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TED NUGENT: ‘Black-On-Black Crime Is Everywhere You Go, Even At The Oscars’
Ted Nugent has condemned Will Smith for walking onto the stage at the Oscars Sunday evening and slapped Chris Rock during the live broadcast. Smith, 53, interrupted the 57-year-old comedian’s introduction of “Best Documentary” with a slap across the face. The altercation came after Rock made a joke about Smith‘s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, saying, “Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see ya,” an apparent reference to the actress’s bald hairstyle as she lives with the autoimmune disorder alopecia, which attacks follicles resulting in bald spots and hair loss. Pinkett Smith could be seen rolling her eyes, before the camera cut back to Rock, while Will Smith initially laughed from his seat. Shortly after, however, Smith‘s mood changed...
Above & Beyond to Mark 500th Installment of Group Therapy With a Pair of Live Events
This fall marks the 500th installment of Above & Beyond‘s Group Therapy mix show, which has broadcast the best in trance and progressive house to millions of global listeners every Friday night for the last 10 years. The trio will celebrate this accomplishment via a pair of live shows happening this October in Los Angeles. The first show, on Saturday, October 15, will feature a pair of Above & Beyond sets, along with music from other artists. The following day, Anjunadeep — the deep house oriented sister label of A&B’s longstanding Anjunabeats imprint — will present a day-long showcase of melodic house and electronic music. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Lineups for both days will be announced in the coming months. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Tuesda...
Pat McGrath Labs Debuts Second ‘Bridgerton’ Collaboration: How to Shop the Collection
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. A collection fit for a queen! Pat McGrath Labs reteamed with Shondaland and Netflix for the second installment of the brand’s exclusive beauty collaboration inspired by the “romance and passion” of Bridgerton. Pat McGrath x Bridgerton II was released ahead of Bridgerton season 2, which arrived on Netflix last Friday (March 25). Inspired by the regency-era looks showcased on the series, the limited collection has lipsticks, eyeshadow, blush, body shimmer and more ranging from $23-$68. Bridgerton fans have the option of purchasing the products separately or in...
Stray Kids React to ‘Oddinary’ Reaching No. 1 on Billboard 200: ‘Is This Actually Happening?’
Stray Kids joined Billboard‘s Jeff Benjamin and Jason Lipshutz via Twitter Spaces on Monday afternoon (Mar. 28), fresh off the announcement that the group’s Oddinary EP debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 2). “Woah, so exciting!” the South Korean pop group was heard cheering about hte news, before Bang Chan chimed in, “We heard the news a few moments ago and are like, ‘Is this real? Is this actually happening?’ We were really surprised too.” Explore Explore Stray Kids See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Billboard 200 milestone for Oddinary isn’t just the first chart-topper for the act, but its first chart entry. The seven-song set, recorded mostly in the Korean language, launches atop the list with 110,000 equi...
Teen Contestant Emyrson Flora Impresses With Adele Cover on ‘American Idol’: Watch
Cleveland teen Emyrson Flora has made the leap from singing in her bedroom to performing on the national stage in the proverbial blink of an eye, and made it seem effortless. Flora has made it to Hollywood Week on American Idol, and for this stage in the journey she played a big hand, by performing an Adele cover. The young Idol hopeful showcased her self-taught piano skills as she performed a solo rendition of “Love In The Dark,” which appeared on Adele’s global hit album 25, from 2015. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Gutsy move. In her pre-recorded intro, the 16-year-old high school recounted how the judges took a chance on her, and how she wanted to repay that faith. She did just that with a tone-perfect effort that had judge Katy Perry on h...
Kaskade and deadmau5 Announce Massive Kx5 Stadium Concert In Los Angeles
When artists of deadmau5 and Kaskade‘s caliber join forces, anything is possible. The two electronic music legends recently joined forces as Kx5 before releasing the first song under their collaborative nom de plume, a dazzling house track called “Escape” (with Hayla). They have now announced a massive stadium concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which is scheduled for December 10th, 2022. The show’s reveal comes as Kx5 are gearing up for their hotly anticipated live debut at EDC Las Vegas in May. The festival’s organizers recently announced a staggering lineup for their 2022 edition. In July 2021, Kaskade organized and headlined the first-ever electronic music show at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Ra...
