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Police Arrest & Charge White Men Who Murdered Ahmaud Arbery For Jogging
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty The death of 24-year-old Black man Ahmaud Arbery in a small Georgia town this past February was something of a mystery as the white men who carried out the crime managed to duck any legal consequences. After video footage of the incident surfaced, state officials arrested and charged the father and son duo for killing Arbery in cold blood. As reported by several outlets, including WSB in Atlanta, the Georgia Bureau of Investigations examined video footage of the exchange between Arbery and Gregory and Travis McMichael. Arbery was jogging in the small coastal town of Brunswick in southeast Georgia when the father and son took it upon themselves to carry out vigilante justice based on a hunch that Arbery fit the description of a man accused of committing cr...
Samsung Rolling Out Samsung Pay Debit Card Later This Summer
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Samsung is the latest tech giant looking to help you manage your finances by offering people a branded payment card. Sang Ahn, vice president, and general manager of Samsung Pay in North America, announced via a blog post the “next innovation” in Samsung Pay will, in fact, be a new debit card. The card which will launch this summer will be backed by a cash management account that will be in partnership with SoFi, Ahn revealed in the blog. There will also be some sort of “mobile-first money management platform” developed as well Ahn revealed. No details as to how this will work were revealed, but Ahn promised more information would be disclosed in the coming weeks. Per Samsung: In 2020, Samsung Pay will be expanding our service from being a rewarding way to...
E-Kelly ft. Mr Eazi – Need Somebody
Download E-Kelly ft. Mr Eazi – Need Somebody new song! Nigerian music maker, E-Kelly, and Nigerian singer, Mr Eazi collaborates on another song tagged “Need Somebody”. Thus, the song is off E-Kelly’s most recent broadened play, “Secrets” which houses 5-singles. The five-melody EP mixes E Kelly’s mark sound — a vaporous, mellowed-out turn on Afropop — with vocals from Mr Eazi, Joeboy, Boybreed, King Perryy, and Minz. Listen & download Need Somebody by E-Kelly ft. Mr Eazi below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/E-Kelly_ft_Mr_Eazi_-_Need_Somebody_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 DOWNLOAD E-Kelly ft. Mr Eazi – Need Somebody Share this:
Cage the Elephant Share Zoom-Compiled Video for ‘Black Madonna’
Cage the Elephant, like everyone else, have been stuck in quarantine. Just like their peers, they decided to do something fun and creative by using Zoom. In this case, it meant creating a new video for “Black Madonna.” The video, which was directed by singer Matt Shultz, was put together entirely over Zoom, is made up of a collage of new footage made under quarantine. It includes live and behind-the-scenes video from the band and is spliced together with previously never-before-seen footage. The clip also uses footage from 15 collaborators collected over the past eight weeks, including contributions from Academy Award-nominee Kasumi. The song, which was on 2019’s Social Cues, is the band’s latest song to hit No. 1 on a variety of charts, including Billboard/BDS and it hit No. 3 o...
GRiZ Keeps His Wobble Crown With Latest EP “Bangers[5].Zip”
Back and bangin’, GRiZ reaffirms his place as the premier producer for trippy dubstep and bass music with the unveiling of his latest EP, Bangers[5].Zip. Complete with three new tracks, the EP is the fifth installment of his independently released Bangers EP series and follows November’s Bangers[4].Zip. The EP includes “The Baddest,” full of wobbly distortion and high energy bass, and “Spaceship Ride,” a rock & roll-infused standout featuring vocals from GRiZ himself. Both include the artist’s signature acid-dripping production style and feel-good lyrical themes. Members of his live band, ProbCause and Chrishira Perrier, are also included on the EP, featured in “My Friends and I Pt. 3.”...
Adventure Club and Yuna Rally Listeners with New Anthem “Rebellious”
Adventure Club and Yuna have released a follow-up collaboration that is nearly seven years in the making. The artists took the burgeoning bass music community by storm in 2013 with their iconic collaboration “Gold” and now, in 2020, they’re aiming to do it again with their latest offering, “Rebellious.” Among the initial purveyors of melodic bass, Adventure Club find themselves in their prime element on this record. Yuna’s rallying vocal carries a commanding, melodic presence that builds up to the track’s peak. The Canadian dance music duo further escalate the energy, layering in bright melodies and driving, textured chords. Despite the time that has passed since “Gold,” Adventure Club and Yuna seemingly have not missed a beat. Yu...
