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i_o’s Cause of Death Revealed
“After five months of testing,” the family’s note says, “the conclusion is that, while Garrett did suffer from depression and anxiety, he did not take his own life.” Read the complete statement below. Lockhart had become known in the dance community via his experimental acid techno sound, which earned him releases on prestige label including Mau5trap and Armada Music. He counted deadmau5 as a major inspiration and received support from his idol via his myriad mau5trap releases and sets at mau5trap events. Lockhart was also supported by scene stars including Armin van Buuren and Eric Prydz. The most recent i_o release — an update of Ian Van Dahl’s trance classic “Castles in the Sky” — was released via Armada just days be...
Bad Bunny Is Now the Co-Owner Of Puerto Rican Basketball Team Los Cangrejeros de Santurce
After dipping his toes in the WWE and getting high praise from pro wrestlers, Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martinez) continues to do great things in sports. This time, he’s becoming a co-owner of Puerto Rico’s basketball team Los Cangrejeros de Santurce. The Puerto Rican superstar, alongside Rimas’ Jonathan Miranda and Noah Assad, has been named partner of the renewed franchise, which also announced a revamped team and image. “The main purpose and commitment of this initiative are to help foster positive change on the island,” noted an official statement. “The goal is to promote a better future through sports, music, and the arts. The main objective is to encourage ideas and dreams in Puerto Rican youth, which provoke an authentic and real social transformation.” You Deserve t...
Moneybagg Yo’s ‘A Gangsta’s Pain’ Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
A Gangsta’s Pain’s 61,000 units earned are nearly all from streaming activity, as SEA units comprise 60,000 of its total for the week. Further, the album’s 61,000 units is the second-lowest total for a weekly No. 1 album in 2021. Only Taylor Swift’s Evermore has posted a smaller week at No. 1 this year, when it returned to the top for a third nonconsecutive week on the chart dated Jan. 16 with 56,000 units (earned in the week ending Jan. 7). Zero albums debut in the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 — the first time that’s happened since the March 13-dated chart. Morgan Wallen’s former No. 1 Dangerous: The Double Album rises 3-2 with 52,000 equivalent album units earned (down 3%), DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled dips 1-3 in its second week with 46,000 units (down 51%), and Justin Bieber’s fo...
Fans Choose Nicki Minaj’s ‘Beam Me Up Scotty’ Mixtape as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Spanning 23 songs and almost 80 minutes from start to finish, Scotty features new tracks “Seeing Green” featuring Drake and Lil Wayne, “Fractions,” and “Crocodile Tears (Remix)” with Skillibeng. Minaj also goes full-retro for the compilation’s revamped Star Trek-themed artwork. The Trinidad-born star’s last studio album was 2018’s Queen, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Placing a close second on the past week’s tally with 31% of the vote was Rodrigo’s new pop-punk single “Good 4 U,” which will be featured on her highly anticipated debut album, Sour, due out on May 21 through Geffen Records. The 18-year-old singer, who is featured on Billboard‘s latest cover, broke through earlier this year with her hit breakup ballad “Drivers ...
Kim Kardashian Buys Janet Jackson’s ‘If’ Music Video Outfit for $25K at Auction
Jackson echoed Kardashian’s excitement in an Instagram Story on her own account, writing back to her: “Thank u so much @kimkardashian! I hope ‘IF’ gives u as much pleasure as it did me.” The “Iconic Treasures From the Legendary Career and Life of Janet Jackson” auction was held through Sunday (May 16), Jackson’s 55th birthday. The star partnered with Julien’s Auctions to sell more than 1,000 items — gems from her career as well as personal treasures. The auction took place in Beverly Hills, California, and was shown on Julien’s website. Proceeds were set to go to Compassion International, an organization that helps children escape poverty. See Kardashian’s post announcing her purchase of the coveted Janet Jackson memorabilia on Ins...
‘Behind the Music’ Premiere Date Set for Paramount+: Watch the Trailer
MTV’s Unplugged series, Yo! MTV Raps and From Cradle to Stage — the new six-part, unscripted series that debuted in May with director and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl exploring the relationship between a rocker and a mother — have rounded out the inaugural music slate on Paramount+. ViacomCBS launched the streaming service in March, when CBS All Access was rebranded as Paramount+, which is now available at the Paramount+ website, via the Paramount+ app for iOS and Android and across a number of platforms. See a preview of the new Behind the Music series below. 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...
