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Amsterdam Dance Event 2021 Moving Forward Despite New COVID-19 Regulations
Prospective attendees of the 2021 Amsterdam Dance Event can safely plan accordingly after organizers announced they’re moving forward with the summit in light of new regulations by the Dutch government. The news arrives on the heels of an announcement by Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who said in a press conference yesterday that social distancing will end in the Netherlands on September 25th. Despite new COVID-19 regulations forcing clubs, bars, restaurants, and other nightlife businesses to shut down by midnight, ADE will forge on as planned from October 13th to 17th. Rutte also noted that the country will begin mandating coronavirus access passes on the 25th, when patrons must provide proof of vaccination or a negative test within 24 hours. “The risk still is not gone,̶...
Maya Jane Coles Is a Queer Female Assassin In Badass Film Noir: Watch
Ahead of the release of her forthcoming Night Creature album, famed electronic music artist Maya Jane Coles has unveiled a film noir for her single “Run to You.” The video, which features a cast entirely composed of LGBTQI characters, was filmed in London at The Fold club and draws inspiration from Killing Eve and Kill Bill. “Queer people, especially women, often don’t often get portrayed in ways that are interesting and alternative on screen so we wanted to make something that was unapologetically female centered, queer, intersectional, dark, moody and ferocious,” Coles stated in a press release shared with EDM.com. “Hopefully, even in lockdown, I think we pulled it off!” Maya Jane Coles There is also a sequel just around the corner...
Razer Updates the Wolverine V2 With RGB Lighting and Adjustable Back Triggers
Razer has just unveiled its new Wolverine V2 Chroma Xbox Series X/S controller, dubbed by the company as its most advanced pro controller to date. Retaining most of its Wolverine V2 predecessor’s best features such as its Mecha-Tactile buttons and D-pad, the new offering adds even more to the already competitive controller. Razer’s Chroma RGB lighting now runs down both sides of the device, creating just the right ambiance for your gaming sessions, while four new back triggers accompany the two additional top bumpers to provide more multifunctional buttons than ever before. The triggers also feature a Hair-Trigger Mode with stop-switches that allow for better control, and the thumbstick caps are interchangeable with other shapes and sizes to enable a more comfortable experience. For those ...
Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Features Piano Interlude From New York Sixth Grader Named Zen
Kanye West‘s dense Donda album features a ton of samples from artists famous and not-so, from solo star and Fugees member Lauryn Hill to KRS-One, to no-wave dance band Liquid Liquid, Briana Babineaux and the 20th Century Steel Band, in addition to verses from Fivio Foreign, Playboi Carti, Lil Baby, the Weeknd, Travis Scott and his late mother, Donda West. But did you notice that Zen Micheline Hung is also featured on the album? Probably not. But on Monday (Sept. 13), New York’s Kaufman Music Center revealed that the sixth grade student at the city’s public K-12 school is the source of the haunting piano solo on the album’s 22nd song “Come to Life.” “How cool is this? 6th grader Zen Micheline Hung (far right), a student at #SpecialMusicSchool, our K...
YouTube Is ‘Now the Largest Content Licensor in the World,’ Says Exec
Second-quarter advertising revenue at YouTube was reported at $7 billion, up 83 percent from the year-ago period, after $6 billion in the first quarter, up 49 percent. That don’t include subscription revenue generated by YouTube Music and YouTube Premium. Netflix recorded $7.3 billion in the latest quarter, up 19 percent, after $7.2 billion in the first quarter, up 24 percent. The executive also discussed content spending. “When you think about our payouts, we are now the largest content licensor in the world,” Kyncl said. He mentioned that YouTube’s partner program covers about 2 million creators, with the company paying out $30 billion to them over the past three years. Kyncl said to ensure diversity, companies must focus on it, including in hiring and c...
The Big Boss Talks: Daddy Yankee Is Teaching Reggaetón’s Stars How to Own Their Careers
Yes. When I’ve had to pay someone for the respect, I’ve done so. “I’m worth so much” — OK. I’ve always understood an artist’s value. If we collaborate and you charge me X, that’s fine. Most of my collabs are exchanges, but remember, there’s a very fine line there. What if my song works, but yours doesn’t? Hopefully both tracks work, but that’s not always the case, and I get that. I get that you have a value that you need me to cover so that in the end, we’re all in a good place. But the business is flexible, and I’m flexible in many areas. I understand that sometimes, we’re talking about cultural moments rather than simply chart position. “China” [Anuel’s hit featuring Karol G, J Balvin, Ozuna and Yankee] is a good example. I saw it as a song that was important for the genre. Whe...
Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde Team Up for New Song ‘Never Wanted to Be That Girl’
“Nobody ever thinks it will happen to them,” Pearce said in a statement. “You never see it coming, but there’s always an explanation. You know, who’d ever want to think that way about someone they love? Why would you? And so, that’s where this song started: the things you don’t see, because you’d never look. “Ashley is such a great drop-into-the-moment writer, she was able to bring that reality bomb truth to what we were doing,” continued Pearce. “She’s fearless, and she understands human nature in a way that let us both really write to the hurt of realizing we’ve been lied to by someone we’re intimate with.” “Carly isn’t afraid to face the less potable subjects,” McBryde added. “As a writer she’s willing to get in there and get very honest. Writing this song together with Shane strengthen...
Mastodon and Opeth Announce Co-Headlining Fall 2021 US Tour
Mastodon and Opeth have announced a co-headlining fall 2021 US tour with support from Zeal & Ardor. The coast-to-coast trek kicks off November 16th in Asheville, North Carolina, and heads up the East Coast before routing through the South. After hitting the West Coast, the tour wraps up on December 5th in Denver. Mastodon will be out in support of their forthcoming album, Hushed and Grim, recorded over a 12-month period with producer David Bottrill. Openers Zeal & Ardor should also have new music in their setlist, with the avant-metal act set to drop a new self-titled album on February 11th, 2022. Advertisement Related Video Meanwhile, progressive metal vets Opeth played one of the last theater shows we saw prior to the pandemic. The band looks to head back out in support of its mo...
Drake’s 10 Best Songs
Love him or hate him, Drake is like Thanos: Inevitable. Every album the Toronto rapper drops debuts at No. 1, takes over the Hot 100 chart and radio for months on end, and breaks streaming records. While some part of Drake’s success is due to a knack for marketing, there’s no denying his universal appeal. The OVO boss himself once taunted former rival Meek Mill for “gettin’ bodied by a singin’ n****,” but categorizing him as a singing rapper is too simplistic. As our list shows, the former Degrassi star offers everything from borderline cheesy earworms (“Hotline Bling”) to chest-thumping anthems (“Energy”) to celebratory tracks (“God’s Plan”) — not to mention toxic rambles like “Marvins Room.” While Drake will never be the best rapper alive, his versatility makes him one of a kind. — Eddie...
Snail Mail Announces New Album Valentine, Unveils Title Track: Stream
Nothing signals the beginning of Sad Girl Autumn quite like a a new Snail Mail album. Right on cue, Lindsey Jordan has announced the follow-up to her massive 2018 debut, Lush, with her second LP, Valentine, out November 5th via Matador. Today, the 22-year-old indie rocker is offering a preview of the album with its title track, and she’s also unveiled a lengthy list of worldwide tour dates beginning this fall and heading into 2022. Valentine sees Jordan mature from the wide-eyed teen yearning of Lush, further pushing her limits as a songwriter. Her new album sees her adopt a wider array of sonics while still staying authentic to her scrappy, slacker-rock roots. “Referring to the process as the deepest level of catharsis and therapy I have ever experienced would be ...
EP: Tems – If Orange was a Place
Nigerian vocal powerhouse, Tems has released her much anticipated project titled; ‘If Orange was a Place‘ featuring Brent Faiyaz. Through its five tracks, “If Orange Was a Place“ creates ample space for Tems’ distinctive voice to shine as she navigates through themes of finding inner peace and staying true to self. Tems (Temilade Openiyi) represents an alté sound driving a new wave of African R&B—one centred on mood, expression and originality, and one less concerned with trying to sound too familiar. “Growing up in Nigeria has created the rebel in me when it comes to my sound,” she explains, “and what motivates me to move every morning. All the encounters I have had brought out that rebel in me in different ways—the rebel that dares to do things her own way.” It is following...
GENE SIMMONS On KISS’s Upcoming Las Vegas Residency: ‘We Wanna Have The Best Party On Earth’
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS‘s “New & Approved” show about the band’s upcoming second Las Vegas residency, which will kick off at the end of the year. The legendary rockers’ engagement at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood will launch the last week of December. Regarding what fans can expect to see this time around, Gene said: “The plus side of Vegas is that now, the culture of Vegas has changed so that it welcomes punk bands and rap and all kinds of stuff and lets them do their art their way, instead of saying that Vegas is about showgirls and magicians and stuff like that. Yes, it is, but it’s also about other artists, comedians and people coming in — Mike Tyson had a talk show there; he’s a fri...
