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Lance Bass Says Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel Have Welcomed Baby No. 2: ‘They’re Very, Very Happy!’
Justin Timberlake is a dad of two! The confirmation came from none other than his former fellow *NSYNC band mate Lance Bass. “We have talked several times and we knew before anyone else did,” Bass revealed about the new baby’s arrival after Entertainment Tonight‘s Katie Krause asked him on Friday (Sept. 25) about reports that the singer-actor and wife Jessica Biel are now a family of four. “It’s been a fun celebration and they’re very, very happy!” “It’s all about baby! It’s all about the new one they just brought in,” Bass added about their discussions in the *NSYNC group chat. “It’s all been conversations about a newborn.” While the singer-turned-podcaster revealed the little one’s arrival, he...
Fans Choose Zayn’s ‘Better’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Zayn‘s latest song “Better” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 25) on Billboard, choosing the 27-year-old singer’s mellow R&B ballad as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Better” brought in 91 percent of the vote this week, beating out new music by Travis Scott (“Franchise”), SuperM (“Super One”), Jennifer Lopez and Maluma (“Pa’ Ti” and “Lonely”) and others. “Better,” co-written by Zayn, is slated for his upcoming third album, which is described in a release as his “most personal project to date. With total creative reign on his third album, Zayn is making the music he has always wanted to.” The accompanying video, direc...
Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Crisis: Week of Sept. 28
The weather may be cooling off as autumn gets rolling, but livestreamed concerts and events are still going strong. This week’s shows include the first of two sets by Machine Gun Kelly, BLACKPINK’S pre-album release event, a music festival to get out the vote, and much more. Since the global coronavirus pandemic began, artists around the world have canceled tour dates. Instead, they’ve been playing sets from home, and more recently, streaming from empty venues to keep fans entertained as people stay home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Below is a list of some of the musical performances to enjoy from your couch this week. As more events are announced, we’ll add them to this list. Sept. 29: Daughtry is playing a livestream acoustic set from Nashville’s ...
Kim Thayil Says Brandi Carlile’s Version of ‘Searching With My Good Eye Closed’ ‘Sent Shivers Down’ His Spine
Yesterday marked the second Record Store Day drop, which included one of the year’s most anticipated releases: A Rooster Says, Brandi Carlile’s 12″ LP that includes versions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Open” recorded with Soundgarden’s surviving members. “Black Hole Sun” was chosen after Carlile performed it with guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassist Ben Shepherd, along with Peter Frampton, for the Chris Cornell tribute I Am the Highway in January 2019; however, the Seattle-bred singer-songwriter picked the second song herself, and Cameron and Thayil couldn’t be happier. “That was Brandi’s choice and it was a good one,” Cameron told Rolling Stone in a recent interview. “‘Searching With My Good Eye Closed’ is one of Chris’ g...
Kanye West Visits Haiti, Gets Tour From President
Source: George Pimentel / Getty Kanye West is doing a million things at once. Besides allegedly running for President and exercising his Twitter fingers, Yeezy found time to hit up Haiti. The “Power” rapper was recently in Jamaican and then managed time to head to Haiti and kick it with the locals. Reports TMZ: Ye, fresh off a visit to Jamaica, touched down Friday at the Hugo Chávez International Airport in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien. He was met by Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who gave Ye a guided tour. Kanye didn’t say why he traveled to Haiti, but he did post some tweets early Saturday … “Haiti is where our people started the first revolution that freed us from slavery.” You see Kanye in the video dancing with the locals in a full-throttle celebration. Missing from the action …...
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Co-Signs Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a favorite in the Presidential race. The famed actor and WWE legend has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States. Johnson, whose Daddy (OG wrestler Rocky “Soulman” Johnson who passed earlier this year) we must point out was a Black man, has never endorsed a presidential candidate before. As a registered independent with “centrist ideologies” as he puts it himself, Johnson went a step further and actually had a conversation with Biden and Harris. Citing his father’s teaching that respect is earned, the Rock’s first question to Biden and Harris was how they intended to earn the respect of the American people. “By doing what we say we’re going to do,” responded Biden. “By keeping our wor...
