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DJ Snake and Malaa’s B2B Virtual DJ Set is Now Live
After announcing their virtual B2B DJ set yesterday, DJ Snake and Malaa are now live. It’s a rarity when two of France’s most illustrious dance music producers join forces, so this performance could be one for the books. You can tune into the monumental joint DJ set below. FOLLOW DJ SNAKE: Facebook: facebook.com/djsnake.frTwitter: twitter.com/djsnakeInstagram: instagram.com/djsnakeSpotify: spoti.fi/2Ydtfoq FOLLOW MALAA: Facebook: facebook.com/malaamusicTwitter: twitter.com/MalaamusicInstagram: instagram.com/malaamusicSpotify: spoti.fi/2X7DZnt
Arts Council England Confirms Dance Music Events are Eligible for £1.57 Billion Relief Package
In a major win for a dance music culture throttled by the impact of COVID-19, Arts Council England has confirmed that the country’s nightlife sector will be eligible to receive financial support from the government’s unprecedented £1.57 billion rescue package. According to a report by the Evening Standard, the initial announcement of the package made an ambiguous mention of “live music venues,” which drew the ire of the region’s clubbing sector. The announcement led to the formulation of the Fatboy Slim-backed “#LetUsDance” initiative, which pressured the UK Government to acknowledge the electronic dance music scene as an explicit beneficiary of the relief package. After many of dance music’s corps d’elite sent formal letters to Me...
MTV Adds “Best Quarantine Performance” Category to VMA’s, DJ D-Nice Nominated for #DanceTogether
Back in March 2020, when COVID-19 was roaring its ugliest head, DJ D-Nice hosted his “Homeschool at Club Quarantine” show on Instagram Live. Offering a serendipitous glimmer of positivity by funneling an at-home dance party to living rooms all over the globe, the New York City-based DJ and hip-hop artist performed for 9 hours straight on March 21st. The unprecedented livestream attracted a staggering 100,000 viewers, including Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Michelle Obama, and Mark Zuckerberg, among many others. The show ultimately became a prescient harbinger for the lockdown age, signaling the start of an inescapable and increasingly robust live music streaming landscape. Ahead of its iconic Video Music Awards show, MTV has announced two new categories designed t...
KARRA Shines Light on Importance of Vocalists in EDM Following Toxic Livestream Comments
As one of the most prolific vocalists in the electronic dance music scene, Karra‘s contributions to the culture at large are innumerable. With an expansive discography of solo hits and major collaborations, including those with KSHMR, NERVO, Sam Feldt, Jason Ross, and Ghastly, among many others, Karra’s powerful voice is a ubiquitous force in the music production world, streaming landscape, and live music arena. Following a recent livestreamed performance on Insomniac TV called “Infinite Skies,” Karra took to Twitter to bemoan a litany of toxic, disrespectful comments about her. Addressing the vitriol in a series of tweets, she illuminated just how vital she is to the modern EDM zeitgeist. “Last night the EDM community really showed me how much they ...
JOE SATRIANI Releases Animated Music Video For ‘Yesterday’s Yesterday’
Joe Satriani has released an animated video for “Yesterday’s Yesterday”, a song off his latest album, “Shapeshifting”. The clip was directed by Joe‘s son, ZZ Satriani, who also shot and directed the last video from “Shapeshifting”, “Nineteen Eighty”, in addition to filming, editing, directing and producing the critically acclaimed Satriani documentary film “Beyond The Supernova”. When asked about the process this time around, ZZ confesses: “First off, it was a fun challenge during these strange times of quarantine. We live in different cities, so Joe had to set up the lights, green screen, and camera, and film the video on his own.” He continues: “Once I put together the footage, I knew I had to add a...
KILL THE LIGHTS Feat. Ex-BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Drummer: ‘The Sinner’ Album Due In August
KILL THE LIGHTS, the band featuring former members of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, STILL REMAINS and THROW THE FIGHT, will release its debut album, “The Sinner”, on August 21 via Fearless Records. The official music video for the new track “Through The Night” can be seen below. “The song very personally hits home for me,” shares singer James Clark. “I have struggled for the longest time with anxiety and depression and ‘Through the Night’ is a snapshot of what is going through the mind of someone struggling with these types of mental health issues. The song takes you on a roller coaster ride and captures the ups and downs of someone carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders, going from happy and energetic one minute to being paraly...
