LIFESTYLE
Tiësto Partners With Peloton for New Artist Series
The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time. For many it’s a chance to start fresh and refocus on goals, especially in the health and wellness departments. One company who has been flourishing at helping people reach their resolutions—especially during the global lockdown period—is Peloton. For their latest artist series, they’ve partnered with the legendary Tiësto to deliver the ultimate pump-up mix for your at-home workouts. Peloton is known for delivering tough yet fun classes with a wide variety of music genres to pick from. Now, with Tiësto curating the playlists, you can get your sweat on while soundtracked by one of dance music’s living legends. Peloton members now have access to four different workouts featuring his music, including a 30-minute ru...
Nick Carter & Wife Lauren Expecting Baby No. 3: ‘Sometimes Life Blesses You With Little Surprises’
Kitt continued, “I thought I had a tumor because there was just no way that I could be pregnant, from just my medical history and the things that I did to ensure that I just had my two children.” Kitt revealed in 2015 during a pre-taped video package for Dancing With the Stars (when Carter was competing) that she had suffered a miscarriage. Carter shared o Twitter in 2018 that his wife, whom he married in 2014, went through another miscarriage and they had lost a baby girl. The fitness expert told People that her last one, before their daughter Saoirse was born in 2019, was a second-term loss. When Chrissy Teigen shared her own story about suffering a miscarriage and losing her and John Legend‘s baby boy Jack, Kitt and Carter didn’...
deadmau5 Drops Exclusive Line of Razer Esports Gaming Mouse Mats
deadmau5‘s latest foray into the gaming merch space is with Razer, one of the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers. He’s once again teamed up with the renowned esports company to release a line of exclusive esports mouse mats and phone cases, which are available for purchase now. The mat is available in two different mau5head designs, each of which can be customized with your gamer tag. deadmau5 has long championed Razer’s products. Back in 2016, he teamed up with the company for a Razer Music production tutorial, dissecting his fan-favorite track “Imaginary Friends” alongside esteemed audio engineer and longtime collaborator Steve Duda. They joined forces again in October 2020, when deadmau5 performed a virtual set at the inaugural RazerCon. Fans c...
Chrissy Teigen Channels Cher’s ’90s Workout Videos For ‘The Best 38 Minutes of Fat-Burning Fun’
Chrissy Teigen has been feeling the burn and feeling like Cher during her workouts lately by turning back time with her own ’90s-style videos. The cookbook author whipped up three hilarious videos in which she wears a curly black wig in a messy high ponytail and a sheer sequined black bodysuit à la the 74-year-old pop sensation — who used to host her own series of workout videos called CherFitness — in the music video for her 1989 No. 3 hit “If I Could Turn Back Time.” 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, blogging and...
“Stay Sound & Check Yourself”: New Book Explores Mental Health Crisis Amongst Music Industry Professionals
It’s no secret that the lives of musical artists often come riddled with mental health struggles, born from the multiplicity of stressors that come from the life of a touring public figure under constant scrutiny. But what about the experiences of those who work behind the scenes, such as managers, publicists, bookers and touring teams? Out January 14th, Stay Sound & Check Yourself is a new book by Holger Jan Schmidt, an insider who heads the sustainability-focused GreenEvents Europe, and psychologist Prof. Dr. Katja Ehrenberg. Shining a long overdue light on the mental health crisis of the European music industry’s essential employees through extensive interviews and background research, the project is wide-ranging and comprehensive, featuring 15 subjects wh...
Steve Aoki’s Original Funko Pop is Now Available for Pre-Order
Since the first Pop! figures debuted in 2010, Funko‘s licensed collectible brand has grown into a behemoth, entrenched in pop culture as a nostalgia machine. The brand has come a long way since it first dropped its Batman, Batgirl, and Green Lantern items, branching out into all mediums of entertainment, including music. Superstar DJ, electronic music producer, and cake-hurler Steve Aoki is the latest high-profile musician to be Pop-ified by the iconic brand. Like one of his signature cakes, his likeness has been baked and congealed, reimagined into a miniature shirtless version of himself who is ready to pelt someone with a Dim Mak-branded confection. Funko has now made Aoki’s original Pop! figure available for pre-order. Check out Aoki’s announcement...
