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Trini Lopez, ‘If I Had a Hammer’ and ‘Lemon Tree’ Singer, Dies of COVID-19 at 83
Trini López, the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” and appeared in the classic war movie The Dirty Dozen, has died. He was 83. López died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Palm Springs, songwriting and business partner Joe Chavira told The Hollywood Reporter. The good-natured Dallas native and son of Mexican immigrants was signed by Frank Sinatra to his Reprise Records label, and he worked with the Gibson Guitar Corp. to design a pair of signature guitars. He recorded more than 60 albums and was a popular headliner in Las Vegas. López’s version of “If I Had a Hammer,” written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. It had been...
Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola Share Their Quarantined Recording Process — And What’s Next for the Group
Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado remembers when she called her bandmate Kevin Olusola in a mild panic, as she was setting up her new home studio as the group was settling into quarantine earlier this year. “I was like, ‘Kevin, I have this, this and this. What cords am I missing? What do I need? What am I doing? Like, what is happening?,’” she now recalls, laughing. Eventually, Maldonado got her studio together, and her and Olusola — along with the other three members of Pentatonix: Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying and Matt Sallee — dived into recording their new covers EP, appropriately titled At Home. The six-song project, which was released on June 24, includes the group’s takes on Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over,” The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart,” and came a...
How Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’ Became His First No. 1 Single on the Hot 100
This year was already an incredibly fruitful one for Harry Styles on Billboard charts, thanks to the consistent success of his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Fine Line and its top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Adore You.” But now, he’s scaled to new heights – garnering his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the Fine single “Watermelon Sugar.” On the latest Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team reviews just how “Watermelon Sugar” surged from No. 7 to No. 1 on the Aug. 15-dated chart, the tune’s wild success at radio over the past few months and what helped make “Watermelon Sugar” such a smash hit. So far, since Fine Line’s release last December, the set has yet to depart the top 25 on the weekly Billboard 200 chart, and has earned over 1.6 million equivalent album units in the U.S., according...
Publisher & Songwriter Streaming Royalty Rates Headed Back to CRB for Review: What’s in the Ruling
The Copyright Royalty Board went too far when it eliminated a rate ceiling from digital streaming services’ calculation determining music songwriter and publishing royalties. That’s part of the verdict from a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion that was made public Tuesday (Aug. 11), sending the CRB ruling back to the three-judge panel that made the verdict in a 2 to 1 split decision in 2018. The overall all-in music publishing royalty rate ceiling had previously been a part of the rate formula from 2008 to 2018. But will the 44% increase in royalties stand? {“nid”:”9431493″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Appeal Ruling on Publisher Royalty Rate Hike Looks to Favor Digital Services: Sources”,”relative_path&#...
IDLES Release Video for “Model Village” Directed by Michel Gondry: Watch
English post-punk band IDLES are back with another preview of their upcoming third full-length, Ultra Mono. This one’s called “Model Village”, and it comes paired with an animated video directed by Michel Gondry (of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep fame). Today’s single boasts IDLES’ usual… Please click the link below to read the full article. IDLES Release Video for “Model Village” Directed by Michel Gondry: Watch Eli Enis 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. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back t...
Trey Anastasio Becomes Late-Night TV’s First In-Studio Guest Since March: Watch
Trey Anastasio just became late-night TV’s first in-studio guest since production was shut down in March due to the coronavirus. The Phish frontman performed “I Never Needed You Like This Before” with The Roots on The Tonight Show on Tuesday. “First live in studio guest for us,” host Jimmy Fallon… Please click the link below to read the full article. Trey Anastasio Becomes Late-Night TV’s First In-Studio Guest Since March: Watch Lake Schatz 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. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet rev...
Cardi B Joins OnlyFans
Good news, Ben Shapiro: Cardi B has joined OnlyFans. On the heels of her soaking wet video for “WAP”, Cardi has launched her own account on the popular adult subscription service. According to a press release, she’ll use the platform “to release behind the scenes content, address ongoing rumors, share glimpses… Please click the link below to read the full article. Cardi B Joins OnlyFans Alex Young 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. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
BLACKPINK Announce New Single Featuring Selena Gomez
Last month, BLACKPINK formally announced their debut studio album, due out later this fall. The K-pop megastars have now revealed they have a new single coming out August 28th, and it features a very special guest: Selena Gomez. Gomez confirmed the exciting news on Tuesday evening, uploading a colorful poster… Please click the link below to read the full article. BLACKPINK Announce New Single Featuring Selena Gomez Lake Schatz 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. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Joe Biden Picks Howard Alum & AKA Kamala Harris To Be His Vice President
Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is finally ended today with the former vice president choosing California Senator Kamala Harris. Joe Biden made the announcement Tuesday afternoon (Aug.11) following word quickly spreading that he finally made his decision that had the world waiting anxiously. In a Tweet, Biden revealed his long-awaited decision calling Harris “a fighter for the little guy” and one of the country’s “finest public servants.” The former VP also highlighted Harris’s work with his son Beau, with whom she was also good friends with. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country&#...
Kanye West The Op Accuses Dems Of “Spying” On His Campaign After Being Accused Of Fraud
Source: Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production / Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production To The US Kanye West may be on the campaign trail to cause a distraction, but that is not stopping him from accusing Democrats of sabotage after complaints of fraud were aimed at the Birthday Party’s direction. According to TMZ, Kanye West is accusing the Democratic party of hiring a private investigator to track his signature-gathering street team as part of an “organized effort of harassment and intimidation” against his candidacy, before adding that the strategy led to nothing but wasted time after efforts led to no evidence of wrong doing. In efforts to add his name to the Wisconsin ballot, West’s campaign In addit...
Singer & Asthma Sufferer Tekashi 6ix9ine Caught Riding NYC Subway Without A Mask
Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Tekashi 6ix9ine has been galavanting the streets ever since his release from house arrest, but his recent mask-free antics have annoyed New York City’s MTA for good reason. In one of his latest adventures captured on Instagram, the lace front enthusiast and two armed security guards boarded a southbound F train with disregard to the mask ordinance of the MTA. The guards wore their masks around their chins while he rode barefaced. View this post on Instagram Fuck it took the train today because I felt like it A post shared by PUNANI (@6ix9ine) on Aug 7, 2020 at 9:45am PDT To be fair, New Yorkers have been under quarantine for five months, so it may be difficult for the rugged rodents, notoriously infamous for overrunning the subway system, to ident...
Lil Gotit ft. Future “What It Was,” Drag-On “Smoke Out Freestyle” & More | Daily Visuals 8.11.20
While Future is one of the few mainstream artists holding it down for Atlanta at the moment, fellow ATLien Lil Gotit is looking to one day carry the A on his back and links up with Hendrixx to continue on that path. Linking up for the clip to “What It Was,” Gotit and Future give us what you’d expect from rap videos nowadays. A fly Lambo, a thick rump shakin’ young lady, and a big illuminated cross on a wall. Let the Illuminati conspiracy theories continue. From the future to the past, OG Ruff Ryder Drag-On continues to show and prove that he’s still got lots of gas left in the tank and in his visuals to “Smoke Out Freestyle” lets off hella bars in a smoke filled room. Was a smoke machine used or was that just the product of many, many, many blunts? Just curious. Check out the rest of today...
