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Eddie Van Halen, Legendary Van Halen Guitarist, Dies at 65
Eddie Van Halen, the iconic guitarist of Van Halen, has died at the age of 65. His son Wolfgang confirmed the news in an Instagram post. Van Halen had been battling cancer for several decades. Born on Jan. 26, 1955 in the Netherlands before moving to Pasadena with his family, Van Halen formed Mammoth in 1972 with his brother Alex on drums, Mark Stone on bass and David Lee Roth on vocals. They’d replace Stone with Michael Anthony to form the band simply known as Van Halen. After playing around the greater Los Angeles area, the group’s first demo was produced by KISS’ Gene Simmons and they were signed to Warner Bros. not long after. In 1978, the band released their now legendary self-titled debut, which featured songs like “Runnin’ With the Devil,” “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” a cover of the K...
Teen Mom OG Vote: Catelynn And Tyler Get Candid About The 2020 Election
Teen Mom OG‘s Catelynn and Tyler are making their voices heard in the upcoming election. “I remember [the first time] when I turned 18 and they asked me ‘do you want to register to vote?’ And I was like ‘yeah I do,'” Cate discloses in the clip below. “And I never went and did anything with it.” Tyler’s take on casting a ballot? “We gotta do something. We gotta change it. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” What is Tyler’s message for his daughters about his vote? And what emotion would he feel if he didn’t exercise his right to vote? Watch the exchange above to hear more from the two and do not miss Teen Mom 2 every Tuesday at 8/7c. Over 2 million people have already cast their ballots early —...
Lady Gaga Leads 2020 MTV EMA Nominations — BTS And Justin Bieber Aren’t Far Behind
Chromatica season is still raging. Lady Gaga‘s sixth studio album dropped in May, but its dance-ready grooves made it a key album to get through the summer, as we saw on full display at the VMAs. And now, Gaga’s reign continues: She’s the most-nominated artist at the 2020 MTV EMA, racking up seven nods, including Best Video, Best Artist, Best Pop, Best Song, and more. Gaga is followed closely behind by both BTS and Justin Bieber, who each grabbed five noms. This year’s EMA finds the show in its 27th year, and the show adds three new categories for 2020: Best Latin, Video for Good, and Best Virtual Live. The two-hour ceremony will air globally on MTV in 180 countries and territories on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Fan voting is now open at mtvema.com and will last until...
Blackpink To Light Up The Sky (And Our Screens) In New Netflix Documentary
Last Friday (October 2), the K-pop group Blackpink released their highly anticipated, debut Korean-language LP, The Album. Its eight tracks boasted a deft mixing of genres — EDM, hip-hop, pop rock — featuring high-profile collaborations with stateside superstars Cardi B (“Bet You Wanna”) and Selena Gomez (“Ice Cream”). The project marked a major career milestone for the four girls — Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa — catapulting them into the mainstream. But the road to success wasn’t always an easy one, and that hard-won journey is captured in a new documentary, hitting Netflix later this month. On Monday (October 5), the streaming giant surprise-dropped the trailer for the Caroline Suh-directed Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, which&nb...
Spotify Now Allows Users to Search Using Song Lyrics
Finding the song that’s stuck in your head just got a whole lot easier. For their latest feature rollout, Spotify has added the ability to search for songs by their lyrics on the platform. A Spotify engineer revealed the new functionality in a tweet, encouraging users to try the feature. Several users reported back their search was successful even when searching using lyrics from more obscure content. Users should pay attention to the tags in the results when searching content. Search matches that are returned based on lyrics will display a white “Lyrics match” tag under the song and artist name. Spotify’s new feature now matches the search capability of its competitor, Apple Music, which has had the functionality since late 2018. Spotify’s latest ...
Fenestra Launches Workshops to Show Visually Impaired Musicians the Art of Electronic Music Creation
Fenestra is a blooming global initiative that seeks to support visually impaired creatives in the discovery of electronic music production. Created in 2017, the initiative was developed in Riga, the capital city of Latvia, by the non-governmental organization Artes Liberales. Today, there are over 1.3 million people who have visual impairment. Perhaps due to their condition, these individuals are 4,000 times more likely to have perfect pitch, a coveted trait among professional musicians. Fenestra began with a mission to serve these visually impaired creatives and assist in their endeavors from a creative perspective. Fenestra is all about discovering the realms of possibility when it comes to electronic music creation. To that end, organizers have been diligent in aligning with m...
