BTS ‘Dynamite’ New Music Video to Premiere in ‘Fortnite’

Joe Otterson TV ReporterOne year ago, All Elite Wrestling debuted its weekly series “Dynamite” on TNT. It marked the first time in years that a professional wrestling promotion other than WWE had aired on a major U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefGifting nearly 1.5% of Big Hit Entertainment’s pre-IPO shares to the seven members of BTS is looking like a win-win for all concerned as the company and the band remain invested in each other’s success. But it does little to mitigate the notion that the Seoul-based firm is a one-act show.The company is poised to be valued as one of the largest entertainment concerns in Korea when its listing on the Kospi exchange is completed in a few days.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube is giving music artists a new promotional vehicle to hype their latest releases with new original show “Released” — starting this week with K-pop superstars Blackpink.The video platform promises the 16-episode series will feature big-name artists every week. Each 15-minute episode, highlighting music moments from the prior week, will lead up to one exclusive video premiere on YouTube just before it’s released at midnight ET.The debut episode will premiere on Blackpink’s official YouTube channel on Thursday, Oct.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly every corner of the music industry, but along with musicians, independent venues are certainly among the hardest hit — a recent survey by the National Independent Venues Association says that 90% of such venues are in danger of closing permanently if they do not receive federal aid.While there’s a $10 billion “Save Our Stages” aid package slowly working its way through an apparently frozen Congress, one of the many things music fans can do to help indie venues is to buy merchandise — and The Fader has partnered with This T-Shirt — a relief platform founded by Dylan Hattem and Cassandra Aaron of DS Projects — to benefit indie venues and “Save Our Stages,” starting with

Sacha Baron Cohen took advantage of the attention the first presidential debate of 2020 attracted to lambaste Donald Trump with a promotion for his new film. The outlandish stunt comedian is forging ahead with a sequel to his 2006 comedy, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” The film saw him star as a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan coming to the United States to see what the country is like.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMadrid-based The Mediapro Studio (TMS), one of Europe’s biggest independent film and TV players, had a smashing 2019 with the release of 126 titles. And then the pandemic struck, forcing the company to shut down 56 shows.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBeing multi-talented is nothing unusual in Korean entertainment as Henry Lau can attest. The Canadian 30-year-old is one of K-pop’s biggest stars, and is now simultaneously breaking into the Korean, Chinese and English-language film and TV businesses.The top Korean talent agencies typically cast their recruiting nets very wide, and Lau was found by SM Entertainment at a 2006 audition in Toronto.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter several days of online hints and teasers, Australian high-volume rockers AC/DC have confirmed their return to active duty by announcing that veteran singer Brian Johnson, drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams have rejoined the band after several years’ absence.A new photo of the band finds them looking older but energized, with lead guitarist Angus Young, now 65, still rocking the schoolboy outfit.The term “Pwr Up” featured in several of the teasers is apparently the title of a new album, although the official announcement does not say when it might be coming. Twisted Sister Singer Dee Snider, a longtime friend of the band, said over the summer that the group has completed a new album.

Is this a love song or a protest song – or both?

Primal Scream have defended Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon after he faced a fresh backlash for wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ T-shirt in a recently resurfaced photograph.The Sex Pistols and PiL singer faced criticism on Twitter after a 2018 photo, in which he wore a t-shirt printed with the Donald Trump campaign slogan, was widely shared online.While the t-shirt prompted widespread and renewed disappointment from Sex Pistols fans, Primal Scream have now argued that many bands wouldn’t have existed without the trailblazing star.“A lot of people putting down John Lydon @pilofficial on Twitter.

Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi are a high school romance for the ages.

From the sweltering heat of South Africa to the chilly Yorkshire Dales, Simon Lennon’s new role in Emmerdale is a little different from playing Private Brains in BBC army drama Our Girl. “In this industry, you never know where you’re going to be.

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BTS have an enormous, socially active fanbase; however, they do not necessarily speak for the artists.

What a life Maddie Ziegler has had up to this point and she’s only 18! The bubbly blonde became an international phenomenon when she made her debut on the wildly popular television series Dance Moms in 2011 which also included her younger sister Mackenzie. Maddie racked up a ton of titles during her time at the Abby Lee Miller Dance Company which helped her become one of the show’s breakout stars for its first six seasons. But this was just the tip of the iceberg for what was to come for the talented youngster as her star power continued to burn.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsBlackpink will kick off a new behind-the-scenes YouTube series, which begs the question: How you like that?YouTube announced Wednesday that it is launching a new original weekly series, Released. Set to premiere Thursday, the weekly sixteen episode series will feature some of music’s most noteworthy artists and show the exciting moments right before they drop new music.Released, hosted by Washington D.C.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMac Davis, whose music career included recording 20 albums, writing the Elvis Presley hit “In The Ghetto” and starring in films like North Dallas Forty with Nick Nolte and on his own TV show, died Thursday in Nashville. He was 78.His manager and longtime fried Jim Morey said Davis died after complications from a recent heart surgery.The Lubbock, Texas-born Davis recorded 20 albums and charted 40 singles and was as prolific a songwriter, with song titles to his credit including “In the Ghetto” and “A Little Less Conversation,” both made famous by Elvis Presley.

Machine Gun Kelly threw a wild release party for his new album, Tickets to My Downfall — and documented it in the music video for his song “Drunk Face.”The video, which premiered on Tuesday, September 29, features the singer, 30, partying on a private jet and going out on the town with friends and his girlfriend, Megan Fox. At one point, the couple kiss in a car.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAMC Networks and Sid Gentle Films have made IMG the exclusive worldwide licensing representative for Killing Eve as the BBC America breakout looks to extend its brand across fashion, beauty, travel and other categories.It will be the first consumer product and licensing foray for the spy thriller, with potential deals for fashion products, apparel, accessories and beauty as well as travel and games, both areas suited to the show. AMC Networks controls merchandise and licensing rights for Killing Eve, while Sid Gentle Films has them for the rest of world. Produced by Sid Gentle and distributed by IMG corporate sibling Endeavor Content, Killing Eve follows Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.

Entertainer Mac Davis, the man behind several of Elvis Presley’s hits including “In The Ghetto,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Memories” and “Don’t Cry, Daddy,” has died Tuesday at 78.Davis’ manager confirmed the news, according to an announcement by the Country Music Association, adding that the singer had become “critically ill” after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.Davis, from Lubbock, Texas, who penned a number of songs in the late ’60s and ’70s for the King, went on to top the charts under his own name with 1972’s “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” and “Stop and Smell the Roses” two years later.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorLate-night hosts weighed in with their reactions on Tuesday night’s first presidential debate (if you can call it that) between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden that quickly erupted into a bizarre, chaotic mess. CNN correspondent Dana Bash described it as a “s**t show” on live TV.Stephen Colbert bemoaned on CBS’ Late Show: “I come to you tonight, ladies and gentlemen, an empty vessel.