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Eminem Auctioning Self-Produced Original Beats as NFTs
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T16:46:09+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:46pm ET It was only a matter of time before Eminem hopped aboard the seemingly unstoppable NFT (non-fungible token) train. On Sunday, April 25th, the Detroit icon will be auctioning off self-produced instrumental beats on Nifty Gateway, specifically made for a one-of-a-kind NFT drop, titled “Shady Con.” The auction begins at 6:30 p.m. ET and will also include NFT action figures with Em wearing classic outfits from different eras of his 20-year career. Check out a preview of the collection below. Shady Con is modeled after fan conventions and is described as a “convergence of blockchain technology, creative enthusiasm, and pandemic doldrums” ...
Frank Zappa’s Final American Concert to Be Released as Live Album
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T16:57:13+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:57pm ET Frank Zappa’s final performance on American soil has been collected into the new live album Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show. It’s out June 18th via Zappa Records/UMe, and the news is accompanied with the live single “I Ain’t Got No Heart”. The performance took place at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on March 25th, 1988. Days later, Zappa and his 11-piece band decamped for a European tour, during which they fell apart from internecine fighting. In 1990, Zappa received a terminal cancer diagnosis and he passed away in 1993. Part of the joy of that March 25th concert is that neither audience nor artists knew it would be among the l...
Justin Bieber Performs “Lonely” for California Prisoners: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T17:13:10+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 1:13pm ET Justin Bieber paid a visit to the California State Prison in Los Angeles County last month, during which he made the questionable decision to perform “Lonely”, a song about the difficulties of growing up in the spotlight. Check out a short clip of the performance, via TMZ, below. The pop singer made the trip in late March with his pastor in an effort to support faith-based programs. Perhaps he thought a song about loneliness would resonate with prisoners, but most people can’t relate to lyrics about the downfalls of fame. As an example, Bieber sings, “Everybody knows my past now/ Like my house was always made of glass/ And maybe that’...
The Weeknd Assembles His Own Ariana Grande In ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix Video
As it pops up near the end of The Weeknd‘s moody fourth LP After Hours, synthpop ballad “Save Your Tears” feels perhaps the most appropriate to the album’s title of any of its tunes. It’s more hangover than party, though its gorgeous, funky sonics (and eventual robotic vocalizations) create the kind of pop turn producer Max Martin has made a career out of. It makes sense, then, for Ariana Grande to hop on the remix, out today (April 23), and for her contributions to leave the song even more dazzling. What’s more surprising is the song’s accompanying new animated video, which finds an animated Weeknd creating his own Grande out of spare parts in an underground lair. The clip, directed by Jack Brown and produced by London animation studio Blinkink, f...
Runtown – Sativa
Don’t miss this new song coming from Runtown – Sativa. Singer Runtown comes through with this latest song after being under the radar for a while and he tags “Sativa”. The track is off his latest music project “SoundGod Fest Reloaded” which he just released. It’s his first outing for the year 2021 and he comes in a grand style with a music project that houses 12 solid tracks featuring acts like Bella Shmurda and Ghanaian act, Darkovibes. It’s coming from the staples of SoundGod Music where Runtown is the CEO. Listen and enjoy Runtown – Sativa below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewa...
Runtown – Bad Pass Dem
Don’t miss this new song coming from Runtown – Bad Pass Dem. Singer Runtown comes through with this latest song after being under the radar for a while and he tags “Bad Pass Dem”. The track is off his latest music project “SoundGod Fest Reloaded” which he just released. It’s his first outing for the year 2021 and he comes in a grand style with a music project that houses 12 solid tracks featuring acts like Bella Shmurda and Ghanaian act, Darkovibes. It’s coming from the staples of SoundGod Music where Runtown is the CEO. Listen and enjoy Runtown – Bad Pass Dem below. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the ...
R.I.P. Shock G, Founding Member of Digital Underground Dead at 57
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T02:10:12+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 10:10pm ET Shock G, founding member and lead vocalist of the influential West Coast hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died at the age of 57. According to TMZ, the rapper was found dead Thursday (April 22nd) in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida. A cause of death was not immediately clear, but there were no signs of trauma. Gregory Jacobs was born in New York City and raised in Tampa. He initially showed an interest in drums before discovering hip-hop and trading his set in for a turntable. He cut his chops as part of a local mobile DJ crew called Master Blasters, but after getting his college diploma in music theory and meeting future bandmate...
Rapper Lil Mosey Wanted on Second-Degree Rape Charge: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T03:22:08+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 11:22pm ET Seattle rapper Lil Mosey (born Lathan Echols) is wanted by police in the state of Washington, according to TMZ. The 19-year-old artist missed a court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with second-degree rape, leading to a warrant being placed for his arrest. Best known for his 2020 Top 10 hit, “Blueberry Faygo”, Echols is accused of raping a woman who visited him at a cabin in January. TMZ obtained an affidavit in which the alleged victim claims to have consented to having sex with Echols while they were in a vehicle, but blacked out in the cabin while they were drinking. The rapper allegedly got on top of her while sh...
The Chemical Brothers Release New Single “The Darkness That You Fear”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:00:07+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:00am ET The Chemical Brothers have been relatively silent since dropping their apocalyptic dance album No Geography in 2019, but that’s about to change. The legendary electronic duo — comprised of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons — have just returned today with “The Darkness That You Fear”, their first new single in two years. Stream it below. “The Darkness That You Fear” is equal parts retro dance music and disco-styled vocal coos. It blends the moodiness of alternative club hits with deep-cut ’80s pop in a way that feels more mysterious than anything else, and potentially signals a new direction for The Chemical Brothers moving forward. If you s...
Harmonize – Attitude ft Awilo Longomba & H Baba
Check out this new piece of music coming from Harmonize – “Attitude” ft Awilo Longomba & H Baba out now. Tanzanian music heavyweight Harmonize returns to the fore with a brand new song titled “Attitude” with a star lineup of Awilo Longomba and H Baba. We’re still basking in the euphoria of his previous release “Vibaya“. “Attitude” has a monster of a beat, as Harmonize takes his creativity towards the popular Makossa flavour. He does well to put on the legendary Awilo which he also samples on his new song. We are sure this would be another cross-country hit tune. It was produced by Master Garzy. Listen to Harmonize – “Attitude” ft Awilo Longomba & H Baba below & share. [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined...
The Mars Volta Unearth Lost Album Landscape Tantrums: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:00:11+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:00am ET The Mars Volta have unearthed Landscape Tantrums, which contains unreleased material from the sessions for their 2003 debut album, De-Loused in the Comatorium. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify. The eight-track collection is part of La Realidad De Los Sueños, an 18-LP vinyl box set containing the Texas prog-rock band’s remastered discography that sold out immediately after its announcement in early March. De-Loused in the Comatorium was produced by the renowned Rick Rubin with guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, who formed The Mars Volta with singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala after they both quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The...
Dave Grohl and His Daughter Violet Share Cover of X’s “Nausea”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-23T04:00:53+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 12:00am ET Violet Grohl has teamed up with her father Dave Grohl for a cover of X’s “Nausea”. The track, which was recorded for Dave’s upcoming documentary What Drives Us, will arrive on digital music services on Friday. In an Instagram post, Papa Grohl shared the lengthy background behind the song. As it turns out, X drummer D. J. Bonebrake (a.k.a. Johann Christian Breinbrech) is a long-lost cousin of the family. He wrote, “I wanted to record a song that would not only pay tribute to the people and music that influenced me to become a musician, but also pay tribute to my long family history. So, what better song than an X song? And what better...
