Author: Amanda Collins
While the S&P 500 reached a new record close every day this week, music stocks had more middling performances and K-pop companies extended their losses. HYBE, home to BTS, fell 4.3% this week as the company faces problems on multiple fronts ahead of its Aug. 6 earnings call. According to reports out of South Korea, HYBE’s headquarters in Seoul were raided on Thursday (July 24) as part of the government’s ongoing investigation into alleged stock fraud by the company’s founder and chairman, Bang Si-hyuk. On Tuesday, three HYBE employees were convicted of insider trading and given jail time. Things were…
Adam Sandler returns to one of his most beloved films in Happy Gilmore 2. Directed by Kyle Newachek, the sequel picks up almost three decades after the original, as Happy Gilmore (Sandler) comes out of golf retirement to help fund his daughter’s dream of going to a prestigious ballet school. Many of the film’s original cast reprise their roles, including Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller and Dennis Dugan, while Benny Safdie and Bad Bunny join as newcomers. Along with starring in Happy Gilmore 2, Sandler serves as a co-writer and producer. The film was released on Netflix on July…
Adam Sandler’s return as Happy Gilmore might be the main draw of the Netflix sequel, but the stack of celebrity cameos is close behind. Directed by Kyle Newachek, the sequel picks up almost three decades after the original, as Happy Gilmore (Sandler) comes out of golf retirement to help fund his daughter’s dream of going to a prestigious ballet school. Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller and Dennis Dugan all reprise their roles from the original 1996 film, alongside newcomers Benny Safdie and Bad Bunny. Happy Gilmore 2 was released on Netflix on July 15, 2025. Who makes a cameo…
Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Jr. lead the cast of miniseries Washington Black. Based on the book by Esi Edugyan, the series follows 11-year-old George Washington “Wash” Black who, after being forced to flee a Barbados sugar plantation, sets out on a globe-spanning adventure with the help of a strange flying machine. “As he navigates uncharted lands and impossible odds, Wash finds the courage to imagine a future beyond the confines of the society he was born into,” a synopsis reads. Other cast members include Tom Ellis, Iola Evans, Edward Bluemel, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Rupert Graves. All…
It’s “a new day” for a Celine Dion classic, with her 2002 hit “A New Day Has Come” getting reimagined by Swedish House Mafia‘s Sebastian Ingrosso. His rework turns Dion’s belter into a brooding mainstage track that takes her “hush, now, I see a light in the sky, it’s almost blinding me. I can’t believe I’ve been touched by an angel with love” lyrics and layers them over over a darkly thumping production. Built for festivals, this one’s gotten a crucial stamp of approval from Dion herself, who shared a video of herself solo dancing to the track in the…
Brazilian Pop singer and songwriter Laura Pieri shares her brand new single Daughter of Demeter (ON THE DANCEFLOOR), a hypnotic, dance-infused reimagining of her 2024 single from the Frankie EP. The latest single to be lifted from her upcoming project Frankie On The Dancefloor, an expanded edition of her 2024 EP Frankie, set to arrive later this summer, Daughter of Demeter (ON THE DANCEFLOOR) gives a quieter take when comparing to the original, yet still channelling the fury of the original. I am loving the rhythms and warmth of this song which is quite intoxicating and makes it perfect for a…
Black Sabbath was scary from the start. The first song on its debut album — both called “Black Sabbath” — opens with the sounds of a rainstorm and church bells, then a wicked guitar riff. Then Ozzy Osbourne howls a question: “What is this that stands before me?” When the album came out, in early 1970, it was, pardon the pun, a hell of a question. Led Zeppelin had released its first album a year before, but Sabbath was darker, sludgier, laden with doom. The band’s psychedelic visions were dark and haunted, as far from the colorful optimism of flower…
A dreamy rock mystique consumes on “Sweetness of Things,” the debut single from Sisters. Led by singer and primary songwriter Georgiana Genet, the project showcases a fantastic, emotive vein of songwriting on the track — which seamlessly ventures from initially trickling nocturnal-set moodiness into ardent rock eruptions. “Dismissing the fear that’s learned how to sneak into your mouth and the way that you speak,” Genet’s riveting vocals emanate as jangling guitars into the impassioned rock ascent: “Use your charm, learn to see.” Lyrical depictions of abuse’s cyclical nature resonate within an atmospheric rock prowess, captivating across both the eerie verses…
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah, roma-roma-ma, Gaga, ooh Labubu … Lady Gaga is getting in on a certain plushie craze. In a whimsical TikTok posted Friday (July 25), the pop superstar filmed herself seemingly getting ready backstage for a concert, all dressed up in one of her Mayhem Ball tour outfits. With her hair teased into the shape of two bunny ears — similar to those sported by the fuzzy little monster keychains you keep seeing attached to everyone’s bags and purses — Gaga says in a silly, high-pitched voice, “I’m a Labubu!” “Labubu!” she repeats before sticking her tongue out slightly at the…
Music shines and sticks with you when it taps into something that feels good. Bringing something fresh yet familiar to the table, to make you fall in love with the music. That special touch to the music always make for a must hear jam, thats fun to take in and Laura Pieri brings those vibes you have to take in on the new song “Daughter of Demeter (ON THE DANCEFLOOR)”. The Dancehall touch to the music shines instantly, with each groove being just as infectious as the next to make you want to move. Once you get lost in the sound, Laura…