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Tom Petty Estate Unveils Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions): Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T18:16:44+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 2:16pm ET The Tom Petty estate is streaming Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions), a collection of alternative looks at some of Petty’s most beloved songs. Take a listen to it below via Apple Music or Spotify. The 1994 original was produced by Rick Rubin and went on to become one of Petty’s most admired records. The alternate versions on Finding Wildflowers first appeared on the 2020 collection Wildflowers & All the Rest , an expansive — and, at least in its Super Deluxe edition — expensive retrospective. It’s now been made available digitally, on CD, and as a limited-edition gold vinyl. Finding Wildflowers colle...
Courtney Love, Mickey Dolenz, Sean Lennon to Perform at Adam Schlesinger Tribute
The life and music of late musician and songwriter, Adam Schlesinger, will be honored at a concert filmed at New York’s Bowery Electric. Rolling Live, the streaming website, will debut the event, which was organized by Schlesinger’s Fountains of Wayne bandmate, Jody Porter. “This is a proper musical send-off for my soul brother with a bunch of talented and groovy guests that would make Adam wince,” Porter said. Among the dozens of performers are Courtney Love, Sean Ono Lennon, the Monkees’ Mickey Dolenz, and the Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha. Tickets are available to purchase on the Rolling Live website, where the event will stream on May 5, 2021, at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. Proceeds from the concert will go to The Bowery Electric. Schlesinger died on A...
Mopar 2021 Ram 1500 Special Edition Brings a Strong Sticker Game, Rarity
A new limited-production pickup truck is strutting its stuff out of the Mopar Custom Shop at Fiat Chrysl—we mean, Stellantis. It’s called the Mopar 2021 Ram 1500 Special Edition, and it’s best you dash any hopes that slapping the Mopar name on Ram’s Hemi-powered 1500 might result in a muscle street truck with beefed-up performance, an athletic stance, and a demeanor akin to the V-10 Viper truck of years past. Even though Ram has recently been enamored with the production of performance trucks (think TRX, or to a lesser extent, the 2500 Power Wagon), this Mopar Special Edition is a bit less involved. The Mopar touch amounts to a performance appearance package and includes zero modifications for the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 under the Ram’s hood. Alas, the un...
The Long, Tortuous Wait for the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
But Hyundai execs knew it was a risky segment and said the Santa Cruz was one of the most-researched vehicles they had ever created. They believed there was a market for the truck, even though success had eluded other automakers. Hyundai Santa Cruz Concept Dave Zuchowski, the then-CEO of Hyundai Motor North America, said the automaker was using the show to gauge reaction. The response was overwhelmingly positive and within days, the early verdict was “go for it,” especially as Hyundai’s lineup was mostly cars and it needed SUVs and a truck to better match its product portfolio with consumer demand. Engineering work continued and a business plan was developed to talk to the board in Korea for approval. An exuberant Zuchowski said a decision to greenlight was possible when ...
Sech Breaks Down 5 Personal Tracks From His New Album ’42′: Exclusive
The number 42 is representative of the Panamanian artist. “It’s a tribute to Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player to play in Major League Baseball. He went through a lot and never quit,” Sech explains. “From there, they removed the number from baseball and they later gave it to Mariano Rivera, a Panamanian baseball player. It has a lot of value for me.” Unlike his sophomore album 1 Of 1, which was partially done in lockdown, 42 was entirely born in the pandemic. “This album is all me, without thinking about numbers or the industry. It’s me opening my heart,” he says. “My brother found a notebook of mine where I would write my feelings when I was younger and I decided to turn those feelings into songs. The first one I wrote was ‘911.’ All of these songs are real and p...
DMX, Taylor Swift Songs Dot LyricFind Charts
“X” is followed by “Party Up (Up in Here)” (No. 3), “Damien” (No. 5), “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” (No. 6), “Slippin’” (No. 8), “How’s It Goin’ Down” (No. 9) and “Who We Be” (No. 10) in the top 10. According to LyricFind, “X” saw a 5,888% increase in lyric views following the rapper’s death, while the biggest percentage boost belonged to “Where the Hood At (No. 13, LyricFind U.S.), with a 16,800% boost. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift sends seven titles onto LyricFind U.S., coinciding with the April 9 release of Fearless (Taylor’s Version), her rerecording of her 2008 studio album Fearless. “The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version)” leads the group at No. 7, followed by “Superstar (Taylor’s Version)” at No. 14. Two of the Swift songs also hit LyricFind Global, led again by “The Way I Loved You” (No. 9...
