Say what you want about Jordin Sparks’s bouncy new single “Red Sangria,” but she made some points when she said, “I’m still on your playlist / You can’t breathe with no air / Yeah, you been suffocated.” Sparks may shout out her 2008 hit “No Air,” but the American Idol days are more than 13 years behind her, and her first solo release in five years is teeming with confidence and fun. “Red Sangria” is as delicious as its boozy namesake, with choral shout-backs and verses mixed with a shot of self-love. The video, which features Grown-ish’s Francia Raisa, is a kick-back dance-party that matches the song in saccharine celebration. —Carson Mlnarik You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power....
The set is also their first Billboard 200 top 10. Glass Animals nab their first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart, as Dreamland bows atop the list dated Aug. 22. Dreamland debuts with 60,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 43,000 units were via album sales. The England-based band previously reached a No. 2 high on the chart with Dreamland‘s predecessor, How to Be a Human Being, in September 2016. The new LP’s count of 17,000 streaming equivalent units is the best for a rock album since the chart dated Feb. 29, when Tame Impala‘s The Slow Rush opened with 30,000 of its overall 110,000 units from streaming. Dreamland also starts at No. 2 on Alternative Albums, equaling How to...
An attempt to spite the vegans went very, very wrong for James Blunt. Chatting with Jessie Ware on her Table Manners podcast, the singer revealed that he actually developed scurvy while eating an all-meat diet during his time at the University of Bristol in the 1990s. “On the sociology side of things there were 170 girls and only three boys, of which all the girls were vegetarian or vegans,” he explained. “So out of principle, I decided I’d become a carnivore and just lived on mince, some chicken, maybe with some mayonnaise.” “And it took me about six to eight weeks to get very unhealthy and see a doctor, who then said, ‘I think you’ve got the symptoms of scurvy,'” he continued. Scurvy, often associated with pirates who wouldn’t find nourishment out at se...
The song is the list’s first newly released leader since April. Machine Gun Kelly and Blackbear‘s “My Ex’s Best Friend” becomes the first new song in nearly four months to top Billboard‘s Rock Streaming Songs chart, debuting atop the Aug. 22-dated tally. The track, released Aug. 7, bows with 6.2 million U.S. streams in its first week, ending Aug. 13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. “Friend” is the first first-time leader on Rock Streaming Songs since Twenty One Pilots‘ “Level of Concern” started atop the list dated April 25. Since then, the No. 1 spot was exchanged between “Level of Concern” and Journey‘s 1981 classic “Don’t Stop Believin'”; in that span, “Concern” ruled f...
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion have hosted a “WAP”-ping celebration of female sexuality with $1 million cash prizes after their collaboration debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated Aug. 22). And the music video attracted more than 120 million YouTube views (at publishing time of this piece), reeling in tributes to icons before them and ushering in new hotties to join them at the playful, splashy zoo-like house. “WAP” is being heralded as an empowering anthem and visual for Black women who unabashedly take the reins of their own narrative, one that’s typically untold or degraded in an industry ravaged by misogynoir, and paint their own watercolor picture of success with every color in the book. So to keep the celebration of “WAP” go...
Ozzy Osbourne has blasted Donald Trump‘s coronavirus response, saying that America’s 45th president is “acting like a fool.” The legendary heavy metal singer made his comments after more than 5.5 million Americans have been infected and at least 174,255 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The country’s seven-day average for daily deaths has topped 1,000 for at least 24 days in a row. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy said: “In my lifetime, I’ve never known anything like this. It’s getting worse, not better. And this guy’s acting like a fool. I don’t really like to talk politics that much, but I’ve got to say what I feel with this guy. There’s not much hope left. Maybe he’s got a trick up his ...
For the first time ever, STYX has released its 14th album, “Cyclorama”, on all download and streaming platforms starting today via BMG. Originally released in 2003 on Sanctuary/CMC International, “Cyclorama” was the band’s last full-length studio album of all-original material prior to the June 2017 release of “The Mission”. It was produced by Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, and the late Gary Loizzo (an integral member of the STYX production team dating back to 1974), and it contains such enduring tracks like “One With Everything”, “Yes I Can”, “Killing The Thing That You Love”, “More Love For The Money” and “Fields Of The Brave”. “Cyclorama” was re-released in 2004 v...
QUIET RIOT‘s Frankie Banali has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The drummer passed away last night (Thursday, August 20) at the age of 68. Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued playing live as long as he could. Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made the continuation on a clinical trial impossible. He ultimately lost the fight at 7:18 p.m. on August 20 in Los Angeles surrounded by his wife and daughter. Frankie is survived by his devoted wife Regina, loving daughter Ashley, many dear friends, dedicated fans, and a menagerie of rescue animals, all of whom are family. He was a longtime advocate for ...
Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER), Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT), Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, SONS OF APOLLO), Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO), Ron Keel (KEEL) and BULLETBOYS are among the musicians who have reacted to the passing of QUIET RIOT‘s Frankie Banali. The drummer died last night (Thursday, August 20) after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68 years old. Frankie was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer on April 17, 2019 and given six months to live. He put up an inspiringly brave and courageous 16-month battle to the end and continued playing live as long as he could. Standard chemotherapy stopped working and a series of strokes made the continuation on a clinical trial impossible. He ultimately lost the fight at 7:18 ...
Source: Tom Pennington / Getty Covid-19 is still a very real thing but some folks refuse to cooperate. One person found out the hard way that they need to keep move mouth and nose covered. As spotted on The Daily News a brawl erupted during a recent American Airlines voyage. On Thursday, August 20 flight 1665 experience some turbulence within the cabin. According to several sources a passenger did not care to wear a mask after boarding the craft. Naturally this was noticed by others on the plane which quickly led to a confrontation. Unfortunately the back and forth got physical and said person got hands put on her. In video footage captured by another passenger two women are seeing throwing blows and then falling into a row. Another woman tries to interject but is unlucky in her attem...
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z has been coined as Hip-Hop’s first billionaire and that status is very much solidified, even as he continues to drop verses here and there. In a recent photo, Hov was seen walking alongside Twitter’s Jack Dorsey in the Hamptons although the nature of the gathering is unknown. TMZ and the Daily Mail obtained snaps from the paparazzi that showed the rapper born Shawn Carter alongside Dorsey along with a small gathering of friends. It clearly wasn’t a typical business meetup as all the men in tow were dressed down to casual fits and seemingly engaged in normal banter. Dorsey and Jay-Z are somewhat connected after the Square founder and CEO donated millions to Meek Mill and Hov’s Reform Alliance initiative this past spring. Hov also name-dropped Dorsey on the ...
Source: Nike / Nike/Jordan Brand If you are into footwear then most likely you have purchased some releases through hand to hand transactions. A movie will give us a deeper look into the happenings of flipping the drip. As spotted on Hype Beast a new film is being curated centered around the world of aftermarket sneakers. According to the article the project will be starring Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson and Straight Outta Compton‘s O’Shea Jackson Jr. Ian Edelman of How To Make It In America fame will be writing and directing the effort. Additionally comedian Kevin Hart and NBA all-star Chris Paul are listed as producers. Titled American Sole the flick will follow the day to day of two college students that are over their heads in debt. To get their fund...