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Tyler, the Creator Makes Theme Song for Bill Nye’s New Netflix Show

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

Bill Nye the Science Guy’s new Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World premieres this Friday, and news has now come out that the show’s new theme song was created by Tyler, the Creator.

Tyler, the Creator’s take draws from the iconic theme from the original Bill Nye the Science Guy show. Like the previous theme, Tyler’s show has a repetitive fast-paced chanting of the name “Bill!”

The theme is first featured in a tweet from Saturday, showing Nye and Tyler discussing the song’s inspiration and Tyler talking about watching Bill Nye growing up.

“That show got kids to not hate science class and that full-on worked,” Tyler told Nye. Nye then responded to Tyler saying “You like science, look at you now.”

Listen to the full 12-second theme below. Bill Nye Saves the World will be released on Netflix on Friday.

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Tegan and Sara and YouTube Creators Criticize YouTube for Restricting LGBTQ Videos

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

Many top YouTube creators are criticizing the platform over its “Restricted Mode” feature, which many says is unnecessarily blocking LGBTQ-related videos. Restricted Mode, as explained by YouTube is meant to be an “optional feature used by a very small subset of users who want to have a more limited YouTube experience.” Users began to point out last week, however, that the feature also censors videos referencing same-sex issues, as well as coming-out videos.

The Restricted Modes uses “community flagging, age-restrictions, and other signals to identify and filter out potentially inappropriate content” and is often by used by schools, libraries, and parents to avoid NFSW content.

YouTube responded to the criticism on Sunday (March 19), by insisting that “LGBTQ+ videos are available in Restricted Mode, but videos that discuss more sensitive issues may not be.”

Many YouTube creators have criticized the platform since YouTube’s announcement, including Canadian pop-rock group Tegan and Sara.

See more of the fallout towards YouTube below.

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Louis Tomlinson Says His First Single Came By Accident

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

In an interview with Music Choice, Louis Tomlinson revealed that his first single – “Just Hold On” with Steve Aoki – came about by accident.

“I went to see one of Steve’s shows,” Tomlinson explained, “and kinda just on a whim I said do you want to work together?”

“Just Hold On” is Tomlinson’s first solo release since One Direction went on hiatus in December 2015. The song was first debuted on The X Factor, only a couple of days after Tomlinson’s mother passed from leukemia at 43.

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Jaden Smith and Shia LeBeouf Make Interactive Anti-Trump Art Installment in NYC

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

As a protest to the inauguration of Donald Trump, Jaden Smith and Shia LeBeouf have created an interactive art installment in New York City. Having a camera set up outside the Museum of the Moving Image, the two consider their project “a show of resistance or insistence, opposition, or optimism.”

The installment opened this morning (Jan. 20) at 9 a.m. ET, with Smith himself taking place in part of it. As stated on the project’s website, hewillnotdivide.us., “the public is invited to deliver the words ‘HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US’ into a camera mounted on a wall outside Museum of the Moving Image, New York, repeating the phrase as many times, and for as long as they wish.”

A live stream of the project can be seen at hewillnotdivide.us. According to the website, the stream will be open “24 hours a day, seven days a week,” for the next for years, “or the duration of the presidency.”

Go to hewillnotdivide.us. to see the stream for yourself.

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New From Maggie Rogers – “On and Off”

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

“I’ve spent my whole life making quiet music,” Maggie Rogers told BBC Radio 1. “I’m really, really excited to be a little loud.

Rogers took to BBC Radio 1 to share her single “On and Off,” from her debut EP Now That The Light Is Fading. As she puts it, “It’s a song you can dance to and a song you can get down to, but for me there’s a lot of heart and soul in it, too.”

She also explained that for her, the song has a deeper meaning than what one might hear on the first listen. “There’s a sort of sexual cliché in the song,” she says. “There’s a lyric that says ‘You turn me on’ but if you listen to the rest of the lyrics, that is actually about emotional stability. Being on and off and finding a person that grounds you. Because I think that’s one of the things that’s most important to me in relationships.”
Listen to “On and Off” and the rest of Maggie Rogers’ interview with BBC Radio 1 below.


