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Tiwa Savage – Temptation ft. Sam Smith
Don’t miss this brand new tune from Tiwa Savage – ‘Temptation’ ft. Sam Smith out now! Nigerian Afrobeats queen Tiwa Savage drops another banger titled ‘Temptation’ featuring Sam Smith. Before now she has released songs like ‘Koroba‘, ‘Dangerous Love‘ etc. With just a few more days before her ‘Celia‘ album release, Tiwa Savage hits fans with another track off the album. On this one she teams up with British singer Sam Smith. It is beautiful to hear Sam Smith rock and Afropop type of beat. Listen, enjoy, Tiwa Savage – ‘Temptation’ ft. Sam Smith snippet below. Share this: 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. Ea...
Bright Eyes Perform on CBS This Morning: Watch
On Friday, Bright Eyes released their first album in nine years, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, and on Saturday they celebrated the new collection of songs by performing a couple of them on CBS This Morning. The trio played two of the album’s early singles, “Persona Non Grata” and “Mariana Trench,” and was joined by bassist Anna Butterss, and the duo Lucius. Watch the performances below. The band recently spoke to SPIN about how Down in the Weeds seamlessly fits into the rest of Bright Eyes’ discography. “We wanted to make a record that reflected our past records and fit into our catalog, but we didn’t want it to be a time machine kind of thing,” Conor Oberst said. “We wanted to use certain touchstones from the past albums on the new album, like the orches...
SWARM and Brian Lenington Make Peace with Isolation on Harrowing “I’ll Never See The World”
For his latest tune, SWARM recruited the help of I-Exist‘s Brian Lenington for “I’ll Never See The World,” a single that moonlights as an emotive tale of loneliness in the afterlife. Focused on a being trapped in purgatory with no end in sight, listeners witness the protagonist come to grips with their new reality. The engaging story is brought forth by forbidding bass and mechanized growls combined with Lenington’s harrowing narration. SWARM revealed that his latest is one of his personal favorites and represents everything he’s set out to accomplish with his sound. He also mentions that despite its bleak nature, the track is meant to help one cope with the feeling of isolation many of us face. This song is absolutely everything...
Calvin Harris & The Weeknd Share Release Date and Artwork for Collaborative Single “Over Now”
After teasing the track on Instagram just a few days ago, fans of both Calvin Harris and The Weeknd have been begging for another look at what’s to come from their upcoming collaboration “Over Now.” Over the weekend, the duo revealed that the wait is almost over and the single will hit the airwaves on Friday. Posted across their respective social media accounts, the release date was included in the song’s official artwork. Some fans initially questioned if the track would be released by Calvin Harris’ alter-ego Love Regenerator, but the images show that this is not the case. This will be his first release as Calvin Harris since his January collaboration with Rag’n’Bone Man, “Giant.” The Weeknd has been busy as of late, as...
Kendrick Lamar Narrates Kobe Bryant Tribute Video on What Would Have Been His 42nd Birthday
Kobe Bryant would have turned 42 today, and to celebrate the late NBA star’s birthday Nike shared a powerful tribute video narrated by Kendrick Lamar, aptly titled Better. “Kobe taught us to be better,” the rapper begins, highlighting Bryant’s Mamba Mentality of always striving to be better. “Better friend. Better fighter. Better rider. Better eater. Better leader. Better generation. Better nation,” Lamar spitfires later in the clip, as moments from Bryant’s legendary career flash on the screen, spliced with footage of other athletes and Black Lives Matter protests. “Just be better. Can you do that?” “Better player. Better shooter. Better scorer. Better G.O.A.T. Better G.O.A.T. Better mentor. Better minor. Major. Mover. Shaker,” he adds in rapid-fire delivery. “Better skater. Better a...
Thousands Turn Out for EDM Concert in Wuhan, China
Wuhan, China, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, has returned to a sense of normalcy. This past weekend, in fact, thousands of people turned out for an electronic music concert. The event took place at the Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park, an open-air venue with a capacity of around 15,000. Though organizers restricted capacity to 50%, the event still drew thousands, with a vast majority choosing not to wear a mask or practice social distancing. A number of attendees even watched the concert from inflatable rubber tubes floating in a giant pool. While such scenes are unthinkable in the era of coronavirus, Wuhan has reported no new cases of the virus since mid-May and has largely lifted the stringent lockdown restrictions in place since January. Wuhan, China — once the glo...
