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Robin Schulz Turned Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Sun Is Shining” Into a Dance Music Smash
Robin Schulz will “make you want to move your dancing feet” with his new remix of the Bob Marley and the Wailers classic “Sun Is Shining.” Arriving in the peak of summer, Schulz puts a pep in the step of this near 50-year old cut. A swirl of filtered pianos unfurls into a cadence of tropical soundscapes and warm guitar chords that will leave you wanting to dance the day away. Robin Schulz has demonstrated a knack for reimagining songs of the past with a modern day dance music spin, most notably with his song “Sugar” with Francesco Yates, which incorporated the lyrics from Baby Bash‘s “Suga Suga.” With his latest effort, Schulz’s approach remains similarly well thought out, preserving much of the original reggae elements...
A “Rave-in-a-Box” Clubbing Experience is Launching in Manchester
The creators of club night La Discothèque have announced a new clubbing experience designed to safely adhere to social distancing guidelines. Puffin Box will create a “rave-in-a-box” style experience for a limited number of guests looking to safely enjoy a night out at the club. Taking place at Hilton House in Manchester, five boxes will dot the club floor, each creating a controlled environment for up to eight guests. Each Puffin Box session will last around 90-minutes. The sessions will be soundtracked by live performing DJs as well as takeovers by DJ collectives. The boxes are built to simulate a night out, each equipped with furniture, refreshments, and, of course, space to dance. Following each session, the boxes will be cleaned to ensure public health safety is maintained...
Tom Morello, Los Van Van, Ozomatli & 60 More to Perform at Concert for Cuba
The two-day event to honor Cuban doctors will stream July 18-19. Cuban artists including Los Van Van and Alexander Abreu, plus Tom Morello, Michael McDonald and Ozomatli are among 60 acts that will join together for a free two-night concert to honor Cuba’s doctors. The Concert for Cuba is a two-night, six-hour streaming festival set for this weekend (July 18-19). It will rally to garner a Nobel Prize for the international efforts of Cuban medical professionals during the pandemic and advocate for the end of the U.S. embargo while showcasing performances by Cuban artists and international acts who will lend their support for the event’s messages. Other artists — including Orquesta Aragon, Mezcla, Síntesis, Dayramir Gonzalez, Omara Portuondo and Orquesta Failde — will perform fro...
Big Sean Remembers Naya Rivera in Emotional Tribute: ‘I’m Still Grieving and in Shock’
Big Sean is “still grieving and in shock” following the death of his ex-fiancé Naya Rivera. The 32-year-old “Bounce Back” rapper took to social media late Friday (July 17) to share a moving tribute to Rivera, who recently died from an accidental drowning in Southern California. “Rest In Peace Naya, God Bless your Soul! Thank you for blessing us all with your talent and presence,” Sean captioned photos of Rivera on Instagram. “you are a hero! Not just because of how you saved your son, also because of the barriers you knocked down for so many people to make them feel confident in themselves and to stand tall and be proud when they couldn’t achieve that on their own. Rivera, 33, went missing on July 8 after renting a boat in Lake Piru with her 4-year...
August Alsina Revisits Past Relationship With Jada Pinkett Smith on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio
Lil Wayne welcomed fellow New Orleans native August Alsina to the season one finale of Young Money Radio, where the two artists revisited Alsina’s widely publicized past relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith. Alsina, who appeared on the Apple Music program Friday (July 17) to promote his third album, The Product III: State of Emergency, made headlines recently after Pinkett Smith confirmed that she and the singer were romantically involved during her separation from Will Smith. The 27-year-old “No Love” singer admitted to Weezy that he will always have feelings for Pinkett Smith — who described her relationship with Alsina as an “entanglement” during an episode of her Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk — and that the ordeal has changed his life for ...
Mariah Carey, Ice Cube, Paul McCartney and More Remember John Lewis
The music community is mourning the loss of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, who died Friday night (July 17) after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Following his death, many artists took to social media to remember Lewis, who was the last last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. He is best perhaps known for leading hundreds of protesters in the Bloody Sunday march in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. “Today we have lost a heroes’ Hero.. Thank you God for John Lewis’s life of service. Let us continue to try to walk his walk of truth. Rest in Power,” Mariah Carey wrote on Twitter. Other artists paying tribute to Lewis included Paul McCartney, Ice Cube, Lecrae, Katy Perry, Stevie Van...
