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Listen to Shamir’s Thumping Cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Ocean Eyes’
Shamir has put his own spin on Billie Eilish‘s breakthrough debut single, “Ocean Eyes” and it’s a jam. The sedate 2016 original is notable for its barely-there beat and spare, swirling instrumentation. But in the hands of Shamir, the whispery ballad is transformed into a percussion-heavy swoon, with the singer layering in more aggressive drums, thumping bass and ringing guitars under his soaring falsetto. The audio for the remake dropped on Tuesday, just weeks after Shamir teased it in a since-deleted Instagram post that read, “Have you ever said to yourself, ‘I love ‘Ocean Eyes’ by @billieeilish but I wish it was a haunted emo shoegaze rock song? Well come 2/23 I got you!” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Da...
Iann Dior & Clean Bandit Perform ‘Higher’ From Bob Marley’s Jamaica Studio: Exclusive
“Traveling to Jamaica with Clean Bandit for the making of this track was an experience I’ll never forget,” the 21-year-old “Mood” singer tells Billboard in a statement. “It was super dope shooting the video and performing at Bob Marley’s old studio too – Marley was such a legend and a constant inspiration in my life.” “We’ve fallen in love with Jamaica,” Clean Bandit adds. “We spent a lot of time there last year. The people, the food, the culture, and the artistry and creativity especially. We’ve done a lot of recording and collaborating over there and shooting videos with Iann for our current single was really special.” “We shot a full, k...
Listen to Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ New Album Carnage
Last month, Nick Cave spoke of a new album he completed with Warren Ellis in his Red Hand Files newsletter. Now, you can give that record a whirl. On Thursday, after years of working together (Ellis appeared on the Let Love In album before joining as a full bandmember and he’s also part of the Cave project Grinderman), the duo released Carnage, their first together. Describing it succinctly, Cave called the album “a brutal but very beautiful record nested in a communal catastrophe.” “Making Carnage was an accelerated process of intense creativity,” Ellis said in a statement of his own. “The eight songs were there in one form or another within the first two and a half days.” Last month, Cave said in his newsletter that “as promised in my last issue, I did go into the studio — with...
21 Savage & Metro Boomin “Glock In My Lap,” Young Buck & Drumma Boy “AshTray” & More | Daily Visuals 2.24.21
Source: Prince Williams / Getty It seems like forever since 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’ hit fans with their last project, Savage Mode II, and while the pandemic put the world on pause for a hot minute, the dynamic duo is ready to get back on their grind. Coming through with some new visuals to “Glock In My Lap,” Savage and Boomin’ walk through a red haze before making their way to a trap house of horrors. Elsewhere Young Buck keeps his comeback energy going and for his Drumma Boy assisted clip to “AshTray” politic’s in a red lit room before taking his talents outside and to the whip. How long before 50 Cent clowns Buck again? Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Jaden Smith, Robin Thicke, and more. 21 SAVAGE & MERTO BOOMIN “GLOCK IN MY LAP” [embedded content] JADEN S...
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Charlamagne Tha God Says Actor LaKeith Standfield Needs Medical Help [Video]
Source: Tom Williams / Getty One of the culture’s biggest voices is in a tit for tat with another celebrity. This time Charlamagne Tha God is at it with LaKeith Stanfield. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the media personality is now embroiled in a war of pettiness with the actor. Years back the Monk’s Corner, South Carolina native had addressed him directly in 2019 when the thespian had made some very direct comments regarding Black media where he specifically called out outlets liike The Breakfast Club, Worldstar, and Lipstick Alley. “It’s a fact that a lot of these platforms are usually or tend to be feeding grounds for negative reinforcement toward BLACK ‘nonconformists,’” he posted on Instagram. “They bolster faux vanity and hold a white supremacists scope over black men and wo...
Security: Northern governors, NSA, IGP meet in Kaduna
Governors of the 19 Nothern States and traditional rulers of the region are meeting in Kaduna over security challenges bedeviling the region. Newsmen report that the two-day meeting, which opened on Thursday, is also being attended by Senate President, Ahmad Lawal, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Others are National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Monguno, Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Ibrahim and Director General, State Security Service, Yusuf Bichi. The participants are expected to discuss current security challenges bedevilling the Northern region and youth unemployment. Governors at the meeting, holding at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, include those of Plateau, Adamawa, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Jigawa and Katsina. Niger, ...
