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Legendary Los Angeles Venue The Troubadour In Danger of Permanent Closure
As concert venues across the United States continue to be brought to a grinding halt by new regulations attempting to limit the spread of COVID-19, owners and managers are being forced to examine the longterm implications of the impact of pandemic. Some states, like California, are projecting that live music venues could be forced to suspend activities as far out as summer 2021, which spells out a harsh truth for some of those venues. One such establishment facing that truth is legendary Los Angeles club The Troubadour. Established in 1957, The Troubadour is a venue famous for hosting Elton John‘s debut U.S. performance in 1970, hosting an iconic Miles Davis live album recording, and a slew of other illustrious accomplishments. Electronic music acts like Joywave,...
Yaeji Postpones Remainder of Her 2020 Tour
Korean-American vocalist and performer Yaeji has been making quite a splash lately with her uniuque blend of electronic, lo-fi, and hip-hop elements along with her calming vocals in both English and Korean. Her 2020 headlining tour was set to springboard her even further into the spotlight, but unfortunately, that tour is now postponed through the end of 2020. With venues across the nation implementing newly enforced restrictions regarding social distancing in order to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, artists have been unable to perform at any live events and have consequently been forced to do the same as Yaeji. The rising star’s fans are understandably upset, but with the entire country’s live music scene brought to a virtual halt, Yaeji diehards h...
Diplo and Dillon Francis are DJing a Virtual Prom Hosted by Jack in the Box
Fresh off a festive Cinco de Mayo livestream event in collaboration with Corona, Diplo and Dillon Francis were just announced as the headlining DJs of a virtual prom hosted by Jack in the Box called “Prom in the Box.” Joining the stream as its MC and host is YouTube star Jesse Wellens. The livestream event will also treat seniors from two high schools in the Los Angeles area with a taco-themed Zoom party. With Diplo and Dillon Francis at the helm, “Prom in the Box” will also feature dance challenges and digital decor, like Zoom backdrops and filters, all lending to a one-of-a-kind virtual prom and a night that these seniors, whose actual proms were quashed by the impact of COVID-19, will never forget. “Prom in the Box” will kick off on Zoo...
Charles Barkley Feels “Sadness” Over Fractured Friendship With Michael Jordan
Source: BRIAN BAHR / Getty If we’ve learned anything from Charles Barkley over the decades it’s that he’s never been one to bite his tongue, but it seems like it was that very brutal honesty that cost Chuck his friendship with NBA deity, Michael “G.O.A.T.” Jordan. According to TMZ, The Round Mound of Rebound is still disappointed that after 20 years of what Sir Charles described as a brotherhood between the two, his Airness discarded their friendship due to Chuck’s criticism of Jordan’s tenure as owner of the Charlotte Hornets. After calling into question Mike’s many suspect decisions as team owner of the Hornets back in 2012, Mike abruptly canceled Barkley’s decades-long friendship “And I do, I feel sadness. But, to me, he’s still the greatest basketball player ever. I wish him nothing bu...
‘Black Ink’ Boss Ceaser Accused of Not Paying $26K Settlement For Stealing Mayweather Fight
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Once again, Ceaser and his company Black Ink are in trouble. BOSSIP is exclusively reporting the tattoo shop mogul is has not paid a dime of $26K settlement he reached with Joe Hand Promotions. In the documents obtained by the website, Ceaser was accused of pirating the 2017 Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight and showing it in his Atlanta tattoo shop. BOSSIP states the fight, which would only cost $99 to regular folks, costs thousands of dollars for businesses to stream in its establishments. Per BOSSIP: Joe Hand Promotions sued Black Ink Atlanta and its head, Ceasar Emmanuel, in federal court for piracy, copyright infringement and more, alleging the company stole Pay Per View services when it hijacked a signal to broadcast the 2017 ...
Police Shut Down Vigil For Mass Appeal & Street Dreams Artist Kiing Shooter In Queensbridge
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Kiing Shooter, a rapper signed to both Nas‘ Mass Appeal Records and his brother Jungle‘s Street Dreams imprint, reportedly died from complications arising from COVID-19. Reports are coming forth that police shut down a vigil in the rapper’s Queensbridge neighborhood, shutting down the event in the process. The New York Post reports that the vigil for Shooter held this past Tuesday in Queensbridge Park was visited by local police, with the outlet saying around 50 people were in attendance at the event. Late last month, Shooter posted an image of him inside a hospital getting treatment for an undisclosed illness but it’s being reported that he possibly contracted COVID-19 while hospitalized. From Legacy.com’s obituary for Kiing Shooter: Kiing Shooter, born Willia...
