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Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates ‘Drivers License’ Anniversary With Throwback Clip: Watch
Last month Olivia Rodrigo was celebrating her first tour selling out. This month, she’s celebrating her breakthrough single, “Drivers License,” turning one. “happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life,” she wrote on Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 8). “I made this video a day or two after I wrote drivers license in my living room (with a very squeaky sustain pedal lol). crazy to think how quickly life changes.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “thank u to everyone who has supported me so tenderly. music is the most magical thing in the world,” the singer added. The post was accompanied by a black-and-white throwback video of Rodrigo at home, singing what would soon become a blockbuster hit. “Drivers License,” released on Jan. 8, 2021, debuted at No. 1 on the H...
R.I.P. Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Vocalist Dead at 79
Calvin Simon, the former vocalist of George Clinton’s pioneering funk collective Parliament–Funkadelic, has died. He was 79. “Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother Mr. Calvin Simon,” Clinton wrote in a post to Facebook. “Fly on Calvin!” “We lost another original member of Parliament/Funkadelic,” bassist Bootsy Collins wrote on Twitter, describing Simon as “a friend, bandmate & a cool classic guy.” Advertisement Related Video Calvin Eugene Simon was born on May 22nd, 1942, in Beckley, West Virginia, where he grew up singing in his local church choir. After relocating to New Jersey, Simon hit it off with Clinton, eventually joining a doo-wop group called The Parliaments in the late 1950s. He sang on many of the band’s early hits like “I Can Feel the Ice Melting,” “Heart Trouble,” and “I Wan...
In 1983, Alan & Marilyn Bergman Were First to Land 3 Oscar Nods for Best Song in 1 Year
With the announcement on Saturday (Jan. 8) of the death of Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman at age 93, it’s a good time to look back on one of the most impressive feats in Oscar history. When the nominations for the 55th annual Academy Awards were announced on Feb. 17, 1983, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman accomplished an unprecedented feat: They had three of the five nominees for best original song. What’s more, all three songs were from different films and were written with with different composers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the nearly four decades since then, four other songwriters or songwriting teams have landed three best original song nods in the same year, but, in each case, all were from the same film. The...
Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead After Going Missing
Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday (Jan. 7) after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. Police said the missing person case was closed after a body was found in the eastern coastal town of Bray, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Dublin. Explore See latest videos, charts and news O’Connor posted on Twitter that her son, “the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby, I love you so much. Please be at peace.” Earlier, the 55-year-old singer had appealed to her son on social media not to harm himself. She noted that he had been hospitalized following two suicide attempts. Shane was one of O’Connor’s fou...
DJ Big N – Fresh And Tempting Mixtape
Don’t miss this banging new music mixtape titled “Fresh And Tempting” from DJ Big N. Mavin Records official disc jockey, DJ Big N has put out an amazing mixtape for the listening pleasure of his fans. The DJ who is one of the most sought-after in the industry compiled an amazing list of hit songs that rocked in 2021. Some of the songs on the “Fresh And Tempting” mixtape are listed below. Fave – “Baby Riddim” Buju – “Outside” Ayra Starr – “Bloody Samaritan” Ruger – “Bounce” Timaya – “Cold Outside” Omah Lay – “Understand” Joeboy – “Alcohol” Wizkid – “Mood” Burna Boy – “Question” Tiwa Savage – “Somebody’s Son” Reekado Banks – “Ozumba Mbadiwe” Kizz Daniel – “Pour Me Water” etc. Listen, enjoy DJ Big N – “Fresh And Tempting” mixtape below. Download
Lizzo Claps Back at Lil Yachty for Dissing Her Mustard & Oreos Combo
Lizzo sent TikTok into a frenzy when she tried out the viral Oreos and mustard combination that was circulating around the platform at the end of 2021… and actually liked it. One of the 2.1 million viewers of the clip was fellow star Lil Yachty, and he was not thrilled. He took to TikTok on Wednesday (Jan. 5) in response, sharing a video grabbing a mustard bottle and muttering, “You know this don’t go on there.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He then took out his own pack of Oreos, but instead of trying out the salty and sweet combination, he looks at the camera and says, “You’re dead wrong.” @lilyachty #stitch with @lizzo ♬ original sound – lilyachty But Lizzo wanted no mustard and Oreo slander, posting yet another video in response to “...
