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Japan First to Get Factory Right-Hand-Drive Chevy Corvette C8s
We got our first look at the mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette C8 back in July of 2019, and even at that early date, GM confirmed that the C8 would get factory-built right-hand-drive (RHD) versions for those associated markets: Australia, Japan, and the U.K. But it’s taken this long for these RHD Corvette C8s to debut, and Japan is—at last—the first market to receive them. See all 5 photos This is the first time a Corvette has had a factory RHD variant, which is great news for consumers in those countries but less great news for the cottage industry of LHD-to-RHD conversion outfits. And also not great for potential buyers in Japan who wanted to own one, since the allocation of 300 units apparently sold out almost immediately after it was announced early last year. Owners in Japan were i...
Should You Buy Your Dream Car? Top Gear America Says, Yes!
Everyone remembers them, you probably had one growing up (possibly still do)—a Lamborghini Countach poster circa the 1980s. The Countach is a dream car unlike any other, adorning more walls and inspiring generations of automotive enthusiasts all over the world. But everyone knows it’s a piece of crap. Never meet your heroes, kids, you’re often disappointed. Is that always the case? The Top Gear America hosts beg to differ and the producers aren’t going to make it easy on them, so they’re back at Thunderhill Raceway Park to find out if dream cars are more than just poster art. Dream cars aren’t always the flagship models of boutique Italian sports car makers. Take the Top Gear America hosts for example: Right off the bat, Rob Corddry has a polarizing vehi...
Sinead O’Connor Says She Is Retiring From Touring and Recording
Replying to a fan who inquired about her upcoming concert dates, O’Connor clarified: “Yes, all shows which were originally set for 2020, rescheduled to 2021 and then to 2022 are going to be pulled. Because this soldier woman has grown old quicker than covid.” In a follow-up tweet, she added, “It’s not sad news. It’s staggeringly beautiful news. A wise warrior knows when he or she should retreat: #MeTime.” “It’s been a forty year journey,” said O’Connor, who’s released 10 full-length studio albums over the years. “Time to put the feet up and make other dreams come true.” On Saturday, O’Connor returned to Twitter to say she was sorry to anyone on her team who might have been taken aback by her sudden an...
Japanese Breakfast Brings Jubilee to CBS This Morning: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-06T01:13:52+00:00“>June 5, 2021 | 9:13pm ET Japanese Breakfast served up a delightful performance on CBS This Morning: Saturday in support of her newly released album, Jubilee. The musician aka Michelle Zauner played three album tracks: “Be Sweet”, “Kokomo, IN”, and “Tactics”. She also sat down with CBS This Morning correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss her mother’s influence on her music. Watch it all below. Jubilee was released on Friday through Dead Oceans. She also spoke to our own Annie Black about the album, writing, cooking, Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, and everything in between. Read their conversation here. Related Video Earlier this year, Zauner announced her debut memoi...
Kourtney Kardashian Rocks Blink-182 Hoodie While Lip-Syncing New Travis Barker-Produced Track
“It’s the spins for me …,” Kardashian captioned her post, tagging Rae and jxdn’s Jaden Hossler. Hossler is signed to Barker’s DTA, a joint venture with Elektra Music Group. The 20-year-old singer’s debut album, Tell Me About Tomorrow, was produced by the Blink-182 drummer and is scheduled for release on July 2 through DTA. Barker and Kardashian, who made their relationship Instagram official in February, have been making headlines regularly with their PDA-filled social media posts. In recent weeks, the pair made some magical memories during a trip to Disneyland with their respective kids. They’ve also been on other family outings together, including a ski trip to Utah in April. Kardashian recently made it permanently clear how she feels about ...
Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (June 5)
Hispanic Heritage Awards Returns For 34th Edition The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) unveiled that the 34th Hispanic Heritage Awards will be broadcast on Oct. 8 across PBS stations, the official website, and video app. The awards are presented by Target for the ninth year. “The Hispanic Heritage Foundation is thrilled to once again partner with Target and PBS to collectively celebrate and share the great promise, accomplishments, and cultural pride of the Latinx community through the 2021 awardees and powerful tributes by great performers,” HHF president/CEO Antonio Tijerino said in a statement. The awards, which were created by the White House in 1988 to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America, recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Latino ...
