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Cardi B and Kanye West Reportedly Filmed a Music Video in a Balenciaga Store
Kanye West seems to continue to further cement his relationship with Balenciaga. Following the news of YEEZY GAP’s announcement “ENGINEERED BY BALENCIAGA”, Ye has been spotted shutting down a Balenciaga store in Miami with fellow rapper, Cardi B. Cardi B was announced as the face of Balenciaga in September 2020 and has since grew her relationship with the brand. The two Balenciaga ambassadors were recently seen together in the same store, seemingly teaming up to shoot a music video. It is currently unknown if the project is for one of Kanye’s new hits or a new project from the “WAP” rapper, though she has recently alluded to dropping a new album in 2022. The sighting also comes days after Ye shut down the same store for a shopping spree with fellow hip-hop star Future. It comes as no surpr...
NITA STRAUSS Says Some Of The Collaborations On Her Upcoming Album Will ‘Really Surprise’ Fans
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, spoke to “Heather & Wickett” of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for her follow-up to 2018’s “Controlled Chaos” solo debut. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s really cool for me to step out of what I was comfortable doing as a guitar player. I was really happily in this instrumental guitar role and I sort of just got pushed into the deep end of the pool kicking and screaming. And we couldn’t be happier. The song with David Draiman [DISTURBED] is everything that we could have hoped for. We are, I believe, currently the highest-charting single by a female solo artist ever at ...
GENE SIMMONS On MARVEL COMICS Legend STAN LEE: He Will Be ‘Forever Loved And Missed’
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has paid tribute to Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, saying he will be “forever loved and missed”. On Friday (January 7), Simmons took to his Twitter to share a photo him with Lee, and he included the following message: “I miss Stan Lee. We would meet over the years and talk about life and comics. I’ve always been a fanboy and used to torture Stan‘s Sec’y Flo Steinberg to let me speak to Stan…Stan sent me this before he sadly passed, in his handwriting! Forever loved and missed!” Lee died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95 after being rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Lee was born as Stanley Lieber in Manhattan on December 28, 1922. He went to work as a teenage...
SCORPIONS Tease Music Video For Next Single, ‘Rock Believer’
SCORPIONS have shared a teaser for the official music video for their next single, “Rock Believer”. The full track will be released on Thursday, January 13 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET, with the music video to follow on January 18. The single’s cover art was designed by Klaus Voormann and can be found below. “Rock Believer” is the title track of SCORPIONS‘ 19th studio album, which will be released on February 25. Two months ago, SCORPIONS released the official music video for “Rock Believer”‘s first single, “Peacemaker”. The track features music courtesy of guitarist Rudolf Schenker and bassist Pawel Maciwoda and lyrics by singer Klaus Meine. Asked in a recent interview with Chile’s Radio Futuro what fans can expect...
Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL: How I Got MICHAEL And RUDOLF SCHENKER To Sign My Guitar
During a recent interview with Music & Medicine, former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist spoke about how he got two of his guitar heroes, Rudolf and Michael Schenker, to sign one of his flying V guitars from Jackson. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Michael Schenker played in UFO. He played in the SCORPIONS when he was 15 years old. Just a prodigy — just a natural guitar player. [He’s] a little crazy. I would think he’d admit that. But I love his style; you understand what he’s feeling. “MACHINE HEAD is playing Wacken [Open Air] festival in Germany, so it’s 80 thousand people. It’s crazy. SCORPIONS are playing. They’re actually playing before MACHINE HEAD. So I met Rudolf Schenker, who is in the SCORPIONS; he pla...
Fans Choose Sebastian Yatra’s ‘Amor Pasajero’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Sebastián Yatra‘s “Amor Pasajero” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 7) on Billboard, choosing the 27-year-old Colombian pop star’s sensual single as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Amor Pasajero,” the second single from Yatra’s upcoming album, Dharma, brought in nearly 44% of the vote, beating out new music by The Weeknd (Dawn FM), Lauren Spencer-Smith (“Fingers Crossed”), Gunna (DS4Ever), Maren Morris (“Circles Around This Town”), and others. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Produced by hitmakers Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, “Amor Pasajero” finds Yatra on a rollercoaster of emotions as he comes to terms with a failed relationship. “I’ve returned to the same bar to drink my sorrows away and meet som...