Chris Lake’s Black Book Records Releases Third Installment of ID Mixtape Series
Chris Lake‘s Black Book Records is once more opening up their treasure chest of IDs to give fans the latest club stunners from their roster. The “Black Book ID’s” mixtape series turned a year old last week—and what better way to celebrate than with the release of a new installment? Spanning five new tracks, Black Book ID’s: Chapter 3 is out now. The record includes mind-bending club heaters from Franklyn Watts, Ango Tamarin, Gettoblaster, DJ Funk, Pimpo Gama, and Lake himself. From Watts’ chunky basslines and analog rich sounds on “Bom Bom” to the frenetic modular basslines on “Play That Bass,” the mixtape features the most exploratory sounds that members of the forward-thinking label have to offer. That includes the head honcho h...
Sven Väth Performs DJ Set at Elon Musk’s Tesla Gigafactory In Berlin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk enlisted electronic music legend Sven Väth to perform a DJ set at the grand opening of the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin. Väth’s set went down in late February, east of Berlin in Gruenheide, where the factory was built. As his performance took place, crowds were shown new Tesla models via a neon-lit tunnel. His DJ set follows a huge rave that Musk organized at the site, aptly dubbed Giga-Fest, back in October prior to the factory’s opening. “Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending some time with Elon Musk again,” Väth wrote in an Instagram post. “I played some techno beats for his opening of the really gigantic GIGAFACTORY!!!” Väth and Musk are longtime friends. The pair were spotted together in 2020 after the German DJ ...
Grimes Admits to Involvement In Hack That Disrupted Indie Music Blog
Grimes is making it clear she isn’t going to take any Internet backlash sitting down. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Grimes revealed what she calls her “coolest hacker moment,” reflecting on her inventive approach to dealing with some unfair press that rattled her career in 2012. A photo snapped of Grimes at a party—where she was seen kissing a friend—had been leaked to the now defunct publication, Hipster Runoff. Grimes explained that the story Hipster Runoff published was mean-spirited and made her the subject of a viral meme during a formative time in her career. So she decided to take action, contacting a friend at a video game company who coordinated a DDos attack on her behalf. DDos attacks are illegal in practice, so Grimes kept the story light on any revealing details. Scroll...
How to Get Tickets to Florence + The Machine’s 2022 Tour
“Heaven Is Here,” or rather, wherever Florence + The Machine is stopping on their massive 2022 North American and UK tour in support of their highly-anticipated fifth album Dance Fever. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Florence + The Machine’s Next Tour? The “Dance Fever Tour” begins this spring with a series of intimate warmup shows, including coast-to-coast album release concerts in Los Angeles on April 29th and New York City on May 6th. Advertisement Related Video After a run of stray European headlining shows and festival appearances over the summer, the band will embark on a newly expanded North American tour starting on September 2nd in Montreal, Canada, followed by stops to New York’s Madison Square Garden, Miami, Austin, Denver, Sea...
Dirty Heads Announce 2022 Headlining Tour
Dirty Heads have announced their 2022 US headlining tour titled “Let’s Get It Kraken.” Featuring special guests SOJA and Tribal Seeds, the summer trek spans from June through August. “Let’s Get It Kraken” kicks off on June 24th in Seattle, with subsequent stops in New York City, Austin, and Las Vegas before wrapping on August 12th in Chicago. A rotating cast of Artikal Sound System and The Elovaters will also join on select dates. A special ticket presale for Consequence readers (code: GOODTIMES) begins on Tuesday, March 29th at 12:00 p.m. local time here, with tickets available to the general public via Ticketmaster on Friday, April 1st. See the full itinerary below. Advertisement Related Video Last summer, Dirty Heads released their greatest hits collection, The Best of Dirty Heads, feat...
Elon Musk, Who Consistently Tries to Silence His Critics, Complains About Free Speech on Twitter
Elon Musk, a vindictive billionaire who has taken extreme steps to silence his critics, is suggesting not only that Twitter violates principals of free speech, but that the private company’s decision to moderate abusive content is a direct threat to democracy. The multi-day saga began in the early hours of March 25th. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy,” he wrote. “Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” The Tesla founder included a poll where his followers could vote ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ In a follow-up, he added, “The consequences of this poll will be important. Please vote carefully.” Perhaps unsurprisingly given the framing, about 70% of people clicked ‘no.’ So on March 26th, Musk retweeted his unscientific poll with an open-ended question: “Given that ...
