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Elvis Presley’s Graceland Set to Reopen After Shutdown Due to Pandemic
Elvis Presley’s Graceland says it will reopen Thursday (May 21) after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday (May 17) that it has adjusted its tours, and restaurant and retail operations, since it closed in March. The Memphis tourist attraction is centered on the life and career of the late rock n’ roll icon. It annually attracts about 500,000 visitors, including international travelers. Graceland said in a news release that it is reducing tours of Presley’s former home-turned-museum to 25% capacity, requiring employees and encouraging visitors to wear face masks, and limiting restaurant capacities to 50%. Temperature checks for guests and employees will be implemented and hand sanitizing stations are b...
Harry Styles Drops ‘Watermelon Sugar’ Music Video Teaser: Watch
Harry Styles‘ “Watermelon Sugar” music video is almost here. A minute-long preview for the sunny visual was released Sunday (May 17). In the clip, an oceanside table for one is set up on the sand. In the last few seconds, Styles strolls over with the missing piece: a plated slice of watermelon by the sea. Watch the whole sneak peek and you’ll find out that the “Watermelon Sugar” video will make its official debut Monday (May 18) at 12 p.m. ET. Earlier this week, hints on Styles’ website pointed toward something coming for “Watermelon Sugar,” including a major change to the color scheme of the page and a meme generator with various lyrics from the Fine Line track, like “You are like strawberries on a summer even...
Unearthed Footage Surfaces Showing Datsik at the Center of a Street Brawl During Past Tour
Editor’s Note: The video below contains explicit language. EDM.com is in no way associated with the video’s uploader or its subject matter, which was shared publicly on Facebook. EDM.com does not condone the violent behavior displayed. A new video has surfaced on Facebook purportedly showing disgraced electronic music producer Datsik at the center of a violent altercation during a past tour. The video displays an acrimonious dispute between Datsik’s group (which involves electronic producer Ookay) and a security team from Spokane venue The Pin, which has since been taken over by new ownership. The quarrel begins in the venue before spilling out into the street, where, at one point, a man allegedly identified as Datsik is slapped by a member of The Pin’s securit...
J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival 2020 Announces Cancellation
Source: Suzi Pratt / Getty The Coronavirus Pandemic strikes again. J. Cole’s annual Dreamville Festival for 2020 has officially been cancelled. The announcement was made on Friday (May 15) and tickets will be refunded. The decision was inevitable in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States. The second annual festival was scheduled to go down once again at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina in August. This was actually an alternate date since it was originally scheduled for April 4 until it was postponed to August 29 due to the coronavirus outbreak. But out of consideration for the safety of festival goers and the community, the decision was made to cancel the event this year, with plans to return back again in 2021. “After much deliberation and careful moni...
G-Eazy Covers Bob Dylan and the xx in Latest Quarantine Session
G-Eazy is continuing to show his inner rocker with a new batch of quarantine covers. This time, the rapper took on the xx’s 2009 single “VCR” and Bob Dylan’s classic 1963 track “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright.” The first cover stays surprisingly true to the original, sans guitar. Producer Christoph Andersson reproduced the song’s electronic elements, with G-Eazy’s auto-tuned voice layered softly on top, mimicking Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim’s whisper-like vocals. The Dylan cover follows a similar format, with Andersson’s dreamy electronics and G-Eazy singing softly. Listen to both covers below. Last month, G-Eazy put his spin on Radiohead’s “Creep,” with help from actress Ashley Benson, and the Beatles’ deep cut “I’m So Tired.” The rapper and Pretty Little Liars star ha...
Historic Nightclub Studio 54 Launches New Label
Historic nightclub and staple of the disco era Studio 54 is launching a label titled Studio 54 Music. The new venture will strive to bring the spirited sounds of disco to today’s modern dance music audiences. The imprint is launching with its first compilation release titled Night Magic Vol. 1, an EP that reworks four disco classics. Don Ray‘s “Got To Have Loving,” T-Connection‘s “At Midnight,” Brainstorm‘s “Lovin’ Is Really My Game,” and Voyage‘s “Souvenirs” are all being brought into the modern era with new reworked versions. The decadent nightclub Studio 54 opened in 1977 and had a reputation for being one of the hottest and craziest party spots in the world. Under the club’...
