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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante Drops New Single and Video from Upcoming Electronic Album
John Frusciante‘s recent return to Red Hot Chili Peppers hasn’t stopped his latest electronic music pursuit. The third single from his forthcoming album Maya, titled “Brand E,” has arrived alongside a trippy, sci-fi inspired music video. “Brand E” takes inspiration from jungle and breakbeat, with alluring, melodic overtones that fans familiar with Frusciante’s previous forays into dance music might recognize. The aggressive, organic drums and old school synths create a nostalgic atmosphere while the track retains an overall modern edge. The music video examines Frusciante as the Observer, exploring Los Angeles with a tiny pair of binoculars. Lee Bootee stars alongside him as the Blind Follower, as well as Tanya the cat portraying Maya. Fruscia...
How to Watch Run the Jewels’ ‘Holy Calamavote,’ With Pharrell, 2 Chainz & More
Killer Mike took home the first-ever Billboard Change Maker Award on Wednesday evening (Oct. 14) during the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for continuously speaking truth to power as a musician and an activist. “Adult Swim is honored to be a part of this cultural moment and to partner with Run The Jewels and Ben & Jerry’s to present the first performance of the acclaimed RTJ4 album,” Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim, added. “We hope this special event encourages our fans to make a plan and exercise their Constitutional right to vote.” “Holy Calamavote” will stream at midnight ET on Saturday, Oct. 17, on Adult Swim’s website and HBO Max. Following the broadcast, the performance will become available on Adult ...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (October 17)
Rockabye Baby has released a lullabies album titled Lullaby Renditions of Pitbull on Oct. 16. The club hits-turned-lullabies set includes “Time of Our Lives,” “Give Me Everything,” “Hotel Room Service” and “Timber,” among others. You can now stream all 13 lullabies here. Gloria Estefan on Being Supportive of Her Daughter Emily In the latest Red Table Talk: The Estefans, Gloria Estefan opened up about coming to terms with her daughter Emily’s sexuality. The Latin icon confesses she “had no clue” that her daughter was gay but was “suspicious” at times. “I remember being in my bedroom and telling you, ‘Mama, are you gay?'” she says in the clip below. “‘Do you want to carry th...
30 Years of Billboard Latin Music Week: Watch Ozuna, Bad Bunny & More Before They Were Superstars
The Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 will broadcast live on Oct. 21 via Telemundo, with awards to be given out in 59 categories honoring the top artists, songs, albums, labels, publishers, songwriters and producers of the year. MALUMA (2015) Five years ago, Maluma joined the conference as part of the “TV and the Music Star” panel, where he revealed how being a part of Colombia’s The Voice propelled him to stardom and how, at the time, he was able to become the most-followed Latin male artist on Instagram ever. In 2017, he sat down with Billboard’s Leila Cobo and Griselda Flores for the “Socializing Maluma” discussion on how he works his social media accounts. This year, Maluma will join Jennifer Lopez for a can’t-miss Superstar Q&A conversation, where they will speak about their new m...
Rosie Carney Announces Radiohead Covers Album, Shares Her Version of “Bones”: Stream
Like many of us, Rosie Carney was forced to change her plans when the pandemic hit earlier this year. Instead of entering the studio for recording sessions, the folk artist retreated to her parent’s house in Ireland to be close to family and seek proper treatment for her mental health, which was suffering on account of the global crisis. But her musical brain never stopped turning. While quarantining in Ireland, Carney decided to cover Radiohead classic “Fake Plastic Trees”. However, when she saw how many people had already done so, she pivoted to a more ambitious undertaking: tackling The Bends in its glorious entirety. The resulting covers album is due for arrival on December 11th, but Carney is offering a peek today with her version of “Bones”. “I recorded ‘Bones’ the day before I flew ...
The Bride of Frankenstein Returns With Debut Vinyl Release and New Figurine
It’s a perfect season for mystery and horror and spooky merch. Waxwork Records is delivering on all three with their forthcoming releases tied to Universal’s 1935 Gothic masterpiece The Bride of Frankenstein. In celebration of the film’s 85th anniversary, they’re bringing Franz Waxman’s score to vinyl and evolving their new series of figurines. Proving it’s always better late than never, the debut vinyl release of Waxman’s score features re-mastered audio, new artwork by Phantom City Creative, black and white vinyl, a booklet that includes artwork and original scoring session photography, in addition to liner notes by album producer and restoration engineer Mike Matessino. As they’re wont to do, Waxwork sourced the audio from both Waxman’s archives at Syracuse University and the original m...
