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Watch Lizzo join SZA onstage for final show of ‘SOS’ tour

Phoebe Bridgers also made a surprise appearance

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SZA was joined by Lizzo and Phoebe Bridgers during the final show of her North American ‘SOS’ arena tour – check out fan-shot footage below.

SZA’s ‘SOS’ tour kicked off last month and ended Thursday evening (March 23) with a show at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum.

During the gig, Phoebe Bridgers joined SZA onstage to perform their collaborative track ‘Ghost In The Machine’. The pair had previously performed the song together at a show at Madison Square Garden earlier this month.

Towards the end of the set, SZA was also joined by Lizzo to perform their remix of the latter’s ‘Special’. Check out footage of the moment below.

SZA released a remix of Lizzo’s ‘Special’ last month and the pair performed the track live when Lizzo headlined The Forum last November.

“My actual sister. I could cry thinking about you right now. Nothing could make ‘Special’ more special than you SZA,” Lizzo captioned a clip from the performance at the time.

Following the release of ‘SOS’ last year, it was revealed that Lizzo contributed vocals to ‘F2F’.

Speaking to NME last year, Bridgers explained how her collaboration with SZA came about. “She just hit me up, she just sent me a DM,” she said. “It all happened so fast. I wasn’t really used to that in the pop world, because vinyl isn’t so much of a consideration until way later, it’s just like, ‘Do you want to be on this record? Okay, it’s out next week’, which I really like. I like that turnaround time.”

“Personally, I sit on stuff for so long, it takes me years to make albums,” Bridgers continued. “I like being involved, I like seeing someone else’s world from that angle. She’s definitely my favourite rapper [and] that record is insane.”

In the run-up to the release of ‘SOS’, SZA described ‘Ghost In The Machine’ as “super alternative and strange”.

It was recently confirmed SZA will be releasing a deluxe version of ‘SOS’ featuring 10 unheard songs. SZA has also hinted at a future collaboration with Miley Cyrus, after she teased future “surprises” for fans.

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What time is ‘Succession’ season four on TV?

The Roy family are back for their final bow

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Succession is coming to an end with its fourth and final season.

Created by Jesse Armstrong, the HBO comedy-drama series follows the internal power struggle within the Roy family, the owners of media conglomerate WayStar Royco, amid mounting concerns around the health of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).

At the end of the show’s third season, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) tipped off Logan about the Roy siblings’ plan to prevent the company from merging with rival GoJo – creating a sharp dividing line between Logan and his children.

Armstrong confirmed season four would be the show’s last in February. “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession,” he said. “I’ve never thought this could go on forever.”

What time does Succession season 4 premiere?

The first episode premieres on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK on Monday March 27 at 2am BST. This coincides with the HBO premiere in the US on Sunday March 26 at 9pm ET.

The remaining nine episodes will be released weekly, with the finale scheduled to air on Monday May 29, 2023.

Is there a trailer?

HBO released a trailer back in January – check it out above.

A synopsis reads: “The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed.

“A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.”

Other members of the cast include Nicholas Braun, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong and J.Smith-Cameron.

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HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival

After two decades, the animated cult classic returns this spring.

HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival
Alex Young

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HBO Max has revealed the first look at its upcoming Clone High revival. The animated series is set to premiere this spring, with new episodes airing weekly. Will Forte and Nicole Sullivan lead the all-star voice cast as Abe Lincoln and Joan of Arc, respectively. They’ll be joined by returning…

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HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival
Alex Young

HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival

After two decades, the animated cult classic returns this spring.

HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival
Alex Young

Consequence

HBO Max has revealed the first look at its upcoming Clone High revival. The animated series is set to premiere this spring, with new episodes airing weekly. Will Forte and Nicole Sullivan lead the all-star voice cast as Abe Lincoln and Joan of Arc, respectively. They’ll be joined by returning…

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HBO Max Reveals First Look at Clone High Revival
Alex Young

Lorde, Sløtface, Róisín Murphy lead latest names for Øya Festival 2023

The festival is set to return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken from August 8-12

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Øya Festival has announced another wave of acts for its 2023, with Lorde confirmed to appear as the Wednesday co-headliner.

Sløtface, Roisin Murphy, Okay Kaya, Yo La Tengo, Viagra Boys, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Moderat and Special Interest have also joined the line-up of the Norwegian festival, which is set to return to Oslo’s Tøyenparken for its 23rd edition from August 8-12.

Already confirmed to headline will be Wizkid, Blur, Swedish singer-songwriter Håkan Hellström and Sigrid. They will be performing alongside previously announced acts such as   Devo, FKA Twigs,  Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Amyl and The Sniffers, Obongjayar, TV GIRL, Pusha T, Susanne Sundfør.

Also appearing at the festival will be Ayra Starr, Dry Cleaning, Uncle Waffles, Liv.e, Boldy James & The Alchemist, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Oxlade, Billy Strings, Snail Mail, Domi & JD Beck, Balming Tiger, Lars Vaular, Dina Ögon, Fangst, Tigerstate, Bigbang, Malin Pettersen, and Valkyrien Allstars.

The festival will again feature a 50/50 split between male and female artists while also supporting an “environmentally friendly and sustainable ethos that’s applied to every element of its organisation”. The event first achieved the gender-balanced line-up back in 2017 and has maintained it ever since.

