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Trey Songz to Host Inaugural LiveXLive Presents the Lockdown Awards
Presenters include Meg Donnelly, Kiiara, Busta Rhymes, Alex Rose, Infinity Song and Tigirlily. The Lockdown Awards are produced and distributed by LiveXLive. Garrett English, LiveXLive’s chief creative officer, will oversee production. English was formerly a top executive at MTV and Viacom. Nominations were based on input from industry executives, peers and superfans. Final winners will be based on fan voting at livexlive.com/TheLockdownAwards. Trey Songz had a pair of top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009-10 – “Say Ahh” (featuring Fabolous) and “Bottoms Up” (featuring Nicki Minaj). The show will livestream on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/5:00 pm. PT on www.livexlive.com. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It ...
Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar For Upcoming Albums
December 4Bastille, Goosebumps EPGeographer, Down And Out In The Garden Of Earthly DelightsGrandson, Death of an OptimistJoan of Arc, Tim Melina Theo BobbyJordana, Something To Say To YouShawn Mendes, WonderVarious, Promising Young Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack December 11The Avalanches, We Will Always Love YouFrench Cassettes, RolodexJason Lancaster, Say I’m What You Want EPThe Neighbourhood, Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones (Deluxe Edition)Paul McCartney, McCartney IIIPeter Bjorn and John, Endless Play EP December 18The Black Keys, Brothers (Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition) 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 ...
Caylee Hammack Was Inspired by Everclear When Writing ‘Just Friends’ — And Now Art Alexakis Is in Her Video
Billboard caught up with Hammack and Everclear frontman Art Alexakis from the set of the video shoot in Nashville. The music clip opens with Alexakis as a talent scout for whom Hammack — dressed in a glittery gown similar to the one Marilyn Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to John F. Kennedy and wearing a big, bright-red wig — is auditioning. Afterward, a raucous performance of the song unfolds. Fans of “I Will Buy You a New Life” will notice some sartorial similarities to the original video on both Hammack and Alexakis. The two met the day of the shoot. “The So Much for the Afterglow album was really the one that shaped me,” Hammack told Alexakis of the band’s third album, which also included the hits “Father of Mine” and “Everything to Everyone.” “What I really loved was ...
Death Cab for Cutie Announce EP With Covers of TLC, R.E.M. to Support Georgia Runoff Elections
Ever wanted to hear Ben Gibbard sing “Waterfalls” by TLC for a good cause? If so, you have some weird desires, but you’re also in luck. Death Cab for Cutie has just announced The Georgia E.P., a five-song release through Bandcamp that will support Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization in the upcoming Georgia runoff elections. It includes covers of prominent Georgia artists like TLC, Neutral Milk Hotel, R.E.M., Vic Chesnutt, and Cat Power. “We created this exclusive e.p. of songs by some of our favorite Georgia artists for our friend Stacey Abrams and all the hard-working people at Fair Fight,” Gibbard said in a statement. “We strongly believe in the work Fair Fight has done to assure free and fair elections in Georgia and beyond and have been honored to assist them throughout the 202...
Smashing Pumpkins Debut ‘CYR’ on Late Night
Smashing Pumpkins’ double album CYR was released last Friday. Billy Corgan has been making the interview rounds, but last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the band played the title track for the first time in a “live” setting. By live, we mean a socially-distanced performance where Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain and Jeff Schroeder join forces through the magic of some pre-recorded method. You can watch that below. [embedded content] In addition to the release of CYR, the Pumpkins have some big plans upcoming. In October, the band’s seminal Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness turned 25. In conjunction with that, Corgan and company dropped some pretty big news that they’ve got a 33-song sequel to the album and MACHINA in the works. ...
Volkswagen ID4 EV’s Range Far Exceeds 200 Miles in EPA Testing
We called the 2021 Volkswagen ID4 “perhaps the most important car VW has ever launched in the United States” after our first drive. The key to cementing its place in the company’s American history, though, likely comes down to its driving range. Thankfully for Volkswagen, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially rates the electric SUV to travel 250 miles on a full charge. That sum matches VW’s predictions and ought to quell the range anxiety of most consumers. That said, the ID4’s EPA-rated range figure is less than that of the pricier Tesla Model Y. However, the VW offers slightly more range than the base Ford Mustang Mach-E, which nets an EPA-rated 230 miles of range. The Ford is also slightly more expensive than the entry-level ID4. The ID4...
