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Rick Ross Paid $3.5 Milli In Cash For Amare Stoudemire’s Florida Home
Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Rick Ross’s Atlanta luxurious mansion might’ve been used as the royal castle for King Akeem of Zaumda in Coming 2 America, but that isn’t keeping the Bawse from purchasing more million dollar real estate in other places. People is reporting that the “Hustlin” rapper just put down $3.5 million to relieve former NBA All-Star, Amare Stoudemire of his Florida estate. Oh, did we mention he paid straight up cash for it? We mean, if you have a few million dollars just sitting around in the crib with nothing to do, might as well use it, right? At this point we wonder if Ross brought the cash in a Louis Vuitton suitcase or book bag. While we’re sure Florida is filled with multi-million dollar homes on the market to choose from, the Miami representative seems to have pa...
From Phoebe Bridgers To Megan Thee Stallion, Get To Know The Grammys Best New Artist Nominees
Louis Kevin Celestin has only released two studio albums under his Kaytranada moniker, but the Montreal electronic artist can boast about two dozens mixtapes, collaborative projects, and EPs released over the past decade, too. As such, Kay is the archetype for the age-old “Best New Artist?” question that tends to pop up in this category (see also: Bon Iver, Lizzo, etc.). But as he recently put it on Twitter about his 15 years behind the boards: “[I] have an entire lifetime to make music so that’s pretty new if you do the math.” It’s all a testament to his work ethic and drive; throughout both 2016’s 99.9% and 2019’s Bubba, his exploratory, funky, and effervescent beats are heightened by vocal contributions from Tinashe, Kali Uchis, Anderson ....
Laycon – Wagwan
Check out this brand new music video coming from Laycon – “Wagwan” out now. Nigerian reality TV star and rapper Laycon drops a branding new tune “wagwan”, his first song this year. It comes a while after the launch of his reality TV show on DSTV titled “I Am Laycon”. “Wagwan” is the first of his double release with the other song “Fall For Me” featuring YKB. Laycon is ready to take over the music industry as his new release is quite impressive. With this more, music is expected from the smooth BBNaija Lockdown winner as the year rolls by. Listen, enjoy Laycon – “Wagwan” below and share. Download [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful ...
COREY TAYLOR Releases Acoustic Version Of ‘Samantha’s Gone’ Solo Single
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has released an acoustic version of his solo single “Samantha’s Gone”. The song is taken from his debut solo album, “CMFT”, which came out in October. Corey recorded the effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on guitar. The LP was completed at Kevin Churko‘s The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER and STONE SOUR, among others. The official music video for the album version of “Samantha’s Gone” was made available in January. Joining Corey in the clip were a number of his friends, including Tom Sandoval of Brav...
Watch HALESTORM’s Music Video For Cover Of THE WHO’s ‘Long Live Rock’
The official video for HALESTORM‘s cover version of THE WHO‘s “Long Live Rock” can be seen below. The song was recorded in connection with the upcoming film “Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos”, which will premiere worldwide on March 12 as a Watch Now @ Home Cinema Release via global distributor Abramorama. “Long Live Rock…Celebrate The Chaos” is a deep dive into the culture of hard rock music. This genre, beloved by its millions of fans, is often misunderstood and maligned by media and the music industry. In intimate interviews, titans of rock discuss the genre and the special relationship they have with their diehard audience. Featuring members of METALLICA, GUNS N’ ROSES, SLIPKNOT, KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, RAGE AGAINST TH...
BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Heavy Metal’ Bench Gets Refurbished Prior To Broad Street Reopening (Video)
They have been rocking the world with their incredible heavy metal music for more than 50 years. And now Birmingham, England’s finest, BLACK SABBATH, are to be spruced up ready to greet a new parade of fans for when the city’s Broad Street reopens after lockdown. Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, who collectively adorn the “heavy metal” bench on Black Sabbath Bridge, are getting a much-needed “touch-up” to keep them looking good. The distinctive bench, which sits above the canal off Broad Street, was officially opened by Geezer and Tony in June 2019. It has since attracted thousands of BLACK SABBATH fans, and media, from all over the world. But the combination of construction work and the legion of fans making a pilgrimage to have t...
ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Release ‘Running’ Lyric Video
SMITH/KOTZEN, the electrifying collaboration between guitarists and vocalists Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, will release its self-titled debut album on March 26 via BMG. The official lyric video for the disc’s third single, “Running”, can be seen below. Adrian says of the song: “It’s a really cool sort of driving track, one of the heavier ones on the album and we’re excited to get it out there ahead of the album release. We’ve both been thrilled by the reaction to our music so far and are very much looking forward to meeting up again as soon as we can, to write some more songs together.” Richie adds: “‘Running’ was the first song Adrian and I worked on. Adrian came in with that heavy verse riff, which led me to conjuring u...
Sara Watkins Was Inspired by a Lullaby Livestream and Now Has a New Album of Quiet Songs
Around this time last year, just about everyone was blindsided by the COVID pandemic. It’s hard to imagine that a year later, we’re only starting to get better, but that’s where we’re at. Here at SPIN, we decided to make the most of it and put together a livestream called Lullaby Sessions where musician parents would quietly help fans put their kids to be bed by singing quiet songs. One of our first performers was Sara Watkins, who took things to a whole different level. Following her session, Watkins decided to make a new album comprised of quiet, lullaby-type songs. Titled Under The Pepper Tree, it is the Nickel Creek musician’s first solo album in five years and is produced by Tyler Chester. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “divR...
Zayn Says Grammy-Slamming Tweet Was ‘Not Personal’
It was about transparency. Just hours after he slammed the Grammys over its voting process, Zayn returned to Twitter on Tuesday night (March 9) to say that his comments were “not personal,” but rather about the “need for inclusion.” The singer, 28, teed off on the Recording Academy on Tuesday, just five days before the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, writing, “F— the grammys and everyone associated. Unless you shake hands and send gifts, there’s no nomination considerations. Next year I’ll send you a basket of confectionary.” Zayn, who has yet to receive a Grammy nomination for his solo work, appeared to have second thoughts a short time later, returning to Twitter to explain his earlier comments. “My tweet was not personal or abo...
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Drivers License’ Is Still on Top, But It Took Four Tries to Get Her Actual Permit
Unfortunately for Rodrigo, the horn on her mom’s car didn’t work so the instructor had to halt the test. “I go to honk it and the horn doesn’t work on my mom’s car,” she said, explaining that her mom is a super-chill driver, so she probably didn’t even realize the horn was busted. “And so he said: ‘Your car is legally unsafe, I can’t take you out to take the test, go home.’” It was a tough blow for the singer, who said, “I didn’t even get to drive out of the DMV [Department of Motor Vehicles]… I was so upset, I literally cried in the DMV parking lot.” But, like a real-life fairy tale, the fourth time was the charm and she passed the test no problem. “License” was released Jan. 8 on Geffen/Interscope Records and debuted ...
Amazon Music Launches In-App Merch Integration, Exclusive Artist Collections
“Bringing all this into the app in a fairly seamless way with Prime shipping, we think it’s going to really help drive sales,” says Sean McMullan, director of artist product and services at Amazon Music. He adds, “We think that bringing merch in is one way to really enhance that artist-fan connection and make it a more compelling experience. We’ll continue to experiment with lots of different ways to get it in front of customers in the right way.” When asked about Amazon’s share of merchandise sales on the platform, McMullen wouldn’t disclose terms, saying simply that the percentage of revenue splits “varies” from artist to artist. Along with the announcement, Amazon Music will debut exclusive merchandise collections from several artists. These include a new a...
Fantasia, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans & More to Perform on OWN’s First Easter Special
Oprah Winfrey‘s OWN Network will celebrate Easter with a unique showcase of modern gospel and R&B performances combined with sunrise service traditions, Billboard can exclusively announce. The hourlong gospel music special Our OWN Easter will premiere on the network March 30, and you can watch a trailer below. Fantasia, CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin, Anthony Hamilton and The Hamiltones, Ledisi, Travis Greene, Osby Berry, Jonathan McReynolds, Charles Jenkins, Koryn Hawthorne and Maverick City will perform during the Easter special, hosted by renowned uncle and niece duo Bebe Winans and Deborah Joy Winans, with appearances by Cedric the Entertainer, Michelle Williams and more. Renowned faith leaders Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Pastor William Murphy and Priscilla Shirer will ...
