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Boosie Badazz & Mo3 “One Of Them Days Again,” Lute “Life” & More | Daily Visuals 7.6.20
While 2020 has been a struggle year for the entire globe (thanks Trump), Boosie Badazz was dealing with numerous controversies of his own before the Rona even hit and still the man lives his life without a care in the world. Linking up with Mo3 for the visuals to “One Of Them Days Again,” Boosie enlists the thick talents of a young lady to rock her body to the beat while he and 3 display enough ice to keep global warming at bay in their area. That’s a lot of ice, b. Dreamville’s Lute meanwhile is taking in today’s social-political environment and for his clip to “Life” showcases the growing unrest in the streets as protestors demand social justice for victims of police brutality and seek changes to the judicial system. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed...
Seven Lions Announces New Single “Don’t Wanna Fall” with Last Heroes Out This Friday
Seven Lions has announced a new single called “Don’t Wanna Fall,” a collaboration with fellow melodic dubstep aficionados Last Heroes. The track, which features blossoming songstress HALIENE, is releasing this Friday via Seven Lions’ own Ophelia Records banner. He took to Twitter to announce the exciting news, saying he is “stoked” for the impending release. Last Heroes also turned to social media to share their excitement, writing, “This track means so much to us for a lot of reasons, and we’re beyond excited to finally be announcing it.” The rising duo has released a litany of songs on Seven Lions’ flagship imprint, perhaps most notably their September 2019 Moments EP, a 4-track stunner with all the warm, cinematic future b...
Carl Cox Announces Official Remix of deadmau5 and The Neptunes’ “Pomegranate”
Back in May, deadmau5 teamed up with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo‘s collaborative project The Neptunes for the funky single “Pomegranate.” A few days ago, the trio dropped a trippy music video for the tune filled with intergalactic, shape-shifting vehicles traveling through space. Fans who can’t get enough of the single now have something more to get excited about after Carl Cox revealed that he has an official remix of “Pomegranate” on the way. The legendary British DJ and producer shared a short clip of his rendition on Facebook and announced its release date, which you can check out below. Carl Cox’s remix of deadmau5 and The Neptunes “Pomegranate” releases this Friday, July 10th. You can pre-save the remi...
Watch Sets by Noisia, Carl Cox, Skream, Fatboy Slim, and More from VR Festival Lost Horizon
Over the weekend, fans plugged into the virtual festival Lost Horizon for a fully-interactive music event. Hosted by Beatport and the minds behind Glastonbury Festival‘s iconic “Shangri-La” experience, revelers were able to dance alongside their fellow festival-goers in full 360° using virtual reality technology. Fans were able to witness the performances using a VR headset, mobile device, or simply by watching the 2D livestream on Twitch. Those who were out and about over the holiday weekend are in luck because Beatport has uploaded a number of the festival’s performances to their YouTube channel. The videos feature complete sets alongside footage of the virtual crowd dancing and taking in the lights. Organizers brought out some of the best and brightest ...
UK Government Reveals £1.57 Billion Emergency COVID-19 Support Package for the Arts
The government of the United Kingdom announced that it will be delivering a £1.57 billion emergency support package to stimulate the country’s arts in the wake of COVID-19. Concert venues, movie theaters, and museums are among a wide range of establishments that will be able to receive either grants or loans to assist their operations in the difficult times created by the pandemic. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport, Oliver Dowden, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, went to the world-famous Shakespeare’s Globe playhouse and spoke about the emergency funding before sharing a clip from their visit on Twitter. In a quote obtained by NME, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, spoke abou...
Kanye West’s Yeezy Company Received a PPP Loan for Over $2 Million
Kanye West, a literal billionaire, sought a government-backed loan to pay his employees during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Small Business Administration (via The Daily Beast), the 2020 presidential candidate (?) has received between $2 and $5 million for his Yeezy fashion line company through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program was created so that companies with 500 or fewer employees could apply for loans to cover the cost of eight weeks of payroll, up to two and a half times the company’s average monthly payroll costs, with a cap of $10 million total. It’s weird to think Kanye’s “small business” was allegedly in dire need of financial support despite its expensive shoes regularly selling out, its branc...
