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Madsonik Releases Music Video For “Escape Room (Madsonik and Kill the Noise Remix)”

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Madsonik, the DJ Moniker of famed film composer Brian Tyler, has released the official music video for “Escape Room (Madsonik and Kill the Noise Remix)” today.

The track is the main title theme of the SONY Pictures January 2019 movie Escape Room, which was released in theatres last week.Utilizing a huge beat, analog synths, metal guitars, grand piano and mechanical noises such as gears, ticking clocks, pistons, and alarms all being manipulated and time stretched both backwards and forwards, this song is just as intense as its accompanying music video.

Directed by Aris Stoulil, the video features a protagonist attempting to escape from an ominous force in a highly stylized world of continually shifting landscapes.

On the video, Tyler shares “The concept of the video is all about escape. One protagonist that is trapped in an endless cycle; continually attempting escape, traveling from room to room and location to location in conflict with physics and logic as we know it.

And all the while time is running out of a metaphorical hourglass, the sand of which is burying our protagonist alive. Aris Stoulil shot an incredible video representing the idea of impossible escape on location with incredible skill and visual style. His direction captures the feeling of the music perfectly.”
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Writers Guild Awards Nominees Include “Roma, “Black Panther,” “Green Book”

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Universal Pictures

The Writers Guild of America officially joins the awards circuit, announcing its list of 2019 nominees for Best Screenplays.

Among those receiving nominations for original screenplay are Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” and Adam McKay’s “Vice”, along with Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski for “A Quiet Place” and Bo Burnham for “Eighth Grade”.

The Adapted Screenplay category include titles such as “BlackKklansman”, “Black Panther”, “If Beale Street Could Talk”, “A Star is Born” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Conspicuously missing are The National Society of Film Critics’ screenplay runner up “The Favorite” and National Board of Review screenplay winner “First Reformed.”

Writers Guild Awards will be held on February 17 at dual ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York and the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Eighth Grade, Written by Bo Burnham

Green Book, Written by Nick Vallelonga & Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly

A Quiet Place, Screenplay by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck and John Krasinski, Story by Bryan Woods & Scott Beck

Roma, Written by Alfonso Cuarón

Vice, Written by Adam McKay

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

BlacKkKlansman, Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee (Based on the book by Ron Stallworth)

Black Panther, Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole (Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (Based on the book by Lee Israel)

If Beale Street Could Talk, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins (Based on the novel by James Baldwin)

A Star Is Born, Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters (Based on the 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart and the 1976 screenplay by John Gregory Dunne & Joan Didion and Frank Pierson)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY

Bathtubs Over Broadway, written by Ozzy Inguanzo & Dava Whisenant

Fahrenheit 11/9, written by Michael Moore

Generation Wealth, written by Lauren Greenfield

In Search Of Greatness, written by Gabe Polsky

VIDEO GAME WRITING

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Associate Narrative Directors Matthew Zagurak, Joel Janisse, James Richard Mittag; Narrative Director Melissa MacCoubrey; Story by Jonathan Dumont, Melissa MacCoubrey, Hugo Giard; Scriptwriters Madeleine Hart, Betty Robertson, Jesse Scoble, Diana Sherman, Kelly Bender, Jojo Chia, Ian Fun, Zachary M. Parris, Ken Williamson, Daniel Bingham, Jordan Lemos, Simon Mackenzie, Katelyn MacMullin, Susan Patrick, Alissa Ralph, Stephen Rhodes; Team Lead Writer Sam Gill; AI Writers Jonathan Flieger, Kimberly Ann Sparks; Ubisoft Quebec

Batman: The Enemy Within, Episode 5-Same Stitch, Lead Writer James Windeler; Written by Meghan Thornton, Ross Beeley, Lauren Mee; Story by Meghan Thornton, Michael Kirkbride; Telltale Games

God of War, written by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog; Story and Narrative Design Lead Matt Sophos; Story and Narrative Design Richard Zangrande Gaubert; Narrative Design Orion Walker, Adam Dolin; Sony Interactive Entertainment