AJR and Glass Animals to Perform at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
“Heat Waves” is Glass Animals’ first Hot 100 single, and the track also hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay songs chart. Their album Dreamland made its debut at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart as well — and it charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Performers are being announced daily leading up to May 23, when the Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. BTS, DJ Khaled with H.E.R. and Migos, Duran Duran, The Weeknd and twenty one pilots have previously been announced as performers, as well as P!nk, who will perform and receive the Icon Award. It’s also been revealed that Drake is set to receive the Artist of the Decade Award, and Trae Tha Truth will be honored with the Change Maker Award...
9 Memorable Moments From Clive Davis’ Grammy Museum Benefit With Elton John, H.E.R. & More
Yes, the Grammy Awards took place two months ago, but in the topsy-turvy world of the last 14 months, the sequel to part one of the Pre-Grammy party didn’t take place until now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Davis’s annual Pre-Grammy gala, traditionally held the night before the Grammy Awards, went online in 2021 and Davis decided to break it into two events. The first edition, benefitting MusiCares, was held Jan. 30, which would have been the night before the Grammys, but the Grammys got postponed to March 14. Then, the second edition, benefitting the Grammy Museum, was slated to take place on March 13 — the night before the rescheduled Grammys — but Davis contracted Bell’s palsy and postponed the event until May 15. Still with us? Saturday night’s event followed the same temp...
Janet Jackson’s ‘Scream’ Video Ensemble Sells for $125K at Auction
A portion of the proceeds will go toward Compassion International, an organization that helps children escape from poverty. Jackson’s floor-length metallic silver coat with lambskin shearling lining, cuffs and collar, designed by Helen Storey, was bought for $50,000. Her silver string bikini and a pair of matching pants worn underneath the coat by Jackson sold for $25,600. On Friday, Jackson’s original jacket from her 1990 Rhythm Nation Tour along with a black “1814” cap and black satin gloves with metal plaque decoration was sold for $81,250. Other items such as Jackson’s silver-tone hoop earring suspending a key worn at the 1987 Soul Train Awards and her Rhythm Nation Tour sold for $43,750. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dati...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (May 15)
“As a synesthete myself (chromesthesia & original linguistic personification), I’ve always been obsessed with the relationship between music and visuals,” Mancuso said in a statement. “Although at times debilitating, I’ve found that this condition has enhanced my abilities as a creative and is ultimately what inspired this experiment. We’ve seen art pieces created to sound or inspired by music. What we haven’t seen much of is art that’s actually being created by the music. For the first time done in this way, we’ll see what the music actually looks like. The music is the artist.” The four-piece NFT series is now available here. To get a better understanding of how the performance art was actually created, watch the video below. Juanes album + documentary Ju...
Justin Timberlake and Son Have a Blast With Lightsabers at Walt Disney World
In one clip, the father of two is seen holding a green lightsaber while giving a fist bump to Silas, who is wielding a smaller-sized blue laser sword. Timberlake posted a second video to his Instagram Story of the two assembling the Jedi weapons. The building process proved to be a challenge for the 10-time Grammy winner. “When your six year old assembles his light saber twice as fast as you,” the star joked in the caption. Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel, share two children together. Earlier this year, he announced the birth of the couple’s second son, Phineas, during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “He’s awesome and so cute. Nobody’s sleeping,” Timberlake said. “But we’re thrilled. We’re thrilled and couldn̵...
Millie Bobby Brown Rocks Out to Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’ in Intense Lip-Sync Video
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is all about Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U.” The actress filmed herself lip-syncing and dancing wildly to Rodrigo’s new single in front of a bathroom mirror on Saturday (May 15). “thank you @Oliviarodrigo you are a legend and i love you. okay bye. thanks again,” Brown calmly captioned the clip on Instagram. She also shared a screenshot of a DM with Rodrigo that read: “I love you. period.” “OMG I LOVE YOUU,” wrote Rodrigo, who eagerly shared Brown’s Instagram Story ode to her song. 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 proc...
