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King Princess Returns With Triumphant New Album 'Girl Violence'
[5th June 2025] New York City's own King Princess – the project of Brooklyn-based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and actor Mikaela Straus – announces her triumphant third record Girl Violence. Her first release with section1 / Mushroom Music, Girl Violence will be out on September 12th, with lead single 'RIP KP' out today. The song was debuted with a performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and is out now alongside a Warren Fu -directed masterpiece, as well as an announcement of US & UK/EU tour dates. Made in collaboration with Jake Portrait (Lil Yachty, Alex G, Unknown Mortal Orchestra), and Aire Atlantica (breakthrough: SZA's 'Low'), this new King Princess record is the sound of Straus picking up the pieces after her world fell apart – fighting for freedom, stepping back from the limelight and major label system, breaking up, moving away, and returning to NYC where she was born and raised. Through it all, she somehow found the agency and creative spirit to fight the misconceptions and create the album she was destined to make, in a potent return to self. Perennially underestimated, she now wields the chip on her shoulder as a weapon, upping the ante and taking the reins on Girl Violence. ''RIP KP' is about the sexy side of girl violence – when love takes over your brain like a cordyceps and suddenly you're getting fucked all over your house, acting a fool. It's the perfect way to open the record: dramatic, unhinged, and a little tongue-in-cheek. I wrote it during a full ego death – leaving LA, my label, my old life – and somehow landed back in NYC making the music I would've obsessed over at 15. It's a slutty anthem for the lesbians. We need debauchery this summer.' – King Princess King Princess will preview the brilliance of Girl Violence in full for an intimate, sold-out crowd of lucky fans at Market Hotel in Brooklyn and will take it on the road for a proper tour later this year including Austin City Limits. The announcement of Girl Violence comes in the midst of Mikaela Straus' television debut, as she stars in the current season of Nine Perfect Strangers, alongside Nicole Kidman. Later this year, she will make her feature film debut in Song Sung Blue, an upcoming movie starring Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson. About King Princess… There is truly no one like her – with over one billion streams across platforms, a string of global certifications, collaborations with the likes of Fiona Apple, Florence Welch, Aaron Dessner, Mark Ronson, and Father John Misty, performances on Saturday Night Live, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and NPR Tiny Desk, tours with The Strokes, Florence + The Machine, and Kacey Musgraves, fashion campaigns for Gucci and Calvin Klein, and a constant champion of LGBTQ+ visibility…King Princess is a singular artist that is ready for her big return.
Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Event Guide: Tyler, the Creator; The Cat Laughs; and the other best things to do in Ireland this week
Event of the week Tyler, the Creator Saturday and Sunday, May 24th & May 25th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €130.80/€105.50 (sold out), One of the most influential figures in alternative hip-hop of the past 15 years, Tyler, the Creator – the name is derived from a long-since deleted MySpace page – was seen, in his provocative early years, as a threat to public order and the public interest: in 2015, Theresa May, as UK home secretary, banned him from entering Britain for up to five years; lyrics on his album Bastard, from 2009, were cited as the cause. By then he had already been nominated for a Grammy; now he's a double winner, for his albums Igor and Call Me If You Get Lost. These two sold-out shows will feature up to 40 songs from his extensive back catalogue, including a chunk of tracks from his latest album, Chromakopia. Special guests include the US hip-hop acts Lil Yachty and Paris Texas. Gigs Scissor Sisters Tuesday, May 27th, SSE Arena, Belfast, 6.30pm, £98/£56.50; Wednesday, May 28th, 3Arena, Dublin, 6.30pm, €96.25/€70.70/€54.85, Scissor Sisters. Photograph: Kevin Tachman They were the good-time band of the 2000s, flexing their pecs as they belted out an anarchic mix of disco, glam rock and electroclash. Returning after an extended hiatus (and without two of their original members, their singer Ana Matronic and their drummer Paddy Boom), the group now features Jake Shears, Scott Hoffman and Del Marquis Gruen. This concert marks 20th (ish) birthdays of their self-titled debut album and its follow-up, Ta-Dah, from 2004 and 2006. Remembering Christy Dignam Thursday, May 29th, Vicar Street, Dublin, 7.30pm, €44, Last year's inaugural concert to celebrate the memory and the music of Christy Dignam , Aslan 's original frontman, who died on June 13th, 2023, was so successful that a sequel was inevitable. Guests for the second outing add up to a who's who of Irish performers, including Mundy, Steve Wall, Tom Dunne, The 4 of Us, Shobsy, Brian McFadden, George Murphy and Kiera Dignam. The cohosts are the comedians Eric Lalor and Enya Martin. Villagers Thursday, May 29th, Helix, Dublin, 7pm, €46, Villagers, from Tony Clayton-Lea for The Guide, Saturday, May 24, 2025. In April 2015 Conor O'Brien and his musical project Villagers released their third album, Darling Arithmetic . It was actually one of his solo endeavours, O'Brien playing