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Megan Thee Stallion Explains Why She Speaks Up for Black Women in New York Times Op-Ed
Megan Thee Stallion wrote an op-ed piece for the New York Times today (Oct. 13) about Black women in America. Titled “Why I Speak Up for Black Women,” the piece addresses voting, the alleged shooting by Tory Lanez and the continuing pressure on, and mistreatment of Black women. “Black women are expected once again to deliver victory for Democratic candidates. We have gone from being unable to vote legally to a highly courted voting bloc — all in little more than a century,” she writes. “Despite this and despite the way so many have embraced messages about racial justice this year, Black women are still constantly disrespected and disregarded in so many areas of life.” She goes on to state, “I’m not afraid of criticism. We live in a country where we have the freedom to critic...
J. Cole’s Dreamville Expands, Launches Content Studio Division
Source: Jonathan Mannion / Interscope Dreamville is more than just a record label. Thanks to the forward vision of founders J. Cole and Ibrahim Hamad, it’s now expanded into a multi-disciplinary media company and a content studio. As reported by Variety, Dreamville Ventures, the cross-verticle division, is led by Damien Scott as president and Candace Rodney as executive vice president. Rodney is also doubling as president of Dreamville Studios, the content studio that will develop original and co-produced content. Together, the talented creatives will manage the day-to-day operations of the divisions and develop initiatives across music, entertainment, apparel, and live events. “Dreamville has always been a mom-and-pop operation with grand ambitions and ideas that extend ...
Eddie Van Halen Temporarily Honored in New York City Subway Station
Late superstar guitarist Eddie Van Halen has a New York City subway stop named after him, in a temporary, guerilla-style homage to the shredder’s massive musical influence. New York street artist Adrian Wilson takes credit on Instagram for making Brooklyn’s Van Siclen Avenue on the A/C line into “Van Halen Avenue.” Seemingly perturbed by the lack of press, he states on the post, “I left it 4 days for someone else to head to Brooklyn and take the credit but nobody stepped up, so ok, I guess I’ve got to do it myself… you’re welcome.” Wilson told people it was “easy” to do: “A famous person dies, look up the name of a subway stop and put a sticker over it to memorialize the person.” In the last two years, NYC stations saw official tributes to Prince and David Bowie, done by Spotify at th...
Fiona Apple Live-Debuted Three Fetch the Bolt Cutters Songs at the New Yorker Festival
When Fiona Apple released her masterful new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, in April the world had already gone into lockdown. She wasn’t able to bring those powerful songs to life on tour, and didn’t opt for livestreaming like many other artists chose to do this year. However, the singer-songwriter agreed to perform at the New Yorker’s virtual festival over the weekend, where she finally live-debuted three songs from the record: “I Want You to Love Me”, “Shameika” and the title track. The event marked Apple’s first live performance in three years. In addition to the set, Apple also chatted with New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum, who penned a fantastic profile about her ahead of the album’s release. Watch her performance and see clips from the interview below. [embed...
Flaming Lips Perform Tiny Desk Concert In Their Signature Bubbles
The Flaming Lips performed four songs in a new NPR Tiny Desk concert from their Oklahoma hideout. As you’d expect from the alt veterans, they performed safely inside of their signature bubbles. They performed a couple of tunes from American Head, their latest studio album that’s out now and a couple of favorites from over the years. Watch the 20-minute set below. SPIN spoke with singer Wayne Coyne about the some of the odd inspirations for American Head and originally said that the Lips would be performing shows in bubbles later this year. You can read our full interview with Coyne here. Check out the setlist below: “Will You Return/When You Come Down”“God And The Policeman”“Be Free, A Way”“It’s Summertime” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates O...
Pierre Kezdy of Influential Punk Band Naked Raygun Dies at 58
Pierre Kezdy, bassist of Naked Raygun, the Chicago band who was a favorite of Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and producer Steve Albini, has died (Oct. 9) at the age of 58. The cause was cancer, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Grohl said he was about 13 when Naked Raygun “changed everything I knew about music,” Lou Lombardo, manager of Naked Raygun, told the Sun-Times. The future Nirvana drummer saw the band at an all-ages show at Chicago’s storied Cubby Bear club. In his Sonic Highways documentary for HBO about the city’s music scene, Grohl says the gig “just turned my world upside-down.” About 30 years later, Grohl asked Naked Raygun to open for Foo Fighters when his band played Wrigley Field in 2015. At the 2013 Riot Fest in Chicago’s Douglas Park, Fall Out Boy invited Raygun frontma...
