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U2’s Bono and The Edge Perform “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” On Irish TV: Watch
During a normal Christmas season, Glen Hansard and a gaggle of other Irish musicians would busk in the street to raise money for Ireland’s homeless population. This year, in order to abide by social distancing guidelines, the fundraiser was turned into an indoor livestream affair, and U2‘s Bono and The Edge showed up to keep the Christmas spirit intact. The duo performed a beautiful acoustic rendition of the Darlene Love staple “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on Ireland’s Late Late Show. The U2 bandmates were joined on stage by Hansard, Philip Powell, violinist Vivienne Long and the Heyday Choir (via the IIrish Times). U2 released a recorded version of the cover way back in 1987, but seeing it performed in front of shimmering lights and ornate Christmas trees gives it a...
Anya Taylor-Joy on What’s She’s Streaming, Breaking Netflix, and Why She Loves Weirder Characters
Our Annual Report continues today with the announcement of Anya Taylor-Joy as our TV Performance of the Year. Stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles in the days and weeks to come about the best music, film, and TV of the year. If you’ve missed any part of our Annual Report, you can check out all the coverage here. Chess and Anya Taylor-Joy have had quite the year, thanks to The Queen’s Gambit. One month after its October 23rd debut on Netflix, Scott Frank and Allan Scott’s adaptation of Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel became the most-watched scripted miniseries in Netflix history. Not surprisingly, interest in chess skyrocketed with “How to play chess” peaking in Google searches and chess boards being wrapped everywhere throughout this holiday season. At the center of it all, ...
Viral TikTok Star Doggface Appears in David Guetta, MORTEN, and Lanie Gardner’s “Dreams” Music Video
With more than 80 million likes and 6 million followers to his name, 37-year-old TikTok star Nathan Apodaca, better known as Doggface, was an unlikely sensation, making national headlines back in September with a viral video set to the tune of Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams.” Turns out, the soothing clip of Apodaca peacefully longboarding and sipping Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice turned out to be exactly what the Internet needed. The Idaho native’s video had already garnered support from countless celebrities and brands—including a copycat clip from Mac Fleetwood himself and a gifted pickup truck from Ocean Spray—when David Guetta and MORTEN added themselves to his list of fans. They casted Apodaca in the star role of their music video for thei...
Electric Forest Organizers “Considering Options” for Summer 2021 Dates
With a second vaccine now approved for use in the USA’s fight against COVID-19, dance music fans have begun to ask when their favorite festivals will be coming back. Seemingly spurred by the recent vaccination news or from the many fan requests, Electric Forest has provided an update on their plans for their 2021 return to Sherwood Forest. While organizers did not share anything concrete as there are too many variables at play this early in the vaccination stage of the pandemic, it’s good to see that they are working hard to send fans back to the forest once it’s safe to do so. In the statement, they also thanked fans for their patience and briefly mention ticketing details. More information about tickets will come with the official announcement of the fest’s dates....
Jonas Aden Hilariously Went Undercover and Hired Ghost Producers to Recreate His Sound
Jonas Aden has curated some of the finest YouTube content in the dance music world as of late, uploading an abundance of tips and tricks for aspiring producers and fun musical experiments. One of his more recent videos raised eyebrows as it takes on a sensitive topic in the EDM world—ghost producers. For a video challenge, the Norwegian producer used Fiverr to hire a variety of ghost producers to create songs matching his signature style. To avoid suspicion, he didn’t use his real name when reaching out to the producers and he intentionally crafted the messages to sound like they were from a less experienced musician. In the video, he details the whole process from contacting the sellers to showing off their final projects. Without giving too much away, one of the most impressi...
This Free Virtual Silent Disco is Donating $1 Per Viewer to COVID-19 Musician Relief
It’s no secret that the pandemic has hit musicians especially hard, and Colorado company Tyler, The Creative—not affiliated with rapper Tyler, The Creator—is hoping to lend a hand via their upcoming “Stay Home Silent Disco 2” livestream on January 8th, modeled after the event’s March edition. With a private donor on board to contribute $1 per viewer up to $10,000, the free experience’s proceeds will be split between three local arts nonprofits. And because the event is free—again, it’s free—all you’ll need is an Internet connection to attend and lend your support. Arranged in a typical silent disco fashion, the stream will consist of three simultaneous electronic performances broadcast from the company’s website, with each Colorado-based...
