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Hardy Strictly Bluegrass Announces Relief Fund for Roots Musicians in the Bay Area
The long-running Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival is shifting to a digital format this year and is now accepting applications from local musicians within the American roots music ecosystem in the Bay Area. The fund includes $450,000 for individual musicians’ relief and additional support for local music venues and their workers, part of a large $1.5 million charitable effort. “As we were weighing what do, there was a sense that we had to do something this year and not just take 2020 off because of the pandemic,” says Mick Hellman, whose father investment banker Warren Hellman created the free bluegrass festival in Golden Gate Park in 2001. “My family went all in on the festival following my father’s passing (in 2011) and the festival has grown to ov...
CNCO Dishes on New Single ‘Beso’ & Their ‘Cool’ 2020 VMAs Performance
CNCO is days away from making their first-ever mainstage performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards but first, they have released new music for their beloved CNCOwners. On Friday (Aug. 28), the Latin boy band dropped their latest single “Beso,” flaunting their musical growth and maturity in the lyrics and infectious rhythms. “We had this song recorded about two years ago,” Christopher Velez tells Billboard. “Time passed, we recorded it, changed the beat, and fixed the little things that we didn’t like. It was a cool and very long process but we really loved the end result. It is a giant step for CNCO.” On Sunday (Aug. 31), the group, composed by Velez, Richard Camacho, Joel Pimentel, Erick Brian Colon, and Joel Pimentel, will debut the song at the VMAs, marking the first tim...
US Music Venues Will Light Up Red on Sept. 1 to Demand Passage of The Restart Act
Music venues across the U.S. will bathe their facilities in red light on Tuesday evening to encourage Congress to pass the Restart Act, which would provide much-needed assistance for millions of Americans who have lost income due to the pandemic. Spearheaded by the #WeMakeEvents coalition, the #RedAlertRESTART campaign seeks to bring awareness to the dire situation live music faces if Capitol Hill does not supply support for venues that have been shuttered since mid-March in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. From 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. PST on Tuesday night, music venues nationwide will be lit red to highlight that the live events industry is on red alert for its survival. The campaign is also coming out in support of ExtendPUA.org, which is lobbying for the continuation ...
India Shawn and Anderson .Paak Are “Movin’ On” with New Single and Video: Stream
One of the smoothest voices in Los Angeles has linked up with one of the smokiest: India Shawn has shared her new song “Movin’ On” featuring Anderson .Paak. It comes with a wacky music video that marks .Paak’s directorial debut. A former member of the Full Circle songwriting team, Shawn is a veteran ghostwriter with cuts for Akon (“Take It Down Low”), Monica (“Without You”), Diddy & Dirty Money (“Your Love”), Chris Brown (“Trumpet Lights”), Keri Hilson (“Way You Love Me”), and more. Now, she’s focusing on her solo career. “Movin’ On’” features production from D’Mile and a beat made up of staccato bursts of horns. Lyrically, the song is a self pep talk. “I’m in my bag, sometimes it’s like that,” Shawn begins, “Get yourself out of the blues.” For his part, .Paak contributes jazzy r...
Bizzy Banks Is Stylish and “Extra Sturdy” on New Single: Stream
Bizzy Banks is the latest up-and-comer in Brooklyn’s drill scene, and it’s hard to argue that he doesn’t deserve the praise he’s been getting. Just in case there was any doubt, though, Banks has dropped a brand new single called “Extra Sturdy” where he proves his weight in words and flair. This is the latest track Banks has shared from his upcoming mixtape, G.M.T.O. (Get Money Take Over) Vol. 1, which comes out on September 4th via Atlantic. The 21-year-old rapper previously dropped the single “Movies” earlier this summer as well as the song “Don’t Start Pt. 2”. Editors’ Picks In the music video for “Extra Sturdy”, Banks can be seen rapping along to the track in a series of different locations. There’s a lot of great shots, but arguably the best ones feature Banks in a slew of stando...
