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Future Islands Cover Tina Turner’s Hit “We Don’t Need Another Hero”: Stream
Future Islands have shared a new cover of Tina Turner’s classic 1985 hit “We Don’t Need Another Hero”. Stream it below. The track was recorded as part of Future Island’s new live session on SiriusXMU. While the majority of the set saw the band stripping down material from their new album As Long as You Are for an intimate radio performance, it was the cover song that stole the show — in part because their ’80s-inspired sound was born from classics like this Golden Globes-nominated single from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. As is to be expected, Future Islands glam up the Turner classic with a lot of bouncy ’80s synthpop. Leader singer Samuel T. Herring takes a smoother approach to his vocals, giving each word proper enunciation and gusto without ever overdoing it. Meanwhile, there’s some spar...
Stone Roses Singer Ian Brown Says Spotify Removed His Anti-Lockdown Song to ‘Censor’ Him
Ian Brown is at it again. The former Stone Roses frontman has been outspoken about his thoughts on the pandemic that he wrote an anti-lockdown song last year called “Little Seed Big Tree,” and now he’s accusing Spotify of removing the track as an act of censorship. “SPOTiFY stream the streams and censor artists like they have with my last song TOOK IT DOWN just put it down the memory hole!” he tweeted. “FREE EXPRESSiON AS REVOLUTiON” <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }...
11th-Generation 2022 Honda Civic Appears Fully Uncloaked in Leaked Pics
Honda has a habit of showing off soon-to-be-revealed new vehicles as “concept cars” that are really just thinly disguised versions of the real deal. We have no reason to believe the Honda Civic Sedan Prototype the automaker debuted at the end of last year isn’t a solid look at the next-generation 2022 Civic sedan set to go on sale midway through 2021. Need proof to back up the Civic Sedan Prototype’s bona fides? These photos, which leaked onto the internet, appear to show a production-ready version of the Civic show car. See all 28 photos The images landed on Civic11Forum.com, and even though some have “burlappcar.com” watermarks, their original source is likely China. Markings on the back of the white Civic make it highly likely that the car i...
Cultura Profetica Has ‘High’ Expectations for Their First Grammy Win
“We believe that all our albums were Grammy-deserving, we don’t doubt it. But it arrived when it had to arrive,” guitarist and bass guitarist Omar Silva tells Billboard. Ahead of the 2021 Grammys on Sunday night, Billboard talked with bandmembers Willie Rodriguez, Juanqui Sulsona and Silva about their nomination. Read the Q&A below: Sobrevolando is a very eclectic album, fusing reggae with other musical influences. What was your source of inspiration during these nearly 10 years of not releasing an album, especially with the rapid evolution of Latin music? Willie Rodriguez: I would say our first inspiration is our own work that continues to form part of our daily lives. The decisions we make every day and the things that we’ve said and still need to say. We always trace back to e...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (March 13)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Ednita Nazario’s podcast Puerto Rican star Ednita Nazario makes her debut as a podcaster, with the new podcast titled “De Corazón a Corazón (From Heart to Heart)” that will air on her Facebook, YouTube and Spotify accounts. In the podcast, Nazario will “open her heart to talk about life with special guests that could range from personal friends to celebrities,” according to a press release. A new episode will be released across all the aforementioned platforms every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lo...
Cam’ron’s Got A Funny Fatal Attraction On His Hands
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Looks like Cam’ron might’ve bitten off more than he could chew when he used some of his Pink Horse Power to turn out a PAWG soccer mom a few weeks back. After posting a raunchy video of him and his “neighbor” getting their horse and carriage on and another of said carriage proclaiming her love of Black men on IG, it seems like Cam’s got a bone-a-fied stalker on his hands as she just can’t get enough of the Harlem rapper. In some recent posts Cam is showing us how things have begun going left with his neighbor from 29C not only stalking his movements from outside her window, but even blowing up his doorbell and ultimately waiting for him in the parking lot of their apartment building. In one bird’s eye view of a video we can hear “29C...
