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Chika Slams ‘Selfish’ YG for Filming Music Video During Los Angeles Protest
As protests continue to rise across the nation demanding justice for George Floyd and the entire Black Lives Matter movement, YG joined the Los Angeles demonstrations over the weekend–but Chika is calling him out for misusing his platform. “YG said he here to shoot a video,” the rapper and activist tweeted on Sunday (June 7) from the crowd. “I would like to go home. this feels incredibly disingenuous. but im glad people showed up.” “shooting a music video while breonna taylor’s killers are still walking the streets is f—ing disgusting,” she continued. Last week, YG shared his protest song “FTP (F— the Police),” which features lyrics like, “F— pig, f— bacon / I don’t eat pork, I replaced...
Beyoncé Delivers Powerful Speech For Class of 2020 Supporting Black Lives Matter & Denouncing Sexism in Music Industry
Source: YouTube / Youtube The high school graduating class of 2020 may have been excited to get words of wisdom from Beyoncé, but megastar also took the time to ahead light on the social injustices surrounding the protests, before speaking out about sexism in the music industry. On Saturday (Jun 6), as a part of YouTube’s “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony, Mrs. Carter took a moment to congratulate the class on the accomplishment, before noting that the challenge of being an adult is just beginning, adding that civil unrest and a pandemic may be stressful but their reaction and participation is making everyone proud. “Congratulations to the class of 2020, you have arrived here in the middle of a global crisis, a racial pandemic and worldwide expression of outrage at the sense...
Cancel Alert: CrossFit CEO Tweets Racist Remark, Reeboks Ends Partnership
Source: Reebok / Reebok When will brands learn that any slick talk concerning our people or plight will not be tolerated? One company got a swift reminder last week. As spotted on High Snobiety the CEO of CrossFit showed his true colors when he responded to a post from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation saying “Racism and discrimination are critical public health issues that demand an urgent response. #BlackLivesMatter”. To which Greg Glassman said “It’s FLOYD-19”. Naturally his response left a very sour taste in many people’s mouths; regardless of gender or race. So much so the tweet went viral causing some of the fitness league’s partners to act accordingly. It’s FLOYD-19. — Greg Glassman (@CrossFitCEO) June 6, 2020 According to The Morning Chalk Up Ree...
Just A Lil Bit: 50 Cent Has Released A ‘Power’ Hand Sanitizer
Source: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson signs an Effen Vodka bottle at Crown Wine & Spirits Featuring: Curtis ’50Cent’ Jackson Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States When: 06 Sep 2015 Credit: Johnny Louis/WENN.com Say what you want about Curtis but you can’t deny he knows how to get to the bag. The rapper is now coming out with a disinfectant soap. As reported by Cassius Life 50 Cent is extending his brand into a product that continues to be in high demand due to the current pandemic. On Sunday, June 7 the rapper released a video trailer announcing a new sanitizing spray. The brief clip shows FOFTY pulling up to his home. He lets everyone know that the security clearance to enter is next level and proceeds to spray down his shoes and hands to ensure he is germ free. He followed u...
Bonnie Pointer Of The Pointer Sisters Dead at 69
Source: Harry Langdon / Getty Bonny Pointer, born Patricia Eva Porter, of the Pointer Sisters has passed away. She was 69. Pointer’s sister, Anita, confirmed her passing. Reports TMZ: The Grammy-winning Motown artist, who was originally part of the popular quartet group of sisters in the ’70s, died this morning. Her sister, Anita, tells TMZ, “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning. Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time.” Bonnie was one of the OG Pointer Sisters — which started out as a duo, with her as one of the leads — but eventually left the group in the mid-1970s to pursue a successful solo career. She’s perhap...
