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King & Prince’s ‘I Promise’ Bows at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100
Looking at figures, BTS’s advantage over LiSA in streaming and video is both pretty close, with “Dynamite” at 11,819,614 weekly streams and 4,824,661 views and “Homura” at 11,271,882 streams and 4,290,040 views. With the annual year-end media blitz for musicians coming up, how these and other songs on the list perform in the new year is something to keep an eye on. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, Twitter mentions, YouTube and GYAO! video views, Gracenote look-ups and karaoke data. Check out the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, dated Dec. 14 to 20, here. 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 pe...
Michael Alig, ‘Club Kid Killer,’ Dies at 54
Michael Alig, the notorious “Club Kid Killer” who was a party promoter in New York City during the 1990s vibrant club scene, has died at the age of 54. The New York Daily News reports that Alig was found by his boyfriend unconscious at his home in New York City. According to the paper, the cause of death is an apparent heroin overdose. Alig was a fixture in the New York City club scene, promoting parties at storied venues like Limelight and Tunnel, prior to pleading guilty in 1996 to murdering his drug dealer, Andre “Angel” Melendez, with help from Robert “Freeze” Riggs. They fought over drug money before Freeze hit Angel over the head with a hammer, poured Drano in his mouth before dismembering the body and dumping it in the Hudson River. In 2003, Alig was portrayed by Macaulay Culki...
A$AP Rocky Is In Barbados, Probably With You Know Damn Well Who
Source: Samir Hussein / Getty A$AP Rocky was recently spotted landing in Barbados for a holiday getaway. Considering the Harlem rapper is rumored to be romantically involved with an island native named Rihanna, it’s not a leap to guess who he’ll be kicking it with. Reports Page Six: A$AP Rocky landed this week in Barbados, where his rumored girlfriend Rihanna is spending the holidays. The 32-year-old rapper was photographed carrying his luggage as he arrived at the airport from a commercial flight on Tuesday. A$AP’s visit comes after the “Diamonds” singer landed in her native country via private jet last week. As we exclusively reported, Rihanna then made a fan’s Christmas by recording a video with him at a local gas station. Pretty Flacko’s time on the island will...
Japan’s All-Female Metal Band LOVEBITES To Release ‘Glory, Glory, To The World’ EP
LOVEBITES, the all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, Japan, will release a new EP, “Glory, Glory, To The World”, on March 10, 2021 via JPU Records. The effort was recorded under the darkness of the coronavirus pandemic and will contain four songs exclusive to the EP. The tracks will not feature on or be re-recorded for future albums, like the 2018 EP “Battle Against Damnation”. On creating the EP, the band comments: “On one hand, working on this album during the spread of coronavirus has been mentally draining. On the other, the music created in such darkness has managed to become full of feelings of salvation and light. This body of work is full of a positive power unlike anything else in the history of LOVEBITES.” “Glory, Glory, To The World...
LESLIE WEST: September 2020 Video Interview From ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp’ Posted Online
Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp has uploaded a video interview with Leslie West, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and original founding member of MOUNTAIN, which was recorded less than four months ago — on September 3, 2020 — as part of the Camp‘s “Labor Day Open House Party.” The chat, which was conducted by Brittany Denaro, better known as Britt Lightning, the host and co-producer of the Rock’ N’ Roll Fantasy Camp Masterclasses, and the current lead guitarist in VIXEN, can be seen below. West died Wednesday (December 23) at the age of 75. The iconic guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and storyteller suffered cardiac arrest at his home near Daytona, Florida on Monday (December 21) and was rushed to a hospital, where he never regained consciousness. Weins...
METALLICA Catalog Arrives In Highest-Quality Audio For The First Time On TIDAL
Global music streaming and entertainment platform Tidal announced the entire catalog from the legendary metal band METALLICA is now streaming for Tidal members in the U.S. METALLICA‘s catalog is now available in the highest-quality sound for the first time ever on Tidal. HiFi members have the added benefit of listening to iconic albums like “Master Of Puppets” and “Ride The Lightning” in Tidal Masters — as flawless as they sounded in the mastering suite and exactly as the artists intended. To celebrate the legacy of these thrash-metal titans, Tidal‘s editorial team has curated the band’s classic tracks into playlists including Essentials, Live Essentials, the decade-by-decade Evolution (’80s, ’90s and 21st Century) and more. At Tidal Ma...
