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Sharon Osbourne Hospitalized for Medical Emergency
Sharon Osbourne was taken to the hospital Friday (Dec. 16) in Santa Paula, California, after suffering a medical emergency. The Ventura County Fire Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that an EMS team responded to an emergency call at the Glen Tavern Inn at 6:30 p.m. and that a patient was taken to the Santa Paula Hospital. Santa Paula Police chief Don Aguilar confirmed to THR that the patient was Osbourne. THR has reached out to Osbourne’s team for comment. There is no word on her current health status. TMZ reported that the star was at the Glen Tavern Inn for a television shoot. Osbourne, 70, is a TV personality and music manager who shares three children with rocker Ozzy Osbourne, her husband of 40 years. She revealed in November 2012 that she had undergone a double mastectom...
Billie Eilish Welcomes Childish Gambino, Khalid to the Stage in Los Angeles
Billie Eilish was joined by some special guests at her concert Friday night (Dec. 16) at the Kia Forum: Childish Gambino and Khalid. The show — Eilish’s last scheduled for 2022, before the Happier Than Ever world tour picks up again in March 2023 — was her third of a trio of hometown dates at the Los Angeles venue. Being just two days before her Dec. 18 birthday, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) took a moment to wish her a happy birthday with the crowd. He also performed his Grammy-winning song “Redbone” from his 2016 album Awaken, My Love! Khalid took the stage with Eilish elsewhere during the concert, for both his 2018 “Lovely” collaboration with Eilish and his own 2016 single “Location.” The night prior, Eilish’s concert at the Kia Forum had featured a special duet of the 1998 Foo F...
Kasablanca Release Capstone Single, “Crucible” After Breakthrough Year
Kasablanca are putting the finishing touches on a year that has tested the duo’s ability to go the distance. The aptly titled “Crucible” marks the emerging triple-threat’s final Anjunabeats single of 2022. Proving themselves as producers, live performers and vocalists, Kasablanca are sitting pretty in the year ahead. There’s no better reminder regarding where the duo’s strengths lie than “Crucible.” The track incorporates the ethereal mix of artistic influences they’ve made uniquely their own, derived from synthwave, trance, house and more. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The pulsing bassline clips along as Kasablanca’s ecosystem of melodies bloom with vibrant color. From lush, reverberating trance chords to the...
Ultra Australia 2023 to Feature Hardwell, Sub Zero Project and More
Ultra has revealed the first wave of festival headliners for its 2023 offshoot in Australia. Returning to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl for one day next spring, the festival is set to welcome a group of high-profile electronic artists to its four stages. The fest will feature Ultra legend Hardwell, who will be taking the stage in Australia for his first performance there since 2014. Also on tap are sets from Sub Zero Project, Darren Styles, Deborah De Luca and Timmy Trumpet. The event will also boast dance performances from the Ultra Angels. Ultra Australia is scheduled for April 15th, 2023. You can purchase tickets here. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Ultra Australia 2023 phase 1 lineup. c/o Ultra FOLLOW GAROROCK FESTIVAL: Facebook: facebook.com/ultraaustralia...
“What’s Your Vibe?”: Watch the Official ADE 2022 Film
After a record-breaking year, the team behind the Amsterdam Dance Event have revealed its official film, What’s Your Vibe? Directed by Anna Bogomolova, the film showcases the five-day assembly of conferences, performances, parties and panels that took place in the heart of Amsterdam just two months ago in October. A crowd dancing during the 2022 Amsterdam Dance Event. c/o Amsterdam Dance Event What’s Your Vibe? sums up the triumphant ADE 2022, which welcomed a staggering 450,000 attendees. The visual exposé reflects the event’s musical and conversational philosophies through its title. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “Am I in control of my vibe? Music gives us the tools to answer this question, to articulate our vibe,” reads the film’s description. “Wh...
London’s Famed fabric Club Bans Guest for Life After Publicly Shaming Attendee
How to get a lifetime ban from a nightclub in one move: record and post a video mocking a fellow attendee. Sadly, this was the case at London’s famed fabric club, where a clubber recently recorded a video of a dancing guest before mocking the person on social media. Shared by Twitter user “Doddsy,” the video was captioned with the hateful words, “Yo I’ll never be going to fabric again after seeing this.” The video has since gone viral and garnered over 238,000 views on Twitter at the time of writing. fabric chimed in right away, condemning the man’s video. “Great, given this tweet, we’d prefer it if you didn’t come,” the club tweeted in response. “Our club was built on the values of free expression and the freedom to dance and not be ju...
