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BTS are Releasing an EDM Remix of Their English Language Single “Dynamite”
Record-breaking K-pop group BTS are swerving into the dance music lane with a forthcoming remix. Shortly after they released their new English language single “Dynamite,” the group announced that an EDM rework is on the way. In addition to the electronic remix, the South Korean band also announced that an acoustic rendition of “Dynamite” will hit streaming platforms next week. Both versions are slated for release on Monday, August 24th at 1PM KST (12AM ET, 9PM PT). Big Hit Entertainment, BTS’ label, shared the news in a tweet today along with images from the group’s music video shoot for the single. That video was released today, and it has already racked up an eye-popping 67 million views at the time of this article’s publishing. It feat...
Bruno Martini Joins Forces with IZA and Timbaland on Empowering New Single “Bend The Knee”
Bruno Martini has released a bona fide summer anthem, titled “Bend The Knee,” in collaboration with IZA and Timbaland. The three artists are in their best form on this track, delivering an intoxicating performance that feels radio-ready for airwaves worldwide. When stars of this caliber enter the studio together, magic is bound to follow. “Bend The Knee” highlights the Brazilian songstress’ smooth, lush vocals with a beat that incorporates disco-inspired electric guitar chords and synths with a fresh perspective. The female-empowering lyrics and visuals champion respect, showcasing IZA as a goddess of the moon with a voice powerful enough to change the tides. The sporadic ad-libs from Timbaland, the Grammy Award-winning jack-of-all-trades, only reinforce...
PEEKABOO Transports REZZ and Grabbitz’s “Someone Else” to the Netherworld with Sinister Trap Remix
Following Malaa‘s official remix of “Someone Else,” REZZ and Grabbitz have recruited—well, someone else for a monster trap rework. This time around, the electronic music stars have tapped blossoming bass producer PEEKABOO to twist their collaborative hit into a raucous trap rendition. While Malaa went the deep house route, PEEKABOO transported the single to the darkest valleys of the bass netherworld, employing quirky plucks, screeching synths, and thunderous 808s to deliver a festival-ready thumper in a world with no festivals. The Detroit-born young gun has emerged one of the most highly sought-after remixers in bass music at the moment. In a post-trap landscape akin to an EDM Wild West where producers get extremely creative with unorthodox sound design, PEEKABOO i...
Maluma’s New Album Papi Juancho Is Here, Complete With A Neon-Vision Video
Surprise! Maluma‘s got a brand-new album, and at 22 tracks long, it’s an all-you-can-hear buffet, courtesy of Papi Juancho. The new LP takes its title from Maluma’s Colombian nickname, a figure that also serves as his alter ego. And musically, Papi Juancho runs the gamut from silken Latin trap&B to bustling reggaeton and chiming escapist jaunts to Hawaii, Madrid, and more. Papi Juancho‘s long journey features plenty of guests along for the ride, leaning heavy on artists that have inspired him throughout his career. The list includes Zion, Randy, Yandel, Lenny Tavarez, Justin Quiles, Myke Towers, Ñengo Flow, Jory Boy, Ñejo & Dálmata, and Darell. But this is still Maluma’s show, and his charismatic croon carries carries breezy cuts like “PerdónR...
Greyson Chance’s Victory Bell, Tomberlin’s ‘Wasted’ Dream, And More Songs We Love
Say what you want about Jordin Sparks’s bouncy new single “Red Sangria,” but she made some points when she said, “I’m still on your playlist / You can’t breathe with no air / Yeah, you been suffocated.” Sparks may shout out her 2008 hit “No Air,” but the American Idol days are more than 13 years behind her, and her first solo release in five years is teeming with confidence and fun. “Red Sangria” is as delicious as its boozy namesake, with choral shout-backs and verses mixed with a shot of self-love. The video, which features Grown-ish’s Francia Raisa, is a kick-back dance-party that matches the song in saccharine celebration. —Carson Mlnarik 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....
Glass Animals Score First Top Rock Albums No. 1 With ‘Dreamland’
The set is also their first Billboard 200 top 10. Glass Animals nab their first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart, as Dreamland bows atop the list dated Aug. 22. Dreamland debuts with 60,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 43,000 units were via album sales. The England-based band previously reached a No. 2 high on the chart with Dreamland‘s predecessor, How to Be a Human Being, in September 2016. The new LP’s count of 17,000 streaming equivalent units is the best for a rock album since the chart dated Feb. 29, when Tame Impala‘s The Slow Rush opened with 30,000 of its overall 110,000 units from streaming. Dreamland also starts at No. 2 on Alternative Albums, equaling How to...
