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EDM.com Presents Ultra Music Takeover Livestream
As the impact of COVID-19 continues to cast a dark spell over the music industry, its members have rallied to offer some truly incredible virtual concert experiences. Since the popularity of livestreaming is most likely going to persist following the end of the pandemic, music fans can look forward to dancing in their kitchens for the foreseeable future. Enter EDM.com and Ultra Music, who have teamed up for a special livestream event this Wednesday, May 6th. The virtual dance party will begin at 4PM ET (1PM PST, 8PM GMT) on EDM.com’s Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch channels, and it will be funneled to your screens via L7 Touring, a Los Angeles-based creative studio offering up its spectacular festival-style stage setup. Kicking off the stream is Sad Money, who will ...
Tiësto Announces He’s Expecting a Baby Girl
Tiësto took to Instagram to share the exciting news that he and his wife, Annika Backes Verwest, are expecting. Sharing a screengab that displays a sonogram of his baby girl, he wrote, “In these challenging times this is how I saw my daughter for the first time through Face time!” Strength in adversity is crucial during this cataclysmic global pandemic, and conceiving a child during it is a bona fide power move. The COVID-19 pandemic practically crushed the collective soul of the music community, but those in it will emerge tougher than ever. With the announcement, Tiësto and his wife are showing that the sharpest swords are forged in the hottest fires. Congratulations, Tiësto and Annika! FOLLOW TIËSTO: Facebook: facebook.com/tiestoTwitter: twitte...
Porter Robinson Unveils Huge Lineup for Virtual Music Festival Secret Sky
Only one day after announcing his new virtual music festival Secret Sky, Porter Robinson took to Twitter to share the lineup, and it’s a doozy. Featured on the lineup is Madeon, San Holo, Jai Wolf, and G Jones, among other heavy-hitters in the bass and future subgenres. Additional artists include rising dubstep trip WAVEDASH, UK trap producer Shadient, and electronic outfit Anamanaguchi, who Porter fans recognize from the band’s dazzling “Sad Machine” remix back in 2014. Secret Sky is primed for its debut virtual stream on May 9th, 2020. 100% of the funs raised from the livestream event will be donated to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which was sadly depleted of its funds recently. You can RSVP to Secret Sky Music Festival here. FOLLOW PORTER RO...
Elon Musk’s Newborn Baby Has One of the Most Bizarre Names You’ll Ever Hear
Eccentric tech billionaire, Tesla boss, and DJ Elon Musk welcomed a newborn baby today alongside his longtime girlfriend, Grimes. X Æ A-12 was born this morning and, in true bizarre fashion, Musk shared a photo of the baby with a face tattoo filter. No, X Æ A-12 is not the serial number of one of Musk’s newest Tesla models. X Æ A-12 is the name of his child. The peculiar name is the latest golden tidbit in what has been a string of baffling news stories about Musk and Grimes. Back in January, Grimes took to Instagram to announce the pregnancy and share a NSFW photo baring her nipples, writing, “being knocked up is a very feral and war-like state of being,” in a comment. At the time, speculation about the baby’s father mounted and Musk w...
Diddy You Listening?: Joe Biden Unveils “Lift Every Voice” Plan Geared Towards Black America
Source: The Washington Post / Getty The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden isn’t letting sexual allegations slow down his campaign to win the White House in November. The former vice president unveiled his plan that specifically addresses problems plaguing Black America in which he hopes will appeal to the base that saved his campaign and propelled him to the nomination. Biden’s “Lift Every Voice” plan aptly named after the “Negro National Anthem” addresses issues like criminal justice reform, gun violence. It would also set aside funds to help Blacks who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Biden’s plan aims to help Black-owned businesses by supplying more funding. NewsOne reports that Ninety-five percent of Black-owned companies were p...
Migos Celebrate Cinco De Mayo & Taco Tuesday with New Single
Source: Prince Williams / Getty While the majority of the country is still practicing social distancing on Cinco De Mayo and the beloved Taco Tuesday, it’s not stopping Migos from dropping banger that makes you feel festive–even inside. Late night on Monday (May 5), Migos released their new single, “Taco Tuesday”, featuring a sample from none other than Taco Tuesday enthusiast LeBron James. Last week a snippet of the new single was previewed by Quavo in a video where he and girlfriend Saweetie were in the kitchen, cooking up some tacos, after the song leaked online. “Taco Tuesday” comes one month after Quavo announced that the trio was back in the studio working on their highly anticipated album, Culture III, but due to COVID-19, those plans were shifted into the release of ...
