Ariana Grande to headline new Fortnite concert series

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Ariana Grande is the latest artist set to host a concert in the online multiplayer game Fortnite. Grande will headline “The Rift Tour,” a virtual “musical experience” within the game.

Grande is just one of many top artists to hold a musical event within Fortnite. Travis Scott famously headlined a Fortnite event, debuting his Kid Cudi collaboration “The Scotts.” Dominic Fike and J Balvin have also previously performed and debuted songs in the game.

Grande’s last album Positions was released at the end of last year. You can watch a teaser trailer for The Rift Tour event, which takes place from August 6-8, at the link- here.

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Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars drop their new Silk Sonic track ‘Skate’

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, who comprise the duo ‘Silk Sonic,’ have dropped their new single titled ‘Skate,’ the second single from the pair following ‘Leave the Door Open’.

In the accompanying music video, directed by Mars himself, a red car with an invitation to a “summertime jam” appears. The video was co-directed by Florent Dechard and Philippe Tayag.

Watch the video for ‘Skate’ at the link- here.

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Take your first look at Lady Gaga in the “House of Gucci” trailer

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The official trailer for the upcoming true-crime drama ‘House of Gucci,’ starring Lady Gaga, has been released.

The Ridley Scott-directed film is centered around the iconic Italian fashion family, and Gaga stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who orchestrates the murder of then-husband Maurizio Gucci, played by Adam Driver. The real Reggiani, who earned the nickname “Black Widow,” was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 1995 killing. She was released in 2016.

‘House of Gucci’ is based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, written by Sara Gay Forden. Along with Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, the film also stars Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, and Salma Hayek.

‘House of Gucci’ hits theaters on Nov. 24. Take a look at the trailer for the film – here.

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Watch Dua Lipa and the late Pop Smoke’s video for ‘Demeanor’

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Dua Lipa shared a snippet of her new music video for Pop Smoke’s track, ‘Demeanour’ from his posthumous album FAITH. On Instagram, Dua Lipa showed appreciation for Smoke’s family, saying: “Thank you to the team and Pop’s family for having me on this song. Thank you to my friends for making this video with me.”

In the music video, you will find Dua at a fancy dinner party takes place where guests are seen laughing and enjoying themselves. The camera then shifts and focuses on a painting of Pop Smoke hung on the wall, which eventually comes to life.

“Demeanor” is the lead single from Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album Faith, which was released on July 16, just four days before what would have been the rapper’s 22nd birthday

Watch the music video for ‘Demeanor’ here.

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Halsey shares trailer for IMAX Experience ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’

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Halsey has shared a trailer for her upcoming IMAX Experience: Halsey Presents If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power will premiere in select IMAX theatres in the U.S. on Wednesday, August 25, and internationally on Thursday, August 26, for one night only.  You can check out the trailer: here.

The hour-long film experience is set to the music of Halsey’s forthcoming album of the same name, set for release on August 27 and produced by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Halsey wrote all of the songs on the album, which is available for pre-order here.

Tickets for IMAX Experience: Halsey Presents If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, August 3. For further details, head here:  IMAX ticket info

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/halsey-shares-hypnotizing-trailer-upcoming-185826638.html

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NBC’s “The Voice” shares teaser with new coach Ariana Grande

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NBC shared on social media a teaser ‘The Voice’ Season 21 featuring new coach Ariana Grande. The video shows Grande sitting with fellow coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton on The Voice stage.

The network also released a video that showed Grande, Clarkson, Legend and Shelton having a Voice “campout.” Grande performed a cover of “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” originally performed by Olivia Newton-John in the film ‘Grease.’  Shelton says: “This is going to be an amazing season”.

Grande confirmed in March that she would replace Nick Jonas as a coach in Season 21.  She released her sixth studio album, Positions, in October.

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Lana Del Rey teams up with Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers for “Secret Life”

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Lana Del Rey is featured on Jack Antonoff’s new Bleachers song “Secret Life,” the fifth track included on Bleachers’s upcoming album, ‘Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night,’ which will be released on Friday, July 30.

Antonoff and Del Rey have previously worked together; Antonoff co-produced and co-wrote the majority of the tracks for Del Rey’s previous two albums, ‘Chemtrails over the Country Club’ early this year and ‘Norman F**king Rockwell!’ in 2019.

‘Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night’ will be Bleachers’s third studio album and the first one in four years since the release of ‘Gone Now’ in 2017.

Take a listen to “Secret Life” – here.

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‘Faith’ by Pop Smoke debuts at No.1 on Billboard 200 Albums chart

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Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album, Faith, has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The standard 20-track Faith features more than 20 guest stars, including Future, Dua Lipa, and Kanye West. A deluxe version of Faith, with four bonus tracks, was released on July 21.

Pop Smoke previously topped the Billboard 200 with ‘Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon,’ which also debuted at No.1 in July 2020, spending 2 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.

Stream Faith at the link here.

Watch J Balvin cover of Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam”

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J Balvin released his rendition of the Metallica classic “Wherever I May Roam,” one of the covers from the band’s upcoming Metallica Blacklist collection.

Metallica Blacklist is a compilation of 53 artists covering their favorite songs from Metallica’s ‘The Black Album,’ including Miley Cyrus with Elton John, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Kamasi Washington, Juanes, My Morning Jacket, Corey Taylor, and Weezer. The collection also features country artists including Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Chris Stapleton, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker, and Jon Pardi, whose also recently released his take on “Wherever I May Roam.”

Take a look at the video of J. Balvin’s “Wherever I May Roam” – here.

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Lil Nas X responds to controversy over his ‘Industry Baby’ music video

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Lil Nas X’s new video for “Industry Baby” portrays the rapper three months into a five-year stint in Montero State Prison, where he dances naked in the shower before escaping with the help of featured artist Jack Harlow. Nas also posted a teaser ahead of the music video that shows him in court over a fictitious Nike case regarding his infamous “Satan Shoes” (which were actually recalled as part of a settlement with the label).

The “Industry Baby” video has obviously sparked controversy. Harlow said that he was “honored to be a part” of the video, writing; “Nas wrote the whole treatment for this video and I followed his lead every step of the way. If he had asked me to be in that shower scene I woulda been in that shower scene. I just let the mastermind cook.”

Nas also responded to a tweet that took aim at his sexuality, comparing him to artists “who happen to be gay” (Freddie Mercury, Elton John, and more) and claiming he’s an “industry plant created for pure shock value”. Said Nas: “Many, if not all, of these artists had to hide their sexuality for majority of their career. You seem to only respect gay artists when the gay part is tucked away. you don’t like me because i embrace my sexuality instead of hiding it and never speaking on it for your comfort.”

Watch the controversial ‘NSFW” video for “Industry Baby” – here.

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