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BTS Closes Out ‘Permission to Dance’ Las Vegas Weekend One With Career-Defining Highlight Reel of Moments
With two nights at Allegiant Stadium in tandem with viewing parties at MGM’s Grand Garden Arena, merch-adorned hotel rooms, a Korean food cafe and exclusive pop-ups, the BTS ARMY turned out for “BTS Permission to Dance The City,” blanketing the Strip with dance party vibes, light “bombs,” TinyTan and buckets of tears (of joy). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news While BTS performed “Permission to Dance” multidate concerts in both Seoul and Los Angeles, their fans knew that Las Vegas would be different. Lit up like “Dynamite,” Las Vegas showed up for the BTS ARMY with a never-before-seen takeover of events leading into the weekend’s live performances on April 8 and 9, which captivated all on their own with a symphony of lights, harmonious ly...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Unlimited Love’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Unlimited Love leaps onto the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 16) at No. 1, marking the band’s second leader and first chart-topping effort since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. The new set was released on April 1 and bows with 97,500 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending April 7, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. In total, the group has tallied eight top 10 albums on the Billboard 200. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Unlimited Love replaces Machine Gun Kelly’s Mainstream Sellout atop the chart (the latter falls to No. 9 in its second week), giving the list back-to-back rock albums at No. 1 for the first time in over four years. It last happened when The Killers’ Wonderful Wonderful debuted at No. 1 on the Oct. 14, 2017 char...
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley’s ‘Cabaret’ Rules 2022 Olivier Awards
Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley have won best actor and best actress in a musical at the 2022 Olivier Awards in London for their roles as the Emcee and Sally Bowles in the West End revival of Cabaret. This freshest reinvention of the 1966 Kander & Ebb classic also won best musical revival, while Rebecca Frecknall scooped the Sir Peter Hall award for best director. Accepting his award on stage, Redmayne spoke of his “confidence crisis” during rehearsals, before acknowledging how the show had long fueled his passion, noting that “this is the dream, this is the one,” and the part he had played as a kid at school. His beguiling, contorted interpretation of the Emcee served as a perfect foil to Buckley’s mesmerizing, emotionally raw Sally in the immersive sho...
DREAM THEATER’s JAMES LABRIE On Winning GRAMMY AWARD For ‘The Alien’: ‘It’s An Amazing Feeling’
DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie spoke to Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind about the band winning its first-ever Grammy in the “Best Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. DREAM THEATER was nominated for “The Alien”, a track from its 2021 album “A View From The Top Of The World”. DREAM THEATER‘s previous Grammy nominations were for the song “On The Backs Of Angels”, from 2011’s “A Dramatic Turn Of Events” album, and the single “The Enemy Inside” from 2013’s “Dream Theater”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, it was overwhelming, the feeling, and i...
DISTURBED Has Apparently Finished Recording A New Album
DISTURBED has apparently completed recording its new album. Earlier today, the band’s singer, David Draiman, took to his Instagram to share a photo of a whiteboard — which appeared to have been taken in a recording studio — charting DISTURBED‘s progress with recording. On the board, 10 songs are listed, featuring such titles as “Hey You”, “Love To Hate” and “Part Of Me”. David captioned the picture: “And that’s a wrap people. #HolyShitIsThisGood #epic @disturbed”. The 10 songtitles listed are as follows: * Hey You * Divisive * Love To Hate * Part Of Me * Won’t Back Down * Unstoppable * Take Back Your Life * Feeding The Fire * Bad Man * Don’t Tell Me Also included on the whiteboard is the guitar tuning for each tr...
DEE SNIDER Is ‘Stunned’ By The Life Of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’: ‘It’s Practically A Folk Song At This Point’
During an appearance on the “Midday With Jayme & Grayson” podcast, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke about his steadfast support of the people of Ukraine using the band’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as their battle cry anthem. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ve been stunned by the life the song’s had [and] what it’s become. It’s practically a folk song at this point. Anytime anybody isn’t taking something from somebody, they’re screaming, ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’. On the left they’re screaming it, on the right they’re screaming, at sporting events they’re screaming it, and now on the front lines, in the battle for their lives, they’re singing it. ...
