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Swizz Beatz, D-Nice and More Honored at Fifth Annual Culture Creators Brunch
Accepting the Icon Award, Swizz exuded humility when speaking on his newest accolade. Fresh off a 17-hour flight from Saudi Arabia, he touched on the importance of learning more and remaining hungry even after noteworthy victories. “All though we might have the accolades, and we might have the track record, there’s always going to be somebody with a new idea that can reshape your whole future,” he said during his acceptance speech. “I want to continue to inspire and tell all the creators not to be scared.” Comedian Royale Watkins presented D-Nice with the Culture Creator Innovators Award for his impressive run last year. At the start of the pandemic, Nice knitted together a nice marathon set on Instagram Live with R&B, Disco, and Funk leading the way. Peak...
Lorde Says ‘Solar Power’ Isn’t a ‘Big Climate Change Record’
Her upcoming album may be titled Solar Power, but Lorde doesn’t want people to think it’s a grand statement about global warming. During a recent interview with the Guardian, she clarified that the project is not a “big climate change record.” “I’m not a climate activist, I’m a pop star. I stoke the fire of a giant machine, spitting out emissions as I go. There is a lot I don’t know,” the 24-year-old admitted. According to the article, there is one “protest song” on the album called “Fallen Fruit,” but Lorde would rather go the route actor Mark Rylance suggested, that artists should tell love stories about the climate. “The opposite has been proven not to work,” she said. “I do think these songs are love stories more than anything. But love is complicated.” Though Solar Power won...
Criticism of New Red Rocks Partnership Leads to Petition to Repeal Decibel Limit at Shows
Ahead of Kygo‘s return to the stage for the first time in 18 months, Red Rocks unveiled a partnership that ruffled some feathers among some of the iconic amphitheater’s loyal following. Red Rocks’ Twitter account announced that the world-renowned venue would be rendering the services of Mixhalo, a mobile app which streams soundboard audio at studio level quality. The tweet suggested that concert-goers in rows 40 and above bring wired headphones to the show in order to listen to the concert from their phone while onsite. The idea of wearing headphones at a live concert did not sit well with fans. Additionally, many quickly connected the dots and saw this announcement as an attempt on the part of Red Rocks management to keep the overall sound low. “This is so la...
Beabadoobee Brings ‘Last Day on Earth’ to Fallon
To celebrate the release of her latest EP, Our Extended Play, Beabadoobee performed the album’s single “Last Day on Earth” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. When she originally released the song, the UK-based singer-songwriter explained its meaning in a statement: “’Last Day On Earth’ is about all the things I would have done had I known we were going into a lockdown and the world was going to change the way it has. It was written shortly after the first main lockdown and lyrically it’s me reflecting on how it would feel if we all knew ahead of time what was going to happen. All the things I would have done if I knew it was the last day of our old normality.” This performance mirrors that epic party she would’ve thrown. Beabadoobee transformed a studio space into every teen’s...
Marilyn Manson to Surrender to Police on Warrant for Alleged Assault
Marilyn Manson is set to turn himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department on a New Hampshire warrant for his arrest, stemming from an alleged assault in which the singer is accused of repeatedly spitting on a videographer during a concert in 2019. The incident is not related to the allegations of sexual assault brought against Manson by numerous women in recent months. According to the Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times, Manson has reached an agreement with the police department in Guilford, New Hampshire, to surrender to the LAPD at a prearranged date, at which time he will be booked and go through the bail process. He’ll then be ordered to appear at a New Hampshire court for arraignment, likely in August. The incident in question occurred at Manson’s August 18, 2019 concert at the Ba...
beabadoobee Performs “Last Day On Earth” on Fallon: Watch
Celebrating the release of her new EP Our Extended Play, beabadoobee appeared as the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday night. The UK singer-songwriter (and our 2020 Rookie of the Year) performed the jangly single “Last Day On Earth”, turning a studio space into a teen’s dream party with the help from a few extras — and a cameo from Simon Pegg. Keeping in line with beabadoobee’s early 2000s aesthetic, the set of her “Last Day On Earth” performance felt straight out of an episode of Lizzie McGuire. As she perused the set with her microphone in hand, she swung by a DJ booth, jumped on a bed with a crew of friends, and exchanged a handshake with Pegg. Check it out below. Our Extended Play EP, which beabadoobee made in collaboration with members of the 1975, was ...
