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Taylor Swift Endorses a ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ Film Starring Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Will Taylor Swift‘s “The Last Great American Dynasty” ever head to the big screen? Well, the casting director would have a head start on their job since Swift has already co-signed on the potential stars of the film. “The Last a Great American Dynasty would make an incredible movie,” Twitter user @TSlifestyle13 suggested earlier this week about the Folklore tune, written about Rebekah Harkness, the Rhode Island socialite who once owned Taylor Swift’s Watch Hill home. “The story is timeless yet unique, the music would be exquisite, and it already has the perfect title. As for the cast: Blake Lively (Rebekah), Ryan Reynolds (Bill), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (neighbor).” To his surprise, that tweet turned into an availability check for the all-s...
Edna Wright, Honey Cone Singer and Sister of Darlene Love, Dies
Edna Wright, best known as the lead singer of The Honey Cone, the girl group that went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the song “Want Ads” in 1971, has died. Wright’s sister, singer Darlene Love, confirmed the news of her passing with a statement posted on social media Saturday night (Sept. 12). “I’m in complete shock and so heartbroken by the sudden loss of my beautiful baby sister,” Love wrote on Facebook. “Please keep me and my family in your prayers during this very sad time for us.” “I didn’t just fall into The Honey Cone,” Wright said in an interview in 2019, speaking of her group with Carolyn Willis and Shelly Clark, formed in the late ’60s. “I dreamed of that. I watched Diana Ross. I watched Martha Reeves, and I s...
Anitta Teases Surprise Guest on ‘Me Gusta’
Anitta‘s new single “Me Gusta” will include a very special surprise guest, but she’s not revealing who it is just yet. “Okay… now everybody knows ‘Me gusta’ is coming next Friday,” she tweeted on Saturday (Sept. 12). “Also everybody knows @myketowerspr is featuring on that.” “What you DON’T know (and also I didn’t until last week when my manager surprised me) is that we had another AMAZING artist join the track,” she hinted. “Any guesses?” “Me Gusta,” which also features Myke Towers, is set to be released on Sept. 18. See Anitta’s teaser about the collaboration below. Okay… now everybody knows “Me gusta” is coming next Friday. Also everybody knows @...
Trippie Redd ft. Busta Rhymes “I Got You,” YoungBoy Never Broke Again “Dead Trollz” & More | Daily Visuals 9.11.20
Don’t you just love to see today’s generation of Hip-Hop artists link up with the OG’s and icons that helped paved the way for them to make millions for decades to come. From a Leader of The New School to and teacher in one, Busta Rhymes joins Trippie Redd for his visuals to “I Got You” which finds Bussa Bus teaching Phys Ed in Trippie’s school while Redd helps Busta track down a thick exotic mom who slipped his grasp in the past. Lowkey creepy but aight, b. Elsewhere YoungBoy Never Broke again continues on his hardcore grizzly and in his latest clip to “Dead Trollz,” drops a few shells and catches a body or two with his people riding right beside him. We hope all that toast is fake cause y’all know how 12 be doing. Maxo Kream can attest to that. Check out the rest of today’s drops includi...
3LAU Partners with Blockparty and Slime Sunday to Release Immersive Digital Music Collectibles
The ongoing pandemic has ravaged the live music industry, eliminating shows across the globe at an unprecedented rate. To remedy the loss of live music, many artists have taken to livestreaming services in an attempt to simulate what we once were able to enjoy. 3LAU has taken a different route this time around, partnering with Blockparty and Slime Sunday to provide a unique audiovisual experience. Blockparty is a New York-based company that gives creators a platform to sell digital collectibles. These collectibles can be traded or sold through its own NTF marketplace and creators can then offer rewards to those who purchase the collectibles. 3LAU’s collaboration with Slime Sunday is the first music drop sold on Blockparty’s marketplace and will allow purchasers to reap oth...
“United By Dance” Camping Concert to Be Held At Original Woodstock Site
This month, promoter NYCtophiLA is providing a new opportunity for music lovers to get their fix of live performances before the end of the summer. Their United by Dance concert is slated for September 26th at Yasgur Road, the site of the original Woodstock. Featuring a lineup that includes Tara Brooks, DJ Keoki, Mr Koolaid, DANK, Lady Verse, DJ IDeaL, Gavin Stephenson, Iman Rizky, BBT (DubSnacks) and DJ Fetish, United by Dance promises 18 continuous hours of all things house, tech, and techno. Scheduled for 3PM through 9AM, attendees will be treated to “an intense mega-laser show” and live art installations, and will have the option to camp by their cars in order to make it through the entire night of festivities. Yasgur Road In order to keep all ticket-holders...
