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White Florida Man Who Allegedly Paraded With Nancy Pelosi’s Lectern Arrested
Source: pinellas county sheriff’s office / pinellas county sheriff’s office Arrests have been piling up in connection to the brazen display of mostly-white domestic terrorists who descended upon the U.S. Capitol this past Wednesday (Jan. 6). During the so-called “Stop The Steal” rally, one man who was suspected of parading around with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern has been arrested. Local outlet Tampa Bay Times was one of several Florida outlets who reported on the arrest of Adam Johnson of Parrish, a community of Manatee County in the state. The 36-year-old Johnson was arrested Friday night (Jan.8) and is currently being held on a warrant. Johnson joins two other men who were charged Saturday (Jan. 9) in a Washington, D.C. federal court as a result of their alleged actions in the f...
3LAU Announces Partnership to Reward $10K Scholarship in Fight Against Student Loan Debt
3LAU has partnered with philanthropic platform Bold.org to launch a $10K scholarship this month for a student in need. The partnership kicks off Bold.org’s Year of Giving campaign, which will see the distribution of one monthly $10K scholarship to Americans fighting student loan debt. The 3LAU “Everything” Scholarship arrives along with a new single from the producer titled “Everything.” The track is due to arrive on January 15th, shortly after his upcoming 30th birthday. “I’m thrilled to be the first partner for Bold.org’s Year of Giving Campaign,” 3LAU said. “Since entering the music industry, I have been committed to focusing my passion and success toward good causes — many times within education. This year, I’m asking that my fans c...
Famed Italian DJ Joseph Capriati Stabbed by Father, Hospitalized
Famed Italian DJ Joseph Capriati has been admitted to a Caserta hospital after being stabbed by his father. According to a report by la Repubblica Napoli, Capriati and his father were in engaged in a heated altercation in which the DJ’s father, 61, stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife. The knife was seized and confiscated by police. The Italian outlet reports that Capriati, who is now in stable condition after a transfusion, underwent a delicate surgery for a pneumothorax, or a collapsed lung. Alberto D’Agostino, director of the Major Trauma Surgery Department of the Sant’Anna and San Sebastiano hospital in Caserta, is holding off on offering information about Capriati’s prognosis for 48 hours. D’Agostino also n...
Alok’s “Rapture” Flip Captures the Nostalgia of iiO’s Original With a Slap House Twist
In 2001, American recording duo iiO released the electronic song “Rapture,” which became an instant club hit. The tune was a commercial success and even managed to chart inside the top 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Most importantly, “Rapture” became a rave classic. Brazilian superstar Alok has now kicked off 2021 with an infectious cover of the time-honored single. Joining forces on rework is Irish singer, producer, and DJ Daniel Blume, who provides fresh vocals. “Rapture” also marks the latest release on CONTROVERSIA, a label Alok launched in June 2019 that focuses on showcasing emerging global talent. Alok’s “Rapture” flip captures the nostalgia of the original song with a slap house twist. The pulsing drop is a danceable fusion of energetic ch...
Synthwave Pioneer Miami Nights 1984 Releases Soundtrack for “FLINCH” Ahead of Film’s Release
Miami Nights 1984 is helping to bring FLINCH to the big screen, producing a full soundtrack for the upcoming thriller film. Ahead of the film’s release later this month, fans can stream the seminal synthwave producer’s score on streaming services. The soundtrack transports listeners back to another era with classic, cascading 80s-inspired synth textures and deep, rumbling pluck basses. The soundtrack consistently operates within this instrumental framework, but remains fresh and engaging with tracks that are to-the-point, many of which clock in under two minutes. Fans can easily consume the album front to back to vividly grasp the visceral sonic atmosphere Miami Nights 1984 has created. Directed by Cameron Van Hoy, FLINCH follows the story of Joe Doyle, a hitman who f...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Jan. 9)
Manifesting dream bilingual collabs for 2021 To continue the momentum of the Spanglish collabs trend we saw in 2020, Billboard‘s Latin editors came up with 10 dream team ups that we’d like to see happen in 2021. From Rosalía and Billie Eilish teaming up to Karol G and Rihanna collaborating. Or how about a duet between Bad Bunny and Harry Styles? See the Spanglish collabs we’d like to see happen this year and vote for your dream collab here. Chartbreaker: Eslabon Armado Introducing Billboard‘s January chartbreaker, regional Mexican teenage trio Eslabon Armado. After recording music in their home garage in Patterson, Calif., Eslabon Armado officially joined indie label DEL Records’ roster in 2019 and scored three consecutive chart-topping albums in 2020. &#...
