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SHARON OSBOURNE, HENRY ROLLINS, ADAM LAMBERT Set For CYNDI LAUPER’s 10th Annual ‘Home For The Holidays’ Benefit Concert
Cyndi Lauper — the Grammy-, Emmy– and Tony-winning icon and advocate — has announced that her 10th annual “Home For The Holidays” benefit concert will premiere on Friday, December 11 exclusively on her TikTok at 8 p.m. EST, with an additional stream Sunday, December 13 on Lauper‘s YouTube and Facebook handles at 8 p.m. EST. This 10th iteration of her beloved benefit concert is a remarkable achievement and a momentous occasion for Lauper and True Colors United, the organization she co-founded 12 years ago to prevent and end homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. 100% of the net proceeds of “Home For The Holidays” goes to support the work of True Colors United to prevent and end this urgent issue. Host...
STRYPER’s MICHAEL SWEET Wants To Record Album Of ‘Worship’ Music
Michael Sweet, singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the openly Christian hard rock band STRYPER, says that he is planning to record an album of woship music. The 57-year-old musician revealed his interest in writing a collection of songs that are generally thought to be too theologically specific for the mainstream market in an Instagram post earlier today (Monday, December 7). He wrote: “Something I’ve always wanted to do is to record a worship album. I led worship at my home church for a few years a while back and it was one of the most gratifying moments of my musical history. It strengthened my own faith and brought me closer to God. I’m definitely planning on recording one and I hope you all will join me on this journey. It will be my first ‘officialR...
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Recalls Practical Joke Tour Manager Played On DAVID LEE ROTH At VAN HALEN’s Last Show
In a recent interview with SPIN, Wolfgang Van Halen was asked if there was a moment that particularly stood out to him from VAN HALEN‘s last tour, which concluded in October 2015 at the the Hollywood Bowl. He responded: “I got a really funny story about that. Nobody’s asked me about this before, so I’m glad you did. I’ll set it up for you. Throughout the whole tour, Dave [VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth] had an issue whenever someone in the audience had a beach ball. Outdoor theater, summer concert, Southern California party rock, VAN HALEN — it’s not out of the ordinary. But every time he saw them, it would really upset him for some reason. And he would stop singing and then stand at the front of the stage and say, ‘Throw the beach ball up here, t...
Self-Proclaimed Centrist Matthew McConaughey Criticizes Hollywood’s “Illiberal Left”
During a recent appearance on comedian Russell Brand’s podcast, Matthew McConaughey explained his “aggressively centrist” political views while taking both the left and right to task. McConaughey has been espousing a burgeoning political interest recently, even going so far as to mull over the idea of running for Governor of Texas. However, the actor sees politics as a “broken business” split too adamantly along divisive lines. On his Under the Skin podcast, Brand asked McConaughey about the “judgement” and values of the left-right divide, specifically noting the “condemnation and criticism” of “ordinary working people” who voted for Brexit or Trump. The actor responded that “the two vehicles on either side of the political aisle are so far apart, their fucking tires aren’t even on the pav...
Anthrax’s Scott Ian Unveils New SGT D Guitar Pedal
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has teamed up with KHDK Electronics for a limited-edition signature SGT D guitar pedal. Stylized with the infamous Sargent D mascot from Ian’s crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D.), the two-in-one pedal functions as a boost/pre-distortion EQ control and has another section for amp modeling that emulates the guitarist’s S.O.D.-era tones. To top it off, as you play, the tip of Sgt. D’s cigar lights up red. “Get this if you want to stop shitting in people’s ears with your ass tone,” states the Sgt. D (aka Ian) in the product description. “Scott knew what he wanted — a ruthlessly vicious pedal that captures his S.O.D. amp tone,” David Karon of KHDK wrote. “Of course, the absolute maniac that he is, he also wanted it to work as a magical booster and m...
