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Harmony (aka Girlpool co-founder Harmony Tividad) has announced her first solo album. The new release, Gossip, is out October 11 via the artist’s own label, Harmony’s Fantasy Corp. Featured on the album are the singles “Thot Daughter,” “Miss America,” and “Coke and Mentos,” as well as a brand new track called “No Romeo.” The latter track arrives with a video that Harmony directed, styled, and edited. For the visual, she was inspired by Gossip Girl and Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, according to a press release. Watch it below.Harmony worked on Gossip with producers Bamster, Wyatt Bernard,…

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Dizzee Rascal has shared details of a new UK and Ireland tour, celebrating 15 years of ‘Tongue N’ Cheek’. Find ticket details below. Announced today (August 14), the upcoming shows will take place later this year, and see the grime pioneer play in various cities around the country in support of his huge fourth album. Arriving back in September 2009, the record contained the chart-topping singles ‘Dance wiv Me’, ‘Bonkers’, ‘Holiday’ and ‘Dirtee Disco’, was certified platinum, and remains his best-selling LP to date. Now, to celebrate the 15-year milestone, Dizzee has announced a series of special headline gigs which…

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Spotify can now show its users in the European Union how much its plans cost within its iOS app after their trial period ends. The company has revealed that it’s opting into Apple’s “entitlement” for music streaming services in an update to an old blog post. This “entitlement” was created after the European Commission slapped Apple with a €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) fine back in March for restricting alternative music streaming apps on the App Store. The commission’s decision followed an investigation that was opened when Spotify filed a complaint against the tech company, accusing it of suppressing its service…

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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature. The new feature is said to allow users to hold hands-free verbal conversations with Meta AI, the AI chatbot integrated into the app. Earlier, a report claimed that WhatsApp was working on letting users send voice notes to Meta AI, allowing for one-way verbal communication, but the new information now claims that the AI chatbot will also respond verbally. The voice mode feature might also arrive with several voice options to choose from, although the differences between them are not known.According to a post by WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo,…

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Oscar, Emmy and Tony-award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn will be honored at this year’s Venice Film Festival with the Liberatum Pioneer Award for her lifetime contribution to cinema. The 91-year-old acting legend will be honored at a “Women in Creativity” event and gala dinner in Venice on Sept. 4 at the Blue Pavilion in the Palazzina Grassi Hotel on the Grand Canal. Burstyn will also take part in an on-stage discussion of her decades-long career. Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 and was a TV regular throughout the 1960s but her breakthrough came on screen…

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Knocked Loose are currently on tour with Slipknot, and they have now announced headlining tour dates of their own. The North American shows begin in October, and support acts include the Garden, Drain, Militarie Gun, Spanish Love Songs, and SeeYouSpaceCowboy. See all of Knocked Loose’s tour dates below.Vocalist Bryan Garris, guitarists Isaac Hale and Nicko Calderon, bassist Kevin Otten, and drummer Kevin “Pacsun” Kaine are Knocked Loose. The Kentucky metalcore band shared its latest album, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, in May via Pure Noise.All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you…

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A man in his 20s has died at Boomtown Festival 2024, following a “medical incident”. The report was shared by the police earlier this week, and confirmed that a festival-goer was transferred to a hospital from the Winchester site on Saturday evening (August 10). “Police were notified of a reported medical incident onsite at Boomtown Fair which occurred between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday 10 August,” a police spokesperson said (via Hampshire Chronicle). He was later pronounced dead in the early hours of Sunday. In the statement, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary confirmed that the death was “unexpected”.…

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Instagram is failing to enforce its own rules and allowing some of its most high-profile accounts to be targeted with abusive comments “with impunity,” according to a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The anti-hate group claims that Meta failed to remove 93 percent of comments it reported to the company, including ones that contain racial slurs, violent threats and other disturbing language that would seem to clearly violate the social network’s rules.CCDH’s researchers zeroed in on five Republican and five Democratic lawmakers who are up for election this year. The group included Vice President Kamala Harris,…

