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Boosie Badazz Says He’s “Good” After Getting Shot In Leg
Source: Prince Williams / Getty Last week things got really hot in the state of Texas when rappers like Mo3 (R.I.P.), Boosie Badazz, and Benny The Butcher ended up getting shot while visiting cities in the Lone Star State. While Boosie and Benny were each suffered leg wounds and were able to walk away from their incidents, Mo3 wasn’t as fortunate and died from his gunshot wounds. Though Benny The Butcher’s been mum on his condition after being seen using crutches to hop on a private jet, Boosie is letting fans know he’s doing better and is apparently in good spirits. According to The Grio, the Baton Rouge rapper took to IG Live and had a quick message for everyone wondering how he’s been holding up these past few days. “I’m good. Appreciate all the happy birthdays w...
SoundCloud Is Now Verifying Popular Creatives Pages , Struggle Rappers This Doesn’t Apply To You
Source: MARTIN BUREAU / Getty When you stop by your favorite artist’s SoundCloud page, you will now notice a blue check next to their profile image. In a blog post, SoundCloud announced that it decided to go the blue check route to help users easily identify if the creator is legit or not. “We’re doing this to help well-known artists stand out and maintain their authenticity and to help listeners identify these artists more easily,” the company stated. SoundCloud shared the criteria you will have to meet to have your page verified, and it’s very clear. An artist applying for verification would have to be frequently searched for or a well-known DJ, musician, podcaster, curator, or collective to qualify for a blue check. Their profiles also cannot contain any misleading informati...
James Harden Wants Out Of The Houston Because Owner Is Trump Supporter, Allegedly
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty 2020 is the year where many of us have drawn a line regarding values. It is rumored that one of National Basketball League’s brightest stars wants to take his talents elsewhere because of management’s favoritism to the left. As spotted on TMZ the owner of the Houston Rockets, Tilman Fertitta, has been identified as Trump supporter. This was revealed by NBA insider Ric Bucher on The Odd Couple podcast. According the radio host this has caused a huge rift within the organization. “What I heard is,” Bucher said, “and we know how much politics and political position had to do with the boycott and protests during the Bubble — I’m hearing that Tilman Fertitta’s strong Republican support and donations is one of the things t...
Rolling Loud Returning To Miami In 2021, Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky Headlining
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty With the Coronavirus vaccine closer to becoming available for 2012 it seems like in-person concerts might be on the horizon as Travis Scott’s Astroworld has been confirmed and now Rolling Loud is officially returning to celebrate life, music, and Joe Biden! (we kid we kid). Yesterday Rolling Loud announced that the annual concert series would be making their much anticipated return next May with last year’s three main headliners: Travis Scott, Post Malone, and A$AP Rocky. Luckily for anyone who held on to their tickets for 2020’s cancelled event, they’ll be able to attend next year’s festivities as they’ll be honored by Rolling Loud. Those who decided to hold onto their tickets and not opt for a refund will even get a special...
Sir Mix-A-Lot Shouts Out Skrillex’s “Incredible” Productions
Sir Mix-A-Lot likes big butts—and apparently Skrillex. Sir Mix-A-Lot likes big butts—and apparently Skrillex. The rapper behind the iconic 1992 hip-hop track “Baby Got Back” gave a shoutout to Skrillex in a new interview with American Songwriter, praising him for his “incredible” remixing ability when it comes to hip-hop music. This is probably not a cosign Skrillex ever thought he would receive, but it’s a cool one nonetheless. “I listen to a lot of different artists. People laugh when they see what’s on my phone and what I listen to in my car,” Sir Mix-A-Lot said. “There’s everything from new school – I love anything that Skrillex remixes for hip-hop is just incredible. I listen to all his remixes of “Humble” and “...
Zedd Announces First-Ever Reddit AMA Today
Why they aren’t calling it a “Zeddit AMA” is a mystery, but that’s neither here nor there. If you’ve ever wanted to ask Zedd anything, now’s your chance. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music superstar is doing his first-ever Reddit AMA today, November 18th. For those unfamiliar with the expansive and often twisted world of Reddit, many artists take to the wildly popular discussion site to engage in Q&A-style interactive interviews and answer questions by fans directly. Reddit AMAs often get very in-depth and raw—considering the answers come directly from the artist—so this one is worth checking out. Zedd has a lot cooking at the moment, including a new remix contest and a partnership with Microsoft for its new Xbox console la...
