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2020 MTV VMAs: Watch CNCO’s Dazzling Live Debut of ‘Beso’
As the 2020 MTV VMAs came to a close, CNCO not only live-debuted its new track “Beso” but the Latin American boy band also performed at the show for its very first time. In 2019, the band played on the red carpet during the VMAs pre-show. The members started the set while singing in — and on top of — parked cars at Brooklyn’s Skyline Drive-In, where Maluma had performed earlier in the night. Days ahead of the show, members Christopher Velez, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colon and Joel Pimentel spoke with Billboard, with Camacho saying: “We grabbed the stage and made it ours and played around with the settings that they had.” Watch the performance below.[embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even Whe...
Lady Gaga’s Mechanized Mask And Ariana Grande Sparkle In ‘Rain On Me’ Debut
Back in March, when Lady Gaga was gearing up to unveil her sixth album Chromatica to the world, she gave a clue about how the music would reach people. “I might sound silly,” she said at the time, “but I’m on it right now — I’m not on another planet. If you see and listen to Chromatica, and you want to live there too, you’re invited.” This year’s shutdown of the touring industry has largely made it so that the only way to experience Chromatica was via the album itself. But at the 2020 VMAs, Gaga set about changing that, bringing Chromatica to electricity-filled life on the largest stage possible for a nine-minute medley of some of its most affecting numbers. She began, as is the custom in 2020, at home — under a blanket and wearing a mask. Bu...
Lady Gaga Shares Inspiring Words Following Song Of The Year VMA Win
By Harron Walker Facing stiff competition from the likes of Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, and Roddy Rich, Lady Gaga has been declared the winner of Song of the Year at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards for “Rain on Me” with Ariana Grande. “Oh my gosh, everybody, thank you so much!” said Gaga when she accepted the Moonperson for Song of the Year — her second win of the night following Best Collaboration, also for the Chromatica track. “Me and Ariana appreciate this so, so much.” Wearing a billowing seafoam green gown made by the emerging designer Christopher John Rogers, which she paired with a quarantine-friendly face mask with tusks, the native New Yorker accepted the award live in her hometown. During her acceptance speech, Gaga gave VMA viewers a background lo...
Maluma’s “Hawái” Brings Tropical Vibes To A Socially Distant Drive-In
Hope you’re buckled up because Maluma is taking the 2020 Video Music Awards to the drive-in. In an interview with MTV leading up to the VMAs, the Colombian heartthrob teased his upcoming performance as being “electric” and “vintage”—and he stayed true to his word with the live debut of his song, “Hawái,” at a drive-in overlooking the New York City skyline. Surrounded by glittery purple palm trees and swimsuit-clad dancers, Maluma, sporting a sunny yellow suit, brought the tropical vibes of “Hawái” to the big city. Performing on a drive-in stage bathed in purple lights, as fans watched from their cars, the “Chantaje” singer made his way down and danced his way through the cars to a stage in the middle of the parking lot, endi...
BTS Wins Best Pop VMA, Proving There’s Literally Nothing They Can’t Do
By Lauren Rearick The record-breaking accolades for February’s Map of the Soul: 7, the newest studio album from BTS, continue. Tonight, the boys of BTS won the VMA for Best Pop, earning a moon person for Map single, “On.” The septuplet beat out other nominees in the Best Pop category including Halsey, the Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift. Of course, the win wasn’t lost on members of ARMY, the always supportive BTS fanbase. Many took to social media, sharing messages of support, and a lot of emotions. “BTS WON BEST POP IM CRYING,” one fan tweeted. While another Twitter user noted that yep, the boys are in fact sweeping tonight’s awards. It has been a pretty busy night for the Bangtan Boys, as they started off the show with a win for Best...
boiish Drop Tech House Remix of VenessaMichaels and Kaleena Zanders’ “Creme Brûlée”
Last month, VenessaMichaels and Kaleena Zanders made waves with their tasty summertime single “Creme Brûlée.” In an effort to keep the sun shining as we approach the end of the season, the duo released a remix EP featuring four spins of their signature dish. Included in the collection of tunes is a new tech house remix from Miami duo boiish. While the original was more suited for a sunny day by the pool, boiish crafted the soundtrack for what happens when the sun goes down. Reminiscent of packed dance-floors lit up by nothing but LED screens and lasers, the bouncing beat brings the sound of their hometown to life. VenessaMichaels and Kaleena Zanders gave a special shoutout to boiish after their remix was featured at the top of Spotify‘s Dance Rising playlist—the...
