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Samsung Unveils Its New Flagship Galaxy Phone Lineup The S21, S21+ and S20 Ultra
Source: Samsung / Samsung Mobile Samsung is back, and to kick off the new year announced its newest additions to its Galaxy smartphone lineup and more. On the final day of CES, Samsung held its first virtual unpacked event of the new year, but unlike previous years, the South Korean tech giant decided to hold the event a month earlier. Today (Jan.14), the company unveiled its cheaper Galaxy S21, S21+, and fully loaded S21 Ultra they hope will lure more buyers to its smartphones. The Galaxy S21 & S21+ Source: Samsung / Galaxy S21 and S21+ Kicking things off, Samsung announced the new Galaxy S21 ($799) and Galaxy S21+ ($1,000). Samsung faithful will be happy to see the company shaved $200 off the device, a huge plus in the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. How did they a...
New Roof Built Over Red Rocks Amphitheatre Stage to Combat Weather Conditions
It looks like Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre is planning for the return of live concerts in a big way. The iconic open-air venue recently kickstarted a renovation project on its stage, which has hosted myriad legendary musicians over the years. It looks like the venue’s operators are building a roof so that concerts can move forward despite weather conditions, which has been somewhat of an issue over the years. In 2019, a performance by future bass star ILLENIUM was abandoned due to snow. Other show cancellations in years past include fabled “Hallelujah” singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and famed jam band The String Cheese Incident. The Red Rocks Amphitheatre is revered for its natural acoustics, of course, which are made possible by the two giant m...
Martin Garrix Spotted in the Studio With John Martin and Michel Zitron
Martin Garrix is back in the studio with two of his past collaborators, who have appeared on some of his most popular tracks. Garrix recently shared a photo on his Instagram Stories from a studio session with John Martin and Michel Zitron, the renowned Swedish singer-songwriters who joined forces with him back in 2016 for his STMPD RCRDS single “Now That I’ve Found You.” The Dutch superstar tapped Zitron again in December 2019, closing out the decade with the Matisse & Sadko-assisted track “Hold On,” before once again teaming up with Martin for “Higher Ground” in the summer of 2020. Garrix unfortunately didn’t share any videos from the session, so fans are unable to hear what they may have worked on. However, after Garrix told us he&...
Fall Out Boy, James Taylor, Carole King and Ben Harper Highlight Biden Pre-Inauguration Concert
Joe Biden’s inauguration — which, despite everything, is happening — will be celebrated with some virtual music on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 8pm ET. The lineup includes Carole King, will.i.am, James Taylor, Fall Out Boy, Michael Bivins, Ben Harper and AJR with Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing as hosts. The invitations — which circulated today — say there will also be appearances from Connie Britton, Kal Penn, Sophia Bush and Jamie Camil. Fall Out Boy is somewhat of an obvious choice for this, considering Pete Wentz’s personal connection to Biden: “My parents met working for Joe Biden in the Senate in the 70s. To me he is a beacon of empathy, compassion and kindness. The times we live in call for a leader with these specific traits. Proud to call Joe Biden my president,” he said in an In...
Ariel Pink Accused of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
On the same day that Ariel Pink and John Maus appeared in Washington, D.C. at a pro-Trump rally that left five people dead, Pink had civil harassment restraining orders he filed in Los Angeles against his ex-girlfriend and bandmate, Charlotte Ercoli Coe, dismissed. As reported by Pitchfork, the case was “stricken and dismissed” by Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Laura Cohen. Pink filed the papers last August, saying that Coe was “falsely claiming” that he was a sexual predator who “committed sexual offenses almost three years ago.” Pink’s complaint also accused Coe of threatening to blackmail him or report him to the police. In response, Coe filed a motion of her own in October in accordance with California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is meant t...
Cardi B to Star in Upcoming Comedy Assisted Living
Cardi B is taking her talents back to the big screen. The rapper will star in Assisted Living, a comedy that’s on tap from Paramount Pictures. Variety reports that the film is a “raucous comedy” with “tremendous heart.” She is set to play a small-time crook, who, after a heist goes wrong, needs to disguise herself as an elderly woman. Cardi first featured on the big screen in 2019’s Hustlers with Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Constance Wu and Keke Palmer. She’s also slated to appear in F9, the latest film in the Fast and Furious series. Last year, she joined forces with Megan Thee Stallion to release “WAP,” which was one of the biggest and most discussed songs of the year. “WAP” was on our list of the best songs of 2020. You Deserve to Make Money Even ...
