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Mayhem Unveil New Song “Voces Ab Alta”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T13:59:44+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 9:59am ET Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem have shared a new single called “Voces Ab Alta”. It’s one of three original songs from the band’s seven-track Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando EP, out July 9th. “Voces Ab Alta” hails from the recordings sessions for 2019’s masterful Daemon album, but has gone unreleased until now. A theatrical, suffocating ripper in line with the songs from that LP, the track is sure to rally the black metal hordes. The desolation conjured by the band is also portrayed in the accompanying animated visualizer, created by artist Costin Chioreanu (Ghost, Opeth). The two other originals on the upcoming EP (“Black Glas...
Anthrax Detail 40th Anniversary Livestream Concert
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T14:00:15+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 10:00am ET After announcing a series of virtual happenings in celebration of their 40th anniversary, thrash metal legends Anthrax have now detailed the main event. The band’s 40th anniversary livestream concert will launch at 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET on July 16th and will be viewable on demand until July 25th at 11:59 p.m. ET. Anthrax have been counting down to the livestream show in recent weeks, sharing testimonials from friends and heavy metal luminaries, including Slayer’s Kerry King, Slash, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, and many more, via a series of chronological YouTube episodes. Considering the importance of Anthrax — a member of the Big Fo...
Previously Unheard Prince Track “Born 2 Die” Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T14:42:09+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 10:42am ET Next month, the Prince Estate will open the Paisley Park vault to unearth Prince’s shelved 2010 album Welcome 2 America. After sharing the title track earlier this year, the Estate has now released another early preview of the LP, “Born 2 Die”. Recorded in the spring of 2010, “Born 2 Die” found Prince reflecting on the growing push for social justice in the wake of President Obama’s first year in office. Slow drawn horns back the ’70s soul vibes of the track, over which Prince sings of a woman doing what she can to survive. “She sells everything, from A to Z/ Anything just to keep her free from the/ From the hustle of the streets,” he ...
Flea to Star in Damien Chazelle’s New Film Babylon
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-03T14:52:26+00:00“>June 3, 2021 | 10:52am ET Flea has landed a role in Damien Chazelle’s upcoming film Babylon. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist joins an all-star cast that already includes Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Katherine Waterston, Max Minghella, Diego Calva, Samara Weaving, Rory Scovel, and Lukas Haas, among others. While plot details are a closely guarded secret, Babylon is reportedly set in 1920s Hollywood during the industry’s shift from silent films to talkies (via Variety). Related Video Chaezelle, whose previous Hollywood-set film La La Land won six Academy Awards including Best Director, wrote the screenplay and is directing Babylon. Babylon will receive a limi...
Prince’s Estate Shares Unreleased Track ‘Born 2 Die’
“Born 2 Die,” the second single from Prince’s unreleased 2010 album Welcome 2 America is out now. The song debuted on BBC 6 Music’s Breakfast Show this morning, with Prince’s long-time musical director Morris Hayes joining host Gemma Cairney to introduce it. Hayes shared a look behind Prince’s inspiration for the song. “We got to ‘Born 2 Die,’ and Prince said, ‘I’ll tell you how that came about,’” he said. “He had been watching videos of his friend Dr. Cornel West on YouTube, and during one speech Dr. West said, ‘I love my brother Prince, but he’s no Curtis Mayfield.’ So Prince said, ‘Oh really? We will see.’” The song was recorded during a period of prolific studio activity in the spring of 2010 and you can definitely hear the Mayfield influences on the ’70s infused track. ...
Rihanna is Sheer Perfection on Self-Styled Cover of Italian ‘Vogue’
“On set Rihanna played simultaneously the artist and the muse, the observer and the observed, the director and the character, experimenting on the fine line that exists between the two sides of an artist,” the magazine explained of the issue out on Friday (June 4). ““In recent years we have tried to use our cover in many different ways: with photography or illustrations, or with no images at all,” addd the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Emanuele Farneti. “But we’ve never invited the featured person to do everything by themselves: to pose, take the photographs and choose the clothes to wear. If there was a right occasion for this new experiment, it could only have been the DIY issue. Neither could there have been a better protagonist than Rihanna – who...
