Author: Amanda Collins
Focusing on its core digital music business helped BMG keep earnings steady on lower revenue in the first half of 2025, the company reported Thursday (Aug. 28). The Berlin-based company had revenue of 424 million euros ($463 million) in the first six months of the year, down 8% from the prior-year period. Organic revenue — income from existing operations — fell just 4%. Operating EBITDA was flat at 122 million euros ($133 million). With the reduction in revenue, EBITDA margin improved to 29% from 26.5% in the first half of 2024. The margin improvement was the result of numerous factors,…
The second single from Dim Petals’ forthcoming debut album, “Bilmiyorum” presents an immersive, atmospheric sound from the Hamburg, Germany-based project. Their style blends steady vocals, synths, and minimal percussion, drawing from darkwave and electronic influences. “Bilmiyorum” was built around the feeling of “Araf” — a state of in-between, and being neither here nor there. The production shifts from a hazy opening into a steady rhythm, gradually unfolding in tone and structure.“Bilmiyorum” begins with a calm, sonar-like pulse that moves into a slow, trip-hop rhythm. A repeating vocal refrain appears around the mid-point, while faint string-like sounds add a subtle tension…
The Oasis drone show made its way to the skies over Chicago on Wednesday night (Aug. 27) on the eve of the band’s first gig in the U.S. in nearly 17 years. As they previously did in Dublin and Toronto, Manchester and other stops on their reunion tour, the band lit things up over the windy city by flying drones spelling out their iconic logo in advance of Thursday night’s (Aug. 28) show at the 62,000-capacity Soldier Field. Fans posted pics of the stunning display, which found the massive lower case Oasis logo rendered in blue hovering in the air…
Game knows game. Weezer and Oasis are solid proof. Oasis, the record-smashing Britpop heavyweights who set the record with the U.K.’s fastest-selling album (with 1997’s Be Here Now) and saw all seven of their studio albums reach the summit on the national chart, took time out to praise Weezer and its frontman Rivers Cuomo. Liam Gallagher in 2005 called Cuomo his “favorite rock star,” rare kudos for the famously surly singer. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The love goes in both directions. “We think very highly of them as well,” Weezer’s Brian Bell tells Rolling Stone Australia. The…
It’s been revealed that Alex Garland only got the job of helming the Elden Ring movie adaptation after creating an “epic” 200-page document to show creator Hidetaka Miyazaki. An adaptation of Elden Ring had been rumoured ever since the hit video game launched in February 2022 and in May, publishers Bandai Namco and studio A24 officially confirmed the project was in the works. “To bring the epic world and intense action of Elden Ring to film”, the project will be led by filmmaker Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, Warfare) as writer and director” while Game Of Thrones’ George R.…
The first teaser trailer for biblical horror film The Carpenter’s Son has been released online, with FKA Twigs playing the mother of Jesus Christ. The upcoming French-American horror film stars Nicolas Cage as “The Carpenter”, aka Jesus’ father, in a horror-themed twist on the narrative of The Bible. Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place) plays Jesus himself. The film is expected to be released sometime in 2025. The official synopsis reads: “The Carpenter’s Son tells the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. The son, known only as The Boy, is driven to doubt by another mysterious child…
Wolf Alice have appeared on BBC Radio One’s Live Lounge and performed a dreamy cover of the Olivia Dean song ‘Nice To Each Other’. Check it out below. The appearance comes following the band sharing their fourth studio album, ‘The Clearing’, on August 22 via Sony. That record follows on from their debut album ‘My Love Is Cool’, the Mercury Prize-winning sophomore release ‘Visions Of A Life’, and 2022’s cinematic ‘Blue Weekend’. During a new appearance on the Live Lounge, the band played two songs from their latest release, ‘Thorns’ and ‘Just Two Girls’, as well as a rarely-played B-side…
Resident Evil 9 Requiem director Kōshi Nakanishi has claimed that the new game is the “most extreme” entry in the long-running series. Resident Evil 9 Requiem was announced in June and the “new era of survival horror” will launch February 27, 2026. “Technological advancements combined with the development team’s depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before,” said a statement from developers. The single-player adventure will see players take control of new protagonist Grace Ashcroft as they return to Racoon City, 30 years after the events of Resident Evil 2.…
Noel Gallagher‘s daughter Anaïs has reflected on watching Oasis twelve nights in a row, saying she’ll “never get bored of the shows”. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Anaïs Gallagher Anaïs has been watching the Britpop legends play since their highly-awaited tour kicked off last month with two nights at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Since then, it has seen Liam and Noel play gigs in Heaton Park in Manchester, London’s Wembley Stadium, the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, and two stops at Croke Park in Dublin. Speaking on BBC Radio’s Manchester’s Mad For Oasis show, which she presents, she said she managed to catch the first twelve shows before…
Riz Ahmed has opened up about a health scare he experienced while filming 2016’s Rogue One that threatened to derail his life and career. The Oscar winner rose to fame in the 2010s thanks to films such as Four Lions and Nightcrawler, eventually being cast as pilot Bodhi Rook in the first Star Wars spin-off. While appearing on the Podcrushed podcast, he detailed what happened to him over the course of filming. “Around the time of taking on (2019 drama) Sound of Metal, I had had a very intense kind of health-related experience myself,” he said. “Basically, I was in…