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Kim Kardashian Offers Support To Help Release C-Murder From Prison
Source: WENN.com / WENN Kim Kardashian is lending her support to Master P and family to assist in the release of P’s younger brother, C-Murder. On Sunday (Aug 16), Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to announce the next case that she will be working on to exonerate the prisoner who due to corruption was unable to receive a fair trial, saying she’s going to put her resources along with Master P, Monica, and others toward helping free C-Murder. “Today I’m teaming up with @MonicaDenise, @JessicaJackson, and @EdyHaney to #FreeCoreyMiller,” Kardashian wrote. “My heart goes out to the family of Steve Thomas. I can only imagine how hard this is and my intention is never to open up this painful wound but to help find the truth behind this tragedy.” My heart goes out to the family of Steve Thomas...
Fans Drag Travis Scott After CyHi The Prynce ‘SICKO MODE’ Reference Track Leaks
Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Digital Continuing the tradition of 2020 exposés, Travis Scott is in the hot seat after rap fans learned one of the biggest hits off ASTROWORLD wasn’t penned from his creative genius. Over the weekend, a Twitter user with low follower and tweet counts posted a very rough reference track snippet for “SICKO MODE,” Scott and Drake’s 2018 multi-platinum smash hit. The caption claimed G.O.O.D. Music artist and songwriter CyHi The Prynce “singlehandedly wrote most of Travis Scott’s hit songs off of Astroworld.” Soon after, another snippet posted for “Coffee Bean.” HipHop-N-More did a little digging on “SICKO MODE” in Tidal and found 30 artists and composers credited on the song, include CyHi under his real name, Cydel Young. Anyone following the breadc...
Lizzo Sees Victory After Judge Sides With Her Over ‘Truth Hurts’ Lawsuit
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Lizzo is walking in her truth once again after a judge sided with her in court. According to published reports, a judge in the United States District Court Central District of California dismissed the countersuit against the “Cuz I Love You” singer after three individuals, Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Justin “Yves” Rothman, was seeking royalties from the song. Lizzo originally sued Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Yves Rothman in October 2019, seeking “a judicial declaration” that they “did not co-author ‘Truth Hurts,’ and have no right to co-own that work or to share in its profits.” The trio countersued in February, claiming the single was derived from a song with they worked on with Lizzo called “Healthy.” U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee sided with ...
Alicia Keys ft. Khalid “So Done,” Trey Songz “Circles” & More | Daily Visuals 8.17.20
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Just when it seemed like 2020 was going to be a complete wash, the NBA resumed without a Covid hiccup (fingers crossed), Kamala Harris is running for Vice President, and now Alicia Keys has returned to provide nourishment for our soul. After a lengthy hiatus, the piano playing songstress has returned with some new visuals for her Khalid assisted “So Done” which finds the duo performing for a high school dance before it’s overrun by some dirt bike bandits. Looks like a helluva time all around. Keeping the vibe on the R&B tip, Trey Songz too makes his comeback and in his clip to “Circles” woos a pretty young woman with a ride through hills in his drop-top whip. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including wo...
Lewis Capaldi, Passed Over for a Grammy Nod for Best New Artist, Lands His 2nd Top 10 Hit on the Billboard Hot 100
Capaldi was also bypassed for a performance slot on the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26. Lewis Capaldi is having the last laugh. Nearly nine months after the Scottish singer/songwriter was, surprisingly, passed over for a Grammy nod for best new artist, he lands his second top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Before You Go.” The song follows “Someone You Loved,” which led the chart for three nonconsecutive weeks last November—and received a Grammy nod for song of the year. (Capaldi co-wrote the ballad with Tom Barnes, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn and Sam Roman.) Nominations in the Big Four categories—album, record and song of the year plus best new artist—are determined by a nominations review committee which reviews the top 20 vote-getters of rank-and-file voting members. While ...
Rihanna Had the Funniest Reaction to Melania Trump’s Refusal to Hold the President’s Hand
Melania Trump has clearly been listening to some ANTI lately. The First Lady went viral on Monday (Aug. 17) after an awkward video surfaced of Melania refusing to hold President Donald Trump’s hand despite his multiple attempts. Rihanna couldn’t help but repost the clip soundtracked by her 2016 hit, “Needed Me,” which notably features the fitting chorus, “Didn’t they tell you that I was a savage?” “Melania likes art,” RiRi clapped in the caption, before adding that there are 78 days until the Nov. 3 election. See the post here. The caption refers to Rihanna’s post over the weekend, where the singer and business mogul made her political opinions clear by sharing the spray-painted words “F— TRUMP” in a s...
