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Was TWISTED SISTER’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ Based On Christmas Carol ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’? JAY JAY FRENCH Responds
In a new interview with Grand Haven, Michigan’s WMPA radio station, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French was asked if it’s true that the band’s classic song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” was based on the Christmas carol “O Come, All Ye Faithful”. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When we started doing the Christmas record” — referring to “A Twisted Christmas”, which contained TWISTED SISTER‘s version of “O Come, All Ye Faithful” — “the hook of it — once we got over the idea of doing it — Dee [Snider, TWISTED SISTER singer] said one of these other guitar players in one of his solo projects said to [him], ‘You do know that ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ is the melody ...
Lana Del Rey Vows to Get “Revenge” With Her Next Album Rock Candy Sweet
Lana Del Rey is just one day removed from the release of her seventh studio album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, and yet she’s already plotting her next move. On Saturday, the singer announced that a follow-up album called Rock Candy Sweet will be released on June 1st. It seems Del Rey is largely motivated to respond to the commentary that preceded the release of Chemtrails — most of which she brought on herself. In an Instagram Story which included a screenshot of a Harper’s Bazar article titled, “Lana Del Rey Can’t Qualify Her Way Out Of Being Held Accountable”, Del Rey wrote, “Just want to say thank you again for the kind articles like this one and for reminding me that my career was built on cultural appropriation and glamorizing domestic abuse. I will continue to challenge those t...
Demi Lovato Opens Up About Her Recovery After Drug Overdose: ‘I Had to Essentially Die to Wake Up’
The singer also opened up about the progress she’s made in dealing with her substance abuse issues since last appearing on CBS Sunday Morning in 2016. “I was probably 24 when we did the interview, Lovato says. “I’m in recovery for a bunch of things and I had been sober for how many years, but I’m still miserable. For the first time in my life, I had to essentially die to wake up.” Lovato’s CBS Sunday Morning interview — which airs March 21 at 9 a.m. ET — arrives ahead of the singer’s four-part documentary series, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil, premiering March 23 on YouTube. The tell-all docuseries explores Lovato’s devastating overdose, which left her with three strokes and a heart attack, as well as blind s...
Nicki Minaj’s Mother Files $150M Lawsuit Against Driver Charged in Father’s Hit-and-Run Death
“He was not only irresponsible and negligent, but more concerned about running away and hiding than seeking help,” Crump’s post continued. “Polevich’s behavior was criminal, cowardly, and immoral. We will hold him responsible for his reckless actions that led to Robert Maraj’s death!” Polevich’s attorney, Marc C. Gann, sent the following statement to Billboard: “Mr. Polevich has expressed empathy and condolences to the Maraj family. While the civil suit is not unexpected, the criminal charges pending against Mr. Polevich have no bearing on the civil case. It has yet to be determined whether there was any negligence involved in the accident or the degrees of any negligence. I will add that the amount demanded is shocking to say the least...
Lana Del Rey Teases ‘Rock Candy Sweet,’ Her ‘Next Record’
“Just want to say thank you again for the kind articles like this one and for reminding me that my career was built on cultural appropriation and glamorizing domestic abuse,” she quipped via sideways text overlaying the article. “I will continue to challenge those thoughts on my next record on June 1 titled Rock Candy Sweet.” In her latest Instagram post, she repeated that album announcement: “ROCK CANDY SWEET,” she captioned a photo of herself. “June 1.” Billboard has reached out to a representative for Lana Del Rey for comment about Rock Candy Sweet. Her new album Chemtrails Over the Country Club, featuring singles “Let Me Love You Like a Woman,” “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and “White Dress,” is av...
Lauren Alaina Tests Positive for COVID-19
“I’m so disappointed I won’t be at the show, but it may help cheer me up a bit if you go and send me videos and pictures,” she wrote. “Please go to the show tonight and celebrate my friends Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Travis Denning, and Priscilla Block. Thanks to WAMZ and WBUL for being so understanding.” On her Instagram Stories on Saturday, Alaina checked in with fans to give an update about her symptoms. “I am resting up and trying to feel a bit better,” said Alaina. “Some people have it way worse than me, so I just have a little bit of shortness of breath, a really bad headache, no taste or smell, pretty bad congestion and I feel pretty tired. But I overall feel like it’s going to be OK.” You Deserve to Make Money Eve...
