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Alabama Shakes Drummer Steve Johnson’s Child Abuse Case Dismissed
The child abuse case against Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson was dismissed last Thursday (December 16th). Per local CBS affiliate WHNT, Circuit Judge Matthew Huggins dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled. Back in March, Johnson was arrested after being indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.” He spent 15 days in jail before being released on a $26,5000 bond. Johnson previously pleaded guilty in March 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order. He received a suspended sentence of a year in jail, with 24 months on probation. Advertisement Related Video The musician’s attorney Nick Lough told The Associated Press on Friday that the allegations were rela...
Mac DeMarco Covers “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Stream
Mac DeMarco is back with a new addition to his Christmas covers cannon. This year, he’s taken on the 1943 classic “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was originally recorded by Bing Crosby, centering around Crosby’s slow crooning and a swell of lush strings. In DeMarco’s chilled-out version, the singer’s go-to piano adds a jazzy touch to the standard, and a bent-note guitar solo makes the song sound like a DeMarco original. In the accompanying music video, an anthropomorphic inflatable tree traverses the streets before setting up shop in a Christmas tree farm. Check out the video below. Advertisement Related Video DeMarco has been covering Christmas songs for some time now, and they somehow always manage to stand out among the j...
Rick Ross Takes Bathroom Break Mid-Interview, Never Returns
It’s nothing too out of the ordinary for artists to make a getaway mid-interview, but Rick Ross pulled off possibly the best Irish Goodbye in recent memory. During an appearance on The 85 South Comedy Show last week, the rapper told hosts DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean that he needed to use the bathroom, only to never return. All seemed to be going well in the interview, with Ross happily engaging in conversation as weed and snacks made the rounds among the group. After gladly discussing his early singles “Hustlin’” and “Push It,” Ross asked to be excused: “Let me use the bathroom one time,” he said, taking a swig of his drink before walking off the set. After a few minutes of the hosts passing the time on their own, a crew member emerged to inform them that Ross has ex...
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Makes Historic Return to No. 1
Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has made history as the first song in Billboard Hot 100 history to return to No. 1 for the third year in a row. According to Billboard, the tracking week of December 10 to December 16 saw an increase of 7% in both radio airplay audience impressions and downloads. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” also extends Carey’s record of most weeks at No. 1 to a whopping 85 weeks, where she is followed by Rihanna at 60 weeks and The Beatles at 59 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was first released in 1994 as part of Carey’s Christmas album and has since become a holiday staple. The single was the first holiday song to be certified diamond by the RIAA, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever in 2019. A...
50 Cent Reveals That His Next Album Could Be His Last
50 Cent has long been considered one of hip-hop‘s biggest names. However, fans have not heard a new project from Fif since the release of his 2015 The Kanan Tape. While that is the case, the rapper still seems to think that he holds one of the top ten spots in the list of greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The artist recently took to Instagram to give fans an update on his next mixtape project. He drops an announcement that his “next album might be [his] last.” He added a friendly reminder to his peers and fans, “terrorized hip hop for 14 years, don’t believe me Nielsen, the numbers will never lie but i’m nobody’s favorite SMH Nah I’m Top 10 dead or alive and i’m not done.” The comments regarding his new album come approximately five months after he last teased his upcoming project. The...
NIGO Reveals Features for Upcoming ‘I Know NIGO’ Album
Following months of teasing, NIGO has now announced features for his upcoming I Know NIGO album. Serving as the streetwear icon’s first music release in nearly two decades, NIGO signed with Universal Music Group earlier this year and is planning to release his project through Victor Victor Worldwide. Taking to Instagram, NIGO shared a potential album cover along with a series of images revealing the name of artists he has worked with for the album. Leading the crew is longtime friend Pharrell, followed by Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Famlay and Tyler, the Creator. While the last slide notes the return of the Teriyaki Boyz, the influential hip-hop group of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise that NIGO served as DJ for back in the early 2000s. The ...