James Blunt Once Got Scurvy From Eating an All-Meat Diet
An attempt to spite the vegans went very, very wrong for James Blunt. Chatting with Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast, the singer revealed that he actually developed scurvy while eating an all-meat diet during his time at the University of Bristol in the 1990s. “On the sociology side of things there were 170 girls and only three boys, of which all the girls were vegetarian or vegans,” he explained. “So out of principle, I decided I’d become a carnivore and just lived on mince, some chicken, maybe with some mayonnaise.” “And it took me about six to eight weeks to get very unhealthy and see a doctor, who then said, ‘I think you’ve got the symptoms of scurvy,'” he continued. Scurvy, often associated with pirates who wouldn’t find nourishment out at se...
Machine Gun Kelly & Blackbear’s ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ Scores No. 1 Rock Streaming Songs Debut
The song is the list’s first newly released leader since April. Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear‘s “My Ex’s Best Friend” becomes the first new song in nearly four months to top Billboard‘s Rock Streaming Songs chart, debuting atop the Aug. 22-dated tally. The track, released Aug. 7, bows with 6.2 million U.S. streams in its first week, ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. “Friend” is the first first-time leader on Rock Streaming Songs since Twenty One Pilots‘ “Level of Concern” started atop the list dated April 25. Since then, the No. 1 spot was exchanged between “Level of Concern” and Journey‘s 1981 classic “Don’t Stop Believin'”; in that span, “Concern” ruled f...
How Well Do You Know Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Music Video? Take Our Quiz
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have hosted a “WAP”-ping celebration of female sexuality with $1 million cash prizes after their collaboration debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated Aug. 22). And the music video attracted more than 120 million YouTube views (at publishing time of this piece), reeling in tributes to icons before them and ushering in new hotties to join them at the playful, splashy zoo-like house. “WAP” is being heralded as an empowering anthem and visual for Black women who unabashedly take the reins of their own narrative, one that’s typically untold or degraded in an industry ravaged by misogynoir, and paint their own watercolor picture of success with every color in the book. So to keep the celebration of “WAP” go...
OZZY OSBOURNE Blasts DONALD TRUMP’s Coronavirus Response: ‘This Guy’s Acting Like A Fool’
Ozzy Osbourne has blasted Donald Trump‘s coronavirus response, saying that America’s 45th president is “acting like a fool.” The legendary heavy metal singer made his comments after more than 5.5 million Americans have been infected and at least 174,255 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The country’s seven-day average for daily deaths has topped 1,000 for at least 24 days in a row. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy said: “In my lifetime, I’ve never known anything like this. It’s getting worse, not better. And this guy’s acting like a fool. I don’t really like to talk politics that much, but I’ve got to say what I feel with this guy. There’s not much hope left. Maybe he’s got a trick up his ...
STYX’s 2003 Album ‘Cyclorama’ Available On Digital Outlets For First Time
For the first time ever, STYX has released its 14th album, “Cyclorama”, on all download and streaming platforms starting today via BMG. Originally released in 2003 on Sanctuary/CMC International, “Cyclorama” was the band’s last full-length studio album of all-original material prior to the June 2017 release of “The Mission”. It was produced by Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, and the late Gary Loizzo (an integral member of the STYX production team dating back to 1974), and it contains such enduring tracks like “One With Everything”, “Yes I Can”, “Killing The Thing That You Love”, “More Love For The Money” and “Fields Of The Brave”. “Cyclorama” was re-released in 2004 v...
QUIET RIOT’s FRANKIE BANALI Dead At 68
QUIET RIOT‘s Frankie Banali has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The drummer passed away last night (Thursday, August 20) at the age of 68. Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued playing live as long as he could. Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made the continuation on a clinical trial impossible. He ultimately lost the fight at 7:18 p.m. on August 20 in Los Angeles surrounded by his wife and daughter. Frankie is survived by his devoted wife Regina, loving daughter Ashley, many dear friends, dedicated fans, and a menagerie of rescue animals, all of whom are family. He was a longtime advocate for ...
