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Take That’s Gary Barlow Takes Lead on U.K. Midweek Chart
Steps’ sixth studio album is at No. 2 on the midweek survey, and is the territory’s leader in downloads and vinyl sales so far this week. The reunited pop act has three U.K. No. 1 albums to their name, and their 2017 comeback album Tears on the Dancefloor reached No. 2. Last week’s chart-leader Together at Christmas (Decca) by Michael Ball and Alfie Boe dips 1-3 on the chart blast, while Miley Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts (RCA) opens at No. 4, and is the week’s most streamed album in the U.K. The top five is rounded out by AC/DC’s former leader Power Up (Columbia), down 4-5, while career retrospective sets from ’80s stars Spandau Ballet (40 Years – The Greatest Hits, at No. 6 via Rhino) and Shakin’ Stevens (Singled Out at No. 9 via BMG) are eyeing Top 10 debuts. Dua Lipa is leaping up ...
Busta Rhymes “Boomp!,” Benny The Butcher “Famous” & More | Daily Visuals 11.30.20
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty It’s been a few weeks since Busta Rhyme’s latest offering in Extinction Level Event 2 took heads back to the days of dope beats, sick flows, and intricate rhyming patterns. For that, we are grateful. With a few visuals for his album cuts already out and about, the OG Leader of The New School comes through with a new clip for “Boomp!” which features Busta living an over the top lavish life with women thick enough to take up all the space on a Cali king size bed. We don’t mean all together either, we mean one at a time, bro. Benny The Butcher meanwhile isn’t letting a little thing like a bullet to the leg slow up his grind and in his latest visuals to “Famous” pops some bubbly with his woman and his peoples while basking in the lime light. Check out the rest of t...
Netflix Developing ‘Forty Acres’ Film With Cheo Hodari Coker, Jay-Z Producing
Source: Mat Hayward / Getty One of the most popular entertainment platforms continues to show that they are for our culture by their actions. Netflix is curating a new film based on a must read story. As spotted on Deadline the streaming giant has announced they will be developing a movie based on the novel Forty Acres. Written by Dwayne Alexander Smith the book details the fictional story of Martin Grey, a Black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens. He soon becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed Black men in America. Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery—but this time around, the Black men are called “Master.” According to the press re...
Who The Op?: Asian Doll Clears Up King Von and NBA Young Boy Beef Rumors
Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Asian Doll is continuing her mission to keep King Von‘s name clear of drama. On Sunday (Nov 29), the “Come Find Me” rapper took to Instagram Live to end any rumored before with Louisiana native, NBA Youngboy, before revealing that both she and King Von have upcoming features with the “Toxic” rapper. “I got a song with YoungBoy,” Asian Doll said. “Von got a song with Youngboy. Who the opp? Only ops is you opp ass people in our Muthaf**kin’ business, b**ch. Back to my Muthaf**kin’ story, b**ch.” Asian Doll went on to confirm that not only were the rumors of beef false, but she also points out that the gossip lacks validity, before calling out fans for attempting to keep the imaginary beef going. “This n**ga talkin’ ’bout the Muthaf**kin’ ops. That ain’t even hi...
Regional Mexican Singer-Songwriter Jerry Demara Dies at 45 Due to COVID-19
The songwriter’s titles have been recorded by multiple artists, including fellow regional Mexican singer Gerardo Ortiz, whose version of Demara’s “Regresa Hermosa” peaked at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Regional Mexican Airplay chart. Most recently, Ortiz recorded Demara’s “Callada,” featured on his chart-topping album Más Caro Que Ayer. Born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, Demara also received multiple ASCAP Awards for the most played regional Mexican songs of the year. Jerry and his son Gera penned the track “Anímate y Verás,” the first single from Chiquis’ 2020 Latin Grammy-winning album Playlist. Demara also penned tracks for Alejandra Guzmán, Germán Montero, Yahir, Original Banda El Limón, Edith Márquez, El Chapo de Sinaloa and...
Rita Ora Apologizes for Attending Birthday Party Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
“I’m deeply sorry for breaking the rules and in turn understand that this puts people at risk,” she continued. “This was a serious and inexcusable error of judgement. Given the restrictions, I realise how irresponsible these actions were and I take full responsibility.” “I feel particularly embarrassed knowing first-hard how hard people have worked to combat this terrible illness and being fully aware of the sacrifices that people and businesses have made to help keep up safe,” she concluded. “Even though this won’t make it right, I want to sincerely apologise.” England’s national lockdown ends on Tuesday, and prohibits meetings with more than one non-household member. Police can break up parties and issue fines of up to £10,...
