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Dirtybird is Hosting a Mix Competition to Win a DJ Set at Upcoming Virtual Festival
Ever dream about performing at one of Dirtybird‘s world-famous music festivals? You’re in luck, because Claude VonStroke‘s renowned label has hatched a mix competition for DJs to perform at “Dirtybird Couchout,” Dirtybird’s forthcoming livestream event that was developed to replace the brand’s beloved Campout event. VonStroke, the label’s esteemed founder and papa bird, will help judge the contest and choose a winner. DJs who’d like to take a quack at the contest (see what I did there?) can submit their sets via OnNow.tv. Participating artists will have to create and submit a 30-60 minute YouTube video of themselves DJing a Dirtybird Campout-themed set as well as an accompanying tracklist. The top ten finalists will be reviewed...
Bonobo Reveals New Collaboration with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
In a bona fide dream collaboration, Bonobo and Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs are teaming up on a new single. The new tune will be Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs’ first project since the late-May release of his scintillating I Can Hear The Birds EP, a song-cycle of ambient ballads wherein the renowned British electronic music producer used field recordings of warbling birdsongs. As for the Grammy Award-nominated Bonobo, the impending single represents his first solo track since he serendipitously shared two unreleased songs on SoundCloud back in July, which he produced “around the same time as [debut album] Animal Magic, around 20 years ago.” Both Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Bonobo took to social media to announce the forth...
My Morning Jacket to Release ‘Bring the Power Back Home’ Vinyl Single
My Morning Jacket was one of the many contributors to the massive Good Music To Avert The Collapse Of American Democracy compilation that was released on Bandcamp for just one day earlier this month. That collection also featured R.E.M., Hayley Williams and Phoebe Bridgers, among many others. MMJ shared the previously unknown”Bring The Power Back Home” as part of the set and now it’s getting its own stand-alone release. The band will release that song, as well an acoustic version, on a 7-inch vinyl single. If you want one, act fast. The group pressed only 2,020 of them. The release coincides with Voter Registration Day. “‘Bring The Power Back Home’ is about taking control of your own destiny,” singer Jim James says, “reclaiming one’s personal power in an effort to...
Wallows Offer Unreleased ‘Bad Remake’ Cut As Part of Voter Registration Program
Wallows are encouraging fans to get ready to vote by offering a download of the unreleased song “Bad Remake” as part of their “Are You Registered Yet?” campaign with the HeadCount organization. The tune is the final never-before-heard track from Wallows’ Nothing Happens sessions, and is only available today (Sept. 22) for National Voter Registration Day. If you want “Bad Remake,” check your voter status, register or pledge to vote here. Additionally, Wallows asked fans to recreate their “Are You Bored Yet (feat. Clairo)” music video and the official fan video can be viewed below. [embedded content] The trio dropped a single, “Nobody Gets Me (Like You),” on Sept. 9. It’s off their upcoming Remote EP, which comes out Oct. 23. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lookin...
Ava Max on Bringing Us Heaven in a Year of Hell
Friday marked the beginning of a well-deserved celebration for Ava Max. After two years of building her musical resumé with a series of hits, the pop riser finally released her debut album, Heaven & Hell — fittingly enough, during one of the most hellish times in human history. And since a pandemic-stricken year isn’t necessarily the ideal time for an album release party, Max instead marked the moment just as one might expect: in the realest way possible. “I’m probably going to scream at the top of my lungs,” she told SPIN on Thursday afternoon, just hours before the big day. “Then I’ll eat a lot of cake and probably spit it out because I’m screaming again.” Jokes aside, Max opted to have friends and family close by for the occasion — something she’s been waiting for sin...
Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List
Post Malone leads the 2020 Billboard Music Awards nominations, which dick clark productions and NBC announced on Tuesday (Sept. 22). The “Wow.” rapper is nominated 16 times in 15 categories, followed by first-time nominees Lil Nas X with 13 and Billie Eilish with 12. Khalid ties Eilish with 12 nominations. Among other nominees is Kanye West, whose Jesus Is King album grabbed him nine nominations in Christian categories including top Christian artist, top gospel artist, top Christian album, top gospel album and top Christian song. West also competes against himself for top gospel song, in which “Closed on Sunday,” “Follow God,” “On God” and “Selah” are all nominated. There are three fan voted categories this year ...