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Drummer CHARLIE ENGEN Says He Has Seen A ‘Crazy Change’ In IVAN MOODY Since He First Played With The Band
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Charlie “The Engine” Engen says that he has seen a “crazy change” in singer Ivan Moody since he was named the replacement for FIVE FINGER‘s original drummer, Jeremy Spencer, in the fall of 2018. Moody became sober in March 2018 after publicly struggling with alcohol addiction and nearly dying at one point from an alcohol-related seizure. Ivan went through several onstage meltdowns, was sent home from tour twice and tried rehab five times before the last time finally stuck. Asked in a new interview with Minnesota Drummer if he has seen a change in Moody since he first played with the group two years ago, Engen said: “[I’ve seen a] crazy change in Ivan since the first time I met him till now… When I went down and start...
SEBASTIAN BACH Says Being Labeled ‘Hair Metal’ Gets Under His Skin
Sebastian Bach has taken issue with the label “hair metal,” saying that the the pejorative term was coined in the late 1990s as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Earlier today, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider tweeted out a link to an article about an upcoming compilation album from the pioneering British glam rock band SLADE. In an accompanying message, Dee wrote: “THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN OF 80’S HAIR METAL!! This band inspired so many of us!! @slade SLADE, will compile all their global successes in ‘CUM ON FEEL THE HITZ'” A short time later, the former SKID ROW frontman, who is friends with Snider, chimed in, writing: “Is there really anybody in the world who really calls themselves a fan of ”8...
Hear Billie Eilish’s Beautifully Eerie New Song ‘My Future’
After teasing “my future” since last week, Billie Eilish finally released her beautifully eerie new song. Starting off as a jazz ballad, the song kicks into quicker gear that causes you to bounce as Eilish’s vocals float on about self-love. “I’ve changed my plans / ‘Cause I’m in love with my future / Can’t wait to meet her / And I’m in love / But not with anybody else / Just want to get to know myself,” she sings before the tempo picks up. The singer’s brother/producer/co-writer Finneas revealed in March that they were working on new material. “We’ve started working on the new album, and I think the best thing we can do is stay out of our own way,” he told Vulture. “The first album was pretty pure in its intention. We didn’t set out to write a darling album. Our only target ...
Tracy Morgan & Wife Megan Wollover Are Separating
Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Looks like love in this day and age just doesn’t seem to hold up as well as in decades past (damn social media!). After only five years of wedded bliss, Tracy Morgan and his wife, Megan Wollover have filed for divorce according to PEOPLE. The surprise split comes 8 years after The Last O.G. star announced he was happily engaged to Wollover while on the red carpet of the Emmy’s in 2012. It took a few years but the couple finally walked down the aisle in 2015, 14 months months after the 51-year-old comedian survived a horrific highway crash that led to Morgan getting a whopping $90 million settlement from Walmart after one of it’s trucks slammed into his tour bus. Though with that paper you’d think it would’ve been an extravagant wedding, but it turned out to be...
R. Kelly Claims He Isn’t Getting A Fair Trial Due To Anonymous Jury
Source: R. Kelly Big Jam 2012 in Chicago Chicago, Illinois – 16.11.12 Featuring: R. Kelly Where: IL, United States When: 16 Nov 2012 Credit: WENN R. Kelly is still trying to work his way out of a possible prison sentence anyway he can. He says the court’s game of hide and go seek isn’t giving him a proper shot to build his defense. As exclusively reported by Bossip the “Step In The Name Of Love” singer is calling foul in his child pornography case. His legal defense team claims that the feds aren’t playing fair by keeping the identities of the juror panel anonymous. To hear the court tell it Robert has a long history of harassing individuals who have influence on his court decisions. Additionally it has long been rumored he paid off the family of the minor he was seen on tape having s...
J. Cole & Puma To Drop The RS-Dreamer Silhouette This Weekend
Source: Puma / PUMA Months after J. Cole previewed his Puma Sky Dreamer signature sneaker, the N.C. MC returns with his first basketball silhouette which will no doubt have his hardcore day ones flocking to the spot to pick up a pair. Puma and Cole’s new RS-Dreamer was built with the basketball court in mind as it utilizes the “RS foam” to give ballers some comfort while terrorizing their opponents on the court. The new sneakers will even feature the “DREAMER” logo to let everyone know that these joints are J. Cole certified. “When said out loud, all the best dreams sound crazy. Dreamer was created with the belief that, still, we must follow ours, no matter how unachievable they may seem to others.” “Over the years, basketball shoes have progressed greatly in their level of techn...
