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Los Angeles Will Require Full Vaccinations to Attend Indoor Concerts
With California’s COVID infection rate among the lowest rates in the country, the city of Los Angeles is taking measures to keep it that way. On Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles City Council voted on and approved a new ordinance that would require people who go to indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, movie theaters, and yes, concert venues, to be fully vaccinated. Customers and attendees will have to show proof of vaccination for entry. As of now, New York City and San Francisco have similar laws, which caused some problems with some NBA players. It will go into effect on November 4, pending Mayor Eric Garcetti’s signing the measure into law. If businesses don’t abide by the law, they initially face a warning before fines escalate to $1,000 for th...
Pharrell May Pull Music Festival from Virginia Beach Due to “Toxic Energy”
Pharrell Williams has announced that he may pull his Something in the Water festival from its original Virginia Beach location, according to Variety. The Grammy-winning artist announced his intentions in an open letter to the city’s manager Patrick Duhaney on Tuesday, citing the city’s “toxic energy,” specifically in regards to its handling of the police killing of his cousin, Donovan Lynch. “I love my city, but for far too long it has been run by and with toxic energy,” Williams wrote. “The toxic energy that changed the narrative several times around the homicide of my cousin, Donovan Lynch, a citizen of Virginia, is the same toxic energy that changed the narrative around the mass murder and senseless loss of life at Building Number 2.” Lynch was fatally shot by a Virginia Beach poli...
Lil Yachty Joins Tame Impala for ‘Breathe Deeper’ Remix
Lil Yachty lent a hand to Tame Impala for the newly remixed “Breathe Deeper.” [embedded content] “It was so amazing to work with Kevin [Parker] as I’ve been a big fan since high school so it was a pleasant surprise and honor to be a part of such an incredible song,” Lil Yachty said. Off Tame Impala’s 2020 The Slow Rush, a literal eye-popping Lil Yachty glimmers with Kevin Parker in the colorful video. This is the first time the rapper and Parker’s psychedelic project have collaborated. As if Lil Yachty was actually having a good trip, he instructs us to do the same: “Everybody shut the fuck up and start dancing.” Tame Impala announced a new deluxe edition box set of The Slow Rush that is available for preorder, out February 18, 2022. Both of the massive artists have been keeping busy,...
Kylie Minogue Taps Years & Years for New Single “A Second to Midnight”: Stream
Kylie Minogue has released her new single, “A Second to Midnight,” with some help from Years & Years. It’s the first preview of her recently-announced album DISCO: Guest List Edition. The song is nothing short of a glittering disco bop, with the pop icon in pursuit of the high that only comes from the dance floor. “Cause the clock keeps tickin’ the tock/ I’m not gonna stop, no how, no way/ I’m chasing after midnight/ Show me the way to your heart/ Ready for the start of my real life/ To shine like a light in the dark,” she sings on the ebullient chorus. For the accompanying music video, she and Years & Years’ Olly Alexander run through non-stop choreography onstage at London’s historic Collins Music Hall, donning matching leopard print coats and lacy black ensembles and even s...
The Evolution of the Live Show: Marc Myers Joins The What Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | Radio Public | RSS Marc Myers, a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, joins Brad, Barry, and Lord Taco to discuss his new book, ROCK CONCERT: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There. It’s a fun conversation on The What Podcast that looks at the evolution of the live show from the ’50s to the ’80s. Myers gives insider info about how rock concerts evolved, how a particular series of events led to the arena shows we know and love today, and what the industry looks like in 2021. Take a listen above, and make sure you like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Advertisement Related Video Launched in 2018, The What began as a p...
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin Trailer Takes a Terrifying Trip to Amish Country
Ahead of Blumhouse’s Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin premiere on Paramount+ later this month, fans have received a detailed look at the horror film via a new full-length trailer. Watch it below. Last month’s teaser clip offered a glimpse at a cultish Amish-like community and hinted at a return to the horror franchise’s found footage origins, both of which are confirmed by the newly released trailer. The seventh installment of the Paranormal Activity series is centered around a protagonist named Margot (Emily Bader), who is shooting a documentary about a visit to Amish Country during which she hopes to connect with her roots. After hinting at a sinister undercurrent to the initially welcoming community, the trailer shows Margot discovering a series of clues that could uncover her mother’s ...
