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Angels & Airwaves have released a new song called “Losing My Mind,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Lifeforms.

“I wanted to write a song about a totally insane idea that would never happen, like, what if our own country was being torn apart by racists, a pandemic, and domestic terrorism, but all at the same time,” frontman Tom DeLonge says. “You know, just normal made up s*** that would never happen.”

The track, which is available now for digital download, is accompanied by a video that stars DeLonge alongside TikTok dancer Rampage. DeLonge plays Disco, who’s apparently the brother of the former Blink-182 guitarist’s character, Boomer, from the “First Date” video.

You can watch the “Losing My Mind” video, which DeLonge also directed, streaming now on YouTube.

Lifeforms, the sixth AVA album, is due out September 24. It also includes the previously released singles “Euphoria,” “Kiss & Tell,” “Restless Souls” and “Rebel Girl.”

Angels & Airwaves are performing this weekend at Lollapalooza. They’ll launch a headlining tour in support of Lifeforms in September.

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Live concert series “Front and Center” will return to public television for its 10th season this August, giving viewers a front-row seat to intimate shows from the likes of Lady A, Brantley Gilbert, Maddie & Tae and many more.

The season kicks off with a new twist on the show’s usual format, presenting an archival concert from the late Glen Campbell, which was recorded in 2008 at storied West Hollywood venue the Troubadour. This month, that show also came out as a live album titled Glen Campbell: Live from the Troubadour.

Next up, the series will spotlight exclusive performances from a wide variety of country hitmakers and acclaimed singer-songwriters, featuring Dustin Lynch, John Hiatt with special guests Jerry Douglas and Tommy Emmanuel, Old Dominion, and operatic vocalist Sangeeta Kaur with Jon Anderson and Jake Shimabukuro.

The performances took place at Analog at Hutton Hotel, an intimate Nashville venue, and were filmed either pre-pandemic or with COVID-19 safety protocols in place.

The series kicks off August 1 and runs through September 19. The episodes will be distributed nationally by American Public Television; you can also watch them on “Front and Center”’s YouTube channel. 

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Nas has announced the sequel to his Grammy-winning album, King’s Disease,which he released last August.

“We’re back in business! King’s Disease II. 8/6,” the legendary rapper wrote on Instagram, sharing the album cover art of himself against an orange background. 

Though little detail has been shared about the forthcoming project in the post, Nas did tag his label, Mass Appeal, Records and Hit-Boy, who produced the entirety of King’s Disease II.

“Run it back,” wrote Hit-Boy sharing the cover art on his Instagram. 

Nas’ picked up his first-ever Grammy for his 13th studio album, King’s Disease, which won Best Rap Album. It features guest appearances from Charlie Wilson, Lil Durk, Anderson .Paak, Fivio Foreign, A$AP Ferg, Big Sean, Don Toliver and more, including an outro by the legendary Dr. Dre. 

King’s Disease logs Hit-Boy’s fourth Grammy win, but his first for Album of the Year. He won Best Rap Song for Kanye West and Jay-Z‘s “N**** in Paris” in 2012 and again for Nipsey Hussle‘s “Racks in the Middle,” with Roddy Ricch, in 2020.

 

 

 

 

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On Wednesday, Camila Cabello used boyfriend Shawn Mendes to create a hilarious TikTok video depicting the honeymoon phase of a relationship, “when you can’t fart or Poo or be a human.” 

In the clip, Camila waves goodbye to Shawn, and as soon as he leaves the room, she lets one loose.  Now Shawn has commented on Camila’s real-life gas-passing habits.

When Camila posted the video to her Instagram, Shawn wrote in the comments, “But u do fart tho.”  Fans, of course, found this hilarious, but some took him to task for “exposing” Camila. “You threw her under the bus,” admonished one fan, while another added, “Poor Camila,” and a third wrote, “shut up Shawn girls don’t fart.”

Of course, Shawn may have just been paying Camila back for a TikTok she made earlier this month in which she trolled him for a super-awkward video he made.  In his original TikTok, Shawn couldn’t quite get the hang of editing, and ended up with abrupt jump cuts and scenes where he’s just staring at the camera.  Camila filmed herself lip-syncing to Shawn’s clip, and mimicking his stares and weird edits.

She captioned the clip, “My fave Tik Tok.”

 

 

 

 

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Move over, tattooed Joker: Jared Leto‘s latest film role might be his most unrecognizable look yet.

The Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman and Oscar-winning actor shared the character poster for his part in the upcoming film House of Gucci, which details the assassination of real-life fashion mogul Maurizio Gucci.

For his role as Paulo Gucci, Maurizio’s cousin, Leto appears covered in prosthetics to make him look him older and heavier, complete with a bushy mustache and, perhaps most surprisingly, a bald head surrounded by hair on the sides.

