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Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall’ album peaks at number 1 in 48 countries
It just one week after the release of the ‘Twice As Tall’ album by Burna Boy is topping music charts in 48 countries. Burna Boy’s ‘Twice As Tall‘ album has peaked at the number one spot on Apple Music in 48 countries across the world. Since ‘Twice As Tall’ release, the project has been getting raved reviews from fans and music critics alike. ‘Twice As Tall’ peaking at number 1 spot in 48 countries surpassed the previous record held by the album ‘African Giant’ which peaked in 36 countries on Apple Music. Some of the countries the album peaked are Uganda, Fiji, Nigeria, South Africa, Gambia, Sweden, Portugal, France etc. Today makes it a week @burnaboy released his Twice As Tall album It peaked #1 on Apple Music in 48 countries Creating a record of the most #1 for an African album breaking ...
Stevie J Shows Off Massive Tattoo of Faith Evans’ Face
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty There’s a degree of bad juju associated with couples tattooing their partner’s names or faces on their bodies, but that hasn’t stopped Stevie J. The new ink on his abdomen is sure to please his legendary ol’ lady.\ The “Hitman” producer posted a video an Instagram Story of him laying on his back while the camera panned up and down his abdomen. In full display was a giant portrait of his wife, Faith Evans, inked between his lower peck and his belly button. R&B fans may recognize it’s a replica of her 1998 album cover for Keep The Faith, a project the lovebirds once collaborated on for the song “Lately I.” This display of love is quite the turnaround from the couple’s violent spat at their Los Angeles home in May. Neighbors called the cops o...
American Airlines Passenger Catches On Flight Fade For Not Wearing A Mask
Source: Tom Pennington / Getty Covid-19 is still a very real thing but some folks refuse to cooperate. One person found out the hard way that they need to keep move mouth and nose covered. As spotted on The Daily News a brawl erupted during a recent American Airlines voyage. On Thursday, August 20 flight 1665 experience some turbulence within the cabin. According to several sources a passenger did not care to wear a mask after boarding the craft. Naturally this was noticed by others on the plane which quickly led to a confrontation. Unfortunately the back and forth got physical and said person got hands put on her. In video footage captured by another passenger two women are seeing throwing blows and then falling into a row. Another woman tries to interject but is unlucky in her attem...
Luna Share Kaleidoscopic Cover of Television’s ‘Marquee Moon’
Although the members of Luna are literally all over the world, it didn’t stop the band from collaborating on a new recording. And today (Aug. 21), they released their version of “Marquee Moon,” the 1977 title track off Television’s debut album. While they stay pretty true to the original, the video for the song is a bit of a kaleidoscopic trip. Luna explained covering “Marquee Moon” in a statement: “During the current pandemic, with Luna members spread around the globe, our former bassist Justin Harwood suggested that we record Television’s epic track ‘Marquee Moon.’ We recorded the song one instrument at a time in four different locations; Lee Wall recorded his drum track in Austin, Sean Eden tracked the guitars in San Francisco, Justin played the Fender bass in Auckland, New Zealand, and...
Mark Lanegan and Dylan Carlson Collab on Cover of Galaxie 500’s ‘Summertime’
Screaming Trees alum Mark Lanegan and Earth singer/guitarist Dylan Carlson dropped their take on “Summertime” as part of the ongoing Galaxie 500 series, a video project of 20 bands covering songs from the short-lived but influential trio that formed in the late ’80s. The initial plan was a concert of Galaxie 500 covers in conjunction with Record Store Day, but it was scuttled due to the pandemic. In a statement from Los Angeles, Mark Lanegan states: “Dylan Carlson and I giving the garage treatment to one of my favorite songs by one of the all-time great bands.” In the clip, Lanegan sings and plays tambourine, while Carlson is on guitar. The song is from Galaxie 500’s third and final album, 1990’s This is Our Music. Other artists participating in the Galaxie 500 series i...
Coheed and Cambria Share ‘Jessie’s Girl 2′ Video Featuring Rick Springfield
Coheed and Cambria wrote a sequel to Rick Springfield’s ubiquitous 1981 #1 hit “Jessie’s Girl,” and the follow-up, “Jessie’s Girl 2,” furthers the lyrical narrative in unexpected and comic ways. The Grammy-Award winning Springfield plays a hapless bartender in the video, a version of the lovesick character from his original “Jessie’s Girl.” In a statement, Coheed and Cambria vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez asks, “Has anyone ever written a sequel to another artist’s song? I don’t think so. As a fan of movies, it just seemed like a really interesting idea. Let’s just say it’s not a fairytale ending. It’s kind of like a National Lampoon’s movie meets So I Married an Axe Murderer.” The song’s concept, tackling the premise that “he got the girl,” then wonders, “where are they...