Øya Festival (Picture: Press)

In December last year Øya received the 2022 national award for best Eco-Lighthouse in the SMB-market in Norway, across all industries.

Per a press release, the Eco-Lighthouse (Miljøfyrtårnet in Norwegian) certification is “Norway’s most widely known environmental management system for the last 20 years, with nearly 9000 businesses certified”.

“They have had the certification since 2004, with yearly reporting and a recertification process every third year. The award is given to Øya for its long standing work within sustainability, and for continuing to push boundaries, explore new solutions and collaborate to make the festival industry more circular.”

The Norwegian event has established itself as one of the world’s greenest festivals, leading to accolades from the European Festival Awards and the AGF (A Greener Festival) Awards.

The site operates free of fossil fuels, with 98 per cent of its power being renewable and all construction machinery being run on biofuel. The progressive approach is also applied to everything from recycling (75 per cent of all waste is recycled, having been sorted by hand) to travel (98 per cent of attendees arrive by bike, foot or public transport).

Reviewing the 2022 edition Øya Festival, NME‘s Andrew Trendell described it as “the fest of the future” and a “summer party of green issues and inclusivity” in a five-star review.

The review continued to say that closing headliner Aurora did “exactly what it says on the tin, ending a set that reflects the celebration of mother nature, diversity, inclusivity, togetherness and homegrown talent felt throughout the week. If only every festival could be a little more like this”.

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100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch

The musicians gathered at Sportpaleis Antwerp in Belgium to commemorate the first anniversary of the Foo Fighters drummer’s death.

100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch
Abby Jones

Consequence

Saturday, March 25th marks the first anniversary of Taylor Hawkins’ sudden passing. In honor of the longtime Foo Fighters drummer, 100 Belgian drummers recently got together for a massive group cover of “My Hero” at Sportpaleis Antwerp, the last venue Hawkins ever performed at in the country. If this concept…

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100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch
Abby Jones

100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch

The musicians gathered at Sportpaleis Antwerp in Belgium to commemorate the first anniversary of the Foo Fighters drummer’s death.

100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch
Abby Jones

Consequence

Saturday, March 25th marks the first anniversary of Taylor Hawkins’ sudden passing. In honor of the longtime Foo Fighters drummer, 100 Belgian drummers recently got together for a massive group cover of “My Hero” at Sportpaleis Antwerp, the last venue Hawkins ever performed at in the country. If this concept…

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100 Drummers Cover “My Hero” in Memory of Taylor Hawkins: Watch
Abby Jones

Listen to Florence Pugh’s first material as a singer-songwriter

‘The Best Part’ and ‘I Hate Myself’ appear on the soundtrack of Pugh’s new film

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Florence Pugh has released her first material as a singer-songwriter.

Two of her songs, titled ‘The Best Part’ and ‘I Hate Myself’, appear on the soundtrack of her new film, A Good Person, which was released in cinemas today (March 24).

Pugh confirmed her music would feature on the Zach Braff-directed film’s soundtrack back in January. Between 2013 and 2016, she had uploaded a string of acoustic covers of songs by artists such as Coldplay and The Lumineers to YouTube as Flossie Rose. More recently, she teamed up with Harry Styles to sing ‘With You All The Time’, which featured on the soundtrack to Don’t Worry Darling.

More recently, she guested on her brother Toby Sebastian’s new single ‘Midnight’ earlier this month, and also acted in the video.

Pugh explained in an interview that the songs had been written specifically for the film. “I wrote these songs for my character Allison in the movie to perform, but also as a way to process and digest her mindset and her low headspace,” she told The Guardian. “It was unbelievably helpful and hard; I wanted a song to reflect the self-hatred she had for herself in a way that the audience can truly understand.”

Check out the songs below:

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s The Cultural Life last year, Pugh said she “would have put money on being a singer songwriter way before being an actor”, before revealing she thought she could write a full album after rediscovering her confidence with music.

The National’s Bryce Dessner also worked on the film’s soundtrack.

Despite Pugh’s contributions to the soundtrack, A Good Person has been met with mixed reviews. In a two-star review, NME wrote: “A Good Person unfortunately won’t stand as Braff’s finest achievement, and while Pugh and Freeman each give strong turns with what they’re given, even they can’t save this patchy effort from misfiring.”

 

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James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”

The frontman believes the band’s success comes from the magic that happens when the members all come together.

James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”
Heavy Consequence Staff

Consequence

Frontman James Hetfield credits Metallica’s enormous success to the magic that happens as a collective unit, as opposed to the individual members’ musical skills. “I know individually we’re all really average players, but when you put us together, something happens,” Hetfield said in a new cover story for Cigar Aficionado…

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James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”
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James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”

The frontman believes the band’s success comes from the magic that happens when the members all come together.

James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”
Heavy Consequence Staff

Consequence

Frontman James Hetfield credits Metallica’s enormous success to the magic that happens as a collective unit, as opposed to the individual members’ musical skills. “I know individually we’re all really average players, but when you put us together, something happens,” Hetfield said in a new cover story for Cigar Aficionado…

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James Hetfield on Metallica: “Individually We’re All Really Average Players”
Heavy Consequence Staff

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