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Dave Chapelle Hosts Socially-Distanced ‘Summer Camp’ Event With Erykah Badu, Common & More
Dave Chappelle and friends made sure to have a blast in a social-distanced way during the Fourth of July weekend. Chappelle ventured back to his hometown in Dayton, OH, and hosted Chappelle Summer Camp, which featured comedic and musical performances. Those in attendance included Erykah Badu, Common, Talib Kweli, Michael Che, Tiffany Haddish, DJ Trauma, Michelle Wolf, Donnell Rawlings, Cipha Sounds, Questlove, Jon Hamm, Mo Amer and Issa Ali. During the festive gathering, Chappelle did an action-packed cover of Eric B and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” featuring Common and Talib Kweli. The Roots’ Questlove gushed about his Chappelle Camp Summer experience in an Instagram post he shared after the event. “Drove 900+ miles to a hippie farm town...
Amanda Kloots Cries While Thanking Fans For Support After Nick Cordero’s Death, Shares Family Movies
Amanda Kloots documented her late husband Broadway star Nick Cordero’s three-month battle against COVID-19, frequently posting updates about his condition and, sadly, confirming his passing over the weekend. On Monday (July 6), she broke down in tears in an Instagram Live video while discussing the Tony-nominated star’s career highlights. “Nick’s dream of becoming a rock star definitely happened and it’s because of you guys and your support,” Kloots said in the video, posted one day after she confirmed that Cordero had died at age 41. “There were days when I did not think I could get on social media and sing but I always felt better after I did… It always made me feel better. Singing and dancing is an amazing way to have some therapy in your life.” While thanking fans wor...
Luke Bryan’s ‘One Margarita’ Tops Country Airplay: ‘It’s Going to Be Even More Fun at a Live Show’
The song completes the quickest trip to No. 1 this year. Luke Bryan banks his 23rd No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, as “One Margarita” rises 2-1 on the July 11-dated list. The song gained by 13% to 32.8 million audience impressions in the week ending July 5, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The track, written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson, reaches No. 1 in its 15th week on Country Airplay, wrapping the fastest trip to the top this year. It completes the quickest coronation since Luke Combs’ “Even Though I’m Leaving” also reached the summit in its 15th frame in November 2019. [embedded content] “When I first heard ‘One Margarita,’ I really thought it was the perfect summer song,” Bryan tel...
Watch Miley Cyrus Dance to This Classic ’90s Throwback Hit With Cody Simpson
Miley Cyrus took to social media on Monday (July 6) to share an adorable backyard dance with boyfriend Cody Simpson. “If we can’t get back to work….. let’s get back to WERK,” she captioned the TikTok set to C+C Music Factory’s 1990 classic “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now).” In the clip, the pop star wears a royal blue string bikini, while her Aussie boyfriend performs the choreography shirtless in just a pair of shorts and Emporio Armani underwear. While she’s not dancing, Cyrus has managed to stay busy in quarantine — launching her Instagram Live talk show Bright Minded, directing the music video for Simpson’s “Captain’s Dance with the Devil” and even revealing she’s now six months sober. The adorable...
Former Kasabian Singer Tom Meighan Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Ex-Fiancée
Former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has pleaded guilty to assault earlier today (July 7). Meighan has been sentenced to “an 18-month community order and told to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work,” BBC reported. He will also need to do a five-day rehabilitation program as well as pay a “£90 victim surcharge and £85 in prosecution costs.” The news follows his departure from the UK rock band yesterday (July 6), which he said was due to dealing with “personal issues.” The 39-year-old musician appeared at the Leicester Magistrates’ Court where he admitted to attacking, his ex-fancée, Vikki Ager, on April 9. The court proceeding revealed that Ager was hit on the head with a hamster cage, thrown across the room and was “threatened” to be hit with a wooden pallet, BBC reported. CCTV video fo the a...
My Morning Jacket Releasing The Waterfall II
My Morning Jacket last released an album of new material in 2015. If you don’t remember, because you know, the world has changed, that one was titled The Waterfall. And now, part two is on the way. The group will release The Waterfall II this Friday (July 10) via ATO Records. In a release, the band was inspired by the band’s idyllic surroundings in Stinson Beach, which is just north of San Francisco, and that the original The Waterfall LP was supposed to be a massive double album. Instead, it’s in two parts. Jim James was inspired to release the second part after stumbling upon a song from those sessions while on a walk. Inspired by the rediscovery of “Spinning My Wheels,” James and company decided to release the remaining songs from the sessions. “As so many of us feel out ...