Former QUEENSRŸCHE Singer GEOFF TATE Wants To Make The ‘Best-Sounding Album’ Of His Career
Former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate spoke to Sonically Disruptive about his plans to release the music he has been working on during the coronavirus pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “This next project is more relatable, I think, than the [OPERATION: MINDCRIME album trilogy], but it’s extreme in its own way that I think people will understand and get the extreme. So it’s more like SWEET OBLIVION sound but times 10 — technologically, I guess. [Laughs] “I have this underlying goal in my life,” he continued. “Because I’ve been so frustrated all through my career making albums, I want to have an album that is the best-sounding album I’ve ever done — sounding. I want it to fill up the speakers. “If you listen to [QUEEN...
JANE’S ADDICTION’s PERRY FARRELL Gets COVID-19 Vaccine
JANE’S ADDICTION singer Perry Farrell has just received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. On Friday (March 19), the 61-year-old singer took to his Twitter to share a video of him holding his “COVID-19 vaccination receipt” after he got the shot, and he wrote in an accompanying message: “My heart smiled a little more this morning. We’re growing closer.” A recent poll from the Pew Research Center showed that more than two-thirds of U.S. adults plan on getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The poll, released earlier in the month, found that 69 percent of adults say they are going to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The Pew poll showed that 19% of adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, 32% say they will definitely get the vaccine and 17% say the...
PAPA ROACH Releases Music Video For New Version Of ‘Broken As Me’ Feat. ASKING ALEXANDRIA’s DANNY WORSNOP
PAPA ROACH has released the official music video for the remastered version of its 2015 song “Broken As Me”, featuring a guest appearance by vocalist Danny Worsnop from British rock group ASKING ALEXANDRIA. “He’s been on our list for a while,” said PAPA ROACH lead singer Jacoby Shaddix, “and having just toured together, we thought of Danny first when listening to some of the deeper cuts on the album. With the pandemic in full swing, Danny was down right away. He’s one of the best vocalists in rock music, so we’re happy he said yes.” Worsnop added: “Making music with my friends is something I always love and enjoy, so when Jacoby called me about doing something together, I was in right away. The PAPA ROACH guys have been close frie...
PAUL STANLEY: ‘It’s Unfortunate That Some People Are Vehemently Against’ Wearing Masks
Paul Stanley has defended his right to speak out on political issues, saying that he voices his opinions as an American citizen. The KISS frontman discussed his decision to publicly express his political views in a new interview with Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo Music. Speaking about the fact that he has used his Twitter account in recent months to blast people who are defiantly skeptical of mask wearing, saying they are posing a risk to themselves and to all those around them, Paul said: “It’s unfortunate that some people are vehemently against [wearing masks], mainly because of it being politicized. There’s so much strange backlash. And when somebody says, ‘Well, the experts, first they said, ‘Don’t wear a mask,’ and then they said, Wear a mask’...
Song of the Week: SABA Stays Fresh as Ever on the Reflective “Ziplock”
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 Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Chicago rapper SABA returns with a double-single, his first new music of 2021. Chicago rapper SABA has returned this week with another set of double singles, “Ziplock” and “Rich Don’t Stop”, continuing the dual-drop format he established throughout 2020. “Ziplock” was produced by D. Phelps and Coop the Truth and marks the first new music from the emcee in 2021. (He can also be found on the soundtrack for the Oscar-nominated film Judas and the Black Messiah, appearing on “Plead The .45th” alongside Smino.) A recent press release st...
Kanye West Grossly Inflated His Net Worth
Earlier this week, a new report from Bloomberg insinuated that Kanye West’s net worth had skyrocketed to a whopping $6.6 billion. It turns out that those numbers were grossly inflated. According to Forbes, the figures we and numerous other publications reported on were based on West’s own speculative wealth, not the actual amount of money and assets he currently owns. As Forbes points out, the bulk of that $6.6 billion sum — which would make West the richest Black man in America — comes from a $4.8 billion valuation of his Yeezy company. A huge chunk of that figure is ascribed to the value of his Yeezy Gap partnership, but since the fashion collaboration has yet to launch or sell a single item of clothing, the assertion that it’s worth several billion dollars is en...
