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Taylor Swift Fans File Second Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster Over Eras Tour Debacle
Another group of Taylor Swift fans is suing Ticketmaster in the aftermath of the recent Eras Tour ticketing debacle, Rolling Stone reports and Pitchfork can confirm. Earlier this month, fans filed a lawsuit alleging that the ticketing company engaged in “fraud, price-fixing, and antitrust violations,” and, now, a second lawsuit (obtained by Pitchfork) has been filed. In the latter federal class action lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday (December 20), the group alleges that Ticketmaster violated antitrust laws, and participated in anticompetitive and misleading conduct. “Ticketmaster intentionally and purposefully misled millions of fans into believing it would prevent bots and scalpers from participating in the presales,” the lawsuit says. “However, millions of fans were unable to purchas...
Thom Bell, Producer and “Sound of Philadelphia” Architect, Dies at 79
Thom Bell, the legendary producer who revolutionized Philly Soul in the 1960s and ’70s, has died, Rolling Stone and The Philadelphia Inquirer report. Bell co-created “The Sound of Philadelphia” alongside songwriter Leon Huff and producer Kenny Gamble, who were known as the Mighty Three. Together, they founded Philadelphia International and crafted some of the most beloved records of the era. Some of Bell’s most renowned works include “La-La Means I Love You” by the Delfonics, “Backstabber” by the O’Jays, “Mama Can’t Buy You Love” by Elton John, and “Rubberband Man” by the Spinners. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was 79 years old. Bell was born in Jamaica in 1943, but his family relocated to West Philadelphia during his childhood, where he was raised alongside nine brothers ...
Bad Bunny Shares New Song “Gato de Noche”: Listen
Bad Bunny has released a new song. “Gato de Noche” is a collaboration with Ñengo Flow, and follows Benito’s latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti, from earlier this year. As Rolling Stone points out, Bad Bunny began teasing the track on TikTok earlier this week, where the Puerto Rican rapper and singer shared two clips, the latter of which includes a portion of Ñengo Flow’s verse. Un Verano Sin Ti was released in May, and featured 23 songs including “Moscow Mule” and “Tití Me Preguntó.” The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards, where Bad Bunny received a total of three nominations. In addition to the Album of the Year nod, he was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance (for “Moscow Mule”) and Best Música Urbana Album (for Un Verano Sin Ti). Revisit “Bad Bunny I...
Tomorrowland Is Returning to Brazil In 2023 After 7 Years
Tomorrowland is making a triumphant return to São Paulo, Brazil in 2023. After seven years, the iconic dance music festival brand will reappear in Brazil from October 12-14, 2023. It will take place on the grounds of Parque Maeda in Itu, a municipality of São Paulo. The first two successful 2015 and 2016 Tomorrowland Brazil festivals took place at the same venue and welcomed more than 150,000 people, who joined together to dance under the barrage of lights at the “Book of Wisdom” and “The Key To Happiness” main stages. Guilherme Gazzola, the mayor of Itu, said that Tomorrowland Brazil goes above and beyond the music and inspires change and significant improvements to the region. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “In addition to it...
DJ Dies Following Performance at Thailand’s Wonderfruit Festival: Report
A DJ has died after performing at Thailand’s Wonderfruit Festival, Coconuts Bangkok reports. Guillaume Wyss, a Bangkok-based DJ better known as Boogie G, was found unresponsive on the Wonderfruit Festival grounds on the morning of December 16th. He had performed a DJ set at the event early Friday morning from midnight to 2am. Medics arrived in an attempt to resuscitate Wyss, but reportedly failed to do so before taking him to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. “We’re devastated by the loss of our husband, father, son, brother and friend Guillaume Wyss aka Boogie G,” the DJ’s wife, Pich Wyss, wrote in a Facebook post. “He was loved and he loved you all.” Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Author...
Everyone Is a Captain On “Holy Ship! Wrecked”— And No One Walks the Plank Alone
Holy shit, Holy Ship! Holy Ship! Wrecked, the beloved floating electronic music fest, started sailing the seas in 2011, inviting raver pirates from all walks of life to board a cruise ship for an intimate festival experience. In 2020, the Beats at Sea captains of The Bowery Presents, HARD, Insomniac and Cloud 9 Adventures decided to “wreck” the festival to a permanent location, the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Mayan Riviera on the shores of Mexico. The third voyage of Holy Ship! Wrecked ran December 13-17, 2022. EDM.com was onboard and rediscovered why the festival is a national treasure—and what was in its chest this year. Holy Ship! Wrecked Inclusivity There are no social boundaries distancing the festival’s headlining DJs from its attendees. On the ship, everyone swab...
