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SHINEDOWN Can’t Work On New Music Remotely: ‘We Have To Be Together,’ Says BRENT SMITH
SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke to the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2018’s “Attention Attention” album. Asked if he and the other members of SHINEDOWN are working on music remotely, Smith said: “[We’re] definitely not doing the Zoom thing. At the moment, Zach [Myers, guitarist] will kind of send some stuff periodically. On the last record, it started with me and Eric [Bass, bassist and producer] — we’d kind of get in there and start kind of figuring some things out, seeing what the sounds are, and then we’d start bringing people in. But this time around, obviously, Zach‘s gonna be coming in sooner than later. Barry [Kerch, drums], he kind of comes in ...
BTS Break Major YouTube Record With ‘Dynamite’
“Dynamite” is blowing up on YouTube. The new music video from BTS counted 101.1 million views within 24 hours of its release, YouTube confirms to Billboard, making it the music video with the biggest first-day debut to date. The visual for “Dynamite,” the new English-language track from the K-pop superstars, dropped with a bang at midnight on Aug. 21. More than 3 million concurrent viewers immediately tuned in at premiere time. BTS first teased the new single back in July. “We are preparing an album for the second half of this year,” they said at the time, on Korean broadcasting app V Live, “but decided to first release a single because we wanted to reach our fans as soon as possible. Due to COVID-19, people around the world have been going through...
ACLU Offers Britney Spears Support Amid Conservatorship Extension
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is publicly reaching out to Britney Spears, following a ruling this week by a Los Angeles judge to extend her conservatorship until Feb. 1, 2021. “People with disabilities have a right to lead self-directed lives and retain their civil rights,” the nonprofit organization tweeted earlier in the week, on Aug. 19. “If Britney Spears wants to regain her civil liberties and get out of her conservatorship, we are here to help her.” On the afternoon of Aug. 23, they shared an article published on aclu.org, titled “How Conservatorship Threatens Britney Spears’ Civil Rights.” “Conservatorships can result in serious financial, physical, or emotional abuse,” the ACLU tweeted alongside the link. Conservatorship &...
Is Justin Bieber’s ‘Squishy Cute’ Newborn Niece Giving Him Baby Fever?
Bieber fever might be making way for baby fever. Justin Bieber got to meet his very new — and very adorable — niece, Iris Elle Aronow, and the pictures are proof that he’s smitten. The pop star shared a series of snuggly Instagram photos with Iris, Alaia Baldwin and Andrew Aronow’s baby who was born on Aug. 17. “My baby niece iris .. scroll through and whitness the most squishy cute gumdrop ever!! Love you @alaiabaldwin and @andrewaronow ! She’s so precious!” Bieber wrote Sunday (Aug. 23). Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson left a winky-face comment on the post: “This image pretty much seals the deal. Fully expect you and H to have a baby in 2021.” Bieber’s wife, Hailey Baldwin, posted a snapshot on her Instagram ...
Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Kirk Franklin Win Big at Stellar Gospel Music Awards: Here’s the Complete List of Winners
For the second year in a row, the show honored a legendary figure who died during the previous year. Last year it was Aretha Franklin; this year it was John Lewis. Tasha Cobbs Leonard took artist of the year at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which were presented in a virtual event that aired on BET on Sunday (Aug. 23). Leonard also won contemporary female vocalist of the year. But Kirk Franklin, who co-hosted the show with Jonathan McReynolds and Koryn Hawthorne, won more awards overall — five. He took male vocalist of the year and contemporary male vocalist of the year, album of the year and contemporary album of the year, and producer of the year. Donald Lawrence won four awards, including song of the year for “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus).” John P. McKee won three aw...
Tiwa Savage – Temptation ft. Sam Smith
Don’t miss this brand new tune from Tiwa Savage – ‘Temptation’ ft. Sam Smith out now! Nigerian Afrobeats queen Tiwa Savage drops another banger titled ‘Temptation’ featuring Sam Smith. Before now she has released songs like ‘Koroba‘, ‘Dangerous Love‘ etc. With just a few more days before her ‘Celia‘ album release, Tiwa Savage hits fans with another track off the album. On this one she teams up with British singer Sam Smith. It is beautiful to hear Sam Smith rock and Afropop type of beat. Listen, enjoy, Tiwa Savage – ‘Temptation’ ft. Sam Smith snippet below. 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. Ea...
