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Steve Perry Says New Holiday Album The Season “Was Emotional Therapy”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Steve Perry sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Season, his latest entry into the cannon of holiday albums. Related Video The former Journey singer tells us how last year’s absence of a Christmas feeling and missing loved ones led him to seek a reconnection with this year’s season. He discusses how The Season was inspired by the memories and songs of his childhood, especially the timelessness of original classic holiday tracks. Perry also touches on occasionally injecting his own lyrics into those classics, and teases two original holiday songs he’s written and recorded for a future release. Advertisement Perry...
Top 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 2021
Our 2021 Annual Report continues with our Top 30 Metal & Hard Rock Albums list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2021. You can find it all in one place here. After a rough 2020 that saw a global pandemic take over our lives and the concert industry shut down, 2021 was hopefully primed to be the year of the comeback. While live music has returned to a certain degree, it’s been a bumpy ride thus far, as bands deal with COVID outbreaks amidst their camps and fans enter venues with extra caution. One thing we can all still count on is new albums to get us through difficult times, and while 2021 may not have been super prolific as far as new releases, it still proved to be another strong year for the heaviest genre...
Big Time Rush Unveil ‘Call It Like I See It,’ First Single in Eight Years
Big Time Rush are back in a big way. On Monday (Dec. 13), the boy band released “Call It Like I See It,” their first single in eight years. On the sunny track, the quartet — who got their start on their eponymous Nickelodeon sitcom from 2009 to 2013 — croon over horn blasts and shimmery synths. “Pull up on you, that’s an intro/ Just can’t help it when you look like that/ Spinning like a disco/ Make me wanna make a demo track,” Logan Henderson sings on the opening verse before Carlos PenaVega jumps in to croon, “Got me feelin’ like I’m retro/ Leave ya friends in the friend zone, right?/ You can meet me in the end zone, right?/ Let’s keep it simple, baby.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news In an interview with People, the pop group opened up about what it was like getting back into ...
Adele’s ’30’ Sales Prove She Can Still Deliver at Retail in a Streaming Industry
With Adele’s 30 breaking through with 1.45 million album consumption units and selling consistently with the holiday sales rush in full force, an initial fear that Columbia/Sony Music may have shipped too much product into the U.S. marketplace has dissipated. While it didn’t take off like a moonshot the way 25 did when it opened with 3.5 million units sold in 2015, Adele’s latest “did fantastic in the debut week and now there are consistent sales,” says one physical music executive. “This title feels like it definitely has legs.” Nevertheless, industry sources initially speculated that Sony had shipped anywhere from 1.2 million to 1.7 million pieces of physical product in the U.S., with that higher figure fueled by the belief that as much as 1 million combined CD and vinyl albums went to T...
Taylor Swift Rings in Her Birthday With Alana Haim: ‘I’M FEELIN 32’
As all die-hard Swifties know, Thursday (Dec. 13) is Taylor Swift‘s birthday, and the superstar took to social media to celebrate — set to the tune of a fan-favorite Red single. The “I Bet You Think About Me” songstress rang in her 32nd birthday with a dual party alongside bestie Alana Haim. “*Don’t say it, don’t say it OKAY I’m saying it:* I’M FEELIN 32. And Alana is feeling 30. Don’t worry we tested everyone! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, I love you all so much,” she captioned a pair of snaps from the party, showing off her and the littlest Haim’s matching birthday cakes adorned with photos of them as kids. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to the candid shots, the bash was also attended by Booksmart actress Diana Silvers...
Britney Spears Says She ‘Hated’ Her Old Touring Schedule: ‘I Don’t Think I Ever Want to Do it Again’
It’s been three years since Britney Spears has been on tour, and the pop star divulged on Instagram about how difficult life on the road was. In a new post Monday (Dec. 13), Spears reflected on all the gifts from A-listers she received on her 40th birthday earlier this month and took a moment to count all her blessings. But when it came to the hardships from her old life as an active touring musician, the “Toxic” singer revealed how much she “hated” her old, laborious touring schedule. “I know I’m not playing in huge arenas with my loud band anymore but I will be honest and say life on the road is hard !!!” she wrote in the lengthy post. “My first three years in the biz and on the road were great but I’ll be completely honest and say that after those three tours and the pace I was going … ...
