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Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Arrested on Multiple Child Abuse Charges
Steven William Johnson was arrested earlier this week on multiple child abuse charges in Limestone County, Alabama. As WHNT reports, the Alabama Shakes drummer was indicted by a Limestone Grand Jury on counts of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.” Johnson’s currently being held at Limestone County Jail. His bond is set at $21,500 and his arraignment is scheduled for April 7. Last March, Johnson pled guilty to violating a protection from abuse order in 2019 after his ex-wife accused him of threatening and harassing her, breaking into her home, and “choking, injuring and stalking her.” Johnson is a founding member of Alabama Shakes, the Grammy-nominated Athens, Alabama-based band. Johnson is feat...
2022 Genesis GV70 SUV First Look: The Luxury Brand Continues to Roll
Genesis dropped info and photos of the GV70, an SUV with all the now-expected touches that define the bold styling language on the rest of the Genesis lineup—two-bar headlights and taillights, huge pentagonal grille, elegant body lines—that familiarity in no way makes it less exciting. First off, the GV70 is Genesis’s opening shot at one of the car market’s hottest segments, where it will compete head-on with the BMW X3, Audi Q5, Acura RDX, Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, and other compact luxury SUVs. It’s an even bolder salvo than the G70 sport sedan, which was released for 2017 into the competitive waters where the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class swim, if only because of its expected greater sales volume. See all 63 photos A Floral-Print Suit: Styling and Trims It isn’...
After Viral Success of ‘Whoopty,’ CJ Is Embracing His Latin Roots With Anuel & Ozuna Collab
“Nothing has really come out of Staten Island since Wu-Tang Clan almost 25 years ago,” CJ tells Billboard. “It’s a blessing that I get the chance to put the local scene back on the map. So, I’m cool with that.” On the mainstream side, CJ has been endorsed by artists such as Cardi B, 50 Cent, French Montana, and Busta Rhymes. Now, he’s getting the same praise on the Latin side, already landing major collaborations with Anuel, Ozuna, Farruko and El Alfa, to name a few. After imprinting his name in the hip-hope scene, he’s ready to conquer the Latin audience with his “Whoopty Latin Remix,” supported by Warner Music Latin. Read our Q&A with CJ below. You launched your career in the middle of the pandemic and already have a Billboard hit. Tell us about your beginn...
7 Best Moments From the 2021 NAACP Image Awards
With appearances from President Biden, Vice President Harris and former first lady Michelle Obama, the night was full of heartfelt and memorable moments as the ceremony reflected on the issues that America — and especially its Black community — faced in 2020. In its first show since the nation’s reckoning with racial inequality spurred by the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, the ceremony was especially meaningful as it highlighted many of the triumphs achieved by the Black community in the last year. From Regé-Jean Page’s sweet acceptance speech to Michelle Obama’s moving words, below are seven of the best moments from the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. 1. President Biden and Vice President Harris kick off the show To start the show, Pr...
Afrojack Teases New Collaboration With David Guetta
Afrojack looks like he’ll soon be delivering on a fan-favorite request. A recent tweet from the Dutch superstar shared yesterday, March 27th, seems to point towards a new collaboration with fellow dance music luminary David Guetta. On Twitter, Afrojack asked which of his fans were ready to see him join forces with the French producer once again. He also stirred up the hype by including a clip of the duo performing their 2017 single, “Another Life” with Ester Dean, at Ultra Music Festival. The new song would be the first collaborative release from the duo since their 2018 single with Sia, “Helium.” In the year before that, they joined forces on “Dirty Sexy Money,” a radio-friendly song released alongside Charli XCX and Frenc...
The 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance Launch Edition Goes Incognito—Literally
Following the V-8-powered IS500 F Sport premiere last month, Lexus unveiled the 2022 IS500 F Sport Performance’s exclusive Launch Edition at Sebring International Raceway. Limited to 500 examples, the Launch Edition will carry over the same 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V-8 rated at 472 hp and 395 lb-ft of torque but distinguishes itself from the regular-production IS500 F Sport by way of subtle cosmetic touches. Incognito Mode First up is its new “Incognito” white-ish paint hue that was recently added to the Lexus color palette. Other updates consist of 19-inch forged BBS wheels finished in matte black that shave approximately four pounds of unsprung weight from each corner on top of the weight savings brought by the regular IS500’s wheels relat...
