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Watch John Legend Dance to ‘Magical’ Battle on ‘The Voice’
You just know it’s a heavyweight battle when the opposing coaches are up and dancing. That happened Monday night (Nov. 23), when Team Gwen’s Carter Rubin and Chloé Hogan went toe-to-toe for a dynamite knockout on NBC’s The Voice. Rubin, the cherubic teen from Shoreham, went first with a performance of Lauren Daigle’s “You Say.” It was a home run, with high notes aplenty. Gwen Stefani was clearly moved, and the mics caught her yelling, “my baby!” {“nid”:”9485886″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Tamara Jade Takes \u2018Higher Ground\u2019 With \u2018Ridiculous\u2019 Knockout Performance on \u2018The Voice\u2019: Watch”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9485886\/tamara-jade-knockout-perfo...
BTS Challenging For U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘BE’
BTS have a mountain to climb if they’re to snag a third U.K. No. 1 album. Consider it a challenge for the K-pop group and their loyal ARMY. On the midweek chart, BTS come in at No. 2 with their fifth Korean-language studio album BE (BigHit Entertainment). It’s the most downloaded and streamed album of the week so far, the Official Charts Company reports, though its well adrift of the pace-setter, Michael Ball and Alfie Boe’s Together at Christmas (Decca). Ball and Boe’s holiday set is the best-selling CD in the first half of the week, and races to No. 1 on the Official Chart Update with a lead of 7,000 combined sales. If it holds its ground, Together at Christmas will be the pair’s third U.K. No. 1 album. {“nid”:”9487403″,”type”:”post”,...
Locals Waited Over 14 Hours For Colorado’s First In-N-Out Burger
Source: KYLE GRILLOT / Getty America allegedly runs on Dunkin but one city is clearly driven wild by fast food. One town did the most to ensure they weren’t a Mr. Me too. As spotted on Hype Beast the people of Aurora, Colorado got the gift that keeps on giving; the state’s first ever In-N-Out Burger opened last week. Given that this was the first chain ever to be launched in The Centennial State the company expected a buzz about the grand opening. But the Irvine, California brand nor the local officials expected what happened on Friday, November 19. According to the report locals waited up to 12 hours to get their hands on their famous double double burgers. To prevent the spread of Covid-19 customers were only able to order food via the drive through thus it created super long...
Quando Rondo Addresses King Von Shooting On New Single, “End Of Story”
Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty While Atlanta Rap OGs Jeezy and Gucci Mane decided to squash their legendary beef, newcomer Quando Rondo is seemingly not interested in doing the same. Despite being advised not to publicly discuss the shooting, Quando Rondo decoded to tell his side of what happened that tragic night that left rapper King Von and two others dead with several others injured–including the alleged shooter, who is a part of Rondo’s entourage. On Friday (Nov. 20) the Savannah, GA rapper released “End of Story” in response to the altercation with Von’s “Only The Family” crew via YouTube, rapping about what exactly happened from his perspective before name dropping his friend, Lul Tim, for the murder. “Blood on your brother on the ground, gon’ pick your ma...
DaBaby “More Money More Problems,” Common “What Do You Say” & More | Daily Visuals 11.23.20
It’s been a difficult time for DaBaby and his fam as they’ve had to process the tragic passing of DaBaby’s older brother, Jonathan Kirk, just last week. While most people would take a break from work under such circumstances, DaBaby seems to be taking another route and keeping busy as he drops yet another new visual to accompany the few he’s dropped in recent days. For his latest video to “More Money more Problems,” DaBaby demonstrates just how lavish his life is as he lets his daughter play with stacks of paper before dancing around with her in his own private screening room. From the new school to the OG teachers of the rap game, Common gets his groove back and in his clip for “What Do You Say” gives viewers some soulful flavor to take in with retro vibes. Check out the rest of today’s d...
Tickets for the 2022 Edition of Envision Festival Go on Sale Next Month
You read that right—this Costa Rican festival is already planning for the year 2022. Deep in the utopian jungle of Uvita, Costa Rica, thousands of people gather each year to dance ’til sunrise at Envision Festival. This outstanding green event has seven key pillars that it operates with: Sustainability, Spirituality, Movement, Health, Art, Education, and of course, Music. Each lineup is compiled of revered electronic artists from all over the world, a balance between world-renowned producers and talented local artists. In February 2020, the festival was able to celebrate its 10th year anniversary just weeks before the world shut down due to the impact of COVID-19. With so much uncertainty surrounding the fest’s 2021 edition, Envision organizers made the tough call in ...
