are monsters. They have to face the horrible crime that their parents seem to have committed, who, before vanishing, left behind 23 victims. With a town that hates them, lack of knowledge of the events that occurred, the

Swedish DJ and producer Alesso has teamed up with Katy Perry for a new single called ‘When I’m Gone’ to mark the start of the pop singer’s Las Vegas residency. A music video for the track is set to premiere on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN in the US on Monday, January 1

The Book of Boba Fett series, on Disney+ this week, is the end of a long road of many attempts at a spin-off for the character. By William Goodman December 27, 2021 Temura Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett.Courtesy of Francois Duhamel/Disney. When it comes to iconic helmeted characters in the Star Wars universe,

Katie Dey has shared a cover of ‘In the Sky’ by Laugh & Peace, the Japanese experimental group best known for the soundtrack to the video game Vib-Ribbon. “this is a cover of a song that seemingly not many people know exists, by the band who made the incredible vib ribbon ps1 soundtrack, it’s close

Wes Anderson’s latest film, the aesthetically pleasing comedy The French Dispatch, is another star-studded affair to add to the auteur’s oeuvre. Split into three parts, the film is described by the director as a love letter to journalists – in this case, those of a fictional newspaper in a 20th-century French town (aptly called Ennui-sur-Blasé). Owen