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The Black Eyed Peas Debut at No. 3 on Top Latin Albums Chart
It’s the group’s first visit to any Billboard Latin albums chart. The Black Eyed Peas secure their first top five on any Billboard Latin albums chart as the trio’s new star-studded Translation debuts at No. 3 on the Top Latin Albums chart (dated July 4) and at No. 52 on the all-genre Billboard 200. The 15-song set includes eight Spanglish tracks featuring superstars from the world of Latin music including J Balvin, Maluma and Shakira. Translation, the Black Eyed Peas’ eighth studio album and first since 2018’s Masters of the Sun Vol. 1, bows with 15,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 25, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Of that sum, 4,000 were in albums sales while the bulk of the remainder stemmed from streaming activity. Translation was released on June 1...
Jenni Rivera’s New Song ‘Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar’ Is a Gift to Fans on Her Birthday
Watch the exclusive premiere of Jenni Rivera’s “Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar” music video. In celebration of her 51st birthday, Jenni Rivera‘s new posthumous single “Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar” is released today (July 1) along with a music video that pays homage to La Diva de la Banda. Penned by Luis Antonio López “El Mimoso” and Rivera, the Mexican-American singer-songwriter reflects on her hard work to get to the top with lyrics like, “It hurts them to see that I’m the diva, but I say what I feel … to earn respect, I’ve worked hard, I won’t stop.” An unstoppable force, even eight years after her death, “Quisieran Tener Mi Lugar” follows Rivera’s two previous posthumous singles “Aparentem...
Banda Los Sebastianes’ ‘En Eso No Quedamos’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart
The song follows the reign of “Mi Meta Contigo.” Banda Los Sebastianes clock their third No. 1, and second in a row, on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “En Eso No Quedamos” ascends 2-1 on the survey dated July 4. “En Eso No Quedamos” (which translates to “We Didn’t Agree on That”) follows the six-week reign of the group’s “Mi Meta Contigo” in November. Banda first led the Regional Mexican Airplay chart for six weeks with its longest-charting title “A Través del Vaso” (39 weeks on the chart) in Feb. 16, 2019, over three years after the band’s first entry on the chart, “Indeleble” (No. 39, Sept. 2015). “En Eso No Quedamos” rises thanks to a 13% boost in audience impressions (to 6.2 million) earned in the week ending June 28, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. With a 19-week cli...
Vanilla Ice to Perform In Texas Despite Surge in Virus Cases
Robert Matthew Van Winkle, best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is scheduled to perform at the Emerald Point Bar & Grill in Austin, Texas on Friday, according to a social media post from the venue. The concert, dubbed “Independence Day Throwback Beach Party,” will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday on an outdoor stage. This event arrives amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across Texas. According to The Texas Tribune, the number of COVID-19 cases has nearly quadrupled since Memorial Day. As of Wednesday, the state reported 8,000 new cases and 21 additional deaths. 2,481 people in Texas have died from COVID-19, with 168,062 Texans testing positive. There were 3,000 hospitalized in the Houston region, with 800 in intensive care. “We are looking forward to a fun and ...
Fire and Festivus: Sein Peaks Brings Seinfeld to Twin Peaks
I Saw It on the Internet is a new monthly feature that explores the fringe side of online pop culture. Today, Editor-in-Chief Michael Roffman speaks with graphic artist Jesse Brooks about his popular Instagram account Sein Peaks. Two men walk into a diner, order coffee, and discuss the world at large. What’s the show? For many, Seinfeld. For some, Twin Peaks. For Jesse Brooks, both. As the mastermind behind Sein Peaks, Brooks has spent the last few years forging an unlikely bridge between the iconic New York comedy and the groundbreaking Pacific Northwest drama. Through myriad memes, Brooks has proven there is a strange and wonderful symmetry to the minds of creators Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, David Lynch, and Mark Frost. It’s in the iconography, the themes, and the aesthetics that Brook...
Fender Unveils New Fullerton Electric-Acoustic Ukulele Series
Fender is catering to the ukulele player’s inner rock star with their new Fullerton series. The new hybrid electric-acoustic ukuleles are modeled to look like classic Fender guitars, and they can be played plugged or unplugged. The Fullerton series, which Fender calls one of its “most stage-ready instruments,” features classic body shapes of the Telecaster, Stratocaster, and Jazzmaster, merging the world of electric guitar with the soft plucks of the ukulele. However, when amplified through the built-in Fender-designed preamp system, the Fullerton ukes take on a new life. Plug into a distortion pedal and they allow ukulele players to create fuzzed out garage rock or even heavy metal. The preamp features separate volume and tone controls, as well as a built-in chromatic tuner interface. Ano...
