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David F. Sandberg Set to Direct Movie Adaptation of Until Dawn, Based on Annabelle: Creation
Developer Supermassive Games’ branching-narrative horror, Until Dawn, which exclusively hit PlayStation in 2015, is the latest video game to get the film adaptation treatment. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Shazam! and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg will direct the Until Dawn movie. It, Annabelle, and The Nun screenwriter Gary Dauberman is “doing a pass on the script,” which was...
Rock Band 4 DLC to End this Month
When Rock Band initially launched in 2007, Harmonix touted it as a platform for players going forward. While subsequent launches and peripherals joined the mix in the succeeding years, the main pillar for that claim is the developer’s steadfast support of the Rock Band platform through its aggressive downloadable content schedule. Today, however, the studio...
Halle Bailey proudly displays her baby bump while dancing alongside her sister, Chloe
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey attend the World Premiere of “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé” at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Nov. 25, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Amy Sussman/WireImage for Parkwood Now that Halle Bailey has shared her newborn son with the world, the Little Mermaid star has been showing off some adorable content from...
Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview: Exploring Longevity in the Hitsujibungaku Genre
hitsujibungaku Megumi Omori/Billboard Japan Billboard Japan spoke with Japanese alternative rock band hitsujibungaku for its Women in Music interview series featuring female players in the Japanese entertainment industry. The WIM initiative in Japan began last year to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their...
Thunderful Group, the company responsible for the 2023’s SteamWorld Build, to cut around 100 jobs
Thunderful Group, the company behind games like 2023’s SteamWorld Build and Lego Brick Tales, has announced plans to lay off roughly 20 percent of its workforce, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Kotaku notes that 20 percent of the company’s workforce is about 100 employees. As for why, Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz cites the company’s need to...
Meet Wez Atlas: A Rising Japanese-American Rapper Blending Languages & Genres
Wez Atlas Courtesy of Billboard Japan The concept of “narrative” in the English language is becoming adapted as a commonly used word in Japan. Unlike the similarly loaned “story” that refers to the content or outline of a tale, the narrator is central to a narrative. Just as in our own lives, there is no...
Ariana Grande’s Fans Are “Distraught” After Her New Album Announcement: Check Out the Reactions
Ariana Grande Shannon Beveridge If anyone has cause to celebrate this week, it’s Arianators. After waiting a long four years for a new album from their idol, Ariana Grande has at last announced that her new album, Eternal Sunshine, is arriving in less than two months. The news came in a Wednesday morning (Jan. 17)...
LeAnn Rimes Shares Her Experience with Recent Surgery and Cervical Dysplasia Diagnosis
LeAnn Rimes attends the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Jason Kempin/Getty Images LeAnn Rimes is giving fans a vulnerable update after having surgery for cervical dysplasia. In a lengthy message shared to her Instagram, the 41-year-old country star opened up about how she’s taking her health...
Truck Stops in Nebraska
Ready for another sneak peek at our upcoming ? As you travel through the state, you’ll encounter a network of truck stops strategically placed to cater to the needs of drivers navigating through the heart of the United States. So let’s take a look at them! The truck stops in Nebraska have a history as...
New Mobile Game “Castles” Joins The Elder Scrolls Universe, Developed by Fallout Shelter Team
Bethesda has announced The Elder Scrolls: Castles, a new mobile experience from the team behind Fallout Shelter. Like Fallout Shelter, Castles is a management sim, with Bethesda stating in an X post that “you’ll build your own dynasty where every day in our world is a year in the game’s world. Citizens are born, they...
Nick Jonas Posts Cute Pictures From Daughter Malti’s Elmo-Themed Birthday Celebration
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra attend the Chopard Love Night dinner on May 17, 2019 in Cannes. Pascal Le Segretain/GI for Chopard Malti Marie Jonas is two years old! Nick Jonas took to Instagram on Tuesday (Jan. 16) to share a series of sweet photos from the tot’s Elmo-themed birthday bash. “Our little angel is...
Roundtable Discussion: LVRN, YouTube, Beats by Dre, and More Executives Talk About the Future of African Music and Culture at ‘Road to AFRICON’
Road to AFRICON 2024 Miami Courtesy of Amplify Africa African music has steadily been making inroads in the U.S. music market, with world music — which includes Afrobeats, K-pop and more — seeing the most growth compared to other genres according to Luminate’s 2023 year-end report that was released last week. The all-encompassing umbrella saw a...
