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Stone Roses’ Ian Brown Refers to Coronavirus as ‘Common Cold’

Just days after deleting his tirade of controversial tweets, Ian Brown doubled down on his stance on COVID-19 by referring to the coronavirus as “the common cold.” “If COViD has been isolated why would the OXFORD vax research use a coronavirus from a Chimpanzee?” the former Stone Roses singer tweeted on Sunday. “Has COViD 19 been isolated? Coronavirus is the common cold here since the dawn of time never to be eradicated” If COViD has been isolated why would the OXFORD vax research use a coronavirus from a Chimpanzee? Has COViD 19 been isolated? Coronavirus is the common cold here since the dawn of time never to be eradicated — Ian Brown (@ianbrown) October 18, 2020 His latest statement comes after Brown suggested that the world’s response to COVID-19 is a “plandemic planned designed and ex...

Adele to Make SNL Hosting Debut Next Week With Musical Guest H.E.R.

Adele is set to host Saturday Night Live next week, Oct. 24, with musical guest H.E.R. The famed singer-songwriter has been SNL’s musical guest twice in the past (in 2008 and 2015); however, this is the first time she’s been tapped for host duties. It also marks H.E.R.’s first time appearing on the sketch comedy show. Next show! 🥰 pic.twitter.com/pD2jLusEEF — Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 18, 2020 SNL kicked off its 46th season earlier this month, marking the first in-studio shows since the pandemic. Chris Rock hosted the premiere, followed by comedian Bill Burr, and most recently Issa Rae, who hosted last night. In its first three weeks, we’ve seen some pretty stellar musical performances, too. Megan Thee Stallion gave a politically charged p...

Feds Arrest Rapper Who Snitched On His Own Unemployment Scam In Song

Source: Youtube / Youtube Rappers rap and scammers scam, but nothing can come good of combining the two. Case in point, a rapper named Nuke Bizzle was arrested by the Feds after detailing his unemployment insurance scam in his own video. Bruh… Reportedly Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, aka Nuke Bizzle who currently lives in Hollywood Hills and was arrested on Sept. 23 by Las Vegas police while in possession of eight EDD debit cards (the Employment Development Department provides unemployment services in California). Before you even ask, seven of those cards were in the names of other people. [embedded content] How Nuke Bizzle managed to finesse all those cards isn’t hard to understand, if you watched one of his videos. The song (watch above) is actually called “EDD,” featuring Fat Wizza, and ...

Black Ops: Kanye West Says He’ll Be Appearing On ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’

Source: YouTube (Supplied by WENN) / WENN Ask, and you shall receive. After putting it out in the universe that he wanted to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, alleged Presidential candidate Kanye West is getting his wish. In case you’re unaware, The Joe Rogan Experience is an immensely popular podcast which books a wide array of guests for the comedian/host/UFC to commentator to chat it up with. Also, it’s where Elon Musk was seen smoking weed in the studio. On Saturday (Oct. 17), Yeezy took to Twitter to reveal he’ll be sitting down with Rogan next week on Friday. “Joe Rogan said it’s cool for me to design the set for our podcast this Friday,” tweeted West along with a photo of what looks like him and Rogan on a Facetime call.  In case you missed it, on Oct. 12, Kanye West twe...

Run the Jewels Perform RTJ4 in Its Entirety on Holy Calamavote Special

Late last night (or early this morning for East Coasters), Run the Jewels broadcast their Holy Calamavote special on Adult Swim. The vote-encouraging telecast was hosted by Eric Andre and featured the premiere performance of El-P and Killer Mike’s latest album, RTJ4. The duo, along with DJ Trackstar, performed the album in its entirety and were joined virtually by many of the record’s guests. Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme, Mavis Staples, Pharrell, 2 Chainz, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, and Cochemea all appeared on a big screen behind RTJ, while Gangsta Boo and Greg Nice made in-person appearances. They performed in an empty venue but didn’t skimp on production, orchestrating a full light show during the set, as well as other visuals, like fake snow durin...

Mastodon and Robyn Set to Headline Adult Swim Festival

Today, Adult Swim announced the 2020 edition of its annual festival, and like so many other events this year, it’s going virtual. The global livestream takes place next month and boasts performances from Robyn and Mastodon, as well as exclusive live streams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show, a world premiere of Run the Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 music video, a special edition of Toonami where hosts Tom and Sarah will give you the scoop on the new Playstation PS5. More than 20 additional musical acts and live streams are set to be announced closer to the event. The festival’s merchandise store is going virtual too, offering items like Power to the People face masks — designed in partnership with Run the Jewels with proceeds benefiting the ACLU — Adult ...