TIDAL’s New Tool Allows Subscribers to DJ for Their Friends and Followers
TIDAL is flipping the switch on consumers, allowing them to create mixes and mashups to kickstart their careers as DJs. TIDAL, a digital service provider known for their high-fidelity audio, is testing out a new featured called “DJ” for subscribers signed up for their HiFi Plus plan. In its current state, iOS users are the only ones able to create mixes with the “DJ” tool, but Android users can tune in and listen. With “DJ,” HiFI Plus subscribers are able to create a set and share it for friends and followers, who can tune in and listen to the mix in real-time, just like a live radio broadcast or podcast. The new beta program for “DJ” is different than “TIDAL for DJ,” which grants DJs access to the service’s expansive ...
Netflix to End Password Sharing in US Beginning in 2023: Report
Netflix will begin cracking down on password sharing in the US starting in early 2023, reports The Wall Street Journal. This summer, the streaming platform tested out an “extra home” fee in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras after first rolling it out in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru. Based on those tests, the new monthly fee is expected to cost $3 per extra home in the US. Netflix is well aware of how the crackdown will alienate customers. “Make no mistake, I don’t think consumers are going to love it right out of the gate,” Co-CEO Ted Sarandos told investors in early December. Advertisement Related Video To that end, the company has reportedly discussed gradually implementing the change. With Netflix losing subscribers throughout 2022, however, the stre...
Bad Bunny Drops New Single “Gato de Noche”: Stream
Bad Bunny has shared his new single, “Gato de Noche,” to cap off a massive year. Stream the Ñengo Flow-assisted track below. Over moody reggaeton production, the Puerto Rican superstar delivers seductive lyrics like, “Él te ama, te adora, lo da todo por ti/ Pero tú ere’ una diabla que estás loca por mí.” In English, this translates to: “He loves you, he adores you, and gives you everything/ But you’re the devil and you’re crazy for me.” Earlier this week, Bad Bunny teased “Gato de Noche” on TikTok with a caption that some fans have interpreted to mean even more music is on the way. “Let me know if you want another preview,” he wrote. Advertisement Related Video In 2022, Bad Bunny took his global success to another level. His latest project, Un Verano Sin Ti, spent more than 10 weeks atop t...
Dave Grohl and Beck Perform “E-Pro” for Hanukkah: Watch
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin are back to celebrate the fifth day of Hanukkah, and this time around, they’ve teamed up with Beck to perform his 2005 track “E-Pro.” The performance was recorded in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles earlier this month for the third annual edition of Grohl and Kurstin’s The Hanukkah Sessions, which celebrates the religious festival with covers of songs by Jewish musicians. Watch below. Thus far, Season 3 of The Hanukkah Sessions has featured covers of Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel” with Judd Apatow, “Get the Party Started” with P!nk, 10cc’s “The Things We Do for Love” with Kurstin and Inara George, and Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” with Grohl’s almost 17-year-old daughter Violet. Advertisement Related Video This isn’t the first t...
How Thom Bell Created a Sound for a City, a Record Label, and for Generations of Fans
50 years ago, the sound of Philly Soul was born out of the legendary Philadelphia International Records. With the talents of The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, and others, the label rewrote the standards of soul music. In light of Bell’s passing on December 22nd, 2022, his 2021 interview with Marcus Shorter. For some households, a Sunday morning consists of certain sounds. The sizzle from a couple strips of bacon cooked just right. That crack an egg makes before it gets scrambled or goes over sunny-side. And, of course, a tune by The Stylistics echoing in every room. Or The Delfonics. Or The Spinners. What defined these songs, besides the incredible performances, was the production courtesy of singer, songwriter, arranger, and record ...
The Asteroid Is On The Way: Candace Owens Defends Megan Thee Stallion, Twitter Is Stunned
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Davis / Getty / Candace Owens The Tory Lanez criminal trial is underway and about to wrap up. As reporters feed information to those intrigued by the spectacle this court case has become, allowing them to form opinions, primarily false, Megan Thee Stallion, the apparent victim in all of this, has gained an unlikely supporter in Candace Owens. A broken clock is right twice a day. Edgeless coonservative Candace Owens, who in the past has criticized Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for their raunchy hit record “WAP,” is putting on her cape for the Houston rapper. Taking to Elon Musk’s Twitter, Owens blasted the obvious misogynoir Thee Stallion is receiving and shared a clip from her podcast calling it out. In the caption for the tweet, she wrote, ...