Justin Timberlake Pays Tribute to Late Dodgers Icon Tommy Lasorda: ‘A True 1 of 1′
The singer, a huge baseball fan who appeared in the appeared in the 2012 film The Trouble with the Curve alongside Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams, noted that Lasorda wanted watch him rehearse for a past appearance on SNL. “A real legend and one hell of a man,” Timberlake wrote. “I feel lucky to have shared time with you Mr. ‘Tommy’ Lasorda. I’m sure you’re already raising a little bit of hell up there…” Losorda managed the Dodgers for nearly 20 years and led the team to four National League pennants and World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. He retired as the L.A. club’s manager in 1996. The sports icon was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame one year later. Other music stars also paid tribute on social media to Lasorda following his de...
Grimes Reveals She Has COVID-19
On Saturday, Jan. 9, Grimes took to Instagram Stories to reveal she has COVID-19. “Finally got COVID but weirdly enjoying the DayQuil fever dream … 2021” followed by a leaf and fairy emoji. She posted the text over a screenshot of the single art for SZA’s latest one-off “Good Days,” encouraging fans and followers to listen as well, comparing the song to a series of space, heart, sparkle and dragon emojis. 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 people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw & More Remember Country Icon Ed Bruce
During his lengthy career, Bruce tallied 35 total hits on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart, including “You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had” and “Walker’s Woods.” He’s perhaps best known for the classic composition “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” which he co-wrote with his former wife, Patsy. The song was later covered by a number of country legends, including Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, whose duet version spent four weeks atop Hot Country Songs in 1978. Their version also crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 42. “We lost another one of our great country singer songwriters today,” McGraw wrote on Twitter. “The man behind ‘Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies G...
Sky Ferreira Shares Unreleased Cover of David Bowie’s ‘All the Madmen’
Yesterday would’ve been David Bowie’s 74th birthday, and while a star-studded lineup celebrated by performing covers during the “Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!” livestream, Sky Ferreira decided to share her own on Instagram. The pop singer posted her previously unreleased rendition of the Thin White Duke’s 1970 track “All the Madmen,” informing followers that this was a “ruff lost tape recording/demo” that she had “just found.” “HBD David Bowie,” she wrote in the caption. “I love you.” Listen to Ferreira’s hazy cover of “All the Madmen” below. The Starman’s estate also celebrated his birthday by unveiling two previously unreleased covers: Bowie’s version of John Lennon’s 1970 classic “Mother” and Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven.” The songs were released as l...
Ariel Pink Dropped From His Label After Attending Capitol Riots
Of the countless upsetting aspects of the pro-Trump insurrection that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, the one that ricocheted into the indie music news cycle was the confirmed attendance of singer-songwriter Ariel Pink. The 42-year-old travelled to D.C. with fellow lo-fi pop artist John Maus to show their support for Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, and on Friday, Pink’s label Mexican Summer announced that they had dropped him from their roster. “Due to recent events, Mexican Summer and its staff have decided to end our working relationship with Ariel Rosenberg AKA Ariel Pink moving forward,” the label tweeted on January 8th. The Brooklyn imprint that’s home to Cate Le Bon, Drugdealer, and Jessica Pratt had released Pink’s latest full-length in 2017 and were in the midst of iss...
Sacha Baron Cohen Calls Trump’s Twitter Ban “The Most Important Moment in the History of Social Media”
It should’ve happened years ago, but Donald Trump was finally permanently suspended from his Twitter account on Friday. After using the platform to incite an attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the MAGA leader was also temporarily blocked from accessing Facebook and Instagram until at least the end of his presidency, and Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen couldn’t be more excited. “This is the most important moment in the history of social media,” he tweeted on Friday evening. “The world’s largest platforms have banned the world’s biggest purveyor of lies, conspiracies and hate. To every Facebook and Twitter employee, user and advocate who fought for this—the entire world thanks you!” Cohen’s investment in the censorship of Trump didn’t start yesterday. The 49-year-old comedian has...
