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Gordy Harmon, Founding Member of the Whispers, Dies at 79
Gordy Harmon, a founding member of the long-running R&B group the Whispers, has died, ABC 7 Eyewitness News reports. Harmon’s family confirmed the news in a statement to ABC, saying that Harmon died in his sleep on Thursday (January 5) at his Los Angeles home. He was 79 years old. The Whispers formed in LA in 1964, and went on to score massive hits with singles such as “And the Beat Goes On,” “Rock Steady,” and “It Just Gets Better With Time.” Harmon created the group alongside twins Wallace and Walter Scott, Marcus Hutson, and Nicholas Caldwell (Caldwell died of congestive heart failure in 2016). After suffering an injury to his larynx, Harmon left the group in 1973, years before the release of “And the Beat Goes On,” which became their first No. 1 single. The Whispers issued three fu...
03 Greedo Surprise-Releases New Mixtape Free 03: Listen
Los Angeles rapper 03 Greedo has surprise-released his long-awaited mixtape, Free 03. The 15-song project includes guest appearances from the late Drakeo the Ruler (“No Free Features”), OhGeesy (“I Can’t Control Myself”), BlueBucksClan (“Pourin”), and KentheMan (“Drop Down”). The record was produced entirely by Mike Free. Listen to Free 03 below. Greedo offered the first tastes of Free 03 last year when he released the singles “Drop Down” and “Pourin.” Prior to his untimely death in 2021, Drakeo the Ruler collaborated with Greedo numerous times—on tracks like “Ion Rap Beef,” “Out the Slums,” and “Let’s Go.” The posthumously released “No Free Features” finds the close friends working together once more. Free 03 is Greedo’s first proper full-length since 2020’s Load It Up Vol. 1. Conte...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Is First R&B Album by a Woman To Spend Its First Four Straight Weeks at No. 1 Since 1993
SZA is spending her fourth consecutive week at No. 1 with SOS. Her fourth straight week atop the Billboard 200 officially gives the SOS a series of firsts, including being the first R&B album by a woman to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 since Janet Jackson’s janet. in 1993, the first R&B album by a woman to log four weeks at No. 1 since Alicia Keys’ As I Am in 2008, the first R&B album by a woman to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 in one year since Adele’s 30 from December 2021 to January 2022 and the first album by a woman to have four consecutive weeks at No. 1 since 30. SOS earned 125,000 equivalent album units this week, with 121,500 from streaming equivalent album units, 3,000 from album sales and 500 from track equivalent units. A newcomer on this week’s chart in...
Ron Jeremy Declared Incompetent to Stand Trial for Rape Due to Severe Dementia
Ron Jeremy has been declared incompetent to stand trial after it was determined that the disgraced adult actor is suffering from severe dementia, according to the Los Angeles Times. Jeremy, 69, was indicted in 2020 on more than 30 counts of sexual assault stemming from allegations made by 20 women. If convicted, he faced more than 250 years in prison. Prior to the start of Jeremy’s trial in 2021, his defense attorney, Stuart Goldfarb, claimed that his client no longer recognized him. Mental health experts for both the prosecution and defense have since determined that Jeremy suffers from severe dementia. Advertisement Related Video “As a result of the agreement of the experts, the defendant will be declared incompetent to stand trial … his prognosis for improvement is not good,” L.A. Count...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Makes It a Month at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
SZA’s SOS makes it a month at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the album spends a fourth straight and total week atop the list (dated Jan. 14). It earned 125,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 5 (down 2%), according to Luminate. SOS is the first album by a woman to spend its first four weeks at No. 1 in a year, since Adele’s 30 ruled for its first six weeks (Dec. 4, 2021 through Jan. 8, 2022-dated charts) and is the first album by a woman to have four consecutive weeks at No. 1 since 30’s six week-run at No. 1. SOS is also the first R&B album by a woman to have four weeks at No. 1 since February of 2008, when Alicia Keys’ As I Am notched a fourth and final nonconsecutive week atop the list (Feb. 16, 2008). More strikingly, SOS is the first R&B album ...
Fans Choose Shania Twain’s ‘Giddy Up!’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Shania Twain‘s new single “Giddy Up!” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 6) on Billboard, choosing Twain’s track as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Giddy Up!” brought in 87% of the vote, beating out new music by YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Popcaan feat. Drake and more. Twain’s party-ready new sing is the first track off of Queen of Me, her forthcoming album that’s set for a Feb. 3 release. The singer line danced into 2023 with “Giddy Up,” dropping the song and its music video on Jan. 5. “The saying ‘Let’s Go Girls!’ is such a wonderfully uplifting sentiment now, but it’s just something I said during the recording in the studio and I guess that’s the same for ‘Giddy Up!’,” Twain said in a statement...