Departure Festival Cancels Playa Del Carmen Event
Departure Festival has canceled its inaugural show in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The electronic event was scheduled to begin Friday (Jan. 7) in the resort destination and extend through Jan. 11 with a stacked lineup featuring more than 70 artists, including Black Coffee, Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Vintage Culture, Lee Foss and many more. “We have been liaising with local authorities from Playa Del Carmen and with the recent severe rise in the cases of Omicron in the past few days, the Governor announced last night that Playa Del Carmen is returning to yellow tier COVID restrictions and therefore we cannot continue with a show of this size as planned,” organizers wrote in a statement posted to social media on Friday. The statement continues that attendees, some of whom have already arrived in ...
21 Savage Raps About Kim Kardashian & Ye’s Split on Gunna’s New Album
21 Savage has been keeping up with the Kardashians and their turbulent romances, as evidenced by his reference to Kim and Ye‘s divorce on Gunna‘s new album DS4EVER released Friday (Jan. 7). On fifth track “thought i was playing,” 21 raps in the second verse, “SF90 cost a M, dumped his Glock like Ye did Kim.” The lyric alludes to the Kimye split announced last February, when Kardashian filed for divorce from West after six-plus years of marriage. The billionaire duo cited irreconcilable differences for the split and asked for joint legal and physical custody of their kids — although that’s not how 21 sees it, by making Ye the one who dumped her. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [embedded content] It didn’t seem like Ye was ready to let his estran...
The Sale of CDs Has Increased for the First Time in 17 Years
For the first time in 17 years, the sale of CDs has increased. As reported by Billboard and MRC data, the sales of compact discs was up 1.1 percent in 2021 from 2020 with 40.59 units sold — largely due to Adele, Taylor Swift, and BTS. Adele’s album 30 sold 898,000 units alone. On top of CD sales, the sales of vinyl records hit a new milestone in December selling 2.11 million records in weekly sales — a number that has been witnessed since 1991. As we see the continued push for 2000s nostalgia, this could be the start of the return of the CD medium. In other music news, The Weeknd releases music video for “Sacrifice.“ Read Full Article
The Rome and Duddy Show Joins CPN with The Great American Talent Show Round 4
Listen via: Spotify | Google | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | RSS Following the relaunch of the Feelin Good with Duddy podcast, The Rome and Duddy show is officially joining the Consequence Podcast Network! Dirty Heads’ Duddy B and Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez present a new series loaded with laughter, good music, and a few bad words — and The Great American Talent Show! What better way to ring in the new year then with a fresh round of the show’s fan-favorite talent contest. Join Rome and Duddy as they judge 10 fan-submitted talent entries and narrow it down to the top four. After the show, listeners can vote on their favorite and a winner will be announced in a later episode. Whoever comes out on top will receive a prize from the guys! Listen to the CPN debut o...
Courtney Barnett: “When You Decide That There’re Rules, That’s When it Becomes Hard”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Courtney Barnett catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest LP, Things Take Time, Take Time (one of the best albums of 2021). Related Video The Australian singer-songwriter discusses how the pandemic limited her musical resources, noticing the way people communicated during the lockdown, and doing a bulk of her writing from bed (her favorite place). Barnett also gets into some of the guitar moments on the record, having a theme of writing letters to other people, and covering The Velvet Underground’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror.” Advertisement Listen to Courtney Barnett unpack her new album and more by listening to the ep...
Abramsoul – Sekodun ft Mohbad & Idowest
From the stable of Bredus Record in collaboration with Marian Music presents a new music for ‘Sekodun’ by Abramsoul. The street artist Abramsoul drops a new single titled ‘Sekodun‘. He has been a street sensation and has worked with Naira Marley and Zlatan. The new single ‘Sekodun’ by Abramsoul featured Mohbad and Idowest. The record was produced by Spykida. Listen, enjoy and share Abramsoul – ‘Sekodun’ ft Mohbad & Idowest below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Abramsoul-Sekodun.mp3 Download
