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J’Ouvert In Brooklyn Canceled For Second Year In A Row
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty J’Ouvert, the celebration that precedes the annual West Indian Day Parade on Labor Day, has been canceled for the second year in a row. Considering the parade itself was nixed, no one should be surprised. Well, that and the COVID-19 Delta variant that continues to spread at an alarming rate, even among the vaccinated. According to Gothamist, the decision was made to “protect the health and safety of our people” per the pre-dawn event’s organizers. “It has been a trying two years for us,” said Yvette Rennie, the president of J’Ouvert City International in a statement. “We are saddened that we are going to cancel another year. But this gives us time to mobilize our organizations to make sure that each and every one of them unders...
Travis Barker Honors Late Friend DJ AM On His 2nd Flight In 10 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Travis Barker is an example of how people heal at their own pace. On his second flight in more than a decade he honors his late friend DJ AM. As spotted on Buzz Feed the Blink 182 member took one step closer to conquering his fear of flying. Over the weekend he took a flight to Italy with Kourtney Kardashian. During the voyage he posted a photograph of his friend Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein. The two were the sole survivors of a plane crash in 2008. Their private aircraft was leaving South Carolina when it malfunctioned and crashed. The tragedy killed their two friends, security guard Charles “Che” Still and assistant Chris Baker, along with the two pilots. While Barker and AM survived, it would be a long road to recovery for each....
21 Savage on Owning His Masters: “I Make More Money off My Album Sales Than I Do off Touring”
21 Savage shared in a recent interview with Million Dollaz Worth of Game that having ownership of his masters has given him more financial stability than hitting the road. “I had a platinum album before I signed my deal, you see what I’m saying. So…I own my masters. I own my masters right now. Every song you ever heard, I own it,” he confirmed. “My split, I got a 70/30 split with my label; I get 70, they get 30. I own all my masters.” The artist continued, “A deal ain’t no deal where it’s like, ‘Damn, I wish I was independent,’ you see what I’m saying? I make more money off my album sales than I do off touring. A lot of rappers, most of their money come from touring. I make more money off of my album sales and my music sales than I do off touring.” The 28-year-old revealed in 2017 that he ...
Martin Garrix Drops Two Massive Unreleased Collabs in First Show in Two Years: Watch
During his headlining performance at Austria’s Electric Love Boutique Edition festival, Martin Garrix dropped a pair of high-profile, unreleased collaborations. Fans were stunned to see the Dutch dance music superstar open his set by dropping a brand new collaboration with John Martin, the revered vocalist behind some of Swedish House Mafia’s most influential tracks. Luckily for those who weren’t able to see it in person over the weekend, fans have shared a generous portion of the song via social media. Martin’s vocals can clearly be heard alongside dramatic, uplifting chords from Garrix, forming a perfect introduction to his first performance in almost two years. Considering the duo’s work on “Now That I’ve Found You” and “Higher ...
EDC Las Vegas 2022 Dates Revealed
Pandemic be damned, EDC Las Vegas fans can now mark their calendars for the festival’s 2022 edition. According to an email sent to ticket-holders for the 2021 fest, the 2022 iteration of EDC Las Vegas has been scheduled for May 20-22. In a statement, Insomniac founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella acknowledged the “rough couple of years” leading up to this year’s 25th edition while announcing special rewards for the event’s stalwart supporters. “I wanted to take a moment to thank you for joining us under the electric sky in 2021. I know it’s been a rough couple of years getting to this point, but I’m excited to know we’ll all be reunited once again on the dance floor & celebrating 25 years of EDC in October!” Rotella said. “In apprec...
SHINEDOWN’s BRENT SMITH On Touring During Pandemic: It’s Bandmembers’ ‘Responsibility’ To ‘Stay Healthy’
In a brand new interview with HardDrive Radio, SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith spoke about what it has been like for him and bandmates to play live shows during the pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Finally being able to get back out with SHINEDOWN, man, it was emotional. It really, really was. These eight shows, they were massive — they were, like, big attendance; everything was sold out. “Obviously, people know what transpired,” he continued. “We were in the middle of rehearsals, and then Barry [Kerch, drums] tested positive for COVID in the middle of rehearsals. We were able to get our good friend Dustin [Steinke] from SIXX:A.M. to come in and fill in for Barry for three shows until Barry had a negative test. Once again, Barry was fully vacc...