Pacha Expands to Open New Venue in Mykonos
Ibiza’s fabled Pacha has been a go-to destination for partiers worldwide. Since opening their first location in 1967 in the beach town of Sitges, Pacha Group has gone on to expand its luxury experience with clubs across Europe. However, they’ve kept their hotels strictly in Spain—until now. Pacha Group has officially announced they are opening a new location in Mykonos this summer. Destino Pacha Mykonos will overlook the beautiful white sands and turquoise water of the Aegean Sea and feature the famous cabaret Lío bar and restaurant within the luxury hotel. In true Pacha form, the poolside dance floor will feature both local and internationally acclaimed DJs and live acts performing all summer long. “Destino Pacha Mykonos will be our first hotel outs...
Marvel Reveals Official Spider-Man 3 Title
Spider-Man 3 stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon trolled Marvel fans yesterday by “revealing” a trio of possible titles for the upcoming movie. Now, Marvel has finally set the record straight by unveiling the film’s official name: Spider-Man: No Way Home. On Tuesday, the actors each posted first-look images from the upcoming Spider-Man: Far From Home follow-up along with what they claimed was the film’s title. Holland (Spider-Man/Peter Parker) shared Spider-Man: Phone Home, Zendaya (MJ) posted Spider-Man: Home Slice, and Batalon (Ned Leeds) teased Spider-Man: Home-Wrecker. It turns out while the preview images were indeed real, those movie titles were misdirects. In a new video posted by Marvel, Holland walks out of director Jon Watts’ office to inform his castmates they’d been g...
Cannibal Corpse Expose Human Organ Trafficking in Video for “Inhumane Harvest”: Watch
As Cannibal Corpse prepare to unleash their new album Violence Unimagined on April 16th, the death metal pioneers have now offered up an unsettling video for the recently released first single “Inhumane Harvest”. Cannibal Corpse have always penned gory lyrics, but in this case the song’s words actually detail a serious criminal issue. “Inhumane Harvest” and its accompanying music video offer a disturbing look at the appalling underground illegal human organ trade. “‘Inhumane Harvest’ takes a look inside one of organized crime’s more sinister activities: the human organ trade,” guitarist Rob Barrett said in a press release. “Desperate buyers will pay a high price for a much-needed organ transplant to either save themselves or a loved one from certain death, which makes for a lucrative busin...
David Fincher Teaming with Michael Fassbender for Netflix Drama The Killer
David Fincher is teaming with Michael Fassbender to make The Killer, Fincher’s long-developing assassin drama. The Hollywood Reporter reports the film has been picked up Netflix and will begin filming before the end of 2021. The Killer is an adaptation of the French graphic novel of the same name and has been associated with Fincher since 2007. The project is being written by Andrew Kevin Walker, who previously wrote Fincher’s breakout film, Seven, and also worked on Fight Club and The Game. In a role reminiscent of Bill Hader’s in Barry (without the acting classes), Fassbender will star as an assassin who begins to psychologically crack as he develops a conscience, even as his clients continue to demand his skills. First published in October 1998, the graphic novel is described as ha...
Trisha Yearwood Tests Positive for COVID-19, Garth Brooks Tests Negative
“The Queen and I have now tested twice,” he said in a statement , adding, “Officially, she’s diagnosed as ‘on her way out of the tunnel’ now, though, which I’m extremely thankful for.” “Anyone who knows me knows my world begins and ends with Miss Yearwood, so she and I will ride through this together,” he continued, noting that he’ll be spending some time laying low, pausing his weekly Inside Studio G conversation on Facebook for the time being. “And anyone who knows her knows she’s a fighter and she’s been doing everything right, so I know we’ll walk out the other side of this thing together.” While Yearwood is doing alright, Brooks asked for prayers and good thoughts from fans, as she is still experiencing symptoms. “If anyone asks, that’s what you can do for her....
Paul McCartney Memoir Due Out in November
“More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right,” McCartney said in a statement. “The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I’ve learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life.” Financial terms for “The Lyrics,” which has a list price of $100, were not disclosed. Publishers have long sought a McCartney memoir, even though he has spoken often about the past and has participated in such projects as Barry Miles’ biography “Paul McCartney: Many Yea...
