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Dionne Warwick The Singer, Chance The Rapper & The Weeknd Collaborating
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN At a fresh 80 years old, Dionne Warwick is still making power moves. The iconic singer will be collaborating with the same artists—Chance The Rapper and The Weeknd— she recently trolled on Twitter on a song, with the proceeds going to feed the hungry. How real is that? Over a week ago, Warwick had the Internet on fire when she questioned the nom de plumes of Chance and the Weeknd. Both artists embraced the friendly roasting, and even Warwick kicked in the joke that she was now going by Dionne The Singer. And yes, she confirmed she is the one running her own Twitter account. Reportedly, Warwick and Chance are now working on a song together. TMZ reports that the Weeknd will be participating in the collaborations as well. The tune is being written and pr...
HHW Gaming: Amazon’s Luna Cloud Gaming Service Launches On Android
Source: Amazon / Amazon Luna Good news for Android smartphone users you can now enjoy Amazon’s Luna gaming streaming service. Despite jokes when Amazon first announced Luna was happening, the company is still pushing on with its gaming streaming service. The Verge reports that Luna is now available on Android-powered devices, and like the iOS version of the streaming service, it won’t require the download of a separate app to use it. The service, which works by offering users different “channels” they can subscribe to separately, first launched back in October on PC, Mac, Fire TV, and iPhone and iPad through web apps. As of right now, there are only two channels available, Amazon’s $5.99-per-month Luna Plus and Ubisoft’s new $14.99 a month channel, Ubisoft+, which launched on Google ...
Merry Queermas! 2020 Is The Year Of The LGBTQ+ Rom-Com
By Chris Azzopardi Happiest Season director Clea DuVall had no idea she was going to be a part of what has turned out to be A Very Queer Christmas 2020. Her rom-com about a lesbian couple caught in a Christmastime family deception, which the gay filmmaker also co-wrote, broke Hulu premiere records when it debuted on November 25. It wasn’t making its point alone. With it came an army of nonhetero-led mainstream holiday movies, more than any other year in the history of pop culture: Lifetime’s The Christmas Setup, Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas House and Paramount Network’s Dashing in December. “I thought we were going to be the only one this year,” DuVall tells MTV News. “I didn’t know about these movies until fairly recently, actually.” Now...
Same-Day COVID-19 Screening Tested at Barcelona Concert
The city of Barcelona is hard at work to get their citizens back into live music venues. This past Saturday, 1,000 residents gathered to participate in a medical study to evaluate the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening to safely host cultural events. In order to be chosen to participate, volunteers had to pass an antigen screening. 500 were then randomly selected to enjoy the free concert inside Barcelona’s Apolo Theater. Those who were not selected were asked to return home. By doing this, a control group was formed, which allowed the organizers to analyze if there was any contagion inside the venue despite the initial screening. The issue they are trying to get around is the fact that these antigen tests are not always as accurate as the other tests currently bein...
NOMAD Drops Two Menacing New Singles, “System” and “Call”
NOMAD is here to let you know rebellion is always an option with his new singles, “System” and “Call.” The producer holds nothing back on these dark, hard-hitting tracks that vehemently knock down the powers in play with angsty bass house. In “Call,” NOMAD throws down nasty saws and thick subs, which run roughshod through the house arrangement along with rhythmic perc shots à-la Valentino Khan‘s “Deep Down Low.” The single exudes the intensity of the underground ethos with its deep bass subcurrents and a quirky dial tone that beckons listeners to answer. You can listen to “Call” below. With brooding synths and pulsating basslines, “System” hits just as hard as its thumping predecessor. The track’s def...
Watch the Dazzling Trailer for Tomorrowland’s First-Ever Virtual NYE Festival
With only 15 days to go, the anticipation for Tomorrowland‘s first-ever NYE virtual festival is bubbling over. Tomorrowland has unveiled the official trailer for the show, fanning the flames of the excitement surrounding the massive digital fest. Organizers are pulling out all the stops for the show, which has the potential to solidify itself as the biggest livestreams of the year at the eleventh hour. The minds behind the famed festival brand meticulously designed four digital stages in NAOZ, the brand new virtual world that Tomorrowland’s 3D artists developed specifically for the occasion. In true Tomorrowland fashion, they have recruited a staggering lineup for the event, which will feature DJ sets from world-class EDM artists such as Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witt...
