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Producer shares heartwarming story behind David Bowie’s ‘The Snowman’ scarf
The producer of David Bowie‘s famous introduction to the 1982 adaptation of The Snowman has shared the heartwarming story behind the iconic scarf from the scene. Channel 4’s 1982 adaptation of the Raymond Briggs story opens with Bowie introducing viewers to the surreal story in which a snowman comes to life. READ MORE: Let’s all remember David Bowie’s forgotten intro for ‘The Snowman’ The story of the scarf was told after Bowie’s son Duncan Jones tweeted a photo of himself wearing the legendary piece of memorabilia today (December 23) after finding it in storage. Went looking for sock monkeys...
This AI bot will rip your Spotify listening habits to shreds
A new app has been developed that judges your taste in music by interrogating your Spotify account. ‘How Bad Is Your Spotify’ has been created by digital publication The Pudding, and mercilessly rips your listening habits to shreds. READ MORE: What your Spotify Wrapped says about your 2020 “Hi, I’m an A.I. trained to evaluate musical taste,” the bot tells you as you visit the website. “To get started, I’ll need to see your Spotify.” Advertisement Promising to judge “your awful taste in music,” the bot proceeds to ask you to choose in a “fuck, marry, kill” scenario with...
At-Home Livestreams Are So 2020. Bigger, Bolder Concert Experiences Are The Future
By Deepa Lakshmin Lightning strikes. There’s a web of tangled branches, a flash of sequins; Misterwives frontwoman Mandy Lee emerges from the darkness of a blank computer screen, mic in hand, and a booming thunder in her voice as she launches into “Over the Rainbow.” Even for a virtual concert during a pandemic, the performance’s stage design had to measure up to the band’s bigger ambitions. “We wouldn’t be able to bring like 30 trees on tour, you know?” Lee tells MTV News over a video call about the various theater sets the band and their crew built over...
The Kunts’ ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking C**t’ enters Top 10 in race for Christmas Number One
The Kunts’ song ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking Cunt’ has entered the Top 10 of the UK’s singles chart as the race for this year’s Christmas Number One continues. Released earlier this year as part of the cult comedy band’s July album ‘Kunts Punk In Your Face’, the song has already received the backing of Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker. Read more: The best (and worst) new Christmas songs of 2020 Brooker noted on Sunday (December 20) that ‘Boris Johnson Is A Fucking Cunt’ had risen to number two on iTunes’ UK songs chart, a likely response from the...
New Nipsey Hussle album is on the way featuring Dave East and Trae Tha Truth
A new Nipsey Hussle album is in the works, according to one of the late rapper’s producers. Read more: “Conspiracies come from a place of pain”: director Ben Zand on The Mysterious Murder Of Nipsey Hussle Mr. Lee, the Grammy Award-winning Houston producer who produced both Nipsey’s 2010 track ‘Blue Laces’ and its 2018 follow-up ‘Blue Laces 2’, has revealed that a third track in the series is on the way. Speaking to The Ritz Herald, Mr. Lee said he and Nipsey recorded ‘Blue Laces 3’ before the rapper was shot and killed in front of his Marathon Clothing...
Unreleased footage of Pop Smoke shared in new ‘What You Know Bout Love’ video
A new video has been shared for Pop Smoke‘s ‘What You Know Bout Love’ – watch it below. Read more: Pay tribute to the late, great Pop Smoke with his 10 best tracks The new visual features unreleased footage of the late Brooklyn star, who was killed back in February aged 20. The ‘What You Know Bout Love’ video features footage of Pop Smoke recording the track, as well as video of him out and about in London and beyond. Advertisement Watch the video below: Last week, Pop Smoke was named as SoundCloud’s most-streamed artist of 2020. The platform said that...
Steve Aoki and Aloe Blacc team up for rousing new anthem ‘My Way’
Steve Aoki and Aloe Blacc have teamed up for a rousing new track called ‘My Way’ – listen below. Read more: Aloe Blacc: “Donald Trump has no desire to help the most vulnerable among us” The pair’s first official collaboration is a motivational anthem that arrives as the world reflects on a trying year and prepares to look towards a more positive future. “I can make it through this/ You can throw the world in my face/ But the fear gives me life/ And I swear ’til I die I’m gonna do it my way,” Blacc sings, offering uplifting lyrics...
Playboi Carti’s new metal-themed merch hasn’t gone down very well
Playboi Carti has launched a new range of metal-themed merch, and fans aren’t taking to it too kindly. The rapper’s new items have been released prior to his new album ‘Whole Lotta Red’, which is set to drop on Christmas Day (December 25). Carti’s new range of t-shirts and hoodies and more feature satanic imagery, including upside down crosses and taglines such as “BLACK LEATHER DEVIL” and “NEW MAPS OF HELL”. A look at Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red merch 🧛🏿♂️ 🦇 💋 pic.twitter.com/8HKz7A2kBZ — XXL Magazine (@XXL) December 22, 2020 Advertisement “Never going to heaven if I wear...
Rihanna sued for copyright infringement over song used in Fenty Beauty ad
Rihanna has been sued for copyright infringement by Canadian musician King Khan and his daughter Saba Lou, after the pop star allegedly used one of their songs in a Fenty Beauty ad without permission. As TMZ and Pitchfork report, the duo allege that Rihanna was not given permission to use the track ‘Good Habits (and Bad)’, which the pair co-wrote for Lou’s 2012 7-inch ‘Until The End’. The song was used in an Instagram post by Rihanna advertising her brand’s accessories. Advertisement The plaintiffs have requested Rihanna no longer use the song and pay them unspecified damages. The ad...Recent Posts
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