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ANTHRAX And DEATH ANGEL Members Cover U2’s ‘City Of Blinding Lights’ (Video)
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has teamed up with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello and DEATH ANGEL singer Mark Osegueda to record a cover version of U2‘s “City Of Blinding Lights”, filmed while they were in quarantine. Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying message: “There was a station in NY called WLIR, one of the first ‘alternative’ stations and that’s where I first heard @U2 . The song I always remember hearing first was 11 O’clock tick tock. I remember sitting on my back porch in the Bronx, bringing out speakers and listening to the radio. “I would Listen to WLIR and try to get a good enough signal for WSOU too. WLIR exposed me to not only @u2 but the @thecure, @depechemode and mo...
BUTCHER BABIES To Release New Single In September
BUTCHER BABIES will release a new single in September. The song will be the first taste of the band’s forthcoming fourth studio album, tentatively due in early 2021 via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. Asked in a new interview with Syfy Wire‘s “Metal Crush” how BUTCHER BABIES‘ new LP differs from 2017’s “Lilith”, singer Heidi Shepherd said (see video below): “It differs a lot. You still have the classic BUTCHER BABIES metal behind us, but I found myself wanting to sing more. “When I first started BUTCHER BABIES, I was an angry young girl, and I had a lot to scream about. I’m a happy 35-year-old woman now, so I have a lot that I wanna sing about.” BUTCHER BABIES next album will be the band’s first since its spl...
Tchami Remixes Justin Martin’s “Stay” Into Tech-Funk House Thumper
“Stay” is from Martin’s newly minted What To Do label. Future house boss Tchami stepped in to remix Justin Martin‘s recent single “Stay,” featuring Dalilah. “Stay” was Martin’s release this year from his newly minted What To Do label. Martin, a Dirtybird pioneer, diverged from his known wonky bass beats to launch the deep house imprint back in January. Tchami gives the song a lighter, upbeat house iteration, twisting the original track’s heavy bass with some funk. Amped percussion drives the familiar voice to a faster pace and higher octave. It’s a dance floor-perfected house track that rings true to Tchami’s signature energetic style. “My new label What To Do is all about exploring uncompromised creativity...
Seven Lions is Streaming a Set from the Iconic Gorge Amphitheatre This Weekend
A can’t-miss stream filmed at one of the world’s most scenic venues. Seven Lions is touching down in Washington for a can’t-miss livestream event at one of the world’s most scenic venues, the Gorge Amphitheatre. This Saturday, the melodic dubstep and trance maven will air a special livestream performance that was filmed at the Gorge. Considering the amphitheatre’s unquestioned status as one of the most highly coveted performance venues the music industry has to offer due to its idyllic setting, the two-hour set has the potential to be one of the best to emerge from the COVID-19 epoch. Insomniac took to social media to announce the event, inviting fans to “Get ready to dance, cry & headbang as we experience these surreal moments together....
Trini Lopez, ‘If I Had a Hammer’ and ‘Lemon Tree’ Singer, Dies of COVID-19 at 83
Trini López, the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” and appeared in the classic war movie The Dirty Dozen, has died. He was 83. López died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Palm Springs, songwriting and business partner Joe Chavira told The Hollywood Reporter. The good-natured Dallas native and son of Mexican immigrants was signed by Frank Sinatra to his Reprise Records label, and he worked with the Gibson Guitar Corp. to design a pair of signature guitars. He recorded more than 60 albums and was a popular headliner in Las Vegas. López’s version of “If I Had a Hammer,” written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. It had been...
Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola Share Their Quarantined Recording Process — And What’s Next for the Group
Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado remembers when she called her bandmate Kevin Olusola in a mild panic, as she was setting up her new home studio as the group was settling into quarantine earlier this year. “I was like, ‘Kevin, I have this, this and this. What cords am I missing? What do I need? What am I doing? Like, what is happening?,’” she now recalls, laughing. Eventually, Maldonado got her studio together, and her and Olusola — along with the other three members of Pentatonix: Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying and Matt Sallee — dived into recording their new covers EP, appropriately titled At Home. The six-song project, which was released on June 24, includes the group’s takes on Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over,” The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart,” and came a...
How Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’ Became His First No. 1 Single on the Hot 100
This year was already an incredibly fruitful one for Harry Styles on Billboard charts, thanks to the consistent success of his Billboard 200 No. 1 album Fine Line and its top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Adore You.” But now, he’s scaled to new heights – garnering his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the Fine single “Watermelon Sugar.” On the latest Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team reviews just how “Watermelon Sugar” surged from No. 7 to No. 1 on the Aug. 15-dated chart, the tune’s wild success at radio over the past few months and what helped make “Watermelon Sugar” such a smash hit. So far, since Fine Line’s release last December, the set has yet to depart the top 25 on the weekly Billboard 200 chart, and has earned over 1.6 million equivalent album units in the U.S., according...
Publisher & Songwriter Streaming Royalty Rates Headed Back to CRB for Review: What’s in the Ruling
The Copyright Royalty Board went too far when it eliminated a rate ceiling from digital streaming services’ calculation determining music songwriter and publishing royalties. That’s part of the verdict from a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion that was made public Tuesday (Aug. 11), sending the CRB ruling back to the three-judge panel that made the verdict in a 2 to 1 split decision in 2018. The overall all-in music publishing royalty rate ceiling had previously been a part of the rate formula from 2008 to 2018. But will the 44% increase in royalties stand? {“nid”:”9431493″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Appeal Ruling on Publisher Royalty Rate Hike Looks to Favor Digital Services: Sources”,”relative_path&#...
IDLES Release Video for “Model Village” Directed by Michel Gondry: Watch
English post-punk band IDLES are back with another preview of their upcoming third full-length, Ultra Mono. This one’s called “Model Village”, and it comes paired with an animated video directed by Michel Gondry (of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep fame). Today’s single boasts IDLES’ usual… Please click the link below to read the full article. IDLES Release Video for “Model Village” Directed by Michel Gondry: Watch Eli Enis 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 rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back t...
Trey Anastasio Becomes Late-Night TV’s First In-Studio Guest Since March: Watch
Trey Anastasio just became late-night TV’s first in-studio guest since production was shut down in March due to the coronavirus. The Phish frontman performed “I Never Needed You Like This Before” with The Roots on The Tonight Show on Tuesday. “First live in studio guest for us,” host Jimmy Fallon… Please click the link below to read the full article. Trey Anastasio Becomes Late-Night TV’s First In-Studio Guest Since March: Watch Lake Schatz 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 rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet rev...
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BLACKPINK Announce New Single Featuring Selena Gomez
Last month, BLACKPINK formally announced their debut studio album, due out later this fall. The K-pop megastars have now revealed they have a new single coming out August 28th, and it features a very special guest: Selena Gomez. Gomez confirmed the exciting news on Tuesday evening, uploading a colorful poster… Please click the link below to read the full article. BLACKPINK Announce New Single Featuring Selena Gomez Lake Schatz 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 rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
