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Kanye West’s Choir Walks on Water at Sunday Service in Atlanta
Kanye West‘s Sunday Service returned to the Atlanta area over Labor Day weekend with a mesmerizing event featuring the rapper’s choir appearing to walk on water. The epic gathering, held Sunday (Sept. 6) at Pinewood Forest in Fayetteville, Georgia, included a sunset sermon by televangelist Joel Osteen, who shared the famous story from the Bible of Jesus walking on water. Later in the service, West’s choir offered attendees a stunning visual by crossing the lake’s surface on foot and performing uplifting gospel music. West’s wife, Kim Kardashian, shared scenes from the fascinating service on Twitter and her Instagram Stories. The intimate event drew about 150 guests, including 2 Chainz. West rebooted Sunday Service on his Wyoming ranch in mid-August, noting tha...
The Cranberries Remember Dolores O’Riordan on Late Singer’s 49th Birthday
The Cranberries paid tribute to Dolores O’Riordan on what would’ve been the late singer’s 49th birthday. Members of the Irish rock band took to social media on Sunday (Sept. 6) to honor the memory of O’Riordan, who died in January 2018. She was 46. “Happy Birthday Dolores, you’re in our thoughts and in our hearts, always,” the Cranberries’ Fergal Lawler, Noel Hogan and Michael Hogan wrote in a tweet. O’Riordan was found submerged in her bathtub at a London hotel at the time of her death. It was later determined that she accidentally drowned while intoxicated from alcohol. The Cranberries split after completing a final album featuring vocals by O’Riordan. The band plans to re-release its 1994 album, No Need to Argue, on Nov. 13 through Island Records/UMe. The r...
Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum Deliver Musical Duets Amid ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Filming
Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum gave their fans a Jurassic-sized quarantine reunion on Monday (Sept. 7) after Neill posted videos of the two delivering duets of several classic songs, including “I Remember You” and “A Fine Romance.” The Jurassic World: Dominion stars, who are currently filming the Colin Trevorrow-directed film in the U.K., appeared side-by-side in the videos, which ran from just over one-minute to nearly three-minutes in length. Goldblum mostly played the piano and provided back-up vocals to Neill’s take on the 1962 hit “I Remember You,” which he posted to Twitter. The song was famously covered by Doris Day and originally sung by Australian country singer Frank Ifield. “It’s a day off. So we’ve been singing a bunch of old songs. ...
HAIM Release Eclectic “The Summer Girl Remixes Volume 1” EP
California pop-rock band HAIM have tapped into a danceable reservoir of talent for their latest remix EP. Their newest compilation features five new remixes and a video edit of their track “Summer Girl” from their third studio album, Women in Music Pt. III. Amber Mark‘s remix maintains much of the soft yet sweet vocals from the original while slowly adding more addicting percussion and vocals. This builds into an epic conclusion of feel-good energy that’s impossible to resist dancing along to. Lauren Auder takes a different approach on their addition to the compilation by providing their own vocals to give the song a bittersweet atmosphere. Taking a more experimental route to the tune is “Jack and Henry’s Yellow Smiley Remix” featu...
Honey Dijon Drops Stunning Remix of Love Regenerator and Steve Lacy’s “Live Without Your Love”
Released back in July, “Live Without Your Love” saw Calvin Harris‘ alter ego Love Regenerator and Steve Lacy join forces on a pounding acid house tune. In the closing month of summer, Honey Dijon provided her own spin to Harris’ Defected Records debut. Swapping out much of the acid sound of the original for thumping brass and keys, the new rework transports the already retro-inspired single back even further with sounds of dance music’s past. Anything but dated, Honey Dijon’s tactile “Love Unlimited Remix” serves as an introduction to her renowned house sound for the younger generation who may received their first taste of electronic music from Harris’ pop releases. Honey Dijon’s “Love Unlimited Remix” o...
