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Documentary on Mass Shooting at Las Vegas Country Festival Gets Trailer
Paramount+ will stream a new documentary on the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas that took place in 2017. The four-part documentary, titled 11 Minutes, features the first in-depth interview with country star Jason Aldean, who was performing when the 11-minute shooting spree began. Other interviewees include concertgoers, emergency trauma teams, first responders, police, and FBI agents. The series will arrive at Paramount+ on September 27, during the week of the event’s fifth anniversary. The massacre, for which an FBI investigation found no clear motive, left 58 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, the documentary includes footage drawn from 200 hours of cell phone video, as well as previously unreleased poli...
PnB Rock Shot Dead in Los Angeles
Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was shot dead today (September 12) in a robbery attempt at a restaurant in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times and TMZ report. Police told the Times the artist suffered multiple gunshot wounds when the unknown assailants robbed him of his jewelry at the Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles location on Main Street and Manchester Avenue and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 30 years old. Born Rakim Hasheem Allen on December 9, 1991, he grew up in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. His stage name PnB Rock is derived from the corner of Patorius and Baynton streets in his hometown. Allen’s father was murdered when he was three years old; his uncle, a father-figure, when he was 15. At 19 years old he was sentenced to 33 months in priso...
Jean-Luc Godard, Legendary French New Wave Director, Dies at 91
Jean-Luc Godard, the French-Swiss filmmaker who spearheaded the French New Wave in the 1960s, has died, the BBC and French media report. He was 91. The director and screenwriter created a new cinematic idiom with a prolific string of classic films that began with 1960’s À bout de souffle (Breathless) and included the following year’s Une femme est une femme (A Woman Is a Woman), 1962’s Vivre sa vie (My Life to Live), 1963’s Le Mépris (Contempt), 1965’s Pierrot le Fou, and many more—all films that not only revolutionized cinema, influencing the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorcese, but also rippled through the arts, establishing a stylish paradigm that left an indelible mark on counterculture at large. Born in Paris in 1930, Godard was a critic before he was a filmmaker, participa...
Nicki Minaj Speaks Out After PnB Rock Murder: ‘Let’s Educate ASAP’
Nicki Minaj has paid tribute to the late rapper PnB Rock, and, in doing so, addresses gun crime and hip-hop artists’ real and ongoing fear of being targeted. PnB Rock died Monday (Sept. 12) after he was shot at Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles, at the age of 30. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The artist (real name: Rakim Hasheem Allen) was dining at the restaurant with his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang — who posted and then deleted a location-tagged photo of the couple’s meal on her Instagram Story — when a shooting occurred at 1:23 p.m. PT, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to Billboard. He’s one of many in the hip-hop community who’ve been murdered, a troubling list that dates back to Tupac Shakur and The Notoriou...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Lavender Edition’ of ‘Midnights’ Includes Three Bonus Tracks
Swifties have three more reasons to stay up late. Taylor Swift‘s forthcoming album Midnights will be issued in a “Lavender Edition” vinyl and with a special CD carrying three bonus tracks, both exclusives through Target. Announced at the stroke of midnight, of course, the retail chain is taking preorders for both formats, with the CD priced at $13.99 and the vinyl at $29.99. The exclusive disc also contains “unique, collectible disc artwork,” “lavender marble color disc,” and “collectible lyric booklet with never-before-seen photos,” reads the retail chain’s preorder blurb. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Target is certain to enjoy a rush of purchases for Midnights, which, separately, was made available in three limited-edition colors o...
Lewis Capaldi Heading For U.K. Chart Title With ‘Forget Me’
The Brits haven’t forgotten Lewis Capaldi. The Scottish singer and songwriter is on track for another U.K. chart crown with “Forget Me” (via Vertigo), his first single in nearly three years. Produced by TMS, Capaldi’s comeback track leads the midweek chart, and is en route to becoming his third leader following “Someone You Loved” and “Before You Go,” both from 2019. He has five top 10s to his name, a figure that almost certainly will rise to six when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a quirky open-letter which accompanied the release of “Forget Me,” Capaldi admitted to nerves — expressed in his own self-deprecating way. “All joking aside, I’m really excited to be back and get this song out there. ...