The Best Fan Reactions to Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’ Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200
“Cheers Swifties, cause #evermore by @taylorswift13 just arrived at N°1 on the #Billboard200 Albums Chart!! Exactly 4 months & 18 days after its sister #folklore NOT to forget that, 4+1+8=13,” a fan tweeted. “Y’all catch my drift.” Several posted celebratory (and entertaining) compilations of clips of Swift matching the caption “me when I’m the music industry.” “no one is really doing it like you,” a fan complimented Swift upon seeing the report of Evermore‘s debut. Still, many Swifties are holding out for what would be the best reaction of all: one from the artist herself. “current mood: waiting for taylor swift to quote that tweet with a cute gif,” one fan tweeted. The ball is in your court, Taylor. In the meanti...
Ed Sheeran Teases He Has ‘A Christmas Present’ on the Way
Prior to this announcement, Sheeran has been relatively quiet on social media. His last update on his official Instagram account was the September announcement of the birth of his baby girl. “A quick message from me as I have some personal news that I wanted to share with you,” Sheeran had written at the time. “Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here. We hope that you can respect our privacy at this time. Lots of love and I’ll see you when it’s time to come back.” See Sheeran’s latest post on Instagram and check back in soon to find out what...
Lizzo Surprises Her Mom With a New Car for Christmas
In a clip of the special moment when her mom first saw the incredible gift — which Lizzo caught on camera and shared with her fans — she can be heard saying, “Merry Christmas, Mommy! Open your eyes.” “You see these things on television and you never expect this to happen to yourself,” her mother, who seemed overcome with emotion, said in disbelief. Watch the sweet holiday surprise on Instagram. 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.
Indie Venues Get $15B in New COVID Relief Bill
After months of lobbying and bipartisan support, the Save Our Stages Act will offer millions of dollars in support funding. Federal funding to help independent venues hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic has been included in a $900 billion bipartisan aid package following days of negotiations between leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress. While the specifics of the bill have not yet been announced, the aid package does include “$15 billion in dedicated funding for live venues, independent movie theaters, and cultural institutions,” according to an email from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as well as a $300 per week unemployment insurance enhancement for the millions of Americans out of work during the pandemic, including nearly 100,000 live ...
SEPULTURA To Release ‘SepulQuarta’ Album Of Quarantine Collaborations
Earlier this year, SEPULTURA launched “SepulQuarta”, a weekly event where the band gave insight into its colorful history, took part in question-and-answer sessions with fans and performed music while in quarantine. Some of the musical collaborations, including those with members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, TRIVIUM and SACRED REICH, will be released as a full-length album in 2021. SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser said: “That’s great that ‘SepulQuarta’ allowed us to do this. [We had] was 57 guests [in total]. That’s a fucking amazing number. “We started it on April 22nd — [that] was [when we did] the first one — and we did every week for many months, and then we [did] it every 15 days, and then we changed the [day of t...
PUDDLE OF MUDD’s WES SCANTLIN: EDDIE VAN HALEN Is ‘Probably Up In Heaven Playing Awesome Songs For God’
In a brand new interview with “The Mistress Carrie Podcast”, PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin recalled how he first decided to become a musician. He said (hear audio below): “I played soccer my whole life. I was gonna get signed by a really big European football/soccer team. But I picked up the guitar a few years before that, and I was, like, ‘Nah. I’d rather do this.’ ‘Cause I went to [see] VAN HALEN [on] the ‘1984’ tour when I was, like, 12, and I was, like, ‘I wanna do that.” Wes also paid tribute to legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, who died in October following a long battle with cancer. “Eddie Van Halen‘s gone, but I’ll tell you what: he is never gonna be forgotten, and I love him and...