‘American Idol’ Contestants Will Sing These Oscar-Nominated Songs During Tribute Episode: Exclusive
The very special episode will open with judge Lionel Richie’s performance of his soaring 1985 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 ballad “Say You, Say Me” from Taylor Hackford’s Russian ballet defection drama White Nights. Monday’s (April 19) episode will mark the first time 10 of last year’s lucky Idol finalists will be performing in the Idol dome at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, since they had to sing from their homes in 2020 because of COVID restrictions; the performers will be vying for a chance to join this season’s top 10. Check out the list below: Alyssa Wray: “This is Me” – Keala Settle & The Greatest Showman Ensemble (from The Greatest Showman) Ava August: “City Of Stars” – Ryan Gosling &...
Here Are All of the 2021 Latin AMAs Performances
The 2021 Latin AMAs featured show-stopping performances by Karol G and Mariah Angeliq, Ozuna, Eslabon Armado, Ricky Martin and Carlos Vives, among many others, helping deliver a night to remember. The sixth edition of the ceremony took place Thursday (April 15) live from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida where Bad Bunny was the biggest winner of the night taking home five awards including artist of the year. He was followed by Karol who took three including song of the year thanks to the Nicki Minaj-assisted “Tusa.” Check out the complete list of winners here. 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....
Shooting At Indianapolis FedEx Leave 8 Dead, Including Domestic Terrorist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JEFF DEAN / Getty A mass shooting event at an Indianapolis FedDex warehouse facility has left eight people dead, including the shooter, with five others injured. The details of the shooting are still developing as investigators determine what exactly happened in the event. Local outlet WTHR reports that the incident took place late Thursday (April 15) evening just after 11 PM local time at the FedEx just across the way from the Indianapolis International Airport. Reporters from the NBC affiliate spoke with witnesses that were on the scene who shared what they experienced during the horrific moment. “I’m at a bench and so I stand up and take a look at the entrance door and by the time I see the door, I see a man come out with a rifle in his hand and he sta...
AR-Ab Sentenced To 45 Years For Running Drug Ring With Murder Ties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @ar_ab_32 / Instagram AR-Ab may be regretting putting too much of his life down in the studio. On Thursday (Apri 16), the Philadelphia rapper was sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in a drug ring, and his own words were used against him in court. Reports the Philadelphia Inquirer: A federal judge sentenced the 38-year-old rapper — whose legal name is Abdul West — to 45 years in prison, a staggering sentence for the tough-talking kingpin convicted in 2019 of turning the record label he founded, Original Block Hustlaz (OBH), into a large-scale North Philadelphia drug-trafficking organization implicated in at least one murder. But while prosecutors alleged West had ordered the 2017 slaying of a drug-world rival, they did not charge him with that cr...
Watch Alanis Morissette’s Nostalgic New Video ‘I Miss The Band’
As the concert industry starts seeing signs of life after a harrowing year, Alanis Morissette has released a new song and video to raise money for her road crew, and others who lost work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tribute is called, “I Miss The Band,” and arrives with a black-and-white music video directed by Victor Indrizzo that’s filled with heartwarming, backstage laughter and stage footage looking out onto seas of people in the audience. Morissette said in a statement: “deeply yearning to play live music again….the sweat, the rapture, the movement, the love…i miss seeing your faces & being with my bandmates ❤️❤️ soon…we’ll be back together. 😭” Morissette is partnering with Backline, a non-profit that connects the music industry and fa...
Beach Bunny Share the Origins of New Version of “Cloud 9” Featuring Tegan and Sara: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T12:20:47+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 8:20am ET In our new music feature Origins, artists give us a peek behind the curtains, providing insights into the inspirations behind their latest single. Today, Beach Bunny talk about updating the pronouns in “Cloud 9” and working with Tegan and Sara. Some seventeen years separate Beach Bunny from Tegan and Sara, but hearing them on the same track allows the listener to feel the unbroken chain that connects generation to generation, inspiration to inspiration. On one end, our former Artist of the Month Beach Bunny are perfectly of-the-moment, and their effortless melodies made them among the first sensations of the young platform ...