Kendrick Lamar Narrates Nike’s New Kobe Bryant Tribute Video: Watch
Nike is celebrating Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday with a new short film narrated by fellow Los Angeles great, Kendrick Lamar. Entitled Better, the film “celebrates the universal relevance of progress and highlights Kobe’s prolific desire for improvement,” Nike says. “The Mamba Mentality is about getting better, every day, in everything we do.” Kendrick echoes these sentiments throughout the clip: “Kobe taught us to be better,” K. Dot begins. “Better waker, better stretcher, better walker, better talker.” As the clip progresses, so too does the intensity of Kendrick’s articulation: “Better form, better focus, better friend, better fighter, better rider, better eater, better generation, better nation!” he continues. “Just be better. Can you do that?” Watch the full video below. ...
R.I.P. Walter Lure, Guitarist for Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers Dies at 71
Walter Lure, guitarist-vocalist for ’70s punk pioneers The Heartbreakers (also known as Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers), has died at the age of 71. The veteran musician passed away Saturday (August 22nd) after being diagnosed with liver and lung cancer last year. The Heartbreakers (not to be confused with Tom Petty’s backing band of the same name) formed in New York City in 1975 after Johnny Thunders and drummer Jerry Nolan quit The New York Dolls. The pair were joined by bassist Richard Hell after he parted ways with Television, and eventually Walter Lure to round out its initial lineup. The band would become an early fixture of the New York City punk scene, playing iconic venues like CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City. By 1976, Hell quit the band and was replaced by Billy Rath, ce...
13 People Killed During Stampede at Illegal Nightclub Party in Peru
At least 13 people were killed and six others injured in a stampede at an illegal nightclub party in Lima, Peru on Saturday, as partygoers attempted to escape a police raid on the venue, according to CNN. Mass gatherings are currently prohibited in Peru because of the coronavirus pandemic. After receiving reports from nearby residents, police conducted a raid on Thomas Restobar at around 9:00 p.m. local time. Approximately 120 people were in attendance at the time, and they rushed to escape through a single door located on the ground level. Peru’s Ministry of the Interior said police did not use “any type of weapon or tear gas to clear the premises.” Instead, they said the deaths and injuries occurred when people attempted to flee the second floor of the venue and were trampled on the stai...
BLACK SABBATH Drummer TOMMY CLUFETOS: ‘Rock And Roll Is Gonna Explode’ After The Pandemic
During a recent appearance on Ted Nugent‘s “Spirit Campfire” Internet TV show, drummer Tommy Clufetos (BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, TED NUGENT, ALICE COOPER) spoke about what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (see video below): “After all this time off, I’m gonna blow up, man. But during all this chaos, I’m trying to take it as, ‘Okay, this is your breather, man. Take your breather, and just be ready.’ ‘Cause it’s happening for a reason. But rock and roll is gonna explode after this. People are gonna go nuts. “People are saying, ‘Well, I don’t know if people are gonna go to concerts again.’ And I’m going, ‘Are you crazy?’ People don’t care,”...
STYX Will Wait For Pandemic To Subside Before Releasing New Album
STYX‘s James “JY” Young spoke to Steve King of the Q105.7 radio station about how he and his bandmates are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. He said (hear audio below): “We have Zoom calls about every two to four weeks, and we are recording a new album, to be released, but we wanna wait until we can actually start touring again to actually put it out there. Now the most optimistic thing, I think, is the end of this year, and if Dr. Fauci [Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases] is right, it’s the end of next year, so that would put us out in 2022, which would be the 50th-anniversary year of us signing our first recording contract, which is February 22, 1972. But if it’...
FOO FIGHTERS’ TAYLOR HAWKINS: ‘There’s Lots Of People Right Now In America Who Are Absolutely F**ked’
FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins spoke to Australia’s Triple M radio station about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. He said (hear audio below): “It’s definitely been a weird half a year, at least. At this point, I guess we’re six months into it. I feel guilty saying I’m fine. We’re able to kind of ride the storm out right now. There’s lots of people right now in America who are absolutely fucked. And I’m not just talking about getting sick or any of that; I’m talking about, ‘How am I gonna feed my kids?’, kind of thing. I’m so fortunate that’s not my problem at all. My problem is just, ‘Okay, do I lay out in the sun today, or maybe go surf or go mountain bike?’ Or whatever. “Rel...
