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Rudimental Enlist Anna-Marie and Tion Wayne for Infectious Single “Come Over”
Back in March, Rudimental dropped back-to-back singles, “Easy On Me” with The Martinez Brothers and “Krazy” featuring Afronaut Zu. This quick succession of releases stirred up the conversation around their fourth studio album, which is confirmed but currently has no release date. Five months later, they have returned with their latest single “Come Over” featuring Anne-Marie and Tion Wayne. “Come Over” cultivates a summertime feel with a magnificently infectious beat and two excellent features. Rudimental dive deep into their roots on this one, cooking up a UK garage track that Anne-Marie’s radio-ready vocals and Tion Wayne’s immaculate chops fit effortlessly into. The crisp percussion, soulful horns, and ...
TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING ‘Will Never Be SLAYER Again’
Kerry King‘s wife says that there will never be a SLAYER reunion. Ayesha King shot down the possibility of her husband and Tom Araya sharing the stage ever again under the SLAYER banner while responding to a fan on Instagram. After Ayesha shared three photos of Kerry holding their cat in slideshow-type Instagram post, a fan wrote: “No Tom, No SLAYER Kerry. Stop thinking SLAYER without @tomarayaofficial”. Ayesha then replied: “don’t worry, they’ll never be SLAYER again! You can rest easy”. Earlier this week, SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph confimed that he is involved in a brand new project headed up by Kerry King. The duo has spent the last few months working on music with the hopes of recording it properly once the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. B...
OZZY OSBOURNE Still Insists He Will Never Retire From Music
Despite the fact that it’s been nearly three years since he announced his latest farewell tour — dubbed “No More Tours 2” — Ozzy Osbourne continues to insist that he is not calling it quits. The legendary heavy metal singer tells U.K.’s Mirror: “You know the time when I will retire? When I can hear them nail a lid on my box. And then I’ll fucking do an encore. I’m the Prince Of Darkness.” He adds: “When you feel that audience jumping, it’s a better feeling than orgasm. It is the best love affair of my life. “The party is on, man. I feel honored people still want to see me.” “No More Tours 2” is a reference to Ozzy‘s 1992 “No More Tours” trek, which marked the first time the singer announce...
CANDLEBOX Releases First New Song In Four Years, ‘Let Me Down Easy’
Alternative rock band CANDLEBOX has released a brand new song titled “Let Me Down Easy” via Pavement Entertainment. This is the first glimpse of new material since CANDLEBOX‘s 2016 critically acclaimed album “Disappearing In Airports”, which delivered the chart-topping single, “Vexatious”, and found the band touring for over two years in support of the release. Lead singer Kevin Martin reflects on the message of the song, saying: “We’re all sinners. Ain’t a saint amongst us, and you can only hope that when your time comes it’s not a struggle, that maybe you might be lucky enough to be forgiven for your sins and allowed into the gates of heaven because you are aware — that is… if that’s what you believe in.” The t...
JAMES HETFIELD Has Written ‘Tons Of Material’ For METALLICA’s Next Album While In Quarantine
The four members of METALLICA took part in a SiriusXM “Town Hall” Thursday night (August 27) via Zoom from their respective homes. Asked how he has been spending his coronavirus downtime, frontman James Hetfield said: “For me, and I don’t wanna sound ungrateful, ’cause I know there’s a lot of people out there that are struggling because of this COVID… Where I live, it’s all service industry. And, obviously, the music industry, it’s tough — it’s taken a big hit. For us, we’re road dogs — we’ve been out on the road forever — so you’re either on the road or you’re writing. So the obvious thing is, ‘Well, we’re not on the road. Start writing.’ So, [I’ve written] tons of material. And I’m...
Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black Panther’ Star, Dies at 43
Chadwick Boseman, the actor best known for playing T’Challa in Black Panther, has died at the age of 43. An announcement on his Twitter account says that he’d been battling colon cancer since 2016. The statement said that Boseman would film in between surgeries and chemotherapy. Boseman had not publicly disclosed his diagnosis. He died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and his family by his side. Born on Nov. 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, Boseman was known for portraying many of the most important figures in Black history. In 2013, he portrayed Jackie Robinson in 42 and a year later, James Brown in Get on Up. He’d go on to play Justice Thurgood Marshall in Marshall in 2017. In 2018, Boseman would star in Black Panth...
