Features, Staff Lists, Rankings, Editorials - Consequence https://consequence.net/category/cos-exclusive-features/ Music, Film, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground Tue, 13 Dec 2022 23:02:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-correct-blue.jpg?quality=80&w=32 Features, Staff Lists, Rankings, Editorials - Consequence https://consequence.net/category/cos-exclusive-features/ 32 32 How to Use Apple Music Sing https://consequence.net/2022/12/how-to-use-apple-music-sing/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/how-to-use-apple-music-sing/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 23:02:36 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1260551 The new feature allows fans to participate in customizable karaoke.

How to Use Apple Music Sing
Carys Anderson

]]> Few people have at-home karaoke machines anymore, but if you want to plan a singalong without embarrassing yourself at a bar, Apple Music has you covered: the streaming service has just introduced Apple Music Sing, a new feature with real-time lyrics and adjustable vocals to customize your singing experience. The…

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How to Use Apple Music Sing
Carys Anderson

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/how-to-use-apple-music-sing/feed/ 0 Carys Anderson Apple Music Sing Welcome to Chippendales: What’s Fact and Fiction In the New Hulu True Crime Series? https://consequence.net/2022/12/welcome-to-chippendales-fact-check-hulu/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/welcome-to-chippendales-fact-check-hulu/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:50 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1256005 Kumail Nanjiani stars in the limited series, based on the story of the male stripping empire's crime-filled founding.

Welcome to Chippendales: What’s Fact and Fiction In the New Hulu True Crime Series?
Aurora Amidon

]]> Hulu’s Welcome to Chippendales is without a doubt one of the biggest surprises that TV has to offer this year. Following Chippendales founder Steve Banerjee (Kumail Nanjiani), the show starts out as an exciting underdog tale about an Indian emigrant who goes on to create one of the world’s most…

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Welcome to Chippendales: What’s Fact and Fiction In the New Hulu True Crime Series?
Aurora Amidon

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/welcome-to-chippendales-fact-check-hulu/feed/ 0 Aurora Amidon Aurora Amidon Aurora Amidon Aurora Amidon Aurora Amidon Welcome to Chippendales Fact Check Welcome to Chippendales Fact Check Welcome to Chippendales Fact Check Welcome to Chippendales Fact Check welcome-to-chippendales-murray-bartlett-andrew-rannells Welcome to Chippendales Fact Check 10 K-Pop Acts That Dominated 2022 https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-k-pop-acts-dominated-2022-list/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-k-pop-acts-dominated-2022-list/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:20 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1260114 From chart-topping releases to stadium-filling world tours, these K-pop acts ruled 2022.

10 K-Pop Acts That Dominated 2022
Mary Siroky

]]> The 2022 edition of our Annual Report continues with a spotlight on some of the best and brightest acts in K-pop. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of the year. You can find it all in…

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10 K-Pop Acts That Dominated 2022
Mary Siroky

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-k-pop-acts-dominated-2022-list/feed/ 0 Mary Siroky Mary Siroky Mary Siroky Mary Siroky Mary Siroky Mary Siroky Mary Siroky top Kpop acts 2022 aespa video interview k-pop group of the future ateez world ep 1 enhypen top K-pop acts 2022 seventeen 2022 stray kids MAXIDENT interview top K-pop acts 2022 Tomorrow x Together top K-pop acts 2022 twice top K-pop acts 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water Offers a Thin Plot But a Visual Upgrade on Reality: Review https://consequence.net/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-review-james-cameron/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-review-james-cameron/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:15 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1260408 In his highly-anticipated sequel, Sigourney Weaver playing a teenage girl isn't the only trick James Cameron's got up his sleeve.

Avatar: The Way of Water Offers a Thin Plot But a Visual Upgrade on Reality: Review
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> The Pitch: If the phrase “we’re going back to Pandora!” is meaningless to you, or makes you think of a music streaming service, totally understandable. But y’all, we’re going back to Pandora, the Pandora in this case being the faraway planet at the center of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way…

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Avatar: The Way of Water Offers a Thin Plot But a Visual Upgrade on Reality: Review
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-review-james-cameron/feed/ 0 Liz Shannon Miller Liz Shannon Miller Liz Shannon Miller B Avatar The Way of Water Review Avatar The Way of Water Review Avatar The Way of Water Review 2022 Filmmakers of the Year Daniels Are “Chasing the Too-Muchness of Being Alive” https://consequence.net/2022/12/daniels-2022-filmmakers-of-the-year-interview/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/daniels-2022-filmmakers-of-the-year-interview/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:30:45 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1260112 "Every one of our actors gave us something special in a very specific scene in different ways."

