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‘It’s Made People More Paranoid’: How Artists and Writers Are Covering Their Bases in the Post-’Blurred Lines’ Era of Interpolations
“There’s a famous quote,” explains forensic musicologist Joe Bennett. “Where there’s a hit, there’s a writ.” In the years following the resolution of the controversial “Blurred Lines” trial, which resulted in $7.3 million (later lowered to about $5 million) in damages and profits for Marvin Gaye’s estate, copyright infringement has been on the top of...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas In Development For Oculus Quest 2
Oculus, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook, has revealed that it is currently working on bringing the classic Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to its Quest 2 device. This news comes by way of Facebook’s identity-changing livestream today, where the company is expected to announce its new name. During the stream, it was revealed...
Seether Sets New Personal Best Atop Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With ‘Wasteland’
Seether‘s “Wasteland” becomes the band’s ninth No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, reaching the top of the Oct. 30-dated list. “Wasteland” is the Shaun Morgan-led rockers’ third No. 1 from their latest album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, giving the group a trio of toppers from a single set for the first time,...
Zayn Responds to Report That He ‘Struck’ Gigi Hadid’s Mother Yolanda
After TMZ reported that Yolanda Hadid is saying Zayn Malik — the father of Yolanda’s 1-year-old granddaughter — “struck” her during a dispute, the former One Direction singer is responding to the accusation. Zayn, who welcomed his daughter Khai with girlfriend Gigi Hadid in September 2020, took to Twitter on Thursday (Oct. 28) to address the...
Summer Walker’s ‘Ex’ Gets Her Back Into Hot R&B Songs’ Top 10
Summer Walker bags her first top 10 visit to Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart in over a year as “Ex for a Reason,” with JT (of City Girls), starts at No. 6 on the list dated Oct. 30. With the new release, Walker collects her 14th top 10 on Hot R&B Songs and passes Jhene...
Facebook Changes Name to Meta
Facebook has changed its name to Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement during the company’s Facebook Connect event focused on virtual reality on Thursday (Oct 28). Meta will be the corporate name of the company and Facebook’s name and branding will continue for the social network and its mobile app. Branding for Instagram and...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Is Already Ubisoft’s Second Biggest Game Of All Time
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has made Ubisoft a lot of money. That’s because it’s the publisher’s “[second] largest profit-generating game” in its entire history, and it achieved that title in less than 12 months. Curious as to what Ubisoft’s biggest game of all time is? So are we, but Ubisoft doesn’t mention who wears that crown...
Goldorak: Microids finally releases the first video and the first screenshot of the video game
Eight months after its surprise announcement, the video game Goldorak finally unveils its first attire through a first teaser in 4K and two screenshots to lay the foundations for what will be an action game in open areas. If the teaser is only there to raise the hype, it does however reveal several things. First...
Skrillex Triumphantly Returns With First U.S. Set Since Pandemic
Even on Hump Day, attendees of Skrillex’s amazing Wednesday (October 27) night show at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner got quite the extra pep in their step to close out the week strong before the city’s Halloween festivities commence this weekend. The show, opened by scene mainstay Wax Motif and rising DJ/producer/designer Noodz, was announced just two weeks...
9 Essential Tracks on Nicki Nicole’s New ‘Parte De Mi’ Album: Editor’s Picks
Following her debut studio album Recuerdos in 2019, Nicki Nicole officially presents Parte de Mi, her sophomore full-length set, and first under Sony Music Latin. The Argentine artist kicked off October with the release of the title track as a preview of her next album. In the track, the Latin Grammy nominee wears her heart on...
Morgan Wallen Is Up for 2 American Music Awards But Isn’t Invited to the Show
Though Morgan Wallen is a double-nominee heading into the American Music Awards on Nov. 21, airing on ABC, the singer-songwriter is prohibited from attending. On Thursday (Oct. 28), when the nominees were announced for this year’s AMAs, Wallen’s name landed in the favorite male country artist category, while his best-selling project Dangerous: The Double Album...
Call Of Duty Warzone: New Pacific Map Will Go Live A Month After The Launch Of Vanguard
Call of Duty: Warzone says goodbye to Verdansk on December 1 before the new Pacific map arrives after Vanguard’s launch.
