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K-pop girl group NewJeans have dropped the second part of their ‘Supernatural’ music video.Last month, NewJeans made their official Japanese debut with their single album ‘Supernatural’. The group have now dropped a second music video for the title track, this time featuring a Korean-language version of the single.The new visual continues the TV series concept of original music video, this time with the members investigating the strange weather phenomena from the first clip.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com “My Hero Academia: You’re Next,” “The Apothecary Diaries” and “Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain” are among the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 nominees, while Finn Wolfhard and Rina Sawayama are among presenters set for the May ceremony. Crunchyroll unveiled its nominees across 32 different categories, representing 50 series and films developed by over 35 studios.

We have the nominees for the ninth annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Dan Da Dan, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling and The Apothecary Diaries will vie for the marquee Anime of the Year prize, which will be handed out during a May 25 ceremony in Tokyo.

Lionsgate‘s John Wick: Chapter 4 is finally getting a China release on March 14, 2025. Huahua Media will distribute in the Middle Kingdom.

Metallica‘s self-titled album – also known as ‘The Black Album’ – has crossed 750 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts – find out more about the milestone achievement below.Yesterday (July 15), Billboard announced the achievement on social media. The album was first released in 1991, and has now spent over 14 years on the charts sporadically since it dropped.The achievement marks only the fourth album in history to reach the milestone.

Paris Hilton and Meghan Trainor are teaming up for a “truly iconic” collaboration titled ‘Chasin”.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Hilton and Trainor announced the new single, which will feature on Hilton’s upcoming sophomore album ‘Infinite Icon’. The song is due for release on July 26, and is being co-produced by Sia.Trainor revealed that she began writing the track “years ago and knew I had to save it for someone very special.

Rina Sawayama and NewJeans member Hyein recently have teamed up to perform the former’s 2020 single, ‘Bad Friend’.On June 27, NewJeans held the second night of their ‘Bunnies Camp’ fan concert at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The quintet were joined by London-raised Japanese singer Rina Sawayama during the concert.During the show, each of the NewJeans members performed solo numbers.

K-pop girl group NewJeans recently covered Mariya Takeuchi’s iconic 1985 city pop single ‘Plastic Love’.Last night (June 26), NewJeans held the first of two shows of their 2024 ‘Bunnies Camp’ fan concert at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. During the show, each member of the K-pop girl group surprised the audience with solo performances.Notably, Hyein sang a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s ‘Plastic Love’, which was first released in 1985 but has since seen a resurgence due to increased interest in city pop.

Paris Hilton and Rina Sawayama have released their collaborative single ‘I’m Free’ – check it out below.The song contains a sample of Ultra Naté’s 1997 house classic ‘Free’, and it is expected to be included on Hilton’s highly-awaited second album ‘Infinite Icon’, which will be released on September 6.The album, her first since debut ‘Paris’ in 2006, will be executive produced by Sia, and was first confirmed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last October.Listen to the song here:The song was first announced in a post on Hilton’s Instagram account last week, which showed a video depicting a text conversation between the two singers.The first text in the video is from Hilton, with an audio recording titled ‘Free’ and a message saying, “Hey sis! Been working on something…”“Paris!! Obsessed,” is the reply from Sawayama. “What if you…did a verse?” replies Hilton.A post shared by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)Rina then says she is “running to the studio”, which leaves Paris “on the edge of my seat”.The post then says “three infinite hours later” the track was complete.In March, Sawayama said she wasn’t able to release her next album “under my current conditions”.She said her “mental health has been awful” over the past year, adding: “I’ve been lucky to have found ways to keep my business afloat and support myself as well as my team, but when it comes to new music I can’t release another album under my current conditions.“I feel really trapped and don’t know what to do.”Those comments came amidst Sawayama’s public battle with her label Dirty Hit, which is co-founded by The 1975‘s manager Jamie Oborne.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media has signed a global distribution deal with ADA in anticipation of her upcoming sophomore album “Infinite Icon,” releasing on September 6.

Rina Sawayama has announced a new single ‘I’m Free’, a collaboration with Paris Hilton, set to be released next month.News of the song was revealed in a post on Hilton’s Instagram account, which showed a video depicting a text conversation between the two singers. The post is captioned: “’I’m Free’, out June 21st.”The first text in the video is from Hilton, with an audio recording titled ‘Free’ and a message saying, “Hey sis! Been working on something…”“Paris!! Obsessed,” is the reply from Sawayama.

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Jake Gyllenhaal leads a remake of Patrick Swayze’s 1989 action film Road House.Directed by Doug Liman (Edge Of Tomorrow, The Bourne Identity), the 2024 version follows UFC fighter Elwood Dalton (Gyllenhaal) who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse riddled with shady characters.Other cast members include Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, J.D. Pardo, Arturo Castro, Lukas Gage and Billy Magnussen.The film’s score is composed by Christophe Beck, who previously worked with Liman on Edge Of Tomorrow and American Made.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly not invited to Sir Elton John's annual Oscars party in 2023, according to royal expert Tom Bower. The author suggested the snub shows the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are "nobodies in Hollywood".

Rina Sawayama has said she can’t release her next album “under my current conditions”.The popstar opened up about the status of her album whilst sharing an interview she gave to The Independent as part of International Women’s Day (March 8), which revolved around women’s experiences with sexism and misogyny in the music industry.In the caption, Sawayama admitted her “mental health has been awful” in the past year, and said: “I’ve been lucky to have found ways to keep my business afloat and support myself as well as my team, but when it comes to new music I can’t release another album under my current conditions.“I feel really trapped and don’t know what to do.”The comments come amidst Sawayama’s public battle with her label Dirty Hit, which is co-founded by The 1975‘s manager Jamie Oborne. At Glastonbury 2023, Sawayama called lead singer Matty Healy out for his controversial comments made on The Adam Friedland podcast whilst introducing her song ‘STFU’: “Tonight this goes out to a white man that watches ‘Ghetto Gaggers’ [porn] and mocks Asian people on a podcast.

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Empress Of has shared "What's Love," a new song written and recorded with MUNA. The track will appear on Empress Of's new album For Your Consideration, which will be released on March 22 via Giant Music. Scroll down to hear "What's Love" now.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Bram Inscore, best known for his work with Troye Sivan, Beck and BTS, has died at the age of 41. The songwriter, producer and instrumentalist died by suicide after a battle with depression, according to a statement from his family and friends.

Rina Sawayama has dropped two new tracks, including a new remix of ‘Imagining’ with Amaarae.The British-Japanese singer recently shared her bonus edition of sophomore album ‘Hold The Girl’ on Friday (Dcember 8). NME originally praised the record in a five-star review, saying: “While ‘Hold the Girl’ is filled with often contrasting sounds, it’s rooted by moments such as these.

BRIT Awards have announced that they will be tweaking their rules for the 2024 instalment, following a row over diversity.The structuring of the award ceremony faced criticism at the start of the year when it was revealed that no female artists had been shortlisted for the 2023 Best Artist award. This came following the 2021 merging of the Best Male and Best Female categories.The winner of this year’s prize was pop icon Harry Styles, who also made a nod towards the perceived lack of fairness in the broader category – dedicating his speech to female artists including Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX, and Becky Hill, and acknowledging his “privilege”.Now, according to a new report by BBC News, it has been announced that the organisers of the BRITS will now increase the number of shortlisted artists for the Best Artist award.

Bleachers performed recent single ‘Modern Girl’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (November 1).Much like the single, the Jack Antonoff-led band performed the track with saxophones. You can view footage below.The track was the band’s first release under their new label home, Dirty Hit, and arrived last month.