DON DOKKEN Weighs In On U.S. Presidential Election, Timing Of PFIZER Vaccine Announcement
DOKKEN leader Don Dokken, who is currently working with his bandmates on the follow-up to 2012’s “Broken Bones” album, has told “The Classic Metal Show” that he is “trying to stay away” from subjects like COVID-19 and “the government” while writing lyrics for DOKKEN‘s new songs. “I’ve never been a political person,” he explained in an interview which aired on December 19. “I never got involved. I don’t think I voted — shame on me — until I was pushing 50. I just wasn’t a political person. “I’ll be happy in 31 days when [Trump] is out of office,” he continued. “I think our country has gone in the shitter, and I’m embarrassed. And I feel like [when] I go on tour again...
Solidstar – Thank You
Check out this new piece of music from Solidstar – ‘Thank You’ out now. Shaba Entertainment honcho Solidstar blesses fans with this thanksgiving song ‘Thank You‘ this Christmas day. It has been a rough year and Solidstar is thanking God for surviving all the challenges he has faced in 2020. It follows his previous song ‘Life‘ released in November. The new song was self-produced by Solidstar. Listen to Solidstar – ‘Thank You’ below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Solidstar_-_Thank_You_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download Share this: 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 chat...
Listen to Rich Dietz’s New House Banger, an Ode to the Hard Workers of OnlyFans
OnlyFans is one of the more polarizing platforms in recent memory, but let’s be honest—its users make bank. And whether or not you agree with their methods, you have to salute them not only for finding a way to help pay their bills during the pandemic, but also capitalizing on their self worth. Red-hot electronic music duo Rich Dietz has harnessed the gritty mentality of OnlyFans’ creators and bottled it into “Only Fans Song,” a seductive tech house banger that doubles as an ode to the platform’s hard workers. Arriving by way of Azureon Select, the track is a foot-tapping earworm that belongs on only the most wild of club floors. The song’s sultry refrain, “This is for my OnlyFans,” is a microcosm of the platform’s c...
Celebrate the Holidays in Questionable Fashion With the 5 Best Remixes of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
Social media and modern meme culture are responsible for the resurgence in popularity of many nostalgic songs, movies, and other pop culture motifs. Perhaps none of those resurgences was bigger than that of Mariah Carey‘s polarizing holiday number, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” You hear it in every grocery store. In Tik-Tok videos and tweets. In your mother’s house, on the low-quality, ripped-from-YouTube, burned CD that you made for her in 2003. In your nightmares. Now, hear it five more times, but with 808 drum samples and Eurobeat supersaw synths, too. Get ready to celebrate the holiday season in very questionable fashion with the five best remixes of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE VS. BRENNA...
EDM Tracks for Your 2020 Christmas Playlists
Christmas is today, and what better way to get in the spirit than by blasting holiday music? EDM and Christmas traditionally don’t go hand in hand, but you may be surprised how many dance music artists have created their own versions of classic carols and even some originals. While this year’s holiday festivities look a lot different than those of previous years, the spirit of it all should absolutely remain the same. Turn on your fireplace (real or virtual), cozy up, and rock these EDM tracks for your Christmas playlists. Wham! – Last Christmas (San Holo Remix) Jesse Slayter & Wuki – Rock Them Bells Kaskade – Deck The Halls (feat. Erika) Major Lazer – Christmas Trees (feat. Protoje) Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Armin van Buuren x Brenna...
Here are 10 of the Most Outrageous EDM Christmas Light Shows
It takes a special type of person to spend countless hours and possibly thousands of dollars on a grand light show for their home, and to those who do it, we commend you. The Christmas light display game over the years has turned into an Olympic sport at this point, with families battling it out to have the biggest show not only on their block, but also the Internet. Oftentimes you see the classic Christmas carol synched to the light display, but for some, this is the time to showcase their love of all things EDM. It makes sense being that extravagant light shows and the genre go hand in hand. Dubstep is the clear standout choice for most of these homes, who craft shows that look like they belong in EDC. Here are ten of the most jaw-dropping, outrageous EDM Christmas light show...
