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SKILLET’s JOHN COOPER Defends DAVE CHAPPELLE Over LGBTQ+ Controversy: ‘He’s Outrageously Hilarious’
John Cooper, the frontman and bassist for the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band SKILLET, has offered a surprisingly strong defense of Dave Chappelle amid the uproar over the comedian’s Netflix special. Critics have decried “The Closer” as “dangerously transphobic” over several of Chappelle‘s jokes, specifically around the “thin skin” of trans people and the effects of so-called “cancel culture.” Transgender writer-producer Jaclyn Moore said she would no longer work for Netflix while the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights group dedicated to the empowerment of the black LGBTQ community, asked the streaming service to remove the special from the platform. Cooper addressed the controversy surrounding “The Closer...
NIKKI SIXX Says GUNS N’ ROSES Once Considered Recording Cover Of MÖTLEY CRÜE’s ‘Stick To Your Guns’
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation L.A. Invasion”, Nikki Sixx discussed the fact that GUNS N’ ROSES apparently once considered recording a cover version of the early MÖTLEY CRÜE song “Stick To Your Guns”. The CRÜE bassist said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “After we took them out on tour, and they first put out ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, or was it ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, I remember going to the Rainbow [in West Hollywood], and I saw Axl [Rose, GN’R singer] there. And he jumped up and he said ‘hi’ and ‘thanks for the tour. Thanks for the tour because now MTV is gonna play ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’.’ It really gave ’em a shot. And I was super stok...
Renewed?: DaBaby Going Out On 1st Tour Since DaCancelation
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SMG John Paul Jones Arena / SMG John Paul Jones Arena DaBaby found himself potentially canceled, and out a number of paydays, thanks to homophobic commentary he dropped from the Rolling Loud Miami stage back in late July. But now it seems that plenty of people are forgiving enough to buy tickets to his shows, and the North Carolina rapper is heading back out on tour. It’s Rolling Loud that’s actually teaming up with DaBaby for the Live Show Killa Tour. The “Suge” rapper announced the tour over the weekend on his social media channels. “THE SHOW YOU THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER SEE AGAIN,” with a fire emoji wrote DaBaby along with a list of tour dates. Related Stories It looks like his winter is booked and busy. Opening on November 26 in Chicago, the tour wil...
Cardi B Named Host Of 2021 American Music Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B is continuing to break ground in vibrant form, this time as the official host of the upcoming 2021 American Music Awards. The five-time AMA winner broke the news through her Twitter account on Tuesday morning (November 2nd). “When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,” the 29-year-old further expressed in a statement issued by host network ABC and co-producer MRC Live & Alternative. “I’m ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage.” The “WAP” rapper will also be the fifth Black woman entertainer to host, following actress Tracee Ellis Ross (2017-18), R&B singer Ciara (2019), and actress Taraji P. Henson who took over last year. “We are immensely excited to have the dynamic Cardi B bri...
Nenobia Washington AKA The Queen of Brooklyn Cause Of Death Under Investigation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dupree Frederick / facebook Nenobia Washington, better known to many across social media as “The Queen of Brooklyn,” was found dead in New York over the weekend under circumstances that remained unknown until now. The speculative cause of Washington’s death has been discussed, although an official statement has not been made. TMZ shared in a report that they spoke exclusively with the father of Washington’s son, David Jackson, who informed the outlet that their son had a conversation with the mother prior to her death. It is being speculated that Washington jumped six stories to her death from a New York building but it hasn’t been reported if this was her home or a business. Related Stories Washington first came to fame in 2015 after an interview on the ...
GRiZ, Glass Animals, Kaytranada, More Set to Perform at Lightning in a Bottle 2022
The weather in the states is cooling down, but Lightning in a Bottle just gave us something hot to look forward to. After being forced to postpone both their 2020 and 2021 festivals, Lightning in a Bottle announced their grand return would be in 2022. The event’s organizers, Do LaB, have now shared the slate of artists scheduled to take the stage at next year’s hotly anticipated fest. The full lineup was showcased across their social media, revealing GRiZ, Kaytranada, and Glass Animals as the headliners. Next year’s lineup spans a wide number of genres both in and out of the electronic music sphere. Fans are in for sets from Black Coffee, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Of The Trees, CloZee, Big Freedia, and many more. Bass music fans can also look forward to ...
