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City Girls say men are threatened by female rappers “dominating right now”
Hip hop duo City Girls have said men feel “threatened” by female rappers who are “dominating” the industry right now. Read More: How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beef Speaking on The Breakfast Club, the duo – Yung Miami and JT – made the comments following the current chart domination of female rappers and the recent criticism of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s lyrics for ‘WAP’ from some listeners. “I feel like men just threatened by…women kind of dominating right now because they so used to being in control of putting women on records,” JT...
Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club could close forever, warns Mayor
Liverpool’s legendary Cavern Club could close forever because of the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s Mayor has warned. It has previously been reported that the club, which became famous after hosting The Beatles’ early gigs, is losing £30,000 a week while closed because of COVID-19. Read more: Socially distanced gigs “won’t work in around two thirds of UK music venues” The Cavern Club is currently preparing to reopen at 30% of its capacity, as socially distant audiences are allowed to return to indoor venues in the UK from today (August 15). Advertisement Mayor Joe Anderson told the Liverpool Echo: “The...
Deftones look to be teasing a new announcement, blacking out their socials
Deftones have blacked out all their social media profile pictures, hinting that an announcement is on the way. The announcement could well be that of a new album – the band said back in June that their new record is finished, and could be out in September. Read more: “This record embedded in our brains”: the endless power of Deftones’ ‘White Pony’ Yesterday (August 14), the band updated their profile and header pictures on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, and a Facebook post links to the band’s website, which has now been blacked out. Advertisement When visiting the website, the URL...
Listen to Margo Price’s acoustic cover of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’
Margo Price has shared a new cover of Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ – you can listen to it below. Read More: How Cardi B squashed the concept of the female rap beef On The Daily Show, host Trevor Noah and Dulce Sloan were discussing some reactions to the song’s lyrics and how it has been received since its release on August 7. ‘WAP’ came to the attention of a number of conservative figures in the US including The Daily Wire‘s Ben Shapiro, who was subsequently mocked by Cardi after he read out the lyrics to the song...
‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’ soundtrack getting anniversary vinyl reissue
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday (August 13), and the lauded soundtrack for the film is set to be reissued to celebrate the landmark. Nigel Godrich’s original score for the movie is also set to come to vinyl for the first time as part of a series of anniversary celebrations. Read more: 10 years on, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ is still the best comic book movie The new release will come out via ABKCO, with a release date to be announced “imminently,” according to director Edgar Wright. Advertisement As well as marking the...
Ozzy Osbourne leads tributes to UFO bassist Pete Way who has died
Pete Way, bassist for UFO, Ozzy Osbourne and more, has died aged 69. According to a post on his official Facebook page, Way “sustained life threatening injuries in an accident two months ago, but fought hard until finally succumbing to those injuries at 11.35am BST today (August 14). His wife, Jenny, was at his side.” Way co-founded UFO with singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton and drummer Andy Parker in 1968, remaining in the band until 1982, before rejoining in 1988 for a brief stint, and then properly in 1991. Advertisement Health issues then forced Way to retire from...
World Health Organisation says stadium events “very unrealistic” for remainder of 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it will be “very unrealistic” to see stadium events back for the remainder of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Read more: Crew members call on government to save future of live music industry: “You wouldn’t re-open a hospital without doctors” Speaking during an online discussion, Michael Ryan – executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies programme – said it would be “disastrous” to allow the return of stadium events in countries who still have “community-level transmission” of coronavirus. As reported on AFP, Ryan said: “Large crowds of 40,000, 50,0000, 60,000 people…it’s not...
Lizzo wins first court battle over ‘Truth Hurts’ lawsuit
A judge in California has reportedly dismissed a countersuit against Lizzo after they sought royalties from her song ‘Truth Hurts’. Read more: Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’ review Earlier this year (March 3), Lizzo was countersued by three songwriters she herself sued last October following allegations of plagiarism in regards to her hit, ‘Truth Hurts’. Released in September 2017, the song became a subject of controversy last year when the ‘Juice’ star was accused of lifting the “melody, lyrics and chords” from a demo titled ‘Healthy’, such as the line: “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that...
Christina Aguilera shares video for ‘Mulan’ track, ‘Loyal Brave True’
Christina Aguilera has released a music video for ‘Loyal Brave True’, her new track set to feature in the live-action Mulan adaptation. Read more: ‘Mulan’ going straight to Disney+ is the easy choice — but not the right one The song is a particularly fitting release for Aguilera, whose 1998 track ‘Reflection’ featured in the original animated Mulan film. Watch the video for ‘Loyal Brave True’ below: Advertisement Aguilera teased the video on her Instagram account on Thursday (August 13) with behind the scenes photos and a caption that read, “Tomorrow <3”. View this post on Instagram Tomorrow ❤️?...Recent Posts
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