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HYBE and Universal Music Group Launching Global Girl Group Audition Challenge
South Korean entertainment agency HYBE — home to K-pop superstars BTS — is teaming with the Universal Music Group for the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition challenge. The alliance, announced on Thursday (Nov. 4) will find the two powerhouses launching a “global, diverse, and multi-talented girl pop group made up of artists...
Warner Music Promotes Chris Gobalakrishna, Jonathan Serbin to ‘Accelerate’ Asia Strategy
BRISBANE, Australia — Warner Music Group is taking another step towards realizing its ambitions for Asia, with the appointment of Chris Gobalakrishna and Jonathan Serbin to jointly oversee operations across the region. Announced today (Nov. 4), Gobalakrishna and Serbin are named co-presidents Warner Music Asia, reporting to Simon Robson, president, International, Recorded Music, Warner Music...
Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons & More to Perform at 2021 MTV EMA
Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Yungblud, Griff and girl in red have been added to the performer lineup for the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 14 in Budapest. Following the release of his album = on Oct. 29, Sheeran is in the running for five awards. The “Shape of You” singer is nominated for best artist, best pop, best U.K. and Ireland act, and both...
Jay-Z’s Instagram Account Is Deleted
And just like that, Jay-Z has deactivated his Instagram account. Hov’s latest dalliance with Insta was brief, and built around promoting his latest project, the Netflix film The Harder They Fall. The billionaire Brooklyn rapper and businessman opened an account, pushed a poster for the Western, and shared a countdown for the Western’s premiere. Now...
Forza Horizon 5 test: Mexico, we can confirm, it’s chic!
The test In the game of exclusives intended to attract a maximum of players in their respective folds, Sony and Microsoft are constantly pulling the plug. With the approach of the end of the year holidays, the American publisher cuts down the Forza Horizon 5 card and undoubtedly scores points. This fifth episode naturally follows...
Review: Forza Horizon 5: A Gorgeous Showpiece for Xbox Series X
While the Xbox Series X has been available for almost a year now, there are very few exclusives that have truly pushed the system’s graphic abilities. Drifting in just before the console’s one-year anniversary is Forza Horizon 5, the newest entry in the series from Playground Games. This time around, the developer decided to bring...
Ariana Grande, Beyonce & More Vie for Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Complete Film Nominations List
Hollywood’s annual awards season is officially underway with the Nov. 3 announcement of the nominations for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs). The awards honor composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames. Kid Cudi has two songs in the running for song — feature film. He...
Thundercat Performs “Dragonball Durag” on Colbert: Watch
Joined by Jon Batiste, he performed the It Is What It Is single Thundercat (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS) Thundercat was the musical guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Joined by Jon Batiste, he performed “Dragonball Durag”—watch it happen below. The bassist is actively on tour behind his Grammy-winning album It Is What...
Beach Ball Bounced From ‘The Masked Singer’
Beach Ball felt flat during Wednesday night’s (Nov. 3) episode of The Masked Singer, when not one but two guests were revealed to hiding behind that massive orb. Tonight, for it was the “Giving Thanks” episode, it was the turn of Group B’s Mallard, Queen of Hearts, Caterpillar, and Banana Split and a Wildcard entry,...
Arizona Slipknot Concert Interrupted After Fans Start Mosh Pit Bonfire
A Slipknot show in Arizona was temporarily halted on Tuesday night (Nov. 2) when fans started a bonfire in the middle of the mosh pit. According to AZ Central, the band’s show at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix as paused for 30 minutes after attendees lit up a stack of lawn chairs in a giant bonfire...
CMA Leaders Sarah Trahern and Robert Deaton On Morgan Wallen and Producing a Safe Awards Show
On Nov. 10, the 55th annual CMA Awards will return to its longtime home at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena—and will again welcome a full audience of country music fans. The move follows 2020’s more intimate, socially distanced ceremony attended only by nominated artists and performers to Nashville’s Music City Center because of the pandemic. Executive producer...
Nintendo Switch Passes 92 Million Units Sold, Best-Selling Switch Games Revealed
Nintendo has dropped some new sales numbers for its latest console, the Nintendo Switch, as well as the top 10 best-selling Switch games. It’s no surprise the Switch is doing well – its sales haven’t really let up since the hybrid console hit the market in March of 2017. Still, it’s already one of Nintendo’s...