Taylor Swift, Post Malone & More Artists Who Could Make History at the 2020 BBMAs
Juice WRLD, Avicii and Whitney Houston were all nominated posthumously. Post Malone and Lil Nas X are this year’s leading nominees for the Billboard Music Awards, with 16 and 13 nods, respectively. They are followed by Billie Eilish and Khalid, with 12 nods each; and Lizzo, with 11. See the full list of nominees here. The awards, which were originally scheduled for April 29, will finally be handed out on Oct. 14. Kelly Clarkson will host the show for the third straight year. This year’s BBMAs are based on the chart period of March 23, 2019 through March 14, 2020. A statement from the Billboard Music Awards explains: “The original eligibility period will remain intact to recognize and honor the chart-topping artists and musical successes achieved and to maintain consistent tracking per...
Former Paradigm, WME Agents Launch Mint Talent Group
After the Coronavirus crisis devastated the music touring business and left creators with an uncertain future, former Paradigm agents Patrick McAuliff and Phil Egenthal and ex-William Morris Endeavor agent C. J. Strock have combined to launch Mint Talent Agency. Founding agents also include Mary Allen and Cassie Siegel, formerly of Madison House, Michael Morris and Ryan Owens, also from Paradigm, former WME agent Peter Wiederlight and Logan Handelsman, most recently with CAA. Mint as a booking agency and entertainment company says it aims at “career longevity” for artists by securing film, TV and brand endorsement deals in the near term. That comes as the live events business eyes a return to scale in 2021 at the earliest as public health officials continue to rule out la...
Hillary Clinton to Launch Interview Podcast ‘You and Me Both’
The 24-episode show will feature conversations between the former Secretary of State and Gloria Steinem, Samin Nosrat, Patton Oswalt and more. iHeartRadio is sharing new details about its upcoming podcast with Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State will launch You and Me Both on Sept. 29. In the 24-episode show, which Clinton will host, she will interview a range of guests, from Gloria Steinem to Samin Nosrat to Patton Oswalt. Other interviewees will include Stacey Abrams, Ann Friedman, Sarah Cooper and Tan France. It will cover a number of topics, including the political issues of the moment, faith and grief. “I’m excited to bring these eye-opening, powerful, sometimes hilarious conversations to the forefront and open up new avenues of discussion with some of the people ...
Yo La Tengo Share New Single ‘Bleeding’
Even a covers project needs an original song. On Tuesday (Sept. 22) morning, Yo La Tengo shared “Bleeding,” the second single for their upcoming EP, Sleepless Night. The track features delicate guitar melodies and an overall atmospheric vibe from the crew. It’s the only original track off the forthcoming project. Along with the new song, the EP features covers of the Byrds, The Delmore Brothers, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Lane and the Flying Machine. Of course, this EP isn’t the first time the group has released covers, but their cover of The Byrds’ “Wasn’t Born To Follow” is still the most recent. Check out the group’s latest single below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with...
Listen to Fleet Foxes’ New Album Shore
Yesterday, Fleet Foxes announced they’d be releasing a new album today (Sept. 22) to coincide with the autumnal equinox. True to their word, that album, Shore, is out now. A 55-minute film of the same name, directed by Kersti Jan Werdal, is also out. The album was recorded between September 2018 through this month, but it took until quarantine for singer Robin Pecknold to really get going. The singer released a lengthy statement on the album, part of which you can see below. Since the unexpected success of the first Fleet Foxes album over a decade ago, I have spent more time than I’m happy to admit in a state of constant worry and anxiety. Worried about what I should make, how it will be received, worried about the moves of other artists, my place amongst them, worried about my singin...
R.I.P. Ron Cobb, Designer of Back to the Future DeLorean and Alien Ship Dead at 83
Ron Cobb, the legendary production designer who created the DeLorean in Back to the Future and the ship Nostromo in Alien, has died at 83. According to his wife, and via The Hollywood Reporter, he passed away on his birthday from complications caused by Lewy body dementia. Born in 1937, Cobb began his career at the age of 17 as an inbetweener on Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. In the 1960s he became a prolific and beloved counter culture cartoonist, addressing racial privilege, income inequality, the moon landing, and the Vietnam war. His work was syndicated in more than 80 newspapers across the United States, Australia, and Europe. In 1972, he gave an interview to a student newspaper, saying, “I’m fascinated with man in stress situations, I’m fascinated with man at a cr...