Roger Waters Plays Pink Floyd’s ‘Mother’ In Quarantine
On Sunday, Roger Waters shared a new quarantine performance, this time opting for a Pink Floyd classic. The bassist played The Wall’s “Mother” from his studio and was joined by his touring band via video. “Social distancing is a necessary evil in Covid world,” he captioned the clip on Twitter. “Watching ‘Mother’ reminds me just how irreplaceable the joy of being in a band is.” Social distancing is a necessary evil in Covid world. Watching “Mother” reminds me just how irreplaceable the joy of being in a band is. pic.twitter.com/F4fxQCfbd6 — Roger Waters (@rogerwaters) May 17, 2020 This isn’t the first song Waters has shared since the world went on lockdown. Last month, he shared a rendition of Victor Jara’s protest anthem “The Right to Live in Peace.” He also covered John P...
Pop Smoke Murder Investigation Stalled Due To Coronavirus
Source: Jeremy Moeller / Getty Back in February, Pop was Smoke was shot and killed in a home he was staying in located in the Hollywood Hills. Unfortunately, the investigation into the up and coming Brooklyn rapper’s murder has stalled due to the coronavirus. The killing seems like it was obviously either an inside job or a targeted hit (the killers, four men, knew exactly where to go and dipped out without being caught), but the cops reportedly have no leads. Reports TMZ: Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … response to COVID-19 and related issues has been LAPD’s top priority the past 2 months, meaning less time and resources available to focus on the rapper’s killer. When detectives are able to investigate, we’re told they still try to go out and safely speak face-to-face with people in an...
Fat Joe Reveals Something Ashanti Never Knew About ‘What’s Luv?’
Ashanti had a hit in her hands, alongside Fat Joe and Ja Rule, with “What’s Luv?” in 2001. But there’s one thing she never knew about the song. To Ashanti’s surprise, she wasn’t the vocalist originally in mind for the final version of the track. Fat Joe dropped the news in the middle of an Instagram Live chat with Ashanti on Friday (May 15). On Saturday, her name was trending on Twitter with countless messages of disbelief and support from fans. “Irv and Ja had called me, and they woke me up [at] like 3 in the morning, and they say, ‘Yo, come down, we made a song for you,” he recalled. “I go to the studio, it was like 4 in the morning. They played ‘What’s Luv?’ and you on it. And they was telling me, ‘...
Ludacris Debuts New Lil Wayne Collaboration ‘Silence of the Lambs’ During Nelly ‘Verzuz’ Battle
The Atlanta rap legend also played part of a Chance The Rapper team-up and hinted at a full project with Timbaland. During a momentary pause in the Verzuz battle between Ludacris and Nelly on Saturday night (May 16) due to the latter’s Internet issues, Luda debuted part of “Silence of the Lambs,” a new track featuring Lil Wayne that was produced by Timbaland and included references to Bill Cosby, R. Kelly and Roseanne Barr. “I love R. Kelly, but around my daughters I’m not comfortable,” Luda raps in the opening verse, after dropping a lyrical reference to “Bill Huxtable” and before declaring that racists are still drinking “from Roseanne’s bar.” Weezy comes in to warble through the second verse, and on the hook Ludacris makes his intent clear: “Rap brought me back to restore a little bit o...
‘American Idol’ Top 7 Make Their Final Argument to the Nation, Describe Dream Debut Album
Season 18 of American Idol has been a real rollercoaster. From the elation of making it to Hollywood and then getting ground to a fine dust by the grueling tinsel town cuts, to the joy of hitting the beaches and stage in Hawaii. And then, the shutdown. The contestants on this year’s Idol have had to contend with a working environment like no other, forced to become overnight lighting and sound technicians as they’ve converted their bedrooms, living rooms and backyards into remote TV studios. But tonight (May 17) they have reached the final stage. It’s not the big, Hollywood soundstage they dreamed of when they auditioned last year, but for the top seven — Arthur Gunn, Dillon James, Francisco Martin, Jonny West, Julia Gargano, Just Sam and Louis Knight...
Justin Bieber Pens Lovey-Dovey Letter to Wife Hailey While She’s Asleep
Late at night when all the world is sleeping, Justin Bieber is writing love letters for wife Hailey (and his fans) to wake up to. A romantic note, which he published in the middle of the night on Friday (May 15) for Hailey to find while scrolling her Instagram feed the next morning, went like this: “Dear Hailey, as I lay here, you asleep next to me, I think to myself how did I get so blessed. You’re humility, joy and desire to grow blows me away! I am honored to be your husband. I promise to love you all the days of our lives. Good night Hailey I hope you read this in the morning and smile! You are my FOREVER.” Bieber’s post amassed more than six million likes, but one person was especially dazzled: his mom, Pattie Mallette. “This makes my mama heart so happy!”...
