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Yellowcard Drop Their Lawsuit Against Juice WRLD
Pop-punks Yellowcard, who broke up in 2017, have dismissed their lawsuit against the late emo-rapper Juice WRLD according to the New York Times, for allegedly copying elements of their tune “Holly Wood Died” in his Sting-sampling megahit “Lucid Dreams.” This is probably for the best, though Yellowcard’s lawyer Richard S. Busch pointed out to Pitchfork that “the dismissal was without prejudice, so it can be refilled [sic].” Let’s hope not; United States District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall originally paused the suit after the rapper born Jarad Higgins died of an overdose ruled accidental at age 21. At the time, the band was seeking a $15 million judgment, though they relented after Higgins’ mother Carmela Wallace was appointed as administrator of Juice WRLD’s estate. When reached for comment...
Megan Thee Stallion Takes To IG Live To Address Shooting, Reveals She Was Shot In Both Feet
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Megan Thee Stallion is breaking her silence about the shooting that took place while she was in Los Angeles. On Monday (Jul 27,) the Houston hottie took to Instagram to give an update to her fans as well as speak a little on the situation. During the short live session, Meg revealed that she was actually shot in both feet before adding that the incident left her shaken resulting in her taking time to process the unfortunate event before responding. “It’s a lot of fake reports out there, but I was actually shot in both feet and thank God the bullets touch bones, or break tendons because where the bullets hit at they missed everything but they are in there,” Megan said. “It’s not that I was protecting anybody, I just wasn’t ready to speak, that’s not something yo...
HHW Gaming: ‘Madden NFL 21’ Unveils The The X-Factor Abilities For The League’s Elite Quarterbacks
Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 21 EA had Madden fans and players talking and debating after they revealed the overall ratings for the NFL’s talent. Now it’s time to see X-Factor abilities for the league’s elite talent. EA is kicking off a week that will see the reveal of the X-Factor in-game abilities for 50 of the NFL’s best players. Starting today (Jul.27), we learn about the X-Factor abilities the best quarterbacks under center in the NFL. The reveal includes Madden NFL 21 cover athlete Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, and Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes. Source: EA Sports / Madden NFL 21 Now, if you happen to be new to the Madden franchise, X-Factors are described as “powerful in-game abilities mimicking real-life talent, behavior, and characteri...
Chrissy Teigen Apologizes For Insensitive Joke Regarding Megan Thee Stallion
Source: NBC / Getty Chrissy Teigen is taking her foot out of her mouth after making a tasteless off color joke about Megan Thee Stallion. On Friday (July 24), fans were upset after model turned cookbook author decided to tweet and deleted a joke about the “Fever” rapper’s love of twerking. “I have a megan thee stallion joke but it needs to be twerked on,” Chrissy Teigen wrote then deleted. While the joke wasn’t aimed directly at Meg, fans quickly bombarded the Cravings author with disapproving feedback, calling the remark “insensitive” to post while the “Cash Sh*t” rapper is recovering from reportedly being allegedly shot in the foot by Tory Lanez; and after she’s personally asked for the jokes regarding the situation to cease. As previously reported, Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitt...
HBO’s Latest Sneak Peek Of ‘Lovecraft Country’ Has Us Shooketh
Source: Eli Joshua Ade / HBO / Courtesy of HBO When HBO announced its new thriller Lovecraft Country in May, fans were excited because J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele were associated with the project. However, this latest Comic-Con sneak peek allows us to see what the sci-fi juggernauts have in store for us this summer. The 10-episode series is based on Matt Ruff’s horror novel of the same name. To summarize, the story follows three Black characters as they embark on a road trip across then-segregated America in the 1950s in search of a missing family member. The trio eventually discovers themselves battling supernatural monsters and rampant racism which, in itself, is a horrific theme to explore. The latest sneak peek sets us up for what’s to come. V...
Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Being Shot: ‘The Worst Experience of My Life’
Megan Thee Stallion was shot in Los Angeles a few weeks ago. That much we know. The incident took place, as TMZ reported, two weeks ago. There, Megan was on the scene of an altercation, which involved gunshots inside an SUV outside of a Hollywood Hills home, and with Tory Lanez was arrested on concealed weapons charges. Today (July 27), Megan opened up about the incident in an Instagram Live session and gave her side of what happened to in order to eliminate any speculation about what happened. Saying that she wasn’t ready to speak publicly about the event, Megan described what happened. “I was shot in both of my feet and I had to get surgery to get the shit taken out, to get the bullets taken out, and it was super scary…It was the worst experience of my life and it’s not fu...
