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Iced Earth Addresses Guitarist Jon Schaffer’s Involvement in Capitol Riot
When a group of insurgents stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to protest the result of the presidential election, it was surprising to see musicians involved. One of the most infamous has come to be Iced Earth founder and guitarist Jon Schaffer (pictured above), and after spending a few days assessing the situation his bandmates issued a statement condemning his actions. “We want to thank those of you who have sent words of support in recent days,” bassist Luke Appleton wrote on Instagram. Some of you have been concerned by our silence, which we understand. We needed some time to properly process the information and find out some facts before we made a statement.” “We absolutely DO NOT condone nor do we support riots or the acts of violence that the rioters were involved in on January...
White Florida Man Who Allegedly Paraded With Nancy Pelosi’s Lectern Arrested
Source: pinellas county sheriff’s office / pinellas county sheriff’s office Arrests have been piling up in connection to the brazen display of mostly-white domestic terrorists who descended upon the U.S. Capitol this past Wednesday (Jan. 6). During the so-called “Stop The Steal” rally, one man who was suspected of parading around with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern has been arrested. Local outlet Tampa Bay Times was one of several Florida outlets who reported on the arrest of Adam Johnson of Parrish, a community of Manatee County in the state. The 36-year-old Johnson was arrested Friday night (Jan.8) and is currently being held on a warrant. Johnson joins two other men who were charged Saturday (Jan. 9) in a Washington, D.C. federal court as a result of their alleged actions in the f...
3LAU Announces Partnership to Reward $10K Scholarship in Fight Against Student Loan Debt
3LAU has partnered with philanthropic platform Bold.org to launch a $10K scholarship this month for a student in need. The partnership kicks off Bold.org’s Year of Giving campaign, which will see the distribution of one monthly $10K scholarship to Americans fighting student loan debt. The 3LAU “Everything” Scholarship arrives along with a new single from the producer titled “Everything.” The track is due to arrive on January 15th, shortly after his upcoming 30th birthday. “I’m thrilled to be the first partner for Bold.org’s Year of Giving Campaign,” 3LAU said. “Since entering the music industry, I have been committed to focusing my passion and success toward good causes — many times within education. This year, I’m asking that my fans c...
Famed Italian DJ Joseph Capriati Stabbed by Father, Hospitalized
Famed Italian DJ Joseph Capriati has been admitted to a Caserta hospital after being stabbed by his father. According to a report by la Repubblica Napoli, Capriati and his father were in engaged in a heated altercation in which the DJ’s father, 61, stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife. The knife was seized and confiscated by police. The Italian outlet reports that Capriati, who is now in stable condition after a transfusion, underwent a delicate surgery for a pneumothorax, or a collapsed lung. Alberto D’Agostino, director of the Major Trauma Surgery Department of the Sant’Anna and San Sebastiano hospital in Caserta, is holding off on offering information about Capriati’s prognosis for 48 hours. D’Agostino also n...
Indonesian plane crashes after take-off with 62 aboard
A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The plane was on a domestic flight with 62 people on board and their fate was not known. The Boeing 737-500, en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan, disappeared from radar screens after taking off just after 2.30 p.m. (0730 GMT) – 30 minutes after the scheduled time because of heavy rain. Indonesian Transport Minister, Budi Karya, told a news conference that 62 people had been aboard Flight SJ 182, including 12 crew. The detik.com website quoted him as saying the plane crashed near Laki Island, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the airport. Rescue agency Basarnas said in a statement it would send a team to the Thousand Islands area to help in the search for victims “after th...
Kaduna debunks rumour of helicopter supplying arms to criminals
The Kaduna State Government on Friday described as false, the news in circulation that helicopters supplied gunmen with arms at Ungwan Dankali and Tsallaken Dogo in Zaria Council Wednesday. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the security stakeholders in the state conducted checks and discovered that the report was fake. While urging residents of Kaduna to always provide useful information to fight banditry, cattle rustling and kidnapping, Aruwan in a statement also assured the residents that the state government, together with security operatives are working round the clock to maintain peace security in the state. According to Aruwan, “the attention of the Kaduna State government has been drawn to a story that is being circulated by certain...