2022 Filmmakers of the Year Daniels Are “Chasing the Too-Muchness of Being Alive”
Mary Siroky

]]> Our 2022 Annual Report continues with the announcement of Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) as our Filmmakers of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place…

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2022 Filmmakers of the Year Daniels Are “Chasing the Too-Muchness of Being Alive”
Mary Siroky

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/daniels-2022-filmmakers-of-the-year-interview/feed/ 0 Mary Siroky Daniels 2022 Filmmakers of the Year Daniels 2022 Filmmakers of the Year Daniels 2022 Filmmakers of the Year SZA on How She Landed an Unreleased Ol’ Dirty Bastard Verse for SOS: It “Was Really Crazy” https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-ol-dirty-bastard-verse-forgiveless-sos/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-ol-dirty-bastard-verse-forgiveless-sos/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:00:39 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259828 The track uses both a sample from Ol' Dirty Bastard's "The Stomp," and some unreleased bars.

SZA on How She Landed an Unreleased Ol’ Dirty Bastard Verse for SOS: It “Was Really Crazy”
Jonah Krueger

]]> On Friday, December 9th, SZA returned with SOS., her first album since 2017’s acclaimed Ctrl. The expansive new record boasts 23 tracks and high-profile features like Travis Scott and Phoebe Bridgers. The album’s closer “Forgiveless,” however, features an unlikely icon — the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. SZA is the subject…

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SZA on How She Landed an Unreleased Ol’ Dirty Bastard Verse for SOS: It “Was Really Crazy”
Jonah Krueger

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-ol-dirty-bastard-verse-forgiveless-sos/feed/ 0 Jonah Krueger sza old dirty bastard odb danny clinch 10 Tenacious D Covers That Just Might Be the Greatest Covers in the World https://consequence.net/2022/12/tenacious-d-best-covers-list/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/tenacious-d-best-covers-list/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:33:09 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259535 Don't say these covers are "just a tribute."

10 Tenacious D Covers That Just Might Be the Greatest Covers in the World
Consequence Staff

]]> “This is not the greatest song in the world,” Tenacious D sang on their biggest hit, “No, this is just a tribute.” Ah, but what a tribute. The genius of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — apart from face-melting guitar skills and a lead singer that can sound like the voice…

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10 Tenacious D Covers That Just Might Be the Greatest Covers in the World
Consequence Staff

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/tenacious-d-best-covers-list/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff tenacious d 10 best covers Composer of the Year Hildur Guðnadóttir Scored Some of 2022’s Most Powerful Stories https://consequence.net/2022/12/hildur-gudnadottir-composer-of-the-year-2022-interview/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/hildur-gudnadottir-composer-of-the-year-2022-interview/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:30:06 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259858 The Oscar-winning composer behind two of the year's best scores brings us into her process for Women Talking and TÁR.

Composer of the Year Hildur Guðnadóttir Scored Some of 2022’s Most Powerful Stories
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> Our 2022 Annual Report continues with the announcement of Hildur Guðnadóttir as our Composer of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. Plus, check out our Top 25 Films of 2022 list here.…

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Composer of the Year Hildur Guðnadóttir Scored Some of 2022’s Most Powerful Stories
Liz Shannon Miller

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/hildur-gudnadottir-composer-of-the-year-2022-interview/feed/ 0 Liz Shannon Miller hildur gudnadottir composer of the year 2022 2022 Producer of the Year Andrew Watt Became the Go-To Collaborator for Rock Legends https://consequence.net/2022/12/andrew-watt-producer-of-the-year-2022-interview/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/andrew-watt-producer-of-the-year-2022-interview/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:30:20 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259013 The producer who helmed Ozzy Osbourne's Patient Number 9 and Eddie Vedder's Earthling recaps his year in this exclusive interview.

2022 Producer of the Year Andrew Watt Became the Go-To Collaborator for Rock Legends
Paolo Ragusa

]]> Our 2022 Annual Report continues with the announcement of Andrew Watt as our Producer of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place here. Though just 32…

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2022 Producer of the Year Andrew Watt Became the Go-To Collaborator for Rock Legends
Paolo Ragusa

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/andrew-watt-producer-of-the-year-2022-interview/feed/ 0 Paolo Ragusa Andrew Watt Producer Of The Year SZA on Recruiting Phoebe Bridgers for SOS: “She Was Cool as Fuck” https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-phoebe-bridgers-ghost-in-the-machine-sos/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-phoebe-bridgers-ghost-in-the-machine-sos/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:00:59 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259613 "Ghost in the Machine," which features Bridgers, appears on SZA's new album, SOS.

SZA on Recruiting Phoebe Bridgers for SOS: “She Was Cool as Fuck”
Mary Siroky

]]> When it comes to the origin of SZA and Phoebe Bridgers teaming up for “Ghost in the Machine,” one of the tracks off SZA’s new album SOS, SZA makes a pretty good case for sliding into someone’s private messages. “It was just a DM,” she tells Consequence in our latest cover story of…

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SZA on Recruiting Phoebe Bridgers for SOS: “She Was Cool as Fuck”
Mary Siroky

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-phoebe-bridgers-ghost-in-the-machine-sos/feed/ 0 Mary Siroky sza phoebe bridgers sos ghost in the machine Top 15 Rap Albums of 2022 https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-15-rap-albums-2022-list/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-15-rap-albums-2022-list/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:30:26 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1258993 Our 2022 Annual Report continues with our picks for the year's best hip-hop records.

