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David Guetta’s “United At Home” Concert Is Broadcasting Live from New York
David Guetta is now broadcasting live from New York for a monumental 90-minute set, which you can livestream below. Guetta’s “United at Home” show is fundraising live on Facebook and Instagram, with donations supporting the World Health Organization, Feeding America, and the French Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The livestream event will also raise money for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. This marks Guetta’s second “United at Home” concert, and his first in New York City. The previous edition, which took place in Miami, raised over $700,000 for COVID-19 relief and was viewed by millions on social media. “As a DJ, the crowd is the most important part of any show and even thou...
Dr Dre Believes George Floyd’s Death Will Incite Change
While activists take to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, celebrities are using their platforms to educate fans and share ways to help seek justice. During a visit to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio Friday night, Dr. Dre expressed his feelings about the “extremely painful” murder of the unarmed black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for over eight minutes. “It’s like, man, that situation, it hurt my heart. My heart is still aching,” the N.W.A./music mogul said. “And it felt like that cop had his knee on all of our necks, meaning black men. And yeah, it’s extremely painful. It’s extremely painful because it keeps going on. It continues to go on and it’s like, ‘What can we do? Or what do we need to do to make this thing stop? What is supposed to...
Calvin Harris Shares Letter from 1999 Ahead of Forthcoming Defected Records Debut
Calvin Harris reminded us recently that even the most successful producers started from humble beginnings. As he announced the news of his forthcoming Defected Records debut, titled “Live Without Your Love,” Calvin Harris also shared a letter from over twenty years ago dating back to when the superstar producer submitted his first demo to the label. The handwritten letter was from Defected’s founder, Simon Dunmore, who thanked young Adam Wiles, Calvin Harris’ real name, for his submission. Although the demo did not fit the label, Dunmore seemed impressed by the submission and eager to stay in touch. Years later, Calvin Harris has progressed from bedroom producer to the upper echelon of the both the dance music community and the mainstream. Despite t...
Amsterdam’s Sir Adam Hotel to Host Socially Distanced Music Festival Next Month
The Netherlands’ Sir Adam Hotel is set to host a socially distanced music festival for up to 120 attendees next month, on June 20th. The Dutch collective No Art is hosting their first hotel event, which will combine music, dining, and art into a 24-hour experience. In organizing the event, the group has stated they’ve met the public health guidelines set by The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). The No Art Hotel experience will see four groups of attendees divided into segments of 30. Each group will independently experience different rooms of the hotel and will be scheduled for a dinner shift that includes a three-course meal. Guests will need to rent one of the two-person or four-person rooms available at the hotel for the price o...
NPR Shares Over 100 Live Performances From 9:30 Club Archive
Since we have no idea when we’ll realistically be able to attend concerts again (at least, without hazmat suits), NPR is bringing the concerts to us. For nearly a dozen years, the radio station streamed shows from Washington D.C.’s iconic 9:30 Club, and now they’re sharing the entire archive with us as a way to celebrate the venue’s 40th anniversary (it opened on May 31, 1980). The streams range from NPR Music’s very first 9:30 Club show with Bright Eyes in 2005 to the station’s 10th anniversary party in 2017, featuring artists like Margo Price, Bon Iver, and Jeff Tweedy. Each piece in the vault comes equipped with streaming audio, and in later years video, along with the show’s original writeup. With more than 100 concerts to choose from, you might not be done digging by the tim...
Listen to Our Best 50 Songs of the Year So Far
Last week we shared our list of the 50 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far), and we’ve curated a playlist so you can listen to the standout bops of the year in a seamless fashion (you’re welcome). The list covers all musical ground, from the Dixie Chicks to the Used, Dua Lipa to Bob Dylan, Lizzo to TOKiMONSTA, and, let’s face it, is a great source of distraction during a year that seems to just get worse and worse as the months pass. Fiona Apple “confronts her internal strife, but doesn’t sink into it” in “Heavy Balloon” off her equally stunning album Fetch the Bolt Cutters, while Billie Eilish becomes the youngest artist to pen a James Bond theme song with “No Time to Die,” a song that features the 18-year-old’s “beyond-her-years soprano that tops a quietly haunted melody ...
