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Phoebe Bridgers Teams With Jackson Browne for New Version of ‘Kyoto’
In a musical pairing that brings two generations of singer-songwriters together, Phoebe Bridgers joins forces with Jackson Browne for a take on her hit, “Kyoto,” releasing as a Spotify Single today. It’s accompanied by a cover of the late John Prine’s (a Best New Artist nominee himself in 1972) “Summers End,” featuring backing vocals from Maria Taylor. Listen to the songs below: <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> Both tracks are being released as Spotify Sing...
Eddie Murphy Briefly Quit Acting After Receiving Decade’s Worst Actor Razzie Award
Over the past few years, Eddie Murphy has experienced a career resurgence, thanks to movies like Dolemite is My Name and the recently released Coming 2 America, as well as an Emmy-winning return to Saturday Night Live. The renaissance came after a five-year period in which he only released one movie. During an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast (transcribed by The Independent), Murphy explained the hiatus was prompted by his winning of the Worst Actor of the Decade Razzie. “I was making shitty movies,” Murphy told Maron. “I was like, ‘This shit ain’t fun. They’re giving me Razzies…’ Motherfuckers gave me the Worst Actor Ever Razzie. [So I thought], ‘Maybe it’s time to take a break.’” However, the hiatus lasted longer than Murphy originally planned. “I was only gonna tak...
Space Jesus Has Sued One of His Accusers Following Allegations of Sexual Assault
Following graphic allegations of sexual assault and rape, Space Jesus has formally filed a lawsuit against one of his accusers. In June 2020, a deluge of allegations against the electronic music producer came to light, many of which have been documented by an Instagram page called @evidenceagainstspacejesus. The page published a number of graphic accounts of sexual abuse, drug use, and inappropriate behavior towards women under the age of 18, among other claims. Space Jesus, whose real name is Jasha Tull, took to social media today, March 8th, to share a formal statement announcing the suit, which he filed against a woman named Michaela Higgins. In his statement, Tull referred to Ms. Higgins’ allegations as “heinous” and accused her of threatenin...
Unearthed Song “Slapback” Is Believed to Be Unreleased Dio-Era Black Sabbath Track: Stream
A purportedly unreleased Ronnie James Dio-era Black Sabbath song titled “Slapback” has been uploaded to YouTube. The track was sourced from what appears to be a cassette recording of Black Sabbath’s 1979 “Bel Air” rehearsals for their seminal 1980 album Heaven and Hell. It was uploaded by the estate of longtime Sabbath keyboardist, the late Geoff Nicholls. Nicholls’ stepson and executor of his estate Gary Rees offered some background on the unearthed recording in the video description: “This latest upload from the Geoff Nicholls estate I believe is called ‘Slapback’ from the scrawling on the cassette and the chorus. This is from the same cassette as the ‘Heaven & Hell’ upload on this channel. It doesn’t sound like a typical SABBATH song, if it is them, but it does sound like Ronnie Jam...
Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album Quietly Blowing It, Shares “If It Comes in the Morning”: Stream
Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C Taylor will find out this weekend if his last LP, 2019’s Terms of Surrender, takes home the Best Americana Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Even with that anticipation looming, the ever-prolific Americana artist has already set his sights on his next effort, as he’s today announced Quietly Blowing It. As a preview of the June 25th release, Taylor has shared “If It Comes in the Morning”. Arriving via Merge, Quietly Blowing It was written during the spring and summer of the tumultuous 2020. Even before that year “rolled up on us like an existential mugger,” as Taylor himself puts it, he was feeling burnt out. He’d canceled an Australian tour in 2019, and left the road ready for “the time and space to mourn something, though I wasn’t sure what.” When h...
Alabama Contestant Emma Caroline Shines With ‘Kacey Musgraves’ Cover on ‘The Voice’: Watch
In the wrap-up, John Legend made his excuse for not spinning. Once Shelton pressed his buzzer, he explained, there was no chance the contestant would pick anyone else. Legend wasn’t wrong. “I’m so excited because you bring something that we don’t get to see that often,” explained Shelton, attempting to lasso the country hopeful. “You have more of a ‘mountain’ sounding voice, which I love.” Country music has been Shelton’s world since he was a teen. “Now what’s exciting for me is to find new young talent,” he enthused. It was a winning sales pitch. Watch 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 mon...