Top 15 Rap Albums of 2022
Consequence Staff

]]> Our 2022 Annual Report continues with our Top 15 Rap Albums list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2022. You can find it all in one place here. By its very nature, hip-hop is constantly shifting,…

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Top 15 Rap Albums of 2022
Consequence Staff

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/top-15-rap-albums-2022-list/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Consequence Staff top rap albums 2022 Flo Milli You Still Here Ho? Vince Staples Ramona Park Broke My Heart Luci Juvenilia Nas King's Disease 3 Black Thought Danger Mouse Cheat Codes Che Noir Food For Thought Denzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your Future Freddie Gibbs $oul $old $eparately Saba Few Good Things Kendrick Lamar Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Rico Nasty Las Ruinas Earthgang Ghetto Gods They Hate Change Finally, New JID The Forever Story Pusha T It's Almost Dry Letter From the Editor: The SZA Consequence Cover Story https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-cover-letter-from-the-editor/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-cover-letter-from-the-editor/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:00:22 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259925 SZA is the star of Consequence's latest digital cover story. Read the letter from the editor.

Letter From the Editor: The SZA Consequence Cover Story
Gab Ginsberg

]]> Okay, I did not have a SZA album on my 2022 bingo card (did any of us?), and in April, when we launched our digital cover story series, I certainly didn’t think we’d get to cap off the year with an absolutely fire interview with her. Stranger things have happened, though,…

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Letter From the Editor: The SZA Consequence Cover Story
Gab Ginsberg

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/sza-cover-letter-from-the-editor/feed/ 0 Gab Ginsberg Gab Ginsberg sza cover story letter from the editor SZA Is Trying to Save Herself https://consequence.net/cover/sza-cover-story-sos/ https://consequence.net/cover/sza-cover-story-sos/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:00:10 +0000 https://consequence.net/?post_type=cover&p=1259929 With the release of SOS, SZA is still fighting to be heard.

SZA Is Trying to Save Herself
Jewel Wicker

]]> SZA has so much anxiety it’s coating her voice. The singer is fresh off an appearance on Saturday Night Live, where she performed “Blind,” a blunt, rap-sung song filled with frank lyrics such as “you’re still talking about babies and I’m still taking a Plan B” over an orchestral production.…

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SZA Is Trying to Save Herself
Jewel Wicker

]]> https://consequence.net/cover/sza-cover-story-sos/feed/ 0 Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker Jewel Wicker sza sos header cover story interview sza sos interview 5 Theories About Who Dies in The White Lotus Season 2, and the Answer https://consequence.net/2022/12/white-lotus-who-dies-season-2/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/white-lotus-who-dies-season-2/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 03:30:59 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1256929 Here are five theories for who dies in The White Lotus, updated with revelations from the Season 2 finale.

5 Theories About Who Dies in The White Lotus Season 2, and the Answer
Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller

]]> A new season of The White Lotus means another mystery to be solved — specifically, who died this go around? With the HBO series stepping into its sophomore chapter, the question of the deceased has heightened following Episode 5, “That’s Amore.” As the curtains near closure for this season’s whodunnit…

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5 Theories About Who Dies in The White Lotus Season 2, and the Answer
Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/white-lotus-who-dies-season-2/feed/ 0 Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller Joe Eckstein and Liz Shannon Miller White Lotus Who Died White Lotus Who Died White Lotus Who Died White Lotus Who Died White Lotus Who Died White Lotus Who Died Rap Song of the Week: YG and Lil Wayne Reunite on “Miss My Dawgs” https://consequence.net/2022/12/yg-lil-wayne-miss-my-dawgs-rap-song-of-the-week/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/yg-lil-wayne-miss-my-dawgs-rap-song-of-the-week/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:58:26 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259634 The longtime collaborators have dropped what might be their best track yet.

Rap Song of the Week: YG and Lil Wayne Reunite on “Miss My Dawgs”
Eddie Fu and Joe Eckstein

]]> Rap Song of the Week breaks down all the hip-hop tracks you need to hear every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. This week, YG and Lil Wayne reunite on “Miss My Dawgs.” YG and Lil Wayne have been frequent collaborators over the past decade or so, first teaming up on…

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Rap Song of the Week: YG and Lil Wayne Reunite on “Miss My Dawgs”
Eddie Fu and Joe Eckstein

]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/yg-lil-wayne-miss-my-dawgs-rap-song-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Eddie Fu and Joe Eckstein YG Lil Wayne Miss My Dawgs