KAYTRANADA Releases Instrumentals from Sophomore Album “BUBBA”
KAYTRANADA‘s 2019 album BUBBA was a hit with fans and critics alike. In fact, even Barack Obama included the single “Go DJ” on his best of 2019 playlist. Nearly a year later, the venerated producer has given fans a new way to experience the album with the release of its new instrumental accompaniment. By removing the vocals from the heavyweight cast of featured talent, listeners are able to focus on his skillful and precise production abilities. In addition to the album, he’s released a visualizer companion to each of the tracks on BUBBA, compiling them in a video playlist hosted on his official YouTube channel. Fans have been impatiently waiting for the next chapter of KAYTRANADA’s storied career. In July, he teamed up with Luc...
Family of Erick Morillo to Livestream Late DJ’s Funeral Service
Following the death of Erick Morillo, the late DJ’s family has announced plans to livestream his funeral service. Morillo’s family shared an official statement via Facebook. “From the bottom of our hearts we would like to thank you all for your constant support and adoration of Erick. Although this is a very sensitive time for us all we understand the impact you all had on Erick’s success,” the post reads. “He was always appreciative of the support he received from his fans and because of that we have made the decision to livestream services so together we can pay respect and celebrate the life he lived.” Morillo, perhaps best known for his pioneering developments in house music and global hit “I Like to Move It,” was found dead on...
Ozzy Osbourne Says ‘No Way’ to Black Sabbath Reunion
In a wide-ranging Rolling Stone interview ahead of tonight’s (Sept. 7) debut of Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne on A&E, Ozzy Osbourne said he was “done” with Black Sabbath even though guitarist Tony Iommi is up to play with the legendary lineup again. Osbourne did admit, however, that he regrets not doing Sabbath’s 2017 farewell show in Birmingham with founding drummer Bill Ward. “I felt really bad about that. It would have been so nice. I don’t know what the circumstances behind it were, but it would have been nice. I’ve talked to him a few times, but I don’t have any of the slightest interest in [doing another gig],” Osbourne said. Osbourne’s health issues of the last several years have included a Parkinson’s-related diagnosis, a fall, and surgery, and the frontman sa...
Kim Thayil Reflects on Soundgarden’s Early Days, ‘Teary-Eyed’ Chris Cornell Benefit Show
Following Chris Cornell’s 2017 death, Soundgarden founding guitarist Kim Thayil has been the group’s most visible and voluble member, the key player in both interviews and live performance tributes. Thayil recently spoke to Kerrang! about the band’s early days, nothing that at first, Soundgarden was known as “the Asian band.” “What people don’t recall is that for the first half-year we were ‘the Asian band.’ It was Hiro [Yamamoto, bassist] and I – a Japanese dude and an Indian dude – and Chris was the drummer. Seattle didn’t have that overt segregation, but it didn’t need to. It was primarily white. There were a few African Americans and Asians, but not many.” As an early Seattle success story, Soundgarden was also an anomaly in terms of attitude when it came to dealing with...
Billie Eilish Designs Sleek 2028 Olympics Logo
Assuming America is still intact after the global pandemic and Election Day, the 2028 Summer Olympics are set to take place in Los Angeles. The Olympics Committee has already chosen an official logo, but also enlisted a number of LA-based celebrities to design their own alternate versions. One of those chosen to participate was Billie Eilish, a fitting choice considering she just performed at the Democratic National Convention, has an aesthetic that resonates with the youth, and actually is optimistic about “my future”. For these alternate designs, celebrities were allowed to play around with just the “A” in the LA portion of the logo. Taking inspiration from her own font and merchandise (see example below), Eilish turned the “A” into a slime green GIF. The letter appears and disappears so...
Chadwick Boseman Didn’t Tell Marvel He Was Sick, Planned on Filming Black Panther 2
The passing of Chadwick Boseman came as a shock not only because of his relatively young age, but because few people knew he had colon cancer. Even studio executives at Disney and Marvel, who you’d think would have been aware given the longterm contracts they had with Boseman, were kept out of the loop, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Some have speculated that Marvel must have known about Boseman’s diagnosis, as it would make sense for major studios to have their blockbuster lead talents medically examined for insurance purposes. As film finance attorney Schuyler Moore explained to THR, that’s not necessarily the case. “Big studios don’t often [get] completion bonds,” Moore explained. “They are more prevalent in the indie filmmaking world. Sometimes, the big studios will look to insur...
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