Robbie Williams Racing to 14th U.K. No. 1 With ‘XXV’
With 13 U.K. No. 1 albums to his name, Robbie Williams knows life through a lens better than most. The superstar British singer is about to add another chart crown, this time with XXV (via Columbia). Williams’ 13th solo studio album leads the midweek chart by what a handy margin. According to the Official Charts Company, it’s outselling the rest of the top 10 combined, on its way to what should be Robbie’s 14th leader. XXV celebrates the former Take That singer’s quarter-century as a solo artist, by collecting some of his most popular numbers, newly-orchestrated and recorded with the Metropole Orkest of the Netherlands. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Though Williams never scaled great commercial heights in the United States, he can fill arenas...
Musa Keys ft Loui & Victony – Selema (Remix)
South African singer, Musa Keys unveils a brand new song remix titled – Selema. Musa Keys dishes out the song remix for his released track “Selema” (Po Po) on his previously dropped album “Tayo“. The remix track has the initial featured singer Loui and now joining the track is Nigerian singer, Victony, who delivers a lovely melody to spice it up. However, it is a fantastic piece of music you should listen to. Listen and share Musa Keys ft Loui & Victony – Selema Remix below. Download coming soon.
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Logs Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2022
Bad Bunny‘s Un Verano Sin Ti has made history as the album that’s spent the most weeks at No. 1 this 2022. The record moved back up to No. 1 this week with 99,500 equivalent album units — logging its 10th nonconsecutive week atop the chart. Billboard reports that it has yet to depart the Billboard 200’s first two spots and is the first album to spend its first 18 weeks switching between Nos. 1 and 2, surpassing Drake’s record of 17 weeks with Views. Other debuts in this week’s top 10 include Megadeth’s The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! at No. 3, which earned 48,000 equivalent album units in its first week and Romeo Santos’ Fórmula, Vol. 3 at No. 10 with 26,000equivalent album units. Also appearing in this week’s top 10 are Morgan Wallen, DJ Khaled and Harry Styles at Nos. 2, 4 and 5 respe...
Pearl Jam Cover Wet Leg’s “Chaise Longue” at Madison Square Garden: Watch
Pearl Jam had the honor of playing New York’s Madison Square Garden on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and the band put on a star-studded show that included shoutouts to Venus and Serena Williams, a cameo from a jacket belonging to Harry Styles, and a cover of Wet Leg’s “Chaise Longue.” Pearl Jam aren’t the only elder Gen Xers vibing on Wet Leg. Earlier this year, former president Barack Obama included their track “Angelica” on his 2022 summer playlist. The MSG cover of “Chaise Longue” came as part of a rendition of the PJ classic, “Daughter.” Fan footage captured frontman Eddie Vedder wiggling his hips and sliding his voice along (alongue?) the melody. Elsewhere in the evening, Pearl Jam covered Prince’s “Purple Rain,” with Vedder donning a sparkling jacket h...
Sam Fender Cancels Remaining US Tour Dates to “Look After” Mental Health
English singer-songwriter Sam Fender has canceled his remaining 2022 US tour dates to take care of his mental health. This includes a trio of headlining shows, gigs in support of Florence + the Machine, and an appearance at Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful. “It seems completely hypocritical of me to advocate discussion on mental health and write songs about it if I don’t take the time to look after my own mental health,” Fender wrote in a statement posted to social media. “I’ve neglected myself for over a year now and haven’t dealt with things that have deeply affected me. It’s impossible to do this work on myself while on the road, and it’s exhausting feigning happiness and wellness for the sake of business. My friends and colleagues have been worried about me for a while and it’s not going t...
NAV Reveals Why He Left Drake Off ‘Demons Protected by Angels’
NAV has opened up about his decision to leave Drake off his latest album Demons Protected by Angels. Speaking on a recent episode of the Full Send Podcast, the XO Records artist first confirmed that he and The Boy actually had a collaboration in the works.“Drake’s an amazing person and we hang out all the time in Toronto,” NAV shared. “We did a song. I feel we could’ve done a better song and the timeframe was just not good, it didn’t work out.” He added, “He’s such a big artist that I didn’t want to put the song on the album and have it take away from anything else on the album. You know, take away life from all the other moments.” Instead, NAV enlisted the help of Lil Uzi Vert on “Dead Shot” and “Interstellar,” Lil Baby and Travis Scott on “Never Sleep,” Future and Don Toliver on “On...