Brent Young, Former Trivium Bassist, Passes Away
Former Trivium bassist Brent Young has died. The band’s frontman Matt Heafy confirmed the news on social media. “We have just been given word on the passing of one of the early members of Trivium, Brent Young,” he wrote on Instagram. “Having had a couple wonderful years with Brent in the Florida local band scene, doing the Blue demo and ETI together, the very first European mini-tour and first USA tour together – I have nothing but amazing memories of a wonderful person. Our hearts and condolences go out to all of Brent’s family and friends.” Trivium’s current bassist, Paolo Gregoletto, also paid tribute to the late musician on Instagram. “I met Brent a few times in the past, so I didn’t know him to well,” he wrote. “But I have played a lot of songs he recorded on Ember to Infern...
2021 Ford Bronco: “Lightning Blue” Is Limited, Warthog/Raptor Getting 37-Inch Tires
Ford’s official Twitter account kicked out two significant revelations about the 2021 Bronco SUV today: First, it’ll offer a huge 37-inch tire option from the factory, and second, the available “Lightning Blue” paint color will be limited to Launch Edition models. Besides turning the spotlight back to the Bronco after its big reveal in July and before its on-sale date early next year, the tweets filled in some more pieces of the production 4×4’s puzzle for excited fans eager for more info. Seriously, the Bronco’s Getting a 37-Inch Tire Option? The tire-related Bronco tweet blares: “Testing 37-inch hooves!” alongside a picture of what appears to be a camouflaged prototype of the Raptor/Warthog high-performance version. Ford isn’...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Listen To The Ultimate Latin Divas Playlist
Hispanic Heritage Month is here, and it’s time to celebrate Latin culture and music. On this occasion, Billboard is honoring Latin women in the music industry who are proud of their heritage with the ultimate Latin Divas playlist. The list gathers 40 of the best songs—classic and new—from Latin music’s biggest female artists, including Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Karol G, Thalia, and Becky G, to name a few. Dale and play our Latin Divas playlist! 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.
Chrissy Teigen Pays a High Compliment to Miley Cyrus
Chrissy Teigen is spending her Saturday turning up some Miley Cyrus tunes. She took to Twitter to share one of the singer’s live performances from over the summer, raving about her vocals. “sounding like a weed smoking dolly angel,” Teigen commented on the clip of Cyrus covering The Beatles‘ “Help” in an empty Spieker Field at the Rose Bowl for June’s “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. “her voice is so different from anyone out there now,” she wrote. “I love it.” “Global Goal” streamed over the summer to shed a light on communities disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. “I dedicated this performance to everyone who is working tirelessly for testing, treatments and vac...
Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union Help Raise Funds for the American Lung Association’s COVID-19 Action Initiative
Hosted by Queen Latifah and featuring appearances by Gabrielle Union and a performance by Katharine McPhee-Foster, the American Lung Association streamed its first-ever live digital fundraising event, #Act4Impact, on Saturday (Sept. 26). At the top of the event, Queen Latifah expressed how the novel coronavirus pandemic “has made glaringly clear the startling inequities in our nation and spotlighted the human toll they have had on our most vulnerable populations.” She added the event’s emphasis on aiding those most at risk by the virus — Black, Latinx and indigenous communities. Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade appeared in their home to partake in the #lungflexchallenge, displaying how much one can do with just one breath — in their case, how much they could dance. Union p...
Tiësto Reveals That Kanye West Wanted to Collaborate on “Fade”
Tiësto and Kanye West almost collaborated on “Fade.” Let that sink in for a moment. In a new interview with GQ, the dance music legend waxed poetic about a number of topics, like his taste in memes, the Ableton-themed design of his new home, and the likelihood of house music’s survival if clubs were to permanently shut down due to COVID-19. It was his revelation about the polarizing hip-hop legend West, however, that served as a needle in a haystack. When asked if he had ever been starstruck by anyone he’d met, Tiësto dropped Kanye’s name. “One time he had just done an award show in Vegas and after we went to his dressing room. He sat down and he played some new tracks. He played me the whole [Life of] Pablo album, from start to finish,...
