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Surviving Rush Members Reunite at South Park Bash Outside Denver
Surviving Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reunited on stage last night (Aug. 10) for the first time since drummer Neil Peart’s January 2020 death as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of South Park at Red Rocks Amphitheater outside Denver. The musicians performed Rush’s “Closer to the Heart” with members of Primus and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone joining in. Beforehand, Lee and Lifeson appeared “live from Canada” on-screen in animated form, first complaining about the beloved South Park song “Blame Canada” and then deciding to “show up and jam.” In a knowing nod to what was to come, Primus performed “Closer to the Heart” the night before at the first South Park bash. Last night, Stone lent a hand on drums, even taking a brief solo at Primus frontman Les Clay...
Sesan Adeniji Details Afrobeats Evolution As He Covers Simple Magazine New Digital Edition
The journey of the Afrobeats isn’t complete without the storytellers, news makers/journalists. One of such is Sesan Adeniji. Sesan Adeniji being on the cover of Simple Magazine‘s 2022 August Digital edition with the tag “A Journalist At the Forefront Of Afrobeats Evolution” gives credence to why he is one of the connoisseurs of Afrobeats culture. In the interview with Simple TV / Magazine, he spoke about the evolution of Nigerian music pre the slave trade, and the era of returnee musicians. He also shed light on the birth of high-life up to the influence of the hip-hop generation. According to him, “When we began to domesticate the various sound influences we were consuming, the evolution of our music grew faster, and the sound appealed to a diverse audience. ...
Metallica, Rosalia, Mariah Carey, SZA Lead Global Citizen Lineups
Metallica, Rosalia, Mariah Carey, SZA, Jonas Brothers, Usher and H.E.R. lead the lineups for two simultaneous Global Citizen festivals, to be held Sept. 24 at New York’s Central Park and Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana. The 10th edition of the event will be broadcast live on ABC, FX, Hulu, iHeartRadio, TimesLIVE, Twitter and YouTube. Global Citizen is calling on world leaders to “invest $600 million into the future of women and girls, close the annual $10 billion climate financing shortfall, deliver $500 million to help African farmers respond to the global food crisis and provide urgent relief from crushing debts to end extreme poverty now,” according to a statement. Metallica, Charlie Puth, Jonas Brothers, MÅNESKIN, Mariah Carey, Mickey Guyton and Rosalía will perform in Central Park, ...
Ms Banks ft Joey B & Kwesi Arthur – Gbedu
Ms Banks comes through with a brand new piece of music titled Gbedu. Just in is Ms Bank’s latest new release single titled “Gbedu“, she does this with the vocal help from Ghanaian music stars Joey B and Kwesi Arthur. The new record is a fantastic afrobeat track that arrives soon after her recent “Bank Statement” EP which was released last month. However, this deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Ms Banks ft Joey B & Kwesi Arthur – Gbedu below.Download
DJ Baddo – Post Summer Mix (Mixtape)
Enjoy this new mixtape from DJ Baddo titled – Post Summer Mix. Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Baddo drops a brand new mixtape with the caption “Post Summer Mix”. The new mixtape is an amazing selection of hot-banging tracks across Africa. It is an exciting and fun-filled music experience with Baddo on the wheel. Tracklist However, you can check his previous mixtape titled “Fuji Party Mixtape“. Listen and share DJ Baddo – “Post Summer Mix” below.Download
Video Game Streaming Sees Significant Drop In Audience Over Last Quarter
Video game streams have seen a decline in both viewership and hours streamed over the past quarter, according to new numbers from Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet. The drop in streamers and viewership could be attributed to the gradual passing of the pandemic, which is allowing people to spend more time outside than being stuck at home. Across Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming, a combined 7.36 billion hours of livestreams was watched by viewers, marking a significant 18.1 percent drop year-over-year and an 8.4 percent decline compared to Q1 of 2022. Streamers were only live for 273 million hours as well, equating to a 19.4 percent plummet from the same period last year and 12 percent from last quarter. Twitch continues to perform the best in the industry, holding 76.7 percent of the ...