Behind The Hit: How Ghost’s ‘Hunter’s Moon’ Became a Killer End-Credits Soundtrack for ‘Halloween Kills’
It has been three years since Swedish act Ghost’s last full-length album, Prequelle, and its next is yet to be announced. Fortunately, fans are getting a tide-over with “Hunter’s Moon,” which can be heard during the end credits of Halloween Kills, the latest installment of the Halloween franchise again starring Jamie Lee Curtis that arrived in...
Loza Alexander Debuts at No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart Thanks to ‘Lets Go Brandon’
Loza Alexander debuts at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated Oct. 30), becoming the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time thanks to his new song “Lets Go Brandon.” The song debuts at No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it’s his first entry, with 1.2 million U.S. streams and...
‘Easy’ Money: Adele’s Return Lifts Her Entire Streaming Catalog
With excitement around Adele‘s first new album in six years driving its debut single, “Easy On Me,” to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, fans have also been flocking to her catalog at an unprecedented volume. That’s particularly good news for XL, the independent label that first signed the U.K. star 15 years...
November PS Plus Lineup Includes Knockout City And Kingdoms Of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
PlayStation has announced the PlayStation Plus lineup for November and it’s one of the largest free games offerings for the service yet. Six titles are up for grabs this month, three of which are exclusive to VR. Knockout City, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, and First Class Trouble are your “standard” games this month. The Persistence,...
‘It’s Made People More Paranoid’: How Artists and Writers Are Covering Their Bases in the Post-’Blurred Lines’ Era of Interpolations
“There’s a famous quote,” explains forensic musicologist Joe Bennett. “Where there’s a hit, there’s a writ.” In the years following the resolution of the controversial “Blurred Lines” trial, which resulted in $7.3 million (later lowered to about $5 million) in damages and profits for Marvin Gaye’s estate, copyright infringement has been on the top of...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas In Development For Oculus Quest 2
Oculus, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook, has revealed that it is currently working on bringing the classic Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to its Quest 2 device. This news comes by way of Facebook’s identity-changing livestream today, where the company is expected to announce its new name. During the stream, it was revealed...
Seether Sets New Personal Best Atop Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With ‘Wasteland’
Seether‘s “Wasteland” becomes the band’s ninth No. 1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, reaching the top of the Oct. 30-dated list. “Wasteland” is the Shaun Morgan-led rockers’ third No. 1 from their latest album Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, giving the group a trio of toppers from a single set for the first time,...
Zayn Responds to Report That He ‘Struck’ Gigi Hadid’s Mother Yolanda
After TMZ reported that Yolanda Hadid is saying Zayn Malik — the father of Yolanda’s 1-year-old granddaughter — “struck” her during a dispute, the former One Direction singer is responding to the accusation. Zayn, who welcomed his daughter Khai with girlfriend Gigi Hadid in September 2020, took to Twitter on Thursday (Oct. 28) to address the...
Summer Walker’s ‘Ex’ Gets Her Back Into Hot R&B Songs’ Top 10
Summer Walker bags her first top 10 visit to Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart in over a year as “Ex for a Reason,” with JT (of City Girls), starts at No. 6 on the list dated Oct. 30. With the new release, Walker collects her 14th top 10 on Hot R&B Songs and passes Jhene...
Facebook Changes Name to Meta
Facebook has changed its name to Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement during the company’s Facebook Connect event focused on virtual reality on Thursday (Oct 28). Meta will be the corporate name of the company and Facebook’s name and branding will continue for the social network and its mobile app. Branding for Instagram and...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Is Already Ubisoft’s Second Biggest Game Of All Time
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has made Ubisoft a lot of money. That’s because it’s the publisher’s “[second] largest profit-generating game” in its entire history, and it achieved that title in less than 12 months. Curious as to what Ubisoft’s biggest game of all time is? So are we, but Ubisoft doesn’t mention who wears that crown...
Goldorak: Microids finally releases the first video and the first screenshot of the video game
Eight months after its surprise announcement, the video game Goldorak finally unveils its first attire through a first teaser in 4K and two screenshots to lay the foundations for what will be an action game in open areas. If the teaser is only there to raise the hype, it does however reveal several things. First...
Skrillex Triumphantly Returns With First U.S. Set Since Pandemic
Even on Hump Day, attendees of Skrillex’s amazing Wednesday (October 27) night show at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner got quite the extra pep in their step to close out the week strong before the city’s Halloween festivities commence this weekend. The show, opened by scene mainstay Wax Motif and rising DJ/producer/designer Noodz, was announced just two weeks...