Stevie Nicks Teams With Dave Grohl on ‘Show Them the Way’
After Fleetwood Mac found itself at the center of skateboarding meme culture for the last week, Stevie Nicks is back to remind us of what makes her so revered in the first place: music. The vocalist returned on Friday with her new single “Show Them the Way” in quite a while and features production by famed studio wizard Greg Kurstin and everyone’s favorite superstar drummer Dave Grohl. The track is inspired by a dream Nicks had involving Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and John Lewis before the 2008 presidential election, as she mentioned in a recent Los Angeles Times profile. And the six-minute track certainly feels like a dream with its thudding drums and Nicks’ soothing tone. If anything, it should get listeners pumped for Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold the ...
Van Halen Manager Says Classic Lineup Reunion Tour Almost Took Place in 2019
Van Halen manager Irving Azoff confirmed what many had hoped for when David Lee Roth leaked the news a few years ago: a new 2019 tour that would have reunited the band’s classic lineup for a stadium tour. In a Pollstar interview, Azoff said that the hoped-for tour was close to happening, but couldn’t due to the late Eddie Van Halen’s health issues. “We had lots of stops and starts, but there was every intention of doing a summer stadium tour (in 2019), and as the cancer moved around, [Van Halen] was physically unable to do it,” Azoff said. “There is no doubt in my mind that it would have been massive.” “But I’ve never seen anybody fight the fight that [Van Halen] fought over the last 10 years, fighting the cancer,” he continued when describing the late guitarist’s battle. Azoff also l...
Blaqbonez – BBC ft. Santi
Chocolate City rapper Blaqbonez is out with a new tune titled ‘BBC’ and he features Santi. Following the success of ‘Big Brother‘, Blaqbonez gives fans another single with a controversial title. It was produced by top beatmaker Spax. Enjoy, Blaqbonez – ‘BBC’ ft. Santi below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Blaqbonez_-_BBC_ft_Santi_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download Share this: 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 revenue.
Will Smith Shares Origins Of His Classic Entanglement Crying Face Meme
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN Even though 2020 has largely been a mess there have been some moments that have provided the masses endless joy. One image from Will Smith this summer has unintentionally grown into a pop culture phenomenon. Spotted on TMZ, Smith has added another honor to his already impressive trophy case. This week he and his family were given the Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award for their “longstanding contributions to the world.” As COVID-19 continues to stick around, the Smith clan accepted the nod from the comforts of their home. The video finds each member detailing their favorite Robin Williams movie. Will’s feedback is far from your normal acceptance speech as he touched on the infamous meme of him from the Red Table Talk episode where Jada revealed her...
Billie Eilish Announces Where Do We Go? Global Livestream Concert
If you’ve ever wanted Billie Eilish in your living room — or bedroom — now’s your chance, thanks to “Where Do We Go?” her first-ever global livestream concert. It will be hosted on Eilish’s website and powered by the Maestro interactive streaming platform. The event begins on Oct. 24 at 3 pm PST. The concert will take place live from the five-time Grammy winner’s hometown of Los Angeles. At the conclusion of her performance, all ticket holders will have access to replay the show on-demand for 24 hours. From now through Sunday, October 11 at 9 pm PST, early ticket buyers will have exclusive access to Eilish merchandise at a discounted price. Additional exclusive merchandise is also available until show day for all ticket holders, and proceeds from select items will go toward&nbs...
Johnny Nash, ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Singer, Dies at 80
Johnny Nash, whose upbeat pop-reggae song “I Can See Clearly Now” became a number-one, million-selling hit in 1972 and ubiquitous favorite has died at the age of 80, his son confirmed. No cause of death was given. Nash started singing professionally at 13 with his first break coming when he appeared on Arthur Godfrey’s radio and television programs for seven years. The soft-spoken singer’s major-label debut was 1957’s “A Teenager Sings the Blues,” and in 1958, his cover of Doris Day’s “A Very Special Love” landed on the charts. Nash’s next charting tune was 1965’s “Let’s Move and Groove Together.” Check out Nash in a TV performance of “I Can See Clearly Now” below. [embedded content] Nash continued to release music into the ’70s, including a cover of Sam Cooke’s “Wonderful W...
