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ISOxo Announces Massive “Nightrealm” Stage Takeover at HARD Summer 2022
In the midst of a bona fide breakout year, ISOxo has announced a potentially career-defining move. The esteemed EDM.com Class of 2022 member will helm a stage takeover at HARD Summer, where he’s bound to shock and awe with his patented “Nightrealm” experience. The takeover, which takes its name from ISO’s breathtaking Nightrealm EP, will go down on Saturday, July 30th. It’s a double whammy for the young bass music virtuoso, whose hotly anticipated appearance at HARD Summer also marks his first-ever music festival performance. The takeover of the festival’s Corona Stage will offer his second DJ set of the night after his official debut earlier on the Green Stage, where he’s promised an appearance from an “incredibly special guest....
Krill Releasing Debut Album Alam No Hris on Vinyl for the First Time
Krill have announced a remastered 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album Alam No Hris. It’s out November 18 via Sipsman and the band’s Sren imprint. The reissue marks the album’s inaugural vinyl release. Check out the remastered version of “Solitaire” below. “Whenever I think about Alam No Hris—the repetitive, incoherent joy on display in many of the songs—I think of it as ‘ecstatic,’” vocalist and bassist Jonah Furman said in a statement. “The whole thing is like someone stammering to express themselves in a moment of overwhelming emotion. Ecstatic in the full sense, of standing outside of yourself.” In 2020, the members of Krill formed a new band called Knot and released their self-titled album. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Rashida Tlaib Calls for Congress to Create a New Streaming Royalty
Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, has announced that she will be proposing a Congressional Resolution to establish a new streaming royalty, according to Rolling Stone. The congresswoman sent a letter to her colleagues announcing the upcoming proposal, which aims to improve the economic circumstances that working musicians face throughout the United States. “While the music industry has experienced an economic revival with the success of streaming music services like Spotify and Apple Music, the current lack of regulation or codified streaming music royalty program has driven a race to the bottom,” Tlaib wrote in her letter, according to a press release. “Streaming music platforms’ payouts per stream are minuscule, and declining each year—leaving working musicians with lit...
Big Joanie Announce New Album Back Home, Share Video for New Song
Big Joanie, the Black feminist punk trio from London, have announced their new album Back Home. Their sophomore LP is out November 4 via Kill Rock Stars in the United States and the Daydream Library Series—Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz’s label—in the United Kingdom. Check out the music video for the lead single “In My Arms,” directed by Lydia Garnett, below. Recorded at Hermitage Works Studios in North London, Back Home was produced and mixed by Margo Broom and features violin by No Home’s Charlotte Valentine. “It’s about the different ideas of home,” lead singer and guitarist Stephanie Phillips said of the album’s title. “Whether that’s here in the UK, back in Africa or the Caribbean, or a place that doesn’t really exist; it’s neither here nor there.” Back Home is Big Joanie’s sophomore al...
Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song
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Live Nation’s “Summer’s Live” Offers Four Tickets for $80 USD to Shows of Wu-Tang Clan x Nas, Three 6 Mafia and More
Live Nation latest Summer’s Live offer is packaging four tickets for $80 USD, allowing fans to pick from thousands of concerts that are taking place this summer. The shows included in the promotion range from shows of Wu-Tang Clan with Nas for their “NY State of Mind” tour, Three 6 Mafia, Logic with Wiz Khalifa for their joint “Vinyl Verse” tour, Blxst, JPEGMAFIA and more. Fans will also be offered discounted tickets to catch the likes of Denzel Curry, King Princess, John Mulaney and Chris Rock to name a few. Fans can purchase their tickets until August 9 on the Live Nation website, where they can also check out the full list of shows. Outdoor shows + friends = best memories✨ Right now, you can get 4 tickets for $80 all-in to the hottest concerts! Details https://t.co/E7m2LHoPIJ #Su...
