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Lana Del Rey Announces New Album Right When Everyone Could Care Less
Like everyone else in the country, Lana Del Rey spent Tuesday night eating at Denny’s and announcing a new album. Wait, what? The Norman Fucking Rockwell! singer hopped on Instagram Live while getting dinner and checking in on the election results. After a brief update on Texas and Florida, LDR thought it would be a great time to discuss her upcoming projects. Because, you know, priorities mean nothing, it’s 2020, and we still don’t know who the president will be next year. First, Del Rey revealed what we all already knew: her next LP Chemtrails Over the Country Club has been delayed. She noted that she was indeed finished with the new album, which she described as “folky” and “super different from Norman.” However, though she initially anticipated a September release, it now looks li...
John Lydon Continues With Trump Support as 2020 Election Vote Count Carries On
John Lydon is doubling down on his support for Donald Trump. The Sex Pistols/PiL singer appeared on Good Morning Britain to defend the current president’s “rudeness” and “obnoxiousness,” saying they’re not issues. “I’m working-class English, it makes complete sense to me to vote for a person who actually talks about my kind of people. Trump’s not a politician. He’s never claimed to be. How unusually, exceptionally wonderful is that for people like me?” Lydon argued. He went on to blast the Democrats and said, “We’re bored with your intellectual left-wing ideas. We can’t take more of ya. You talk twaddle. Everything you do, you just miss the point of who the general population are…” When morning show host Susanna Reid tried to cut in, Lydon went on and said, “It does NOTHING for these ...
The Offspring Get in the Holiday Spirit With ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’
Election Day is barely in the rearview mirror, but punk veterans the Offspring are already in the holiday spirit. The band shared their first-ever holiday single, a cover of Darlene Love’s “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” that was produced by Bob Rock. The tune will be available on a limited-edition, holiday red seven-inch vinyl with custom etching on the B-side featuring the band’s logo. “It just seemed like the world could use a nice holiday song right now. We’ve always been huge fans of Darlene Love, so when the idea came up to do a Christmas song, we jumped at the chance to record that one…and tried not to wreck it!” singer Dexter Holland said in a statement. Listen to the traditional take on the tune below, which is very un-Offspring like. [embedded content] Earlier this year,...
Lana Del Rey Shares A Cappella Performance of Liverpool FC Anthem
Lana Del Rey has surprised Liverpool FC fans all over the world with a reimagining of the English soccer team’s anthem, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Sharing the video on social media last night (Nov. 3), Lana stands in front of her studio set up and performs an effortless rendition of the song, which was originally from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical Carousel. Then when Gerry & The Peacemakers covered the song in 1963, it became the Liverpool FC anthem. Her rendition is supposed to be part of a new documentary about the soccer team. Del Rey also said she will be releasing a “digital record of American standards and classics for Christmas.” She also added that there is a 16-week delay on the vinyl release of Chemtrails Over the Country Club and that’s why sh...
Arcade Fire Debuted New Single ‘Generation A’ on Election Night
While the result of the presidential election is still up in the air, Arcade Fire wanted to inspire their fans (and everyone else) to continue the fight for democracy with their new song “Generation A.” Premiering on Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand show, the song was inspired by the current state of the United States but also offers a spark of energy to the youth to continue fighting for a better world. Playing on the young energy, the performance starts with a young child running into the studio and yelling,“This is generation A! And we’re not gonna wait!” on the mic. The band continues the sentiment with the hook, “I can’t wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait/Too little too late!” A blonde Win Butler emphasizes that people can no longer sit around and do ...
Man Who Burned Down 3 Black Churches in Louisiana Sentenced To 25 Years
Source: Elliott Kaufman Photography / Getty A white man in Louisiana has been sentenced to 25-years in prison after setting fire to three Black churches in an effort to raise his profile as a “black metal” musician. According to The New York Times, 23-year old was sentenced and also ordered to pay nearly $2.7 million to the churches after pleading guilty in federal court in February to three counts of violating the Church Arson Prevention Act and to one count of using fire to commit a felony for his 10-day reign of terror back in April 2019 that resulted in the destruction of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Port Barre, and Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, both in Opelousas. During the trial, prosecutors reportedly did not mention race as a factor i...