Shan Yichun Prepares to Forge Her Own Path After Successful Solo Concerts and ‘Courage’ Album Release
Shan Yichun Tianyao Wang/Billboard China On Dec. 22-23, Shan Yichun hosted her inaugural solo concert “Please Me” at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center. The tickets for the Dec. 23 performance were sold out within seconds, leading the organizers to announce an additional show on the 22nd. The fact that her debut concert was a sold-out...
The Reemergence of Hyperborea: Part Two
Part 1 Hello! We continue to learn interesting details about the novelties of the coming season. Today we will discuss: a new module, a medium cabin, and a number of Hyperborean structural parts. We remind you that all the new features described in the “Developer blog” are not final and may be changed before they...
Epic Games Ordered to Pay Apple $73 Million in Legal Fees
Following the end of the main Epic V Apple case earlier this week, Apple has requested the court to order Epic Games to reimburse over $73 million in legal fees. Apple reports it spent over $82 million defending against the case, with $73 million of this becoming a fee for Epic following calculations that considered...
5 Seconds of Summer’s Massive Hit Was Originally Written by Green Day
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 in Hollywood, California. Gilbert Flores One of Green Day’s fan-favorite hits was almost a 5 Seconds of Summer song. In celebration of their upcoming 14th studio album, Saviors, out on Friday (Jan. 19), Green Day frontman Billie...
David F. Sandberg Set to Direct Movie Adaptation of Until Dawn, Based on Annabelle: Creation
Developer Supermassive Games’ branching-narrative horror, Until Dawn, which exclusively hit PlayStation in 2015, is the latest video game to get the film adaptation treatment. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Shazam! and Annabelle: Creation director David F. Sandberg will direct the Until Dawn movie. It, Annabelle, and The Nun screenwriter Gary Dauberman is “doing a pass on the script,” which was...
Rock Band 4 DLC to End this Month
When Rock Band initially launched in 2007, Harmonix touted it as a platform for players going forward. While subsequent launches and peripherals joined the mix in the succeeding years, the main pillar for that claim is the developer’s steadfast support of the Rock Band platform through its aggressive downloadable content schedule. Today, however, the studio...
Halle Bailey proudly displays her baby bump while dancing alongside her sister, Chloe
Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey attend the World Premiere of “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé” at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Nov. 25, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Amy Sussman/WireImage for Parkwood Now that Halle Bailey has shared her newborn son with the world, the Little Mermaid star has been showing off some adorable content from...
Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview: Exploring Longevity in the Hitsujibungaku Genre
hitsujibungaku Megumi Omori/Billboard Japan Billboard Japan spoke with Japanese alternative rock band hitsujibungaku for its Women in Music interview series featuring female players in the Japanese entertainment industry. The WIM initiative in Japan began last year to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their...
Thunderful Group, the company responsible for the 2023’s SteamWorld Build, to cut around 100 jobs
Thunderful Group, the company behind games like 2023’s SteamWorld Build and Lego Brick Tales, has announced plans to lay off roughly 20 percent of its workforce, as first reported by GamesIndustry.biz. Kotaku notes that 20 percent of the company’s workforce is about 100 employees. As for why, Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz cites the company’s need to...
Meet Wez Atlas: A Rising Japanese-American Rapper Blending Languages & Genres
Wez Atlas Courtesy of Billboard Japan The concept of “narrative” in the English language is becoming adapted as a commonly used word in Japan. Unlike the similarly loaned “story” that refers to the content or outline of a tale, the narrator is central to a narrative. Just as in our own lives, there is no...
Ariana Grande’s Fans Are “Distraught” After Her New Album Announcement: Check Out the Reactions
Ariana Grande Shannon Beveridge If anyone has cause to celebrate this week, it’s Arianators. After waiting a long four years for a new album from their idol, Ariana Grande has at last announced that her new album, Eternal Sunshine, is arriving in less than two months. The news came in a Wednesday morning (Jan. 17)...
LeAnn Rimes Shares Her Experience with Recent Surgery and Cervical Dysplasia Diagnosis
LeAnn Rimes attends the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Jason Kempin/Getty Images LeAnn Rimes is giving fans a vulnerable update after having surgery for cervical dysplasia. In a lengthy message shared to her Instagram, the 41-year-old country star opened up about how she’s taking her health...
Truck Stops in Nebraska
Ready for another sneak peek at our upcoming ? As you travel through the state, you’ll encounter a network of truck stops strategically placed to cater to the needs of drivers navigating through the heart of the United States. So let’s take a look at them! The truck stops in Nebraska have a history as...






