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Drake Reveals New Album Release Date
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Drake has been in his bag. The 6 God took to social media to reveal the release date of his highly-anticipated new album Certified Lover Boy, sort of. The Toronto rapper posted a minute-long teaser clip that revealed the new project will be dropping in January 2021. With some ethereal instrumentation, the visual features some aesthetic updates on the covers of past albums, including Take Care, Nothing Was The Same and Dark Lane Demo Tapes. For now “January 2021,” which is revealed at the end of the video, is as specific as it gets. Drake’s last proper album was 2018’s Scorpion. Watch the trailer below. 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 B...
Ice Cube Shares Details Of Talk With Trump, Says He’s “Not Playing Politics”
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Ice Cube has fallen somewhat out of favor with many after the news he met with members of President Donald Trump’s administration to discuss his Contract With Black America policy plan. While the veteran rapper and actor didn’t flat out endorse either candidate, he explained more behind his reasoning for conducting the chat. The artist born O’Shea Jackson was a guest on Fox News Sunday with host Chris Wallace for the show’s “Power Player segment. During the chat Cube, 51, stuck to the same talking points he’s shared via social media while also making it clear that he isn’t siding with either candidate. Instead, Cube’s hope is to put his plan in view of whoever will be in the White House after Nov. 3 in hopes of advancing his plan to close the opportunity gap. Wal...
Tenacious D Enlist Karen O, Phoebe Bridgers, Reggie Watts, Eric Andre, King Princess for ‘Time Warp’ Cover
One of the few good things to come from the pandemic is that it has allowed for folks to collaborate in a much easier fashion — at least remotely. With the election one week away, Tenacious D enlisted a bunch of famous pals to help them get out the vote with a cover of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s “Time Warp.” The video for the song, featuring an all-star cast of musicians, comedians and politicians, and Jack Black and Kyle Gass are encouraging folks to well…see it yourself below. [embedded content] Those featured in the clip are Elizabeth Warren, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Susan Sarandon, Sarah Silverman, John Waters, Jamie Lee Curtis, Karen O, Reggie Watts, Ezra Miller, Ilana Glazer, Phoebe Bridgers, John Heilemann, George Takei, Eric Andre, King Princess, Michael Peña and P...
Martin Garrix Confirms 2021 Return of AREA21
In a recent interview shared by Festival Season, Martin Garrix revealed the impending return of his side project, AREA21. Garrix unveiled AREA21 back in 2016, when he joined forces with prolific record producer and singer-songwriter Maejor to reveal the duo’s debut single “Spaceships.” The track was markedly less heavy than his popular big room house flair at the time, blending future bass and hip-hop sounds under a melodic umbrella. Ever since, AREA21 releases have been intermittent, with the latest, “HELP,” arriving in March 2019. In the new interview, Garrix revealed that he and Maejor have recorded enough new material to drop a full album. He also offered up a few hints as to what fans can expect when the new music drops in March 2021. “The...
The Chainsmokers Talk New Music, Infamous Performances in Rare Mid-Hiatus Interview
In a rare, mid-hiatus interview, The Chainsmokers let fans in on what they’ve been up to during lockdown, shared stories about performances they deemed embarrassing, got personal with how they react to criticism, and much more. The lengthy talk was hosted by Will Briger for his 1 Hour Intern podcast. Not afraid to get personal and share uncomfortable moments in their career, the duo—comprised of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart—waxed poetic about a number of topics and happenings from their wildly successful careers, including their infamous American Idol performance that they say made them look like “goddamn idiots.” It’s rare to see artists be so candid, but a refreshing look at what goes on behind the scenes with one of the dance-pop world’s ...
Offset Handcuffed, Detained After Encounter With Trump Supporters
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Driving while Black is still a real thing for people of color regardless of celebrity. Offset got his wake up call over the weekend. As spotted on TMZ the Migos rapper had an interesting experience while out in Los Angeles last week. On Saturday, October 24 he was out driving in Beverly Hills and came in close proximity to a Trump rally. While it is unclear what exactly transpired when he rode past the meet up, it is safe to say things got a bit hairy as he was stopped by local police shortly after. Thankfully the “Clout” rapper had enough presence of mind to record his interaction with the cops by going on Instagram Live. The video stream showed a tense scene as the Atlanta native refused to turn off his engine as he claimed the badges had pulled their guns...
