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This Justin Timberlake Song Reflects How Katy Perry Felt During Her 2017 Breakup With Orlando Bloom
In her latest People cover story, Katy Perry opened up about her previous one-year split with current fiancé Orlando Bloom and which Justin Timberlake track helped her make sense of it. The all-star couple has been through thick and thin over the last four years, even after splitting for a year in 2017. But spending time apart helped them grow stronger together later on, especially with a baby girl now on the way. She even sings about their previous relationship struggles and subsequent internal reflections in “Champagne Problems,” one of the tracks featured on her upcoming fifth album Smile due Aug. 28. And looking inward reminded her of JT’s No. 2 hit single “Mirrors” from his 2013 album The 20/20 Experience. “It’s a song that really talks about ...
Music Producer Detail Arrested on Multiple Sexual Assault Charges
Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Another musician is being accused of sexual misconduct. Noel “Detail” Fisher, the man behind some of your favorite songs, is now behind bars for reportedly violating the rights of several women. As spotted on Vulture producer Detail has been booked on multiple sexual misconduct charges. The report claims he was picked up by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday, August 5. According to the documentation in the last five days 15 sexual assault charges and five separate felony assault charges have been filed against him. The alleged incidents range from 2010 to 2018. “Based on the nature of the allegations, Special Victims Bureau detectives believe there may be additional potential victims and they are seeking the public’s help in ide...
UConn Becomes First NCAA Football Team To Cancel Season Due To COVID-19
Source: Hartford Courant / Getty All signs are pointing to Rona extending her stay in America and some organizations are taking heed. One of the premier collegiate institutions is bowing out of this year’s pigskin wars. As spotted on Huffington Post the University of Connecticut has confirmed they will be cancelling their 2020-2021 football season. This is a monumental move as UConn is the first sports program at this level to bow out due to COVID-19 concerns. On Wednesday, August 5 Athletic Director David Benedict confirmed the rumors via a formal press announcement on the college’s website. “After receiving guidance from state and public health officials and consulting with football student-athletes, we’ve decided that we will not compete on the gridiron this seas...
Virgil Abloh Blesses Stevie Williams With A Personal Pair of Off-White Rubber Dunks
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty While sneakerheads continue to cancel Virgil Alboh after catching L’s trying to cop the latest Off-White sneaker drop, the famed fashion designer keeps on blessing his famous friends with exclusive footwear that they could otherwise buy on their own. The latest high profile public figure to get blessed by Virgil is the OG skateboard magician known as Stevie Williams who got a personal pair of rubber Dunks complete with Abloh’s signature on both the box and the kicks. The metallic silver and blue sneakers with gum soles feature “Williams” written on the soles along with “Black Skaters Matter” on the silver box. Interesting that Virgil decide to write “Black Skaters Matter” after only putting up $50 in bail funds fo...
Trader Joe’s Contending With Racist Images That Betrays Its Feel-Good Image
Source: Johnny Louis / Getty Trader Joe’s enjoys the image of being a fun, hip place to work with vegetarian and vegan options, fresh meats, and veggies at an affordable price. However, behind the shiny veneer are rumblings that the California-founded grocery chain embraced racist stereotypes in its branding and crushing the power of unionizing within its employee ranks, taking unapologetic stances on both those points. In a new piece by the Los Angeles Times, the company’s culture of Hawaiian shorts and peppy workers happy to point you to their latest snacks and precooked meal options is juxtaposed against Trader Joe’s use of names and imagery deemed insensitive by some, most especially in the wake of recent protests. From the Times: The controversy flared last month aft...
Watch Mr. Belt & Wezol’s Gravity-Defying DJ Set from a Hot Air Balloon
Mr. Belt & Wezol took streaming to new heights. Dutch dance music duo Mr. Belt & Wezol have taken livestreaming to new heights with their latest endeavor. You’ll understand that pun in a moment. The house music tandem have used their time in lockdown to produce a series of unique livestream events. After sets in a moving tram, a ball pit, an alpaca farm, a bowling alley, and an abandoned pier, they have now taken to the skies for a DJ set in a hot air balloon. Defying the odds of gravity, Mr. Belt & Wezol delivered a sun-kissed house set brimming with the breeziness of the very winds they glided through. They dropped a number of their own fan-favorite originals in addition to a bevy of house bops from their dance music compatriots, like Patrick Topping‘s “Forg...