Leon Bridges Hopes for a ‘Sweeter’ Future at 2020 Democratic National Convention
During the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Leon Bridges appeared to perform his single “Sweeter,” in honor of George Floyd and the countless other lives lost to racial profiling and police brutality. Perched on a rooftop overlooking a metropolitan area, Bridges and his band performed the mournful song, as the singer established his hope for a better feature through the moving lyrics. “Hoping for a life more sweeter, instead I’m just a story repeating,” he crooned. “Why do I fear with skin dark as night? Can’t feel peace with those judging eyes.” The performance came just after George Floyd’s brothers appeared to pay tribute to their late brother, and to call for justice and peace. “It’s up to us to carry on the f...
Maggie Rogers Stuns with ‘Back in My Body’ Performance at 2020 Democratic National Convention
During the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Maggie Rogers appeared to perform a special acoustic rendition of her song “Back in My Body.” Introduced by Maine’s Democratic nominee for Senate Sara Gideon, Rogers stood on the rocky coast of Maine dressed all in white, armed only with her guitar and a microphone for her performance. The song’s themes of standing up for yourself shone through, especially when Rogers sang in the chorus, “This time, I know I’m fighting.” As Rogers sang through her song, images and clips of essential workers and medical professionals in the age of coronavirus flashed onto the screen, underscoring one of the event’s central themes surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and President Do...
A Record Shop for Mice Has Opened in Sweden
The coronavirus pandemic may have thwarted house parties, but a collective of Swedish artists have created a record shop for mice—and it’s a mouse party. AnonyMouse is an anonymous arts collective known for building miniature mouse-themed structures and art installations in Sweden and other European countries. They recently debuted the tiny vinyl shop, which is located on the corner of Nygatan Street in Lund. Check out a photo of the record shop for mice below, hilariously called “Ricotta Records” to cater to their love of cheese. In an incredible display of attention to detail, the walls of the shop are adorned with posters, like Modest Mouse and a rodent version of Dolly Parton named “Dolly Parsley.” Visitors are also able to peek in and find an array of min...
Mark Kozelek Denies Sexual Misconduct Accusations: ‘False Allegations and Innuendo’
Last week, Pitchfork published a report where three women accused Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek of sexual misconduct. In a statement posted on his website, Kozelek denies all of the accusations. “It is important that I publicly and unconditionally deny that I engaged in the inappropriate and disturbing incidents falsely depicted in the media. While I support the important work of addressing legitimate claims of sexual misconduct, I reject the false allegations and innuendo in the recent press,” Kozelek’s statement begins. “I have retained the legal counsel of Lavely & Singer to investigate and to pursue as necessary any claims against anyone participating to defame me in the media,” he concluded the statement. Earlier on Monday, Kozelek’s European tour dates were postponed in the wake of...
Cursive’s Tim Kasher Enlisted the Cheers Mailman to Save the USPS
The United States Postal Service is in good hands. On Monday, Cursive lead singer Tim Kasher commissioned John Ratzenberger — aka mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers — to inspire his followers to support the USPS. “Why not translate the dollar amount you’re gonna pay for Aunt Tilly’s new hat and just buy her that amount of stamps — Easy to carry, easy to mail, easy to ship — and it’s worth something,” Ratzenberger says in the video, urging followers to do some early holiday shopping. “And it’ll be worth something for a long time. And how many times is Aunt Tilly gonna be wearing that hat? Once, twice? But, how many times will be she using those stamps? That’s right. Always thinking. So help your local post office; go down there and buy something.” The video hits the internet...
Welp: NBA Photographer Given The Boot After He Posts Offensive Kamala Harris Meme
Source: The Washington Post / Getty An NBA photographer deservingly got booted out of the bubble for being a head*ss and posting an offensive mean directed towards the future MVP (Madame Vice President), hopefully, Kamala Harris. NBA photographer Bill Baptist will now be used as another example highlighting posting ridiculous, sexist and derogatory memes on your social media accounts can get you canned. Baptist learned that the hard way when he thought it was a good idea to share a meme on his Facebook page, which stated “Joe and the Hoe” KPRC 2 Houston, reported. The meme is about Former Vice President Joe Biden making the wise and very impactful decision to name the California Senator as his VP pick. In a statement released by the NBA, the league confirmed that it would no longer be util...