Mac DeMarco Delivers Somber Cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Mac DeMarco is continuing his holiday tradition with a cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” The Canadian crooner adds a somber and jazzy mood to Bing Crosby’s 1943 Christmas favorite, while light drums and holiday bells support the piano synth under DeMarco’s vocals. He also shared an accompanying music video for the cover, which sees a walking inflatable Christmas tree enjoying an outdoor stroll and eventually finding its home with the other Christmas trees. Over the past few years, DeMarco also released covers of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Santa Clause is Coming to Town” for the holiday season. His solo full-length releases have taken a backseat, however, with his last studio album dating back t0 2019’s Here Comes the Cowboy. Watch Mac DeMarco’s “I’ll Be Home for Chr...
Hit-Boy Speaks on Kanye West’s ‘Drink Champs’ Comments About Big Sean
Hit-Boy has opened up about Kanye West‘s Drink Champs comments towards Big Sean, revealing that it “was confusing” as they were together just days before the episode aired. “Man, we just talked before that Big Sean shit came out on Drink Champs,” the producer told DJ Akademiks in a recent episode of his Off the Record podcast. “That was confusing for me, because me and Sean was with him for two days straight and he had already recorded the Drink Champs so it was weird for him to not say nothing. That shit threw me off.” He continued that he thought it was “kinda interesting” when the episode aired, adding, “Man if I’m feeling that way I’m gonna just be like, ‘I don’t want you in my energy right now, I don’t want you around me homie.’ But everybody get down different, it is what it is. And ...
R.I.P. Billy Conway, Morphine Drummer Dead at 65
Billy Conway, the drummer best known for his work in the jazz rock band Morphine and Boston group Treat Her Right, has died at the age of 65 from cancer. Vapors of Morphine, with whom Conway often played as a guest, shared the news on social media. “We are devastated to learn that our brother, Morphine drummer Billy Conway, has passed, finally succumbing to cancer after a long fight,” the group wrote. “Our deepest condolences go to his family and friends.” Conway’s friend and bandmate Jeffrey Foucault confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. “Billy Conway was one of the best drummers America produced in the second half of the twentieth century,” Foucault said in a statement. “With his uncanny empathy and sensitivity, his dedication to simplicity and restraint, and his impossible spiritual pow...
Brian Eno on NFTs: “Now Artists Can Become Little Capitalist Assholes as Well”
Add Brian Eno to your list of stars charmingly unimpressed with NFTs. When asked about today’s hottest economic scam in an interview with The Crypto Syllabus, the legendary musician said he wouldn’t be dabbling in the trend any time soon. “I’ve been approached several times to ‘make an NFT.’ So far nothing has convinced me that there is anything worth making in that arena,” Eno said. “‘Worth making’ for me implies bringing something into existence that adds value to the world, not just to a bank account. If I had primarily wanted to make money I would have had a different career as a different kind of person. I probably wouldn’t have chosen to be an artist. NFTs seem to me just a way for artists to get a little piece of the action from global capitalism, our own cute little version of...
Thom Yorke Debuts The Smile’s “Free in the Knowledge” At First Post-Lockdown Performance: Watch
Since Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood announced the formation of their post-punk band The Smile back in May, fans have been eager to get their ears on any and all new material. Today, Yorke’s solo October performance of the group’s song “Free in the Knowledge” was officially uploaded to YouTube. Watch it below. Yorke debuted the song at a Letters Live event at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which marked his first performance since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, Yorke had plenty to say before going into the track: “There was a point maybe a year-and-a-half ago where I wondered whether I’d ever be doing this again. This is the first time I’ve been on the stage since the pandemic happened. I’m a British musician and I was told during the pandemic, along with all...
Mariah Carey’s Kids Shower Her With Confetti to Celebrate Her ‘Christmas’ Return to Hot 100 No. 1
Mariah Carey is back at No. 1 again, with her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spending a sixth week atop the Billboard Hot 100. And just because No. 1 is a familiar spot for the Queen of Christmas doesn’t mean she isn’t celebrating the song’s latest return to the top. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Yaaaas! I can’t even know what to say,” Carey says in a celebratory voice note she tweeted out Monday (Dec. 20). “The kids [10-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan] just woke me up with confetti … and [boyfriend Bryan] Tanaka brought in two mimosas – one for him, one for me. We’re celebrating. This type of news, it’s never like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m so bored of this news.’ To have another Billboard Hot 100 [No. 1] with a song that means so much to me, I can’t even, I can...