Matoma Brings the Summer Clubs to Quarantine With New “RYTME” EP
Even in the midst of a global pandemic, Matoma is making sure the party doesn’t stop with his new EP, RYTME. Its bouncy bass and tropical house roots are sure to lift spirits and transport listeners to a free-spirited summer full of dance parties and club adventures. Released today via Big Beat Records, the six-track project was teased last month in the Norwegian producer’s livestreamed mixtape release. It includes the previously released “The Bender” with Brando and “Let It Go” featuring Anna Clendening. Translating to rhythm in Norwegian, RYTME has just that, blending Matoma’s signature uplifting tropical bass style with uptempo, dancefloor-ready music. From the slow and sexy club twist on Earth, Wind & Fire‘s...
Dance Into the Weekend With Ellis’ Disco-Inspired House Bop “Don’t Say Ur Sorry (feat. Maribelle)”
Future house young gun Ellis arrived on Monstercat today with his new single “Don’t Say Ur Sorry.” The disco-inspired house single, which features Australian songwriter/producer Maribelle, is part of a forthcoming EP due out on Monstercat later this year. “Don’t Say Ur Sorry” is a groovy, vocal-driven house tune with twangy bass plucks and velvety chord progressions, which lend to a quirky nu-disco and future house hybrid that should open up a new lane of admirers for the London-based producer. Ellis has been making waves in the future house scene over the course of the last couple years. Since his breakthrough remix of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” went viral in the EDM community in January 2017, he steadily rose through the ranks of the genre...
David Bowie’s Late ’90s LiveAndWell.Com Is Coming to Streaming Services
David Bowie is getting another archival release. The live collection, LiveAndWell.Com, will be released on streaming services next Friday (May 15) via Parlophone Records. The collection was recorded in 1997 during the Earthling tour. It features performances from shows in New York City, Amsterdam, Rio De Janeiro, and the Phoenix Festival in the United Kingdom. It will also have two songs — “Pallas Athena” and “V-2 Schneider” — that weren’t available on the initial release. Both songs come from Bowie’s show in Amsterdam at the Paradiso. LiveAndWell.Com was previously only available to members of BowieNet. It is also the first in a trio of ’90s era live Bowie releases. Listen to “Little Wonder” below. [embedded content] Here’s the tracklisting: “I’m Afraid of Americans” (Radio City Music Hal...
Christine and the Queens Sings “People, I’ve been sad” on Colbert: Watch
Christine and the Queens has spent the global lockdown perfecting the art of the intimate at-home performance. Last night, she showcased all she’s learned by singing “People, I’ve been sad” on Colbert. Perched on a windowsill in her Paris abode, Chris sang the track off the La Vita Nuova EP while golden-hour light cracked through the clouds on the other side of the glass. Even sitting still, her foot propped up against the frame, she proved to be one of the most emotive and graceful artists working in pop. Watch the replay below. If Christine and the Queens seems particularly comfortable with these sort of isolated performances, it’s likely because she’s been regularly delivering livestream performances for fans. Included in the streams have been covers of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”, T...
David Bowie’s Earthling-Era Live Album Receives First Public Release
A David Bowie live album capturing performances from his 1997 “Earthling Tour” will soon receive its first-ever public release. Entitled LiveAndWell.com, the 2000 album was originally available in limited quantities to subscribers of Bowie’s early aughts dial-up internet subscription service BowieNet. Now, on May 15th, Parlophone Records will give LiveAndWell.com its firs proper commercial release with two bonus tracks. The tracklist features songs from Bowie’s Outside and Earthling as performed in New York, Amsterdam, Rio De Janeiro, and at the UK’s Phoenix Festival. The two bonus tracks are of “Pallas Athena” and “V-2 Schneider”, the latter of which is named after Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider, who died this week at the age of 73 Editors’ Picks Below, listen to Bowie...
Punk Supergroup Fake Names (Refused, Bad Religion) Unveil Self-Titled Debut Album: Stream
Glen E. Friedman, photo by Glen E. Friedman The new punk supergroup Fake Names — featuring singer Dennis Lyxzén (Refused), guitarist Brian Baker (Bad Religion, Minor Threat), and more — have unleashed their self-titled debut album via Epitaph Records, and its available to stream now. The band’s lineup also includes guitarist-singer Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace, One Last Wish) and bassist Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside). The genesis of Fake Names began when Hampton and Baker started hashing out new music together back in 2016. With Temple added to the lineup, Hampton and Baker approached Lyxzén at Chicago’s Riot Fest, and he immediately jumped at the chance to join the group. The self-titled debut features the previously released lead single “Brick” along with nine other tr...
