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The Strokes, Tame Impala, Tyler, the Creator, Lizzo Headline Outside Lands 2021
The Strokes, Tame Impala, Tyler, the Creator, Lizzo are the artists who will headline Outside Lands 2021. This year’s event has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Other artists on the bill include Vampire Weekend, the 1975, Kehlani, Brittany Howard, Nelly and a whole lot more (which you can see below). The festival will take place Aug. 6-8 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. “We are thrilled for the festival to be coming back in 2021. There’s been a lot of bad news out there with regard to COVID-19 and we want to give people something to look forward to,” Allen Scott, head of concerts & festivals at Another Planet Entertainment and co-producer of Outside Lands, said in a statement. “We’re hopeful that in sharing our excitement about the future of the festival and next year...
Kesha Shares Cover of T. Rex’s ‘Children of the Revolution’
Kesha has shared a cover of T. Rex’s “Children of the Revolution” on Wednesday, along with a video featuring iconic ’70s-era archival footage of singer Marc Bolan and the iconic group. The track, produced by Hal Willner for the upcoming star-studded compilation album Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, showcases Kesha’s superstar vocals as she’s backed by an orchestra. “Through a stroke of luck, I met the incredibly talented and kind Hal Willner,” Kesha said. “We were in the same studio and he said he liked my red nudie suit, and then when he mentioned that he was working on a project that involved honoring Marc Bolan, I excitedly started rambling about how much T. Rex has influenced my music and my style.” Willner died of COVID-related complication...
Lil Baby Calls Out Walmart For Selling Fake 4PF Chains
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Baby doesn’t play about his squad so when he saw that the mega-chain Walmart was selling knock-off versions of his 4PF chain, he had plenty to say. On Monday (Jun 22), Lil Baby took to Twitter to call out the retail conglomerate for selling fake 4 Pockets Full jewelry. In a single tweet, “The Bigger Picture” rapper acknowledged the fake chains by letting fans and the retailer know the approach they took was all wrong. “Walmart got me fuc*ed up,” Lil Baby wrote. Walmart got me fucced up — Lil Baby (@lilbaby4PF) June 22, 2020 Showcasing several versions of the 4PF chains, the actual retailer of thee knock off bling is listed as Weekend Gifts, who made the chains available to purchase on Walmart’s website; with the cheapest 4PF items starting as low as $24....
Snoop Dogg Pays Homage To Kobe Bryant With ESPYS Music Video
Source: KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 08: Rapper Snoop Dogg performs at Providence Medical Center Amphitheater on September 8, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jason Squires/Getty Images) In hindsight the tragic and surprising death of Kobe Bryant was probably a sign of just how horrible 2020 was going to be, and though we’re still living out the tumultuous 20, Snoop Dogg has taken the time to pay homage to the legendary Los Angeles Laker. In a video montage that paid tribute to the basketball icon this past Sunday night on ESPN’s ESPYS, Snoop Dogg laid down some vocals recognizing Kobe and his accomplishments with lines like “You beat the odds by a mile/all grit no smile/a new golden child, yeah let’s do it Mamba style/And then you added ya chapters, all in our rafters…” ...
Tekashi 6ix9ine Airs Out Ebro, Larry Jackson & More For Not Supporting “Trollz”
Source: PYMCA / Getty Government informant disguised as a rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is making sure he rubs in his new no.1 record in the faces of all those who doubted him. The super troll is also a sore winner. 6ix9ine hopped on Instagram made sure to call out every single person he feels doesn’t want to see him win on radio and streaming services. After news dropped that his Nicki Minaj assisted track “Trollz” became his no.1 single, Hernandez wasted no time calling out Miami DJ Tony Neal, who was not shy in calling out 6ix9ine after “Goobs” failed in reaching no.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Neal initially claimed that 6ix9ine would never reach no.1 status without radio play. Sadly Neal was wrong, and “Trollz” gave 6ix9ine all the fuel he ignited to hop on social media and gloat. The “rapper” ...
Issa Rae & Bette Midler Team Up For HBO Special ‘Coastal Elites’
Source: HBO / HBO Issa Rae stays getting those checks. On Monday (Jun 22), HBO announced that Issa Rae and Bette Midler will be starring in the new series, Coastal Elites, a series that will explore the deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection during the pandemic through a series of confessionals. The series, which was produced entirely under quarantine, “tells stories of breaking down and breaking through in the summer of 2020 that are funny, searing, poignant and now,” HBO said in a statement. The series written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach will explore the deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection during the pandemic through a series of confessionals from five characters played by Issa Rae, Bette Midler, Sar...