LACUNA COIL’s CRISTINA SCABBIA Blasts 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories: ‘That Is The Stupidest Thing I’ve Heard My Whole Life’
LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia has blasted people who promote the conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 pandemic is part of a strategy conceived by global elites — such as Bill Gates — to roll out vaccinations with tracking chips that would later be activated by 5G, the technology used by cellular networks. “Don’t get sucked into this stupid, stupid news,” Cristina said during a July 14 Twitch chat with her followers. “When we talk about a conspiracy — a conspiracy for what? You tell me, because everyone I talk to online about this so-called conspiracy, they can’t give me an explanation. And as per science, if you can’t prove it’s the way you’re saying it, it’s not true. So if you’re telling me that the 5G is connected to the v...
England To Allow Indoor Concerts Starting In August
England will begin allowing indoor performances with socially distanced audiences next month. United Kingdom prime minster Boris Johnson said at a press conference on Friday: “From 1 August, we will restart live indoor performances to a live audience subject to the success of pilots, and we will pilot larger gatherings, with a view to a wider reopening in the autumn… From October, we intend to bring back audiences in stadia and to allow conferences and other business events to recommence. These changes have to be made in a covid-secure way subject to pilots.” U.K. culture secretary Oliver Dowden said in a statement: “The UK’s performing arts sector is renowned across the world and I am pleased that we are making real progress in getting its doors reopened to t...
Slow Decay – The Acacia Strain
RATING: 8.5/10 With their 20th anniversary looming over the horizon in 2021, THE ACACIA STRAIN deserve a robust slap on the back for sticking to their guns for such a long time, without ever exhibiting the slightest interest in compromise. Perhaps the most intriguing thing about the band is how they have nimbly and consistently sidestepped the overtly generic, focusing instead on the incremental evolution of their own, subtly distinctive blend of deathly metalcore. Even as far back as early classics like 2008’s “Continent”, Vincent Bennett‘s crew were making the opposition sound a little halfhearted, but even by their own furious standards, last year’s “It Comes In Waves” album was a startling statement of renewed intent; one widely hailed as the b...
ASHBA’s Debut Single To Feature Guest Appearance By CALI TUCKER
The debut single from ASHBA, the solo project of former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba, will feature a guest appearance by Cali Tucker, the daughter of country music singer LaCosta Tucker and niece of country music legend Tanya Tucker. ASHBA‘s first full-length effort, which will include “different singers from different genres on every song,” will arrive later in the year via Edgeout Records/Universal Music Group/UMe. On Friday, Ashba took to his Instagram to post a short behind-the-scenes clip and photos from the video shoot for his new single, and he included the following message: “ASHBA Update: Great news for The Abducted!! My debut single is coming soon featuring Cali Tucker on vocals! She crushes this track! Here’s a few cl...
Win Butler Shares New Music Snippet and ‘Message of Unity and Hope’ With Fans
We’ve been receiving mixed messages between Will and Win Butler in regards to Arcade Fire’s new album, but early Saturday morning Win shared a 45-second song snippet via Instagram story that could be previewing his band’s new material. The series of clips show hands on a mixing board washed in an infrared filter as music streams in the background. The frontman opted to caption the video with ab uplifting message to fans rather than explaining what we’re listening to. “These are the strangest times . . . and everyone is going through stress and pain for a huge variety of reasons,” he wrote. “I just want to send a message of unity and hope that all the forces trying to keep us apart won’t be successful.” “Until the world is made whole. One body one soul. [Heart emoji] Win,” he concluded his ...
The Chicks Call Harvey Weinstein Encounter ‘One of the Scariest Meetings We’ve Ever Had’
The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks) have revealed a terrifying encounter with Harvey Weinstein. While talking with the Guardian, the band recalled a time when the disgraced movie mogul verbally abused the female directors of their 2006 documentary, Shut Up and Sing. The film, which was produced by Weinstein, followed the backlash the trio received after criticizing George W. Bush’s Iraq War. According to the group’s multi-instrumentalist Martie Maguire, Weinstein attempted to bully the directors into ending the documentary on a happy note, which seemed ingenuine. “He was standing, screaming at them,” she divulged. “We were all dumbfounded.” Singer Natalie Maines called the incident “one of the scariest meetings we’ve ever had” and considers it one of her biggest...
