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One Direction’s Streams Leap 174 Percent Amid Boy Band’s 10th Anniversary
The band’s catalog drew 21 million U.S. on-demand streams on July 23, the day of the band’s formation 10 years prior. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the formation of One Direction, the boy band’s catalog saw a 173.6 percent gain in U.S. on-demand streams the day of the anniversary (July 23), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. On July 23, One Direction’s catalog, which includes five...
Fans Pick Little Mix’s ‘Holiday’ As This Week’s Favorite New Music
Little Mix‘s new single “Holiday” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 24) on Billboard, choosing the U.K. quartet’s latest pop gem as their favorite new music release from the past week. “Holiday,” which will appear on the group’s upcoming sixth studio album, brought in 63 percent of the vote, beat...
Juice WRLD’s ‘Legends Never Die’ Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Plus: The Chicks’ ‘Gaslighter’ debuts at No. 3 and Jhené Aiko’s ‘Chilombo’ surges 43-6 after reissue. Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die holds atop the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second week, as the set earned 162,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 23 (down 67 percent), according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The album blasted in at No. 1 a ...
Tove Lo Reveals She’s Married With a Hilarious Caption: ‘Oops!’
Tove Lo is a married woman! The Swedish singer-songwriter shared a photo on her Instagram Story of herself and love Charlie Twaddle showing off matching wedding bands on Saturday (July 25). “Oops! @seetwaddle,” the artist captioned the photo of herself with her new husband. In the picture, the bride is wearing what appears to be a beautiful vintage wedding gown with lace details, while...
Look at this cool LED face mask made by a fashion entrepreneur
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, fashion designer Chelsea Klukas of Lumen Couture was planning to make some standard cloth face masks for friends. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing homemade face coverings to prevent the spread of the virus. Lumen Couture has an entire line of tech-enabled fashion, including dresses, hoodies, and costumes, and Klukas shifted...
Elon Musk Tried Convincing Kanye West to Run For President in 2024, but It Didn’t Work
Elon Musk tried to talk some sense into Kanye West regarding his presidential bid, but it sounds like his BFF didn’t listen. During a new interview with The New York Times, the Tesla and SpaceX founder explained how he attempted to convince West to delay running for president (despite giving his “full support” when Ye first threw his hat into the ring). “I’ve done my best to convince him...
MISFITS Drop Lawsuit Against Book Publisher Over Signature Skull Design
Legendary punk rock band MISFITS has dropped its lawsuit against a publisher over the advertising and sale of a photobook titled “Scream With Me – The Enduring Legacy Of The Misfits”. On March 9, Misfits A.D. — the limited liability company established by MISFITS founding members Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only to own and manage intellectual property, including trademarks and copyrig...
SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER Decries Rise Of Right-Wing Forces In Society And Politics: ‘It Seems That We Are Going Backwards’
This past Thursday (July 23), SEPULTURA guitarist took part in a question-and-answer session with fans at Nuclear Blast‘s “[email protected]“ event on Twitch. Speaking to a Polish fan about how the current global political situation can be used as a source of musical and lyrical inspiration, Kisser said: “The whole world, pretty much, is going through this right-wing t...
FOZZY’s New Album Will Contain 12 Songs, Including One Cover
During last night’s episode of “Saturday Night Special”, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho‘s weekly live series which airs on his YouTube channel and Facebook page, he spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2017’s “Judas” album. He said: “We are working now. I actually have the track listing of the new FOZZY r...
ICED EARTH’s JON SCHAFFER On COVID-19: ‘It’s Arguable Whether It’s Even As Bad As The Flu In Terms Of The Actual Death Rate’
ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer spoke to Brutal Planet Magazine about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his group’s touring and recording activities. He said (hear audio below): “Our travel is very restricted right now, especially being an international band. We have a Canadian and a British guy in the band, and it’s not gonna be easy. And I think it’s gonna be quite...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – A Perfect Fit For The WTO
In the cesspool of corruption and continuous A-grade drama that is Nigeria, only a handful of names have stood out to tell a different story, not only in Nigerian circles but across global scenes, too. One very prominent name to reckon with is the iconic name of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who through sheer hard work and pristine service has risen to the ranks of a national hero. She is a woman of rec...
Biz Markie Has Been In Maryland Hospital For Weeks: Report
Source: W.Wade/WENN / WENN Prayers up to a Hip-Hop legend. Juice Crew rapper Biz Markie has been in a Maryland hospital battling an undisclosed illness for weeks. Fortunately, it’s not COVID-19. However, it seems that the Biz is fighting for his life. Reports TMZ: Biz’s rep tells TMZ the illness is not coronavirus. The rep went on to say the trigger for the hospitalization is that he suffers from ...