Marvel’s Simu Liu Will Be Guest Starring in a Key Role on ‘The Simpsons’
It seems that after the success of Shang-Chi, Canadian actor Simu Liu is making his way from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Springfield as a guest star in a key role in The Simpsons storyline. The titular MCU martial artist is slated to bring back Lisa Simpson’s “perfect future boyfriend.” Liu will be voicing adult Hubert Wong and guest star in the forthcoming episode, “When Nelson Met Lisa.” The episode will air as a part of season 34 of The Simpsons. Liu will join the recurring cast of Joe Mantegna as mob boss Fat Toy and Melissa McCarthy as Homer Simpson’s kid rival. In an interview with Deadline, co-showrunner Matt Selman who is also the executive producer and writer said, “I’m excited about Season 34. It’s probably the best 34th season of any show you’ve ever seen. We have two Hallo...
Weezer’s Broadway Residency Canceled Due to ‘Low Ticket Sales’
Weezer’s planned Broadway residency, which was to constitute Sept. 13-18 shows at the Broadway Theatre, has been canceled “due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses,” according to a Discord post from frontman Rivers Cuomo. In spite of the announcement, tickets remain on sale for all five shows; SPIN has requested further comment from Weezer’s publicist and management. During SZNZ: In Residence On Broadway, Weezer was planning to play each of its four SZNZ EPs in their entirety, with a fifth date added for an “encore.” Each night was also supposed to feature “a unique set of Weezer classics.” “I’m very sorry to be telling you this now after we’ve already invested so much time, thought and emotion,” Cuomo said. “Extra apologies to those of you who cleared schedules and made trav...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Are Aflame on New Single “Burning”: Stream
The great return of Yeah Yeah Yeahs continues today with the New York City indie stalwarts’ latest single “Burning,” the next preview of their forthcoming album Cool It Down. Produced by Andrew Wyatt, “Burning” is pure disco-coated dance floor fuel. It’s driven by a vigorous piano riff, inspired by Frankie Valli’s “Beggin’” as well as Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive.” The story of the song dates back to a fateful night when Karen O was 19: The vocalist had gone out for an impromptu drink with her roommate, and returned shortly after to find her East Village apartment engulfed in flames due to a candle she’d forgotten to put out. All her electronics, including her computer and cameras, were completely destroyed. “But oddly enough the items that held the most sentimental value rem...
A Timeline of Ezra Miller’s Legal Troubles
Ezra Miller has been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been about The Flash. The embattled actor has been arrested three times this year alone on charges of disorderly conduct, assault, and felony burglary, and they’ve faced accusations of grooming underage children and running a cult. To quote one person on Twitter, “Every time I see the words ‘Ezra Miller’ I know it’s about to be followed by the strangest combination of crime and location.” Needless to say, it’s a lot to keep track of, which is why we’ve compiled a timeline of Miller’s mounting controversies. June 28th, 2011: Teenage Hijinks Miller’s first brush with the law was hardly as serious as their more recent incidents, but it’s worth noting that their legal troubles didn’t begin in 2022. Back in 2011, while filmi...
Marcus Mumford Opens Up: “I Was Sexually Abused as a Child”
Marcus Mumford’s solo career has been deeply personal in way that Mumford and Sons rarely approached, starting from the very first lines of his debut single, “Cannibal”: ““I can still taste you and I hate it/ That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it.” Now, the folk pop powerhouse has opened up in a new interview with GQ, sharing some details about his path to mental wellness after childhood sexual abuse. “Like lots of people — and I’m learning more and more about this as we go and as I play it to people — I was sexually abused as a child,” Mumford said. “Not by family and not in the church, which might be some people’s assumption. But I hadn’t told anyone about it for 30 years.” Mumford first began dealing with that trauma in 2019, after the release of Mumford and Sons’&...
Carly Pearce On ’29’, Stadium Tour, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton & More | Billboard News Exclusive
Country star Carly Pearce talks about what fans can expect from her after the release of her third album ’29: Written In Stone’, the stadium tour she’s on with Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion, and Dan+Shay, her country idols like Shania Twain and Dolly Parton and more! [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”fl-textarea” ...