Helen Reddy to be Posthumously Honored at APRA Awards
Reddy won a Grammy Award for “I Am Woman, co-written with Ray Burton, and went on to reach the summit of the Hot 100 with “Delta Dawn” in September 1973 and “Angie Baby” in December 1974. Upon the latter’s coronation, she tied the then-record for most No. 1s among solo women, sharing the honor with Cher, Roberta Flack and Connie Francis. Across her career, Reddy notched 20 career entries on the Hot 100, and 25 million albums sold. She also chalked-up 24 entries on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart, with eight of those topping the tally. Her place in history was confirmed in 2006 when she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and the story of her journey was documented in the 2019 biopic I Am Woman. Traci Donat will accept the award the Ted Albert Award o...
Doja Cat Will Catch You In Her Web In ‘Streets’: Watch
Doja Cat captures Siriboe in a web, and looks on calmly during a nuclear test (in which she’s much too close). “Streets” gave Doja Cat her second top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs last month, and has raced past one-third of a billion streams. The song appears on Doja Cat’s Hot Pink album and was an unplanned single that gained traction when it soundtracked the Silhouette challenge on TikTok. Several celebrities have participated in the frenzy, including Chloe Bailey (of Chloe x Halle), Cardi B and Lizzo. Watch the music video 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, shari...
Kings of Leon on Track For U.K. Chart Crown With ‘When You See Yourself’
It’ll take something special in the home straight for Kings of Leon to be denied. Their eighth studio album is outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined. All five of the Followills’ previous studio albums hit No. 1 in the U.K.: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016). Meanwhile, Japan are eyeing a career-best U.K. chart position with Quiet Life. The deluxe reissue of the new wave outfit’s third album from 1979 is at No. 3, well ahead of its No. 53 peak. Also jostling for Top 10 bows are Australian Britpop revivalists’ DMA’s‘ Live in Brixton collection (No. 4); Scottish rockers Mason Hill’s debut Against The Wall (No. 6); English singer-songwriter Jane Weaver’s Flock (No. 8); Scottish indie ro...
Hundreds Line Up For Westside Gunn’s Buffalo Kids Store Grand Opening
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Westside Gunn is showing that his magic touch extends to operating retail too. His new brick and mortar location launch was a special moment for his city. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Griselda Records founder finally opened up his Buffalo Kids store in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. On Saturday, March 6 he and his staff welcomed hundreds of fans to the his new boutique. By the looks of the photos it seemed that the town represented for their local star in a major way. He detailed his enthusiasm and appreciation via lengthy Instagram post. “The @waldengalleria said I had the biggest opening(line) of All-time that they’ve ever seen in 32yrs no jordan, no Yeezy, No Apple… NOTHING!!! This is what Culture looks like All races, ppl from All...
August Alsina “Pretty,” Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic “Leave The Door Open” & More | Daily Visuals 3.8.21
Ever since August Alsina’s “entanglement” with Jada Pinkett Smith was revealed he’s been keeping a low profile (well, somewhat), but the man had to get his career back on track sooner or later and that time has come for him to get back on his grizzly. Today the controversial crooner comes through with a new inspirational clip to “Pretty” in which he reminds us that though we may not be perfect, we’re all uniquely beautiful in our own right. Back in the studio Bruno Mars rocks out with Anderson .Paak, and Silk Sonic rock out with the instruments and put on a helluva show for the studio audience in the clip to “Leave The Door Open.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Sha Da God featuring Gunna, D. Chamberz featuring Benny The Butcher, and more. AUGUST ALSINA – “PRETTY” [...
Grimes Signs to Columbia Records, Teases “Phase 2”
Grimes is the latest artist to join the Columbia Records family. The Canadian artpop superstar took to her social media pages to announce the news of the deal. Alongside a statement thanking fans for their support and confirming the signing, she concluded the posts with “COMMENCE PHASE 2,” leading to much speculation over what she has planned for the future. In addition to the announcement, Grimes also debuted a new website, which hosts nothing more than a sign-up form. While the project remains mysterious, it’s worth noting that the form asks the question, “Are you a player of games?” One can’t help but wonder if this means she will be crossing into the video game world once again. Such a move would not be surprising, as she was prominen...