Irvin Mayfield Gets 18 Months in Prison Over Charity Fraud
Irvin Mayfield, the jazz trumpet player who became a symbol of New Orleans resilience after Hurricane Katrina, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday (Nov. 3) for steering charity money meant for public libraries to his personal use. Mayfield’s musical and business partner, pianist Ronald Markham, also was sentenced to 18 months Wednesday in...
The Ultimate Edition will take a minimum of 39GB on PlayStation
Twitter account specializing in PlayStation video game sizing information, posted details with regards to PS versions GTA: Trilogy – Definitive Edition… The collection will require 39 gigabytes of free space, but that’s without the first day patch. It is likely that the total weight will be 45-49 GB, as is the case with a PC...
ABBA Come to (Virtual) Life in First-Look ‘Voyage’ Concert Trailer
ABBA dropped the first look at the slick digital avatars who will take the stage for their 2022 “Voyage” concert series on Thursday (Nov. 4) and released more tickets for the events. The high-energy 20-second trailer finds the Swedish pop uberstars — Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad — rocking the...
Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s Big 2.0 Update Is Live One Day Early
The big Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update is now live, one whole day earlier than expected. This news comes by way of Wario64 on Twitter, and really, the rest of Twitter which collectively and rightfully freaked out when it was realized that the update was live in-game. To download it, you simply need to check...
HYBE and Universal Music Group Launching Global Girl Group Audition Challenge
South Korean entertainment agency HYBE — home to K-pop superstars BTS — is teaming with the Universal Music Group for the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition challenge. The alliance, announced on Thursday (Nov. 4) will find the two powerhouses launching a “global, diverse, and multi-talented girl pop group made up of artists...
Warner Music Promotes Chris Gobalakrishna, Jonathan Serbin to ‘Accelerate’ Asia Strategy
BRISBANE, Australia — Warner Music Group is taking another step towards realizing its ambitions for Asia, with the appointment of Chris Gobalakrishna and Jonathan Serbin to jointly oversee operations across the region. Announced today (Nov. 4), Gobalakrishna and Serbin are named co-presidents Warner Music Asia, reporting to Simon Robson, president, International, Recorded Music, Warner Music...
Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons & More to Perform at 2021 MTV EMA
Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Yungblud, Griff and girl in red have been added to the performer lineup for the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 14 in Budapest. Following the release of his album = on Oct. 29, Sheeran is in the running for five awards. The “Shape of You” singer is nominated for best artist, best pop, best U.K. and Ireland act, and both...
Jay-Z’s Instagram Account Is Deleted
And just like that, Jay-Z has deactivated his Instagram account. Hov’s latest dalliance with Insta was brief, and built around promoting his latest project, the Netflix film The Harder They Fall. The billionaire Brooklyn rapper and businessman opened an account, pushed a poster for the Western, and shared a countdown for the Western’s premiere. Now...
Forza Horizon 5 test: Mexico, we can confirm, it’s chic!
The test In the game of exclusives intended to attract a maximum of players in their respective folds, Sony and Microsoft are constantly pulling the plug. With the approach of the end of the year holidays, the American publisher cuts down the Forza Horizon 5 card and undoubtedly scores points. This fifth episode naturally follows...
Review: Forza Horizon 5: A Gorgeous Showpiece for Xbox Series X
While the Xbox Series X has been available for almost a year now, there are very few exclusives that have truly pushed the system’s graphic abilities. Drifting in just before the console’s one-year anniversary is Forza Horizon 5, the newest entry in the series from Playground Games. This time around, the developer decided to bring...
Ariana Grande, Beyonce & More Vie for Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Complete Film Nominations List
Hollywood’s annual awards season is officially underway with the Nov. 3 announcement of the nominations for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs). The awards honor composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames. Kid Cudi has two songs in the running for song — feature film. He...
Thundercat Performs “Dragonball Durag” on Colbert: Watch
Joined by Jon Batiste, he performed the It Is What It Is single Thundercat (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS) Thundercat was the musical guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Joined by Jon Batiste, he performed “Dragonball Durag”—watch it happen below. The bassist is actively on tour behind his Grammy-winning album It Is What...
Beach Ball Bounced From ‘The Masked Singer’
Beach Ball felt flat during Wednesday night’s (Nov. 3) episode of The Masked Singer, when not one but two guests were revealed to hiding behind that massive orb. Tonight, for it was the “Giving Thanks” episode, it was the turn of Group B’s Mallard, Queen of Hearts, Caterpillar, and Banana Split and a Wildcard entry,...








