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Phoebe Bridgers Delivers Haunting Cover of Billie Eilish‘s “when the party’s over”
Phoebe Bridgers celebrated the premiere of her SiriusXM radio show, Saddest Factory Radio, with a haunting cover of Billie Eilish‘s “when the party’s over.” Accompanied by a solemn piano and supported by additional vocals, the Punisher artist shared an equally sorrowful take on the 2018 hit, maintaining Eilish’s original musical vision. “when the party’s over” appeared on Eilish’s 2019 debut studio album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which went on to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and win the GRAMMYs for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, while “bad guy” took home Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Check out Phoebe Bridgers’ cover of “when the party’s over” on SoundCloud. Elsewhere in music, take a listen to the complete...
Foo Fighters Announce Tour Dates in Australia, New Zealand
Foo Fighters will head Down Under in late 2022 for a string of tour dates in Australia and New Zealand. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will kick off the Australian leg on November 30th in Perth, with additional shows scheduled in Melbourne (12/4), Brisbane (12/10), and Sydney (12/12). They’ll then visit New Zealand for gigs in Wellington (12/15) and Auckland (12/17). Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 10th via Ticketmaster (using code DShr13xLiGZ). Related Video Over the weekend, Foo Fighters played a one-off concert at the GMBHA Stadium in Geelong, Australia, becoming the first international band to stage a full-capacity stadium show in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. Advertisement Check out Foo Fighters’ complete upcoming tour schedule below. Tickets to their N...
Netflix Disconnects from Russia
Netflix is the latest media company to pull out of Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. “Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” a spokesperson for Netflix said on Sunday. Previously, Netflix announced that it would ignore a Russian law requiring media platforms to carry state propaganda channels. Now, the streamer has decided to forgo operations in Russia outright, effectively disconnecting with its nearly one million subscribers based in the country. Advertisement Related Video Netflix is but the latest corporation to cut ties with Russia. Both Live Nation and Spotify separately announced their plans to indefinitely cease conducting business in the country, while Apple paused the sales of its products. Facebook is a...
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Pledge $3 Million Donation to Aid Ukrainian Refugees
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have agreed to match up to $3 million in donations toward humanitarian aid for Kunis’ native Ukraine, the couple announced in a social media post this week. The two actors have started a GoFundMe to provide housing and relief supplies to refugees of Ukraine following the ongoing invasion by Russia. “I have always considered myself an American, a proud American,” Kunis, who immigrated from Ukraine to the US in 1991, said in the clip. “But today, I have never been more proud to be a Ukrainian. The events that have unfolded in Ukraine are devastating. There is no place in this world for this kind of unjust attack on humanity.” Kunis and Kutcher’s GoFundMe benefits Flexport.org, an organization that sends shipments of supplies to various refugee sites, as well as ...
Snoop Dogg Claims JAY-Z Threatened to Call Off NFL Partnership For Super Bowl Halftime Show
According to Snoop Dogg, JAY-Z threatened to end the partnership of Roc Nation and the NFL if Snoop, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Eminem were not allowed to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Speaking to TIDAL’s Elliot Wilson, Snoop shared that he and Hov — who was the first one that went to the dressing room after the set — shared a moment after the Halftime Show performance as if they had won a championship: “So then [JAY-Z] came down, and soon as he came in he hugged me. We hug each other tight. It was as if we won a championship. Like, you know when you’re genuinely happy for each other? People don’t understand, me and him are the ones. He’s the one on the East. I’m the one from the West. We love each other. Like, not secretly, like publicly, we love each other. It ...
IAN PAICE: How DEEP PURPLE’s Classic Song ‘Smoke On The Water’ Came Together
DEEP PURPLE members Ian Paice (drums) and Steve Morse (guitar) were guests on a recent episode of the “Hangin’ & Bangin’: Artists On Lockdown” online show, where they were joined by Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO), Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, VANILLA FUDGE) and host Ron Onesti. During the wide-ranging chat, they discussed the musical and lyrical inspiration for the 1972 DEEP PURPLE classic “Smoke On The Water” which has served as the quintessential heavy rock guitar riff and a metal-melody primer for burgeoning rock guitarists everywhere. Although the backing to “Smoke On The Water” was the first track laid down for the “Machine Head” album in Montreux, Switzerland (while the Swiss police hammered at the door at 2:00 a.m....
