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Man Injured By Stage Diver At AGNOSTIC FRONT Concert Awarded $2 Million Settlement
A man who was seriously injured by a stage diver at a 2017 punk rock concert has scored a $2 million settlement. According to the New York Post, 46-year-old Jason Kooken was temporarily paralyzed after another concertgoer landed on his head at the end of a set by special guests AGNOSTIC FRONT (featuring Mark Ryan of SUPERTOUCH on guest vocals since Roger Miret couldn’t make the gig). “This individual walked right past security, climbed on the stage, pointed and then corkscrewed his body over the band’s lead singer, flipping directly onto Mr. Kooken‘s head,” Kooken‘s attorney Mark Morris said in a statement. He immediately fell to the ground and lost feeling in his extremities. You can see the stage diver jumping into the crowd at the end of the video bel...
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Drummer CHAD SMITH Lists Hamptons Home For $15 Million
According to Realtor.com, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith has listed his house in Montauk, New York for $15 million. The gated property spans four acres and includes a main house with five bedrooms, 5.5 baths, and 4,750 square feet of living space. There is also a detached two-bedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage with its own entrance, as well as a kitchenette, and a heated saltwater pool in the backyard. Other notable outdoor features are a dining area, fire pit, and film screening area. Smith and his wife Nancy also own a five-bedroom home in Malibu that they bought in 2006 for $8.6 million. One of the most successful acts in rock history, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have sold more than 60 million albums, including five multi-platinum LPs, and won six Grammy Awards, including “Be...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Listen To The Ultimate Latin Divas Playlist
Hispanic Heritage Month is here, and it’s time to celebrate Latin culture and music. On this occasion, Billboard is honoring Latin women in the music industry who are proud of their heritage with the ultimate Latin Divas playlist. The list gathers 40 of the best songs—classic and new—from Latin music’s biggest female artists, including Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Karol G, Thalia, and Becky G, to name a few. Dale and play our Latin Divas playlist! You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Chrissy Teigen Pays a High Compliment to Miley Cyrus
Chrissy Teigen is spending her Saturday turning up some Miley Cyrus tunes. She took to Twitter to share one of the singer’s live performances from over the summer, raving about her vocals. “sounding like a weed smoking dolly angel,” Teigen commented on the clip of Cyrus covering The Beatles‘ “Help” in an empty Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl for June’s “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. “her voice is so different from anyone out there now,” she wrote. “I love it.” “Global Goal” streamed over the summer to shed a light on communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “I dedicated this performance to everyone who is working tirelessly for testing, treatments and vac...
Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union Help Raise Funds for the American Lung Association’s COVID-19 Action Initiative
Hosted by Queen Latifah and featuring appearances by Gabrielle Union and a performance by Katharine McPhee-Foster, the American Lung Association streamed its first-ever live digital fundraising event, #Act4Impact, on Saturday (Sept. 26). At the top of the event, Queen Latifah expressed how the novel coronavirus pandemic “has made glaringly clear the startling inequities in our nation and spotlighted the human toll they have had on our most vulnerable populations.” She added the event’s emphasis on aiding those most at risk by the virus — Black, Latinx and indigenous communities. Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade appeared in their home to partake in the #lungflexchallenge, displaying how much one can do with just one breath — in their case, how much they could dance. Union p...
Tiësto Reveals That Kanye West Wanted to Collaborate on “Fade”
Tiësto and Kanye West almost collaborated on “Fade.” Let that sink in for a moment. In a new interview with GQ, the dance music legend waxed poetic about a number of topics, like his taste in memes, the Ableton-themed design of his new home, and the likelihood of house music’s survival if clubs were to permanently shut down due to COVID-19. It was his revelation about the polarizing hip-hop legend West, however, that served as a needle in a haystack. When asked if he had ever been starstruck by anyone he’d met, Tiësto dropped Kanye’s name. “One time he had just done an award show in Vegas and after we went to his dressing room. He sat down and he played some new tracks. He played me the whole [Life of] Pablo album, from start to finish,...
