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Chopper From ‘Making the Band’ Facing Sex Trafficking Charge in Las Vegas
A rapper and former reality TV figure is facing a felony sex trafficking charge in Las Vegas in an ongoing criminal investigation alleging that he used his large social media following to recruit women as prostitutes, according to police. Records showed Wednesday that Kevin Lamont Barnes Jr., 37, was arrested Monday and released Tuesday without bail from the Clark County Detention Center pending a preliminary hearing of evidence May 10. Barnes, who uses the name Chopper and was featured on the early 2000’s MTV reality series “Making the Band,” was represented in court by a public defender. It was not immediately clear later if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. Details of the investigation were not immediately made public by police or prosecutors. The celebrity website ...
Metallica Unveil Rye the Lightning Whiskey, Offer Free Download of Only Full Ride the Lightning Performance
Metallica’s Blackened American Whiskey line has unveiled its latest concoction, the cleverly titled Rye the Lightning. The limited-edition liquor was crafted using sonic vibrations from Metallica’s only full-album live performance of their classic 1984 album, Ride the Lightning. Rye the Lightning is a 90 proof Kentucky straight rye double cask finished whiskey that has notes of “dried fig, hay, pinewood, pear, and rum cake on the nose, and on the palate, clover honey, mint, corn husk, sugar cane, walnut, and cinnamon.” Just like previous Blackened American Whiskey editions, the liquor was crafted utilizing the company’s trademark Black Noise sonic-enhancement process, which uses the low hertz frequencies from Metallica’s music to vibrate the barrels. In the case of Rye the Lightning, Metal...
The Rome and Duddy Show: Good Times
Listen via: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Pocket Casts | RadioPublic | Stitcher | RSS In this episode of The Rome and Duddy Show, the guys officially announce the launch of their new CBD line with Consequence: Good Times! Related Video Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B have been working on music and podcasts together for years, and now they’re taking their collaborative nature to the next level with their Good Times CBD and merch capsule. Created in tandem with Consequence, this new line features a Sativa-dominate hemp flower strain, three types of vegan gummies, CBG tincture, and CBD roll-on balm. Check it all out at RomeAndDudd...
Travis Scott Announces First Festival Performances Since Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott will perform publicly for the first time since last year’s Astroworld tragedy in Houston, which left 10 dead and hundreds injured. The 30-year-old artist is scheduled to headline three Primavera Sound events in South America this fall. The long-running festival, which was first launched in Spain before expanding to Southern California and South America, will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 6, Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 12 and Santiago, Chile on November 13. Additionally, Scott is slated to perform at “major” festivals in the summer, presumably in the U.S., according to sources via Variety. Scott has maintained a relatively low profile in the aftermath of the tragedy, though he has given private performances on two occasions — in late March, Scott...
Drake, Kanye West and More To Feature on Future’s New LP ‘I Never Liked You’
Just a few days after announcing its title and release date, Future has shared the tracklist for his upcoming new album I Never Liked You. Out this Friday, the LP will land as the Atlanta rapper’s ninth studio album and features a compact but star-studded roster of guest artists. Spanning sixteen tracks in total, the album opens with “7:12 PM.” Kanye West will offer up the first feature on the project’s third single, “Keep It Burnin.” Following his West collaboration, Future links up with Gunna and Young Thug on “For A Nut.” The trio of rappers recently teamed up for the hit track “Pushin P” off of Gunna’s DS4Ever record. Later in the project, Future taps Drake and Nigerian singer Tems for “Wait For U.” EST Gee features on a single entitled “Chickens” and Kodak Black appears on “VooDoo.” D...
Adam Levine Reveals He’s ‘Technically the Reason’ Why Ellen DeGeneres Is With Portia de Rossi
Adam Levine and Ellen DeGeneres have a lot to thank each other for. During the Maroon 5 singer’s Tuesday (April 26) appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he and the daytime talk-show host discussed about their history — a conversation that ultimately led to Levine revealing that he is largely responsible for why DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are together. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After talking about how Levine gifted DeGeneres one of his few articles of clothing during his second appearance on the show, the host said, “What I’ve done in exchange is, I named your first born child.” “I know that it was definitely a name that you recommended and I brought it up to [wife] Behati [Prinsloo], and she didn’t get it at first and then ...