Posthumous Tony Allen Album to Feature Damon Albarn, Danny Brown, Skepta & More
Last year, legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen was working on a new album when he suffered an aortic aneurysm and passed away at the age of 79. His collaborators have finished what he began, and the posthumous release There Is No End will arrive on April 30th, the anniversary of his death. You can catch a preview with lead single “Cosmosis”, which was co-written by Damon Albarn and features Skepta and Ben Okri. Allen pioneered the Afrobeat sound, drawing influences from American jazz, Ghanian highlife, and Yoruba polyrhythms to develop new grooves that continue to resonate today. He built his towering reputation by collaborating on over 30 albums with Fela Kuti, and his skills were so advanced that when he left to pursue a solo career, Kuti hired four drummers to replace him. Allen ...
Spoon Share Tom Petty Covers “Breakdown” and “A Face in the Crowd”: Stream
Spoon’s Britt Daniel (photo by Heather Kaplan) and Tom Petty (photo by Philip Cosores) Spoon have shared covers of the late Tom Petty’s “Breakdown” and “A Face in the Crowd”. Stream both songs below. The Texas indie rockers recorded both tracks live at the Catacomb in Austin, with “Breakdown” originally being broadcast as part of Tom Petty’s 70th Birthday Bash, a virtual tribute concert that took place last fall. Back in 2017, Spoon lead singer Britt Daniel explained to Stereogum why “A Face In The Crowd” is his favorite Tom Petty song. “Divine Fits (Daniel’s other band) played ‘You Got Lucky’ at just about every gig we had. What an insane single. It’s got an intense lyric and the most powerful, creepy guitar riff and somehow Dan was able to tap into that attitude every time. It was ...
U.S.-Bound 2022 Hyundai Kona N With 275 HP Totally Uncovered
See all 4 photos The first performance SUV from Hyundai and the second N model slated for the U.S., the Kona N is all-new for the 2022 model year. This spicier iteration of the Kona has a sleeker exterior design than even the streamlined new 2022 Kona, a lower stance, and sports a more aggressive face. Up front, the Kona’s busy face has been upgraded with large air intakes, thinned-out headlights, three small vents above the grille like those on the Veloster N, and a red accent on the front splitter. Hyundai fits a double-wedge roof spoiler, a dual-exhaust muffler, menacing taillights, and an enhanced diffuser to the tail. In addition to these upgrades, the souped-up Kona also gains a new triangular third brake light. While regular Konas come standard with front-wheel drive and ...
If Vans Looked as Awesome as the Hyundai Staria, Would They Sell Better?
You’re looking at the new Hyundai Staria, and before you get too excited, no, it won’t be sold here. This is the replacement for a van known as the Starex, the sort of anonymous (although in its latest facelift, almost handsome) MPV that does taxi, livery, and people-hauling duties in Asia and Europe. The van market abroad is a little different from our kiddo-hauling, cupholder-sporting traditional van market, even before the SUV wave inundated van sales. But even the most ardent Starex fans couldn’t possibly have dreamed about what it would metamorphose into. See all 22 photos Hyundai says the new Staria has a “strikingly futuristic and mysterious exterior, resembling a spaceship”—and while normally we’d rather describe a vehicle to our readers in our o...
Here’s What Inspired Hailey Bieber to Launch Her Own YouTube Channel
Hailey Bieber launched her official YouTube channel on Friday (March 12), which will offer an inside look into the model’s skincare routine, travels and challenges with A-list friends and stylists. In the first video, titled “Welcome to My Channel,” Bieber stumbles on the “freaking mouthful” of names she goes by while introducing herself, including Hailey Rhode Bieber, Hailey Baldwin Bieber and Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber. According to her new channel, she’s picked Hailey Rhode Bieber as her final moniker. 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 ph...
Ontario Government Injects $2 Million Into Canada’s Ailing Music Sector
The Government of Ontario says it will inject $2.5 million (USD $2 million) into the struggling Canadian music industry by investing in two non-profit groups. The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) will receive $500,000 (USD $400,000) to aid the live industry all over the province, Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture, announced today (March 12). The provincial government will also provide $2 million (USD $1.6 million) in COVID-19 relief to the Unison Fund, the Canadian music industry’s emergency charity, which provides financial assistance and counseling services for musicians and industry members. 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...