Don Diablo Writes Triumphant New AFK Arena Title Anthem, “Invincible”
Lilith Games, developer of the blockbuster mobile game AFK Arena, has enlisted Don Diablo for a collaboration to celebrate their latest milestone. The mobile fantasy RPG title has achieved a meteoric 60 million downloads since its release in April 2019. To celebrate the occasion, AFK Arena tapped Don Diablo to create the game’s next title track. Inspired by the mobile game’s head-to-head battle style play, the Hexagon label boss wrote “Invincible,” a rallying cry for the heroic conquerers. The song’s lyrics triumphantly proclaim, “We are invincible” as Diablo turns the dial on his riser up to full capacity before propelling into a barrage of driving melodic future house synths. As the track transitions into its second verse, all weaknesses and shor...
Listen to a Preview of Adventure Club’s Soaring Unreleased Single, “Broken Love”
Keeping up with Adventure Club is starting to become a daunting task. The duo has been teasing and releasing new music at a dizzying pace in 2020, and they’ve now done it again with a preview of a soaring new song. The renowned bass music production tandem shared a preview of an upcoming single called “Broken Love” on social media today. The track, which features blooming singer-songwriter Cammie Robinson, is a massive future bass offering that Adventure Club fans will appreciate for its signature euphoric sound design. Fans may also recognize “Broken Love” from Adventure Club’s “Superheroes Anonymous” livestream set for Insomniac back in June. It was an ID at the time, of course, but we can now confirm an official release. Che...
VAN HALEN: Officially Licensed Face Masks Now Available
VAN HALEN has released officially licensed face masks. They are available in four different designs, including a neck gaiter, which can also be worn as a neck warmer, headband, bandana or wristband. An awesome spin on the classic face mask, these feature elastic ear loops with an adjustable toggle for a secure, comfy fit. Plus, an integrated nose wire minimizes gaps and eliminates slipping. Available individually or in a set of three. Or set of four with the gaiter. VAN HALEN has been inactive since it completed its U.S. tour in October 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Early last year, rumors were rampant that the classic-era lineup of VAN HALEN would reunite for the first time since 1984. It’s unclear why the tour didn’t happen, though there has been online chatter that a heal...
THE WHO To Release Deluxe Edition Of ‘Who’ Album
On October 30, THE WHO will release a new version of last year’s album “Who” featuring an updated version of “Beads On One String” newly remixed by Pete Townshend and acoustic tracks from the band’s only live shows of 2020. The songs on the deluxe version of “Who” were recorded in Kingston on Valentine’s Day this year exactly 50 years to the day since THE WHO‘s seminal show at Leeds which became the infamous live album “Live At Leeds”. The deluxe version of “Who” is preceded by “Beads On One String (Yaggerdang Remix)”. Townshend says of this new version of the song: “The ‘Beads On One String’ remix was an adventure to try to recapture some of the subtleties of my first solo dem...
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Is Still Planning To Work On Fifth Studio Album
In a recent interview with Marci Wiser of 95.5 KLOS radio station, vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, THE DEAD DAISIES) spoke about the possibility of a fifth studio album with BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the band he formed with guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL). “We are gonna do another record,” he said. “It’s really hard to say when, but I do speak to Joe about this. We’ve been talking about this. We missed the window this year, of course, so we’re looking — I don’t know — 18 months from now. Whatever window opens for us to make that next record, we’re all looking forward to it.” BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION‘s next disc will be ...
AT THE GATES To Record New Album In November
Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES will enter the studio in early November to begin recording their next album. The upcoming disc will be the follow-up to “To Drink From The Night Itself”, which came out in May 2018 via Century Media. Earlier today, AT THE GATES posted a photo of drummer Adrian Erlandsson sitting behind a drum kit, and included the following caption: “One month til we hit the studio to record our new album!! The preparations are going well and we can’t wait for you to hear what we have been working on!! #TNOB #newalbum2021 #atthegates”. “To Drink From The Night Itself” was produced with Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, THE HAUNTED, DIMMU BORGIR) at Parlour Studios in the U.K. The follow-up 2014’s “At War With Realit...