Megan Thee Stallion Continues Teasing Fans About New Music: ‘My Album About to Go Crazy’

Earlier this year, the “Savage” rapper teased her upcoming album during an at-home appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, noting that she used her time during quarantine in Los Angeles to record new material. “I’ve been recording. That’s the best thing about quarantine,” Meg told Fallon. “I would have been working on it anyway, but what else am I going to be doing right now. I’ve just been writing and we set up a little studio in here. So, we’re going to have new music for when we can go back outside.” The hip-hop star’s forthcoming musical project will follow her debut album, Suga, which arrived in March. The release came after Meg was granted a temporary restraining order against 1501 Certified Entertainment, claiming her label was instructing her distrib...

Taylor Swift Jokes That Signed ‘Folklore’ CDs May Come With Hairs From Her Beloved Cats

Taylor Swift fans receiving a hand-signed copy of her latest album, Folklore, could be in a for a special treat. The 30-year-old pop star took to Twitter on Saturday (Oct. 17) to humorously inform her fans that their forthcoming signed Folklore CD booklets could include a few random hairs from her beloved cats Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button. “Along with the signed cd, some lucky purchasers of these items may even receive complimentary cat hair stuck inside the pages,” Swift captioned a photo of the signed booklets alongside her lounging cat. “Or the aromatic scent of white wine I occasionally spill while signing.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with givi...

Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Join Joe Biden, Encourage Latino Community to Vote

Lopez added, “For me, it’s [about] unifying the nation again, you know, getting rid of this hate. Thinking about my kids walking around in a world where it’s OK to be racist or prejudiced because our administration says it’s OK — that, to me, is really sad because it’s not the country that I believe that I grew up in.” In the video segment, which also featured Biden’s wife, Jill, they spoke about the need to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, which has disproportionately affected the Latino population, and the power that Latino voices have. “My kind of hope and quest for the Latino community is that they start understanding their power,” J. Lo said. “Their vote counts.” Watch the clip below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are lookin...

Ariana Grande Launches Countdown to ‘Positions’

“Positions” seems to have a release date. Ariana Grande has unveiled an official countdown that is likely leading to new music. On Saturday night (Oct. 17), just hours after posting a mysterious teaser typing the word “positions,” the singer updated the homepage of her website to count down to two dates — presumably the release dates for her new single and a full album. According to Grande’s countdown, something is coming at midnight ET on Oct. 23, followed by a release at midnight ET on Oct. 30. Fans speculate that it will be the lead single and then her sixth album in its entirety. 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 p...

Watch a Clip from Alison Wonderland and Said The Sky’s 3AM Jam Sesh

Alison Wonderland and Said The Sky teased the possibility of a future collaboration this week, via footage posted on Twitter from a Colorado studio session. The clip, shared on October 15th, already has more than 56,000 views.  Featuring Alison Wonderland on an electric cello and Said The Sky on a keyboard, the video’s 39 seconds include bits of a song that promises to be equal parts gentle and thought provoking. The two can be seen performing live an emotionally poignant melody, composed of lilting keyboard notes underlaid with slow, stirring string chords. Comments on the post are overwhelmingly favorable, with fans brought to tears requesting the song be played at their weddings and funerals alike.  Watch the clip below. This teaser footage follows new releases from each...

Ford Mustang GT Performance Pack 2 Dies So That the Mach 1 Can Live

Automakers shuffle option packages all the time, for reasons both obvious and obscure. For the 2021 model year, many changes are coming to the Ford Mustang lineup—and yes, that’ll affect its options. The most notable change is the introduction of the 2021 Mustang Mach 1, a special performance model that pulls double duty and takes over for the Bullitt and Shelby GT350, incorporating bits from both, as well as the Mustang GT Performance Pack 2. With some good comes the bad, however: like the Mach 1’s other parts donors, the Mustang GT Performance Pack 2 is now dead, too. The changes were discovered on Blue Oval Forums and reported by Muscle Cars and Trucks, and a Ford spokesperson confirmed the discontinuation of the Performance Pack 2 to MotorTrend...