Tayla Parx Reveals New Song “Residue”: Stream
Ghostwriter turned solo artist Tayla Parx has shared the new song “Residue”. It’s the latest single from her forthcoming album Coping Mechanisms, which drops on November 20th. After penning hits for Ariana Grande, BTS, Janelle Monáe, and Panic! at the Disco, Parx experienced a breakthrough in 2019 with her debut album We Need to Talk. But success comes with stress, and as the title of Coping Mechanisms implies, the songwriter has spent the last year working on herself. “Residue” wrestles with unhealthy attractions. Parx sings, “Baby you’re a thought/ A thought that’s stuck to me like glue/ No matter what I do/ You leave your residue (doo doo).” In a statement, she explained the impetus to write “Residue” and analyzed her own “avoidant” behaviors. She said, ‘It’s about one of thos...
Code Orange Announce “Back Inside the Glass” Halloween Livestream Show
Code Orange mastered the art of the livestream during the pandemic, having already delivered two unique virtual concerts this year. The band has now announced a new Halloween event, “Back Inside the Glass”, which is billed as an “environmental experience.” The event streams at 4:00 p.m. ET on October 31st. Tickets start at $15 and also grant access to a previously unreleased track, “The Cutter”, an outtake from Code Orange’s 2020 album, UNDERNEATH. What’s more, Code Orange won’t be alone, as the stacked bill also features Jesus Piece, Year of the Knife, and Machine Girl. “We are very excited to present the next chapter of the Code Orange live streaming experiment,” vocalist Jami Morgan said in a press release. “We are hoping to deliver something on a whole new level with ‘Back Inside ...
SAMMY HAGAR Says He Reconnected With EDDIE VAN HALEN At Urging Of Comedian GEORGE LOPEZ
Sammy Hagar has offered more details about his renewed friendship with Eddie Van Halen in the months leading up to the legendary guitarist’s death. Hagar, who previously said he hadn’t talked to Eddie since since the conclusion of VAN HALEN‘s 2004 reunion tour, discussed his former bandmate in a new interview with Guy “Favazz” Favazza of the St. Louis, Missouri radio station KSHE 95. Hagar said (hear audio below): “I reached out to Eddie because… George Lopez, the comedian, who I’ve known for a long time and who also is dear friends with Eddie, calls me up and says, ‘Sammy, I need you to call Eddie. I played golf with him. He’s not doing good,’ blah blah blah. And everyone knew Eddie wasn’t doing good. He said, ‘I just...
MERCEDES LANDER Doesn’t See KITTIE Doing Anything Again Unless Band ‘Got A Really Good Offer’
Mercedes Lander says that it would be “hard” for KITTIE to continue without the band’s late bassist Trish Doan. After the London, Ontario, Canada-based metallers completed the touring cycle for 2011’s “I’ve Failed You” album, KITTIE entered a long period of inactivity during which the drummer worked in real estate and more recently at a software company, while her sister, guitarist/vocalist Morgan Lander focused on a marketing job for a chain of fitness clubs. The group also began work on a career-spanning documentary, “Origins/Evolutions”, which finally saw the light of day in 2018 via Lightyear Entertainment in North America. Asked in a new interview with the “Thunder Underground” podcast if there are any plans for KITTIE ...
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Looks Back On Subliminal-Message Suicide Trial: ‘We Were Literally Fighting For Our Lives’
JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that an “incredible display of love ” between the members of the band is what got them through their subliminal-message trial in Reno, Nevada. In August 1990, a judge ruled that JUDAS PRIEST was not liable for the deaths of two young men who cited the band’s music as the reason they killed themselves. Just before Christmas, 1985, 19-year-old James Vance watched his best friend Ray Belknap shoot himself to death with a .12 gauge shotgun in a churchyard outside Reno, Nevada. Then Vance pulled the trigger on himself. He survived but was severely disfigured. Vance later claimed his actions had been influenced by the heavy metal music of JUDAS PRIEST, prompting his family to sue the band. At the heart of the lawsuit was the claim that JUDAS...
LION’S SHARE Releases New Single And Lyric Video, ‘Aim Higher’
Swedish heavy metal band LION’S SHARE has made a new song, “Aim Higher”, available on streaming services and digital service providers. LION’S SHARE singer Nils Patrik Johansson commented: “In these strange days of COVID-19, we feel the time is right to give you a song with a positive touch. This is a song about you deciding your own destiny and that you can achieve whatever you want if you never give up, never take shit and believe in yourself.” In late 2018, LION’S SHARE released a new five-track EP, plus its complete catalog — remastered with new artwork — on streaming services and digital service providers for the first time. The band has since released a few more digital singles, some of which will and some of which won’t end up on the f...
