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King Princess Releases New Song “House Burn Down”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T18:41:04+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 2:41pm ET King Princess is keeping details about her second album under her crown, but following recent singles “PAIN”, and “Only Time Makes It Human” she’s now dropped the new song “House Burn Down”. “House Burn Down” is a pop take on self-destruction, with verses backed by sweet guitar riffs that blow up in a fiery chorus. “Woah-oh,” she sings, “And I’m just waiting for this house to burn down.” The presentation feels badass even as the lyrics grovel. “Damn, you’re good when you say you love me,” she coos, adding, “Damn, you’re good when you give me nothing.” The track has long been a fan favorite, as KP shared in a recent interv...
TikToker Goes Viral with Covers of Green Day and Linkin Park as South Park’s Cartman: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T19:04:51+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 3:04pm ET Less than a week after launching his TikTok channel, Fernando Ufret has gone viral by covering popular songs as Cartman from South Park. His spot-on impression of the obnoxious cartoon character singing Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and Linkin Park’s “In the End” have each racked up hundreds of thousands of views in just a few days. Ufret launched his TikTok channel with a Cartman cover of Madonna’s “Material Girl”, but it was his second video, his Cartman rendition of Green Day’s “Good Riddance”, that really took off. As of this writing, it’s just shy of 1 million views, with the Linkin Park cover tallying more than 6...
John Mayer Announces New Album Sob Rock
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T19:11:44+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 3:11pm ET John Mayer has announced a new solo album entitled Sob Rock. Revealed via Twitter on Tuesday along with the effort’s cover art, the LP is due out July 16th. Marking Mayer’s eighth studio LP, Sob Rock is his first solo project since 2017’s The Search for Everything. Since then, he’s released a trio of standalone singles: 2018’s “New Light” (with hip-hop producer No I.D.), and 2019’s “I Guess I Just Feel Like” and “Carry Me Away”. No word yet on if any of those tracks will appear on Sob Rock. Since 2015, Mayer has been performing as part of the Grateful Dead supergroup Dead & Company. He’ll be returning to the road with the ...
Jeep Spreads Freedom—Adds Freedom Variants to Entire Lineup
As the saying goes, freedom ain’t free. In order to honor those who serve, including those servicemen and servicewomen who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice, Jeep is rolling out Freedom Editions of every truck and SUV in its lineup. But this is no mere flag-waving sticker and badge package—okay, it is. That said, Jeep will donate $250 to the United Service Organizations (USO) for every Freedom Edition model it sells. The Jeep brand is, of course, inextricably linked forever with the American military thanks to the original Willys that helped defeat tyranny and evil in the 1940s. Today’s Wrangler owes a great deal of its appeal to that skinny-tired, open-topped war machine. It is one of the reasons the Jeep brand is so widely known globally. So, naturally, the Wrangler has of...
2022 Kia Stinger Scorpion Special Edition Brings a Stylish Sting
The Kia Stinger forced enthusiasts to look at the Kia brand differently, and the brand hopes the low-volume 2022 Stinger Scorpion Edition will keep the enthusiast momentum for the sleek four-door alive. Hinted at when we got our first look at the 2022 Stinger a few months ago, the Scorpion Special Edition is limited to just 250 units … per month, until Kia decides to end the run, which depends on market demand. In the United States, Stinger sales have hovered in the high three-figure or low four-figure range each month, so 250 units represents very roughly a quarter of an average month’s sales this year. See all 8 photos Even so, the Scorpion package’s aesthetic features are the stuff of special edition models. For one, there’s the rear wing, which flows nicely ...
Frontline Workers Deliver ‘Heroic’ Golden Buzzer Performance on ‘AGT’: Watch
For their TV appearance, the professional nurses created a mashup of “Lean On Me” and “Stand By Me,” with gorgeous harmonies, dance sequences and some impressive solos. It was a performance filled with love and hope, just the message the choir wanted to get across. As the performance wrapped, the health workers were greeted with a standing ovation from the audience and the four judges. “What do I think?” responded Simon Cowell. “We need you, the world needs you.” The famously acerbic Brit was touched by what he saw. “I’m going to remember this audition,” he remarked. Fellow judge Sofia Vergara said it was “beautiful, “heartfelt” and “perfection,” while Heidi Klum said she experienced “chills.” Howie Mandel was similarly moved by the “heroic” performance. “What a perfect song, ‘Stand By Me,...