Jemele Hill In Talks With “Politically Progressive” Company Formed By Past ESPN Colleagues
Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN There might be a new player on the block in the competitive sports journalism and commentary space, this time from past ESPN employees. A “politically progressive” company formed by former ESPN president John Skipper and former network host Dan Le Batard have been in early talks with Jemele Hill to join the new startup. As reported by Front Office Sports, the unnamed venture from Skipper and Le Batard is framed as the polar opposite to Outkick, a right-leaning sports outlet that has featured the writings Jason Whitlock, who has since moved on as a partner and contributor. Front Office Sports reached out to Hill, who offered in a statement that the discussions are still ongoing but that she looks forward to a potential partnership “We’re trying to fig...
U.S. Postal Service Supervisor Sentenced For Jacking Video Games Consoles From The Mail
Source: Boston Globe / Getty If you were one of the many people suspicious of USPS stealing your items, this story is your AHA moment. A U.S. Postal Service supervisor was sentenced in a case involving the theft of video game consoles back in the spring of 2020, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday (Jan.13). Derby, Connecticut native Zoheb A. Deura, 34, was slapped with a $20,000 fine and three years probation, and nine months of home confinement. Deura pleaded guilty back in October to stealing numerous packages between February and April 2020. According to Polygon, he took “PlayStation and Nintendo gaming devices,” as well as an Apple iPhone and a computer. Consoles, smartphones, and computers are not the only thing he acquired via the five-finger discount. Deura also lifted packag...
D’Angelo & Other Artists To Premiere New Podcasts On Sonos Radio HD
Source: Sonos / Sonos Even before the pandemic hit, artists and entertainers had begun delving into the podcast game here and there to reach their fans and give them a little insight into who they were and how they went about their business. Lately though more and more of your favorite celebs have been taking to the airwaves with their own webcast shows and now a few more will be making their online debut courtesy of Sonos Radio. Artists like D’Angelo, Björk, and FKA Twigs will be getting their own podcasts on the internet radio service in which they’ll be playing music off of handpicked playlists to let listeners get an idea of what these artists are currently vibing to and are being inspired by. In a press release for the new Sonos Radio shows, D’Angelo revealed the name of his upcoming ...
Tommy “Debo” Lister Legally Changed His Name To His ‘Friday’ Character
Source: La Niece/WENN.com / WENN Though Tommy “Tiny” Lister hopped on the scene as Hulk Hogan’s archnemesis, Zeus, in the wrestling film bomb known as No Holds Barred back in the 80’s, the bodybuilding actor won the affection of fans as the neighborhood bully Deebo in Ice Cube’s cult classic comedy Friday in the 90’s. Unfortunately, Lister was one of the many beloved celebs we lost in 2020 but before he passed away TMZ is reporting that the big man with a bigger heart had actually legally changed his name to that of the fan favorite Friday character, Deebo. Having obtained a copy of his death certificate, TMZ still weren’t able to get any information about Lister’s cause of death (many suspect it was COVID-related because 2020), but did come across an interesting tidbit that many of us wer...
Classic 1971 Range Rover SUV Is Made Even Better By Way Of Less Roof
Planning on commissioning an over-restored restomod Land Rover Defender, Ford Bronco, or FJ40 soft-top? How creative. Take our word for it (with the Jeep Wrangler’s production lines at full capacity and the new Bronco approaching at terminal velocity), your six-figure candy-painted agrarian box won’t stand out from the square-sided 4×4 drop-top crowd, not to mention the thousands of LS-swapped beach blitzers already crawling over sandy locales such as Malibu and Miami like ants on a spilled puddle of mango-flavored White Claw. Think outside the box, please. For optimal drop-top four-wheel-drive fun, we suggest dusting off the bidding paddles for the 1971 Range Rover “Suffix A” Convertible crossing the block at RM Sotheby’s upcoming Arizona sale later...
The Hoff’s Personal KITT Is Up for Auction, and It Ain’t Cheap
You’re looking at David Hasselhoff‘s personal KITT, a highly modified Pontiac Firebird Trans Am given the full Knight Rider treatment. While this isn’t one of the vehicles used in the show, of which few survived, it appears to be an exacting replica of the hero car of the early ’80s drama. And while you’d expect something like this, personally owned by the show’s lead actor, to go for big bucks, you might be shocked about how big. At the time of this writing, with 10 days left on the auction, bidding is up to $475,000. See all 7 photos This isn’t the first KITT that Hasselhoff has owned or sold, either. Last year, he told erstwhile Top Gear host Chris Evans, on his radio show, that he’d sold a similar replica to a man in Turkey (the sale...