every instrument on songs that pointedly addressed topics of the heart and mind. It was no surprise when the album went on to win the best-album gong at the Ivor Novello Awards in 2016. O'Brien will play Darling Arithmetic in its entirety, then complete the evening with a selection of songs from his other five (equally acclaimed) studio albums. READ MORE Spoken word Every Blooming Thing: A Spoken Word Roadshow Thursday, May 29th, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Co Louth, 8pm, €18, ; Friday, May 30th, Riverbank Arts Centre, Kildare, 8pm, €18, Erin Fornoff The poets Colm Keegan and Erin Fornoff are touring Ireland to celebrate life's ordinary pleasures. With a title inspired by three words from Patrick Kavanagh's Inniskeen Road: July Evening – 'A road, a mile of kingdom, I am king of banks and stones and every blooming thing' – each show will feature a local writer or poet (selected from a preshow workshop) and a guest musician. Also Thursday, June 5th, Ramor Arts Centre, Virginia, Co Cavan, ; Friday, June 6th, Backstage Theatre, Longford, ; Saturday, June 7th, Roscommon Arts Centre, . Manuscript art Words on the Wave: Ireland and St Gallen in Early Medieval Europe From Friday, May 30th, until Friday, October 24th, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin, free, Metal, stone and manuscript art from Ireland's golden age form the basis of a unique exhibition of early medieval artefacts from the Abbey of St Gallen, in Switzerland. Alongside them are more than 100 objects from the National Museum's collection. The exhibition includes fragments of the earliest surviving copy of Isidore's Etymologiae, which was written by an Irish scribe in the seventh century and later transported to St Gallen. Opera Blackwater Valley Opera Festival From Monday, May 26th, until Monday, June 2nd, Lismore, Co Waterford, various venues, times and prices, For the first time in its 15-year history, Blackwater Valley Opera Festival presents two full opera productions: Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas (Tuesday, May 27th, and Thursday, May 29th, St Carthage's Cathedral, Lismore) and Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Wednesday, May 28th; Friday, May 30th; and Sunday, June 1st, Lismore Castle). The festival also features live performances in neighbouring towns and countries, including Castlemartyr, Cappoquin, Dungarvan, Stradbally and Youghal. Comedy The Cat Laughs Monday, May 26th, Derry, various venues, times and prices; Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27th and 28th, Castlebar, Co Mayo, various venues, times and prices; Friday-Monday, May 30th-June 2nd, Kilkenny, various venues, times and prices, A multitude of mostly Irish comedians perform around the island this week and into next weekend's bank holiday with a series of solo and collaborative shows in Derry, Castlebar and Kilkenny, the original home of the long-running comedy festival. High-profile names, including Deirdre O'Kane, Rich Hall, Jason Byrne, Barry Murphy, Kyla Cobbler, Alison Spittle, Colm O'Regan and Colin Murphy, will mix it up with emerging comics, including Amy Gledhill, Shane Todd and Ali Woods. Still running Open Ear Festival Thursday-Sunday, May 29th-June 1st, Sherkin Island, Co Cork, various prices and times, Little O Sherkin Island's camping-only Open Ear Festival returns for three days and nights of music, connection and small-event intimacy. A broad range of music acts and DJs feature across the weekend, including I Dreamed a Dream, Elaine Malone, Róis, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Little O, No Place Like Drone and Sunil Sharpe. Book it this week Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry, Co Cork, August 20th-24th, Michael Rother, Button Factory, Dublin, September 19th, Baxter Dury, Vicar Street, Dublin, November 12th, Lorde, RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, November 22nd,
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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LiveOne's (Nasdaq LVO) Splitmind Subsidiary Contributes to 15 BET and AMA Nominations for SZA and GloRilla
- *6x Platinum*: SZA's "SOS" album sells 6M+ units, with 100M+ streams on Billboard-topping singles, driving significant recurring revenues. - SZA's 'Chill Baby' Co-Produced by Splitmind's Calvin Dickinson and Lil Yachty - Splitmind's Steven Schaefferr Co-Produced GloRilla's 'Glo's Prayer' LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform, announced today that subsidiary Splitmind's production has contributed to a combined 15 BET and AMA nominations for SZA and GloRilla. About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR's OTT applications. For more information, visit and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit Forward-Looking StatementsAll statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are 'forward-looking statements,' which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as 'may,' 'might,' 'will,' 'will likely result,' 'would,' 'should,' 'estimate,' 'plan,' 'project,' 'forecast,' 'intend,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'seek,' 'continue,' 'target' or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; LiveOne's ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne's common stock from time to time under LiveOne's announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne's ability to extend and/or refinance its indebtedness and/or repay its indebtedness when due; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on July 1, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, filed with SEC on February 14, 2025, and in LiveOne's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. LiveOne Press Contact:press@ Follow LiveOne on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X at @ in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