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Google Pixel 9 series, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 were introduced by the company at its annual Made by Google event on Tuesday. Alongside new hardware, the tech giant also announced several new artificial intelligence (AI) features for all the devices such as the new Pixel Screenshot and Pixel Weather apps, new camera and editing features, and a better integration of Gemini AI assistant. Here is a roundup of every single AI feature announced at the event for easy reference.Gemini AI Assistant UpgradeIn a blog post, the tech giant revealed that Gemini AI assistant, which was added…

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If anyone shall reveal the circumstances of Bridgerton Season 4, it is I. With fifteen Emmy nominations, including two wins, it’s no surprise twenty-eight million people tuned in the first week of Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1. Then again, fans were probably foaming at the mouth for another season of this historical romance drama. (Netflix/YouTube) Netflix has become notorious for taking its time with its hit shows like Bridgerton and Stranger Things. Both series’ fans have become accustomed to the years-long wait between season drops. However, the streaming giant is also known for dishing out details to keep fans sated.…

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Emmanuel Macron, president of France, arrives at the Stade de France prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France.Tom Weller/voigt | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesTime is running out on the so-called “Olympic political truce” declared by French President Emmanuel Macron in late July, pushing the country’s rocky political landscape back into focus.The snap legislative election called by Macron for early July — just before Paris hosted the world’s biggest sporting event — resulted in a hung parliament, with no party or alliance securing…

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I don’t know about you, but I am counting the days to cooler weather, longer sleeves, and Big Book Season. In the meantime, let’s make the most of today’s highlights. One thing I love about reading children’s books is that they encompass all genres. On Sunday, I mentioned fantasy was my favorite genre, and while that’s true, I’ve always enjoyed reading books from every genre, including romance. Romance Awareness Day is tomorrow, so I thought I’d round up some excellent middle grade romance novels! But first, here are two great picture book new releases. Summer has been here for a…

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WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines says it is organizing a coalition of organizations that will offer to take over a NASA lunar rover mission, launching it on one of the company’s landers. In an Aug. 13 earnings call about its second quarter financial results, Intuitive Machines executives said they were planning to respond to a request for information (RFI) that NASA issued Aug. 9 seeking input from companies and organizations interested in taking over the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission that the agency said in July it would cancel. Steve Altemus, chief executive of Intuitive Machines, said on the…

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Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla.In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of Advertisers, which was filed last week. The judge didn’t say why he was removing himself from the suit.X, formerly known as Twitter, is owned by Elon Musk, who is also the CEO and largest shareholder in Tesla. On Monday, NPR reported that O’Connor had owned shares of…

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Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla.In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of Advertisers, which was filed last week. The judge didn’t say why he was removing himself from the suit.X, formerly known as Twitter, is owned by Elon Musk, who is also the CEO and largest shareholder in Tesla. On Monday, NPR reported that O’Connor had owned shares of…

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Starbucks announced Tuesday it’s replacing CEO Laxman Narasimhan with Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol, sending its stock soaring 24.5%, its best day ever.Chipotle’s stock fell over 10% on the news that Niccol would leave after a successful tenure at the burrito chain.Narasimhan’s departure is effective immediately. Starbucks CFO Rachel Ruggeri will step in as interim chief executive until Sept. 9, when Niccol officially assumes the top job.Narasimhan took over as chief executive in March 2023. The coffee giant’s performance has struggled this year, hurt by weak sales in the U.S. and China, its two largest markets. In its latest quarter, Starbucks…

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The covid-19 lockdowns may have hit young people particularly hardJustin Paget/Getty Images Young people’s mental health “has entered a dangerous phase” and “now might be our last chance to act”, scientists have written in the journal The Lancet. They argue that accumulating evidence indicates a steady decline in the mental health of people aged 12 to 25 over the past two decades, with covid-19 causing a recent major plummet. Aside from the pandemic, some also point the finger at climate change and smartphones, arguing that these affect younger people more than their older counterparts, or even… Read the original article…

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