Lizzo Says That ‘Cancel Culture Is Appropriation’
Lizzo took a moment on a Sunday morning to share her concerns about cancel culture. “This may be a random time to say this but it’s on my heart.. cancel culture is appropriation,” Lizzo tweeted on Sunday (Jan. 8). “There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it’s become trendy, misused and misdirected,” she wrote. Lizzo continued: “I hope we can phase out of this & focus our outrage on the real problems.” Just days before, the “About Damn Time” singer had taken to social media to shut down the “tired” “discourse around bodies.” “I’ve seen comments go from, ‘Oh my gosh, I liked you when you were thick. Why did you lose weight?’ ‘Oh my gosh, why did you get a BBL? I liked your body before.’ ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so big. You need to lose weight but for your health’ t...
Watch The Weeknd’s New Music Video for “Is There Someone Else?”
The Weeknd has shared a music video for “Is There Someone Else?,” a cut from his latest album Dawn FM. Directed by Cliqua, the visual sees the singer bring a woman home, where he somewhat eerily watches her dance from him. He later dons a creepy plastic mask and wanders the city streets in the dead of night. “I know that you’re hiding something from me / That’s been close to your heart,” he croons. “And I felt it creeping up every day / Baby, right from the start/” “Is There Someone Else?” is listed as the tenth track on Dawn FM, The Weeknd’s fifth studio LP, released through XO and Republic Records. The music video celebrates exactly a year since the album debuted. He had been teasing the video on social media earlier this week, before dropping it in full. Watch the new music video for ...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on The Offspring’s “The Kids Aren’t Alright”: Watch
With a new year upon us, King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his singer wife Toyah Willcox are still serving up their “Sunday Lunch” performances. In the latest edition of the popular YouTube series, the couple cover The Offspring’s “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” Fripp nails the anthemic guitar riff, as Toyah dances behind him, singing the song’s bleak lyrics and waving a wind-blown silk scarf around. At one point the scarf comedically drapes over Fripp’s head while he’s still playing guitar. “The Kids Aren’t Alright” appeared on The Offspring’s 1998 album, Americana, and hit No. 6 on the Alternative Rock chart and No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock tally. Advertisement Related Video While no dates or cities have been announced, Toyah and Robert are planning to take their “Sunday Lunch” pe...
Cobhams Asuquo ft The Kabal (2Baba & Larry Gaaga) – Cover Me
Multi-talented music act Cohbams Asuquo puts out his first single of the year titled “Cover Me.” Cobhams Asuquo drops a new single titled “Cover Me” featuring The Kabal which includes 2Baba and Larry Gaaga. The new record is an amazing piece of music for your listening pleasure. It is a follow-up to his previous tracks “Christmas In Lagos,” “Elephant Man,” etc. DJ Salam – 2023 Party Mix DJ Shugga – End Of The Year Mix DJ Lawy – The Wavy December Mix (Mixtape) We hope you like it and include it in your playlist. Listen and share Cobhams ft The Kabal (2Baba & Larry Gaaga) – “Cover Me” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Cobhams_Asuquo_-_Cover_Me_The_Kabal_-_2Baba_Larry_Gaaga__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
YOASOBI & Ichiro Ohkouchi Talk Evolution of ‘The Witch From Mercury’ Heroine & Connection to ‘The Blessing’ Theme Song
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, the first Gundam animated TV series in roughly seven years, has just drawn to a close. For the first time in the franchise’s history, the protagonist was a woman, and the show generated a lot of buzz for the new directions it was taking Gundam, such as including elements of school life and inter-corporate war. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The show’s writer, Ichiro Ohkouchi (also responsible for Planetes, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, SK8 the Infinity, and more) was asked to “create a Gundam series that could be enjoyed by newcomers to the franchise, including young viewers.” This, he explains, is why he added new elements to the anime. “I’m not all that young myself, so I thought if...
Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah Lead Hello From the Hills Benefit Concert: 5 Standout Performances
Americana artists gathered Saturday evening (Jan. 7) at Nashville’s City Winery for the fundraising concert Hello From the Hills, which supported a range of nonprofit organizations dedicated to addiction and substance abuse recovery, restorative justice work, and residential recovery/transitional living. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Held by The Hello in There Foundation (which launched in 2021 to remember singer-songwriter John Prine and aims to support people who are marginalized or discriminated against) and Tyler Childers’ Hope in the Hills, the show featured performances from artists including Childers, Jason Isbell, Sierra Ferrell, Amythyst Kiah, and Margo Price with Jeremy Ivey. Oh Boy Records leader Jody Whelan welcomed the crowd, whi...