2021 Toyota Mirai: 8 Takeaways From the New Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedan
While some of the MotorTrend staffers were busy putting the hydrogen fuel cell-powered 2021 Toyota Mirai through its paces at the test track, we used a second Mirai XLE as our daily driver, commuting around town and taking a short (socially-distanced) road trip. In this lower-key time spent behind the Mirai’s wheel, we learned a lot about the all-new fuel-cell vehicle, some of it good, some of it not so great. These are our key findings: The 2021 Toyota Mirai could have been the Lexus Mirai The first thing that struck us is just how nice a car the Mirai is. Obviously, the exterior styling is a huge improvement over the 2016-2020 Mirai (and let’s face it, visually speaking there was nowhere to go but up), but we can’t help but notice the clear Lexus vibe, and not...
Cheaper Tesla Model Y Standard Range and a New Three-Row Seat Option Unveiled
Every now and then it’s good to check in on Tesla’s website because you never know what kind of news you’re going to stumble across. For example, the Tesla Model Y’s ordering page now boasts two notable updates: Pricing and details for a new more affordable rear-wheel-drive standard-range model and the electric SUV’s three-row seating option. Coincidentally or not, both changes come less than a month after official reviews of the Ford Mustang Mach-E—the Model Y’s latest EV challenger—started hitting the newswire. It appears that Tesla is trying to undercut the Mach-E’s price tag as a way of swaying buyers away from the shiny new pony. The “Standard Range” Model Y takes up service as the model’s base trim level and s...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (Jan. 9)
Manifesting dream bilingual collabs for 2021 To continue the momentum of the Spanglish collabs trend we saw in 2020, Billboard‘s Latin editors came up with 10 dream team ups that we’d like to see happen in 2021. From Rosalía and Billie Eilish teaming up to Karol G and Rihanna collaborating. Or how about a duet between Bad Bunny and Harry Styles? See the Spanglish collabs we’d like to see happen this year and vote for your dream collab here. Chartbreaker: Eslabon Armado Introducing Billboard‘s January chartbreaker, regional Mexican teenage trio Eslabon Armado. After recording music in their home garage in Patterson, Calif., Eslabon Armado officially joined indie label DEL Records’ roster in 2019 and scored three consecutive chart-topping albums in 2020. &#...
Justin Timberlake Pays Tribute to Late Dodgers Icon Tommy Lasorda: ‘A True 1 of 1′
The singer, a huge baseball fan who appeared in the appeared in the 2012 film The Trouble with the Curve alongside Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams, noted that Lasorda wanted watch him rehearse for a past appearance on SNL. “A real legend and one hell of a man,” Timberlake wrote. “I feel lucky to have shared time with you Mr. ‘Tommy’ Lasorda. I’m sure you’re already raising a little bit of hell up there…” Losorda managed the Dodgers for nearly 20 years and led the team to four National League pennants and World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. He retired as the L.A. club’s manager in 1996. The sports icon was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame one year later. Other music stars also paid tribute on social media to Lasorda following his de...
Grimes Reveals She Has COVID-19
On Saturday, Jan. 9, Grimes took to Instagram Stories to reveal she has COVID-19. “Finally got COVID but weirdly enjoying the DayQuil fever dream … 2021” followed by a leaf and fairy emoji. She posted the text over a screenshot of the single art for SZA’s latest one-off “Good Days,” encouraging fans and followers to listen as well, comparing the song to a series of space, heart, sparkle and dragon emojis. 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 photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw & More Remember Country Icon Ed Bruce
During his lengthy career, Bruce tallied 35 total hits on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart, including “You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had” and “Walker’s Woods.” He’s perhaps best known for the classic composition “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” which he co-wrote with his former wife, Patsy. The song was later covered by a number of country legends, including Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, whose duet version spent four weeks atop Hot Country Songs in 1978. Their version also crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 42. “We lost another one of our great country singer songwriters today,” McGraw wrote on Twitter. “The man behind ‘Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies G...