Posthumous Juice WRLD Album Legends Never Die Dropping Later This Week
The first posthumous album from Juice WRLD has been announced, and its due date is literally just days away. Fittingly titled Legends Never Die, the effort arrives later this week on July 10th. This new collection marks the third album overall from Juice WRLD, following Goodbye & Good Riddance from 2018 and 2019’s Death Race for Love, which hit shelves just a few months prior to his passing in December. A tracklist hasn’t been revealed, but previous teasers “Righteous” and the Trippie Redd-assisted “Tell Me U Luv Me” are expected to appear on the album. As a third preview, a single dubbed “Life’s a Mess” is now being shared by the late rapper’s estate. A collaboration with pop singer Halsey, it sees Juice WRLD detailing the ups and downs of life, especially his arduous search for ...
Supermarket Sweep is Now on Netflix
It’s time to go wild in the grocery aisles. Starting today, a handful of episodes from the 1993 season of Supermarket Sweep are now available to stream on Netflix. A few hours ago, the streaming giant broke the news via social media. “I don’t know who needs to hear this,” the company tweeted, “but 15 episodes of the iconic Supermarket Sweep are now on Netflix in The US.” Supermarket Sweep originally aired on ABC from 1965 to 1967. It was then picked back up on Lifetime from 1990 to 1995, and again for PAX TV from 2000 to 2003. There’s perhaps no better time to watch strangers run through a grocery store grabbing armfuls of produce and snacks than now, during the coronavirus pandemic, when picking up food for the week feels chaotic and thrilling in a very different way. Editors’ Picks...
Trump Administration Considering Banning TikTok in the US
TikTok’s days in the US could be numbered, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In an interview with Fox News, Pompeo said the Trump Administration is considering banning the popular Chinese social media app due to security and privacy concerns. “I don’t want to get out in front of the President, but it’s something we’re looking at,” Pompeo told Fox News on Monday night. He added that Americans should only download the app “if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.” The video sharing platform is estimated to have upwards of 65 million active users in the US and consistently ranks as among the most downloaded apps on Apple’s App Store. However, US government officials have expressed concern over the amount of data collected by TikTok comp...
Stray Kids Deliver Explosive ‘Easy’ Music Video
Just weeks after Stray Kids dropped their highly anticipated GO LIVE album, the group unveiled a bold new music video for “Easy.” The clip finds the boys exploding into dynamic choreography in various locations, including a colorful but empty hall and out in the desert. “I wanna let everything go and play without my mom knowing / I wanna let everything go and play with everyone /All of it all of it all of it all of it / Come and watch me now whenever it may be / Imma make it look, make it look, look so easy,” they proclaim in the chorus. [embedded content] That’s not all. Stray Kids also had another treat for fans in the form of a dance practice video for their hit, “God’s Menu.” Watch it below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Mon...
A Timeline of Kanye West Getting Political
Kanye West paved a long road before reaching his 2020 presidential run, which he announced on the 4th of July. From criticizing former President George W. Bush on national television to supporting President Donald Trump on social media, Billboard compiled a timeline of when he hit the Ye button when it comes to hot-button political issues. Sept. 2, 2005 – West declares, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people” in historic moment during A Concert for Hurricane Relief. Following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, La., NBC hosted an hour-long, star-studded benefit concert titled A Concert for Hurricane Relief. The rapper stood side-by-side with comedian and actor Mike Myers when he veered off script and spoke from the heart about the d...
Rivers Cuomo Once Tried to Start a Metal Band
In a different life, Rivers Cuomo would have fronted a metal band instead of Weezer. In an interview with Kerrang, the musician discussed his previous group Sixty Wrong Sausages and how he initially intended to create metal music. “I was always in bands growing up, when I was in school and when I first moved to LA,” he said. “In those days I was almost anti-punk: I did not like punk music, or the whole punk aesthetic. My attitude was pretty much exclusively metal: practice your scales, your arpeggios, use a metronome and don’t play sloppy. I was anti-nihilist, really.” “Then I got a job at Tower Records where I met this guy named Pat Finn who was 100 percent punk,” he continued. “He had a shaved head, he’d try to grab your testicles, he’d try to get the bo...