Lady Gaga and Versace Celebrate Pride, ‘Born This Way’ Anniversary With Colorful Capsule Collection
Lady Gaga has teamed up with Versace for a colorful capsule collection celebrating Pride Month as well as the 10th anniversary of her landmark Born This Way album. A portion of the sales from the collection will benefit’s Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. “Versace has always been a leader. Since Gianni, Donatella, Allegra, and still now they have celebrated the beautiful colors of love we have within us to offer each other,” Gaga said in a post in which she’s rocking a t-shirt from the collaboration, which features the album title in cursive over a rainbow-colored Versace logo. “We were all more different, and different is beautiful. Thank you Donatella for supporting LGBTQ+ mental health and the Born This Way tenth anniversary.” Her old friend...
Scooter Braun Hit With Fraud Lawsuit Over Scuttled Private Equity Fund
But in April 2018, according to Comisar, Braun repudiated financial commitments and stopped funding everything including Comisar’s salary. “Bolno, completely unrepentant, explained to Comisar that Braun never really believed he would have to perform and, brazenly, told him that ‘people in the entertainment industry do not honor their contractual agreements,'” states the complaint. “Bolno made clear that he and Braun believed that Braun was free to renege on his commitments with impunity and without consequences and would wreak havoc upon Comisar if he chose to pursue Braun on his commitments.” Comisar says he was threatened with a smear campaign that included falsely being fired from Goldman Sachs, dereliction of duties by devoting time to advisory servi...
It’s Raining Confusion: Kevin Samuels Leaves Viewers Talking After Recent Live Showing Man In Bed, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: svetikd / Getty Kevin Samuels may be used to handing out the critiques, but after his most recent live—viewers are the ones left with questions. Last week while on his live stream show, Samuels was seemingly giving a woman advice while staring at a laptop screen visibly clicking through screens. After a few moments into the guest’s story, the camera appears to flip and reveal a man sleeping in the bed, an incident Samuels referred to as a “glitch.” While the video is clear that there was a man on the screen, fans are torn between whether the man in question was just a sleeping friend of the YouTube life coach, or something more—a point many women state makes him a hypocrite. After being dragged online over the “glitch”, Kevin Samuels issued an official st...
Jungle Share New Single “Talk About It”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T17:30:12+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 1:30pm ET UK electronic duo Jungle have shared the new single “Talk About It”. This is just the latest preview of their upcoming album Loving in Stereo, which drops August 13th. For the follow-up to 2018’s For Ever, Jungle’s Tom McFarland and Josh Lloyd-Watson joined forces with frequent collaborator Inflo, best known for working with Michael Kiwanuka and Little Simz. Together, they set out to focus on simple joys while avoiding “overthinking,” according to a statement. McFarland used “Talk About It” as an example, explaining, “‘Talk About It’ is the second single from our 3rd LP Loving In Stereo and it definitely gi...
ME REX Share Origins of New Single “Galena”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T17:47:55+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 1:47pm ET Our new music feature Origins tasks artists with providing listeners unique insights on their latest single. Today, ME REX explains how the five-segment “Galena” was pulled from a 52-track album. In the era of the streaming single, cohesive albums have seemed to fall by the wayside for many artists. England’s ME REX aren’t just shaking those expectations with their debut full-length, Megabear, they’re completely upheaving the entire concept of how music is created and released. Megabear is not a linear LP, and it doesn’t technically contain songs. Instead, its 52 tracks last only between 30 seconds to a minute each, all record...
7-Eleven to Install Hundreds of EV Chargers at Its Convenience Stores
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is preparing for the electric vehicle‘s future in North America with plans to dramatically increase the number of EV chargers it owns and operates, going from a mere 22 such chargers at 14 stores scattered about four states to a total of at least 500 chargers at 250 stores located by the end of 2022. In other words, 7-Eleven plans to increase its EV charging infrastructure by nearly 2,200 percent over a period of fewer than two years. These 500 new DC fast chargers are due to dot the U.S. and Canada, although 7-Eleven did not disclose the specific states or provinces of stores it plans to install the units at. We wager 7-Eleven stores in major metropolitan areas are more likely to receive this new batch of chargers over stores in more rural environmen...
