File Photo Following a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, the management of Arik Air and aviation unions, the plan to shutdown the airline has been put on hold. In a notice to all staff dated August 16, 2020, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) told staff that after its conc...
Music tech initiative Saffron is ameliorating a gender imbalance in the field with the launch of new club memberships. Created in 2015, the Bristol-based organization operates as a record label and additionally offers training programs in the fields of music production and sound engineering. Saffron’s mission seeks to advance gender equality in the music tech space, a field which the organiz...
After teasing a clip earlier in the week and subsequently stoking the flames of excitement in her cult following, REZZ released a remix of Porter Robinson‘s “shehealseverything.” This marks the second release in the past month on her “secret tunes” account after July’s Melanie Martinez remix. While Porter’s original feels like a neon-tinged...
The biggest DJ in the world, Shaquille O’Neal aka DJ Diesel, is set to perform for new and returning Penn State University students later this week. Known for his hard-hitting mix of bass heaters, the NBA legend has performed at major dance music events like Tomorrowland, Lost Lands, Miami Music Week, and more. In addition to his on-stage presence, he’s released tunes with Ni...
Lauren London is remembering her late boyfriend Nipsey Hussle on what would’ve been the late rapper’s 35th birthday. The actress took to Instagram on Saturday (Aug. 15) to share a heartfelt tribute to the late Los Angeles hip-hip star, who was murdered in March 2019. “King Ermias Best friend Twin Flame Greatest Teacher Beautiful Strong Vessel The Spiritual Giant that walked Earth...
Iggy Azalea continues to show off her amazing post-baby body. The 30-year-old Australian rapper, who revealed in June that she gave birth to a baby boy named Onyx, took to Instagram on Saturday (Aug. 15) to show off her tiny waist in a colorful tie-dye dress from online fashion retailer Fashion Nova. Azalea has regularly been sharing photos of her stunning physique since the arrival of her son, in...
Elvis Costello has announced his 31st (!) studio album, Hey Clockface. The follow-up to 2018’s Look Now arrives October 30th, and Costello is heralding the news with his latest single, “We Are All Cowards Now”. Hey Clockface is a trans-Atlantic undertaking, with recording taking place in Helsinki, Paris, and New York, three cities which became integral plot points in the album’s story. At Hel...
“Levitating” remix featuring Missy Elliott, Dua Lipa, The Blessed Madonna, and Madonna Already one of our favorite albums of the year, Future Nostalgia had us up off the quarantine couch and bopping around in our pjs. But Dua Lipa isn’t quite done partying to that record — she’s actually just getting started. Later this month, the pop star will release a new remix album, Club Futu...
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. Today’s world feels a bit like the wild, wild west, doesn’t it? The more we get used to our new normal, the less it all makes sense. Between the pandemic, the much-needed Black Lives Matter protests, the upcoming election, and social dista...
Hours after the Portland Trail Blazers secured a playoff spot with a(nother) thrilling win against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA’s first ever play-in game, Damian Lillard dropped a surprise EP under his rap moniker Dame D.O.L.L.A. Aptly titled Live From the Bubble, the three-song album comprises two tracks The Letter O wrote from his hotel room in Orlando (“I’m Him,” “They Know” featu...
A bald eagle beat the crap out of a government drone mapping the shoreline of Lake Michigan, ripping off its propeller and sending it plunging to the lake’s bottom, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. Yes. The agency operating the drone murdered by an eagle goes by the acronym EGLE. The agency says the incident happened near Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula...