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Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Trade Shows for April Fools’ Day: Watch
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel took April Fools’ Day to a whole new level this year. Switching coasts and networks, the comedians traded late night shows for the evening, with Fallon hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Kimmel hosting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. While the bit is funny to rewatch on YouTube, it’s especially entertaining to see the reactions of the shows’ studio audiences, who received the prank in real time. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! audience went especially nuts for Fallon, who quipped, “Please, please please, settle down, you’re going to offend the other Jimmy!” Kimmel had the same thought, asking Fallon’s audience, “Show of hands: How many of you are disappointed? Be honest.” During their monologues, the pair chatted via satellite about the Freaky ...
The Rome and Duddy Show: That’s the Way It Works
Listen via: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Pocket Casts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | RSS The Rome and Duddy Show is back with a new episode, “That’s the Way It Works.” In addition to the boys’ take on The Slap Heard ‘Round the Oscars, the episode features a fresh round of the fan-favorite contest, The Great American Talent Show. Join Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B as they judge 10 new fan-submitted talent entries and narrow it down to the top four. After the show, listeners can vote on their favorite TGATS entry via The Rome and Duddy Show Facebook group. The winners will be announced in a later episode, and whoever comes out on top will r...
Bon Jovi Kick Off Spring 2022 Tour in Omaha: Photos, Recap + Setlist
Arena rock is a genre of music that will never die, as long as crowds convene inside hockey arenas around the country to sing along to our favorite anthems from our favorite artists. That’s exactly what took place when Bon Jovi kicked off their 2022 tour in Omaha, NE at the CHI Health Center on Friday, April 1st, for their first public in-person concert since the pandemic started. Ione, a singer from Sioux City, IA, was the contest winner of the opening slot for the Omaha tour date. With a full backing band — two guitar players, a bassist, a drummer, and a keyboardist — Ione filled the arena with her soulful voice, reminding one of ‘70s singer-songwriters like Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks. She emitted a free-spirited energy on stage, and captivated the audience with her pure, unadultera...
Inside the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala Honoring Joni Mitchell: ‘You Are Immortal’
A silence fell over a hushed crowd at the MGM Grand’s Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas as Billy Porter took on “Both Sides Now.” Originally released 53 years ago and first recorded by the singer Judy Collins, the monumental song with its ruminative lyrics and unforgettable melody, is perhaps one of Joni Mitchell’s most well known. Here at the MuisCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Mitchell on Friday (April 1), Porter had the unenviable task of covering the classic. But as he reached the song’s second chorus it was clear his interpretation, with sparse instrumentation coupled with a stunning and poetic vocal prowess, effectively put Mitchell’s words front-and-center both audibly and visually (her handwritten lyrics were shown scrolling, karaoke-style, behind him). The combination of one pa...
Denzel Washington Prayed With Will Smith During Oscars After Chris Rock Slap: ‘I Couldn’t Have Sat in My Seat’
Denzel Washington has spoken publicly for the first time about the 2022 Oscars and his response during the ceremony after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the stage of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. On Saturday (April 2), the Oscar-winning actor appeared with author and pastor T.D. Jakes as part of his International Leadership Summit in a discussion centered on Washington’s career and faith. During the panel, the conversation turned to Sunday night’s Oscars, where Smith took to the stage in an unscripted move and slapped Rock after the comedian and presenter made a reference to Jada Pinkett Smith, her bald hairstyle and the film G.I. Jane. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After the slap, Washington — who was nominated for Macbeth — wa...
2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Afrojack on His David Guetta Collab & Why a Nomination Is ‘The Best Firepower You Can Have in This Industry’
Editors note: In this series, Billboard Dance is speaking with each 2022 Grammy nominee from the dance/electronic categories ahead of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. In more ways than one, it’s kind of a fluke that Afrojack and David Guetta are up for a Grammy this year. Their nominated single “Hero” is classic main stage EDM, a sound Guetta and Afrojack pioneered and popularized worldwide in the early 2010s — and a sound the best dance/electronic recording category has largely turned away from in the last few years as its embraced more IDM and experimental sounds. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With “Hero” released independently by Afrojack’s Wall Recordings last May, the duo also just kind of… forgo...
Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage In Newark
JUDAS PRIEST was rejoined by guitarist Glenn Tipton on stage during the band’s headlining concert Wednesday night (March 30) at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. As he has done a number of other times over the course of the last four years, Tipton appeared with PRIEST for the encore, performing “Metal Gods”, “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight”. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson’s eight years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a decade earlier — but announced in early 2018 he was going to sit out touring activities in support of JUDAS PRIEST‘s latest studio album, “Firepower”. He was replaced by “Firepower” album prod...
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER’s Advice To New Bands: ‘Don’t Sign A Contract With A Record Company’
In a new interview with Chaoszine, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider spoke about the changes he has seen in the music industry since he started out more than five decades ago. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There have definitely been some changes in the music business. [Laughs] Yeah, it’s not like the ’80s anymore. Definitely the selling of CDs going down. On one hand, we can be lucky with our kind of music — the people wanna really have the physical [product] in their hands, so we are not [as affected by the music streaming revolution] as what’s happened, for example, in pop music or whatever. But it is like, really, you’re selling less albums. The biggest problem, I think, it’s for young bands. They cannot sell...
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS’ FLEA On TAYLOR HAWKINS: ‘He Was A Kind, Generous’ And ‘Fun Dude’
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea has paid tribute to FOO FIGHTERS drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died more than a week ago at the age of 50. Speaking to Radio X‘s Johnny Vaughan, he said about Taylor‘s passing (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “[It was] absolutely shocking. I love Taylor. He was an uplifting dude. Before I ever met Taylor and long before he ever played in the FOO FIGHTERS, one of my best friends growing up, my friend Tree [Keith Barry] who I started my music school with, he was teaching music at a music school down in Orange County here in L.A., and he was, like, ‘Man, there’s this kid here selling guitar strings, and he’s a star. He’s a drummer, and I’m telling you he’s gonna be a rock star.’ And that was Tayl...
ANN WILSON Says She Hates Auto-Tuned Vocals: It Sounds ‘Robotic’
HEART singer Ann Wilson has criticized the pitch-correction technology Auto-Tune, saying it is the imperfections of the human voice that make music appealing. Created by musician and geophysical scientist Dr. Andy Hildebrand in 1997, Auto-Tune is a software program that digitally corrects pitch, allowing singers who sing off key to produce perfectly tuned vocal tracks. Since its introduction, the plugin has become standard equipment in professional recording studios, but the anti-Auto-Tune movement is vocal. In a new interview with “The Jasta Show”, Wilson stated that it is natural flaws and imperfections that make a voice memorable and affecting. “I think the little rough places or a little out-of-tune soulful quirks about our vocal are the thing that makes it sound like...
Jim Jones ft. Dave East, Maino & Fabolous “Fit Lit (Betty White),” Lil Durk ft. Future “Petty Too” & More | Daily Visuals 3.31.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For a minute there Jim Jones, Dave East, Maino and Fabolous were constantly posting video on social media roasting each other for the outfits they wore to the gym, so it makes sense that the New Yorkers would eventually just get around to making a song about it. For the visuals to “Fit Lit (Betty White),” Jones, East, Maino and Fab take to the gym dripped out in official attire and hella ice while some gym rats pump iron and thick women work on their curves. Leave it to rappers to rock expensive attire while working out. Back in Chicago Lil Durk keeps those 7220 visuals coming and in his latest clip to the Future assisted “Petty Too,” Durk takes a thick young woman on a shopping spree before meeting Future on the roof of the building. That Chicago skyline is some...
E-40 Retrieves More Revenue With Launch Of ‘Goon With The Spoon’ Ice Cream Brand
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Goon With The Spoon / Goon With The Spoon E-40 remains a fixture in Hip-Hop culture as he keeps pace with the younger generation without forsaking a second of his legacy. Viewed as one of the savviest business minds in Hip-Hop, the Bay Area boss retrieves more revenue with the launch of his new Goon With The Spoon ice cream brand. On Friday (April 1), the rapper and entrepreneur announced the ice cream launch which falls under his ongoing Goon With The Spoon brand. The ice cream at launch will feature six flavors: Cookie Dough, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Salted Caramel. E-40 has worked on the ice cream development for the past four years and boasts a creamery that uses clean energy and the product itself is made without...