Klantee: San Diego Man Wore KKK Hood To The Grocery Store
Source: Archive Photos / Getty If we’ve learned anything about racists during Donald Trump’s reign of white nationalism terror it’s that they’ll use any opportunity presented to show their true prejudice colors and that fact proves to be true even during the Coronavirus pandemic. Raw Story, via the San Diego Tribune, is reporting that a man in the San Diego County of Santee took the city’s new mask wearing requirements to a Grand Wizard level when he showed up at a Vons market sporting a Ku Klux Klan hood as if the year were 1926. Naturally, fellow shoppers were shocked not only because the classic KKK hood doesn’t prevent the spread of the Coronavirus (much less sport N-95 capabilities), but also because it was a blatant racist statement made by a man who felt it was okay to rock such a g...
Rick Ross Asks Court To Throw Out Pregnant Ex’s Paternity Suit For Child Support
Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty The mother of Rick Ross‘ younger children is taking the rapper to court and has sued the Bawse in order to legally name him as their children’s father and to establish court-ordered support for them. According to Bossip, the MMG honcho is being sued by ex-girlfriend Briana Camille for both temporary and permanent child support for their two children. The pair currently share toddler sons Berkeley and Billion, but Camille also revealed in the same court documents she’s pregnant with their third child. The pregnant social media influencer also noted that although they were never married, she’d been living with Ross and their two kids for the last two years before their abrupt split at the end of 2019, when she left his home and decided to raise their ch...
Missouri Governor Allows Concerts to Resume Today
Starting today, May 4th, the Governor of Missouri, Mike Parson, is allowing his state to host concerts and other large-scale events. Introduced in the state’s “Show Me Strong” recovery plan, Missouri will become the first in the U.S. to permit in-person live music events since the start of the global health crisis. In a quote obtained by Billboard, a section of the new plan details the now-permitted events. “There are currently no limitations on social gatherings as long as necessary precautions are taken and six feet of distance can be maintained between individuals and/or families,” said Parson. Venues in large cities like St. Louis will not be opening their doors, as leaders on the local level have decided to uphold stay-in-place measures. I...
The LOX “Loyalty and Love,” YG “Laugh Now Kry Later!” & More | Daily Visuals 5.4.20
It’s been a hella hot minute since we’ve gotten some new work from Yonkers finest, The LOX, but the We Are The Streets rap trio has finally reunited for their day ones who appreciate what they bring to the game. Going with some black-and-white cinematography for their visuals to “Loyalty and Love,” Styles P, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch take it back to their stomping grounds to showcase the struggle that shaped them into the successful men they are today. We love this right here. From the East to the West, YG takes his Lambo for a ride on the coast line and throws up his set for his clip to “Laugh Now Kry Later!” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from BBE AJ featuring Boosie Badazz, G Herbo, and more. THE LOX – “LOYALTY AND ...
The Samsung Galaxy A51 Smartphone Unlocked Is Now Available
Source: Samsung / Samsung Galaxy A51 Unlocked Samsung dropped its budget smartphone, the Galaxy S10 Lite back in April. Now the tech giant is dropping another great affordable device the Galaxy A51 unlocked. The Galaxy A51 Unlocked now available via either Samsung’s website or Amazon and offers users the flexibility to pick or choose the plan and carrier that suits them best. Starting at $229.99, the Galaxy A51 is very affordable while featuring Samsung’s latest premium smartphone features. The Galaxy A51 has an edge-to-edge, 6.5″ Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display that promises to deliver an immersive uninterrupted viewing experience whether your gaming or watching movies. Source: Samsung / Samsung Galaxy A51 Unlocked The Galaxy A51 sports a quad-camera system consisting of a 48MP m...
Minimal Bars Icon French Montana Claims His Music Can Beat Anyone, Except Drake & Jay-Z
Source: John Parra / Getty You can’t say French Montana is anything but confident. The Bronx rapper was up to his trolling ways, saying he could beat any rapper in a head to head battle of hits, besides a couple of exceptions. The background here is that the “Unforgettable” rapper was recently thoroughly clowned for his claims that he has more hits than that Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar. So it comes as no surprise that during a recent interview with DJ E Rock on 92.3’s The Bassment, French continued with the “How much coke are you sniffing?” type claims. This time, French said he could compete with anybody—except for Drake and Jay-Z. Well, it’s good to know there are limits to his hyperbole. And he did drop a jewel when he said, “I just want all the underdogs out there, and...