Calle 13’s Debut Album Turns 15: Vote for Your Favorite Song
Fifteen years ago, Calle 13 delivered a game-changing record. Their eponymous debut album, which scored best urban music album at the 2006 Latin Grammys, is a blend of hip-hop and reggaetón that introduced the world to the head-turning Puerto Rican duo comprised of René Perez Joglar and Eduardo Cabra. Calle 13 debuted and peaked at No. 6 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart (dated Dec. 17, 2005). It became their first entry on the chart and their longest-charting title at 70 total weeks. 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 fa...
Grammy Museum Announces First Exhibit for When It Reopens
“While the museum’s doors may still be closed, our curatorial team has been hard at work preparing for our reopening,” said Michael Sticka, president of the Grammy Museum, in a statement. In the meantime, Motown Records will take over this month’s Spotlight Saturdays, the museum’s virtual program series featuring up-and-coming artists in sit-down interviews and performances. Here is this month’s Spotlight Saturdays schedule: Dec. 5 – Joy Denalane Dec. 12 – Chaz French Dec. 19 – Asiahn Dec. 26 – NJOMZA The museum also announced the rest of its December schedule on COLLECTION:live (which consist of interviews and/or performances). Two of the subjects of these sessions were Grammy-nominated last week. Bettye LaVette was nominated for best contemporary blues album...
Peter Gabriel Teases Performance of ‘Biko’ With Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma
As part of tomorrow’s (Dec. 1) Peace Through Music livestream concert, a number of musicians will be teaming up for a performance of rarities and dream collaborations. One of those is Peter Gabriel, who is enlisting Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma for a performance of his 1980 song “Biko.” You can see a preview of that collaboration below. [embedded content] “The virtual music event will premiere exclusively on Facebook for 48 hours and then on Dec. 10 we’re doing another major launch for International Human Rights Day with the United Nations and that will be all across Playing For Change YouTube and the UN YouTube Channel. So December 1, Giving Tuesday, that’s a 48-hour window where it’ll premiere on Facebook and that’s an amazing opportunity for people to support charities around the w...
Styles P Shares Details Of Unreleased Mac Miller Collaboration
Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Styles P has been rapping since the 1990s and is still very much an active and effective artist, all while dividing his time as a health advocate and entrepreneur. Via Twitter, the LOX wordsmith and juice bar owner shared that he recorded a track with the late Mac Miller that was produced by Pharell Williams of The Neptunes. The rapper born David Styles recently celebrated his 46th birthday and had an active 2020 with the release of his 13th studio album, Styles David: Ghost Your Enthusiasm, along with a trio of features and collaborations with the likes of Tragedy Khadafi, Pharoahe Monch, and more. “I have a song with Mac Miller I never heard I believed Neptune’s produced it ..I don’t know if it came out and I missed it or they never released it. Would love to...
Disney+ Pays Homage To Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Black Panther’ For The King’s Birthday
Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Yesterday (Nov. 29) would’ve marked the 44th year that Chadwick Boseman would’ve been alive and well on this earth. But unfortunately the man who endeared himself to the masses as the King of Wakanda in Black Panther and the MCU passed away months ago after a lengthy, private battle with cancer. To commemorate the memory of the gifted actor, Disney+ released a video tribute to King T’Challa in the form of the customary Marvel movie intro which focuses solely on Boseman’s Black Panther instead of the studio’s various heroes such as Hulk, Iron Man and Captain America. Executive chairman of Disney, Robert Iger took to Twitter to announce the new tribute stating “To all fans of #BlackPanther: watch the film on #DisneyPlus late tonight, for a special trib...
Nick Cave Responds to Censoring of Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’
Nick Cave is not pleased with the BBC for censoring the Pogues’ 1987 holiday hit, “Fairytale of New York.” BBC Radio 1 started playing an alternate version of the song — with the words “f****t” and “slut” removed — last week. However, BBC Radio 2 will still play the original rendition. Meanwhile, DJs on 6 Music, another BBC station, will decide which version they want to play. “The BBC, that gatekeeper of our brittle sensibilities, forever acting in our best interests, continue to mutilate an artefact [sic] of immense cultural value and in doing so takes something from us this Christmas, impossible to measure or replace,” Cave wrote in his latest essay for The Red Hand Files. “On and on it goes, and we are all the less for it.” Cave said the song has had such an impact because “it spe...