Who Should Be Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys? Vote!
Nominations for the 2021 Grammys are officially being announced on Tuesday, and Billboard has some big bets for who could be up for album of the year. Luke Combs won the accolade at both the ACM and CMA Awards this year for What You See Is What You Get and Roddy Ricch won album of the year at this year’s BET Awards for Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. So Billboard awards editor Paul Grein thinks the two have a shot of winning the award again if nominated at yet another awards show. Former best new artist nominee Fiona Apple (in 1997) and winner Dua Lipa (in 2019) would earn their first nods in this Big Four category for Fetch the Bolt Cutters and Future Nostalgia, respectively. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift has a shot at gaining her fourth album of the year nod with Folklore, while P...
Jason Isbell, Grace Potter & More to Perform at Socially-Distanced Concert Vacation
Technology platform Topeka has announced a socially-distanced music vacation set for April 26-May 1 in Miramar Beach, Florida. Called Moon Crush, the five-day destination event will see performances by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, The Revivalists, NEEDTOBREATHE, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Lake Street Dive, Grace Potter, Shovels & Rope, Vintage Trouble, The War and Treaty, Sammy Rae & the Friends and more. Set during the Super Pink Moon of 2021, guests can attend with a trusted group of family and friends and reserve one of over 300 beachfront and beachside homes and condos. Each are conveniently located just a short walk or golf cart ride away from the musical performances at a local golf course. {“nid”:”9397840″,”type”:”post”...
Phoebe Bridgers & Maggie Rogers Each Earn First Career Hot 100 Hit With Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Iris’ Cover
Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers each earn their first career entry on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated Nov. 28), as their duet cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” debuts at No. 57 after just one day of sales availability. The remake, billed to Phoebe & Maggie, also opens as the top-selling song of the week with 38,000 downloads sold in the week ending Nov. 19, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, and debuts as each singer-songwriter’s first No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart. The track was released as a pay-what-you-want one-day exclusive on Bandcamp on Friday, Nov. 13 (with its sales total noted above, which exceeded initial reports, encompassing purchases in line with Billboard’s minimum pricing rules for chart eligibility). {“nid”:”9...
Kim Kardashian Shares the Romantic Story Behind Kanye West’s ‘Lost in the World’
Did you know that Kim Kardashian inspired lyrics on Kanye West’s “Lost in the World”? The makeup mogul took to Twitter on Sunday (Nov. 22) to celebrate 10 years since the release of her rapper husband’s seminal album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. “For those that don’t know the story behind ‘Lost In The World’…” she shared alongside a black-and-white photo of the power couple before continuing the tale. “Kanye couldn’t come up with some of the lyrics but then realized he had then in a poem he had written me that was my birthday card he gave me for my 30th birthday,” she shared. “He took the poem he wrote me and made it the song. I keep everything!” {“nid”:”9475571″,”type”:&...
6 People Injured & 1 Dead After Shooting At Brooklyn House Party
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty In recent months shootings in New York City have once again ticked upwards with more and more people falling to gun violence with every passing day. This weekend saw those numbers continue to rise as The New York Times is reporting that two people opened fire during a house party in Brooklyn this past Sunday night (Nov. 22) which resulted in 1 person dead and six others injured. According to the report the mass shooting took place at 15 Albany Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Sunday night which resulted in the death of a 20-year-old woman and even a 14-year-old girl getting hit in her buttocks. The party at Albany Avenue appeared to be a continuation of an earlier gathering for a “Sweet 16” celebration that had been broken up around 7 p.m. at a hall in E...
Kyle Rittenhouse Bailed Out By Struggle MAGA Actor Ricky Schroder
Source: Ricky Schroder / Twitter Kyle Rittenhouse is free on bail thanks to the help of two high-profile benefactors. Silver Spoons star Richard “Ricky” Schroder was one of the people who helped pay the final portions of Rittenhouse’s $2 million bail. Last Friday, Rittenhouse, 17, posted the bail with the assistance of Schroder and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. In a photo taken by Rittenhouse’s attorney and shared to Schroder’s Twitter account, the 50-year-old actor can be seen smiling wide alongside Rittenhouse and his mother. Rittenhouse is charged with the murders of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, back in August. Rittenhouse shot and killed the men during a protest for Jacob Blake, after the Kenosha man was shot and paralyzed, leading to outrage ...
