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Clubhouse Now Available for Android Users
Clubhouse will continue to apply its invitation-only system — which allows existing community members to invite a handful of contacts — for Android users “as part of the effort to keep the growth measured,” according to a statement on the Android launch. The announcement comes a week after Clubhouse announced beta testing had begun for a “handful of friendly testers.” “It has been a little over a year since we set out to build a new type of network — a more human place on the Internet based on voice, where people from all corners of the world could come together to talk, listen, hang out, share, debate, learn from each other, deepen friendships, meet new people, and experience unforgettable moments together,” Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, as well as the Clubhouse team, shared in a statement...
Royal Blood Splashes at No. 1 In U.K. With ‘Typhoons’
The Brighton pair lead a Top 10 crammed with new releases. Merseyside act The Coral snag a sixth Top 10 LP and highest-chart position in 18 years with Coral Island (Run On), new at No. 2. Mick Fleetwood & Friends’ live tribute Celebrating The Music of Peter Green (BMG) debuts at No. 3, just ahead of British singer Birdy, whose Young Heart (Atlantic) flies in at No. 4. Gojira, the French metal band, score their first Top 10 album with Fortitude (Roadrunner), new at No. 6, just ahead of Norwegian DIY singer-songwriter Girl in Red‘s debut effort If I Could Make It Go Quiet (No. 7 via Marie Ulven), and Pink Floyd’s Live at Knebworth 1990 (No. 8 via Rhino). Completing the Top 10 is DJ Khaled’s digital-only 12th studio set Khaled Khaled. It’s the most-streamed album of the we...
Eddie Johns, Artist Behind Daft Punk’s “One More Time” Sample, Seeks Royalties for Source Material
Despite providing the source material for one of Daft Punk‘s biggest hits, artist Eddie Johns has reportedly spent decades uncompensated for his work. That may soon change, however, as news of the legendary duo’s breakup has sparked a renewed drive to get Johns credited, which started with Johns’ case manager Alyssa Cash. Johns, who previously spent over a decade shuffling through homeless shelters, had his original song “More Spell On You” sampled by Daft Punk to create “One More Time.” “He showed me his album cover and when I found this video talking about how it was sampled by Daft Punk, it was like a lightbulb went off,” Cash recalled. “‘That’s Eddie, this is his song.'” The Los Angeles Times ...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Rolls Back Capacity Restrictions for Large Venues
A new day is dawning for New York’s concert venues after Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a lift on capacity-related restrictions effective later this month. Beginning May 19th, large-scale indoor venues have been given the go-ahead to operate at 30% capacity, up from 10%. Meanwhile, outdoor venues have been permitted to scale up to 33%. Currently, venues have been instructed not to exceed 500 attendees for outdoor events and 250 attendees for indoor events. However, going forward venues will be permitted to exceed this limit if attendees produce a negative COVID test or proof of vaccination prior to entry and as long as the venue enforces social distancing and mask-wearing. The cutback in restrictions arrives amid a successful vaccine campaign. Thus far, an estimated 50% o...
15-Year-Old Admits to Being Trigger Man in Pop Smoke’s Murder, According to Detective’s Testimony
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-09T21:30:55+00:00“>May 9, 2021 | 5:30pm ET A 15-year-old has allegedly admitted to being the trigger man in the murder of rising hip-hop artist Pop Smoke. The revelation came during testimony of LAPD Detective Carlos Camacho at a preliminary hearing for a different defendant in the case, 20-year-old Corey Walker. According to Camacho, the shooter, the youngest of four defendants in the case, admitted to a cellmate at a juvenile detention center that he indeed was the one who pulled the trigger on Pop Smoke. The interview from last May was recorded by police (via The Daily News). According to Detective Camacho’s testimony, the 15-year-old “admitted that they asked for the jewelry”...
‘Vax Live’ Concert Raises $302 Million, Exceeds Vaccine Goal
Selena Gomez hosted the show, which was attended by several thousand fully-vaccinated concertgoers who cheered on performances by Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, H.E.R. and Lopez, who enjoyed a duet with her mom. Ben Affleck, Chrissy Teigen, Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Penn and David Letterman served as special guest speakers. Vax Live was one of the largest concert gatherings in Southern California since the coronavirus pandemic roiled the world more than a year ago. Organizers called the event the country’s first large-scale music event for a COVID 19-compliant audience. Media and production staff needed to show a negative COVID-19 test before entering the stadium. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with ...