Bright Eyes Perform on CBS This Morning: Watch
On Friday, Bright Eyes released their first album in nine years, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and on Saturday they celebrated the new collection of songs by performing a couple of them on CBS This Morning. The trio played two of the album’s early singles, “Persona Non Grata” and “Mariana Trench,” and was joined by bassist Anna Butterss, and the duo Lucius. Watch the performances below. The band recently spoke to SPIN about how Down in the Weeds seamlessly fits into the rest of Bright Eyes’ discography. “We wanted to make a record that reflected our past records and fit into our catalog, but we didn’t want it to be a time machine kind of thing,” Conor Oberst said. “We wanted to use certain touchstones from the past albums on the new album, like the orches...
SWARM and Brian Lenington Make Peace with Isolation on Harrowing “I’ll Never See The World”
For his latest tune, SWARM recruited the help of I-Exist‘s Brian Lenington for “I’ll Never See The World,” a single that moonlights as an emotive tale of loneliness in the afterlife. Focused on a being trapped in purgatory with no end in sight, listeners witness the protagonist come to grips with their new reality. The engaging story is brought forth by forbidding bass and mechanized growls combined with Lenington’s harrowing narration. SWARM revealed that his latest is one of his personal favorites and represents everything he’s set out to accomplish with his sound. He also mentions that despite its bleak nature, the track is meant to help one cope with the feeling of isolation many of us face. This song is absolutely everything...
Calvin Harris & The Weeknd Share Release Date and Artwork for Collaborative Single “Over Now”
After teasing the track on Instagram just a few days ago, fans of both Calvin Harris and The Weeknd have been begging for another look at what’s to come from their upcoming collaboration “Over Now.” Over the weekend, the duo revealed that the wait is almost over and the single will hit the airwaves on Friday. Posted across their respective social media accounts, the release date was included in the song’s official artwork. Some fans initially questioned if the track would be released by Calvin Harris’ alter-ego Love Regenerator, but the images show that this is not the case. This will be his first release as Calvin Harris since his January collaboration with Rag’n’Bone Man, “Giant.” The Weeknd has been busy as of late, as...
Kendrick Lamar Narrates Kobe Bryant Tribute Video on What Would Have Been His 42nd Birthday
Kobe Bryant would have turned 42 today, and to celebrate the late NBA star’s birthday Nike shared a powerful tribute video narrated by Kendrick Lamar, aptly titled Better. “Kobe taught us to be better,” the rapper begins, highlighting Bryant’s Mamba Mentality of always striving to be better. “Better friend. Better fighter. Better rider. Better eater. Better leader. Better generation. Better nation,” Lamar spitfires later in the clip, as moments from Bryant’s legendary career flash on the screen, spliced with footage of other athletes and Black Lives Matter protests. “Just be better. Can you do that?” “Better player. Better shooter. Better scorer. Better G.O.A.T. Better G.O.A.T. Better mentor. Better minor. Major. Mover. Shaker,” he adds in rapid-fire delivery. “Better skater. Better a...
Thousands Turn Out for EDM Concert in Wuhan, China
Wuhan, China, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, has returned to a sense of normalcy. This past weekend, in fact, thousands of people turned out for an electronic music concert. The event took place at the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park, an open-air venue with a capacity of around 15,000. Though organizers restricted capacity to 50%, the event still drew thousands, with a vast majority choosing not to wear a mask or practice social distancing. A number of attendees even watched the concert from inflatable rubber tubes floating in a giant pool. While such scenes are unthinkable in the era of coronavirus, Wuhan has reported no new cases of the virus since mid-May and has largely lifted the stringent lockdown restrictions in place since January. Wuhan, China — once the glo...
Kendrick Lamar Narrates Nike’s New Kobe Bryant Tribute Video: Watch
Nike is celebrating Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday with a new short film narrated by fellow Los Angeles great, Kendrick Lamar. Entitled Better, the film “celebrates the universal relevance of progress and highlights Kobe’s prolific desire for improvement,” Nike says. “The Mamba Mentality is about getting better, every day, in everything we do.” Kendrick echoes these sentiments throughout the clip: “Kobe taught us to be better,” K. Dot begins. “Better waker, better stretcher, better walker, better talker.” As the clip progresses, so too does the intensity of Kendrick’s articulation: “Better form, better focus, better friend, better fighter, better rider, better eater, better generation, better nation!” he continues. “Just be better. Can you do that?” Watch the full video below. ...