Best Coast Recruit Hayley Williams, Mark Hoppus for Full-LP ‘Crazy for You’ Film
Best Coast will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut, Crazy for You, by releasing a pre-filmed quarantine performance of the record — their first time playing it in full. The film features several guests, including Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, and Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry. The Crazy for You “birthday party” is set for August 14 at 6 pm PST / 9 pm EST. The video will be archived for ticket buyers to watch for 72 hours after its premiere. Tickets are on sale now, and any tips will be donated to the Loveland Foundation, which strives to “bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls” through “fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more.” “Crazy for You truly changed my life,” singer-songwrit...
Watch GWAR’s Second Hilarious CNN Interview
GWAR singer Blöthar the Berserker detailed the melodic focus that informed their recent unplugged session with The AV Club, telling CNN, “The focus is more on harmony and more on melody than it is on rhythm and aggression, and the same thing is true for the voice.” The metal band’s recent, home-recorded mini-set — part of the publication’s AVC Sessions: House Shows series — featured acoustic strums, hard rock belting, and plenty of stuffed animals. And that format, the Berserker said, allowed a different vantage point to survey their songs. “It has some depth, as far as harmonic progressions go,” he notes. “Most heavy metal does. Most hard rock does.” The vocalist, calling GWAR the “all-time heavyweight champions” of AV Club’s cover song contest series, also detailed recording th...
Tomorrowland Around The World Attracts Over 1 Million Viewers
In a virtual world with no semblance of COVID-19 concerns, Tomorrowland Around The World proved to be a smashing success. Tomorrowland‘s foray into the digital concert space was announced back in June after its in-person event was shelved due to the coronavirus pandemic. Considering the notion that the venerated Belgian festival is one of the world’s largest and most popular, expectations were high for the event, which featured a mammoth lineup of EDM’s corps d’elite. Following the Sunday, July 26th conclusion of Tomorrowland Around the World, organizers reported some staggering numbers from Pāpiliōnem, the magical island they conjured for the inaugural digital event. Over 1 million viewers tuned into the virtual fest from an exhaustive list of c...
Get the New Zedd-Centric Experience Inside of This Video Game
Earlier in July, Zedd released his first new music of the year, and now that same song is soundtracking a new Zedd-centric experience inside of Minecraft. Released Monday (July 27), the “beat saber” game Beat Craft 2 lets players keep the beat along with the song in order to clear the level. The beats in question belong to “Funny,” the new single from Zedd and vocalist Jasmine Thompson that explores the humor found in the aftermath of a broken relationship. And while the music has a playful tone, it was delivered with sincere intentions. “I believe I finished the song in late February, but it has been difficult to find an appropriate time to release “Funny” given the difficult state the world is in,” Zedd said in a recent Twitt...
Grammy.com Readers Are Split About the Grammys’ New ‘Progressive R&B’ Category Name
Response was about evenly divided between the one positive response and the other two, which were negative or neutral. The Grammys announced on June 10 that they were changing the name of their best urban contemporary album category to best progressive R&B album. Most observers welcomed the change. “Urban” was the buzzword in R&B for a number of years, but many now see the term as dated and perhaps racially insensitive. On June 5, Republic Records announced that it was banning the term. The name change was fair-game for a quickie poll, including this one which turned up in an unexpected place—the Recording Academy’s own site, Grammy.com: “What do you think about the Best Progressive R&B Album category name change?” The tartly-phrased choices: It’s a step in the right...
Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner Welcome Their First Child Together
Congratulations to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, who have welcomed their first child together! “Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are delighted to announce the birth of their baby,” the couple said in a statement to Billboard. Acccording to TMZ, the baby girl arrived on July 22, and is named Willa. The couple kept things pretty quiet throughout the Game of Thrones actress’ pregnancy, never offering a statement to confirm they were expecting, though she was spotted out and about with a baby bump. On Friday, after Taylor Swift dropped her new album Folklore, fans speculated that she may have sent the couple a baby gift. On the song “Invisible String,” she sings, “Cold was the steel of my axe to grind/ For the boys who broke my heart/ Now I send the...