Omowoli – Tonight ft Barry Jhay
Don’t miss out on this new song coming from Omowoli – “Tonight” ft Barry Jhay out now. Nigerian singer Adetokunbo Blessing better known by his stage name Omowoli drops a brand new banger “Tonight” featuring Barry Jhay. This tune has a hit potential and we like the sound of it as produced by Spiritual Beats. Listen, enjoy Omowoli – “Tonight” ft Barry Jhay below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Omowoli_-_Tonight_ft_Barry_Jhay_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
AMA African Vol. 3 – Best of 2021 Amapiano Mix
After eight years since the first release of the ‘AMA AFRICAN’ sequel of mixes, award-winning DJ and Presenter Simply Dubz has today released the third volume of his popular DJ mix. Volume 3. includes twenty of the best Amapiano songs that are circulating right now not only on the radio but also in clubs and on streaming platforms. The one-hour-long mix which is available on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts includes songs from the likes of DJ Maphorisa, Afro B, Vigro Deep, Kabza De Small. Busta 929 and Nigerian sensation Davido (only to name a few). TOP MIX PICKS FOR YOU: This mix is guaranteed to have all Amapiano fans grooving from start to end. Check out the tracklist below: 00:00 – Kvng Vinci – Squid Games (Amapiano Remix)03:00 – Young Stunna – Adiwele (ft. Kabza De Small)07:48 – Mellow &...
Teni – Keresimesi (Christmas)
One of Nigeria’s finest female acts Teni drops a brand new song “Keresimesi (Christmas)” out now. Dr Dolor Entertainment presents “Keresimesi (Christmas)” by its music star Teni. The tune is her gift to fans as we approach the festive period. The singer brings Christmas to us in the Nigerian context with her lyrics written in both English and Yoruba. We recommend you add this to your Christmas playlist. Listen, enjoy Teni – “Keresimesi (Christmas)” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Teni_-_Keresimesi_Christmas__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
First-Ever DJ Workshop for the Deaf In the U.K. Scheduled for 2022
Nearly two decades after Deaf Rave was founded in 2003, the organization will be introducing its first-ever DJ workshop in 2022. Founded by Troi Lee, Deaf Rave is Europe’s first and only events organization dedicated to providing rave experiences to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Over the years, the U.K. organization has brought together artists, sign language rappers, dancers, and more for their beloved semi-annual events. Now, Deaf Rave is ensuring aspiring artists from the deaf community have the opportunity to pick up the art of DJing with new beginner’s workshops that will be based in London. Dance music fans from the deaf community primarily engage with the medium by way of touch. Feeling the reverberations of the sounds emitting from the stage monitors allo...
Brian Eno Develops Limited Batch of Mesmerizing, Color-Changing Turntables
Brian Eno is an ambient artist in every sense of the word, from his role in first coining the term “ambient music” to creating ethereal lighting installations, which yield an infinite combination of kaleidoscopic perspectives. His latest venture could be seen as a convergence of these realms of expertise. Collaborating with London’s Paul Stolper Gallery, Eno has developed a limited run of psychedelic, color-changing turntables. The turntable cycles through an array of gentle hues and has lighting mechanisms included in both the base and platter of the unit, leading to a free flow of unique LED color combinations. “The light from it was tangible as if caught in a cloud of vapor,” Eno explained upon first seeing the finished product. “We sat...
Klas Bergling Reflects On “Dangerous Combination” of Avicii’s Fame and Fortune In Candid Interview
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Avicii‘s father, Klas Bergling, continues to advocate for the mental health of rising musicians. Though there’s a natural, innate discomfort around the conversation of suicide, Bergling isn’t shying away from the term. “You should call things what they are,” he told The Times. Bergling also shows he has no hesitations about confronting difficult memories related to his son’s passing head-on. In the immediate aftermath of Avicii’s heartbreaking death, conversations swirled around the circumstances that could have led to such a tragedy. Ultimately, Bergling attributes some of the reason to a lack of structure in the midst of his son’s meteoric rise to fame. “It’s fame and fortune, and t...