Spotify Launches “track IDs” Playlists for Electronic Dance Music Discovery
Clubs are currently closed, but the dance floor remains open thanks to Spotify’s new suite of playlists. Spotify has announced the launch of “track IDs,” a new suite of playlists within the platform’s Dance/Electronic hub designed to help users discover new EDM tracks. Co-curated by Spotify’s editorial team alongside many major figures in dance music, the playlist series was developed for the raver who finds themselves constantly asking, “track ID?” The new initiative is designed not only for new listeners, but also DJs, who are able to easily share the songs they would play in their live sets. Featured artists in the playlist suite include Aluna, Black Coffee, Carl Cox, Green Velvet, Honey Dijon, Jayda G, MK, Nina Kraviz, Pan-Po...
Roger Waters Revives Two Deep Cuts From Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Roger Waters continues his series of socially distant performances with two deep cuts from Pink Floyd’s 1979 LP, The Wall: “Vera” and “Bring the Boys Back Home.” “The Vera in question is Vera Lynn. She was an English singer, songwriter, very popular during the Second World War,” Waters said in a statement. “Her biggest hit was “We’ll meet again”. She was widely known as the “Forces’ Sweetheart”. Our Vera, who is very fondly remembered back in Blighty, died six weeks ago aged 103. So she had a bloody good innings, bless her.” The performance transitions from “Vera” into a grand orchestral rendition of “Bring the Boys Back Home.” The latter features the smooth and seamless harmonies of Lucius̵...
Bad Religion Unveil New Symphonic Version of Against the Grain’s “Faith Alone”
The punk legends in Bad Religion released a new, symphonic take on one of their classic tracks. Rather than the traditional combination of two guitars, a bass, and drums backing Greg Graffin’s vocals, the iconic singer is alone with a piano for the beginning of “Faith Alone” (originally on 1990’s Against the Grain) before being joined by strings. Considering the track’s chorus of “faith alone won’t sustain us anymore,” the 30-year-old tune is prophetically appropriate to revamp for the chaos that 2020 has brought — and it even makes use of appropriate social distancing as Graffin, Bad Religion co-mastermind Brett Gurewitz, drummer Jamie Miller, one-man orchestra Stevie Blacke (Beck, Lady Gaga, Garbage), and producer Carlos de la Garza recorded the entire...
Project Cars 3 Is Coming to Xbox One, Playstation 4 First—Not Series X or PS5
Microsoft just dropped a new trailer for the new Project Cars 3 video game, and we’re just as excited by this as we were when the new Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport games were announced. There is one big difference, however: Project Cars 3 isn’t a next-generation game like its well-established counterparts, destined for the newest Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 consoles. Instead, the newest installment of Project Cars will likely be the last major racing game released for today’s Xbox One and Playstation 4. Project Cars 3 should be quite the treat for those of you—so, well, all of you—with current-generation consoles, giving gamers/racers one last hurrah. The previous Project Cars games featured a truly incredible amount of customization, something that has made the f...
Ariana Grande Shares Pics From Scenic Utah Vacation With Dalton Gomez, Teases New ‘R.E.M’-Inspired Perfume
Ariana Grande took to social media on Wednesday (Aug. 5) to give followers a peek at her vacation in Utah with boyfriend Dalton Gomez, as well as her next fragrance. In an Instagram slideshow, the pop star wears a mint green bikini top while taking smiling, sun-drenched selfies and showing off the state’s desert landscape. She also included close-up snaps of herself wearing a mask and posing with her real estate agent love. While Grande’s post didn’t clarify exactly where she was staying, Canyon Point, Utah is home to Amangiri, a secluded five-star luxury resort frequented regularly by a host of celebrities and other famous clientele. On the same day, the superstar also used her Instagram Stories to tease the pending release of her latest perfume, which is named after fan...
Mozart La Para Vs. Lapiz Conciente: What to Know About the Never-Ending Dominican Rap Battle
In the urban world, the famous tiraeras is like a sport, where two artists battle each other so that their fans determine who’s the best lyricist. Daddy Yankee vs. Tempo, Tego Calderon vs. Lito y Polanco, Hector y Tito vs. Baby Rasta y Gringo, and Cosculluela vs. Anuel AA are previous rap battles that further proves tiraeras have been a part of the genre’s history for years. Most recently, Jhay Cortez and Bryant Myers confronted each other during the quarantine to come to terms on who’s the best trap artist of this generation. {“nid”:”9377122″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Jhay Cortez vs. Bryant Myers: Everything You Need to Know About the Latin Trap Feud”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/latin\/9...