Wolfgang Van Halen Marks One Year Since Eddie Van Halen’s Death: “I Miss You So Much It Hurts”
Wolfgang Van Halen has marked today’s one-year anniversary of his father Eddie Van Halen’s passing with a heart-wrenching tribute on social media. In the year since the legendary Van Halen guitarist passed away, Wolfgang’s achievements have been incredible. He scored a No. 1 rock hit with his first single (“Distance”) under his solo moniker Mammoth WVH. His debut album landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart and No. 12 on the overall Billboard 200 tally. And he just completed a tour opening for the mighty Guns N’ Roses, even joining them onstage for “Paradise City” at the last two shows. Sadly, Eddie never had the chance to experience his son’s massive solo success. As Wolfgang points out in his message to his late father, there’s “so many things I wish I could share with you....
Nicki Minaj Throws 1-Year-Old Son ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Birthday Bash & Lil Wayne Came Bearing Designer Gifts
Diddy’s daughters, XO Records CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby and his family, and Minaj and Petty’s loved ones were in attendance at the gathering. Variety reported last month that Minaj was in talks to be managed by Sal — who heads the SALXCO management company that’s home to The Weeknd, Doja Cat and more — which she confirmed during an Instagram Live. While Papa Bear’s birthday was on Sept. 30, it looked like it was Dec. 25 at Minaj’s house after she opened the swarm of designer gifts from Young Money brother Lil Wayne. “@liltunechi I just opened the bags & I’m in shock,” she captioned a video on her Instagram Story. “This is insane. I love you so much. This is A LOT OF STUFF. OMG.” A...
Canada’s Kilometre Music Group Closes Catalog Deals Encompassing Drake, Dua Lipa Hits
Across the deals, Kilometre says it acquired underlying copyrights and royalty streams associated with all the songs, but it did not purchase master recordings or revenues from masters. The company declined to reveal purchase prices. According to calculations by Kilometre, the fund now co-owns 10% of the 100 most-streamed songs on Spotify of all time, and 7% of Spotify’s “Billions Club” – songs with one billion streams or more. The Kilometre deals, along with recent acquisitions by Dutch music management company Pythagoras Music Fund, are the latest purchases of publishing catalogs worldwide by investor-backed song funds like London-based Hipgnosis Song Funds as well as the publishing arms of major labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. In recent mon...
Mitski Returns From Hiatus With New Single ‘Working for the Knife’ & 2022 Tour
Mitski is back with a new release titled “Working for the Knife,” along with an accompanying music video and a 2022 tour announcement. “Working for the Knife” marks the emotive singer’s re-entry to her personal and poetic landscape after a three-year hiatus after the 2018 release of Be the Cowboy. Produced by Mitski’s longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland, “Working for the Knife” starts off as a powerful drone-heavy track, softened by Mitski’s lingering vocals and bell-like keys. Carefully woven, “Working for the Knife” is a surreal recounting of the singer’s relationship with the symbolic “knife” that cuts deep and exposes what’s inside. “It’s about going from being a kid with a dream, to a grown up with a job, and feeling that somewhere along the way you got left behind,” Mits...
Moor Mother Time Travels Through Black Encyclopedia of the Air
On her fifth album, Black Encyclopedia of the Air, Camae Ayewa (better known as Moor Mother) paints a world where time is broken, a shifting wasteland where she explores issues of violence and identity on a generational scale. This catastrophe is a familiar setting for the Philadelphia artist, who blends her poetry and music in a way that harkens back to the proto-rap of Gil Scott-Heron, but also meshes with the avant-garde quality of contemporary hip hop. But genre, like time, is transcended and shattered within Ayewa’s body of work. Her debut LP, 2016’s Fetish Bones, blended growling synths and overbearing static with paper-thin gospel samples and the haunting chant of chain gang songs — and ever since, Ayewa’s music has combined the old and new in ways that blur the difference between t...
Taylor Swift Thanks Fans for ‘Folklore’ Film Win at 2021 Gracie Awards: Watch Her Full Speech
Before signing off, Swift gave the biggest thank you to her fans. “Thank you for caring about all of this. Thank you for being the reason why we could come together in this way. You made this album what it is. And you continue to just blow me away all the time,” the singer shared in the speech. Other 2021 Gracie Awards honorees included Kelly Clarkson for her eponymous talk show and former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama for their respective podcasts, You and Me Both With Hillary Clinton and The Michelle Obama Podcast. Newcomers were recognized as well. Nineteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan took the award for actress in a breakthrough role – comedy for her lead role in Mindy Kaling’s Netflix sitcom Never Have I Ever.&n...
