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Amen Dunes Releases New Single ‘Feel Nothing,’ Signs With Sub Pop
Amen Dunes, the project of rock-songwriter Damon McMahon, has shared a new single “Feel Nothing,” his first new song release since 2018. Additionally, the artist also inked a deal with Sub Pop. “Feel Nothing” combines hurt lyrics with a chill synth beat, bringing in a little more life around the four and a half minute mark which is said to represent the rhythm-heavy next chapter in Amen Dunes’ sound. On both ends of the listening spectrum, it is quite a cool creation that enlists Sleaford Mods and Panoram in its making. Listen to “Feel Nothing” below. [embedded content] Freedom, the last album release, was a breakthrough moment for McMahon. A remix of Freedom’s closing track “L.A.” was released in 2019 with London-based artist Westerman. But since then, fans had heard nothing from Amen Dun...
Jennifer Lopez Talks New Single ‘Cambia El Paso’ & Says She’s ‘Never Been Better’
She elaborated on the meaning behind the title of the summer dance anthem and how it reminds her of her 2012 Dance Club Songs No. 1 “Dance Again,” which features Pitbull and was co-written by Enrique Iglesias. She released the song shortly after her ex-husband Marc Anthony filed for divorce. “It is about change and it is about taking a step … when things don’t feel right,” she continued. “To me that represents joy, happiness, life. After my divorce, so many years ago now, but I did a song called ‘Dance Again’ that I kind of took from Enrique Iglesias. That was his song. And I was like, ‘This is my song. You have to let me do this song.’ And he was like, ‘That’s my song.’ And I was like, ...
Hipgnosis Raises $215 Million With Stock Offering, Exceeding Target
“I am once again delighted with the support from both our existing and new shareholders with an oversubscribed raise of over $215 million, £156 million,” said Hipgnosis founder Merck Mercuriadis in a statement. “We will deploy this immediately into our pipeline of songs and I am incredibly appreciative of the incredible songwriters who have entrusted us with their iconic works. We will now have a portfolio of almost $2.5 billion of extraordinarily successful and culturally important songs, which offers a massive opportunity for us to add value with our Song Management which manages these songs with bandwidth and responsibility.” As the company announced last month, Hipgnosis expects to use the proceeds from the placing to acquire catalogs already lined up by The Family (Music) Limite...
Randy of Reggaeton Duo Jowell y Randy Inks Exclusive Deal With ONErpm
Randy Ortiz, best known as “Randy Nota Loca,” has signed an exclusive contract with ONErpm, Billboard has learned. The Puerto Rican artist, who officially kicked off his career in 2002 as part of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell y Randy, inked a deal with the distribution and marketing company for the release of his upcoming solo album. Under the new deal, Randy will release a compilation of three new solo singles, forming the “first season” of his next studio album, where he experiments with new reggaeton and perreo fusions including R&B, electronic guaracha and more. 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 power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn...
‘Framing Britney Spears’ & More Music Docs That Are Vying for 2021 Emmy Nods
Another music doc, Tina (HBO), about rock legend and survivor Tina Turner is also seen as a very likely nominee in the category, while still others are seen as having a reasonably good chance of receiving a nod: The Boy From Medellín, which follows musician J Balvin as he prepares for a concert in his hometown (Medellín, Colombia); The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, a look at the famed brother trio, of which Barry Gibb is the sole survivor; and The Go-Gos, a look at the iconic female rock band. The last two winners in the category — Leaving Neverland and The Apollo, about the legendary Harlem club — were both music docs, and both aired on HBO. Two other music docs have won in the category in the past decade: George Harrison: Living in the Material World, a...
Watch Miley Cyrus Cover Cocteau Twins’ ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ in Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas, but not this time. This past weekend fans gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July in Sin City were able to see Miley Cyrus perform at the opening celebration at Ayu Dayclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. What transpired next should surprise no one: another cover. But you probably weren’t expecting her to break out a 1990’s Cocteau Twins tune. “Now I’m gonna do a classic Miley — no, I’m not gonna show my titties are something — but I am gonna sing a song that no one fucking knows,” she said. “But you will know it after tonight. And I’ve seen the tweets — ‘Stop doing covers’ — but yet, somehow, ‘Jolene’ was requested. So one for me. This song is called ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ for obvious reasons.” See Cyrus’s take on “Heaven or Las Vegas” by Cocteau ...
