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“Baby Shark” Has Dethroned “Despacito” as the Most Viewed Video in YouTube’s History
“Baby Shark” smelled blood in YouTube’s waters and pounced on “Despacito,” dethroning Luis Fonsi‘s global hit for the title of the most viewed video in the platform’s history. Pinkfong‘s “Baby Shark” video was uploaded back on June 17th, 2016 and “Despacito” was published just shy of seven months later, on January 12th, 2017. Due to the crossover appeal of the booming Latin music market, Fonsi’s track became an overnight sensation and skyrocketed to YouTube’s upper echelon of viewership. On the other hand, “Baby Shark” experienced an explosive rise of its own due to the #BabySharkChallenge, which mutated the children’s song into one of the most viral memes in recent mem...
David Guetta to Perform Live from Budapest’s Széchenyi Bath for 2020 MTV EMAs
In a historic moment for the Hungary’s music scene, David Guetta will perform live from Budapest for the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards. Hungary is the official partner for the award’s ceremony this year. The barnstorming “Titanium” hit-maker will stream his set from the Széchenyi Bath, the largest medicinal bath in Europe. Powered by two massive thermal springs, the bath makes for a stunning locale not only for Guetta, who is no stranger to unique concert destinations, but also the city of Budapest. “Hosting the MTV EMAs, one of the world’s largest and most-viewed music award shows, is a huge opportunity for Hungary and Budapest,” said Alexandra Szentkirályi, government spokesperson for Hungary, in a press release. “Organizing a globa...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Quietly Announces They are Recording a New Album
With all of America currently on high alert due to the federal election, our friends from down under are shedding some much-needed positive news in our feed. While promoting their “Headphone Selections” playlist, RÜFÜS DU SOL casually announced that they are in fact working on a new album. It will be their fourth album following 2018’s Grammy Award-nominated Solace LP. Speculation surrounding the new album began to intensify this past summer when RÜFÜS DU SOL dropped their remix of Lastlings‘ “No Time,” which they explained was just “one of many things” to come. 2020 also saw the beloved trio unveiling their jaw-dropping Live From Joshua Tree audiovisual experience as well as their monthly additions to the “Ros...
The Presidential Election Remains Undecided While Trump Prematurely Gloats
Source: Array / WENN The presidential election will most likely continue to dominate the news cycle for much of the week if not longer as the race is still far too close to call. Despite the slim margins, President Donald Trump has prematurely declared victory over Joe Biden and it remains to be seen how the ending plays out. Election Day (Nov. 3) was, as observed by many a commentator, pundit, and anchor, a nail-biter with Biden owning 238 electoral college votes to Trumps’s 213 according to The Associated Press. And like the presidential election, the U.S. Senate race is also undecided with the Democratic Party gaining one seat thus far but are still sitting at 45-47 with the Republican Party holding the slim majority. President Trump, taking to his favored vehicle of Twitter after being...
Common Talks Relationship With Tiffany Haddish: “It’s Wonderful”
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Common and Tiffany Haddish are still going strong despite breakup rumors last week. On Friday (Oct 30), during his interview on The Karen Hunter Show, Common gushed over his relationship with the comedian, stating that the two are doing “wonderful.” “She’s a really incredible human being, and the more I get to know her, I just see how dynamic she is as a person. How intelligent, how selfless she is, how she stands up in Hollywood for black women. I’m learning,” Common said. “You know what I mean? She takes it like the law, especially within – any area of life – but then the Hollywood structure, sometimes you have to shake them up and say ‘hey, y’all, this is what it has to be.” Despite rumors that the two had previously called it quits after it was noticed...
Oregon Is The First State Ever To Decriminalize Hard Drugs
Source: FatCamera / Getty While the world patiently waits on the results of the 2020 election there is some good news to report. One state had made the right decision regarding an issue that wrongfully imprisoned thousands. As spotted on Raw Story Oregon has made a power move in regards to true criminal justice reform. On Tuesday, November 3 the Beaver State became the first ever in United States history to decriminalize hard drugs. The new ruling will ease the penalties on small amounts of heroin and cocaine. Additionally it will legalize magic mushrooms; or commonly known as “Shrooms”, for therapeutic use. Under Measure 110, possession of small amounts of the aforementioned illegal substances would be considered a civil violation with no jail time. Additionally city officials have e...
