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BROCKHAMPTON Unleash New Songs “I.F.L.”, “baby bull”, and “downside”: Stream
For the third Friday running, BROCKHAMPTON have shared a cache of new music. This week, it’s a chilled-out trio of tracks in “I.F.L.”, “baby bull”, and “downside”. A handful of BROCKHAMPTON members are in quarantine together, and as they’ve done the last two weeks, they hosted a password-protected livestream called Technical Difficulties. Via the fans at /r/BROCKHAMPTON, the boy band is being cagey about what Technical Difficulties actually is — album, loosies, or something else entirely. However, they did suggest that it’s happening without label RCA’s approval, which might explain why none of the premieres have made it to Apple Music or Spotify, and also why the four previous releases — “M.O.B.” and “twisted”, as well as “N.S.T.” and “things can’t stay the same” — have already ...
Help Cynthia Morgan Meet the $150k GoFundMe Target To Bring Her Back
Currently, Nigerian dancehall singer, Cynthia Morgan now known as Madrina is trending on Twitter after she granted an Instagram live interview. During the interview, the singer revealed why she has been away from making music for the past four years. According to the ‘German Juice’ crooner, she suffered depression and fell sick because of her varied battle with her former record label, Northside Entertainment. Cynthia Morgan was formally signed to Jude Okoye’s Northside Entertainment where she dropped some massive tunes before everything came tumbling down She revealed the length her former record label went to fight her like taking over her social media pages and stopping her from using her stage name ‘Cynthia Morgan’. Following her confessions, Nigerians have decided to stage a comeback ...
Matthew McConaughey Delivers 110,000 Masks to Rural Hospitals in Texas
Texas native Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves have delivered 110,000 medical masks to rural hospitals in the Lone Star State. The personal protective equipment was paid for by automobile company Lincoln, for whom McConaughey is a spokesperson. The Oscar-winning actor made the announcement in a Facebook statement. He posted a photograph of a well-stocked pickup truck, almost overflowing with boxes labelled for Lincoln’s parent company Ford. He captioned the pic, “me and Camila Alves hitting the road to get em to rural hospitals in need across Texas.” The nationwide mask shortage has continued into May, with a recent Washington Post-Ipsos poll finding that two-thirds of health care workers report PPE shortages, with 80% having worn one mask for an entire shift, and 70% re-w...
Flea and John Frusciante to Spin Records on DubLab Radio
Had it not been for a pandemic, Red Hot Chili Peppers would have taken the stage this weekend to headline the 2020 installment of Boston Calling. Instead, the band is stuck at home like the rest of us, looking for ways to stay connected with fans. This afternoon, Flea and John Frusciante will take over Dublab Radio and “spin some jams that got us going and impacted how we play our instruments.” The two-hour session kicks off 5:00 p.m. ET on dublab.com. This year was supposed to be a big one for Chili Peppers with Frusciante’s return to the band after 13 years. In addition to several festival gigs, RHCP was known to be working on a new album. However, with the pandemic effectively shuttering the live music industry for the foreseeable future, it looks like fans will have to w...
FX Renews What We Do in the Shadows for Season 3
Midway through a fangtastic Season 2, the vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for Season 3. As THR notes, the show has grown its audience by 25% since the start of Season 1. Additionally, Shadows’ batty writing and high-profile guest appearances, including Mark Hamill as Jim the Vampire, has garnered some bloody-good reviews. Altogether the decision was pretty easy for FX. Nick Grad, the network’s president of original programming, said, “We’re incredibly happy that critics and audiences are all in on Shadows. Week in and week out, the producers, writers and our amazing cast continue to make one of the funniest and best comedy series on TV.” What We Do in the Shadows is expected to return the cast of Matt Berry, Natasia Demetri...
Ghanaian Songbird, Amaarae Covers Wizkid’s ‘Joro’ For Billboard Live At-Home Performance
Atlantic Records & Moves Recordings singer, Amaarae does a beautiful medley to Wizkid’s certified hit single “Joro.” Amaarae who is a Ghanaian-American singer, songwriter and producer joined the Billboard’s Platoon Africa Artist Showcase on Friday (May 22) with a swoon-worthy Billboard Live At-Home performance from her Accra, Ghana hometown. The mini-set paired well with a cup of tea, which the singer came prepared with as part of the full fine china setup next to her on the couch. Fellow Ghanaian artist, Øbed accompanied her on the keyboard, wearing a face mask and sitting at least six feet apart from her to practice social distancing during their snazzy set. She paid tribute to famed Nigerian Superstar, Wizkid by covering his sizzling track “Joro” with her high-pitched jazzy vocals, ...