Trevor Daniel On TikTok Fame, Evolution of His Sound, and EDM Influences
From his humble beginnings in Houston, Trevor Daniel’s career has been quite the rollercoaster—and a thrilling one at that. The meteoric rise of his TikTok-topping single “Falling,” the cancellation of a national tour, and performing at Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza festival are just a few of the adventures Daniel has experienced over the last few years. And now that he’s back on tour, EDM.com caught up with him on his first trip to Canada, where he performed at Vancouver’s FVDED In The Park Festival. Trevor Daniel. Jarett Lopez EDM.com: How does it feel to be in Vancouver? Recommended Articles Trevor Daniel: I’ve never been here before, never been to Canada actually. Last year was COVID, and before that I was supposed to do this tour but my passpor...
Annie Nightingale Launches Scholarship for Underrepresented Female and Non-Binary DJs
BBC Radio 1 has launched a new scholarship named after their first female DJ and longest-serving presenter, Annie Nightingale. The scholarship will be awarded to three individuals who are women or non-binary DJs, and “aims to celebrate and elevate talented women and non-binary people in the electronic music scene by providing them with a national platform to showcase their taste and expertise,” according to BBC Radio 1. The previous winners of the scholarship are DJ Martha, GODLANDS, and LCY. They will be performing on the station on the evening of Saturday, November 6th. The winners of this year’s scholarship will receive a one-hour slot on BBC Radio 1 on a Saturday night. “I was the first-ever female DJ on radio and am now the longest serving presenter...
NOISIA Announce One Last Festival Run In Summer 2022
NOISIA won’t let the pandemic get in the way of their grand finale. Considering COVID-19 forced the cancelations of many festivals around the world over the past two years, many artists are working to make up performances. NOISIA found themselves in a peculiar situation after they announced in late 2019 that 2020 would be their last year together as a trio. This, of course, included their farewell tour which was postponed due to the global health crisis. The trio are currently in the midst of their international farewell tour. This included shows up until December 16th, 2021, when they are set to play a final concert in their home country of the Netherlands. However, to the delight of their fans, they’re not quite ready to split. NOISIA took to social media to release a st...
Lucy Dacus Turns ‘Fallon’ Stage Into Chapel for ‘VBS’
Lucy Dacus preached her true feelings about vacation bible school while rocking out on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night. [embedded content][embedded content] Singing “VBS” off her recently released Home Video, Dacus begins serenading the crowd as if they were children at a Christian summer camp. Way too many flashbacks crawled out from the deep parts of my brain as Dacus reminisced on the summer of ’07—befriending the preacher in a t-shirt, being told to “spread the word,” and worshipping before bed. With faux stained glass windows behind her and all musicians bearing white cloaks, Dacus tangibly furthers the aura of “VBS,” alongside the theme of reason behind both the church and her track. Your dad keeps his sleeves down through the summer for a reasonYour mother wea...
Hear U2’s New Song “Your Song Saved My Life,” Off Sing 2 Movie Soundtrack
U2 just released a track off the forthcoming Sing 2 movie soundtrack, “Your Song Saved My Life.” This is the band’s proper release since “Ahimsa” where they teamed with A.R. Rahman in 2019 (No, Martin Garrix’s song with Bono and The Edge for Euro 2020 doesn’t count). The original song is featured in the upcoming movie, in which Bono himself made his animated film debut as the voice of Clay Calloway. Sing 2 is in theaters on December 22, and its soundtrack comes out on December 17, which is available for pre-order. [embedded content][embedded content] This isn’t the first time U2 has written an original track for a movie, as the band has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for “The Hands That Built America” from Gangs of New York in 2003 and “Ordinar...
alt-J Share New Single “Get Better”: Stream
alt-J are back with “Get Better,” the second single from their forthcoming album The Dream. The plaintive song is essentially a two-hander, with dummer Thom Sonny Green sitting this one out. Instead, Joe Newman strums out gentle acoustic notes while Gus Unger-Hamilton joins in with harmonies and subtle piano. As Newman describes it, the track “is the union of two songs.” One was a little improvisation he sang to his partner, Darcy Wallace, back in 2018: “Get better, my Darcy/ I know you can.” The second was a chord progression written during lockdown while Newman thought of the thousands of bereaved around the world. “I felt nervous heat when writing ‘Get Better,” Newman said in a press statement. “The context of the Coronavirus pandemic lent my words a chilling weight and gave me a new se...
