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Hayley Kiyoko Performs on Billboard Live at-Home and Celebrates Global Pride 2020
In celebration of Pride Month and Global Pride Day, Hayley Kiyoko joined Billboard Live At-Home to perform some of her biggest hits for her fans at home. “I love June and I love that we have a Pride month,” Kiyoko said. “I really encourage you all to practice your pride on a daily basis, and the more you do that the more you’ll believe it.” Before jumping into her set, Kiyoko encouraged fans to donate to The Bail Project. “While we are celebrating the LGBTQ+ community it’s so important to show our support in the fight for racial justice,” Kiyoko said. The singer, songwriter and LGBTQ+ icon kicked off her performance with a fresh rendition of “What I Need,” a breakout track from her debut studio album, Expectations, originally featuring Kehlani. “That was a vibe,” Kiyoko exclaimed after the...
Lil Wayne Welcomes All-Star Lineup of Usher, Fabolous, Jadakiss and More to Young Money Radio
After taking a week off to commemorate Juneteenth, Lil Wayne returned to Young Money Radio on Friday (June 26) with an all-star guest lineup. Weezy discussed a wide variety of topics, ranging from new music to racial injustice, during the ninth episode of his Apple Radio show, as he welcomed guests Usher, Jadakiss, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Jack Harlow and others. First up was Usher, who recently dropped the empowering song “I Cry” and penned an op-ed for The Washington Post highlighting the importance of Juneteenth. The superstar singer told Wayne that the inspiration behind “I Cry” came from the death of George Floyd. “There’s an outcry for us to be able to change the reality of what’s going on in our country,” Usher said. “And this so...
TRIVIUM’s PAOLO GREGOLETTO Urges People To Wear Masks: ‘Masks + Keeping Things Open Is Better Than Another Full Shutdown’
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MASTODON’s BILL KELLIHER Is Not Feeling Inspired To Write Music During Coronavirus Pandemic
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SCORPIONS Invite Fans To Help Create Official Music Video For ‘Sign Of Hope’
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Björk Is Playing Three Actual Concerts In Reykjavík This August
Björk is playing three actual concerts in August in her hometown of Reykjavík, because unlike the United States, Iceland has just about defeated the coronavirus. The singer partnered with Iceland Airwaves for Björk Orkestral, three special matinee shows that will raise money for Kvennaathvarf — an Icelandic women’s shelter. The shows are slated to take place at Reykjavík’s Harpa Hall on Aug. 9, 15, and 23, and will be played to live audiences (not in their cars), as well as livestreamed. The concert series will feature members of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, flute septet Viibra, Hamrahlíð Choir, and special guests to perform arrangements live, without beats or electronics. Each night will have a unique setlist. Tickets are available for pre-order via Icel...
Haim Celebrate Women in Music Pt III Release in Deli Show Livestream
At the very beginning of Haim’s Women in Music Pt. III launch, they were performing intimate shows at delis…or at least started to. That was in part to pay ode to the album’s cover, which was shot by Paul Thomas Anderson at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles. COVID-19 changed those plans, but on the day the sisters’ album was released, they ended up performing a livestream at Canter’s. The show took place in the deli’s main room on Friday afternoon and saw Haim perform a number of tunes off the album in the 30-minute set, including “The Steps,” which was no. 8 on our list of the Best Songs of 2020 (So Far). The stream was also a fundraiser for the Bail Project, which is “a national nonprofit organization designed to combat mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system one...
Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament Announces New EP American Death Squad
It’s been a topsy-turvy year for Pearl Jam, to say the least. Gigaton was released to rave reviews in March, but the band hasn’t been able to tour behind it due to the coronavirus pandemic. While in quarantine, though, bassist Jeff Ament channeled his energy into writing and recording a solo EP, which was announced today (June 26). American Death Squad features four new songs, including the moody and melodic “The Divine Perfume.” “In the days following the postponement of our tour, I found it necessary to find an outlet for the energy we had created going into the tour. Pivot was the word of March. So, every morning, I retreated to the studio with the goal of writing a song every day, no matter how shite. Days of isolating and watching the news of the destruction c...
Slaves Announce They’re Changing Their Band Name
Following suit with the recent name changes by the Dixie Chicks (now The Chicks) and Lady Antebellum (now Lady A), Slaves has been the latest band to announce that they, too, will be renaming their group. “As individuals, as well as a collective, we hold certain virtues close to our hearts — honest and transparency with our fans being some of the most important,” the message started. They went on to say that as they were working on their latest record, To Better Days, the American post-hardcore band discussed “what this new iteration of our band should sound like, what it should look like as well as what it should be called,” and decided that this album would be the last under the band’s moniker. Explaining that it was a reference to the band’s struggles with substance abuse and becoming “...
Incubus Share New Live Version of ‘Agoraphobia’
Nearly 16 years after writing and recording “Agoraphobia,” Incubus is bringing new meaning to “I wanna stay inside” with a quarantine-style live video for the song. The footage from the updated version of the song sees singer Brandon Boyd and guitarist Mike Einziger perform acoustically as black-and-white visuals of Jacques Drouin’s 1975 animation “Mindscape” flash on the screen. The group originally penned the track in a “post 9/11 world,” Boyd says, and singing it now has the same uncomfortable familiarity. “I was lamenting reading the daily news feeds and seeing where things were heading and feeling more and more called to just give in to a sense of hopelessness and just stay inside for the rest of my life,” Boyd says of the song. “By the end of the song I wake up to...
Huey, Rapper Behind ‘Pop, Lock & Drop It,’ Dies at 31
Huey, who’s best known for his 2006 hit “Pop, Lock and Drop It,” was shot and killed last night (June 26). He was 31. The shooting took place before 11pm in the front yard of a home in Kinloch, located in St. Louis County in Missouri, Fox2 Now reported. Huey was then taken to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival, police said. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the other man who was shot has survived and went to the Ferguson Police Department following the shooting. The second victim’s name hasn’t been disclosed. Born Lawrence Franks, Jr., Huey gained critical and national fame when his debut single, “Pop, Lock & Drop It,” released in 2006. Not only did it quickly rise into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but he was also part of the genera...