“I’m Remixing a Car”: Matthew Dear Harnesses Sounds of the Mustang Mach-E for New Electronic Song
The multi-talented Matthew Dear has found inspiration from an unexpected source for his latest release. Known for experimenting with his work, the Motor City native used sounds from the Ford Motor Company‘s all-electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, for a new electronic track titled “New Breed (The Mustang Mach-E Remix).” He sets the scene immediately with an introduction featuring the sounds of the car traveling down a road. As listeners race towards the checkered flag, he swerves between a steady futuristic beat and robotic vocals to create a soundscape dripping with retro-futurism imagery. While working with a car company on a track is surprising in and of itself, Dear actually went as far as to say his experience with Ford was one of his favorites a...
TRIVIUM Pays Tribute To POWER TRIP’s RILEY GALE With ‘Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)’ Cover (Video)
TRIVIUM paid tribute to POWER TRIP frontman Riley Gale by performing a cover version of the latter band’s song “Executioner’s Tax (Swing Of The Axe)” during a livestreamed concert on Saturday, August 29. The free show was streamed on TRIVIUM singer/guitarist Matt Heafy‘s Twitch channel live from the band’s rehearsal space in Orlando and can now be seen below. In addition to a new and limited-edition merch drop, the set was filled with deep cuts that fans may never have seen live before. Featured songs: 01) 01:25 – Bending The Arc Of Fear 02) 06:40 – A Skyline’s Severance 03) 12:10 – Ascendancy 04) 19:30 – Like Callisto To A Star In Heaven 05) 26:40 – Detonation 06) 33:20 – No Way To Heal 07) 41:10 – Scatter...
EXODUS Is In Pre-Production For Long-Awaited New Album
EXODUS has commenced the pre-production for its long-awaited new album. The San Francisco Bay Area thrashers’ next disc will be the follow-up to 2014’s “Blood In Blood Out”, which was their first release since the departure of the group’s lead singer of nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of Steve “Zetro” Souza, who previously fronted EXODUS from 1986 to 1993 and from 2002 to 2004. Last month, Souza told Rock Immortal Productions‘ “Rock Talk” live interview series about the musical direction of the new EXODUS material: “I know what you guys know, and I’ve heard nothing. But I have had conversations with [guitarist Gary Holt] and [drummer] Tom Hunting, and they assure me it’s really special [and] it’s real...
ADRIAN SMITH Says IRON MAIDEN’s Three-Guitarist Setup ‘Really Works Well’
In a new interview with the “My Planet Rocks” show on Planet Rock guitarist Adrian Smith of IRON MAIDEN spoke about the British metal legends expanding to the three-guitarist team of Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers after Janick remained with the band when Smith rejoined in 1999. Adrian said: “Yeah, it could have gone horribly wrong, couldn’t it? I mean, imagine that with three Yngwies [Malmsteen] or three Ritchie Blackmores. It wouldn’t work. “Dave and I go way back. At first, maybe I thought that Jan and I would do half a set each or something. But Steve [Harris, bass] came up with this mad idea. He suggested to them to have three guitarists. I’d like to have been in the room when he said that. But we tried it out. “We went down to Portug...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s JESSE LEACH: ‘If There Ever Was Time For A Revolution, That Time Is Now’
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Jesse Leach has blasted the “deceptive, corrupt and opportunistic government” for using “disinformation and propaganda tactics” to keep the population “in a state of paranoia and hysteria.” Earlier today (Sunday, August 30), Leach took to his Instagram account to write: “One of the single most centering and incredible feelings is musical performance. When the audience is right there with you giving you back every ounce of energy it is true communion. I am grateful to have experienced this with thousands of people around the world. What a privilege and an honor. I look forward to the day I am able to do this again. Until that time let us all stay strong and vigilant! “Let us all take care of each other amidst a decepti...
Lady Gaga Makes a Splash With Chromatica Medley in VMAs Performance
Meteorologists may have predicted a mostly sunny Sunday in New York City, but nobody could’ve prepared them for the storm that was coming. To win over Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande made an absolute splash with their debut performance of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit and seven-time VMA-nominated single “Rain on Me” during Gaga’s high-energy Chromatica medley performance. During one of the first socially-distanced award shows of its kind, the two pop powerhouses joined other performers in trying to figure out how exactly they’d win over audiences worldwide while still being conscious of the pandemic. And the pair did just that… in masks. Gaga started the medley with some killer group choreo and “911” before Grande appeared from the Chromatica backdrop. The tw...