The Philo Streaming Network Adds TV One To Its Channel Lineup
Source: Philo / Philo An emerging streaming app is about deliver even more Black excellence to its viewers. A new partnership is set to give our culture a bigger platform to shine. This week Philo and TV One announced a distribution agreement, adding the channel to Philo‘s lineup of 60+ channels for $20 per month. This marks TV One’s first vMVPD distribution deal. Philo subscribers can watch a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming on TV One, including classic series, movies, and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult black viewers, including popular original series Unsung, Uncensored, ATL Homicide, and Fatal Attraction. The addition of TV One will align with Philo‘s lineup that includes recentl...
Erigga set to marry his girlfriend Nikki; shares pre-wedding photos
Nigerian rapper Erhiga Agarivbie better known as Erigga will be marrying his girlfriend soon. The Warri-born rapper recently shared pre-wedding photos on his Instagram alerting fans he would be tying the knot. Erigga will be marrying his girlfriend Morenike later in October. Both lovebirds have a daughter together Kyla who has also should talents as a young rapper. Fans and colleagues are dropping messages of congratulations to the rapper as he gets ready to say ‘I Do’. See photos via Instagram below. Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give ...
Eddie Vedder, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion and More Urge Police Reform in California
Eddie Vedder, Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Rihanna and the Jonas Brothers are among the hundreds of entertainment and sports figures who signed a letter today (Aug. 19) supporting police reform in California, urging state Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature to approve two bills addressing police accountability. Other artists to sign include Blondie, A$AP Ferg, Grimes, Death Cab for Cutie, Future, Jack Johnson also added their signatures to the open letter. The first bill, SB 731 (Bradford), would establish an effective system to revoke a police officer’s certification based on criminal conviction and serious misconduct and update liability rules, while SB 776 (Skinner) would increase transparency and reporting in use of force incidents involving officers. Both bills are maki...
Cabaret Voltaire Announce First Album in Over 20 Years
Cabaret Voltaire will release their first album in over 20 years. Titled Shadow of Fear, the group shared the first single, “Vasto,” from the collection today (Aug. 19). Shadow of Fear is the first release with band founder Richard H. Kirk as the sole member of Cabaret Voltaire. Listen to “Vasto” below: [embedded content] “The album was finished just as all the weirdness was starting to kick in,” Kirk said in a statement. “Shadow Of Fear feels like a strangely appropriate title. The current situation didn’t have much of an influence on what I was doing — all the vocal content was already in place before the panic set in — but maybe due to my nature of being a bit paranoid there are hints in there about stuff going a bit weird and capturing the current state of affairs.” If you want to...
50 Cent Is Skeptical About T.I. Saying He Has Five Classic Albums
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz While 50 Cent has made it clear that he feels T.I. isn’t on his level for a head on battle he is still keeping his ear close to the tweets. He recently caught wind of a claim that he found quite humorous. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Queens native had a good chuckle on the behalf of the self proclaimed king of the south. Last week Tip was a guest on The Fat Joe Show and he discussed a variety of topics including how and why he defined his royal spot below the Mason-Dixon Line. When the discussion shifted to 50 Cent the “Live Your Life” rapper expressed that he only feels Fif has one undisputed classic under his belt. “I love 50. That whole album [Get Rich Or Die Trying] is jammin’. Top to bottom,” he explained. “Bruh, I got five classics. T...
Angel Olsen Shares ‘Waving, Smiling’ From Upcoming Whole New Mess Album
Angel Olsen’s “Waving, Smiling” is the latest single to emerge from her 11-song Whole New Mess album, due out Aug. 28. The stripped-down release, recorded in October 2018, is the singer-songwriter’s fifth album and features alternate versions of nine of the songs from 2019’s lush and cinematic All Mirrors record. The “Waving, Smiling” video was shot by Ashley Connor at Asheville, North Carolina’s Masonic Temple, and the song finds Olsen digging deep. She explained in a statement that, “‘Waving, Smiling’ in my head is the last scene, a slow-motion realization of love not lost but at peace somewhere within myself. It’s the bittersweet end of a chapter of my life — it is the final acceptance that despite coming to an end all of that time was not lost or wasted.” Watch the song below: [embedde...