BTS Sport New Suits in Sharp-Looking ‘Butter’ Teaser Photo
Last week, BTS’ label Big Hit revealed two audio teasers for “Butter. The first clip shows Jungkook spreading a pat of butter onto a piece of toast, while the second features a blond RM looking cool as he saunters into the frame. Ahead of the teaser clips, BTS shared a 60-minute video featuring an animated pat of butter melting against a yellow background. In a previous news release, the K-pop stars described “Butter” as “a dance pop track brimming with the smooth yet charismatic charm of BTS.” It’s the group’s second English-language tune, and the follow-up to the 2020 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Dynamite.” BTS have been on a roll this year, landing a brand ambassador gig for Louis Vuitton, as well as popping up in a Samsung M...
DJ Khaled Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Khaled Khaled’
Of Khaled Khaled’s 93,000 equivalent album units earned in the tracking week ending May 6, SEA units comprise 76,000 (equaling 106.87 million on-demand streams of the album’s tracks), album sales comprise 14,000 and TEA units comprise 3,000. Khaled Khaled was preceded by a pair of top 10-charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, both featuring Drake: “Popstar” and “Greece,” which reached Nos. 3 and 8, respectively, on the Aug. 1, 2020-dated chart. The next five albums on the Billboard 200 are all former No. 1s. Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain slips 1-2 in its second week (70,000 equivalent album units earned; down 37%), Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album is a non-mover at No. 3 (53,000; down 2%), Justin Bieber’s Justice rises 5-4 (42,000; down 12%), the Slime Language 2 ...
Mother’s Day 2021: Here Are 12 Latin Songs All About Amor to Celebrate Mom
“Mi Novia Se Me Esta Quedando Vieja” – Ricardo Arjona Guatemalan star Ricardo Arjona didn’t just write a song for his mom; he made it a single. The girlfriend analogy only makes it more poignant, so much so that Arjona’s mom says she doesn’t like to listen to it because it makes her cry. “Después De Tí” – Christian Castro The lyrics to this 1997 hit seem to be all about love (“There is nothing after you, no sun no morning), but songwriter Rudy Perez actually penned it after his mom’s death, in her memory. “Amor Eterno” – Juan Gabriel No, it’s not THAT endless love. This one was written by the Mexican singer/songwriter after his mom’s death and is very explicit in its mourning (“How I would love for you to be alive, that your eyes had never close...
Swizz Beatz Doubles Down On Calling Out Phony Friends At DMX’s Funeral
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Swizz Beatz was closer to DMX than most, and made it a point to call out the phony friends who weren’t there for the late rapper when he was alive at his homegoing. In a recent interview with Angie Martinez, Swizz stood by what he said about X not getting the love he needed, and sycophants in his cipher. “I just wish all these people showed up for him when he was here,” said Swizz at the Barclays Center on April 24. “You got thousands of people claiming who they are and tickets and things like that. This man needed everybody. He didn’t need everybody when he’s not here, he needed everybody when he was here. We have to learn to celebrate each other while we’re here.” That’s all facts. Martinez asked about who he was referencing. Althou...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Perform The Prodigy’s “Firestarter” and It “Cannot Be Unseen”: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-09T14:31:29+00:00“>May 9, 2021 | 10:31am ET Even Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp warn you that that their latest “Sunday Lunch” performance “cannot be unseen,” as everyone’s favorite rock couple take on The Prodigy’s hit “Firestarter”. And they’re not kidding around — this one will be burned in your memory for a while. This video starts out with a warning: “You are about to see our favorite kitchen trio as you have never seen them before and it cannot be unseen.” Once again joined by mystery guitarist “Sidney Jake”, Toyah and Robert pay homage not only to the electro-rock anthem but also to The Prodigy’s look, particularly that of the band’s late singer Keith Flint (a sign wi...
Grimes Plays Princess Peach to Elon Musk’s Wario on Super Mario Themed SNL Skit
Last night, Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live to the chagrin of many and for a variety of reasons. While the episode was mostly boring and at times, pretty flat, one somewhat good moment came when Musk’s partner, Grimes, appeared on a Super Mario Bros. courtroom sketch where Wario is on trial for taking out Mario, while Luigi is on the stand. In it, Musk played Super Mario Bros. villain Wario while Grimes popped up as Princess Peach. She had a few lines and was called out for sending an… interesting text message as well. You can check out the skit below. [embedded content] Earlier in the week, Grimes teased and subsequently promised she’d pop on SNL alongside Musk, with whom she shares a child, X Æ A-Xii. Last year, Grimes released her new album,&...