Cheeto Trump Checked By Twitter For Lying About Election Results, Biden Still Leading
Source: The Washington Post / Getty As expected, Donald Trump is continuing to muddy the 2020 presidential election. Twitter is not having it. It looks like the Lil Wayne and Lil Pimp oops we mean Lil Pump endorsements were not enough. When you woke up this Tuesday morning, you learned that country still hasn’t elected its next leader for the next four years. Current projections have Joe Biden on track to win, but, of course, Donald Trump isn’t going to make things any easier. It was reported that Trump would claim victory on election night even if he didn’t have the required 270 electoral college votes, and he didn’t disappoint. Before he addressed a crowd of his supporters, agent orange got on Twitter and tweeted: “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never l...
Foo Fighters to Appear as Musical Guest on Saturday Night Live This Week
Last week, it was announced that Dave Chappelle would host Saturday Night Live this week, but there wasn’t a musical guest…until now. Foo Fighters will be joining Chappelle this week on SNL, the show announced on Wednesday. It was supposed to be a busy year for Dave Grohl and company. Grohl told Bill Simmons earlier this year that the band’s album was done and that he planned on releasing a documentary as well. Foo Fighters were slated to hit the road for a string of dates in support of their 25th anniversary, however, the pandemic changed those plans. Grohl reflected on the band’s anniversary in July and being Nirvana’s “fifth drummer.” Last week, the band shared a goofy spoof commercial mocking Grohl’s addiction to coffee and they also appeared at a virtual show in su...
Double Country Coronation: Luke Combs & Joey Moi Top Hot 100 Songwriters & Producer Charts
For Combs, leading his Hot 100 haul, “Forever After All” debuts at No. 2, the highest entrance ever for a song that has also appeared on Hot Country Songs by a solo male; the track concurrently opens atop the Hot Country Songs chart. The song is from the deluxe reissue of his LP What You See Is What You Get, which surges back to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 109,000 equivalent album units, up 399 percent, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Here’s a look at all six of Combs’ songwriting credits on this week’s Hot 100. Rank, Title (songwriters in addition to Combs)No. 2, “Forever After All” (Rob Williford, Drew Parker)No. 30, “Better Together” (Dan Isbell, Randy Montana)No. 41, “Lovin’ on You” (Thomas Archer, Ray Ful...
Tegan and Sara, Peppermint & More Celebrate Sarah McBride Becoming First-Ever Transgender State Senator
After a long election night (Nov. 3), Americans everywhere are feeling more anxious than ever. With a nail-biting race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden still not decided as votes around the country continue to be counted, many Americans are looking for good news where they can find it. For the LGBTQ community, though, some good news did take place on election night. On Tuesday evening, Sarah McBride, a 30-year-old candidate vying to become a state senator in Delaware, won her race, making her the first transgender state senator and highest ranking transgender official in United States history. 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 Bea...
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Introduce Their Adorable Puppy Tarzan
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have reached an adorable relationship milestone — they’ve gotten their first puppy together. The two introduced their latest furry friend named Tarzan on Instagram Tuesday (Nov. 3). Mendes shared a mini gallery on his Instagram, which included two photos, as well as two videos of the lil pup with Cabello. Hailey Bieber, Bazzi, Kevin Abstract and more of their famous followers couldn’t get enough of the cuteness and shared their enthusiasm with “OMG” comments. 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 hel...
Anti-Flag, Tom Morello and More Join Forces in ‘A Dying Plea Vol. 1′ Video
With Pennsylvania currently at the center of the 2020 presidential election, Pittsburgh’s favorite political punk rockers have released a new video for their collaborative tune “A Dying Plea Vol. 1.” Anti-Flag released the video (which is full of raw footage of police brutality and violence) through Hopeless Records on YouTube, bringing a spotlight to their recent partnership with artists like DE’WAYNE, Marcia Richards, Jalise Della Gary, and legendary Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The fiery track captures a wide range of emotions but mainly focuses on the dire situation the country finds itself in due to racism and other social injustices (particularly as they pertain to police violence). It’s a sizable step up in complexity and production from “Fuck Police Brutality” (D...