Marvel’s Spider-Man, Story Lead Jon Paquette; Writers Benjamin Arfmann, Kelsey Beachum; Co-Written by Christos Gage; Additional Story Contributions by Dan Slott; Insomniac Games & Sony Interactive Entertainment

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Narrative Designers Alex Scokel, Eric Fenstermaker, Kate Dollarhyde, Megan Starks, Olivia Veras, Paul Kirsch; Additional Writing Tony Evans, John Schmautz, Casey Hollingshead, Nitai Poddar; Narrative Design Leads Carrie Patel, Josh Sawyer; Obsidian Entertainment

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Golden Globes 2019 Winners And Surprises

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20th Century Fox

The 76th Golden Globe Awards, the year’s first major awards ceremony leading up the to the Oscars has just concluded, and it was “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book” that emerged victorious, winning Best Motion Picture Drama and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy respectively.

Rhapsody’s win was slightly a surprise: in spite of the fact that the film was a massive boxoffice hit, so far grossing $743 million worldwide, and Rami Malek’s bravura performance earning near universal praise, the film itself was not as beloved by film critics.

It was also a good night for another leading oscar contender, “Roma” which won Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language and Best Director and Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron.

Netflix is sure to have an increase in subscription after having had a great showing in Sunday night’s awards show: in addition to Roma’s trophies, it also won for Chuck Lorre’s comedy “The Kominsky Method.”

Altogether, there were a total of 14 trophies in film categories and 11 in television that were handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which comprised of voting 93 members.

Here is the full list of winners and nominees.

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“Bohemian Rhapsody”

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Green Book”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Glenn Close (“The Wife”)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Olivia Colman (“The Favourite”)

Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron (“Roma”)
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“The Greatest Showman” Soundtrack Was 2018 Top Selling Album

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Atlantic

It looks like people never got enough of The Greatest Showman soundtrack in 2018, after the album sold the most copies in 2018 than any other albums.

Released by Atlantic Records on December 8, 2017, “Greatest Showman Soundtrack” racked up 1.3 million in album sales, becoming the only album that sold more than a million during the year, BuzzAngle Music reports.

The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, which similarly had an impressive run at the boxoffice. Inspired by the story of american showman P. T. Barnum, the film grossed over $434 million worldwide.

In fact, the album sold more than double the the no.2 seller of the year, “A Star Is Born” Soundtrack which sold 525,000 units. This means the top two sellers of 2018 are both soundtracks. Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods,” was third with 377,000.

The data accumulate sales of the album tracks as well as sales of pure album units. When taking streaming into account, the list slightly reshuffles.

On the overall listener album consumption which includes streaming, “The Greatest Showman” ranks at a still impressive no.4, right behind Drake (Scorpion), Post Malone (Beerbongs & Bentleys) and XXXTentacion (Question Mark).

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Eminem And Kanye West Top Spotify’s Workout Songs Ever

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In case you’re looking to get fit in 2019, you might want to check out Eminem And Kanye West’s discography to get you motivated. That seems to be what many tune in to.

According Spotify, Eminem’s 2002 track “Till I Collapse” is the most played workout song of all time. This is the third year in the row that the song has led the list.

Eminem also took the second spot with “Lose Yourself,” the hit song from the soundtrack of 2002 film 8 Mile which the rapper also starred in. The song is also the first hip-hop song to receive an academy award for best original song (2003).

Following the Eminem tracks are Kanye West’s “Stronger” and “Power” which placed third and fourth respetively, while Macklemore & Ryan Lewis track “Can’t Hold Us” completes the top 5.

Its not really a surprise that the three rappers topped the list, as hip-hop continues to dominate 2018’s music landscape.

The figures were taken from the 43.5 million workout-themed Spotify playlists which also calculated the top workout songs by gender (“Uptown Funk” for females, “Till I Collapse” for males), most active countries, and months in 2018 when listeners are most active.

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New Order Announce Box Set Release

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New Order is set to release a box set for their 1981 debut album “Movement”, the English band announced on Wednesday. The box set will be out on April 5, 2019 via Rhino.

The box set will include the remastered album on vinyl LP with the original iconic sleeve that was designed by Peter Saville, and CD as well as previously unreleased songs, a DVD of live performances and TV appearances, and a hardcover book, all in a lift off lid box.