13-03-2025
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Lil Yachty Slams Black Lives Matter Organization: ‘BLM Is a Scam'
Lil Yachty didn't hold back when asked about his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter organization. The Atlanta rapper slammed BLM during an appearance on Quenlin Blackwell's Feeding Starving Celebrities cooking series earlier this week. 'BLM is a scam,' Yachty replied when asked about his philanthropic endeavors in recent years. 'BLM was literally a scam.' More from Billboard Lil Yachty Launches His Own Tequila Seltzer Brand: 'I Wanted Something That Tastes Good' Laura Jane Grace Responds to Far-Right Backlash Over Her New Song: 'Blatant Hypocrisy' Doug Kiker, 'American Idol' Contestant Known as 'The Singing Garbage Man,' Dies at 32 Blackwell fired back: 'Clip that! Send it to the f—ing news!' Lil Boat went on to reference reports of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors purchasing a $6 million mansion in Los Angeles with alleged funds supporting the organization in 2020. 'They had bought mansions,' he proclaimed. Cullors explained the estate purchase to The Associated Press in 2023, saying at the time, 'We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources. And we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property.' In 2022, the Black Lives Matter Global Network faced further scrutiny when the organization's leader Shalomyah Bower was accused of misusing funds and reportedly stealing $10 million in donations. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation responded to Yachty when reached for comment by Fox News. 'It's clear Lil Yachty has been drinking the white supremacist ideology Kool-Aid. His comments are wrong,' the organization said in a statement. 'They are misinformed, unoriginal, and crafted to please the same people who profit from Black suffering.' The organization continued: 'The real scam isn't Black Lives Matter. It is watching Black artists with massive platforms recycle the same tired attacks on Black movements while ignoring the actual systems killing us. Black Lives Matter has supported Black families who have lost loved ones to police violence. We have built programs, funded mutual aid, and fought in courtrooms and on the streets to protect our people.' Lil Yachty wasn't the first rapper to call Black Lives Matter a scam; Ye — formerly Kanye West — also referred to the organization as a scam in a post to his Instagram Story in 2022. 'EVERYONE KNOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM,' he wrote. 'NOW IT'S OVER YOU'RE WELCOME.' Watch the full episode below. Yachty's remarks on BLM take place shortly after the 32-minute mark. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
13-03-2025
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Lil Yachty Believes The Black Lives Matter Foundation Is A 'Scam,' Here's Why
Lil Yachty did not mince words when giving his opinion on the Black Lives Matter organization during a recent appearance on Quenlin Blackwell's Feeding Starving Celebrities YouTube series. In the quirky interview, Yachty was asked how much he'd spent on charitable causes over the year, to which the host mentioned the Black Lives Matter foundation specifically. 'BLM? Since you want to be so Black power,' Blackwell quipped around the 31:51 mark of the conversation. Without hesitation, Yachty responded, 'BLM is a scam.' Further expressing his thoughts on the movement, he added, 'BLM was literally a scam. They had bought mansions.' Yachty appeared to be alluding to allegations surrounding the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's finances. In 2022, reports surfaced that the organization had purchased a $6,000,000 compound in Los Angeles' Studio City neighborhood, raising concerns amongst donors and critics of the movement alike. Co-founder Patrisse Cullors clarified to the Associated Press that the property — featuring six bedrooms, a swimming pool, a soundstage, and office space — was intended to serve as a creative hub and meeting space for Black artists and activists. 'We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn't just financial resources,' she explained. 'And we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property. They don't own their property.' Despite her explanations, the purchase stirred up controversy, with some supporters fearing it could create distrust with the organization's financial transparency. Cullors acknowledged that the property had been used twice for personal purposes, but insisted there was no wrongdoing. She also pushed back against accusations that she had misused funds for personal gain. 'The idea that (the foundation) received millions of dollars and then I hid those dollars in my bank account is absolutely false,' she stated. 'That's a false narrative. It's impacted me personally and professionally, that people would accuse me of stealing from Black people.' Cullors stepped down as the foundation's executive director in 2021. More from Black Lives Matter Plaza Painting Near White House To Be Removed At Trump's Request Lil Yachty Regrets Loyalty To Cardi B In Nicki Minaj Feud Ice Spice Gets Her Own Fortnite Skin, Plays Game As Herself With Lil Yachty