50 Cent Calls Out Diddy, Irv Gotti & Jeezy For Not Doing Right By Big Meech’s Brother
Source: New York Fashion Week S/S 2018 – Philipp Plein – Backstage Featuring: 50 Cent Where: New York, New York, United States When: 09 Sep 2017 Credit: Derrick Salters/WENN.com Just when you think 50 Cent has run out of petty he serves up some exclusive tea to get his troll on. This time it involves a heavy hitter and we hope things do not go left. The Queens native took to social media once again to call out some folks that he feels are not moving right. According to Curtis, and as reported, BMF co-founder “Southwest T” Flenory has been granted an early release. In a post from Tuesday, May 5 he suggested that whoever owes him better get the money together. “@bmfboss_swt_263 is out, take your time getting to the Bank, No hurry just have what you owe him by Monday.” he wrote. Naturally the...
Weezer to Appear on The Simpsons and Will Debut a New Song
Weezer shared a new song, “Hero,” dedicated to frontline workers on Wednesday and now the band will be the latest rock band to appear on an episode of The Simpsons. The episode will take place this Sunday, May 10. The episode, titled “The Hateful Eight Year-Olds,” will see Rivers Cuomo and company will appear as Sailor’s Delight, a cover band on a cruise taken by Homer and Marge, who just so happen to perform Weezer songs from their recent albums. The band will debut a new song titled “Blue Dream” on the episode. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Van Weezer. The release date for it has been pushed and will be announced “soon.” Van Weezer is the band’s 14th album overall. You can get a sneak peek of the episode below.
Kygo Releases New “Golden Hour” Merch Capsule Collection
Just in time for summer, tropical house kingpin Kygo today announced the unveiling of a new capsule collection, which is inspired by the artwork for his upcoming Golden Hour LP. Teaming up with Los Angeles-based designer Marc Keiser, Kygo designed the capsule collection with his signature sun-kissed imagery of palm trees and warm blue and orange hues, which evokes nostalgic sentiments of pineapple-wedged drinks and sublime sunsets. Unveiled in anticipation of the release of Golden Hour, the collection includes trucker hats, hooded sweatshirts, sweat shorts, and socks. Kygo announced Golden Hour back in March before revealing the album’s lead single a few days later, the tropical house and pop hybrid “Like It Is,” which flaunts a tandem of monster features i...
Patton Oswalt Promises to Host Virtual Webby Awards While ‘Sitting Around in Pajamas’
This will be Oswalt’s fourth time hosting the show, which extends his record as the Webbys’ most frequent host. Patton Oswalt will host the 24th Annual Webby Awards on May 19. The show, typically held in New York City, will instead be an Internet celebration with a focus on those using the Internet to respond to the impact of COVID-19. This year’s show has been dubbed WFH: Webbys From Home. In a statement, Oswalt joked: “It’s going to be the same as every other night lately — sitting around in my pajamas, marveling at amazing stuff on the Internet — except I won’t even have to find it myself.” “No one on this planet gets the Internet and can make it funny quite like Patton Oswalt,” said Claire Graves, executive director of t...
DMX Wants to Go Head-to-Head With Jay-Z in a ‘Verzuz’ Battle
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz series might serve as the battleground for a potential heavyweight bout between Jay-Z and DMX. During an interview with Drink Champs on Wednesday (May 7), the question of who DMX would be interested in competing against in Verzuz came up. With no hesitation, The Darkman replied “Jay.” Bemused by his answer, N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN promptly sought clarity, and when asked again, X doubled down and said, “Yeah! Who you think, n—a?” In the late ’90s, Jay-Z and DMX were Def Jam’s most successful stars. The friendly rivalry includes several rap battles between the legendary MCs, including their Backstage Freestyle match in 2000. In 1999, they also created the infamous supergroup Murder Inc, which starred both rappers ...
Travis Scott & Kid Cudi’s ‘The Scotts’ Blasts in at No. 1 on Streaming Songs Chart
It’s Scott’s fourth No. 1 and Kid Cudi’s first. Travis Scott earns his fourth No. 1 – and Kid Cudi his first – on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart with “The Scotts,” which debuts atop the list dated May 9. “The Scotts,” credited to The Scotts, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi, bows at No. 1 with 42.2 million U.S. streams in its first week, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It’s Scott’s fourth leader and third as a lead artist. He first reigned in October 2018 as a featured artist, alongside Offset, on Kodak Black’s “Zeze,” for three weeks, followed by a one-week reign with “Sicko Mode” (January 2019) and the three-week leader “Highest in the Room” (October 2019). Three of those songs – “Zeze,” “Highest in the Room” and now “The Scotts” – debuted at No. 1, making Scott just the second artist t...