CID Presents to Move Forward with Mexico Destination Events Following Dead & Co Cancellation
Event producer CID Presents plans to move forward with its current slate of destination events in Mexico following the cancellation of Dead & Company’s Playing in the Sand weekends. Playing in the Sand was scheduled to take place between Jan. 7-10 and 13-16 in Riviera Cancun, Mexico before the band and producers announced the cancellations Thursday due to the surge in COVID-19 cases across the globe. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a statement provided to Billboard, CID Presents says they intend to proceed with their other January events at the same location, including Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa (Jan. 19-22) and Hootie and the Blowfish’s The Big Splash (Jan. 26-29). “As we all know this is an ever-evolving situation and the rise and fal...
Selena Gomez Thanks Rare Beauty Team With Full-Page Ad in ‘New York Times’
Selena Gomez “was inspired to sit down and personally write” a letter to her Rare Beauty team over the holiday break, and she published that letter on the back page of the Styles section of Sunday’s New York Times. “I want to thank you for all your hard work in making the brand such a beloved part of our community. None of it would have been possible without you,” she wrote in the full-page letter, published on Jan. 9. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “My goal with Rare Beauty was to launch a brand that helped shape the dialogue around the beauty of self-acceptance and embracing your uniqueness — something that has been desperately needed in the beauty space. The heart of this brand is in recognizing that we’re not meant to look a certain way, and that we’re all unique and differ...
Bob Saget, Comedian and ‘Full House’ Star, Dies at 65
Bob Saget, the stand-up comedian known for starring on Full House and hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos, died Sunday (Jan. 9), the Orlando Sheriff’s Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 65. According to the department, deputies responded just after 4 p.m. local time to the 4000 block of Central Florida Parkway, which is the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. The emergency call was in response to a person down. On arrival, deputies located Saget, who was unresponsive in a hotel room. The actor was pronounced dead on scene. Explore Explore Bob Saget See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Authorities have no information on the cause of death. Detectives have found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case. The Orange C...
Bob Saget, Comedian and Full House Star, Found Dead at 65
Bob Saget, the veteran comedian and actor known for his role in Full House, has died at the age of 65. TMZ reports that Saget was found dead on Sunday (January 9th) inside of his hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida. According to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Saget “was pronounced deceased on scene. Detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case.” Advertisement Related Video Prior to his passing, Saget had been on a standup tour in Florida, which included a show in Jacksonville on Saturday night. In a Tweet posted early Sunday morning, Saget commented on his most recent performance, writing, “Loved tonight’s show @PV_ConcertHall in Jacksonville. Appreciative audience… I had no idea I did a 2 hr set tonight. I’m happily addicted again to...
Man in Line at Doja Cat Concert Arrested for Making Bomb Threat
A man was arrested on Saturday night (January 8) in Indianapolis, Indiana for making a bomb threat while waiting in line for a Doja Cat concert, the Indianapolis Star and Billboard report. The free concert was held at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship, drawing a large crowd. Just before 5 p.m., a man attempted to advance his position in line by telling those around him that he had a bomb or explosive in his backpack, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to the Indianapolis Star. The IMPD also confirmed that the backpack was clean, and that the man is currently in custody. The concert was slightly delayed but continued as planned following the arrest. After the incident, the IMPD issued a statement ...
Sunken Place Scalawag Candace Owens Says She’ll Never Get Vaccinated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brett Carlsen. / Getty Are you really on the right side of history of Candace Owens agrees with you? The conservative tap dancer’s latest commentary include her saying she would never get a COVID-19 vaccine, even on her deathbed. Newsweek reported the edgeless wunderkind made her statement on her latest episode of her Candace talk show. During the live taping of the show, Owens responded to a user on Twitter who questioned if she was truly unvaccinated, as she had claimed many times before. The question arose after a picture circulated of Owens at a UFC fight at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, which requires all attendees to be vaccinated per city law. Related Stories “I would say to the people, first and foremost, I am obviously unvaccin...
