ATLAS, THE NEXT GENERATION

A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs to balance and LIDAR and stereo sensors in its head to avoid obstacles, assess the terrain, help with navigation and manipulate objects. This version of Atlas is about 5′ 9″ tall (about a head shorter than the DRC Atlas) and weighs 180 lbs.

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Pick up this latest release from select NSW accounts around the globe for $100

        

        

MUSIC: KATY B FT CRAIG DAVID, MAJOR LAZER - WHO AM I / TINASHE - GENIUS OF LOVE

        


Katy B links up with Craig David and Major Lazer for her latest visual for Who Am I produced by Major Laze.
        


Tinashe is back with the release of her latest visual for Genius of Love.

MUSIC: FRENCH MONTANA FT ASAP ROCKY - OFF THE RIP (REMIX) / JUICY J - DURDY

         
French Montana connects with ASAP Rocky to shoot an official visual for the remix to Off The Rip directed by SpiffTV
     


Juicy J drops his latest visual for Durdy produced by Southside, Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin directed by Riley Robbins.

ASAP ROCKY ATTACKED IN NEW YEALEND

According to TMX ASAP Rocky got jumped by a bunch of guys in a dispute over an elevator ride in New Zealand … TMZ has learned.
According to sources way down under … A$AP was at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland around 3 AM local time. He has a concert there Thursday night. We’re told he was getting into an elevator with some girls, and 3 guys wanted to get in also — but A$AP told ‘em there was no room left, and then it was on.
We’re told the guys jumped the rapper, punching him in the head and face … while he tried to protect the girls.
Witnesses say the suspects knew who they were dealing with because they were yelling … “F**k A$AP!” Hotel security eventually broke it up until cops arrived and nabbed one suspect — a 35-year-old local who was booked for assault and resisting police.
It’s unclear what, if any, injuries A$AP suffered … but as of now he’s still scheduled to perform.

RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK

        


Rihanna finally unleashes her brand visual for her latest single called work featuring Drake.
        

The song becomes Rihanna’s 14th leader, lifting her past Michael Jackson for the third-most No. 1s all-time. Plus, DNCE dances into the top 10 with “Cake by the Ocean.”

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THE RAP GAME - COOL WITH ME (NEW VIDEO) #ARTBYSKIP

        

MUSIC: YOUNG DOLPH - GET PAID / MIQUEL FT TRAVIS SCOTT - WAVES

        


Young Dolph is back with the drop of his brand new video for Get Paid.
        


Miguel and Travis Scott have return with an official visual for Miguel latest single Waves, which was shot at the Wildheart Motel concert in California.

VAN STYLES - TUNNEL VISION / SYDNEY MALER VISUALAPPAREL.COM

NIKE ROSHE DAYBREAK NM

Last month saw the debut of the latest Hiroshi Fujiwara-designed hybrid for Nike Sportswear and now the design is getting a followup release in vintage form. Combining the Daybreak runner of the 1970s with a contemporary Roshe NM sole unit, the aptly named Roshe Daybreak NM builds on its original combination of navy and white with a “Vintage” pack that harkens back to the Daybreak’s ’70s heyday. The result is two decidedly old school make-ups: one in “Tuscan Rust,” the other in an Oregon-like combo of green and yellow.
Look for both pairs to be available from NSW stockists like HAVEN later today, February 18.

ADIDAS YEEZY BOOST 350

Kanye first promised that anyone who wanted a pair would eventually get one, and seeing that the Pirate Blacks are back in action, a re-release of the Turtle Doves…

KENDALL JENNER IN CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR

        


Kendall Jenner ends the video with a voiceover of her saying, “Together we are stronger than we could ever be alone.

RIHANNA X PUMA / NIKE AIR ENTERTAINER PHANTOM

        

All three colorways are available beginning next Friday, February 26th at select Puma

Nike Air Entertainer Phantom

Nike Air Entertainer Phantom now available for $130

MUSIC: YOUNG THUG READS THE LYRICS TO BEST FRIEND / SIA CARPOOL KARAOKE

        


Young Thug’s songs are often great. They are also often difficult to understand. Here, the rapper reads his hit “Best Friends” like a bedtime story—clearly, slowly, and using words you can actually comprehend.
        

James spots Sia in Los Angeles and asks her to carpool to work as they sing some of the biggest songs she’s performed and written, including “Chandelier” and “Diamonds.”

