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UK Nightclub Study Hosts First Lawful Gathering in Over a Year With No Social Distancing, 3,000-Capacity
The UK suffered the highest pandemic death toll in all of Europe, but the nation’s reopening strategy is moving forward with promise amid a high rate of vaccinations. Large-scale events have been on ice for over a year, but depending on the results of a new series of test events taking place in the UK, the region’s nightlife sector could be back in action in the near future. On Friday Liverpool’s Circus nightclub drew 3,000 attendees for an event designed to study the spread of COVID-19 among a non-socially distanced population, according to the Associated Press. Attendees had to produce a negative test prior to the event, but once inside they were free to dance, mingle, and enjoy performances from Jayda G and Lewis Boardman, all without masks. Thousa...
Skream Introduces New Label “IFEEL,” Announces Debut Release
Not long after Skream surprised fans with a mega-collaboration alongside MUST DIE and Akeos comes news that the legendary producer has launched his own record label. Dubbed IFEEL, the imprint will be home to many of Skream and his fellow collaborators’ upcoming releases. He took to Twitter to share a minute-long video introducing fans to the new label and sharing a bit of what’s slated for release this month. It will be interesting to see what the future releases look like, as the versatile Skream has been known to release songs across the electronic genre spectrum. “I wanted to create a label solely for my own productions, in any genre I feel like,” he said. “I also wanted to bring in artists that I really admire.” IFEEL’s debut re...
Tori Kelly Delivers the National Anthem at the Kentucky Derby: Watch
Kelly’s fascinator was in a shade of lilac, complementing her cheery floral frock in purple and pink. This year’s event began airing at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday on NBC, available to stream on SlingTV, Hulu with Live TV and FuboTV. Watch Kelly sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Derby below. 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.
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar Winner for ‘Moonstruck,’ Dies at 89
Away from the big screen, Dukakis taught drama at NYU for more than 15 years and was a founding member of two regional theaters: The Charles Playhouse in Boston and the Whole Theater in Montclair, New Jersey. Her husband of 55 years, stage and character actor Louis Zorich (Paul Reiser’s father on Mad About You), died in January 2018 at age 93. She was a first cousin of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 U.S. presidential candidate Michael Dukakis. After years toiling on the stage, Dukakis, then in her mid-fifties, turned heads as the nagging Sicilian wife and mother Rose Castorini in Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck (1987). She also won a Golden Globe and top honors from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review for her career-defining performance...
Justin Bieber Brings Intimate ‘Peaches’ Performance to Instagram
At one point in the performance, Bieber interrupts the song to say “you look so good, baby” — presumably to an off-screen Hailey. By the end of the song, he directs his attention to his fans: “Love you guys,” he says to the camera at the end of the clip. Watch Bieber’s latest take on “Peaches” on Instagram. 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.
Chloe Bailey’s ‘Be Careful’ Cover Has Cardi B Blushing
Get ready to hit replay on Chloe Bailey’s (of Chloe x Halle) spellbinding cover of Cardi B‘s “Be Careful.” Bailey pours out her whole heart in her vocal take on Cardi B’s 2018 single, which she posted on social media on Saturday (May 1). “This is soo beautiful got me smiling from ear to ear and blushing maa hard …..You see this how I thought I sounded on the track,” Cardi, who shared the clip on her own account, humbly wrote on Twitter. 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...
Ex-Cannibal Corpse Guitarist Pat O’Brien Finally Sentenced for Bizarre Headline-Making Incident
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-01T23:45:57+00:00“>May 1, 2021 | 7:45pm ET More than two years ago, then Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O’Brien was arrested for a bizarre incident that involved assault, burglary, a house fire, more than 80 firearms, and three skulls. It has just been reported that O’Brien was recently sentenced for his actions that evening. The death-metal guitarist made national headlines for his exploits on December 10th, 2018. He apparently broke into a home in Northdale, Florida, where he pushed a female occupant to the ground and shouted “the rapture is coming.” When confronted by authorities, he charged at a deputy with a knife, at which point he was subdued with a stun gun. At the same ti...