Austin City Limits 2020 Festival Officially Canceled
Austin City Limits has officially canceled its 2020 festival amid ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas music festival was quietly holding out hope that it could continue as scheduled for this fall, likely because this year marks the 20th anniversary of Austin City Limits and special celebrations were in the works for such. Thankfully, ACL will celebrate that milestone next year when it returns to Zilker Park on October 1st – 3rd and October 8th – 10th in 2021. “We would have loved to put on another memorable show this year, however, with the uncertainty surrounding the current situation in Texas, this decision is the only responsible solution,” ACL organizers wrote in a statement. “The health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff, and the entire Austin commu...
Jason Momoa to Star in Live-Action Frosty the Snowman Movie
Who had Frosty the Snowman played by Jason Momoa on their 2020 bingo card? The Game of Thrones and Aquaman hunk has boarded Warner Bros.’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the children’s holiday classic, according to Deadline. Elf scribe David Berenbaum is writing the film’s script, reuniting with producer Jon Berg. “From his role as a fearsome count in a land of ice and fire to the oceanic success we all had with Aquaman, it felt only right to realize Jason this time out of snow,” Berg commented in a statement. Added co-producer Greg Silverman, “We know Jason’s as a true human being filled with love, compassion and a deep connection to ohana — all of which is the living spirit of Xmas and Frosty.” Editors’ Picks Momoa may be best known for playing Khal Drago, the ferocio...
Rona Rumble: Black Man Cracks White Man Over The Head With A Bottle During Bar Brawl
Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty Rona has people on edge and understandably so. One white man learned the hard way not to invade the space of a Black man and his girlfriend. Another day, some more white folks have lost their minds. A video is making its rounds on social media highlighting a bar brawl that took place on Saturday (Jun.27) at an Arkansas bar that started over social distancing, according to witnesses. According to a police report, a Black woman wearing a mask is visibly upset, issued some stern warnings to a white couple who she claimed was sitting entirely too close to them. According to an employee at the establishment, Karen was “purposely coughing on other customers.” A white man wearing the official uniform of MAGA fans, a ‘USA’ T-shirt, also was antagonizing th...
Stepa J. Groggs Of Injury Reserve Dead At 32
Source: Lisa Lake / Getty Injury Reserve, a Hip-Hop trio out of Arizona that amassed a loyal fanbase after years toiling within the underground, has suffered an unfortunate loss. Stepa J Groggs, one of the rappers in the three-man crew, has died. Stepa J Groggs was born Jordan Groggs and became affiliated with Nathaniel “Ritchie With A T” Ritchie after working at a VANS store that Ritchie’s mother owned. Their producer, Parker Corey, joined the crew, and they made it official in 2014 with the release of their first EP, Cooler Colors. In 2015, Injury Reserve dropped their first mixtape Live From The Dentist Office, which was recorded at a dental office owned by Corey’s grandfather. In 2019, the trio dropped their self-titled debut studio album with features from Amine, Freddie Gibbs, JPEGMA...
Freddie Gibbs Releases Akademiks Teletubby T-Shirt As Their Beyond Burger Beef Intensifies
Source: WASHINGTON, DC – June 8th, 2017 – Rapper Freddie Gibbs performs at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. Gibbs released his third studio album, You Only Live 2wice, in March. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) While Black twitter continues to drink the seemingly never ending August Alsina tea there is a beef between two of Rap’s biggest personalities to also be savored. Freddie Gibbs has responded to Akademiks in very petty fashion. As reported on HipHopDX the “Crime Pays” rapper is now selling merchandise with Livington’s likeness superimposed on a Teletubby; yes a Teletubby. He announced the move on his official Instagram. “I ain’t done with U p***. I’mma torture U until U quit your job. And whoever else want smoke holla at Big Rabbit” he w...
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Don Q ft. lil Uzi Vert “Flood My Wrist,” G Eazy “Back To What You Knew” & More | Daily Visuals 7.1.20
Source: The 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) held at the Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands – Press Room Featuring: G-Eazy Where: Rotterdam, Netherlands When: 06 Nov 2016 Credit: WENN We’re not sure whether A Boogie With Da Hoodie recorded visuals before or during the COVID-19 pandemic but it seems like he has a new one every other day dropping in support of his latest LP, The Artist 2.0. With his latest Don Q and Lil Uzi Vert assisted clip to “Flood My Wrist,” A Boogie gets turnt while on the road and uses his tour bus to take the party with him wherever he touches while on tour. On the R&B tip, G Eazy seems to be going through the motions and in his visuals to “Back To What You Knew” gets into some drama in the bedroom with his boo. Check out the rest of today’s drops including wor...