NIKE TERMINATES MANNY PACQUIAO

Nike terminated its endorsement contract with Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday after the Filipino boxer made derogatory remarks toward same-sex couples.
“We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent,” the company said in a statement. “Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community.”
Based on Pacquiao’s comments, a spokesman confirmed that he is no longer on the company’s endorsement roster.
Pacquiao has endorsed Nike for a little more than eight years.
“Have you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations?” Pacquiao said on a Filipino television station earlier this week. “If you have male-to-male or female-to-female [relationships], then people are worse than animals.”
Pacquiao apologized on Twitter within hours.
“I’m sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals,” Pacquiao tweeted. “Please forgive me for those I hurt. God bless!”
In the tweet, Pacquiao had a video message in Filipino wearing a Nike shirt with the special logo the company has for him.
“Nike is in the business of selling its products to as wide of an audience as they can, and Manny’s comments were insulting to a lot of people,” Arum told ESPN.com.
Source: ESPN

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YE ALI - GUCCI UMBRELLA

Ye Ali flexes his versatility and switches its up for his latest. After taking us on a trek through strip clubs, rising LA-based talent Ye Ali (one of picks for artists to watch this year) links up with Nessly and Lil Aaron for "Gucci Umbrella." It's produced by Jett Dean, who laces Ali with a beat that sounds like it would fit someone like Key! as well as it does him. The song is infectious, all melody, and features some essential Gucci Mane samples. You can check out "Gucci Umbrella" below.

DAWN RICHARDS - SOBER

London-based artist et aliae and D∆WN (Dawn Richard) collide for the former's latest, "Sober." Released in support of her forthcoming EP Rose, "Sober" comes to us as the project's lead record and a showcase of the experimental sounds at play in et aliae's creative mind. Speaking to FADER about the effort, et aliae says,"'Sober' was written as a song which plays on contrasting dark and light energies." et aliae cites the track's "distorted percussion versus the sparkling mallets, the warm choral harmonies versus the bright vocal stabs, the struggle between 'intoxication' and 'sobriety'" as proof. She also calls D∆WN "the perfect voice" for the "journey" that is "Sober." Her vocal collaborator returned the praise, saying joint releases like this are "organic" and "magical." You can stream the track below. Just last month, D∆WN revealed her latest single.

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YOUNG THUG - WORTH IT

        


Young Thug decides to drop off his brand new video for Worth It produced by London On Da Track and directed by Be EL Be. Young Thug  new mixtape Slime Season 3, is due to drop sometime tomorrow.

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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE 2016 GRAMMY EDITION MEAN TWEETS

From time to time we highlight some of the nasty things people post about famous people by asking those famous people to read them aloud. This is #MeanTweets Music Edition #3 featuring Meghan Trainor, Ricky Martin, James Taylor, Little Big Town, Common, Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, Charlie Wilson, Blake Shelton, Wiz Khalifa, Josh Groban, Demi Lovato, The Killers, Drake, One Direction, Lionel Richie, Rita Ora and Mumford & Sons.

2016 GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held Monday night. Here is a list of some of the big winners noted with an asterisk *.

Best rap album

“2014 Forest Hills Drive”: J. Cole
“Compton”: Dr. Dre
“If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”: Drake
“To Pimp A Butterfly”: Kendrick Lamar *
“The Pinkprint”: Nicki Minaj

Best country album

“Montevallo”: Sam Hunt
“Pain Killer”: Little Big Town
“The Blade”: Ashley Monroe
“Pageant Material”: Kacey Musgraves
“Traveller”: Chris Stapleton *

Song of the year

“Alright”: Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears and Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
“Blank Space”: Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Girl Crush”: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
“See You Again”: Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth and Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
“Thinking Out Loud”: Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran) *

Best new artist

Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor *

Album of the year

“Sound & Color” by Alabama Shakes
“To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar
“Traveller” by Chris Stapleton
“1989″ by Taylor Swift*
“Beauty Behind the Madness” by The Weeknd

Record of the year

“Really Love” by D’Angelo and the Vanguard
“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars*
“Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran
“Blank Space” by Taylor Swift
“Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd

Best dance recording

“We’re All We Need”: Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston
“Go”: The Chemical Brothers
“Never Catch Me”: Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Runaway (U & I)”: Gallants
“Where Are Ü Now”: Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber *

Best pop duo/group performance

“Ship To Wreck”: Florence + The Machine
“Sugar”: Maroon 5
“Uptown Funk”: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars *
“Bad Blood”: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
“See You Again”: Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Pluth