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FKA Twigs Launches NikeWomen Spring Zonal Strength Campaign

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

British singer and former face of the Calvin Klein’s Jeans SS16 campaign FKA Twigs released a new track “Trust In Me” yesterday (January 11), as part of NikeWomen’s Spring Zonal Strength tights campaign. The campaign was launched with a two minute video called “do you believe in more?” directed by Twigs, the campaign’s creative director.

“It’s exciting to have created something that’s genuinely by and about young people, who work hard, who are sensitive, who embrace both their strength and their vulnerabilities, and who, together, feel that they can be successful,” FKA Twigs said in a statement.

Watch “do you believe in more?” below.

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A$AP Rocky, Rami Malek, Boy George and More Featured in Dior Homme SS17 Ad Campaign

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

A$AP Rocky has posed for Dior again, this time for the Parisian label’s SS17 ad campaign.

Rocky first posed for Dior last summer for its FW16 campaign, wearing multiple looks including a scarlet trench coat. This year, Rocky’s look includes embroidered trousers and a tailored jacket with tracksuit-style stripes across the shoulders.

Rocky is one of four artists to be featured in the campaign, the others being Boy George, Rami Malek, and Ernest Klimko.

Check out some of the ads above, or check @diorhomme on Instagram for more.

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Kendrick Lamar Teams Up With Reebok for Third Collaboration, Club C Sneaker

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

Kendrick Lamar has teamed up again with Reebok for his third sneaker collection, this time designed to promote “unity and equality.” The collection is a reinvention of Reebok’s Club C model.

The shoe sports acid-washed denim in black and white with a red label on the tongue. The Reebok branding on the side is written in all black with the “k” and “o” highlighted – referencing Lamar’s nickname “KDot”.

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In a statement to the media, Lamar explained the design by saying that “Now more than ever it is important for individuals to come together as one. This sneaker represents that call for unity and equality, while also pushing people to look beneath the surface and uncover the hidden messages. This is something I try to do with my music, and now here with the Club C.

Lamar’s first collaboration with Reebok came in 2015 with the Ventilator shoe, then again in 2016 with Lamar’s redesign of the Classic Leather sneaker.

The Kendrick Lamar X Reebok Club C will be available starting January 13th, ranging at $109.99 for adult sizes, $70 for kid sizes, and $50 for toddler sizes.

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Drake Ties Lil Wayne for Most Solo Hot 100 Hits

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

As Gucci Mane’s “Both”, featuring Drake, debuts at No. 41 on the Hot 100, Drake ties Lil Wayne as the solo artist with the most Hot 100 appearances. This ranking includes all artists charted since the Hot 100’s creation in 1958.

The only group to have more appearances than Drake or Lil Wayne, tied at 132, is the cast of Glee with 207.

Most Hot 100 Entries All-Time

Glee Cast, 207
Drake, 132
Lil Wayne, 132
Elvis Presley, 108
James Brown, 91
Jay Z, 86
Chris Brown, 82
Kanye West, 80
Ray Charles, 75
Aretha Franklin, 73
The Beatles, 71
Nicki Minaj, 70
Taylor Swift, 70

It should be noted that the Hot 100 did originate two years after Elvis Presley’s career launched. Still, Presley leads the chart with the most entries by a soloist as the lead act (in all 108 of his listings). James Brown takes second place in this category, with all 91 of his listings being lead acts as well.

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Eric Prydz Releases Track “Lillo” in Honor of Deceased Fan

by Malachi Weaver
written by Malachi Weaver

Eric Prydz is to release a new song on Wednesday (Dec. 28) entitled “Lillo”. The song is a tribute to a fan that recently passed away from cancer.

Prydz connected with the fan, whose name was James Lillo, before his death and planned to perform a special concert for him. Unfortunately, Lillo died before the show could happen.

After Lillo’s death Prydz performed two shows in his honor and donated the entire $60,000+ in profits to the Cancer Research Institute. Prydz then released the song “Lillo” on his Epic radio program. While the song is currently only available on Soundcloud, “Lillo” is set to be able to be purchased on December 28. The description for the song on Soundcloud says that “All proceed will go to Cancer Research Institute.”

Listen to “Lillo” here:

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