Volkswagen’s EV Tech Motivates This Solar-Powered Yacht
If you’re an environmentally conscious one-percenter, driving an electric car simply isn’t enough. You need to embrace green living in every aspect of your affluent lifestyle, and that includes your ultra-posh boat. Enter Silent-Yachts, an Austrian manufacturer of premium solar-powered luxury watercraft that has just partnered with Volkswagen Group to incorporate the auto giant’s MEB modular electric drive platform into its next super-yacht. Even though Silent-Yachts will develop the solar electric catamaran based around the MEB electric drive bits, the yacht itself will be designed by Cupra, the performance marque that spun off of Spanish VW Group brand Seat. See all 11 photos The MEB electric platform was designed for electric cars such as the upcoming Volkswagen ID4 SU...
French Montana “You Deserve An Oscar,” Jhene Aiko “Born Tired” & More | Daily Visuals 12.1.20
Source: Derrick Salters/WENN.com / WENN With his latest project CB5 having hit the streets a little over a week ago already, French Montana is back on the block bubbling what he’s been cooking in the kitchen for the past hot minute. Today the BX representative comes through with some new visuals for his album cut “You Deserve An Oscar” which is a collage of images and clips featuring French in various places and a few looks at right hand man, Max B. From Hip-Hop to R&B, Jhené Aiko gets spiritual with it in and in her latest clip to “Born Tired” heads to a rain forest to become one with nature, mediate and have some good ol’ fun in a bounce house. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Rotimi, Blueface and Chriseanrock, and more. FRENCH MONTANA – “YOU DESERVE AN OSCAR” ...
Kodak Black Says He Will Donate $1 Million To Charity If Trump Pardons Him
Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) When money talks people tend to listen. One incarcerated rapper is hoping the bag will get him back home. Page Six is reporting Kodak Black is doing his best to get a get out of jail free card by any means possible. According to the celebrity gossip website the Florida native is trying to work his celebrity into a good will play. As spotted on XXL he posted a tweet on Friday, November 27 asking the President of the United States to consider a very unique proposal. “If The President Them Free Me , I’m Gonna Spend 1 million on Charity within The First Year I’m Out. That’s on Everything,” he wrote. This is not the first time the “Wake Up In The Sky” rapper has reached out to Donald Trump for leniency. Back in S...
Mulatto Reportedly Considering Name Change After Backlash
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Atlanta-bred rapstress Mulatto has been receiving backlash over her controversial name, so much so that she is reportedly considering changing her nom de plume. During her interview with HipHopDx, the Queen of Da Souf rapper revealed that she is considering a name change due to the criticism. “I can’t say too much because we’re working on something right now, but I would be lying to say it hasn’t crossed my mind before,” Mulatto told the outlet. “It is a controversy that I hear and see every day as far as my name goes, so I would be lying to say no I never thought of that. But I can’t say too much because right now, it’s going to be a part of something bigger.” As previously reported, Big Latto was dragged over her name due to its problematic histo...
Wanted: Rapper Casanova Sought By The Feds, Indicted For Racketeering With 17 Other Men
Source: SDNY / Department of Justice Brooklyn rapper Casanova is in a world of trouble. The man born Caswell Senior is currently being sought by the Feds in a case that saw him and 17 others indicted for a litany of charges that include murder and racketeering. According to the FBI, Casanova is a member of a gang called the “Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation.” Per a statement from the Southern District of NY (SDNY) of the Department of Justice, one of Caswell’s co-defendants, Brandon Soto aka “Stacks,” has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old minor. The homicide occurred on September 21, 2020 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Per the SDNY, Casanova and the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation participated in various illicit activities and scams that included drug dealing and taking advantage of pro...
Here’s the Date of the Juno Awards’ 50th Anniversary Show
To celebrate the 50th anniversary, a new Juno statuette has been created. The Juno Awards, Canada’s equivalent of the Grammys, have announced the date of their next show—May 16, 2021. The show was originally set for March 28, 2021, way back in 2019, but was pushed back. It will be the Junos’ 50th anniversary. The show originated in 1970 as the RPM Gold Leaf Awards, but was rebranded the following year as the Junos. To mark the anniversary, the show will return to its original home base, Toronto, for the first time in a decade. 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, blog...