Blockchain Streaming Platform Audius Victim of $6M Hack
Audius, a blockchain-based streaming service, announced over the weekend that a hacker managed to steal and sell millions of dollars worth of AUDIO tokens from the platform. The hacker was able to find and exploit a bug in Audius’ smart contract — the code that allows decentralized platforms to function without intermediaries. Other companies have been hit in a similar fashion: The blockchain security firm Beosin recently estimated that close to $2 billion has been lost to hacking incidents in the first half of 2022. “The most common hacking techniques continue to be contract vulnerability exploitation and flash loans,” Beosin noted. On Saturday, Audius tweeted that it was looking into “reports of an unauthorized transfer… from the community treasury.” The following day, the company publis...
Self-Described R. Kelly Manager Pleads Guilty to Stalking
A self-described manager and adviser to R. Kelly pleaded guilty Tuesday (July 26) to an interstate stalking charge, less than a week after he was convicted of making a phone threat that gunfire was about to occur in a Manhattan theater where a documentary about the singer was about to be shown. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Donnell Russell, 47, of Chicago, entered the plea in Brooklyn federal court. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Russell used threats, harassment and intimidation to silence one of Kelly’s sexual abuse victims. Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking. Peace said in a statement that Russell sent threatening messages to the woman and her mother...
Oxford High Student Gives Performance to ‘Remember’ on ‘AGT’: Watch
Michigan has a generations-long reputation for pumping out automobiles, winning sports teams, and top-notch artists. Ava Swiss is hopeful to be remembered as one of the state’s finest singers. The 18-year-old from Oxford, about 30 miles north of Detroit, gave it her best when she stopped by the America’s Got Talent. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For her audition, the teen chose something for everyone to remember her by – a cover of Lauren Daigle’s “Remember.” And a horror story. The song has a deeper meaning for the youngster. Last November, Swiss and her brother were among the student body when a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School. Four students lost their lives that day, seven others were injured. “It’s been hard,” she exp...
‘AGT’ Contestant Debbii Dawson Impresses With ‘Own Version’ of ‘Dancing Queen’
ABBA is everywhere right now. With a virtual residency in London, and a best-selling new album release in 2021, Voyage, the Swedish pop superstars made a mighty comeback, without ever leaving us. On Tuesday night (July 26), Debbii Dawson brought a touch of ABBA-mania to America’s Got Dancing, with a reimagined cover of the classic “Dancing Queen”. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dawson can trace-back music deep into her Indian roots, and it was the piano that brother her mom and dad together. “The dream is for this not to be a dream,” she explained, “and for this to be my reality.” Then, the dream run. Dawson rearranged the song as a folk number, accompanied with arpeggios on the acoustic guitar. “Too bad your mom and dad weren’t here,”...
Audius Hacked for $1 Million Via Malicious Governance Proposal
In the midst of a blistering $2 trillion crypto crash that has roiled the blockchain industry, the world’s leading blockchain-based streaming platform has sustained a seven-figure attack. In a malicious exploit that used the platform’s built-in governance structure as a means to withdraw tokens, Audius reportedly sustained a hack which saw the perpetrator make a speedy exit with over $1 million. According to Cointelegraph, the hacker was able to solely request the transfer of 18 million $AUDIO tokens by establishing themselves as the singular guardian of the contract, known as “Proposal #85.” The 18 million tokens were originally worth $6 million at the time, but due to the hacker’s move to hastily dump the reserves on the open market simultaneously, the resul...
What So Not Brings an Angelic Groove With New Single, “As One”: Listen
As What So Not‘s sophomore album continues to unfurl, he’s keeping fans on their toes. Emerging from the isolating nature of the pandemic, What So Not told EDM.com in late 2021 he was on the verge of releasing his “greatest work.” And after releasing the first singles from Anomaly, it’s clear that the Australian electronic music virtuoso hasn’t lost his edge. Following up on 2018’s stunning debut, Not All The Beautiful Things, What So Not kickstarted the album cycle for Anomaly with the attention-grabbing “Mr Regular,” a track featuring two big personalities in Oliver Tree and Killer Mike of Run The Jewels. With his latest single, “As One,” he lets the production speak more for itself as he formulates an effectiv...