Professional Beat ft Portable – Zazuu Virus
Don’t miss this brand new single from Professional Beat titled – Zazuu Virus. Nigerian music producer Professional Beat drops a brand new single titled “Zazuu Virus” featuring Portable. The new record “Zazuu Virus” is an impressive single he dedicates to his fans and the listening pleasure of all. The track serves as a follow-up to his previously released songs like Ayetie Tibaje, You Are Blowded, Tewo Tewo, and more. Hope the new single makes it to your playlist. Listen and share Professional Beat ft Portable – “Zazuu Virus” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Professional_-_Zazuu_Virus_ft_Portable__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Questlove’s Summer of Soul Wins Best Documentary at 2022 Independent Spirit Awards
Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) won Best Documentary tonight at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards. It was nominated alongside Ascension, Flee, In the Same Breath, and Procession. The film chronicles the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which featured performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone, the Staple Singers, and many others. The film’s soundtrack was released earlier this year. Summer of Soul won the 2021 Sundance Grand Jury Prize upon its premiere. It’s also nominated for a Best Music Film Grammy and Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars this year. Read Pitchfork’s feature “Questlove on Restoring Black Music History and Making One of the Year’s Best Films.” Content This content can also be viewed o...
Charli XCX Duets With Oscar Isaac as Singing Meatballs in Weird ‘SNL’ Sketch
After three “incredible” dates, everything goes strangely wrong in the most offbeat sketch from SNL Saturday night (March 5). A woman (Sarah Sherman) is getting closer to her new romantic interest (Chris Redd) when their chemistry is derailed by a bunch of singing meatballs that are secretly all over the woman’s body — singing meatballs with the faces of the episode’s host, Oscar Isaac, as well as cast members Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang and more. “We are little meatball men, singing our little meatball song/ Join us please and sing along,” they sing in an unexpected little ditty during the pre-taped sketch. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Mid-breakup, Redd’s character — overwhelmed by the bizarre body meatballs — asks, “I’m sorry. Is there a piano in your armpit?” T...
Shirley Bassey, Emilia Jones to Perform at 2022 BAFTA Awards
This month’s BAFTA film awards are set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, having hired its most famous singer to open the ceremony. Dame Shirley Bassey — forever connected with 007 after soundtracking multiple films throughout her career, most notably Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever — will sing an exclusive performance of a Bond theme, raising the curtain of the 75th BAFTAs at the Royal Albert Hall on March 13. The song itself will be revealed on the night. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The British Academy noted that in the 60 years since Dr. No premiered in 1962, the James Bond franchise had earned 32 BAFTA nominations and four wins to date. Also performing on the night will be Emilia Jones, sta...
Dua Lipa Reacts to Oscar Isaac Reading Fan Fiction About Her on ‘SNL’
Dua Lipa seemed delighted that Oscar Isaac gave a live reading of Dua Lipa fan fiction Saturday night. “adds to list of things I never thought would happen in my life,” the pop star commented along with laughing emojis on Instagram, where she shared a clip of one of the SNL host’s sketches from this weekend. On the March 5 episode, one of the actor’s characters was Michael, a school janitor with an unexpected hobby. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In the sketch, the janitor interrupts an evening writing workshop by sharing his own love of books and a story he’s been working on, “The Apogee of Midnight.” He reads aloud a tale of a janitor who’s alone in a school at night and approached by a woman who says she’s been looking for him. “My name is Dua Lipa,” says the woman in the st...
Ed Sheeran, Mick Jagger Pay Tribute to Late Cricketing Great Shane Warne: ‘Absolutely Gutted’
Several giants of the music world have paid tribute to Shane Warne, the Australian cricketing great who died suddenly March 4, aged 52. Warne, a proud Victorian and father of three, resurrected the art of leg spin bowling, a skill that’s considered close to impossible to master, and produced some balls that are among the finest ever inflicted on a batsman. A flamboyant bleach-blonde, Warne would go on to break the world record for wickets taken in Test matches, and enjoyed a following in England, where he played County Cricket for Hampshire, and in India, where he led Rajasthan Royals to the inaugural championship of the Indian Premier League. Warne’s party-boy reputation was tabloid fodder in England, though purists everywhere admired his talents and his box-office appeal. Explore See lat...
