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Ariana Grande’s ’34+35′ Meaning Surprised Tayla Parx, Her Co-Writer, Too
For Tayla Parx, everything is about the music. “When you start adding ego into [it], saying, ‘Well, I have to write this,’ that’s not about the song, then. That’s about you,” she tells MTV News correspondent Dometi Pongo. And she would know. With dozens of songwriting credits to her name, as well as a pair of emotionally probing albums of her own, the singer-songwriter has fortified herself as one of the premier musical minds of her generation. On the latest episode of “The Method,” a new MTV News documentary series highlighting the creative forces that power and motivate some of today’s top artists and creative minds, Parx went deep inside her process to share what makes a song like Ariana Grande’s “34+35,” for example, hang toge...
GENE SIMMONS Spars With His Twitter Followers Over Allegations Of Voter Fraud In 2020 Election
Gene Simmons has pushed back against baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, saying “60 courts in various states dismissed ALL allegations of a rigged election.” The KISS bassist/vocalist, who has been using his Twitter account in recent weeks primarily to share the latest political headlines and news about the ongoing pandemic, addressed the debunked claims that widespread election fraud denied President Donald Trump a victory in the November election while answering questions from his followers on social media. After Gene shared an article about Goya‘s board of directors silencing its CEO over his unfounded claims of voter fraud, one of Simmons‘s followers asked him: “Isn’t it possible the election was rigged?”, to ...
Meet Woman Who Believes She Is Engaged To BRET MICHAELS And Texting Daily With NIKKI SIXX
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and POISON singer Bret Michaels need no introduction, as they have both been playing sold-out stadiums, packed with screaming and adoring fans, for years. On today’s episode of “Dr. Phil”, host Dr. Phil McGraw spoke with one of the musicians’ faithful followers, Tina, who claims to be more than just a fan. Tina‘s friend Vivian says Tina believes this because she is being catfished by someone pretending to be the famous rock stars. Vivian says Tina has been scammed so convincingly that Tina believes she has not only been texting with both rock legends for the past six months, but that she is actually engaged to Michaels and in a serious loving friendship with Sixx. Tina says she and Sixx have a “solid, good friendship”...
Where The Gloom Becomes Sound – TRIBULATION
RATING: 8.5/10 The perfect band for a bleak midwinter, TRIBULATION have long since proved themselves to be smarter than the average metal band. When the Swedes took an angular left turn down a more straightforwardly rocking avenue for 2015’s “The Children of the Night”, they somehow managed to retain all the macabre menace and obscure venom of their early death metal efforts. The result was a hybrid that incorporated ghoulish post-punk vibes, spidery guitar figures and rampaging, hard rock crescendos: all familiar tropes, but duly presented in a way that felt, and still feels, wickedly original. Two years on from the sumptuous and unnerving “Down Below”, TRIBULATION‘s fifth album is instantly recognizable as a serious big, bold and bombastic rock record,...
MIKKEY DEE Would Like To See Reunion Of KING DIAMOND’s Original Lineup
Mikkey Dee, who played drums for KING DIAMOND from 1985 until 1989, has told Cassius Morris of “The Cassius Morris Show” in a new interview that he would like to take part in a reunion tour featuring the surviving members of the band’s original lineup. “Unfortunately, [original KING DIAMOND bassist] Timi Hansen is dead, but you could have Andy [LaRocque, guitar], Michael Denner [guitar], you could have Hal Patino [bass], Pete Blakk [guitar], myself, just for a tour, and only play the stuff that we did — from ‘Fatal Portrait’ to ‘Cospiracy’. That could have been a really fun and successful tour.” Dee, who has been a member of SCORPIONS since 2016, went on to say that it’s “totally up to” KING DIAMOND‘s namesake fr...
Watch the Dazzling Official Tomorrowland NYE Aftermovie
If you missed out on Tomorrowland‘s most recent festival spectacular, fear not. You can now relive the magic of the brand’s first-ever virtual New Year’s Eve event after they dropped its official aftermovie. Tomorrowland pulled out all the stops for the fest, which ultimately established itself as one of biggest streaming events to emerge in the COVID-19 epoch. By the numbers, fans from a staggering 151 countries tuned into the virtual celebrations, only reinforcing Tomorrowland’s status as the world’s preeminent global dance music event organizer. The festival’s performing artists played for a whopping 21.5 hours and dropped 450 unique tracks, including a combined 65 unreleased IDs. Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Charlott...