Luke Top’s ‘Keep LA Weird’ Playlist
With everyone sequestered and self-quarantining due to the coronavirus, we’ve asked our favorite artists to come up with playlists that keep you entertained. Here is singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Luke Top. Songs by friends and legends that were recorded in and around Los Angeles. These cosmic wonders only scratch the surface of a more colorful and interesting aural map of L.A., rather than the numb conformity of a boxy modern townhouse development. Complete with neighborhood & artist pairings. Jack Name (Vernon) – “Waiting For Another Moon”Jack’s music fills the cracks of L.A.’s shadow spaces. He is one of the most effortlessly strange songwriters I’ve ever come across and we love him for it. Big Search (El Matador Beach) – “Slow Motion Train”Big Search has always been able ...
SUZI QUATRO To Release ‘Through My Words’ Lyric Book
New Haven Publishing author and rock icon Suzi Quatro will release a new book, “Through My Words”, on July 27. This large, full-color hardcover contains Suzi‘s lyrics and personal photographs and includes her commentary about where she was when the music was made. The cover and interior graphic design were handled by Pete Cunliffe. Suzi states: “I turned 70 on June 3rd, 2020, and my bucket list looms large. Doing a lyric book was always on that list so, here it is. “‘Through My Words’ is an illustrated informative diary of my life, told through the lyrics of my songs. “Creation has always been my salvation. Enjoy!” Early pre-release copies are available from www.newhavenpublishingltd.com. The official Suzi Quatro documentary feature ...
ENNIO MORRICONE, Composer Of METALLICA’s Longtime Intro Song, Has Died
Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning composer of “The Ecstasy Of Gold”, the song from the classic film “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” which has been opening METALLICA live shows since 1983, has died. He was 91. According to Morricone‘s longtime lawyer, the composer died early Monday in a Rome hospital of complications following a fall, in which he broke a leg. In response to the news, METALLICA wrote on social media: “R.I.P. Ennio Morricone, Your career was legendary, your compositions were timeless. Thank you for setting the mood for so many of our shows since 1983.” METALLICA frontman James Hetfield added in a separate post: “The day we first played ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’ as our new intro in 1983 it was magic! It has become apart...
PAUL MASVIDAL Reflects On His Time With Legendary Band DEATH
Paul Masvidal, who toured and recorded with DEATH between 1989 and 1992, has reflected on his time with the legendary death metal band. On Sunday (July 5), Paul took to his Instagram to share a video of one of his performances with DEATH, as well as a band photo, and he included the following message: “I saw some photos recently that roused nostalgic thoughts around the years I played with Chuck [Schuldiner] and his band, DEATH. We met through a mutual friend in the underground tape trading scene in the 80’s and connected around music, guitars, smoking grass and a mutual love of animals. “In 1989, while I was still in high school, Chuck asked if I could perform dates with the group in Mexico City. I had about a week to learn over a dozen tunes, and off we went. Although I...
Official THE ROLLING STONES Jigsaw Puzzles To Be Released In September
THE ROLLING STONES will get the jigsaw puzzle treatment this summer. “Exile On Main St.”, “Emotional Rescue”, “It’s Only Rock Rock ‘N Roll” and “Some Girls” will be made available on September 4, 2020 as 500-piece puzzles, plus there will be a 1000-piece version of “It’s Only Rock Rock ‘N Roll” out on September 18, 2020. Zee Productions will release the album covers as jigsaws via its Rock Saws imprint. The iconic arts of some of rock’s most influential and highly regarded albums is presented in puzzle form for the first time ever. All puzzles come in a vinyl-box-set-sized box, perfect to fit alongside a vinyl record collection. Back in April 2019, Zee Productions launched its new range of rock and me...
Gucci Mane ft. Pooh Shiesty “Who Is Him,” Lil Wayne “Glory” & More | Daily Visuals 7.3.20
Source: Radio One Digital / @Stretchd_34 for Radio One Digital With Gucci Mane releasing his latest album So Icey Summer today it’s only right that Guwop drop some visuals in support of his fourth compilation album and from the looks of things he’s already taking advantage of the quarantine relaxations. For his Pooh Shiesty assisted visuals to “Who Is Him” Gucci Mane throws himself a pool party where the requirements are an insane physical degree and a thong to go with them. The life of a rap star, b. Keeping with the Southern flavor on this Friday, Lil Wayne keeps his legacy going with his latest clip to “Glory” where Weezy climbs to the top of the mountain to spit his thunder clapping verses. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Tory Lanez and Kevin Gates, Yo Gotti, an...