AARON LEWIS Says ‘Nobody Likes To Hear The Truth Anymore’ As He Once Again Promotes COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis bashed President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci over vaccine mandates and other policies during a recent concert in Tennessee. The 49-year-old Lewis, an outspoken conservative rocker who reinvented himself as a solo country artist in the last decade, voiced his views on the current political situation in the U.S. before performing his single called “Am I The Only One” during his April 3 concert at The Caverns in Pelham. He told the crowd (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “So I’m not gonna get too crazy with this intro. It’s gotten me in trouble before. “Nobody likes to hear the truth anymore. I don’t understand what is going on. The truth. Does anybody remember what that concept is? My God, it’s so dumbed down...
Syd Drops Sophomore Solo Album Broken Hearts Club: Stream
Syd has released Broken Hearts Club, her sophomore solo album, via Columbia Records. Stream it below. The project, a follow-up to her 2017 solo debut Fin and EP Always Never Home, was preceded by singles “Missing Out,” “Fast Car,” and album opener “CYBAH” featuring a guest assist from Lucky Daye. The studio effort also contains collaborations with Smino (“Right Track”) and Kehlani (“Out Loud”). The album is about a relationship I had that ended in my first real broken heart,” the singer said in a statement ahead of the studio set’s release. “It almost felt like I joined a club because all of my friends went through similar experiences. It was like a rite of passage. I started writing the album on the relationship when I was in love. You’re really getting the whole journey from the beginnin...
‘TMZ Hip Hop’ Debuts On Monday, April 11
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / TMZ TMZ has a proper Hip-Hop show in its arsenal. TMZ Hip Hop will make its debut on Monday, April 11 on your television screens in multiple cities across the nation. The new show will be covering Hip-Hop culture (“From Bey to Ye, and everyone in between,” per the announcement) with a number of hosts and on-air talent including Amber Diamond, DJ Hed, Cynthia LuCiette, Rodney Rikai and Tonio Skits. Per TMZ, the show premieres on the following stations, with more on the horizon: New York: 11 PM MY9 (WWOR) Los Angeles: 2:30 PM FOX11 (KTTV) Chicago: 12 AM FOX32 (WFLD) Philly: 12 AM FOX29 (WTXF) Dallas: 12:30 PM FOX4 (KDFW) Houston: 12:30 PM FOX26 (KRIV), 10 PM MY20 (KTXH) Washington, DC: 12 AM FOX5 (WTTG), 6:30 PM FOX5 PLUS (WDCA) Seattle: 11:30 PM FOX1...
Watch Camila Cabello and Willow Perform “Psychofreak” on SNL
Camila Cabello was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night. She brought out Willow for a live version of “Psychofreak,” which appears on Cabello’s new LP Familia. Earlier in the evening, Cabello performed “Bam Bam” alongside a troupe of dancers in neon ensembles. Host Jake Gyllenhaal sang an SNL-inspired rendition of Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” during his monologue. Watch it all happen below. Cabello released Familia—her third solo studio album—on Friday (April 8). She celebrated as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Cabello previously shared the video for “Don’t Go Yet” last July. She made her SNL debut in 2019, performing “Cry for Me” and “Easy” during an October episode hosted by David Harbour. Her previous LP was 2019’s Romance. Read about...
‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Season 3 Trailer Teases Chaotic USS Cerritos Hijacking
Paramount+ has shared the first teaser trailer for season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks, along with key art for the upcoming installment. The new season, which offers a myriad of new challenges for the USS Cerritos ensigns, beginning with sorting out the happenings of season two’s cliffhanger finale, will be available to stream on the platform later this year. “Save the captain!” the official Star Trek account wrote on Twitter, alongside the teaser video. “#StarTrekLowerDecks style.” Save the captain! #StarTrekLowerDecks style. ? #StarTrek https://t.co/3Ty5h8KbMc pic.twitter.com/wbNOxhQ8ej — Star Trek (@StarTrek) April 9, 2022 The crew occupying the “lower decks” of the starship includes Ensign Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Ensign Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), Ensign Tendi (Noël Wells) a...
Muripounds – Vibes & Flex ft Chetzy
Don’t miss this brand new single from Muripounds titled “Vibes & Flex”. Muripounds comes through with a brand new single he calls “Vibes & Flex” featuring Chetzy as they both came together for the second time to deliver the good kind of vibe which was expected by their fans. “Vibes & Flex” is an impressive song from his released EP titled “Muri Time“, it was produced by Yussy and it is a follow-up to his song titled “Child Of God“. Listen and share Muripounds ft Chetzy – “Vibes & Flex” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Muripounds_-_Vibes_Flex_ft_Chetzy__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
