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Jussie Smollett Raps About His Court Case on New Song “Thank You God”: Stream
Jussie Smollett has only been out of jail for a couple of weeks, but he’s wasting no time trying to reclaim his character. On Friday, the Empire actor shared a new single called “Thank You God,” a glossy R&B number that references the December court case that found him guilty of staging a hate crime and lying about it to Chicago police. Dedicating the song to “the people who kept it real,” Smollett said he’s donating all profits from “Thank You God” to social justice organizations Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure the Bag Safety, and Illinois Innocence Project. The track’s lyrics certainly don’t shy away from alluding to his 2019 arrest, where he filed a fake police report after orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack against himself. “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving ...
Anitta’s Coachella 2022 Set Moved to Friday Slot
Coachella has announced a slight update to its 2022 schedule. Anitta, who originally was scheduled to be performing on Saturday at this year’s festival, will now appear on the Coachella stage on Friday. The festival will take place over two weekends, April 15-17 and April 22-24, with Anitta taking the stage on April 15 and April 22. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Can’t wait, it’s gonna be insane!” Anitta tweeted with the update. Earlier this week, it was revealed that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia are replacing Kanye West as headliners in the Sunday (April 17 and 24) slot of this year’s event. Their names appeared on on a revamped poster that dropped on Wednesday, placing the new headliners alongside those previously announc...
Halle Berry Reacts to Reba McEntire Hairstyle Comparison
Halle Berry responded to an unexpected Reba McEntire comparison this week. The actress, who at one time rocked short, auburn hair in the style of Reba’s signature look, had no problem being compared to the country icon. “Halle looks like she about to sing ‘a single mom who works too hard, who loves her kids and never stops,’” one Twitter user captioned a photo of Berry circa the late ’90s on Tuesday (April 5). The lyrics were lifted from McEntire’s “I’m a Survivor,” the theme song to her Reba sitcom that premiered on The WB in 2001. “… and what about it?” Berry responded the next day, along with a crying-laughing emoji. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news McEntire is still offering a message of strength in 2022: The country star recen...
Jack Harlow Gets Slimed After 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards Performance
Jack Harlow‘s performance at the 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards was topped off with a burst of slime. The rapper brought a medley of “Nail Tech,” “Industry Baby” (without Lil Nas X) and his newest single, “First Class,” to this year’s show that aired on Nickelodeon Saturday night (April 9). He ended his set covered in green slime. “Bucket list,” he commented on Instagram after the performance, which took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Harlow was nominated for favorite breakout artist, an award that ended up going to Olivia Rodrigo. Chlöe, Glass Animals, Saweetie and Walker Hayes were also up for the award. Watch Harlow perform and get slimed below. [embedded content] [flexi-common-toolb...
Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, BTS & More Big Winners from 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards (Full List)
Olivia Rodrigo was a double winner at the 2022 Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday (April 9). The 19-year star was honored both as favorite breakout artist (in music) and favorite female TV star (kids) for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove and NFL star Rob Gronkowski co-hosted the show, which was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billie Eilish was also a double winner, winning favorite song for “Happier Than Ever” and favorite album for her LP of the same name. It was the second time in three years that Eilish has won favorite song. “Bad Guy” took the prize two years ago. She’s just the fifth two-time winner in this category since the show originated ...
David Guetta and MORTEN Take The Future Rave Movement to Ibiza for 2022 Residency
Ahead of Ibiza’s busiest clubbing season in years—if not ever—David Guetta and MORTEN are now joining in on the fun. The illustrious pair will be taking their patented future rave sound to Hï Ibiza for their very own residency for 18 weeks straight. Guetta and MORTEN join a growing list of top-tier talent who have recently nabbed their own 2022 Ibiza residencies in Ibiza, such as Black Coffee and FISHER. Their weekly performances kick off on June 3rd and run until September 30th every Friday, giving fans plenty of time to make their way out to Ibiza for what should be a stellar, high-flying residency. “It is a real dream to bring the Future Rave experience to Ibiza this summer. Along with my friend MORTEN, we’ve created a new sound, a new movement, that’s rooted in the undergrou...