Watt Takes Us Inside Bieber’s ‘Peaches,’ Miley’s Stevie Nicks Remix & More of His Hit Collabs
Watt’s hit list of songs he either co-wrote or co-produced also includes Dua Lipa’s “Break My Heart,” Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes’ “Señorita” and 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Youngblood” — not to mention the bulk of Miley Cyrus’ latest album Plastic Hearts and the entirety of Ozzy Osbourne’s last album, Ordinary Man. Earlier in 2021, Watt won his first Grammy, for producer of the year, non-classical (“such an honor… it’s not something that really feels real”). Meanwhile, he continues to work toward releasing his own solo album, which is sure to be filled with a starry lineup of collaborators. On the Pop Shop Podcast, Watt not only discusses how the seed for “Peaches” was planted, but also how Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky” (a track he co-wrote and co-produced) found its way to S...
Splendour in the Grass 2021 Sets Virtual Event Featuring Khalid, CHVRCHES, The Killers & More
Australia’s popular mid-winter festival Splendour in the Grass will go digital next month, with a two-day virtual event featuring performances from Khalid, CHVRCHES, The Killers, Charlie XCX and many more. Also confirmed to the Splendour XR lineup are Denzel Curry, Phoebe Bridgers, Vance Joy, Little Simz, The Avalanches, Duke Dumont, Of Monsters and Men, Masked Wolf, Tash Sultana and Russ Millions, while Grimes will unleash her new project, Meteverse (Super Beta). “We could not be more excited about Splendour XR and the opportunity to take the Splendour goodness online to our existing community and also to new audiences around the globe,” comments SITG co-producers Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined ...
Mike Posner Scales Mount Everest for Fundraising Mission
Posner kept his followers updated on social media. “We are now back at camp 2 but not out of the woods until we descend to base camp tomorrow am. Please keep us in your prayers,” reads his most recent tweet. The trek was years in the planning, and saw the Grammy-nominated singer devote much of 2020 to intensive high altitude training in Colorado. Posner is raising money via corporate sponsors and a GoFundMe page for The Detroit Justice Center (DJC), a non-profit law firm working alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities. At the time of writing, Posner’s fundraiser had raked in $223,619 of the $250,000 goal. Speaking ahead of his peak feat, Posner explained, “While my walk across America...
Meek Mill “Flamerz Flow,” Doe Boy ft. Rowdy Rebel “Shmurda Talk” & More | Daily Visuals 6.1.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Meek Mill has a tendency of rubbing social media the wrong way, but even with all the trip-ups and foot-in-mouth moments, the man is still out here living his best life and enjoying the success he’s experiencing in his life. That much is obvious in his latest visuals for Flamerz Flow” where an iced out Meek kicks it in the studio with recently released, Bobby Shmurda before hitting the streets and link up with Dave East and some busty young women. Say what you will about Meek, he’s living it up. We wonder if he denied Rick Ross entry into the studio too. Speaking of Bobby, Doe Boy and Rowdy Rebel show love to the Brooklynite and for their clip to “Shmurda Talk” Doe and Rowdy hit the block to let heads know how thorough they keep it in the borough. Check out the r...
Said The Sky Previews New Collaboration With ILLENIUM, “Crazy Times”: Watch
At one of the first major U.S. music festivals to make its return, artists didn’t waste the opportunity to make a splash. One artist in particular who captured the crowd’s attention at Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival was Said The Sky, who let loose an unreleased collaboration with ILLENIUM that rapidly began making the rounds on social media thereafter. ILLENIUM eventually responded to a thread on Twitter, confirming the collaboration and announced the title, “Crazy Times.” He also let fans know that the track will indeed be a part of his forthcoming album Fallen Embers, which has the promise of becoming one of dance music’s biggest releases of the year. News of this collaboration has been warmly welcomed by fans. ILLENIUM an...
Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson Describes “Post-Traumatic Stress” Following Open Heart Surgery
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T19:52:35+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 3:52pm ET Back in March, Cheap Trick co-founder and bassist Tom Petersson underwent open heart surgery. He opened up about the procedure in a recent appearance on the Talking Rock with Meltdown podcast, during which Petersson described feeling “much better” and addressed the”post-traumatic stress” of undergoing the operation. “I’m doing a lot better, which is not saying much. I had open-heart surgery on March 1st, so I’ve been convalescing here at home, and I’m feeling much better and just following my doctor’s orders,” he said (as transcribed by Ultimate Classic Rock). Petersson went on to describe his “biggest fear” in the aftermath o...