We Love To See It: Obama Campaigns For Joe Biden In Florida With More Smoke For Trump
Source: Miami Herald / Getty Our forever President, Barack Obama, has been hitting the campaign trail to rally up the people for his former running mate Joe Biden and the unfiltered critiques against his predecessor are showing a side of Obama most of us have been hoping for. On Saturday (Oct. 24) while campaigning in Miami, the 44th President slammed Trump for his response to the coronavirus pandemic and reckless and maniacal tweets aimed at critics, adding the joke that “Florida Man wouldn’t even do this stuff.” President Obama also noted that a win for his former vice president would mean the United States would have a “normal president,” criticizing Trump for going “out of his way to insult anybody who he doesn’t think is nice enough to him.” “We won’t have a president who threatens pe...
Jeezy ft. Yo Gotti “Back,” Dave East ft. Popcaan “Unruly” & More | Daily Visuals 10.26.20
Jeezy really has come a long way from his “Young” block hugging/bandana rockin’ Boyz n da Hood days, but don’t let the suits and grown man swag fool ya, he’ll still do it to ya. In his latest visuals to “Back,” Jeezy and Yo Gotti show how to be professional while keeping it hood as they go about getting a government funded PPE loan and take that paper back to the block and bless the less fortunate with bags of groceries and stacks of cash. Robin Hood ish. From The A to the island, Dave East hits up Jamaica for his Popcaan assisted clip to “Unruly” where he enjoys the tropical weather, the exclusive weed, and gets love from the locals. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Peso Peso and Philthy Rich, Kasino featuring Sty...
Delusions of Grandeur: Trump Claims ’60 Minutes’ Interview Walk Out Showed “Strength”
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Donald Trump once again allowed his immaturity to show, but in traditional Trump fashion, he’s acting as if his unruly behavior is a form of acceptable behavior. On Sunday (Oct 25), CBS aired the edited 60 Minute episode that featured Trump’s response to the “tough questions” asked by veteran journalist Lesley Stahl. The episode, which opens with a seemingly already upset Trump ended up bolstering a whopping 16 lies in less than 30 minutes, according to CNN fact-checkers, with the biggest and most notable lie being about his response to the pandemic and his still unrevealed healthcare plan. “You brought up a lot of subjects that were inappropriately brought up,” Trump said. “Well, I said, I’m going to ask you tough questions,” Leslie Stahl replied. Afte...
Idina Menzel, Questlove, Peter Frampton & More React to Senate’s Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
Just one week away from the Nov. 3 presidential election, the Senate confirmed Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, in a 52-48 vote on Monday (Oct. 26). The decision gives conservatives a 6-3 majority on the court, as 48-year-old Barrett fills the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month at the age of 87. On Sunday (Oct. 25), the Democrats unsuccessfully tried to filibuster the nomination. 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 fair share of Internet revenue.
A No. 1 Song Written by a Solitary Songwriter Is Becoming a Thing of the Past
Billboard’s Gary Trust wrote about this phenomenon five years ago (see above). Trust’s conclusion: “Pop hits penned by just one writer are now almost completely anachronistic.” When Trust made that blunt assessment in October 2015, no song written by just one songwriter had reached No. 1 since Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” (which he wrote) 19 months prior. In the five years since Trust’s article, “Perfect” is the only song written by just one writer to reach the top spot. You don’t have to go back to the days of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter to find a time when it was utterly normal for big hits to be written by just one person. Sixteen songs reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1980. Twelve of them were written by individual songwriters working alone. Even more recently, 10 of the 12 singles that...
Oneohtrix Point Never Releases Song Co-Written With The Weeknd
The producer’s new single “No Nightmares” was co-written by the pop superstar. On Monday (Oct. 26), Oneohtrix Point Never released his latest track “No Nightmares.” Coming from his latest album Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, out this Friday via Warp, the song was co-written by Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin and one Abel Tesfaye — the given name of the superstar known to most as The Weeknd. It also features vocals from Tesfaye (listed in the liner notes as The Weeknd) and Chairlift’s Caroline Polacheck. Altogether, the trio construct a meditative cuddle puddle of synth and drifting prog rock flourishes that lull you into a pleasantly zoned-out state of zen that is a welcome respite from the frenzied cacophony of life itself. Hear it...