Listen to Armin van Buuren’s Electrifying New Single, “Come Around Again”
Armin van Buuren has returned with yet another electrifying single on Armada, this time around with the assistance of Billen Ted and JC Stewart. The track has quickly become a fan-favorite after its debut at Ultra 2022 and will certainly remain so in the near future. “Come Around Again” is an uplifting house anthem designed to get crowds moving while singing along to catchy lyrics. Stewart’s enchanting vocals spearhead the endeavor, allowing van Buuren and Ted to build an intoxicating beat around them. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “What I like so much about ‘Come Around Again’ is that it has a little bit of everything,” van Buuren said in a press release. “It has the drive it needs to energize dance floors and also has the lyrical depth and poppy ho...
A Techno Marching Band Might Be the Most Unique Thing You See at Coachella 2022
Coachella annually touts one of the most diverse lineups of any major music festival, but this year they’ve gone all out by booking a techno marching band by the name of MEUTE. Off of concept alone, MEUTE might be the most interesting act to perform at Coachella this year. “When you tell people that we are a techno marching band, people already get some pictures in their head,” Meute’s founder and trumpet player Thomas Burhorn told Variety. “And then when they see what we do and hear what we do, they can realize… that it is even deeper than what they might have imagined.” The 11-man unit hails from Germany, where techno has long been a staple of the country’s fabled nightlife sector. They’ve taken what has long been solely considered electron...
Elon Musk Opens Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory With EDM-Fueled “Cyber Rodeo” Event
No one knows how to throw a company party quite like Elon Musk. An event called Cyber Rodeo marked the grand opening of Tesla’s new Austin-based Gigafactory, a site which is expected to employ 10,000 people. The factory, located in Travis Country, will play a key role in the future of the company. It will serve as the new corporate HQ for Tesla, and Musk himself expects the site will become the biggest cell factory in the world, according to the Austin American-Statesman. A development of this significance needs an equally epic opening party, which is exactly what the company delivered. The livestreamed event, which saw Musk showered in neon lights as he took the stage, was precluded by a shimmering show of coordinated drone technology. Scroll to Continue Recommended Artic...
SHINEDOWN’s BRENT SMITH Says He Hasn’t Owned A Home Since 2016: ‘I’ve Been A Gypsy By Every Account’
In a new interview with Ronni Hunter of Columbus, Ohio’s 99.7 The Blitz radio station, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith was asked what he looks forward to doing the most once he gets off the road after a long tour. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’m an anomaly when it comes to the rest of the guys that I’m in a band with. We all have families, but I don’t actually own a home. So I have lived in hotels pretty much my entire life, or at least the duration of… Like, the last 20 years I’ve been a gypsy by every account. But the thing is that I had a house in 2011; I owned it in California. [I had it] from about 2011 to 2016, and then I sold it to a family of four because I was never in the home. And so I’ve been on the road and livin...
PROJECTED Feat. SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE And TREMONTI Members: Third Album ‘Hypoxia’ Due In June
PROJECTED, the band featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric Friedman (a.k.a. E-Rock; TREMONTI), will release its third studio album, “Hypoxia”, on June 24 via Rat Pak Records. The 13-track follow-up to 2017’s “Ignite My Insanity” was tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who has previously worked with SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE and SLASH, among others. Connolly says: “To me, personally, it feels like the most cohesive work we’ve done especially considering it’s the first time we all went in the studio together. That in itself had a huge impact on the songwriting process. A...
ANN WILSON Reflects On HEART’s Original Lineup Reunion At 2013 ROCK HALL Induction: ‘It Was A Really Interesting Experience’
During a brand new chat with “Interviewing The Legends With Ray Shasho”, HEART singer Ann Wilson reflected on the band’s 2013 induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame which saw her and her sister Nancy reunited with the four musicians who helped HEART achieve its initial success in the mid-1970s — guitarist Roger Fisher, bassist Steve Fossen, drummer Michael DeRosier and longtime guitarist-keyboardist Howard Leese. “It was a really interesting experience getting together with the original lineup of the HEART guys back on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction time — just because we’ve been through so many different incarnations in this band, and each one of them has been great in its own right,” Ann said. “And as time has gone on, the sound ...
