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‘Fortnite’ Streamer Myth Is All-In On The Future of Mobile Gaming Thanks To Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra
Source: Samsung / Samsung Mobile Mobile gaming has come a long way from just playing games like Solitaire, and Candy Crush on your smartphones. We caught up with Team Galaxy member and professional Fortnite Battle Royale player Ali “Myth” Kabbani spoke on how Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra is changing the mobile gaming landscape as well as his start in professional gaming. Myth first started streaming on Twitch in 2016, his game of choice at the time was Paragon before Epic Games decided to pull the plug on its online shooter in April 2018. Myth then decided to give Fornite Battle Royale a try near the end of 2017, and his popularity began to rise, gaining over 200,000 followers on Twitch. By the end of the same year, his numbers increased astoundingly to over 3.2 million. That also could b...
Akon Suggests a Foray Into EDM Would Help T-Pain Resurrect His Career
Akon has stood the test of time as not only a generational artist, but also an impactful entrepreneur whose influence has permeated beyond the music industry. In the time between his breakthrough 2004 hit “Locked Up” and the news that he was developing a $6 billion cryptocurrency-run futuristic city in Senegal, his many contributions were innumerable. In a new interview with VladTV, the iconic singer and record producer discussed a number of topics at length, including his relationship with longtime collaborator and fellow contemporary music icon T-Pain. They even discussed the time Nelly tried to persuade the “Bartender” artists to form a supergroup with Pharrell Williams. It was Akon’s insightful comments about T-Pain’s progression through th...
Kasbo Returns to His Sonically Blissful Roots With “Show You”
Gearing up for the October 23rd release of his sophomore album, Kasbo is continuing his momentum with “Show You,” the second single from the upcoming The Making of a Paracosm. Out today via Foreign Family Collective and Counter Records, “Show You” is the best of both worlds. It incorporates both the brooding moodiness of the album’s lead single, “Play Pretend” featuring Ourchives, and the blissful drops Kasbo is known for from his 2018 debut album, Places We Don’t Know. “Show You” expands on the themes explored in “Play Pretend,” using a lush soundscape of reverb and softly resonating drum machines to continue the emotional depth employed in the latter. The new track also manages to return to Kasbo̵...
Win a Private In-Person Studio Session with Skrillex
Have you ever dreamed about a private studio session with Skrillex? Same here. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music luminary is offering up a private, one-hour in-person session at his Los Angeles studio. He took to Twitter today to announce the initiative, writing, “Bid to hang with me in my studio in Los Angeles to support [Pablove Foundation] and fight #childhoodcancer. All proceeds will go towards investing in cutting-edge cancer research and improves the lives of children/teens living with cancer through the arts.” The highest bid will benefit the Pablove Foundation, an organization that works to improve the lives of children with cancer. The CharityBuzz auction will end tomorrow, August 27th, at 3:22PM ET (12:22PM PT). Check out Skrillex’s announcement bel...
SVDDEN DEATH Makes His Vocal Debut with New Single “UTAH”
After earning a devoted following with his signature bass-ehavy sound, SVDDEN DEATH is here to showcase a new side to his fans on his latest release “UTAH.” The track takes listeners on a journey into the realm of melodic dubstep and also features his first-ever vocal debut. This experimental production will leave fans pleasantly surprised, ready to hear what the bass titan has in store next. “I made this song about Utah, which is the name of the state and also I have a hat that says Utah on it, which I got in the state, so that’s where I got the name of the song from, my hat,” SVDDEN DEATH said in a statement. “The vocals don’t make sense, but they mean something, I also haven’t sang on my own music before on a full verse so I’m pretty happy with that. ...
MASTODON’s BRANN DAILOR: ‘Our F**king President Is Just The Worst Person’
MASTODON drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor has blasted Donald Trump, calling him “the worst person.” Dailor offered his views on America’s 45th president while speaking to U.K.’s Rock Sound magazine about the uncomfortable complexities of the limbo COVID-19 has left artists in. “Our fucking president is just the worst person,” Brann said. “I remember being a kid and seeing Donald Trump on TV, on ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous’, being eight years old and going, ‘That guy sucks. That guy’s a dick. He doesn’t care about anybody but himself. He’s just a rich, spoiled brat.’ And I knew that as a kid, you know what I mean? How could [anyone] think that guy cares about anybody but himself?” Dailor‘s co...
