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Roger Waters Performs “Two Suns in the Sunset” in Quarantine: Watch
Roger Waters has uploaded another socially-distant performance of a Pink Floyd classic. The time around, Waters and his touring band connect virtually to play “Two Suns in the Sunset”, the closing song off Pink Floyd’s 1983 album, The Final Cut. Watch below. The performance is prefaced by a screen of text warning viewers that “We’re at one hundred seconds to midnight on the doomsday clock. This is the the closest the Human Race has ever been to nuclear catastrophe.” In a corresponding video caption, Waters spoke about the dangers of nuclear weapons: “That we allow [them] to exist in a world controlled by deranged sociopaths is, in itself, a deranged arrangement. We are many they are few. We could just say no, to the whole MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) insanity. It makes zero...
Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Arcade Fire Take Part in Preservation Hall Livestream Benefit: Watch
On Saturday night, as Donald Trump tried and failed to boost his own ego in Oklahoma, several of music’s biggest names got together virtually to support a cultural institution. New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band held their ‘Round Midnight Preserves livestream benefit to raise funds for the Preservation Hall Foundation. The event was highlighted by a “headlining” performance of “When the Saints Go Marching In” featuring many of the night’s participants led by Paul McCartney. Macca actually played trumpet during the song, leaving much of the singing to the likes of Dave Grohl, Irma Thomas, Dave Matthews, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Nathaniel Rateliff and members of The Night Sweats. A video of that all-hands-on-deck rendition can be seen below. The rest of ‘Round Midnight P...
Watch Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney Play ‘When the Saints Go Marching In’
Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney teamed up as part of a sorta-Nirvana reunion in 2012, recording the rowdy hard-rock track “Cut Me Some Slack.” Now the duo have joined forces once more, and the results are a bit more…low-key. The Foo Fighter and former Beatle participated in a ramshackle version of “When the Saints Go Marching In” as part of the ‘Round Midnight Preserves virtual livestream benefit, hosted Saturday by New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The instrumentation was a bit unexpected: Grohl handled tambourine, and McCartney played trumpet. The song also featured contributions from Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Dave Matthews, Irma Thomas and Nathaniel Ratleliff, among others. A video of that performance is available below. The livestream, which raised ...
Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney & More Celebrate Father’s Day 2020
It’s all about Dad! As people celebrate dads for Father’s Day 2020 on Sunday (June 21), musicians did the same, giving the dads in their lives a shout-out to show their love and appreciation. Jennifer Lopez shared photos on Instagram of her twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Marc Anthony, wishing the “Tu Vide en la Mia” singer “the best day today.” She also recognized her fiance, former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, with a video montage of past interviews in which she gushes about her love being a great father. The “Medicine” singer didn’t forget her own pops, though. For her dad, she resurfaced a TODAY show video in which she recalls how her dad has always supported her. “Dad, thank you for being you… for loving me for who I am,&...
Lil Baby’s ‘My Turn’ Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Lil Baby’s My Turn nets a third total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the set holds atop the list for a second straight week. It earned 72,000 equivalent album units earned (up 12 percent) in the U.S. in the week ending June 18, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The set (released via Quality Control/Motown/Capitol Records) notched its first frame in the penthouse when it opened in the top slot dated March 14. Only three albums have logged at least three weeks at No. 1 in 2020: My Turn, The Weeknd’s After Hours (four) and Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (three in 2020, one in 2019). The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units compri...
Drake Gives Father’s Day Shout-Outs to Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, J. Prince & More
Drake celebrated Father’s Day by giving shout-out to some of hip-hop’s most famous dads. The 33-year-old Toronto MC took to his Instagram Stories on Sunday (June 21) to pay tribute to fellow celebrity fathers like Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, J. Prince, Birdman and LeBron James. Each post included a photo with a personalized message. “@liltunechi YOU ARE MY BROTHER BUT YOU RAISED ME SO HAPPY FATHERS DAY I LOVE U G FOREVER,” Drake captioned a pic of Weezy, who helped launch his rap career. The “Toosie Slide” rapper also paid tribute to Tha Doggfather, writing, “@snoopdogg HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO MY UNCLE A STAND UP G.” In a separate Father’s Day post, Drake shared an adorable photo of his 2-year-old Adonis Graham, who made his Instagr...
