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Hipgnosis Buys L.A. Reid’s Music Catalog
“It’s a great pleasure to welcome L.A. Reid and his incredible set of songs to the Hipgnosis family.” Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “I can’t imagine a better home for my lifetime of music and songs than Hipgnosis,” notes Reid. “Merck and his dream team truly value artists and their creative vision, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with them for this exciting new chapter.” A giant of the U.S. record industry, Reid’s songwriting and production successes include Boyz II Men’s two-time Grammy winning smash “End of the Road,” plus hits with Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and many more. Reid’s songwriting and producing credits include The Whispers’ “Rock Steady,” Sheena Easton’s “The Lover In Me,” Karyn W...
Budweiser Crowns Halsey as Its ‘King’ For Latest Campaign
Being a king is all about chasing after a dream and making a name for yourself, whether it’s rearranging the letters in your name to make a moniker that matches a subway station in the next state over, or it’s leaving your home country in pursuit of making the best beer in the world, like Budweiser founder Adolphus Busch set out to do in 1876. “Budweiser views being a king as a mindset, and I was honored that they choose me to break down the gender association of the word ‘King’ and allow me to tell my story,” the Hopeless Fountain Kingdom singer tells Billboard. “I think being a king is about finding self-confidence, embracing your power and celebrating all of the little things that have made you who you are. Nothing is ‘...
Kanye West Tweets Out False Kentucky Election Results, New Campaign Theme Song
The problem with West’s excited announcement is that the presidential election is still 19 days away, which is why Lex 18 News apologized a short time later for the erroneous post. “Someone discovered a cached web link that we used during June’s primary election to post Associated Press election results,” the station explained in a tweet. “The old link was still populating current AP data and showed test results, which is part of the preparation the AP does in advance of elections.” The tweet continued, “The results were not valid. The were simply part of a test. We regret the discovery of the cached web link and have removed the data from that page. We apologize for any confusion.” A Lex 18 reporter, Nancy Cox, further explained, tweeting, &...
Of Course You Can Buy a Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ Skateboarder Halloween Costume
You can now get viral skateboarding juiceman Nathan Apodaca’s look for Halloween thanks to a Halloween costume that mimics his signature look. The 37-year-old Idaho Falls longboard champ known as DoggFace has been everywhere since the clip of him chugging Ocean Spray and rolling down the street to Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams” blew up. So, of course, with Halloween just around the corner you can now get your very own Nathan A costume, complete with his signature grey “Steady Vibin” sweatshirt, white tee and socks, black shorts, a temporary feather tattoo and fake mustache for the low, low price of $87.99 plus tax on his official site. While the skateboard and juice are not included, the site asks the important question: “Why wouldn’t you go as the...
Mariah Carey Rounds Up Her ‘Voting Squad’ for Michelle Obama’s New Challenge
Carey’s squad consisted of actor Billy Eichner, boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, makeup artist Kristofer Buckle and hair stylists Dior Sovoa and Serge Normant. “I am here with my #VotingSquad and we’ve all made our plans to vote! Please be sure to make your plan too. Your voice is important!” she captioned the glammed-out selfie, and tagged Tiffany Haddish, Jessica Chastain and Kelly Rowland to take part in the challenge next. The former First Lady’s original post tagged Faith Hill, Chris Paul, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes, Liza Koshy, Selena Gomez, Megan Rapinoe, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Janelle Monae and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Gomez shared the initiative to her Instagram Stories, getting the word out. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are ...
Mat Zo Breaks Down His New Album ‘Illusion of Depth’: ‘I Wanted to Make a F— You Statement’
Now 30, the English-born, Los Angeles-based artist is delivering some of his best work to date on Illusion of Depth, which spans jungle, rave, melodic trance and DnB and maintains the cockiness Zo’s earlier output while also demonstrating his maturity as a producer and human. Body-movers such as “Love Songs” and “Next Chapter” will increase your already significant distress about not being able to dance at a club for the foreseeable future, while the soaring, multi-movement “Paralysis” will provide you with the emotional catharsis necessitated by this garbage year. “I was getting really tired of how clean everything is in this corner of dance music,” Zo says of the album in a statement. “Above all else, I wanted to make an album w...