James Cameron Conducted a Scientific Study to Prove Jack Couldn’t Have Survived in Titanic
For 25 years, Titanic fans have been adamant that there was room on the door for both Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet) to survive the ship’s sinking. Director James Cameron, meanwhile, is positive that Jack had to die — so much so that he conducted a study to prove DiCaprio’s character could not survive the Titanic. “We have done a scientific study to put this whole thing to rest and drive a stake through its heart once and for all,” Cameron told the Toronto Sun. “We have since done a thorough forensic analysis with a hypothermia expert who reproduced the raft from the movie and we’re going to do a little special on it that comes out in February.” Cameron continued, “We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them a...
Quentin Tarantino Confirms Adam Sandler Was Supposed to Play the Bear Jew in Inglorious Basterds
If Quentin Tarantino had his way, Adam Sandler would’ve played Donny Donowitz, otherwise known as the Bear Jew, in Inglorious Basterds. Tarantino and Judd Apatow appeared on a recent episode of Bill Maher’s Club Bastards podcast (per Variety), where the director confirmed he wrote the part for Sandler, who ultimately had a commitment to Apatow. Tarantino and Apatow met through Sandler in 2000, when the former director had a cameo in Sandler’s film Little Nicky. Tarantino was already working on the Inglorious Basterds script at the time and had Sandler in mind for Donowitz, but the film didn’t premiere until 2009 — the same year Sandler starred in Apatow’s film Funny People. “I feel bad because when I did Funny People with Sandler, I wasn’t aware that that was the exact ...
Cecily Strong Leaving Saturday Night Live
Cecily Strong has announced her departure from Saturday Night Live. The longtime SNL cast member bid farewell to the sketch comedy show during this weekend’s Christmas episode. “Tonight we send off one of the best to ever do it,” SNL wrote in a social media post prior to the episode. “We’ll miss you, Cecily!” As part of her send-off, Strong reprised her classic character Cathy Anne during Weekend Update. “It’s just my time now, but I had a lot of fun here, and I feel really lucky that I got to have so many of the best moments of my life in this place with these people who I love so much,” she said through tears. Related Video At the end of the episode, host Austin Butler and the rest of SNL’s cast serenaded Strong by performing “Blues Christmas.” Advertisement Strong joined SNL in 2012, an...
Listen: The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia Notch New Collaborative Chapter for “Avatar” Soundtrack
The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia are deriving strength from within with their persevering single, “Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength).” Part of the soundtrack for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, the new single sees the two musical powerhouses notching another exciting chapter in their collaborative saga, where we last left off with “Moth to a Flame.” The track marks Swedish House Mafia’s most cinematic production yet, pairing the crisp coordination of marching drums with languid strings and splashy cymbals. The Weeknd brings the full weight of his signature soaring vocals to the track, bracing for existential challenges that are seemingly do-or-die in nature. From a music production standpoint, “Nothing Is Lost (You Give M...
Cercle Teams Up With Mezcal El Silencio to Plan Unforgettable Festival Experience In Oaxaca
Mezcal El Silencio is teaming up with Cercle Music to curate a one-of-a-kind festival experience in the historic region of Oaxaca. The mezcal brand is gearing up for its third annual Silencio UMBRA, a one-night-only experience set to once again take over the 16-acre Casa Silencio luxury retreat. Situated amid agave-filled plains in a valley surrounded by the region’s characteristically rugged mountains, the spellbinding fest offers a niche experience that encompasses the best in music and local culture. On the entertainment front, Cercle, the leading brand in intimate destination events, is rounding up Bonobo, The Martinez Brothers, Carlita, Lee Burridge and more for an unforgettable night of house music from dusk until dawn. Throughout the magical evening of dancing, the ...
Step Into the World of Future Rave with David Guetta’s Remix of “Unholy”
David Guetta and MORTEN‘s patented future rave sound breaks the mold of traditional mainstage dance music. And after years of pushing it, Guetta has channeled the genre for a new remix of “Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ global hit. Explosive, bouncy beats accompany Petras’ sensual vocals and grounding lyricism of Smith. Innovative and enticing, the remix is rooted in acid house but embodies the future rave genre with its euphoric yet dark direction. Take a listen to Guetta’s remix of “Unholy” below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles From underground parties to large-scale music festivals, future rave has evolved into a full-fledged movement over the course of 2022. Melting dream...