Lil Uzi Vert’s Ex Brittany Byrd Says He Put A Gun To Her Stomach & Hit Her
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Lil Uzi Vert had himself a weekend. Before Lil Uzi Vert had a breakdancing good time at Michael Rubin’s “all-white” 4th of July party that featured other notable guests like JAY-Z, J-Balvin, and James Harden tickling Meek Mill, no seriously he was, Uzi Vert was out here getting physical with his ex Brittany Byrd and fellow rapper SAINt JHN. TMZ broke the news on Friday that “XO Tour Lif3” crafter rolled up on SAINt JHN in broad daylight at the Dialog Cafe in West Hollywood, and a physical altercation ensued. Byrd, who was there when the fracas went down, claims she was there talking “business” with SAInt JHN, and now, the celebrity gossip site is reporting that Byrd is pressing charges. According to Byrd, JT’s boo threatened her with...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Turns Down UNC Job, Joins Howard University Faculty With Tenure
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning journalist responsible for the stellar The 1619 Project for the New York Times, was on track to join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s faculty, seeking tenure in the process. After haggling with the university, Hannah-Jones has elected to go with famed HBCU Howard University and has received tenure to boot. Hannah-Jones was a guest on CBS This Morning with host Gayle King on Tuesday (July 6) where she made her first interview stating that she will be joining Howard as the Nikole Hannah-Jones as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. Joining Hannah-Jones at the Washington, D.C. establishment is author and MacArthur Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates and the pair will help form the...
A Tribe Called Quest Deny Involvement In NFT Auction Of Group’s Royalties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty All the news about A Tribe Called Quest becoming the newest Hip-Hop entity to enter the world of NFT’s is flat-out false, says Ali Shaheed Muhammad in a fiery social media post that reveals another controversy concerning Hip-Hop and cryptocurrency. The DJ and producer was compelled to speak out at length after a Billboard article last week claimed that the iconic Hip-Hop group entered into a partnership with online music royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange to auction off a 1.5% share of the group’s sound recording royalties from their first five albums. This would be sold off as a non-fungible token (NFT). Dubbing the article as “Not Friggin True,” Muhammad decided to detail exactly why this move wasn’t approved by the group. “At the...
Kodak Black Gives Out New Air Conditioners To Florida Residents
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) There’s a heatwave currently blasting parts of the United States and while many have to just grin and bear it, Kodak Black is doing his part to help the less fortunate get through these mutant dog days of summer. According to TMZ the “Roll In Peace” rapper decided to go out and help Floridian’s fight the oppressive heat by linking up with Francky Pierre, who runs the charity, Philanthropic Work and Outreach, and purchasing 100 brand new air conditioners and handing them out to the residents of the Golden Acres Projects in Pompano Beach. Actually manning up and carrying the units to the residents himself, a shirtless Kodak went door to door to bless people with the cool gift as if he was...
‘I Feel So Alone’: Siesta Key‘s Madisson Opens Up About Mental Health Issues
It doesn’t matter how someone’s life seems, because you never know what’s going on just beneath the surface. And on this week’s Siesta Key, Madisson opened up about her mental health — specifically, how she copes with anxiety and depression. During a “bittersweet” engagement photo shoot with her fiancé Ish, Madisson admitted to Kelsey that “it sucks” being in a somewhat long-distance relationship — primarily due to the former SK producer‘s frequent business trips. “I had hoped he would be able to stay for the whole month, but he can’t,” she said. “Having Ish here just helps keep me grounded, and it’s a little nerve-racking when he leaves.” That’s when the bride-to-be broke i...
Hear Miley Cyrus’s Glam-Rock Take On Cocteau Twins’s ‘Heaven Or Las Vegas’
Miley Cyrus rocked the stage on the 4th of July with a fitting cover of the Cocteau Twins’s “Heaven or Las Vegas” at the Resorts World casino in Las Vegas. At the grand opening of the new resort, Cyrus introduces the song with a joke referencing some of her younger fans being annoyed that she keeps covering old songs. “I’m gonna sing a song that no one fucking knows,” Cyrus said. “But you will know it after tonight. And I’ve seen the tweets: ‘Stop doing covers!’” Miley can’t stop, and she won’t stop. A fan managed to film the performance, which you can watch below. The Cocteau Twins posted on Facebook promoting the cover, captioning “Surprise, surprise!” During the Independence Day concert, Cyrus sang more covers from other classic artists including The Guess Who’s “American Woman,” Blondi...