Issa Rae & Bette Midler Team Up For HBO Special ‘Coastal Elites’
Source: HBO / HBO Issa Rae stays getting those checks. On Monday (Jun 22), HBO announced that Issa Rae and Bette Midler will be starring in the new series, Coastal Elites, a series that will explore the deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection during the pandemic through a series of confessionals. The series, which was produced entirely under quarantine, “tells stories of breaking down and breaking through in the summer of 2020 that are funny, searing, poignant and now,” HBO said in a statement. The series written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach will explore the deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection during the pandemic through a series of confessionals from five characters played by Issa Rae, Bette Midler, Sar...
Anderson .Paak ft. Jay Rock “Lockdown,” Slim Thug “Vet” & More | Daily Visuals 6.23.20
When future generations of Hip-Hoppers look back at the videos of this era they’re going to know sh*t changed due to the amount of face masks worn and protest references today’s visuals feature. With that being said Anderson .Paak is the latest artist to use today’s current environment and use it for his visuals to “Lockdown” in which he and his face mask wearing crew take a break from protesting to regroup before Jay Rock drops some jewels on a young’n out on the street. When Jay Rock speaks you listen! From the West to the South, Slim Thug is still tippin’ and for his clip to “Vet” the Houston OG kicks it in the studio while showcasing some impressive jewelry. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Curren$y, Mike G, and more. ANDERSON .PAAK ft. Jay Rock – “LOCKDOWN” [emb...
HHW Gaming: All Cop Cars Quietly Removed From ‘Fortnite,’ Source Says It Wasn’t A Political Move
Source: Epic Games/ Nick Chester The video game community hit the pause button in support of the civil unrest sweeping the nation in the wake of the fatal arrest of George Floyd. Epic Games also quietly made a move in its game Fortnite in the wake of the protests. Players have noticed that all of the police-related vehicles in the game that include cop cars and SWAT vans are now gone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a source at Epic Games claims the move wasn’t a political one but instead believes: “It’s just us being sensitive about the issues many people in our audience are dealing with.” The cars didn’t affect gameplay at all, plus they were not even driveable and just served as decoration for the game’s map. Of course, some gamers are not feeling Epic’s decision to remo...
Pill Cosby: Bill Cosby’s Appeal To Be Heard In PA Supreme Court
Source: Montgomery County Correctional Facility / Montgomery County Correctional Facility Bill Cosby is getting an appeal. On Tuesday (June 23), Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court announced the disgraced comedian will get to challenge part of his 2018 sexual assault conviction. Cosby is currently serving a three to 10 year sentence after he was found guilty of drugging and raping a then Temple University staff member Andrea Constand. Reports the New York Times: In December, a panel of three appellate judges unanimously rejected his appeal to the lower Superior Court, upholding his 2018 conviction in the drugging and sexual assault of Andrea Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. But in January, his lawyers petitioned the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to review that decision, highl...
DACA Was Made Possible By Young LGBTQ+ Immigrants. Now We Must Fight For Them, Too
By Jorge Gutierrez Last week the Supreme Court brought unexpectedly good news to undocumented transgender and queer communities across the country related to the policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, and workplace protections. First, on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ+ workers from workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This ruling broadens the civil rights of trans and queer communities across the country, after years of questions of safety and economic uncertainty. According to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, there are 667,100 trans adults in the United States who live 200 percent below the poverty line and, at the beginning of the coronavirus pande...
Yearning for the Dancefloor? Give CAZZETTE’s Exclusive EDM.com Mix a Spin
If COVID-19 has taught the music community anything, it’s that you can take the person out of the rave, but you can’t take the rave out of the person. Such is the case with Swedish duo CAZZETTE, who have crafted a sun-kissed mix for EDM.com with exclusive material that they “cant wait to [play] on the real-life dance-floors.” Fresh off the release of their new single “Get On Wiw It,” CAZZETTE are diving headfirst into an exciting shift in sonics. Having recently gone independent, they teamed up with Cosmos Music, the leading indie label in the Nordics, and launched their own Magnetic Tape imprint. “Our latest track sets the path for a more house and tech-house oriented sound compared to our more pop-sounding catalog, which makes me f...