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Robbed At Gunpoint In Los Angeles: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Menendez / Getty Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, a member of the Los Angles Lakers basketball team, was robbed at gunpoint earlier this month according to a new report. The LAPD is currently investigating the incident, which took place in the driveway of Caldwell-Pope’s home. TMZ Sports reports that Caldwell-Pope, 28, was robbed in the early morning hours on June 17 while talking with friends in his driveway. The outlet’s sources say that a car drove up to Caldwell-Pope and his friends where three men hopped out with guns drawn demanding their goods. In all, the bandits made off with a Rolex, jewelry, and an iPhone, totaling around $150,000. KCP was not reported injured, but it isn’t known if anyone in his camp was physically harmed. The LAPD is currently ...
Gotham’s Wealthiest Man Drives an Old Mercedes-Maybach Concept Car?
Michael Keaton is set to reprise his role as Bruce Wayne (and presumably Batman) in the upcoming film The Flash. Whether the Caped Crusader’s famous Batmobile from the 1989 and 1992 movies Batman and Batman Returns makes a cameo in the forthcoming superhero flick remains under wraps. That said, it seems as though Keaton’s Bruce Wayne will tool about in an extraordinary vehicle of his own: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet concept car the German automaker revealed during Monterey Car Week in 2017. At least that’s what film buff Grace Randolph claims. Randolph tweeted out images of Keaton filming on The Flash set, including an image of the massive Mercedes convertible (presumably wearing a detachable hardtop). “This is [Keaton’s] car”, she...
The Ford Maverick Has an Appropriate Namesake in the ‘70s Compact Car
Put the 1970 Ford Maverick next to a 2022 Maverick, and it’s nigh impossible to see any through line. The original is a strange mishmash of an archaic idea of what an economy car should be, floating in the stylistic space between the subcompact (and much-maligned) Pinto and the sporty (but portlier) Mustang. The successor? A compact unibody pickup that shares its bones with the svelte Escape and brawny Bronco Sport. In the sheetmetal, there’s not much to link them. But the ideas that birthed the original Maverick seems, to us, to be equally applicable to the new one. Here’s the pitch: an affordable, practical compact car with some flair, serving to replace the Falcon in its role as the volume leader in the Ford range. The Falcon was in a sales slump for a variety of reaso...
Marilyn Manson Will Surrender to LA Authorities on New Hampshire Arrest Warrant
According to the report, Manson could be arraigned on the charges in New Hampshire’s Laconia District Court later this summer. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Manson’s attorney for comment. In February of this year, Evan Rachel Wood named Manson, whom she met when she was 18 and was once briefly engaged to, as her alleged abuser, calling him a “dangerous man.” In a statement posted to her Instagram account, the actress wrote, “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander or blackmail.” Four other women also came forward with abuse claims. At the time, Manson denied the allegations in a statement posted to his social media account. An investigat...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (June 26)
The chart-topping, 24-year-old artist celebrated the release of her beauty brand on June 23 at a private event in Los Angeles where she thanked her team, family and fans for their continued support throughout her career. “There’s a reason I didn’t call it Becky G cosmetics because TresLúce is more than me, it’s about us.” TresLúce products are now on sale to all consumers online. Daddy Yankee to be honored with special award at Premios Juventud Premios Juventud announced it will honor superstar Daddy Yankee with its “Agent of Change” award. “This year, we are proud to honor his exemplary role as a humanitarian driving change in our community and the world,” said Ignacio Meyer, SVP of music, nonfiction, and development at Univision. “H...
Justice’s Gaspard Augé Calls Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’ Album Art ‘A Very Conscious Rip-Off’
“Though Bieber is from Canada, his actions fit this mindset of American hegemony: ‘Oh well, it’s just a small band from France, I’m sure we can take their name, nobody will care,'” said Augé. Billboard reached out to a representative for Bieber for comment on Saturday. Previously, Rolling Stone reported that, according to Justice’s management, Bieber’s legal team did “reject” the original cease-and-desist letter. The cease-and-desist letter obtained by Rolling Stone read, “Your use of the Mark is illegal. You have not received permission from Justice to utilize the Mark. Moreover, Bieber’s work is in no way affiliated with, supported by, or sponsored by Justice. Such use of the Mark is not only illegal, but likely to dec...