Preceding the release of the box set, the band is set to reissue four 12 inch singles “Ceremony (version 1),” “Ceremony (version 2),” “Everything’s Gone Green,” and “Temptation” which arrives on March 8th.

New Order last released an album in 2015 with “Music Complete, their tenth studio album.

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Travis Scott Announces Second Leg of “Astroworld” Tour

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Travis Scott is set to continue his successful Astroworld: Wish You Here tour through 2019, the rapper announced on Twitter on Monday.

The second leg of the tour will begin in Vancouver, BC on January 25 and will conclude in Charlotte, NC on March 24. The additional dates also include stops in San Diego, Houston, Chicago, Montreal and Tampa among others.

Scott recently hit number one on Billboard Hot 100 with “Sicko Mode”, the second single from his third studio album, “Astroworld”. The critically acclaimed album debuted a the top the US Billboard 200 last August.

Tickets for the new dates of the ‘Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour’ will go on sale December 20 at 10 a.m. PST. Visit ticketmaster.com for full details.

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Marco Antonio Solís Announces U.S. Dates For His 2019 ‘Y La Historia Continúa’ Tour

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Romantic idol, Marco Antonio Solís, one of the most celebrated, legendary and beloved figures in Latin music due to his authenticity, modesty and his more than four decades of uninterrupted career, returns to the United States with a new chapter in his successful and spectacular tour ‘Y La Historia Continúa’.

The iconic singer-songwriter has announced a long list of 2019 dates across the United States co-produced by Live Nation and VIVA Tu Música, which will take him back to cities where adoring fans have always welcomed him with open arms, as well as places he will be visiting for the first time since he toured with ‘Los Bukis.’

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 14th at 12pm local time at Ticketmaster.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the Y La Historia Continúa Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 11th at 12pm local time until Thursday, December 13th at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass program.
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Hozier Announces North American Tour For Spring 2019

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Hozier has announced that he is hitting the road for a spring 2019 headlining tour, dubbed “Wasteland Baby! Tour, in support of his upcoming album of the same name. The album is his follow-up to his self-titled debut which included his smash single, “Take Me to Church”.

The 26-date trek is set to commence in Buffalo, New York on March 10th, and ends in Spokane, Washington on April 14th. The tour includes stops in Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX and Las Vegas, NV among others.

“Very excited to announce the US tour which will coincide with the release of the new album, Wasteland, Baby!,” the singer announced on Twitter. “I’ve enjoyed incredible support from fans in North America and I am thrilled to be going back there soon to play this music live. http://www.hozier.com”

Tickets are set to go on this coming Friday, December 14th.

Ticket purchases will include Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier’s, the Irish singer and songwriter’s upcoming sophomore album, the release date of which is yet to be announced. For an additional charge, fans can also upgrade to an LP version.

Hozier recently teased back in September in Dublin a single “Movement,” which he co-produced with Markus Dravs.

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Papa Roach Announce 2019 Tour

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California rock band Papa Roach has announced their summer 2019 headlining “Who Do You Trust? Tour” and special guests Asking Alexandria and Bad Wolves will be joining them.

So far, the band will play in 12 shows which starts at Southside Ballroom in Dallas, TX on July 27 and ends in Las Vegas, NV on September 1, with stops in Asbury Park in NJ, Grand Rapids, MI and Chicago, IL among others.

More dates is expected to be added soon.

The tour is in support of their upcoming upcoming tenth studio album “Who Do You Trust?,” which is scheduled for release on January 18, 2019 via Eleven Seven Music.

Here is the current dates for Papa Roach’s “WHO DO YOU TRUST? TOUR”:

July 27, 2019 – Dallas, TX – Southside Ballroom
July 28, 2019 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Center
July 30, 2019 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens Amphitheater
Aug 2, 2019 – Atlanta, GA – The Roxy
Aug 4, 2019 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater
Aug 7, 2019 – Philadelphia, PA – Metropolitan Opera House
Aug 9, 2019 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
Aug 16, 2019 – Detroit, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheater
Aug 20, 2019 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
Aug 23, 2019 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
Aug 28, 2019 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
Sept 1, 2019 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Event Center

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