Where Was the GT-R In Nissan’s New Product Blitz Hype Video?
It is not unreasonable to assume that, given the GT-R’s absence from Nissan’s high-profile roundup of upcoming products, that it might be on the chopping block. So, we reached out to Nissan for comment on the twin-turbo, giant-killing GT-R sports car’s future, and whether it will survive to join the automaker’s gaggle of new products. Here’s what we got in response: “Other than what appears in the video, we have no additional information to share at this time. GT-R is and remains an important part of our brand and DNA however nothing to share at this time beyond the 2020 Model Year.” That video covers everything Nissan is going to update until the 2023 fiscal year, we’re told, which leaves two possibilities for the GT-R’s place in the a...
Mark Your Calendars: The 2021 Ford F-150 Debuts on June 25
We haven’t seen many major new-vehicle reveals this year for obvious reasons, but a very big one is coming next month. On June 25, Ford will drop the covers on the next-generation F-150 pickup. Mike Levine, Ford’s North America product communications manager, shared the news on Twitter earlier today. We already know a lot about the 2021 Ford F-150, though. For one, the new truck will adopt design cues from the recently refreshed Ford F-Series Super Duty, as such expect the full-size F-150’s grille, hood, and lights to sport an appearance that mimics that of the bigger Blue Oval pickups. We also know the upcoming F-150 will sit on a new frame that supports a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. It’s likely the F-150’s hybrid variant won’t be ready...
Billie Eilish Educates Fans About White Privilege and Black Lives Matter in Heated Message
While protests erupt all over the country in response to George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a police officer, celebrities have been speaking their minds. On Saturday, Billie Eilish was the latest to share a heated message about the current state of the country. “Ive [sic] been trying to take this week to figure out a way to address this delicately. I have an enourmous [sic] platform and I try really hard to be respectful and take time to think through what I say and how I say it,” she began the lengthy Instagram post. “But holy fucking shit Im [sic] just gonna start talking.” The singer went on to condemn those who use the mantra “all lives matter.” “No one is saying your life doesnt [sic] matter. No one is saying your life is not hard. No one is saying literally anything at all ab...
Bruce Springsteen Joins Dropkick Murphys for High-Energy Performance at Empty Fenway Park
“What’s going on, Boston?” Dropkick Murphys‘ lead singer and bassist Ken Casey shouted in Boston’s Red Sox Fenway Park on Friday night (May 29)–but this time, instead of thousands of fans cheering back, the ballpark was empty. Streaming Outta Fenway, the two-hour concert by the Celtic punk band, marks the first time a musical performance has ever taken place at an empty major U.S. arena, stadium or ballpark. The show was put on to raise funds for the Boston Resiliency Fund, Habitat For Humanity and Feeding America. Even with no audience, the band rocked out to a number of their hits, wrapping the show by welcoming The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, on the jumbotron. “You’re making us all look old!” Casey j...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (May 30)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Thalia dropped a new children’s album Six years after dropping her Latin Grammy-nominated children’s album Viva Kids Vol.1, Thalia presents part two. Composed entirely by Thalia, Viva Kids Vol.2 is home to 15 colorful and playful songs for kids of all ages. “I have a lot of fun creating music for kids,” Thalia said in a statement. “When I was little, my parents joined me to sing and dance songs that brought me a lot of joy, and that’s what I want to convey with this album. As a mother, I know that, in these times of quarantine, it is difficult to keep children motivated...
Billie Eilish Shares Passionate Message Following George Floyd’s Death
Billie Eilish is joining the long list of artists speaking out after the death of George Floyd. On Saturday morning (May 30), as protests over Floyd’s controversial death spread nationwide, the 18-year-old “Bad Guy” singer took to social media to share her frustration over the situation. “I’ve been trying to take this week to figure out a way to address this delicately,” Eilish began her post on Instagram. “I have an enormous platform and I try really hard to be respectful and take time to think through what I say and how I say it…But holy f—ing shit I’m gonna just start talking.” The singer particularly took aim at white people using the phrase “all lives matter” in response to the death of Floyd, a black man wh...