What the Cluck? Mario Lopez Plays Colonel Sanders in KFC-Lifetime Original Film A Recipe for Seduction
The original Colonel Sanders looked like a mashed potato with glasses, so consider Mario Lopez the spicy option. The Saved by the Bell heartthrob will star as chef Harland Sanders in the new Lifetime original mini-movie A Recipe for Seduction. This corporate dystopian cluster-cluck will air December 13th on Lifetime, and the first trailer is out now. While KFC and Lifetime may seem like clashing flavors, the fast food retailer has proved that anything can go with anything, so long as your bucket is big enough. Besides, the two companies have a few things in common, especially a reliance on a tried-and-true formula, whether that is a woman in jeopardy with a violent male partner or the 11 original herbs and spices. Both make appearances in the 15-minute film, judging by the new trailer...
HBO Announces Second Bonus Episode of Euphoria for January
HBO is gearing up to release the second of two special bonus episodes of Euphoria. It’s called “Part 2: Jules”, or more specifically, “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob”, and it’s currently scheduled to air on January 24th. The upcoming special will pick up where “Part 1: Rue” left off this past Sunday. That Christmas-themed episode focused on the aftermath of Zendaya’s Roe being left by Jules at the train station and relapsing. In the new Sam Levinson-directed special, Jules (played by Hunter Schafer) reflects on her year during the holiday break and gets caught up in decoding those memories. According to a press release, Schafer co-wrote and co-executive produced it alongside Levinson. Catch the second special episode live when it airs on HBO at 9:00 p.m. EST on January 24th, or watch it ...
House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill, Not Likely To Pass Senate
Source: ArtistGNDphotography / Getty A small but significant victory for cannabis legalization advocates took place in the U.S. House of Representatives with the passage of a new bill. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act [MORE] was passed last week but it doesn’t appear likely that the bill will go into law in the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate chamber. The bill was passed with the support of a handful of Republican members of Congress and was largely backed by the Democrats in the chamber although some members of their party voted against the MORE Act. One of the main tenets of the bill would be to, “address the devastating injustices caused by the War on Drugs” and while that position is shared across the aisle in the House, the Senate is another matter altogether. The...
Jim Jones Says He Still Won’t Work With Max B Once He’s Free
Source: Bernard Beanz Smalls / Bernard Beanz Smalls, After turning a 75-year prison sentence into a 12-year bid, Max B might finally be coming home after spending the last decade and change behind bars, but don’t expect Jim Jones to exactly roll out the welcome mat once the Wavy Godfather hits the block. Just when it seemed like the former homies turned street rivals had gotten past their personal drama, Jim Jones reminded everyone that some hard feelings do remain and that specific topic is one he doesn’t like touching on at this point in his life. During an interview with Jenny Boom Boom on Instagram, the “Ballin’” rapper was asked about the possibility of working with Max B once he’s released from prison. His response wasn’t exactly a receptive one. “Nah, f*ck Max B. Max B can suc...
Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez Top Billboard’s Global Charts, Mariah Carey & Wham! Jingle to Top Five
Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. ‘Dakiti’ Ties for Most Weeks Atop Global 200 Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dakiti” rebounds from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 with 121.4 million streams, up 13%, and 3,000 downloads sold, down 8%, globally in the week ending Dec. 3. The streaming sum is the third-best in a week since the chart began, trailing only the weekly highs for BTS’ “Life Goes On̶...
The Weeknd Is Rocking Around the Christmas Tree for Smiley Selfie
The Weeknd revealed how he got into the Christmas spirit over the weekend with a new holiday selfie featuring a blinged-out Christmas tree. The superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) blinded his 26 million Instagram followers with his pearly whites next to white tree lights and gold ornaments. Fellow singer Lauv wished him well by commenting, “happy wknd!!!!” But fans aren’t just catching glimpses of “happy wknd” this season: They’re also getting holiday Weeknd, as he recently sang the “Christmas Blues” alongside Sabrina Claudio on the title track of her latest EP Christmas Blues, which was released on Nov. 27. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It be...
What’s Your Favorite Album of 2020? Vote!
Billboard picked out our 50 best albums of 2020, but we want to know which album from this year was your favorite! Taylor Swift‘s Folklore takes the cake for being our staff’s No. 1 album, as she made a surprise record of the ages with The National‘s Aaron Dessner and longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. Dua Lipa dances to our No. 2 slot with her sophomore album Future Nostalgia. Her certifiable club quarantine set of dance-in-your-kitchen numbers travels back in time to the bygone eras of dance-pop and flies to the future à la any “Levitating” performance. 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 Beau...
