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Migos Claim Lawyer Finessed Them Out Of Millions, Quality Control CEO Pee Responds
Source: Buzzfeed / Tasty Every year we are reminded that all that glitters isn’t gold. One of the hottest Rap acts in the world is now screaming foul. As spotted on Variety Migos are now claiming they were cheated out of millions of dollars. According to the legal documents they are suing their former lawyer Damien Granderson saying he “abused his position of trust as Migos’ fiduciary from the moment he was retained as Migos’ lawyer” and “cheated [them] out of millions of dollars”. The trio accuses the attorney of getting them wrapped up in a bad 360 deal with 300 Entertainment; so bad they had to pay the label millions to get out of the faulty contract. Additionally Quavo, Offset and Takeoff allege that Granderson concealed important facts regarding Quality Control Music’s distributi...
Stadium Goods & Christie’s To Hold A One-Of-A-Kind Auction of Michael Jordan Game-Worn Kicks
Source: Stadium Goods / Christie’s The appetite for Air Jordan sneakers and their limited-edition releases will probably never subside, but how much would hypebeasts be willing to spend for game-worn Michael Jordan kicks that would only be suitable for a display case and not a house party? We’re about to find out. Source: Stadium Goods / Christie’s Today (July 16) Stadium Goods announced a one-of-a-kind partnership with Christie’s Auctions & Private Sales for the Original Air: Michael Jordan Game-Worn and Player Exclusive Rarities auction which consists of 11 lots of rare Air Jordan footwear memorabilia that heads could only dream of. From the OG ’84 Nike Air Ship to his classic ’92 “Olympic” Air Jordan 7’s, the game-worn grails are going to be fetching a pretty pen...
No Mask, No Entry: Walmart, CVS & Target Will Require Customers To Wear Face-Coverings
Source: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Getty In a move that makes all the sense in the world right now, big retailers will now require customers to wear masks. Kicking off things off, Walmart said in a blog post would start enforcing a new rule requiring patrons to wear face masks beginning Monday (Jul.20). Per Walmart: “As the number of confirmed cases has spiked in communities across the country recently, so too have the number and types of face-covering mandates being implemented. Currently, about 65 percent of our more than 5,000 stores and clubs are located in areas where there is some form of government mandate on face coverings. To help bring consistency across stores and clubs, we will require all shoppers to wear a face-covering starting Monday, July 20. This will give us time to inf...
Veteran House Duo Golf Clap Announce Split After 10 Years
Detroit-based house duo Golf Clap took to Instagram today to announce they are parting ways after nearly ten years of working together. “The constant transitions of life will always present the most poignant forks in the road, for which we have to pick a direction, commit to it, and move forward from there,” wrote Golf Clap’s Hugh Cleal. “After nearly 10 years together as Golf Clap, Bryan Jones and myself (Hugh Cleal) are parting ways,” he continued. “Creativity is what brought us together, and it is that same creativity that will keep us going long after this fork in the road.” Cleal went on to explain that the split is completely amicable and he will continue to operate the Golf Clap project on his own while Jones pursues a new musical alias...
Shambhala Removes Billy Kenny from Virtual Edition Following Allegations of Rape
Following allegations of sexual assault and rape against multiple women, electronic music producer and DJ Billy Kenny was recently removed from Shambhala Music Festival‘s virtual edition, “Shambhala At Home.” The July 13th announcement of Kenny’s expulsion prompted an official response from the DJ, who took to social media to address the accusations before eradicating his Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts days later. Before the deletion of Kenny’s statement, Your EDM published an excerpt. “For clarity, it is alleged that on June 23rd, 2017 at a show in Edmonton, I played a trick on a woman who was on stage during my performance, where I pretended to drop my USB stick and then grabbed her behind inappropriately,” Kenny wrote. “My ...
Watch the $10,000-Winning Video of Marshmello and Halsey’s “Be Kind” Fan Contest
Back in May, Marshmello joined forces with Adobe and Live Nation to launch a fan video editing challenge, inviting creators to develop a short that demonstrates how they are fostering kindness in a world that desperately needs it right now amidst the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic. Almost two months after inviting fans to “show how they’re bringing kindness to the world,” Marshmello has delivered some kindness of his own in the form of a colossal cash prize to the contest’s winner. Julian Curi‘s wallet is flexing thanks to his heartwarming video. Curi’s entry netted him a cool $10,000 cash prize as well as a virtual meet-and-greet with the masked electronic music superstar later this year. In a congratulatory tweet, Marshmello said he “can’t wait to l...
