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Stone Temple Pilots’ Scott Weiland Movie Is in the Works
“Scott was glamorous, complicated and wounded. His childhood had a big effect on his struggles with addiction,” Beagan added in her own statement. A California native, Weiland formed the band Stone Temple Pilots with brothers Robert and Dean DeLeo and saw huge commercial success in the 1990s. In 1993, the band’s debut album Core peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 followed by an even bigger achievement a year later in 1994 when STP released the No. 1 album Purple, which contained several radio hits including the songs “Big Empty,” “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song.” Erwin and producer Orian Williams are fulfilling a long-standing dream to make a film about Weiland’s life. “We want to make the most authentic film possible about this remarkable artist. Beyond Scott’s page ...
Cardi B Reveals She is Pregnant During Surprise Performance at BET Awards
Cardi B made a surprise appearance at tonight’s BET Awards and revealed she is pregnant with her second child. The “Up” rapper joined her husband, Offset, and the rest of Migos to perform their latest collaboration, “Type Shit”. She chose to share the big news by wearing a body suit with a hole cut out atop her stomach, revealing her baby bump for all to see. Cardi subsequently confirmed her pregnancy in an Instagram post tagging Offset. Despite being noticeably pregnant, Cardi effortlessly twerked and danced around on stage throughout the performance of “Type Shit”. Migos also ran through “Straightenin’”. Both tracks appear on the trio’s latest album, Culture III, and you can replay their BET Awards performance in full below. Related Video Cardi B and Offset’s first child, a da...
Megan Thee Stallion Performs “Thot Shot” Live for First Time at BET Awards: Watch
Megan Thee Stallion appeared at the 2021 BET Awards to perform her latest single, “Thot Shot”, live for the first time. Compared to past awards show appearances, Megan chose to forgo theatrics in favor of a by-the-books performance wherein her impressive lyrical flow was able to truly shine. Watch the replay below. Earlier in the evening, Megan’s “WAP” collaborator Cardi B revealed she is pregnant with her second child. Related Video Megan has lined up several upcoming festival appearances, including Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN; Governors Ball in New York, NY; Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI; and Firefly Festival in Dover, DE. Get tickets to her upcoming dates here. Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. I...
Johnny Solinger, Ex-Singer With Skid Row, Dies at 55
Solinger’s death was confirmed in a statement posted on the band’s official social pages. “We are saddened to hear the news of our brother Johnny Solinger,” the message reads. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and fans. Godspeed Singo. Say hello to Scrappy for us.” With Skid Row, Solinger cut four albums, including 2003’s Thickskin and 2006’s Revolutions Per Minute, and he released a handful of solo albums in the noughts, including 2008’s Johnny Solinger. In 2014, Solinger revisited his country roots on Scrappy Smith, an album that pays tribute to his grandfather Willard Jesse “Scrappy” Smith who introduced the young rocker to many of the classic sounds in country music. “I was born in Russellville, Arkansas, which is right off of Crow Mountain,” Solin...
All the 2021 BET Awards Performances Ranked
Here’s how we rank the 16 performances from Culture’s Biggest Night, from worst to best. 16. Moneybagg Yo!, “Time Today” Moneybagg Yo! certainly had time today to party with a live rendition of his lead single from his Billboard 200 No. 1 album A Gangsta’s Pain. But it wasn’t as rich as the Benjamin Franklins that flashed on the screen and on the stage. 15. DaBaby, “Ball If I Want To” DaBaby was outbabied at his own performance with the giant baby figure. Staying true to the “Ball If I Want To” music video, the self-proclaimed Billboard Baby took a break from topping the charts and decided to top a gym class rope-like braid, where elsewhere in P.E., a group of older men were shooting hoops. 14. Roddy Ricch, “Late At Night” While the evening skyline came alive within the ...
Justin Cosby, Co-Founder of Australia’s Inertia Music, Dies at 50
There are no further details available as to the cause of his death. As the sad news spread, Australia’s music community turned to social media to remember a top-notch music man with a gentle nature. “I’m just shocked to hear of the passing of beautiful Justin Cosby,” wrote indie-pop singer and songwriter Holiday Sidewinder. “He signed me when I was 16 and was truly a pleasure to work, a special soul and emotionally intuitive. I’ll never forget him crying at one of my shows because he was so moved…” She continued, “He often popped into my parents house to have a cup of tea and give me new records to listen to. He was one of the good guys in a very lecherous industry, and made me feel safe and respected as a musician. RIP beautiful man.” Justin was “highly regarded by the Austra...
Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled And More Congratulate Cardi B on her Pregnancy
Following the BET Awads, Cardi shared a stunning picture of her naked torso on social media, tagging the daddy Offset. “Another angel. Love you Momma,” wrote Selena Gomez. “Congrats Mama,” reads a post from Demi Lovato, while DJ Khaled enthused, “Congrats more blessings.” Bebe Rexha and designer Heather Sanders also congratulated the expecting mom. Cardi was nominated for five awards — best female hip-hop artist, best collaboration (“WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion), viewer’s choice award (“WAP” again) and video of the year, twice (for both “WAP” and “Up”) — while Migos had a best group nomination at this year’s BET Awards. In the end, Cardi collected the best collaboration and video of the year trophies. ...
Tyler, The Creator Performs “LUMBERJACK” at 2021 BET Awards: Watch
Tyler, The Creator hit the stage at the 2021 BET Awards tonight for a performance of his new “LUMBERJACK”. Marking his first-ever performance at the BET Awards, Tyler made the most of the opportunity with a creative stage production that began with him riding in the back of a Roll- Royce and ended with him being blown away by a wind storm. Watch the replay below. “LUMBERJACK” comes off the pioneering hip-hop star’s latest album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, which arrived Friday, just two weeks after the artist otherwise known as Tyler Okonma dropped the first mysterious teaser announcing a new release was on its way. Related Video In the coming months, Tyler is set to play multiple festivals including Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, and Day N Vegas Festival. Get tickets to all of his upcoming dates he...
Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Perform “Leave the Door Open” at BET Awards: Watch
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak may only have one single out under their collaborative Silk Sonic moniker, but that didn’t stop the duo form nabbing Best Group at the 2021 BET Awards on Sunday night. Later in the evening, they proved that their joint star power alone made them worthy of the honor by performing their hit “Leave the Door Open” at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre. Silk Sonic have thus far only played at awards show, debuting at the Grammys back in March and stopping by the iHeartRadio Music Awards last month. Their BET Awards performance continued that string of smooth, soulful appearances for a third straight ceremony. Check out the replay below. Silk Sonic’s debut album, An Evening with Silk Sonic, will feature funk legend Bootsy Collins as “guest host.” The full...
Lil Nas X Performs “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” at 2021 BET Awards: Watch
The last time Lil Nas X took to a nationally televised stage, the viral rapper went viral for all the wrong reasons when his pants ripped during his Saturday Night Live performance. Thankfully, he was safe from a repeat wardrobe malfunction during his appearance on Sunday night’s BET Awards. The chart-topping rapper may have not been up for any awards during Culture’s Biggest Night, but he delivered the goods with a streamy performance of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”, which culminated with a long kiss with one of his backing dancers. The Egyptian aesthetics all called to mind something between Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time” and The Mummy series. Watch the replay below. Next up for Lil Nas X is a cameo appearance on the hit FXX series Dave. Season 2 of Lil Dicky’s comed...
DMX Honored with Star-Studded Tribute at BET Awards: Watch
DMX was honored at tonight’s BET Awards with a star-studded performance curated by his close friend Swizz Beatz and featuring Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Jadakiss, The Lox, the rap collective Griselda, and actor Michael K. Williams. The performance kicked off with Method Man performing “Get At Me Dog” a cappella before giving way to Griselda to spit their posthumous collaboration “Hood Blues”. Williams, channeling DMX to a T, then took the stage and recited the lyrics to “Slippin’”. To close the set, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, The Lox, and Ruff Ryders performed a medley of “The Hood At?”, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”, and “Party Up”. Watch the replay below. Speaking to Complex ahead of the awards show, Beatz opened up about approaching the tribute to his fellow artist in a “noncon...
Bruce Springsteen’s Old Show Carries New Weight as He Reopens Broadway
The core of Springsteen’s Broadway show remains the same: Part “Growin’ Up” as Jersey Shore Bildungsroman, part examination of his own rock ‘n’ roll myth, part meditation on mortality. Right at the start, Springsteen talks about coming from a Boardwalk town, “where everything is tinged with just a bit of fraud,” then admits that his knowledge of fast cars and factory work is largely invented. “It has to be believable,” he said last night. “Which is tricky, because I’m lying.” This is reliably hilarious, but also braver than it might seem: At a time when so much pop music seems to rely on identity and experience, Springsteen is claiming the purview of a novelist. For all that, though, Springsteen’s show is incredibly personal. It’s about growing up surrounded by family, near a church that m...