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: ‘I’ve Been Denied’ The Opportunity To ‘Step Back Into My Role’
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who left JUDAS PRIEST a decade ago, spoke about his former group in a brand new interview with Let’s Rock. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “When I quit and my voice wasn’t being heard and I was very frustrated in 2010, we all agreed to end the band. We were about to embark on the ‘Epitaph’ tour, which was the final farewell tour. We were ending the band. I just decided I didn’t wanna go forward to do the final tour, because I didn’t think I would enjoy it, and I wanted to enjoy it, because things were not right in the band. Everything had come to a head, and it was ugly; it wasn’t right. And I wanted my voice to be heard, so that I could go and enjoy the farewell tour of the band. But if t...
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND Documentary Soundtrack To Be Released In October
“The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack”, a 2CD and digital soundtrack that features both well-known and rare VELVET UNDERGROUND tracks, will be released on October 15 via Republic Records/UMe. Curated by the documentary’s director, Todd Haynes, and music supervisor Randall Poster, the album is the official soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Apple original documentary “The Velvet Underground”, which will be released in theaters and premiere globally Friday, October 15 on Apple TV+. Featuring some of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND‘s most well-known tracks, rarities and songs that influenced them, “The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film By Todd Haynes – Music From The Motion P...
DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down Offer To Support MÖTLEY CRÜE On ‘The Stadium Tour’: ‘I Don’t Open For Bands That I Influenced’
Nikki Sixx says that MÖTLEY CRÜE originally invited VAN HALEN‘s David Lee Roth to share the bill with them and DEF LEPPARD on “The Stadium Tour” but that David passed. “I don’t open for bands that I influenced,” the CRÜE bassist says Roth told him, according to the Los Angeles Times. Back in October 2019, Roth reflected on the influence of VAN HALEN on bands that followed, telling KKLZ‘s “The Mike & Carla Morning Show”: “Hair bands were the imitations of VAN HALEN. Yeah, it is true, and spandex was what they came up with as something visual. I started off in leather, with the same haircut that Bono and [Bruce] Springsteen and the guys in METALLICA had. A famous haircut — if I had that same haircut today, it’d have its ow...
Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ Projected to Become His Best-Selling Album Since ‘Yeezus’
DONDA, the newest release from Kanye West, could be his best-selling album in almost decade. According to HITS Daily Double, the 27-track record is projected to earn at least 300,000 equivalent album units in its first week, greatly surpassing Jesus Is King‘s 264,000 units, Ye‘s 208,000 units and The Life of Pablo‘s 94,000 units; Yeezus raked in 327,000 units in its first week. DONDA’s numbers also outpace the likes of Halsey’s 95,000 to 115,000 units and Lil Tecca’s 30,000 to 35,000. If forecasts are correct and the record debuts at No. 1, West could set a new record for the most No. 1 albums this century. In related news, take a look at the fan reactions to JAY-Z, Travis Scott and Lil Baby’s guest appearances on DONDA. Read Full Article
SPIN Recap: Splash House 2021
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The highly anticipated, multi-weekend festival in Palm Springs is fundamentally a giant pool party. Mix in sold-out hotels, after-hours parties, and world-class electronic headliners and you get Splash House. The colorful, sun-soaked weekend event spanned the Renaissance, Saguaro, and Margaritaville hotels and festival-goers took over the pool areas and booked out the rooms to decorate their hotel balconies with their slogans, flags and streamers. Desert heat baked the valley until about 5 PM daily, when the balmy breezes and shade of the palm trees brought the temperature down to a comfortable warmth. Splash House is an unforgettable bucket list event that appeals to those even on the outskirts of the electronic and house genre fandoms. SG Lewis CREDIT: SG Lewis by Gina...
Korn’s Jonathan Davis “Struggling with COVID After-Effects,” Sits on Throne While Performing
Korn singer Jonathan Davis is still “struggling with COVID after-effects,” according to guitarist Brian “Head” Welch. Davis recently performed with the aid of a throne to sit in during a concert this past Friday (August 27th) in Tinley Park, Illinois. It marked Korn’s return to the road after Davis revealed his positive COVID test on August 16th, resulting in the postponement of six shows and the cancellation of two concerts on the band’s current US tour. The metal vocalist is clearly still feeling the effects of the virus, which can cause longterm, lingering physical and mental issues long after an individual tests negative. Fan footage from Friday’s Illinois show and Saturday’s Noblesville, Indiana, concert sees Davis sitting on a shiny throne, which is just as decadent as his H.R. ...
