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METALLICA Shares Pro-Shot Video Of ‘Cyanide’ Performance From Surprise Chicago Concert
METALLICA has shared professionally filmed video of the “Cyanide” performance from the band’s September 20 “pop-up concert” at Metro in Chicago. You can check it out below. The venue made the announcement about the gig at 1:30 p.m. that same day, and within an hour, the show was completely sold out. Tickets sold for just $19.83, a reference to the year 1983, which is when the band last appeared at Metro. METALLICA‘s Chicago concert took place just four days after the group played a “surprise” gig at The Independent in San Francisco. Just a few hours prior to taking the stage in Chicago, METALLICA announced the show on social media, writing: “THAT was way too much fun last week as we finally played in front of real live fans for the firs...
BLABBERMOUTH.NET Launches Merchandise Line; Portion Of Proceeds To Support ROADIE RELIEF
To mark its 20th anniversary, BLABBERMOUTH.NET is launching a line of branded merchandise, and to celebrate, for a limited time, men’s and women’s T-shirts are $20. Additionally, to support those tireless road crew who bring us live shows and events, metal’s lifeblood, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Roadie Relief through December 30, 2021. BLABBERMOUTH.NET is proud to support the group’s ongoing efforts to assist roadies and crew, who are hard hit by the cancelation of shows, tours and live events due to the pandemic and ongoing recovery. A full line of merchandise is available at BlabbermouthMerchandise.com. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back po...
ALTER BRIDGE To Enter Studio In April 2022
ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti has told Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio that the band will reconvene in 2022 to record a new album. “We’re doing new music first [before going back on the road],” he said. “An then me and Myles [Kennedy, ALTER BRIDGE singer] will probably get together on our break in January to go over what we’ve written at that point, and then we’ll go in the studio. We have April scheduled for some studio time. I don’t know if we’ll finish things up in that time or what, but we need to get new music out before we go back on tour. It’s just been too long.” Asked if he has already started writing music for the new ALTER BRIDGE record, Mark said: “Oh, yeah. I’ve written just a few ideas, but just k...
DROWNING POOL’s Fall 2021 ‘Brothers In Arms’ U.S. Tour With ILL NIÑO And (HED)P.E. Postponed To Early 2022
DROWNING POOL‘s fall 2021 “Brothers In Arms” U.S. tour with ILL NIÑO and (HED)P.E. is being rescheduled for early 2022. The trek was scheduled to kick off on September 29 in Abilene, Texas and conclude on November 3 in Hidalgo, Texas. The Texas-based heavy rockers announced the tour postponement in a social media post earlier today (Tuesday, September 28). The band wrote: “We regret to announce that the ‘Brothers In Arms’ tour is being postponed. “The escalating costs, logistics and risk of moving a multi-band tour like DROWNING POOL, ILL NIÑO, (HED) P.E. and EVOLUTION EMPIRE from city to city while adhering to ever-changing local mandates and recommendations unfortunately poses too many concerns to be sure we can fulfill the entire tour as planned...
Erykah Badu and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Curate New Sonos Radio Stations
Sonos Radio has officially announced 20 new stations and shows curated by the likes of Erykah Badu and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Queen of neo-soul is set to curate BADUBOTRON Radio, which is billed as “a space where music genres are stars and the galaxy is filled with psychedelic funk, retro soul, classic rock, spiritual jazz and experimental hip hop.” Meanwhile, the basketball legend will be teaming up with Impulse Records! for a collaborative station that celebrates the legendary label’s 60th anniversary. Abdul-Jabbar, who is also an activist and jazz historian, will “revisit the genre’s role in his upbringing and its deep roots in African American history and culture.” Other new stations set to premiere in October include an expanded sleep station from Wilco’s Mikael Jorgensen, as w...
Common Ground: Catelynn And Mackenzie Finally ‘Got To Know Each Other’ On Teen Mom OG
Catelynn and Mackenzie had “never really had the chance to talk to each other and get to know each other,” but the Teen Mom OG cast members finally had the opportunity during tonight’s brand-new episode. Catelynn and Tyler visited her grandparents in Sarasota, Florida, so she decided to give Mackenzie a call about possibly meeting up for a meal. Mackenzie — who moved from Oklahoma six months prior — agreed to the suggestion, and she later told Josh their plans. “They are the only couple that I know of in the Teen Mom franchise that have been together since they were 16,” the mother of three stated (Mackenzie is correct — the couples share this common ground). “I don’t even know how you and I have…” she continued, with ...