Report: Jack Ma’s Ant Group considers overhaul due to regulatory pressure
Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group plans reorganisation that would allow it to be regulated more like a bank, Bloomberg reports. Jack Ma’s besieged Ant Group Co. is planning to fold its financial operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank, according to people familiar with the situation, potentially crippling the growth of its most-profitable units. The fintech giant is planning to move any unit that would require a financial license into the holding company, pending regulatory approval, said the people, who asked not be named because the matter is private. The plans are still under discussion and subject to change, the people said. Ant declined to comment. The operations that Ant is looking to fold into the holding company include wealth managemen...
A Timeline of Iggy Azalea & Playboi Carti’s Relationship
September 2018: The two meet while Carti is touring overseas The Fader reports that Playboi (real name Jordan Terrell Carter), who was on the cover of their 2019 Summer Music issue, romantically linked up with Iggy in 2018 while he was touring. They moved in together by the end of that year. June 12, 2019: Playboi talks about living with Iggy for The Fader cover Playboi opens up to The Fader about living with Iggy (real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly) in his hometown of Atlanta after both had moved from LA. “Once I started talking to her, I just cut off everybody,” he said at the time. It was over with.” He also described their relationship as strictly personal and didn’t involve working on music together. June 10, 2020: Iggy reveals ...
The Mandalorian Season 2 Finale Features a Surprising Dubstep Scene
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the season finale of The Mandalorian Season 2. Alongside its creative storylines, attention to detail, and unbelievable fan-service, one of the highlights of The Mandalorian is its music. Fitting for a show set in the universe of the most iconic sci-fi story ever told, Ludwig Göransson took home an Emmy Award for his work last year. While impressive, it was expected; the Star Wars franchise didn’t become the behemoth it is today through mediocrity. What is surprising, though, is Göransson’s decision to use dubstep in his score for one of the most exciting scenes in the season finale of the second season. Without giving too much away, in a scene featuring the activation of the elite-level villains...
An eBay User is Selling Rare Vintage Invitations to 1988 Acid House Raves
The year is 1988: clubs like Chicago’s The Warehouse and Paradise Garage in New York had already seen bustling parties in the heyday of house music’s roots, stemming from the underground Black and gay subcultures upon which they were built. London’s house music scene, however, is making a name for itself, and bringing with it a crossover into mainstream territory. One lesser-known series of parties, Hedonism, quietly played a revolutionary role in that sudden explosion of popularity for house music in London. DJs like Eddie Richards and Colin Faver, who were championing acid house records from Chicago and New York at Hedonism, took on the role of tastemakers at the brand’s parties and became responsible for the sudden surge in London’s house music scene. ...
Grace VanderWaal Shows Off Edgy Pink Buzz Cut in Jaw-Dropping Makeover
“I used to think about the way that I dressed/ Like was I pretty enough? And am I good at sex?/ I used to want to say an early goodbye/ But I’m a disco queen, I just keep staying alive/ I try to tell ’em, ‘See ya later!’/ But they don’t wanna let me go/ I blow a kiss to all the haters/ Yeah, I just wanna let ’em know/ This baby don’t cry,” a pink-haired VanderWaal mouths for the camera, wearing an oversized black varsity jacket and nude, corset-inspired top as she claps along to the track. In the clip, the America’s Got Talent champ complements her new hair color with cerise lipstick, a single earring and a large, locket-style necklace as an unnamed pal dances along in the background. While VanderWaal dropped her most recent EP, L...
Viral TikTok Creator Engineers Trash Can into Insane Speaker System
A creative TikTok user has gone viral lately after engineering a trash can into a speaker dubbed the Blast Bin and sharing footage of tunes being played on it. With this new invention, you’ll be able to subtly let your friends know how you really feel about their SoundCloud mixes when you play their set on a trash can. All jokes aside, the speaker itself is quite impressive and well-engineered, as you can see in the embedded videos from his Instagram page. As previously mentioned, the creator did a great job with his build as the sound is actually pretty solid considering it’s coming out of a literal trash can. It’s funny to see how he packed so much power into the bin that it lifts the lid with each bass punch. Interestingly enough, one commenter question...