Best urban contemporary album

“Ego Death”: The Internet
“You Should Be Here”: Kehlani
“Blood”: Lianne La Havas
“Wildheart”: Miguel
“Beauty Behind the Madness”: The Weeknd *

Best alternative music album

“Sound & Color”: Alabama Shakes *
“Vulnicura”: Björk
“The Waterfall”: My Morning Jacket
“Currents”: Tame Impala
“Star Wars”: Wilco

Best rock performance

“Don’t Wanna Fight” : Alabama Shakes *
“What Kind of Man”: Florence + The Machine
“Something From Nothing”: Foo Fighters
“Ex’s & Oh’s”: Elle King
“Moaning Lisa Smile”: Wolf Alice
Source: CNN

VANITY PASSES AWAY AT 57

Vanity, whose real name was Denise Katrina Matthews, passed away in a Fremont, CA hospital on Monday … according to sources close to her family. A few months ago she set up a GoFundMe page, and said she’d been diagnosed with sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis — an inflammation of the small intestines.
She also battled crack addiction in the ’90s, and after a 1994 OD her kidneys were shot. She had to undergo nearly daily dialysis treatments.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/15/vanity-dies-singer-nasty-girl/#ixzz40I9COlhO

MUSIC: 2 CHAINZ - WATCH OUT / FABOLOUS FT. DAPHNE LARUE - STARTED SOMETHING

         


2 Chainz is back with the release of his brand new visual for Watch Out produced by FKi and directed by Motion Family.
        


Fabolous decides to drop his brand new visual for Started Something featuring Daphne Larue produced by araabMUZIK and directed by Gerard Victor.

DA BRAT NEW CO-HOST ON "DISH NATION"

        

After a guest-hosting stint on Dish Nation this summer, Da Brat has been made a permanent fixture. The syndicated entertainment news program today named the rap artist as co-host on the Atlanta-based team, announced Stephen Brown, EVP of Programming and Development, Fox Television Stations.

KEVIN HART vs OLIVIA MUNN LIP SYNC BATTLE/ CRAVETAY - HELLO/ NEIGHBORS 2 TRAILER

        


Olivia Munn brings a crew – WWE’s Big Show, “Dope” star Chanel Iman, Charlotte McKinney & Taylor Swift squad member Jaime King – out for her performance of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” while Kevin Hart throws down to Onyx’s “Slam.
        

Video Alert! CRAVETAY releases her new visual to “Hello” directed by Mike Kalombo.

        

The comedy stars Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Chloë Grace Moretz and Selena Gomez, and hits theaters May 20th.

KYLIE JENNER x PUMA

Last week we reported that a Kylie Jenner x PUMA partnership may be in the works, to which Kanye West full-heartedly stamped out with a few words of his own, rooting for the Kardashian family to stay behind team adidas.
Now, a new report from Nice Kicks confirms the deal has indeed been sealed  thanks to a little visit to the PUMA booth at Agenda Las Vegas. Kylie will be joining current PUMA ambassador Rihanna, who’s been signed with the brand since December 2014, as a brand advocate that will entail a string of collaborative releases and campaigns. Official photoshoots have apparently already taken place.
Stay tuned as we await more news on this story. In the meantime, check out Mr. West’s entertaining tweets of his vote against the new deal here and here.

RIMOWA x BEAUTY & YOUTH UNITED ARROWS

New from German luggage company Rimowa is this collaborative effort with Japanese retailer BEAUTY&YOUTH UNITED ARROWS. Utilizing a charming “Milk Tea” beige outer color, the jetsetting favorite Salsa model is upgraded externally as well as internally, with an all-over “Sydenham Palace” print based on archival designs from 2010. Along with the four Salsa sizes, a packable clothing case is also available, with the matching all-over print for maximum travel coordination and a design combo that is all things English. All items are available now for pre-order over at BEAUTY&YOUTH UNITED ARROWS, with a delivery date of mid-March.

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MUSIC: TEYANA TAYLOR - TOUCH ME/ B.O.B - BLANK MAFIA/ TYLER, THE CREATOR - PERFECT

        


Teyana Taylor is back with the release of her new video for Touch Me directed by Chaz “Destiny” Morgan & Teyana Taylor.
        


B.O.B.  decides to drop his brand new visual for Blank Mafia off his recent project WATER.
        


Tyler the Creator finally unleashes a brand new video for his recent track called PERFECT directed by Wolf Haley.