Leonard Cohen Estate ‘Exploring Legal Action’ Over Unauthorized Use of ‘Hallelujah’
Add Leonard Cohen’s estate to the growing number of musicians and musician estates to rebuke the Trump campaign for playing their music without authorization. On Thursday night after President Donald Trump’s speech to conclude the Republican National Convention, Tori Kelly’s version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” from the Sing soundtrack blared in the background and it was also performed later in the night by opera singer Christopher Macchio. Cohen’s Estate were not pleased, saying they denied the RNC’s permission to use the song and are “exploring their legal options.” “We are surprised and dismayed that the RNC would proceed knowing that the Cohen Estate had specifically declined the RNC’s use request, and their rather brazen attempt to politicize and exploit in such an egregious m...
Trump-Loving Vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse Looking At Life In Prison After Being Charged With Murder
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse could spend the rest of his life in jail following the shooting incident that saw 2 Jacob Blake protesters lose their lives and left one person injured. TMZ obtained the criminal report that was released on Thursday (Aug.27), and it detailed what allegedly went down in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that fatal night. According to the report, Joseph Rosenbaum was the first man Rittenhouse encountered and shot after Rosenbaum reportedly threw something at him before he was fatally shot prosecutors say. Rosenbaum, who appeared to be unarmed, only threw a plastic bag at the MAGA vigilante. The report details the struggle that ensued between Rosenbaum and Rittenhouse, where Rosenbaum allegedly reached for Rittenhouse’s AR-15 before falling to groun...
‘NY Post’ Dragged For Sympathetic Coverage of Kenosha Terrorist, Criminalization of Black Victims
Source: Twitter / NY Post New York staple and tabloid newspaper the New York Post is being criticized for its depiction of domestic terrorist and Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. On Wednesday (Aug 26) just one day after the 17-year old gunman opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protestors gathered to call for justice after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the New York Post posted an article seemingly sympathizing with Rittenhouse, while criminalizing Black victims. The newspaper promoted the article sharing the news of Rittenhouse’s arrest by prominently displaying pictures of the teen cleaning up graffiti, after slandering victim Jacob Blake claiming he had a knife in his vehicle–a detail that was proven false by investigators. “Before allegedly being filmed shooting protesters du...
Revel Back: Rent-A-Scooter Service Returns To NYC BUT With Numerous Safety Rules
Source: John Lamparski / Getty Hey, New Yorkers, those Revel scooters are officially back, but there is a whole new set of safety guidelines that need to be followed before you can power one up. Yesterday (Aug.27), Revel announced that it is restoring its electric moped service in New York City. When riders open up the app and prepare to rent one of the mopeds, they will be greeted by a bevy of new protective measures designed to keep them, passengers, and others safe. One of the newest features will have riders take a selfie of themselves and their passenger wearing a helmet and uploading it through the app. Once approved, the company will turn on the moped. Don’t have a helmet? Don’t worry because Revel will gladly sell you a personal one through its website for $35 plus shipping and han...
Ty Dolla $ign ft. Nicki Minaj “Expensive,” Keke Palmer “Virgo Tendencies” & More | Daily Visuals 8.28.20
Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Though rap stars are known to ball out of control and make it rain like El Nino out chea, not many of them go out and spoil that one lucky woman in their lives, but Ty Dolla $ign seems to be an exception to that rule. For his Nicki Minaj assisted visuals to “Expensive,” Ty Dolla $ign blesses a pretty young woman with his credit card and lets her rack up on expensive attire to the point the man can build a new outhouse with all the boxes and bags she brings to his luxurious home. Talk about spreading the wealth. On the R&B tip, Keke Palmer welcomes the month of September by bigging up those who share in the 6th astrological sign and heats things up for her sultry visuals to “Virgo Tendencies.” Happy belated, Keke! Check out the rest of today’s drops ...
No ‘Useless Girl,’ Cazzu Talks Dinner With Alfonsina Storni & Feminism
The Argentine Singer released Una Niña Inutil today Rising trap artist Cazzu is in her home in Argentina, surrounded by her paintings and three cats: Mu, Elvira and Gary, a black-and-white kitty who likes to leap on her lap unannounced. Her hair is dyed red, a color that –coincidentally—matches the color scheme of the cover art of her new album, Una Niña Inútil (Useless Girl), which shows her wearing a checkered red schoolgirl skirt, with roses and masking tape covering her breasts. The album title and its contents were inspired by Diario de una niña inútil (Diary of a Useless Girl), a “diary” penned 100 years ago by Argentine feminist poet Alfonsina Storni in a subversive effort to defy the norms that dictated what women could write at the time. Cazzu, who at 26 years old has ...