Olivia Rodrigo Wipes Her Instagram Account, Posts Cryptic Teasers
The second one, posted on Saturday (March 27), shows snapshots of a drive by the ocean. No sound accompanied the videos, and they were posted without captions. Fans demanded an explanation in the comments, with some likening her mysterious clues to the kind of lead-up her idol Taylor Swift might drop ahead of a new project reveal. “YOU’RE PULLING A TAYLOR,” one wrote, while another asked, “what in the taylor swift.” Actress Kiernan Shipka had the top comment on the ice cream clip, noting, “I’ve never been excited about a melting ice cream cone before but now I am????” Before she deleted everything, Rodrigo had been freaking out about Swift’s newly-released Fearless era track “You All Over Me.” Meanwhile, her own “Drivers Lic...
2021 NAACP Image Awards Winners: Complete List
Davis and Boseman each won a second Image Award this year. Davis won for outstanding actress in a drama [TV] series for the second time for ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder. Boseman also won outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture for Da 5 Bloods. In the music categories, announced March 25, Jhené Aiko’s Chilombo, a Grammy nominee for album of the year, won outstanding album. Beyoncé was named outstanding female artist for a record-extending sixth time. Drake won outstanding male artist for, surprisingly, the first time. Beyoncé won four NAACP Image Awards this year, more than anyone else. Meghan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle, Jon Batiste and Marsai Martin of ABC’s black-ish each won two (as did Boseman and Davis). D-Nice took the award for entertainer of the year. In March ...
Alabama Shakes Drummer Facing Child Abuse Charges
The drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes is in custody on child abuse charges. Steven William Johnson, 35, was arrested Wednesday after being indicted on charges of willful torture, willful abuse and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18, news outlets reported. Johnson was taken to the Limestone County Jail. Bond was set at $21,500. It was not clear if Johnson has an attorney who could comment on the charges. Managers for the band did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. 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...
RL Grime Announces “Big Banger” Dropping Next Week
RL Grime has remained hush-hush since his massive “Halloween IX” mix, but he couldn’t stay quiet any longer ahead of the release of a “big banger” next week. The bass music superstar took to Instagram today to share an announcement of a new single dropping next week, along with a photo dump that ends with a dog in glasses typing on a computer. The post is worth a scroll—check it out below. RL Grime’s last official release came back in August 2020 when he released “Outta Here,” a massive cinematic trap collaboration with Whethan. Later in the year, he went on to release the 9th edition of his fan-favorite Halloween mixes, livestreaming a haunting audiovisual performance that was more akin to a short horror film. At the time of this articl...
SpongeBob SquarePants Episodes Removed From Paramount+ for Inappropriate Plotlines
Two episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants have been removed from Paramount+ for content that Nickelodeon has deemed inappropriate. One is an episode about a “panty raid” involving Mr. Krabs, and another is about a dangerous flu outbreak that involves a quarantine scenario. The beloved kids cartoon is one of the big-ticket items on the new streaming service that launched earlier this month, but apparently the catalog that they’re framing as comprehensive is missing a couple items. The more glaring of the two is a notable season three episode in which Mr. Krabs tries to reignite his youthful spark by spending an evening with SpongeBob and Patrick Star. After a few boring activities that feel more like chores than fun to the middle-age restaurant owner, the boys suggest a “panty raid”: ...
Dodge Charger, Challenger Security Mode Will Slow Thieves’ Rolls—to Idle
Just over 150 cars are stolen per day in the United States. Vehicle theft may be (relatively) uncommon, but it’s very inconvenient and invasive—and altogether more familiar to Dodge Charger sedan and Challenger coupe owners than most. Why? These powerful American muscle cars are popular among thieves, and are often stolen for parts and plain old joyrides. Dodge has responded with a new security feature that limits the vehicles’ speed to just 3 mph by restricting engine performance to idle provided owners can set the car into “Security Mode.” Activating and (more importantly) deactivating this mode requires the use of a four-digit security code. Should someone hop behind the wheel and get the car started without this code, the would-be thief would be kept f...