Ani DiFranco Shares ‘Revolutionary Love,’ Title Track To Her Upcoming 2021 LP
Ani DiFranco will release an album in early 2021 that she hopes will bring people optimism and hope. Her upcoming LP, Revolutionary Love, follows her 2019 memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream. Many of the songs were written while DiFranco was on her way back home to New Orleans in February. With the global pandemic looming over everyone since then, the album has personal and universal themes meant to inspire. “I felt very strongly that I needed a horse to ride to try to help get out the vote—to get people inspired and get them believing in democracy, believing in each other and in themselves,” DiFranco said I’m a statement. She also released the title track of the new LP, which is a seven-minute melodic message to encourage love and compassion. “It’s about carrying the energ...
Sara Bareilles Shades Candace Owens While Supporting Harry Styles’ ‘Vogue’ Cover
More celebrities have stepped up to support Harry Styles’ Vogue shot — a historic first in which the skirt-wearing Styles became the first solo man to appear on the cover in the magazine’s 127-year run — saying any questions about his “manliness” say more about the questioner than Harry. “One of the ‘manliest’ (barf) men I know said, ‘if Harry Styles in a dress scares you, it’s more about you than about him’… my kind of ‘man,’” tweeted Sara Bareilles. The comment about the gender-blending shoot came in response to Trump-supporting conservative commentator Candace Owens’ retrograde screed against the Vogue spread, saying “bring back manly men” and calling Styles’ looks in the p...
New K-Pop Girl Group Aespa Debuts With Colorful Video For ‘Black Mamba’: Watch
Meet Aespa! The brand new K-pop girl group introduced themselves to the world on Monday (Nov. 17) with the release of their debut single “Black Mamba.” In the single’s neon-colored music video, the foursome — Karina, Giselle, Winter and Ningning — deliver non-stop choreography flanked by a bevy of female back-up dancers as the giant black snake of the song’s title slithers its way through the clip. “I’m ejected, good is not enough to break your greatness/ I’m exhausted, your existence has grown, swallowing all of the greed/ I’m the aespa, there can’t be two/ Monochrome to colors/ This is evo, evolution,” Giselle and Winter sing on the second verse, before Ningning and Karina take over on the pre-chorus, declaring, R...
Sure, We’ll Take a Second Teaser For BTS’ ‘Life Goes On’ Video
“Life Goes On” is coming! On Wednesday (Nov. 18), BTS shared a second teaser of the music video for their upcoming single. The 15-second clip features black-and-white portraits of each member of the K-pop septet flashing on screen as the band mates sing “I remember, I remember” over wistful pop production. The snippet ends with Jungkook, who will make his directorial debut with the video, gazing solemnly into a viewfinder as he holds a camera. (The singer will be the first member of BTS to helm one of the group’s music videos.) The visual for “Life Goes On” is set to be unveiled by Big Hit Entertainment on Friday (Nov. 20) at 2:00 p.m. KST/12:00 a.m. EST, the same time the track will be released to digital retailers worldwide. {“nid”:&#...
Doja Cat, Bebe Rexha, Dan + Shay, The Weeknd & More Join 2020 American Music Awards Performer List
The final list of performers for the 2020 American Music Awards includes Bebe Rexha & Doja Cat, Dan + Shay, Lewis Capaldi, MGK and The Weeknd featuring Kenny G. The show, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, will air live on Nov. 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on ABC from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre. According to dick clark productions and ABC, the new additions will include Rexha joining multiple AMA nominee Doja Cat for a “funky and fierce performance,” while triple-nominees country duo Dan + Shay and singer Capaldi will make their performance debuts on the show, as will rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Top 2020 nominee the Weekend — who has eight nods — will rock “In Your Eyes” with sax machine Kenny G and roll out the televised debut of “Save Your Tears.&#...
The Postal Service to Release Everything Will Change Live LP Next Month
The Postal Service will be releasing a new live album, Everything Will Change, next month that is a look back at the group’s last tour in 2013. The 15-track collection will include fan favorites like ”Such Great Heights,” “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” “Sleeping In” and “Natural Anthem.” There are also covers of Beat Happening’s “Our Secret” and Dntel’s “(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan,” which were performed at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in December 2013. Everything Will Change was initially released in 2014 as a feature-length documentary concert film directed by Justin Mitchell. The 2020 live album was remixed by Don Gunn and remastered by Dave Cooley. Along with the announcement, Postal Service also shared clips from th...
