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VIDEO: Moonchild Sanelly ft Ghetts – Strip Club
Don’t miss this brand new music video from Moonchild titled “Strip Club”. Music star Moonchild Sanelly drops the visual to her released track titled “Strip Club” in which she featured Ghetts. The new visual for “Strip Club” is a colorful one as she puts in her best performance and energy in making it captivating and fun, giving her fans exactly what was expected. Watch, enjoy and share Moonchild Sanelly ft Ghetts – “Strip Clubs” below. [embedded content]
Andrea Bocelli Announces 2022 Tour Dates
One of the boldest voices of this or any lifetime may soon be coming to a city near you, as Andrea Bocelli has announced a new run of 2022 tour dates. The “In Concert” tour kicks off in December, and follows the previously-announced “Believe Tour” in June. The great Italian tenor will perform tracks from his 2020 album Believe as he cuts a zig-zag across the United States, beginning the 11-date trek in San Francisco on December 1st and hitting up cities including Las Vegas, Boston, and New York before wrapping in Miami on December 18th. Pre-sale for Citi cardholders begins Monday, April 4th, while the Andrea Bocelli fan club can purchase tickets from Wednesday, April 6th. General on-sale starts April 11th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Check out the full schedule belo...
Thoughtcrimes (Ex-Dillinger Escape Plan) Unleash New Song “The Drowning Man”: Stream
Long Island-based hardcore act Thoughtcrimes, which features former Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Billy Rymer, have shared new song “The Drowning Man.” Clocking in at under two minutes, the new single is an absolute ripper. Technical riffs are stacked amongst a rhythmic barrage that borders on sludge metal. It makes for one of the heaviest and most uncompromising hardcore tracks we’ve heard so far in 2022. “My intention was to create a song with no boundaries of influence,” explained guitarist Russ Savarese in the song’s press release. Advertisement Related Video Added vocalist Rick Pepa: “In a series of unfortunate events, personal and otherwise, ‘The Drowning Man’ is a tongue-in-cheek reflection. An ode to back luck.” Thankfully, we won’t have to wait long for more material from Thoughtc...
Lady Lamb Drops New Single “Ivy”: Stream
Lady Lamb has released her latest single “Ivy” via Ba Da Bing! Records. Stream it below. “I think you were hopin’ I could decode/ The meaning of your touch,” the artist otherwise known as Aly Spaltro laments on the track’s second verse over gently melancholy acoustic guitar before the chorus crashes in. “It’s what I’d wanted, why was I oblivious?/ Turns out playin’ it cool, it don’t serve us at all/ I wish I’d had my shit together/ Thrown you up against the wall.” According to a press release, another song called “Wolves of My Want” will be released tomorrow (April 1st). These two tracks mark Lady Lamb’s first new music since her pair of 2020 singles, “Arizona” and “We’ve Got a Good Thing Going.” Her last album was 2019’s Even in the Tremor. Related Video The singer-songwriter is...
The 100 Best Netflix Original Series of All Time
In 2013, you could count the number of Netflix original series that existed on one hand. Nine years later, that number is, well, a little higher. Over that time, the streaming giant became a huge player in the entertainment world, developing a massive catalog of content spanning all genres, for all audiences, in as many languages as the translators can manage. The below list, spotlighting 100 of the best offerings to come from Netflix since those earliest days, does its best to represent how Netflix has provided a home for near-countless series that might never have gotten a greenlight anywhere else, amplifying new takes and new voices just as a new hunger for innovative storytelling on television was being discovered. (For those curious about the rules here, the shows included had to have...
New Blockchain-Based Platform, Independent, Lets Fans Invest In Their Favorite Artist’s Music
A new blockchain-based platform wants to empower independent artists—and the fans who support them. Based on the Solana blockchain, Independent is a decentralized marketplace that caters to the interests of independent musicians by letting them share a piece of the pie with their fans. The goal is for artists to release music as NFTs and monetize their creations while empowering their fans. Built on the Solana blockchain, Independent is powered by the creators of Monk Mafia, an NFT marketplace that made international headlines after receiving support from a number of high-profile backers in Asia. Those include Keiji of the chart-topping J-pop band EXILE and the award-winning Netflix documentarian Nirmal Purja. Artists releasing on Independent choose what percentage of t...