Ranking: Every Sufjan Stevens Album from Worst to Best
Sufjan Stevens has come to be one of the quintessential voices in contemporary indie rock, but it’s not a title he earned overnight. The songwriter is known for being prolific, having written eight solo studio albums, several collaborative albums, original material for Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 film Call Me by Your Name, and even multiple Christmas albums. He writes, performs, and records most of the music himself, sometimes playing more than 10 instruments on a single record. He even once vowed to make an album for each of the 50 US states (though, we all know how that turned out). Throughout each of his records, he’s explored banjo-led folk, electro-pop, grandiose indie rock, glitchy experimentalism, and instrumental new-age music. Stevens is the epitome of a musical polymath. What’s impres...
Vin Diesel Goes EDM on Debut Single “Feel Like I Do”: Stream
With quarantine still in full swing and Fast & Furious 9 delayed until next year, what’s Vin Diesel to do with his spare time? Apparently get really into EDM. Today, the 53-year-old actor has released his debut single, a clubby track titled “Feel Like I Do”. Though it may be amusing to think about Groot hitting the dance floor, Diesel’s new song is more in line with Kygo and Flume — it’s a forever summer tune for the celebrity Coachella crowd. And it makes perfect sense given the personnel working behind the scenes; “Feel Like I Do” was written by Kygo collaborator Petey Martin and released via the Kygo co-founded Palm Tree Records. “For so long, I have been promising to release music… encouraged by you, to step out of my comfort zone,” Diesel wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for believi...
Zayn Unveils New Single “Better”: Stream
Zayn has returned with his first solo single in two years, “Better”. This is the first preview of his forthcoming third album, the follow-up to 2018’s Icarus Falls. “Better” is a velvety R&B love jam about the sexiest thing there is: open communication. Zayn asks his lover to express her negative emotions now, rather than waiting for the problem to get worse. “Why? Why wait to fight?” he croons, later wondering, “Can we save tears in your eyes?” The music video was directed by Ryan Hope and the concept seems simple enough: Zayn starts out shirtless, and then he gets dressed in slow motion. But there are also brief cutaways to people watching him through binoculars or listening to tape recordings, which suggest that the pop star might be under surveillance. Paparazzi? Foreign ...
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Trailer Teases Family-Friendly Tricks and Treats: Watch
Netflix is bringing some much-needed family frights this Halloween with A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting. Today, the streaming giant let loose its first trailer ahead of its October 15th premiere, offering a spooky sneak-peek at the YA misadventures. Based on Joe Ballarini’s popular YA series, the film follows a high school freshman (Tamara Smart), who winds up being recruited by an international secret society of babysitters who protect kids with special powers from monsters. Her first mission falls on Halloween. What makes this project so intriguing is the involvement of director Rachel Talalay. A veteran of the industry, Talalay has a rich history in genre filmmaking, having helmed Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, Ghost in the Machine, and Tank Girl. Editors’ Picks That’...
Former TRIVIUM Bassist BRENT YOUNG Dies
Former TRIVIUM bassist Brent Young, who played on the band’s debut album, 2003’s “Ember To Inferno”, has died. The news of his passing was confirmed by TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy who wrote on Instagram: “We have just been given word on the passing of one of the early members of TRIVIUM, Brent Young. “Having had a couple wonderful years with Brent in the Florida local band scene, doing the Blue demo and ETI together, the very first European mini-tour and first USA tour together – I have nothing but amazing memories of a wonderful person. “Our hearts and condolences go out to all of Brent‘s family and friends.” Another former TRIVIUM member, drummer Travis Smith, also commented on Young‘s death. He wrote: “I w...
DEE SNIDER Is ‘Hugely Disappointed’ In ALICE COOPER Over ‘Abuse Of Power’ Comments
Dee Snider says that he is “hugely disappointed” in Alice Cooper after coming across a years-old quote from the legendary rocker about musicians speaking out on political issues. In a 2018 interview with The Guardian, Cooper said that he keeps his political opinions to himself. “I don’t like to mix politics and rock ‘n’ roll,” he said. “I don’t look at Bono, Sting and Bruce Springsteen as political. I look at them as being humanitarian. I’ll contribute to anything humanitarian. Helping people who can’t help themselves. But when musicians are telling people who to vote for, I think that’s an abuse of power. You’re telling your fans not to think for themselves, just to think like you. Rock ‘n’ roll is a...