How Entering Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Financially Impacts Artists
They get a statuette, Wikipedia update and maybe even a legacy boost. But does being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall actually help artists financially? Particularly when a performer, while fully deserving of the honor, isn’t currently a stadium-level star? The Zombies, the English rockers known for haunting songs like 1968’s “Time of the Season,” were inducted into the Rock Hall in 2019 — after their fourth nomination in five years. “It’s going to give you a bump in activity on streaming and socials,” the band’s manager, Chris Tuthill, tells SPIN, “because people are talking about you and seeing you. But beyond that, it doesn’t automatically flip a switch. It doesn’t mean you’re going to draw more people to a show. It doesn’t mean the promoter’s going to pay you more, that you’re goin...
Kanye West Admits Election Defeat, Looks to 2024
Earlier, the rapper exercised his democratic rights. In a video shared online, he cast a vote in Wyoming, where he penned his own name on a 2020 election ballot. “God is so good,” West, face mask on and “I Voted” sticker adorning his blue sweatshirt, tweeted. “Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it’s for someone I truly trust…me.” The 43-year-old artist appeared on pre-printed ballots in just 12 states: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont. Running as an independent, he bagged some 50,000 votes, a vast distance from the heavyweights. In the small hours of Wednesday, the election was in the balance with neither...
2020 U.S. Election: Artists and Celebrities Weigh In as The Wait Goes On (and Trump Claims Voting ‘Fraud’)
As the evening progressed, a number of political points became clear. Like his surprise victory in 2016, President Trump performed better than many political experts had expected (he also lit up social channels with a late press conference which doubled as a thinly-veiled victory speech, while votes were still being counted). And the Blue Wave never truly arrived for Democratic challenger Joe Biden. While the world awaits a winner, musicians and celebrities weighed in on a nerve-racking night. John Legend, Halsey, Richard Marx and many others shared their thoughts on social media. 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 proce...
Lady Gaga’s Dad Sides With Trump Despite His Criticism of Pop Star
In the same week Donald Trump bashed Lady Gaga online, the pop star’s father has come out swinging… in support of the president. As the country went to the polls on Tuesday (Nov. 3), Gaga’s father Joe Germanotta made clear his political leanings. He tweeted “@realDonaldTrump 2020”. And in another post, wrote “You may have noticed my political and spiritual beliefs are different. liberty and freedom of choice would not be political.” 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 ...
STRYPER’s MICHAEL SWEET Will Vote ‘For Our Future’ And Not ‘For Personality’: ‘It’s Not About The Messenger; It’s About The Message’
Michael Sweet of openly Christian rockers STRYPER says that he will be voting “for our future” and not “for personality” in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Sweet, who resides in Massachusetts, took to his Twitter earlier today (Tuesday, November 3) to write: “Today is the day – #election2020 – I’ll be voting in a few hours and I look forward to personally handing in my ballot. I’ll be voting for life, for prosperity, for our military, for our economy, for our safety, for our future. I won’t however be voting for personality;-)”. He added in a separate tweet: “Today is the day – #election2020 – It’s not about the messenger, it’s about the message. Bundle up, be safe, smile, be respectful ...
RON KEEL Defends DONALD TRUMP: ‘Elections Don’t Divide People; Weakness Divides People’
Ron Keel has defended Donald Trump against accusations that the president’s rhetoric is to blame for the divisiveness and unrest in the United States. Today’s (November 3) presidential election is considered to be the most divided in the recent history of America. Four out of five Americans say they feel nervous about the country’s future, with voters across the political spectrum worrying that the next generation of Americans will be worse off. Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday will choose either incumbent Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden as their next president. While Biden‘s supporters hold Trump responsible for fueling a fire of xenophobia and hatred in our country, Republicans have blamed the violence at some of the George Floyd protests throughout t...
