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Universal Music Korea signs award-winning producer, composer, and hip-hop artist Hukky Shibaseki to a management deal. Recognized for his distinctive approach to experimental hip-hop, electronic textures, and alternative homegrown rap, the South Korean creative has established himself as one of the market’s leaders in contemporary hip-hop. Across his career, Shibaseki has collaborated with such local talents as E SENS, B-Free, J-Tong, JJANGYOU and numerous independent musicians, all the time bridging “traditional hip-hop sensibilities with forward-thinking production,” reads a statement from the major music company, creating works that are both rooted in Seoul’s underground culture and the international alternative music scene.…
Aston Villa signed Brian Madjo, who turned 17 in January, for £10million with first-team ambitions. Madjo arrived in Birmingham midway through January and started training under Emery in Villa’s first-team environment. He scored during training matches and in small-sided games, and was impressing several team-mates and coaching staff, sufficiently so that the manager wanted to include him in matchday squads throughout the second half of the season.Internal feedback was unanimously glowing, citing not only Madjo’s obvious ability but overall approach. Staff and players warmed to him quickly, noting his attention to detail, his listening skills and how hard he worked…
All stories in El Jalapeño are satire and not real news. Check out the original article here. MEXICO CITY — In a decisive attempt to protect its premier beverage export, the Mexican Ministry of Economy announced Friday that it will retaliate against punitive foreign tequila tariffs by levying massive import duties on regional, highly niche spirits that virtually no consumer in North America has ever heard of, much less tried. The trade strategy, unveiled during a press conference for upcoming National Tequila Day celebrations by Economy Ministry officials, aims to bring symmetry to international trade negotiations. Under the new guidelines, countries…
Brandon Flowers dropped a new single, “Tiger’s Blood.” The track comes ahead of his forthcoming solo album, Thrasher, out Aug. 21, 2026 via Island Records. Flowers debuted the Springsteen-esque song last week during his set at Newport Folk Fest. Like the rest of Thrasher, “Tiger’s Blood” was recorded in Nashville with Flowers’ longtime producers Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado. “Last thing that I heard/ You were doing okay,” Flowers croons on the nostalgic anthem. “I still smile when I remember us in younger days/ The things that we can’t explain/ Roll on like a runaway train/ Into the fire and…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.FT Alphaville provides news, analysis and occasional snark. Anyone looking to find how high Japanese government bond yields are would normally be well advised to check Bloomberg, LSEG, FRED, TradingView, MarketWatch, or even the FT’s own Markets Data page. But not here.HOWEVER, in the course of market browsing, the Japanese curve struck us as so weirdly kinky that we went down a rabbit hole and learnt something that only Alphaville readers (those who don’t already know, at least) might appreciate: while Japanese…
While Iran and Oman appear to be nearing an agreement to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian officials are now warning that the deal will not fully reopen the crucial waterway.The news injected fresh uncertainty into negotiations that President Donald Trump previously described positively.
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have said there’s “absolutely” new music in the future. The Fugees bandmates have reunited for Hill’s Diaspora Calling! festival, which takes place today (7 August) at Milton Keynes National Bowl. Hill and Wyclef Jean are scheduled to play, alongside Erykah Badu, Giggs and Hill’s sons YG Marley and Zion Marley – also the grandchildren of reggae icon Bob Marley. Speaking to the BBC, the Fugees bandmates were asked whether a new album might be on the way. “Will there be music in the future?”, Jean restated, with Hill responding: “Absolutely”. Jean added that “we’re in God’s hands,”…
BOSTON — In a Boston Red Sox season full of implausible, unbelievable, unexpected twists and turns, Thursday’s win provided the latest unreal chapter.For four hours, 22 minutes, the Red Sox never led the Chicago White Sox, battling back five times to tie the score, including in the bottom of the ninth of what turned out to be the longest game by time in the pitch clock era for the Red Sox and the longest game at Fenway Park since 2021.In the bottom of the 13th, Caleb Durbin ended the marathon with a one-out RBI single up the middle, scoring Nick…
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who’s in Mexico as part of a multi-day official visit that began on Tuesday, presided a Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, where he called for prayers for missing persons and “searching mothers.” After reading a few passages from the Bible regarding the miracles of the Virgin Mary and concern for one’s neighbor, Pietro spoke of the arduous search undertaken by mothers with a missing loved one. En Palacio Nacional, recibí al secretario de Estado del Vaticano, Pietro Parolin; abordamos temas como la primera encíclica del papa…
The “Bad Reputation” singer is taking time off the road to “begin the necessary healing process” Joan Jett is taking time off touring to heal following a recent surgery. On Wednesday, the “Bad Reputation” singer’s team announced that two upcoming shows in September were cancelled following orthopedic surgery on her back. “Following a recent injury, Joan Jett has undergone orthopedic surgery on a fractured vertebrae and will begin the necessary healing process,” read the statement posted on Instagram Stories. “In close consultation with her doctors, Joan will not be able to perform at her forthcoming September scheduled shows in Costa Mesa,…