Ashanti To Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Ashanti will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month. According to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Grammy-winning trailblazer will be honored with the 2,718th star on April 7 at 11:30 a.m. PT. Emcee Lupita Sanchez-Cornejo will reveal the star, which will be dedicated in the category of Recording at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard, alongside actress Tichina Arnold and artist Ja Rule. “Ashanti is an award-winning singer, author, actress, and executive producer,” Ana Martinez, Hollywood Walk of Fame producer, said in a statement. “She has proven her talent in many different Hollywood industries and is an example for young girls who want to be in the ‘biz.’” Ashanti took to Instagram to announce the news herself, writing “Speechless. Humbled. Honored. Grateful.” Ashanti first e...
J. Cole’s Dreamville Announces New Mixtape With DJ Drama
J. Cole‘s Dreamville has joined forces with DJ Drama for a new mixtape dubbed D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape. The project, which will arrive as the follow-up to 2019’s Revenge of the Dreamers III, is out on March 31 at 7 p.m. ET. The official Dreamville Instagram account shared the news on Thursday, revealing that the label’s artists Ari Lennox, J.I.D, Bas, EarthGang, Cozz, Gold Mouf and Omen will appear on the record. J.Cole’s Dreamville mixtape will strategically debut a few days prior to Dreamville Festival 2022, which is slated to return to Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 2 and April 3. The event’s long-awaited, two-day return will feature performances from the Dreamville roster, as well as Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Jeezy, T.I., Ja Rule, Ashanti, Kehlani, Moneybagg Yo, Bia, Rico Nas...
Billie Eilish Expertly Flushes Hater Who Mocked Her Oscars Dress
Winning is the best revenge, but so is an excellent clap back. After a TikTok user dissed Billie Eilish‘s flowing black Oscars dress and said she was one of the “worst-dressed” stars at Sunday’s Academy Awards, the singer flushed away the nasty comments with her typical witty aplomb. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I hate to do it, but here’s my worst-dressed from the Oscars,” the Tokker said, adding a snap of Eilish in her custom tiered, ruffled, off-the-shoulder Alessandro Michele gown with a long, dramatic train — which, for the record, Vogue called an embrace of “classic Hollywood glamour.” “I’m sick of her s–t,” the commenter added. Eilish crushed her response, posting a commode clip, in which she sat with her pants down and threw up a peace sign and then a middle finger i...
TikTok ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Facebook’s Paid Campaign to Promote Negative Coverage of Social App
TikTok said Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” by a campaign paid for by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to promote negative coverage of the shortform social platform in local media coverage. As reported by The Washington Post, Meta has paid a “right of center” marketing firm, Targeted Victory, to lead a campaign that has included placing op-eds and letters to the editor in local papers to promote anti-TikTok sentiment, especially when it comes to children using the app. Targeted Victory allegedly worked with local operatives to promote the negative coverage around purported trends on TikTok harming children to compel lawmakers to take action; the firm also sought to promote positive coverage about Meta and use the anti-TikTok pieces to deflect from government antitrust and privacy ...
Eminem Loses Himself in ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Trailer: ‘Time to Show the World Who’s Mini Boss’
Eminem is for the children. Okay, not typically, but Marshall Mathers is all in when it comes to the upcoming Minions sequel. The Detroit don posted the trailer for Minions: The Rise of Gru on Wednesday (March 30), which is cued to his 2002 Oscar-winning underdog pump-up anthem “Lose Yourself.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “One shot. One opportunity. Time to show the world who’s mini boss,” Em tweeted, along with a Minions emoji. As the song’s signature chugging rhythm bubbles up on the action set in the 1970s, we see 12-year-old Gru bragging that he’s going to be a “super-villain,” as he tosses a stink bomb into a movie theater causing a mass exodus. “This world is mine for the taking/ Make me king as we move toward a new world order,” Em memorably raps on the track as we se...
Could Austin Be the Model for How to Save a Music Scene?
Austin’s success in the last decade as the so-called Live Music Capital of the World has come with a major drawback – the artists who call the city home have been the first ones priced out of the market. That paradigm might begin to change thanks to a non-profit group organized by Austin venue owners along the city’s famed Red River Street. On March 18, members of the National Independent Venue Association flocked to one of those venues for a special happy hour toasting their survival and return to Austin after a two-year closure. Their host for the day, Empire Control Room owner and NIVA cofounder Stephen Sternschein and longtime colleague Cody Cowan, executive director of the Red River Cultural District, were on hand catching up with friends and discussing recent improvements to the area...