Naturally, the photo has been receiving quite the reaction, causing Leto to trend on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. One commenter compared Leto’s look to Jeffrey Tambor, while another quipped, “Clearly, Jared Leto visited the beach that makes you old” — a reference to the new M. Night Shyamalan film, Old.

Along with the poster, Leto tweeted, “Stasera” — Italian for “tonight” — suggesting the House of Gucci trailer might be dropping before the day is over.

House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott, is due out on November 24. It also stars Adam Driver as Maurizio, and Lady Gaga as Gucci’s ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of arranging his killing.

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It pays to have rich friends like Ray J, who gifted Soulja Boy a McLaren worth at least $200,000 for his 31st birthday on Wednesday.

According to TMZ, Soulja pulled up late to his birthday party in Los Angeles in a yellow McLaren, but the party was over before it really began. His friend and rapper OG 3Three hosted the party, which was shut down by local police, who reportedly received numerous noise complaints.

To celebrate his 31st trip around the sun, Soulja also released his new album, Big Draco, featuring Omarion, Tadoe and his Verzuz competitor Bow Wow. Almost every song is under three minutes, with the exception of the track “Trappin So Hard,” featuring Desiigner, which is nearly four minutes. On “I Was the First Rapper,” Soulja declares himself as the first rapper to go viral on YouTube.

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Demi Lovato is joining Paris Hilton for the socialite’s new Netflix cooking show, Cooking with Paris.

In a hilarious sneak peek of the episode, the two attempt making unicorn cannolis and end up failing miserably. After they decorate the pink-and-purple cannoli shells with sprinkles and edible glitter, they try to fill them, only to realize that the cream has melted.

“I was supposed to keep this in the refrigerator. We’ve had it out the whole time,” Paris says as Demi laughs. “So it’s all melted. Great.”

Paris then tries to wipe off some of the mess with a towel, but Demi tells her, “That’s a glove!”

The two then just decide to cover the cannolis with even more sprinkles and glitter and call it a day.

Cooking with Paris debuts Wednesday, August 4, on Netflix.

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Metallica has been working on new music, and Kirk Hammett is hoping it will do more than just get people headbanging.

Speaking with Classic Rock magazine, the guitarist shares that he wants the metal legends’ next album to “cut through the division” people have been feeling.

“Metallica has always been about bringing people together through music,” Hammett says. “I think the sentiment now is that people need music more than ever to bring everyone together and collectively celebrate that we’ve got to this point.”

He adds, “There’s a lot of division in the world. Hopefully this Metallica album will cut through the division and bring people together in ways that are more beneficial for everyone overall.”

Hammett also reveals that the new material feels “very appropriate for the times.”

“Music should bring everyone together, it should be a celebration,” he says. “That’s what music is about. It’s not about selling albums or getting Grammys, it’s about putting out good music and helping the situation with that music.”

Metallica’s most recent album is 2016’s Hardwired…to Self-Destruct.

Meanwhile, Metallica is prepping a deluxe reissue of 1991’s The Black Album in honor of its 30th anniversary. That will be released on September 10, along with the 53-track Metallica Blacklist tribute compilation.

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Lady Gaga has debuted her official character poster for her upcoming film, House of Gucci.

In the pic, released by MGM Studios and posted to Gaga’s socials, we see the singer as Patrizia Reggiani, the eventual ex-wife of fashion mogul Maurizio Gucci. She sports dark hair, an elegant fascinator with netting over her face, statement pearl jewelry and a bold red lip.

The poster, along with all the other character posters shared on the House of Gucci Instagram, is captioned “Stasera” — which means “tonight” in Italian. Could they be teasing a trailer drop, perhaps?

The Ridley Scott-directed House of Gucci, also starring Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons, hits theaters on November 24.

 

 

 

 

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Rihanna is expanding her Fenty empire into the world of fragrance. 

The announcement came Wednesday, with both the singer and the brand sharing the news with their followers on social media. 

For her part, Ri posted two black-and-white snapshots of herself wearing an off-the-shoulder leather jacket and rocking straight hair. 

“#FENTYPARFUM COMING SOON [eyes emoji],” she teased in the caption of the post. 

Over on Fenty Beauty’s Instagram, the upcoming scent was promoted with a short clip that gives fans a glimpse at the perfume’s bottle design, which appears to be amber in color. 

“Something sensual, confident yet sexxy [sic] coming your way very soon,” the caption reads. 

In a second video post, the brand features tweets from fans praising RiRi’s latest endeavor and expressing their desire to smell like her. 

“The smell good y’all have been waiting for!” Fenty raved in the caption. 

An official release date for Fenty Parfum has not been announced. However, fans can get a free sample by using the code “FENTY” when making a purchase of $40 or more on fentybeauty.com. The offer ends on August 8.

 

 

 

 

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