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Grammys 2021 Performers: BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish & More
BTS, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and HAIM are among the artists slated to perform at the 2021 Grammy Awards, which goes down next Sunday night — March 14th. Also slated to perform are Harry Styles, Post Malone, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Miranda Lambert, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, DaBaby, Lil Baby, and John Mayer. Most of this year’s performers are nominated for Grammys; Swift, Dua Lipa, HAIM, Post Malone, and Coldplay are all vying for Album of the Year, while K-pop kings BTS earned their first-ever Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Duo Group Performance. Record of the Year contenders include Eilish, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, and Megan Thee Stallion (who is also nominated for Best New Artist). You can see the full list of nominations h...
New York Times Columnist Says Pepé Le Pew “Added to Rape Culture”
The last few weeks have seen a reckoning come to the world of children’s media, as some Dr. Seuss books have been pulled for racist imagery, while the Mr. Potato Head toy line dropped its gendered name (though that’s more of a branding move than anything). New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow has come out strongly on the “pro” side of such changes and argues further actions are needed. In particular, he’s called out the Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew for normalizing rape culture. In an opinion article for the Times, Blow commended the Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ decision to stop printing six books that contained racist imagery. His piece also pointed out a number of incidents in kids’ culture that he argued irresponsibly enforced racial stereotypes and inappropriate behavior. ...
Watch Foo Fighters Cover Andy Gibb’s ‘Shadow Dancing’ During Rock-N-Relief Livestream
Foo Fighters joined a large list of bands performing to raise money for vaccination efforts in Los Angeles over the weekend during Linda Perry’s two-day Rock-N-Relief benefit livestream. The band began their pre-recorded set with “Making a Fire” off their recently released album, Medicine at Midnight, and then turned the stage into a disco with a cover of Andy Gibb’s “Shadow Dancing,” led by drummer Taylor Hawkins. Watch the second day of the benefit below. The Foos’ set begins around the 5:40:00 mark. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315...
Chucky Trill Dead: Rapper Dies After Highway Shooting
Flynn said the suspect fled and a motive in the slaying was unknown. Police gave no immediate description of the suspect’s vehicle and have made no arrest. On Saturday, a man was grazed by a bullet on I-285 in DeKalb County when another driver pulled alongside him and opened fire, DeKalb police spokeswoman Officer Elise Wells said. Officers were called to a gas station about 4 a.m. after the man, who was in his 40s, pulled over and called 911, Wells said. “It appears that the victim was traveling down 285 when an unknown vehicle pulled up next to him and fired several rounds into the victim’s car,” Wells said in an emailed statement to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It’s unclear what prompted the shooting. The man was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, authoriti...
BTS & Taylor Swift Among 22 Artists Set to Perform on 2021 Grammy Awards
Hosted by Trevor Noah, the show will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and its surroundings. All performances will emanate from there, though the Grammys will make use of other venues for the reading of nominations and announcement of winners in various categories. This will be Swift’s seventh performance on the Grammy telecast and her first in five years. She is widely expected to win album of the year for the third time with her hit album Folklore. This will be the sixth performance for both Martin (counting Coldplay) and Mayer; the fifth for Lambert; the third for Cardi B and Morris; and the second for Carlile, Eilish, Howard, Lipa and Post Malone. Half of the acts on the show will be making their Grammy telecast performance debuts — a milestone event in an artist...
Eminem Shrugs Off Attempts to Cancel Him by Releasing ‘Tone Deaf’ Animated Video: Watch
In recent weeks, a campaign on TikTok has called for the cancellation of the Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper over his 2010 hit “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna. Users argued that lyrics from the song glorify domestic abuse, with lines like “If she ever tries to f—ing leave again, I’m a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire.” In his “Tone Deaf” video, Slim Shady takes viewers on a wild Grand Theft Auto-style ride through his rocky past and refusal to water down his lyrics. “Does Bill Cosby sedate once he treats the cheesecake and a decent steak?” he raps. “You think gettin’ rid of me’s a piece of cake? I’m harder than findin’ Harvey Weinstein a date.” Earlier this year, Eminem apologi...
Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall Faces Backlash After Praising Controversial Right-Wing Personality Andy Ngo
“A dumbfounding endorsement of fascism,” one person tweeted in response. “Shame, I really liked that one song a while ago.” “I may be naive, but ‘Banjo player from Mumford & Sons Comes Out As Nazi’ was not a headline I foresaw…,” another shared. Added one: “This is so damn disappointing and really reinforces all the bad stereotypes about what it means when you hear ‘the sound of banjos.’ Supporting fascism ain’t a good look.” Since Marshall’s tweet, some have responded to older messages on the British folk rock band’s official social media accounts, calling for the group to remove him from their lineup and pointing out the potential consequences his tweet may have on Mumford & Sons. R...
Taylor Swift, Chris Martin, Haim and Billie Eilish Set to Perform at 2021 Grammy Awards
The 2021 Grammy Awards have announced this year’s performers, and the list is stacked. Taylor Swift, Chris Martin, Haim, and Billie Eilish are all set to take the stage “while still safely apart.” The broadcast will also include sets from Bad Bunny, Black Pumas, Cardi B, BTS, Brandi Carlile, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Mickey Guyton, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, John Mayer, Megan Thee Stallion, Maren Morris, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, and Harry Styles. Trevor Noah-hosted event will take place a little later than usual this year, after the Recording Academy postponed the ceremony from its original Jan. 31 date due to COVID-19 concerns. Though she won’t be performing, Beyoncé leads the pack&nbs...
King Crimson’s Robert Fripp and Wife Toyah Cover Britney Spears’ “Toxic”: Watch
King Crimson co-founder Robert Fripp and his wife Toyah Willcox are using the latest installment of their “Sunday Lunch” performance series to pay homage to Britney Spears. The couple described their quarantine cover of Spears’ 2004 single “Toxic” as a “love letter” to the pop singer amid her ongoing conservatorship battle with her father. To that point, the hashtag #freebritney appeared in the upper right corner of the video, and Fripp and Willcox closed their performance by holding up signs that read, “Britney We C You”. Watch the footage below. Since launching their “Sunday Launch” series last year, Robert and Toyah have covered a wide array of artists, including Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”, Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell”, Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle”, the Joan Jett ...
Eminem Fires Back at Attempts to Cancel Him in “Tone Deaf” Lyric Video: Watch
Eminem has been a target of cancel culture before the phrase was even part of the lexicon. His lyrics have long been violent, homophobic, misogynistic, and sexist (with more than a dash or rapey-ness), with most of his shocking locutions attributed to “alter egos” Slim Shady and Eminem, while Marshall Mathers stood separate as a sincere wordsmith. Now, it’s Gen Z’s turn to try and put an end to one of the most controversial hip-hop icons, and Em is having none of it. As Hot New Hip-Hop reported, Gen Z TikTok recently set their sights on Eminem for his past lyrics, particularly a line in his Rihanna collaboration “Love the Way You Lie” where he spits, “If she ever tries to fucking leave again/ I’mma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire.” (Which is kinda like trying to cancel D...
Mumford & Sons Banjo Player Praises Right-Wing Agitator Andy Ngo’s ‘Important’ Book
Right-Wing agitator extraordinaire Andy Ngo recently published his first book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy, and he got a glowing review from Marshall Winston. On Saturday, the Mumford & Sons banjo player praised the troll for releasing such an “important” piece of literature (thats cover is branded with an endorsement from conservative schmuck Tucker Carlson). “Congratulations @MrAndyNgo,” he wrote. “Finally had the time to read your important book You’re a brave man” Unsurprisingly, Twitter was not happy. Fellow UK musicians Sleaford Mods summed it up nicely with this reply: “You are minted, you thick cunt. Step outside of ya bloodline for two minutes and use your fuckin loaf.” You are minted, you thick cunt. Step outside of ya bloodline for two mi...
Houston Rapper Chucky Trill Killed In Atlanta
Source: @boneafied / Instagram On Friday (March 5), Houston rapper Chucky Trill was killed in Atlanta while travelling on a highway. Born Corey Detiege, he was just 33 years old. According to multiple reports, Chucky Trill, who was in town to celebrate NBA All-Star Weekend, was travelling on I-85 in Atlanta when another vehicle pulled up alongside his and opened fire on Friday morning around 3 a.m. Reports The Mirror: He was due to play a virtual event in Atlanta and had come up from Sugar Land in Texas for the NBA All-Star game on Sunday, his manager Bone of Boneafied Entertainment said. The promising up-and-comer had planned to network and make connections on his fateful trip. Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Collin Flynn told media that the shooter fled immediately after opening fire and the...