Lady Gaga Confirms She Wrote a Song for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: ‘I’ve Been Working on It For Years’
It’s been three years since she took home an Oscar for her songwriting work on A Star Is Born, but Lady Gaga isn’t done making music for film. On Wednesday (April 27), the 36-year-old pop icon confirmed rumors that she would be contributing an original track to Top Gun: Maverick with an emotional Instagram post announcing that her next single, “Hold My Hand,” will indeed be featured in the film. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in,” she wrote, sharing a photo of the track’s black-and-white, military-themed art. “I’ve been working on it for years, per...
R.I.P. Klaus Schulze, German Electronic Music Pioneer Dead at 74
Electronic music composer Klaus Schulze has died at the age of 74. According to a statement, Schulze passed away on Tuesday, April 26th. He had been suffering from an undisclosed illness, but his death was described as “sudden” by Frank Uhle, the managing director of his record label, SPV. “We were shocked and saddened to hear the news of Klaus Schulze’s sudden death,” Uhle said in a statement. “We lose and will miss a good personal friend – one of the most influential and important composers of electronic music – a man of conviction and an exceptional artist. Our thoughts in this hour are with his wife, sons and family. His always cheerful nature, his innovative spirit and his impressive body of work remain indelibly rooted in our memories.” A pioneer of the krautrock and techno genres, t...
Angel Olsen Goes “Big Time” Country on New Song: Stream
Angel Olsen isn’t just dabbling in classic country tropes, she’s embracing her inner Patsy Cline on “Big Time,” the title track from her upcoming album of the same name. “Big Time” is full of golden era country references, from the dignified warble of a pedal steel guitar, to a keyboard that sounds like the kind of tack piano that used to squawk through honky tonk bars. The lyrics are full to the 10-gallon-brim with yearning, but it’s a playful yearn, horny to suite a Saturday night but still chaste enough for Sunday morning. “And I’m living, I’m loving, I’ve loved long before,” Olsen coos. “I’m loving you big time, I’m loving you more.” Advertisement Related Video The song comes with a music video directed by Kimberly Stuckwisch. It shows Olsen performing in a wood-pan...
Arcade Fire Share Uplifting New Song “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”: Stream
With Arcade Fire’s new album, WE, dropping next week, the band has unveiled the latest single, “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).” Stream it below. Debuted during Arcade Fire’s show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom back in late March, “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” is filled with plenty of “doo doo doos” and is intended to inspire listeners to keep chugging forward in the face of the adversity we’ve particularly had to face over the past few years. “Look out kid, trust your mind/ But you can’t trust it every time,” Win Butler sings. “You know it plays tricks on you/ And it don’t give a damn if you are happy or you’re sad/ But if you’ve lost it, don’t feel bad/ ‘Cause it’s alright to be sad.” Advertisement Related Video “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” follows the first single, “Th...
Justin Bieber Drops Comical “I Feel Funny” Music Video
Justin Bieber has released a new track dubbed “I Feel Funny,” alongside a comical music video directed by Cole Bennett under his Lyrical Lemonade banner. The visual, which was shot on iPhone, sees the Justice vocalist wearing a bright orange ski mask while hilariously dancing around a film set and singing the catchy tune, “I feel funny / Laugh it up, chuckles.” “Justin randomly texted me this song one day and said ‘should we do a visual to this? song straight to number 1.’ We joked around about doing a video for it but never did,” Bennet wrote in the video’s description on YouTube. “A few weeks later we were doing a pick up day for a video we had recently shot, but never finished (Honest). We had a bit of time switching over from scene to scene. So, I went into his trailer and said, ‘...
Bobby Blane – Looney
Don’t miss this brand new single titled “Looney” by Bobby Blane. Singer & songwriter Bobby Blane comes through with a brand new piece of music titled “Looney”. On “Looney” is an impressive debut single to start with as an upcoming artist. He dedicates it to good music lovers. The track was produced by Trill Xoe and published by Soft Boy Worldwide. Hope you all like it, happy listening. Listen and share Bobby Blane – “Looney” below.Download