EDM.com’s Best of 2020: Performances
This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of “Best of 2020” coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs. With no venues to perform at in 2020, it seemed at times as if artists simply blindfolded their eyes, threw a dart at a map, and travelled to places to perform—locations that are usually pipe dreams. However, due to the dogged fury of COVID-19 and the surge of streaming, these pie-in-the-sky destinations became the new norm for DJs who wanted to connect with fans in the absence of tours. To honor their creativity and seminal influences on the live music industry, we’ve recognized ten of the year’s best performances in dance music. RÜFÜS DU SOL Live from Joshua Tree Filmed in late 2019 and released in ...
GLENN HUGHES On DEEP PURPLE’s 2016 ROCK HALL Induction: ‘Personality Problems’ Made It ‘A Little Difficult’
In a new interview with Eonmusic, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes once again looked back on his 2016 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, where he was honored along with other former and current members of DEEP PURPLE. “It was a little difficult, because of, let’s call it personality problems,” he said. “It was David [Coverdale] and I holding hands, and the other guys, unfortunately. We just don’t get along with the other guys at all. So, we kept ourselves to ourselves — David and Glenn, with our wives — and it was great. David and I, what a great time. And we closed the show with CHEAP TRICK and Sheryl Crow, and our friends in CHICAGO. “You know, it’s a touchy subject,” he continued. “It was not an easy night for us. ...
SEPULTURA To Be Joined By Brazilian Symphony Orchestra At ROCK IN RIO 2021
Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA will be joined by Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira (Brazilian Symphony Orchestra) for a performance at the 2021 edition of the Rock In Rio festival. The Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira is one of Brazil’s foremost orchestras and plays an important role in the country’s cultural life. Also scheduled to appear on September 24 — the festival’s opening day — in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil are IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER and MEGADETH. Having previously released its 2013 Rock In Rio performance with French percussion group Les Tambours De Bronx as a live album and having premiered the first single, “Isolation”, from its latest album, “Quadra”, at Rock In Rio in 2019, SEPULTURA is ready to deliver once again an outstanding per...
TOM MORELLO Says RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Had ‘Zero Commercial Ambition’ When Band Was First Formed
In a new interview with Tom Power, host of “Q” on Canada’s CBC Radio One, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello was asked if he was surprised that the band became so commercially successful within such a short period of time after its early 1990s formation. He responded (see video below): “I was surprised that we were ever even able to book a club gig. It’s hard to paint a picture — in 1991, there were no neo-Marxist, multi-ethnic rap-punk-metal bands. There was zero — zero — commercial ambition. We wrote those songs, and the only goal was to make a cassette demo. I had had a record deal before, with a band that had more commercial leanings, and I knew that a record deal didn’t mean — my life got worse, not better, when I had a record deal. So t...
SLIPKNOT’s JAY WEINBERG Discusses Lessons He Learned By Watching His Father Play With BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
SLIPKNOT‘s Jay Weinberg spoke to Vater Drumsticks about how he was influenced and inspired by watching his father Max perform with Bruce Springsteen‘s E STREET BAND in the early 2000s. He said (see video below): “I never took a drum lesson in my life. I wanted to find out what I really loved about the drums for myself. ‘Cause I had some guitar teachers that made it feel like I was going to school, and I didn’t wanna go to school after school, so I really wanted to find out what I loved about drums just by doing it. So I wanted to play along to my RAMONES records and my METALLICA records, and so on and so forth. But what I really learned, and what I feel was completely invaluable, was everything else about music… “Being a drummer who plays in a band every...
Ringo Starr Joined by Dave Grohl, Jenny Lewis, Paul McCartney and More on ‘Here’s to the Nights’
Ringo Starr, with a little help from his (celebrity) friends — including Paul McCartney, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eric Burton (Black Pumas), Sheryl Crow, FINNEAS, Dave Grohl, Ben Harper, Lenny Kravitz and Jenny Lewis — shared his new song “Here’s to the Nights.” Described as a song of “peace, love and friendship,” the single was written by Diane Warren and also features Joe Walsh, Steve Lukather, Chris Stapleton and Yola. The song is the lead single from his forthcoming EP, titled Zoom In, which was recorded at Starr’s home studio between April and October 2020. The EP has a release date of March 2021. “When Diane presented this song to me I loved the sentiment of it,” Starr said in a statement. “This is the kind of song we all want to sing along to, and it was so great how many ...