Megan Thee Stallion Slams ‘Dumb Comment’ Criticizing Her ‘Protect Black Women’ Essay: ‘This Is Sad’
“I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man. After a party, I was shot twice as I walked away from him,” Megan wrote for the NYT, in reference to the July incident in which Tory Lanez is accused of shooting her in the foot from outside his vehicle after an argument. “We were not in a relationship. Truthfully, I was shocked that I ended up in that place. My initial silence about what happened was out of fear for myself and my friends. Even as a victim, I have been met with skepticism and judgment. The way people have publicly questioned and debated whether I played a role in my own violent assault proves that my fears about discussing what happened were, unfortunately, warranted.” Despite the trolls, Megan also received an overwhelmi...
What’s Your Favorite Track in the Top 10 of Dance/Electronic Songs? Vote!
In 2020, a few select tracks have dominated the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, with the Imanbek remix of Saint Jhn’s “Roses” now in its 30th week on the chart, where it has spent many of them in the top position. Meanwhile, The Black Eyed Peas and J Balvin have spent exactly a year on the chart with their hit “Ritmo” which is currently celebrating its 52nd week on the chart, while Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are still holding strong with their smash “Rain On Me,” now in its 21st week. 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, bloggin...
John Legend on ‘Voice’ Return & Why He Didn’t Wait to Release Music During Quarantine: Exclusive
NBC’s The Voice is returning on Oct. 19, and ahead of the 19th season premiere, coach John Legend caught fans up on what he’s been up to in quarantine, and releasing his Bigger Love album “that I am so proud of and I put so much love into.” “Bigger Love was such a labor of love for me,” he explained. “I couldn’t imagine waiting until the pandemic was over to put it out because we don’t even know when it’s going to be over, we don’t know when we can all get back together and physically enjoy the music together. So, I just wanted to give it to the people when it was ready.” “Times are tough, people are stressed and uncertain and worried, and I feel like music can help us get through moments like this, so ...
Ahead of Billboard Icon Award, Garth Brooks Reflects on His Career, Why He’d Never Run for President & The Return of Chris Gaines
Brooks will break out of his pandemic bubble to receive the coveted Icon Award in Los Angeles at the Billboard Music Awards, which air Wednesday, Oct. 14, on NBC. He joins such past recipients as Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Ever since he broke through in 1989 with first single “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” — he was 27 at the time — the Oklahoma native established a new kind of superstar: Someone who broke sales and attendance records at seemingly every turn, yet stayed down to earth and approachable. And, above all, grateful. “My hardest day of work in this business never felt like work,” he says. Brooks, 58, has sold 159 million albums, making him the No. 1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, according to the Recording Industry Association of Am...
Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast to Reunite For Joe Biden Campaign Fundraiser
The Hamilton re-up is the latest star-studded event in support of the Biden campaign, which on Tuesday night (Oct. 13) will include a Star Trek-themed fundraiser, “Trek the Vote to Victory,” with a variety of cast members from the series’ long history, including Patrick Stewart, George Takei, Alison Pill, Anthony Rapp, Brent Spiner, Evan Evagora, Gates McFadden, Isa Briones, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew and others. Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams will also appear as part of the virtual Trek panel at the event, which kicks off at 6:00 p.m. ET. 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 ma...
Here Are All the Performers For the 2020 BBMAs
Post Malone — who will also perform during the evening — leads this year’s pack of nominees with a grand total of 16 nods in 15 separate categories including top artist (alongside Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers, Khalid and Taylor Swift), top Billboard 200 album (for Hollywood’s Bleeding), top streaming song (for “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” with Swae Lee) and more. The 2020 BBMAs will air Wednesday (Oct. 14) at 8 p.m. ET/PT exclusively on NBC, live from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of performers below. PerformersAlicia KeysBad BunnyBrandy featuring Ty Dolla SignBTSDemi LovatoDoja CatEn VogueGarth BrooksKane Brown, Swae Lee & KhalidLuke CombsPost MaloneSaint JhnSia You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