Davido Gifts Graphic Designer, Ayofrica One Million Naira for Viral Photo edit
Nigerian pop star, Davido has rewarded the young boy behind the viral photo edit of both him and Wizkid as GOATs. As we know, Davido is a man with a heart full of love and for helping others, he has gifted talented graphic designer, Ayofrica with a whopping sum of One Million Naira along with a follow back on Instagram. This is certainly the beginning of greatness for this young lad. Watch Video Below! Your glory will shine because of the awesome, GRACE and POWER of OLORUN OBA!May you continue to enjoy IFOKANBALE, In Jesus’ Name. Amen. @ayofrica1 pic.twitter.com/DXu03nz8G7 — Davido (@davido) May 23, 2020 Recommended For You: 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...
Two Burna Boy Projects Top Spotify’s ‘Most Streamed African Albums’ Ahead of Davido & Wizkid
Here is a list of Africa’s top four ‘Most Streamed Albums on Spotify’ and two of those albums are Burna Boys’. “Burna Boy’s African Giant (2019) – 214 million streams, Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side (2017) – 156 million streams, Davido’s A Good Time (2019) – 135 million streams, Burna Boy’s Outside (2018) – 109 million streams,” as spotted on Africa Facts Zone on Twitter: Africa’s Most Streamed Albums on Spotify Burna Boy’s African Giant (2019) – 214 million streams. Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side (2017) – 156 million streams. Davido’s A Good Time (2019) – 135 million streams. Burna Boy’s Outside (2018) – 109 million streams. pic.twitter.com/MxmIYfLHC6 — Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) May 22, 2020 This revelat...
Courtney Barnett Performs “Sunday Roast” Remotely on Fallon: Watch
Courtney Barnett had been scheduled to embark on a European tour with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds this month. Instead, she’s stuck at home like the rest of us, keeping connected with her fans via video. Previously, the Australian indie rocker participated in a livestream supporting Oxfam alongside Sharon Van Ettern and Sheryl Crow, and in Australia’s “Music From the Home Front” benefit with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and DMA’s. And last night, Barnett dialed into The Tonight Show to deliver a special acoustic performance of “Sunday Roast” from her 2018 LP, Tell Me How You Really Feel. Catch the replay below. Late last year, Barnett released a surprise MTV Australia Unplugged live album, as well as a cover of Loose Tooth’s “Keep On”. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When ...
Pink Floyd Launch Digital Playlist Featuring Rare or Unreleased Music
During the early part of quarantine, Pink Floyd treated fans to a digital concert series with weekly broadcasts of classic concerts. Now, they’ve launched a “brand new daily evolving playlist” featuring rare or unreleased music previously not available online. The “Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist” officially launches today with “Us & Them (Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London 1974)”, from their 2011 Immersion box set of The Dark Side of The Moon. Each day will bring the addition of one new track to the playlist, ranging from alternate versions of classic songs to deep cuts spanning the entirety of Pink Floyd’s existence. Friday, in particular, will feature material previously made available on Pink Floyd’s Immersion box sets, such as the case w...
Trash Talk Announces Squalor EP, Unleashes “Something Wicked”: Stream
The mighty Los Angeles hardcore band Trash Talk are back with a new EP called Squalor, their first collection of new music in four years. The five-track EP was produced by Kenny Beats, whose best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Denzel Curry, slowthai, and Rico Nasty. Squalor marks the first time Kenny Beats worked with a band on a complete project, and both the band and the producer learned a lot from one another. Trash Talk credits Beats for bringing several new ideas to the table, including song-to-song interludes and the distorted sampling of Lee Spielman’s vocals. Meanwhile, Beats says Trash Talk “taught me more than almost any other project I’ve worked on.” “Working with Kenny was the first time we’ve had real input in the studio. We stepped outside our typical ...
HAIM Perform “Don’t Wanna” from Quarantine on Corden: Watch
HAIM Zoomed into The Late Late Show on Thursday night to have a chat with James Corden and perform their new single, “Don’t Wanna”. After awkwardly fawning over the siblings while staring at both his computer and his cellphone, Corden asked the trio who was the worst at handling isolation. Este admitted it was probably her, as she’s gone a little crazy “during Quar.” (And we all shudder together at the “hip” abbreviation.) Apparently, she’s turned a pair of exercise balls into Cast Away-like friends named Ilana and Dunkiel, complete with wigs. Once the brief interview was over, HAIM sat crosslegged on their respective floors or beds to deliever their-first ever performance of “Don’t Wanna”. Much like they did when they played “I Know Alone” on Colbert last month, they e...