Toni Cornell Honors Dad Chris Cornell on Father’s Day in Studio Tour: He Was ‘My Best Friend’
The memories are still sweet. Chris Cornell‘s daughter Toni Cornell took over Billboard‘s Instagram Stories on Father’s Day (June 21) to remember the late Soundgarden frontman with a tour of his home studio in Miami. “I’m so grateful that I was lucky enough to have a dad who was also my best friend,” she said. “Music was our life, so it really created a special bond between the two of us, even when we weren’t on the road. Here in this studio, he taught me how to play the guitar, how to record songs.” The 15-year-old recalled how she used to sit next to the iconic rocker as he wrote music, scribbling her own tunes. She added, “Being here in this room, I feel like I’m around him, and really makes this my happy place.” Th...
D.L. Hughley Tests Positive For COVID-19
Source: @realdlhughley / Instagram Black Twitter called it. After a scary moment that saw him faint while performing on stage, comedian D.L. Hughley revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. On Friday night (June 19), Hughley was performing in Nashville. However, during his set at Zanies Comedy Night Club while telling a joke he seemingly passed out. Someone offstage was able to catch him before he totally fell out and he was taken off stage. Fortunately, he responded to treatment and while in the hospital he was diagnosed with exhaustion and dehydration. According to Hughley, he was administered a number of tests, and surprisingly (but not so surprisingly to some Twitter conspiracy theorists) he tested positive for the coronavirus. Speaking just after his release from St. Thomas ...
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly Is Blowing Megan Fox’s Back Out, Allegedly
Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Machine Gun Kelly is likely blowing Megan Fox’s back out, allegedly. The happy couple was seen goofing around about town. Fox appears in MGK’s “Bloody Valentine” video and everyone pretty much assumed they’ve been a thing ever since, if not before. Reports TMZ: The couple hung out at The Beer Hunter bar in La Quinta, near Palm Springs, with some friends at a table inside the bar. Folks in the bar say there was no doubt … Megan and MGK are together. They split after just shy of an hour, and MGK helped Megan take a load off, and she loved it! Megan and MGK have gotten super close … he even declared his love for her on social media. Hey, if he professed his devotion on the ‘Gram, it must be real. [embedded content] Fox must have a thing for white guys into Hip-Ho...
Baton Rouge School Board Member Got Dragged For All The Filth By Black Activist Gary Chambers
Source: @garychambersjr / Instagram If you’re a Baton Rouge School Board member, it’s a good idea not to be shopping online during a meeting with your constituents. Louisiana’s Connie Bernard learned this the hard way when she got dragged for all the filth by an eloquent and fiery Black activist named Gary Chambers Jr. Reportedly, the District 8 school board meeting was to discuss the removal of the Lee name from Lee High School, which was already a barely sanitized removal of the Robert E. Lee name. In case you haven’t been paying attention, odes to Confederate traitors are no longer the wave. When brother Chambers took to the mic on Thursday (June 18), he was ready, and had all the time. He called out the racism of Connie Bernard being spotted shopping online while the public was airing ...
Today Marks the 7th Anniversary of the Release of Avicii’s Iconic Single “Wake Me Up”
Seven years ago to the day, legendary DJ and producer Avicii released one of his most beloved songs, the Aloe Blacc-assisted “Wake Me Up.” The lead single from his debut studio album True, the twangy, dazzling folktronica tune moonlighted as a breakthrough song for the late dance music icon following its release on June 17th, 2013. To this day, “Wake Me Up” stands the test of time as a bona fide generational anthem, and one that remains a tour de force in Avicii’s celebrated catalog of music. You can dive back into “Wake Me Up” below and relive the ineffable magic of one of the most distinctive and trailblazing electronic songs of the last decade. FOLLOW AVICII: Facebook: facebook.com/aviciiTwitter: twitter.com/AviciiInstagram: instagram....
Powerhouse DJ and Producer Nina Kraviz Is Working On a New Album
Techno and acid house heavyweight Nina Kraviz has been spending her time on lockdown producing a new album. The Russian powerhouse DJ and producer took to Twitter to share the exciting news. Sending her fans into a fever pitch, she shared a photo from her home studio with a succinct yet far from cryptic caption that reads, “Working on my new album.” Kraviz’s most recent release arrived in February 2020, when she dropped a remix bundle for her Parris Mitchell collaboration “Feel My Butterfly,” recruiting Jamie Jones, Radio Slave, DJ Slugo, and Dance System and DJ Deeon to rework the single. She has also been releasing a steady stream of music from her techno counterparts via her own imprint, трип (Trip), which you can per...