Sam Riddle, Famed L.A. Disc Jockey and ‘Star Search’ Producer, Dies at 83
By virtue of his influence in charting hits, he appeared as a race announcer in the Elvis Presley starrer Clambake (1967). On television, Riddle hosted 9th Street West and Hollywood a Go Go, which showcased such acts as The Rolling Stones, James Brown and Sonny & Cher. The recent HBO documentary Tina showed him introducing Ike & Tina Turner before their first big TV appearance. On the syndicated Star Search, which ran from 1983-95, Riddle gave career breaks to such future stars as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Dave Chappelle and Christina Aguilera. Riddle was born on Dec. 12, 1937, in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents, Robert and Juanita, divorced, his stepfather, Sam Hand, who owned a dairy farm and advertised in local radio, helped get Riddle his first job on the r...
We All Want a Rihanna Album, But Does She Even Need to Make Music Anymore?
On the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, we discuss what might be next for Rihanna’s music career, and why she might not really need to release an album at this point. Of course, we all want the album — just peep Rihanna’s Instagram comments — but does she owe us any music? Listen to the conversation below: Also on the show, we’ve got chart news about Lil Nas X making a high debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Montero and logging three concurrent top 10 hits on the Hot 100, how Taylor Swift’s latest re-recording of an older hit debuts straight into the top 40 on the Hot 100, and how Drake holds on tight to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 with Certified Lover Boy. Plus, we discuss the guilty verdict returned Monday on all nine counts...
R. Kelly Guilty Verdict: Black Women See Long-Overdue Justice
Speaking out against sexual assault and violence is fraught for anyone who attempts it. Those who work in the field say the hurdles facing Black women and girls are raised even higher by a society that hypersexualizes them from a young age, stereotyping them as promiscuous and judging their physiques, and in a country with a history of racism and sexism that has long denied their autonomy over their own bodies. “Black women have been in this country for a long time and … our bodies were never ours to begin with,” said Kalimah Johnson, executive director of the SASHA Center in Detroit, which provides services to sexual assault survivors. “No one allows us to be something worthy of protection,” she said. “A human that needs love, and sacredness.” It’s as if, she said, “there’s nothing ...
Following Verdict, Will R. Kelly’s Music be Canceled?
Still, advocates hope the criminal conviction brings a moral reckoning. Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, understands how irresistible the music of R. Kelly can be for people who grooved to songs like “Ignition,” but said, “People should just have a second thought about the message that it sends.” “This generation is very clear about who R. Kelly is, right? These young people have come up with the information that this person is a perpetrator, right?” Burke said. “And if we can’t push past our personal likes and desires to dance to a song for the sake of sending a message to these little girls and little boys, at some point I’m just going to draw a line. “I don’t want to support somebody who will cause this kind of harm in my community. I just urge people to think about that,” ...
21 Savage Explains Why He Would Have Refused to Work on ‘DONDA’
21 Savage has explained why he would have turned down the opportunity to work on Kanye West‘s DONDA. In a recent episode of Akademiks’ Off The Record, the Savage Mode artist shared that “Post Malone can do a song with whoever the f*ck he wanna do a song with” but he “wouldn’t have wanted to be on ‘DONDA’ if I’m going to be on ‘CLB‘. Just me, personally. That’s just the type of n***a I am.” The show’s co-host pointed out that loyalty is 21’s “kryptonite,” calling it the “best and worst thing” while Ak questioned whether or not the artist would really turn down Ye if he offered him the collab. 21 Savage responded, “I’m talking about when n****s get smoked behind shit. When it’s guns, being shot, real shit. That’s why I said the ‘DONDA’ and ‘CLB’ shit, I probably was exaggerating a...
Will Smith: “Black Lives Matter” Works Better Than “Defund The Police”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: RENELL MEDRANO / GQ Versatile entertainer Will Smith feels that the global movement confronting systemic racism that rose up in the wake of the murder of George Floyd is something for the greater good of all – but feels that “defund the police” isn’t the best way for Black America to capitalize on the opportunity for change. In a cover profile interview with GQ magazine, Smith spoke about the positive aspects of the protests and how unifying they were. “The entire world was in lockdown, watched what happened to George Floyd, and stood up with one voice and said, We see it. We agree, he said. However, he sees slogans such as “defund the police” as confusing and not helping the community to achieve its goals. “‘Abolish the police. Defund the police.’ I woul...