SCORPIONS Complete ‘First Leg’ Of Pre-Production Sessions For Upcoming Album
According to Mikkey Dee, SCORPIONS have completed the “first leg” of the pre-production sessions for their upcoming studio album. The drummer and his bandmates are scheduled to regroup in October to resume work on the effort, which is tentatively due in 2021. The initial session for SCORPIONS‘ new LP took place at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Germany. The disc will mark the German hard rock legends’ first release since 2017’s “Born To Touch Your Feelings – Best Of Rock Ballads”, which was an anthology of SCORPIONS‘ new and classic material. SCORPIONS originally intended to record the new album in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman, whose previous credits include SLIPKNOT and METALLICA. However, because of the pandemic, most...
METALLICA’s LARS ULRICH Says BON SCOTT Era Of AC/DC Was ‘The Definition Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Attitude’
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has praised the Bon Scott era of AC/DC, saying the Australian hard rock legends’ onstage “energy was insane.” Ulrich discussed his love for Angus Young and company while taking part in The Guardian ‘s “My Fantasy Festival” feature where he was asked to select a few artists he would invite to perform at an event he would hold if he could do anything he wanted. He said: “I saw AC/DC with [deceased singer] Bon Scott four times, opening for BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW and then playing their own shows in Copenhagen in 1977 and San Francisco in 1979, in my early teens. The energy was insane: Angus strutting across the stage, all guitar solos, sweat, hair, no shirt on and Bon Scott, also shirtless, tight jeans, the coolest fron...
FOX NEWS Airs Tribute To POWER TRIP’s RILEY GALE
Fox News‘ Greg Gutfeld has paid tribute to POWER TRIP singer Riley Gale, saying they were “good friends” who “helped each other out.” Gutfeld, one of the co-hosts of “The Five” and Fox News‘ resident metalhead, struck up a friendship with Gale over Twitter after he played some of POWER TRIP‘s music on the show. Earlier today (Wednesday, August 26), Gutfeld wore a POWER TRIP shirt as he delivered an on-air tribute to Gale, saying that they became pals despite their political differences. Greg said (see video below): “Yesterday, Riley Gale, lead singer of POWER TRIP and all-around brilliant dude, died in his sleep at the age of 34. “I became friends with Riley in the most unlikely realm, Twitter. I played two of his songs righ...
Fox Unveils Sneak Peeks for ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 4 & New Game Show ‘I Can See Your Voice’
Fox announced on Wednesday (Aug. 26) that it is fast-tracking a new music guessing game show, I Can See Your Voice. The unscripted series, hosted by The Masked Singer panelist Ken Jeong will debut on September 23 on Fox following the season four premiere of The Masked Singer. A new teaser for the Emmy-nominated competition has given hints for the costumes viewers can expect this season, including the Giraffe, Broccoli, Popcorn, Seahorse, Jellyfish, Mushroom, Squiggly Monster, Dragon, Baby Alien, Sun and Whatcha Macallit. [embedded content] “Safely filming I Can See Your Voice this summer was a win in itself, but when we saw the pure magic of the show and felt the palpable suspense in the room before that first note hit, we knew we had to share it with audiences thi...
ICM Models, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber & More to Return Fraction of $1.7M Fyre Fest Promo Fees
A dozen of the agency’s models appeared in a video promoting the disastrous event that defrauded attendees and investors. ICM Models and its clients Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Alessandra Ambrosio, Chanel Iman, Elsa Hosk, Shanina Shaik, Nadine Leopold, Hannah Ferguson, Alyssah Ali, Rose Bertram, Daniela Lopez and Gizele Oliveira have reached a settlement over a combined $1.7 million fee they received for promoting the disastrous Fyre Festival in 2017. In total, they will have to repay $150,000 to a settlement account set up for the festival victims. Baldwin, Bieber, Iman and the other IMG models appeared in bathing suits in a promotional video that announced the festival, promising two “transformative” weekends that “would exceed all expectations.” While the models, along with social...
Diddy, Mark Ronson & More Stars Applaud the Milwaukee Bucks After Players Go on Strike to Protest Racial Injustice
The Milwaukee Bucks started a wave of protest in the NBA on Wednesday (Aug. 26), when they made the decision to go on strike and call off their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in solidarity with Jacob Blake. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times in the back by police officers on Sunday (Aug. 23) in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he entered the driver’s side door of an SUV. The devastating incident took place in front of Blake’s three young children, aged three, five and eight. “The past four months have shed light on the racial injustices facing our African American community,” the Bucks said in a team statement. “Citizens around the country have used their voices and platforms to speak out against these wrongdoings. Over the last few days in ...