Watch This DJ Mix While Hiking Utah’s Deadly Angels Landing Trail
The bar for DJ streams and performances has always been high, but since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these heights have become quite literal. We’ve seen artists take to the skies via hot air balloons or atop massive skyscrapers, but this next daring feat may take the top the prize for the wildest set ever. Enter the Mobile Music Krew, a pair of DJs who are truly pushing the boundaries with a goal to mix the hottest tracks from the most epic locations. One of their latest adventures saw member Your Dad trek his portable deck up the entire Angels Landing hike in Zion National Park, Utah. If hiking the trail, which is rated one of the most dangerous hikes in the United States, wasn’t impressive enough, did we mention he was mixing the entire time? Throu...
EDM Artists Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant on Anniversary of NBA Legend’s Tragic Death
It’s hard to believe how fast the time has flown since we lost Kobe Bryant. Since he and his daughter Gigi lost their lives—along with seven others—in a catastrophic helicopter crash on January 26th, 2020, many are still reeling from the tragic loss. In Kobe’s absence, the “Mamba Mentality” has materialized into a way of life for those people, who pull inspiration from his principles to chart a course for growth. Tributes to the Los Angeles Lakers legend and 5-time NBA champion have poured in via social media on the anniversary of his death. A bevy of EDM artists have also paid homage to Kobe, further proving that his legacy extends far beyond the boundaries of the basketball world. Check out a number of the tributes to Kobe below from the likes of&nb...
Flux Pavilion and Feed Me are Going Head-to-Head in a Beat Battle Tonight
Since the October 2020 inception of their patented “Beat Smash” series, Brownies & Lemonade have served up a buffet of must-see music production content to satiate the cravings of electronic music fans unable to attend festivals. The show, which invites the game’s brightest artists to the brand’s Twitch channel for a head-to-head beat battle, has surged in popularity in recent months. Following what was perhaps the biggest episode to date with San Holo and What So Not, Brownies & Lemonade have now one-upped themselves. The first “Beat Smash” episode of 2021 will feature none other than pioneering bass music producers Flux Pavilion and Feed Me. Needless to say, the episode is a must-watch for fans of EDM, regardless of genre pr...
Martin Gore on Making Soundwave Art from Depeche Mode Songs
Kyle Meredith With… Martin Gore Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Depeche Mode songwriter Martin Gore hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss The Third Chimpanzee. The new instrumental solo album finds him thematically bridging primates to humans in both the sounds he’s making and the inspiration he draws from. Gore dives into the ways he makes instrumentals speak to something, and the state of panic and anxiety he felt over the past four years. The electronic innovator also talks about being on the forefront of computerized music, his thoughts on AI songwriters, making soundwave art out of Depeche Mode songs, and the upcoming remixes for The Third Chimpanzee. Kyle Meredith W...
The Entire Saw Series is Coming to HBO Max
Do you want to play a stream? Well, you’re in luck. Starting in February, all seven films in the legendary Saw series will land on HBO Max. The streaming service has confirmed that the cult-classic horror franchise is included in the massive list of titles that are arriving on the platform in just a few days. To be clear, that means an extended version of the 2004 flick that started it all, followed by Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), Saw IV (2007), Saw V (2008), Saw VI (2009), and Saw: The Final Chapter (2010). If that weren’t exciting enough, all of the sequels will be the director’s cuts, so that means all of the blood, guts, and squirm-inducing scenes of torture that are fit for home viewing. The only Saw-related flick that won’t be on the ser...
R.I.P. Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar-Winning Actress Dead at 94
Cloris Leachman, one of the most decorated actresses in history, has died at the age of 94. According to a representative, Leachman died Tuesday (January 26th) from natural causes at her home in Encinitas, California. Over the course of her career, Leachman won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, tying her with Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the most all time. She also nabbed an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Leachman famously played Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series Phyllis. She also starred in several major motion pictures, including Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show and Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 30th, 1926, Leachman studied at Northwestern University and competed in the 1946 Miss America Pageant. As the runner-up...