Beach Bunny Float Through “Cloud 9” on Fallon: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-02T02:37:38+00:00“>May 1, 2021 | 10:37pm ET Beach Bunny floated on cottony clouds for their performance of “Cloud 9” on Fallon on Friday night. The Tonight Show appearance was the first step of a Beach Bunny victory lap, as the journey that began with the 2020 album Honeymoon culminates in a gigantic North American tour which the Chicago outfit announced earlier this week. The band gave prospective ticket holders plenty of cause to reach for their wallets. Visually, the set was stunning, with blue and violet backdrops adding warmth to the suspended clouds. Even as the melody bounced up and down, singer Lili Trifilio injected a playful emotionality in...
This DJ Performed a Marathon 20-Hour Set to Raise Money for Children With Cerebral Palsy
UK DJ Paul Geddes, of the duo Geddes & Gioia, has completed an impressive marathon performance to raise thousands in donations to support children impacted by cerebral palsy. From 5AM to 1AM the following morning, Geddes delivered 20 hours of nonstop music. Amid the pandemic, he had made a habit of hosting six-hour performances via livestream, and his latest idea was an evolution of that concept. Despite the longer set duration, Geddes wasn’t short on energy throughout the run. The post-performance measurements showed that he had logged 84,000 steps in the process and consequently shed nearly 6lbs, according to Wirral Globe. DJ Geddes with his wife Caz Geddes and children Tallulah and Farrah Bee. DJ Geddes Geddes’ efforts went towards supporting Stick ‘n’ Step, a charity ai...
Grammys Eliminate Secret Nomination Review Committees
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-01T16:20:21+00:00“>May 1, 2021 | 12:20pm ET The Recording Academy has announced a series of reforms designed to make the Grammy Awards more transparent while reducing future controversies. Via Billboard and Variety, the biggest change is the almost total elimination of the secret nominating committees which determine who is eligible to receive the awards. The Academy has also reduced the number of categories in which members may vote, added two new categories, and rolled out a reorganization of the “craft” categories (packaging, producer, and liner notes). The secretive nomination committees has long been a point of contention, in part because, since nobody knows who they ar...
2022 Kia Stinger’s I-4 Packs 300 HP, Tops 30 MPG
Despite swapping its old and less powerful turbo 2.0-liter I-4 for a newer and bigger turbocharged 2.5-liter four-pot with 300 hp and 311 lb-ft of torque, the updated rear-drive 2022 Stinger four-cylinder now returns 22 mpg in the city, 35 on the highway, and 25 combined, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The outgoing I-4, meanwhile, couldn’t crack 30 mpg on the highway, plus it only packed 255 horses in its stable—45 less than the 2022’s 2.5-liter unit. Opt for all-wheel drive, and the 2022 Stinger 2.5T’s fuel economy numbers fall to 21/29/24. Predictably, the 368-hp twin-turbo V-6 of the Kia Stinger GT models still sips fuel at a far faster rate than its four-cylinder counterpart, with the EPA rating the rear-drive Stinger GT at 18/25/20 mpg and th...
2022 Volkswagen Taos Earns Best-In-Class Highway MPG
Volkswagen has announced official EPA fuel economy ratings for the 2022 Taos, its new entrant for the crowded subcompact SUV segment, and the numbers are good. Due to go on sale this summer and starting at $24,190, the Taos comes with a single engine choice: A 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder developing 158 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque, backed by an eight-speed automatic transmission. The small engine benefits from variable geometry turbocharging, which delivers improved performance and better fuel economy. See all 16 photos Case in point, the front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Taos is EPA-estimated at 28 mpg in the city, 36 mpg on the highway, and 31 mpg combined. These figures earn Taos FWD a tie for best-in-class highway fuel economy. For example, Nissan’s front-drive Kicks is EP...