Alicia Keys’ Son Genesis Looks Exactly Like Her: ‘He Stole Mom’s Entire Face!’
Swizz Beatz put photos of Alicia Keys as a child and their son Genesis side-by-side, and the resemblance is uncanny. Swizz shared the adorable snapshots of his wife and son on Instagram on Saturday (June 5), which happens to be the 20th anniversary of Keys’ debut studio album, Songs in A Minor, admitting that Genesis is definitely his mom’s mini-me. 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 rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Ed Sheeran Answers Difficult Questions From Kids: Watch
One child asked whether Sheeran had any plans to be in another film, to which he admitted, “I actually got asked to do a cameo the other day for a movie, and it’s quite funny, so I might do it … I’m not an actor, so if someone goes, ‘Hey, do you wanna be in a movie?’ I will always say yes.” Another asked what his favorite food was, and the answer was easy, if not very specific: “Takeaway.” But then the topic turned into something slightly more uncomfortable: “Have you ever worked with anyone that you didn’t like?” Sheeran was asked. “Yeah, of course,” he replied. “I’ve definitely worked with people I don’t like. I’ve worked with a hell of a lot of people in my time, and I would say 9...
Sequel to Cruella in the Works at Disney
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-05T18:35:00+00:00“>June 5, 2021 | 2:35pm ET Disney has begun development on a sequel to Cruella, its live-action prequel to 101 Dalmations starring Emma Stone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cruella director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Tony McNamara are both expected to return for the sequel. As Cruella served as the origin story of Cruella de Vil, one would assume that the sequel would pull from Dodie Smith’s 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians and Disney’s 1961 animated adaptation. ***SPOILER*** Then again, Gillespie and McNamara already took a significant detour from the book’s plot by introducing Roger and Anita as central figures in Cruella’s life. ...
2022 Buick Enclave First Look: A Fresh Face for Buick’s Big SUV
If the 2022 Buick Enclave looks familiar to you, then that’s because Buick revealed the reworked exterior of its big SUV back in January. Now, the brand is looking to share more about its updated three-row model. Unfortunately, this is not a case where good things come to those who wait, as there are no surprises among the various other updates to the SUV. There are no powertrain or major interior design changes, save for a new steering wheel and a lightly reworked center stack that adopts a push-button selector for the transmission. Those buttons help direct the Enclave’s carryover nine-speed automatic gearbox that mates to a carryover 310-hp 3.6-liter V-6. It’s a fine powertrain combination, and a detail Buick did not need to hide from the media and consumers for months...
How to Watch the 2021 Juno Awards
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will commemorate 50 years of Canadian music during the 2021 Juno Awards on Sunday (June 6). The Weeknd is this year’s leading nominee with six nods, including artist, album, single and songwriter of the year. Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe and Justin Bieber are runners-up with five Juno nominations each. Artists with three nominations include Ali Gatie, Céline Dion, Curtis Waters and Lennon Stella, which brings Dion’s career total to a record 73. Bieber is set to take the Junos stage and perform for the first time in 11 years, following the recent success of his sixth studio album Justice. Other performers include Ali Gatie with Tate McRae, Reyez, William Prince with Sere...
Rubén ‘Pelo’ Aprile, Legendary Argentine Producer, Dies at 71
In the late 1980s, Aprile sold the Interdisc catalog to PolyGram Argentina, where he eventually worked. In 2000, he launched his own label and publisher, Pelo Music, where he released Argentine artists like Miranda!, Babasónicos, Pablo Lescano and Marilina Bertoldi. On social media, dozens of artists and executives remembered a man who took risks and was larger than life. “There are no words. I think I was convinced that Pelo was immortal,” Bertoldi tweeted. Singer/songwriter and producer Alejandro Lerner remembered him as “the only producer who wanted to discover artists, not invent them. He took your dreams and multiplied them.” “One of my great godfathers and mentors,” producer Toy Selectah posted. “Saddened you won’t be here to give us your advice again. What a tremendous recording leg...