Extreme Metal Stalwarts Enslaved, Kataklysm, and Ihsahn All Release New Singles: Stream
Renowned extreme-metal acts Enslaved, Kataklysm, and Ihsahn all released new singles with accompanying music videos on Friday (August 28th), delivering a thunderous dose of new music to metalheads everywhere. Norwegian metal veterans Enslaved have unleashed “Urjotun” as the third single from their upcoming album Utgard, due October 2nd via Nuclear Blast. “The lyrical idea for ‘Urjotun’ had been spinning around in the chaos in the back of my head for quite a while, when Ivar sent me the riff-demo last autumn,” stated Enslaved singer Grutle Kjellson of the song. “I knew instantly that this was it, the very soundtrack of the rise of the primeval giant, the Urjotun! Our mutual love and fascination for that early krautrock scene and for bands like Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk, finally fully as...
Patoranking – Odo Bra ft. King Promise
Here is a brand new piece of music from Patoranking – ‘Odo Bra’ ft. King Promise mp3 download out now! Nigerian dancehall star Patoranking drops this new record titled ‘Odo Bra‘ featuring King Promise taken from his new album ‘Three‘. This is Patoranking’s third studio album and it comes a year after ‘Wilmer’ in 2019. ‘Three’ has 12 new songs apart from ‘Abule‘ that was previously released as a lead single. Featured artistes on the album include Sauti Sol, King Promise, Tiwa Savage and Flavour. Listen to Patoranking – ‘Odo Bra’ ft. King Promise below and share! https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Patoranking_-_Odo_Bra_ft_King_Promise_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined w...
Reunion Update: Are Juliette And Sam Still Siesta Key ‘Official’?
Kelsey may have screamed, “You don’t f*cking like Sam” at Juliette during the Siesta Key finale, but the “new kingdom” is still going strong. Following the season finale — where Juliette and Sam made it “official” and then had an “insane” Valentine’s Day with one very lavish present (aka a Cartier diamond watch) — Juliette dished about where she stands with Sam right now. “It’s going so good — he met my parents last night!” she gushed to the gang, who gathered virtually at the first-ever SK reunion. “They loved him.” So could the two begin cohabitating anytime soon? “I won’t officially move in with someone until I’m engaged,” Juliette asserted, after Chloe ins...
Bop Shop VMA Edition: Songs From Blackpink, Taylor Swift, And More
Blackpink ft. Selena Gomez: “Ice Cream” Blackpink, VMA-nominated for Best Group, are serving us another mega pop-star collab, only this time, it’s sweet and screams, “Ice Cream.” Selena Gomez joins Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo, and Rosé in a pastel-saturated playground with a different flavor than other recent Blackpink tracks like “How You Like That” and “Kill This Love.” It’s a flirty, fun, and refreshing taste; Gomez and our leading ladies are addictive on this end-of-summer bop, so run, don’t walk, to their truck and help yourself to all of this delicious treat. And once you’re there, good luck getting “ice cream chillin’, chillin’ ice cream, chillin’” out of your head. Enjoy! —Daniel Head You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating shoul...
BTS Want The Disco-Pop Fun Of ‘Dynamite’ To ‘Be Your Energy’
The end of summer might be in sight, but BTS are keeping those sunny days alive. Their latest single, “Dynamite,” premiered last week, bringing a warm, infectious pop tune bolstered by a disco beat — the kind of song that can extend summer by another month or so. And as the group tells MTV News, its bright music is only half the message. “It’s a really fun disco-pop track about doing what we can do, even when things don’t work out as planned,” RM said. J-Hope added an additional splash of goodwill: “We hope this song can be your energy.” The vocals on the sparkling track range from soaring hooks to RM’s more grounded baritone, capturing the full range of expression. “I am kind of in charge of English here, so in many parts of this...
Pasquale Rotella Confirms 2021 Postponement of Insomniac Festivals Due to COVID-19
Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella took to social media today to share some devastating—if unsurprising—news about the future of his company’s wildly popular dance music festivals in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando, and Dreamstate SoCal have all officially been tabled, biting the bullet amid a relentless pandemic that continues to throttle the music community at large. They will now all be planned for unannounced 2021 dates. “As you might have imagined after we moved EDC Las Vegas to May 2021, we will be shifting Nocturnal Wonderland, Escape Psycho Circus, EDC Orlando & Dreamstate SoCal to 2021 as well,” he wrote via Instagram. “While this year has been full of ups and downs, it’s somethi...