Lido Is Making His Mark With New Single “Rise”—This Time Under His Own Name
Lido is one of the most impressive producers out there that you might have never heard of. But with the release of the Norwegian artist’s latest single, “Rise,” from the artist’s upcoming studio album PEDER, Lido is looking to change that. Released today via Because Music, “Rise” is the third single from the forthcoming PEDER, stylized after the artist’s first name and out September 18th. It follows “Postclubridehomemusic” and “How To Do Nothing” and came alongside its own original music video, also released today. Vaguely indie pop and rooted in electronic influences, “Rise” easily falls right in line with its two predecessors. They each feature the Norwegian producer’s own voice, as ...
ALICE COOPER Is Once Again Collaborating With Hitmaker DESMOND CHILD
Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated songwriter-producer Desmond Child, who is widely recognized as one of music’s most accomplished hitmakers, has revealed that he is working on new music with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. This past Wednesday (July 15), Desmond took to his social media to write: “SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE SUMMER! Alice Cooper and I are cooking up a ginormous, poisonous anthemic masterpiece for next year. So exciting to work with the rock genius & visionary Alice Cooper again. Remember our album TRASH? Listen to it from start to finish now. Sounds like we just recorded last week… it’s eternal like Alice. Stay tuned for more updates!” Child and Cooper previously collaborated on 1989’s “Trash” album, including the smash hit ...
GONE IS GONE Feat. MASTODON, AT THE DRIVE-IN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Members: Listen To New Song ‘Everything Is Wonderfall’
GONE IS GONE, the project featuring MASTODON‘s Troy Sanders, AT THE DRIVE-IN‘s Tony Hajjar, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE‘s Troy Van Leeuwen and guitarist-keyboardist Mike Zarin, has released a new song called “Everything Is Wonderfall”. “Everything Is Wonderfall” is the first new music from GONE IS GONE since the release of “No One Ever Walked On Water” last December. Prior to that, GONE IS GONE issued “Phantom Limb” in November 2017 as part of a seven-inch red vinyl single for Record Store Day’s Black Friday. GONE IS GONE‘s debut album, “Echolocation”, entered Billboard‘s Heatseekers Chart at No. 3 back in January 2017. Hailed by Clash as “a crisp, compact document, one laced with energy and s...
Listen To New SEETHER Song ‘Bruised And Bloodied’
SEETHER‘s new single, “Bruised And Bloodied”, can be streamed below. The track will be included on the band’s recently completed eighth album, “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”, which is due on August 28 via Fantasy Records. Three years after releasing its critically acclaimed record “Poison The Parish”, SEETHER returns with “Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”. Translating to “If You Want Peace, Prepare For War”, the LP features 13 new tracks, a primal mix of euphoria and misery, undoubtedly some of the strongest material of their illustrious career, including the beautifully tormented first single “Dangerous”. An animated music video for the track was created by noted Turkish director Mertcan Mertbilek (Santana, Ray Cha...
MIKE PORTNOY Teams Up With STU HAMM For Cover Of RUSH’s ‘YYZ’ (Video)
Drummer Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, DREAM THEATER) has teamed up with bassist Stu Hamm, guitarist Paulie Z and keyboardist Walter Ino to record a cover version of the RUSH classic “YYZ”, filmed while they were in quarantine. The clip was premiered this past Tuesday (July 14) as part of the David Z Foundation‘s third annual fundraising campaign. This past January, Mike Portnoy shot down rumors that he will tour with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as the replacement for late RUSH drummer Neil Peart. Mike previously discussed the possibility of a collaboration with Lee and Lifeson during a January 2019 interview with Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show”. At the time, he said: “The reality is, look, those guys are my heroes and Neil as well, o...
Nicolas Jaar Unveils New Album Telas: Stream
Nicolas Jaar, photo by S. Hyuj/Somnath Bhatt Electronic music composer Nicolas Jaar is back today with his new album, Telas. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The record serves as Jaar’s third full-length of 2020, following his March album Cenizas and February’s 2017-2019, an industrial techno record he released under his Against All Logic alter ego. The 60-minute Telas is broken up into four distinct parts — “Telahora”, “Telencima”, “Telahumo”, and “Telallás” — one of which was already shared by Jaar back in May during a Radio Alhara performance. Additional musical contributions come courtesy of cellist Milena Punzi, vocalist Susanna Gonzo, and instrument makers Anna Ippolito and Marzio Zorio, with mastering being handled by Heba Kadry. In addition to a...