RITA ORA'S BEST STYLE MOMENTS

Rita Ora seems to be one of those artists better known for her image as opposed to her talent as a singer (yes, that’s what she does professionally). Though she’s been signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation imprint since 2008, released a debut album, Ora, back in 2012 and holds four UK number-one singles, including “R.I.P.,” “How We Do (Party),” the DJ Fresh-featured “Hot Right Now” and “I Will Never Let You Down,” the peroxide-haired beauty is mostly recognized for her collaborative efforts, be it with fellow artists, brand endorsements or magazine spreads.
Lauded for her taut physique, striking looks and idiosyncratic style, the Kosovo-born, London-raised artist has been regarded as one of the most prolific fashion icons of today’s youth generation.
With a sophomore album looming ahead, it appears that Ora has been making headlines for everything but her music as of late. So, while we continue to familiarize ourselves with all her past music endeavors, we’ve rounded up some of Rita Ora’s most celebrated collaborations that helped put her on the map.

CK One, Spring/Summer 2011

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When Calvin Klein launched its first-ever unisex fragrance, ck One, back in 1994, the brand unveiled a searing black-and-white ad campaign that featured some of the era’s most influential youth figures, such as Kate Moss, Stella Tennant and Jenny Shimizu. In 2011, the American fashion house decided to expand its ck One imprint into a full lifestyle brand, which was followed by a campaign that resurrected its ’94 predecessor by enlisting the shoot’s original team, including photographer Steven Meisel and creative director Fabien Baron.
Capturing the modern youth psyche that defined ck One’s now-iconic images, the CK team casted a series of burgeoning “it girl” talent that Baron described as “young, cool, interesting, and charming for what they represent to people,” which included soft grunge starlet Sky Ferreira and then-19-year-old Rita Ora.

Superga, Spring/Summer 2013

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In 2013, Rita replaced model/influencer Alexa Chung as the new face of Italian footwear label Superga’s Spring/Summer 2013 campaign. Ora’s deal with the label turned sour months after the ads were unveiled, however, when Superga accused the Roc Nation singer of breaching her contract by wearing a pair of the brand’s rival sneakers, Converse, which ensued in a £100,000 legal battle.

DKNY, Resort 2014

Fashion Gone Rogue

Photographed by Lachlan Bailey in Times Square, the platinum blonde starlet continued to stride through campaign deals when she took over Cara Delvingne’s spot as the new face of DKNY in 2014.

adidas Originals, Fall/Winter 2014

Mum 'n More

Marking the first of many collaborations with the Three Stripes, Rita first teamed up with adidas Originals with a capsule collection back in 2014 that included a range of graphic sportswear offerings.

‘PAPER’, April 2014

Celebmafia

For their April 2014 “Beautiful People Issue,” boundary-pushing magazine PAPER featured Rita as their cover star in a provocative, Catholic-themed shoot complete with an ornate crown by Dolce & Gabbana.

Roberto Cavalli, Fall/Winter 2014

Fashion Gone Rogue

Though not unfamiliar to working with luxury labels, the Albanian beauty hit it big when she was graced as the new star of Roberto Cavalli’s Fall/Winter 2014 campaign. Lensed by Francesco Carrozzini, the glossy shoot echoed the classic Hollywood glamour set forth by Marilyn Monroe and accentuated the singer’s sultry appeal.

‘Elle’ Korea, November 2014

Snobette

For Elle Korea’s November 2014 issue, Ora starred in a shoot that brought forth her trademark flashy-sporty edge where she was seen wearing several pieces from her own adidas-collaborated collection.

Coca-Cola EU, 2015

Coca-Cola

In 2015, the singer became the face of Coca-Cola’s European ad campaign. The images imbued a very film noir aesthetic, with the singer looking ultra elegant in a lavish satin red gown by London-based label Veni Vici while perched atop a vintage piano.

Sexy Fish, 2015

Evening Standard

The singer embraced her inner Little Mermaid when she starred in this aquatic photoshoot to promote London restaurant Sexy Fish (yes, that’s actually what it’s called), which opened its doors last October. For most, dressing up like a mythological sea creature has the potential of looking like a tragic Halloween costume, but for Rita, the getup proved effortlessly seductive.

‘Lui’, February 2016

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While she’s certainly no stranger to flaunting some skin, the singer did what most pop stars do once they’ve reached a certain level of fame – bared it all in front of Terry Richardson. While this isn’t the first time the Londoner posed for the shock jock photographer, she really amped up the sex factor by posing completely topless in the February 2016 issue of Lui.