Flux Pavilion Teases New Track Rumored to Be from Upcoming Album
A little over a month after the release of his latest single, “Sink Your Teeth In” with Drowsy, Flux Pavilion is back with a teaser of his next tune. Flux took to Twitter to share a video with nothing but wave and speaker emojis and a brief look at what’s to come. In the short teaser clip, viewers can hear a portion of a still-unidentified vocalist’s tale of heartbreak. Although there’s just a little semblance of keys and drums in the snippet, the track seems to have the workings of another one of the dubstep trailblazer’s more melodic, vocal-filled classics. Both “Sink Your Teeth In” and the teased release are rumored to be featured on Flux Pavilion’s upcoming album. Earlier in the week, he detailed the record’s debut a...
Amazon Acquires Joe Exotic Series Starring Nicolas Cage
Amazon has nabbed the rights to the upcoming Joe Exotic TV series starring Nicolas Cage. The eight-episode series is being helmed by Dan Lagana, co-creator and showrunner of the Netflix mockumentary American Vandal. The story will focus on rise and fall of the eccentric zookeeper, who became an Internet sensation after being featured in the Netflix documentary Tiger King. He is currently serving 22 years in a federal prison after being found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot against his former rival, Carole Baskin, as well as for animal abuse. (Earlier this week, Joe Exotic formally petitioned Donald Trump for a pardon.) The origins of Lagana’s project actually pre-date Netflix’s Tiger King. CBS Television Studios optioned the series, based on a Texas Monthly&n...
Audrey Nuna Uncorks New Song “damn right”: Stream
Emerging singer/rapper Audrey Nuna has uncorked her new song “damn right”. This satirical stunt track is the first single from her forthcoming debut EP. Nuna grew up in New Jersey, releasing Instagram covers that eventually attracted the attention of manager/producer Anwar Sawyer. After high school, she split time writing with Sawyer and attending the prestigious Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU. But soon, her studies had to give way to the real thing. Now 21 years old and signed to Arista Records, Nuna has released a string of buzzworthy singles, of which “damn right” just might be the best. Producer Nate Donmoyer has built a thumper of a beat, but with delicate synth touches which keep the track from sounding overly serious. Nuna kicks off with a slurred, chest-banging flow...
The Flaming Lips Perform “God and the Policeman” in Giant Bubbles on Fallon: Watch
On Friday night, The Flaming Lips appeared remotely on Fallon for a performance of “God and the Policeman”. This standout song from their just-released album American Head originally boasted the clarion tones of Kacey Musgraves. Perhaps her schedule kept her away from The Lips’ studio, or maybe Petco ran out of hamster balls. It wasn’t a matter of social-distancing, because the Lips have been pioneering that long before it was necessary. Their trademark personal bubbles served them well once again, allowing them to get a little closer than would normally feel comfortable. While many recent late night performances feature bands near each other on stage, the Lips seem to be actually playing together. “God and the Policeman” is a meditation on guilt. The words are simple enough...
Song of the Week: James Blake Comforts Listeners with Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. Cover songs often get a lot of shade thrown at them. That’s nothing new. Don’t we all get at least a little skeptical (and disappointed) when one of our favorite artists announces a covers album or drops a cover instead of an original single? While we may dig the song, it tends to feel like we’re being re-gifted something, and part of us might even suspect that the artist is holding out on us or, worse yet, has nothing else on creative tap. Of course, how quickly we forget that some of the best songs in our collective canon are cover versions and that all musicians (from The Beatles to those assholes who “practice” in your neighbor...
Photographer MARK ‘WEISSGUY’ WEISS’s ‘The Decade That Rocked’ Celebrated With Exhibit At Monmouth Museum
Following the release of world-renowned rock ‘n’ roll photographer Mark Weiss‘s “The Decade That Rocked” book, the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft, New Jersey is now featuring a “Mark Weiss: The Decade That Rocked!”exhibit. “Mark Weiss: The Decade That Rocked!” showcases onstage and backstage moments and never-before-seen images from the period’s most historic concerts, tours and multiplatinum album covers, all captured through Weiss‘s lens. The exhibit also features memorabilia from his private collection and will take visitors through Weiss’s journey on his path to becoming one of the most iconic and celebrated photographers in rock ‘n’ roll. “We are very excited to have Mark Weiss‘s work at the M...