Australia’s Concert Industry Introduces $345 Million COVID-19 Rebuilding Plan
Live Performance Australia, a prominent body representing promoters, event producers, theatres, concert venues, performing arts centres, arts and music festivals, and more, have formulated an AUD $345 million rebuilding proposal for the live entertainment industry. In 2018, Australia’s concert industry was worth USD $1.4 billion in ticket sales alone. However, according to a report from Digital Music News, the Australian music sector has lost AUD $340 million this year following sweeping cancellations in the wake of COVID-19. Live Performance Australia’s two-year “COVID-19: Live Performance Industry Rebuild & Recovery Package” poses that a similar figure will need to be disbursed in its goal to reopen Australia’s live concert industry, which...
deadmau5 Reveals He Has “A Lot of Music in the Pipe” and New Album On the Way
In an interview published today in the Niagara Falls Review, Grammy Award-nominated producer deadmau5 divulged that he has “a lot of music in the pipe” as well as a new album on the horizon. In the wide-ranging interview, deadmau5 also went into detail about how the pandemic has affected his business, label, and upcoming tour. “My whole summer program was set to be like my biggest year,” he said. “We had a record to debut at Coachella, and then the whole house of cards fell down and we were like, ‘Wow, nice timing. You couldn’t wait six months?'” After teasing his stupefying “cube v3″ stage production, deadmau5 was forced to postpone a barnstorming world tour due to COVID-19 concerns. “We actually built t...
Bonnie Pointer, Pointer Sisters Singer, Dies at 69
Bonnie Pointer, a member of the popular ’70s R&B group the Pointer Sisters, has died, SPIN has confirmed. She was 69. No cause of death was revealed. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning. Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time,” a statement from a rep read. “Bonnie was my best friend and we talked every day, we never had a fight in our life, I already miss her and I will see her again one day.” Born in Oakland, California in 1950, Pointer was one of the four sisters in the group. Along with her sister Anita, Bonnie co-wrote “Fairytale,” which became a top 20 hit for the group and earned them a Grammy for ...
Village People’s Victor Willis Tells Trump to Stop Playing Group’s Music at Rallies
Trump supporters may not be hearing “Y.M.C.A.” at his rallies anytime soon. Following a Friday Facebook post from vocalist Victor Willis, the Village People have just joined the ever-growing list of artists requesting the president doesn’t play their music at his rallies, which already included Rihanna, Aerosmith and Prince’s estate. Willis’ request came after protesters were cleared outside of the White House so President Trump could have his photo taken in front of a church last week. “If Trump orders the U.S. military to fire on his own citizens (on U.S. soil), Americans will rise up in such numbers outside of the White House that he might be forced out of office prior to the election. Don’t do it Mr. President,” Willis wrote. “And I ask that you no longer use any of my music at your ra...
Smashing Pumpkins Cancel Rock Invasion 2 Tour
After pushing their spring tour to the fall, Smashing Pumpkins have canceled their Rock Invasion 2 tour. The group made the announcement on Instagram. “Though this decision did not come easily, it is our top priority to maintain the safety and health of our fans, crew, and venue staff. Tickets will automatically be refunded at point of purchase,” a statement from the band read. The Pumpkins were supposed to play several festivals and open for Guns N’ Roses this summer. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet reven...
Cuban Doll Apologizes To Her Family After She Claims Ari Allegedly Leaked Her Sex Tape
Source: Timothy Norris / Getty Even during a global pandemic, civil unrest around the world, your sex tape still gonna hit the web. Cuban Doll is down in the dumps after her homemade boom boom flick (we will not be sharing) featuring herself and ex-boyfriend, rapper Tadoe magically appeared on the internet over the weekend. The Texas rapper took to Instagram Live and tearfully spoke about the leaked video. She claimed that Ari Fletcher — whom she has beef with — dropped the video on the web without her permission and that she is deeply saddened that her family had to see her getting cakes smashed to smithereens in the clip. “And that bitch Ari, okay, you so happy you got a video of me and Tadoe f**kin’ from last year on my birthday when I was drunk. I don’t give a f**k, it’s the fact that ...
Looking For Black-Owned Businesses To Support? Yelp Is Here To Help
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Looking for Black-owned businesses to spend your hard-earned dollars just got easier. Crowd-sourced local business review and social networking site Yelp announced that in the coming weeks, it will be releasing a new feature aimed to help highlight Black-owned businesses. In a blog post, Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman spoke on the new opt-in feature stating: “Over the coming weeks, we will launch a new free searchable attribute that will give businesses a way to identify themselves as Black-owned and make it easy for users to find and support Black-owned businesses on Yelp. This attribute will be opt-in only as the decision to self-identify as Black-owned should rest solely with the business.” Stoppleman reveals in the blog post, the company dec...
