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Frank Ocean’s luxury goods company Homer is selling a $25,000 cock ring
Frank Ocean has released a luxury cock ring as part of the latest capsule from his luxury goods company, Homer. The new collection from Homer – which Ocean debuted last August – is highlighted by the XXXL H-Bone Ring, an 18-karat yellow gold cock ring retailing at $25,000 (£20,700). There are other styles of cock rings being made available through the Homer website, all falling within a range of $1,365 to $5,695 (£1,130 to £4,710). Also among the new range of goods are premium pendants, earrings, and key rings. Advertisement The artist modelled the XXXL H-Bone Ring himself in a...
Beyoncé is the first woman to top US album charts in 2022 with ‘Renaissance’
Beyoncé’s just-released seventh album, ‘Renaissance’, has topped the Billboard 200 chart in the US, continuing her unbroken streak of albums debuting at Number One. READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy All seven of the artist’s studio albums have peaked in the top spot, however, the release of ‘Renaissance’ is notably significant in that it’s already become Bey’s highest-charting album in every major market. In addition to the US, it’s debuted at Number One in the UK, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. It’s likely to top the Canadian chart as well,...
The Offspring are safe after their vehicle caught fire en route to a show
The Offspring have said they are all safe, after one of their cars caught fire in Canada as they were heading to a show. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Offspring Taking to Twitter on Saturday (August 6), the band explained that they’d been on their way to a show in Rimouski, Quebec when “something flew off the vehicle in front of us” and became stuck underneath one of their cars. A short video shared with the tweet showed a black car on the side of a road, engulfed in thick smoke and flames. Advertisement...
Lizzo gushes over J-hope’s spin on ‘About Damn Time’
Lizzo has responded to J-Hope‘s take on her recent smash-hit, ‘About Damn Time’. READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline set In an interview with NME backstage at Lollapalooza, the BTS member was asked what his favourite song is right now. He jumped right into a brief rendition of the second verse of ‘About Damn Time’, complete with slick dance moves. Check out J-Hope in action on our TikTok account below: @nme It’s ?? about ?? damn ?? time — #jhope tells us backstage at #lollapalooza what song’s stuck in...
BLACKPINK confirm release date for new single ‘Pink Venom’
BLACKPINK have revealed the title and release date for their next single, confirming it’ll arrive before the K-pop powerhouse’s second full-length effort drops next month. READ MORE: The 15 best K-pop songs of 2022 – so far In a new teaser shared to social media, the girl group confirmed that the track, ‘Pink Venom’, will be released next Friday (August 19). Fans have also been given the option to pre-save it on Spotify or Apple Music – you can do so here. #BLACKPINK – Pre-Release Single ‘Pink Venom’ Release Poster "Pink Venom" is available for Pre-Save now!✔ https://t.co/YTie4GKtBQ#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크...
A brutal letter John Lennon wrote to Paul McCartney is up for auction
A heated letter that John Lennon once wrote to his estranged Beatles bandmate, Paul McCartney, has been sent to auction. READ MORE: Paul McCartney live at Glastonbury 2022: history-making rock’n’Grohl with The Boss The letter came as a response to McCartney’s interview in the November 20, 1971 issue of Melody Maker, which among other topics, saw him wax lyrical on the relationship between Lennon and his widow, Yoko Ono, and the dissolution of The Beatles’ business partnership. Typewritten and inscribed with notes scrawled in pen, the letter runs for three pages and is addressed to “Paul, Linda, et all...
Jewel’s tour bus caught on fire this week: “How about this bullshit?”
Jewel revealed that her tour bus caught on fire earlier this week, however nobody was harmed as the blaze occurred during one of her off days. The ‘Foolish Games’ singer updated fans on the incident in a video shared to her TikTok account, where she explained that her bus caught fire while it was parked at a hotel, and it was quickly attended to by the fire department. “We had a full bus fire,” she said in the TikTok. “Nobody was hurt, it happened on an off day, in the parking lot of a hotel. The fire department came,...
The Impressions’ Sam Gooden has died, aged 87
Sam Gooden, one of the founding members of legendary Chicago soul outfit The Impressions – and the only member to have stuck with the group for its entire six-decade run – has died at the age of 87. The news of Gooden’s passing was confirmed by his daughter, Gina Griffin, who said (as reported by the Associated Press) that her father was surrounded by family when he died peacefully on Thursday (August 4) in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was less than a month away from celebrating his 88th birthday, which would have come around on September 2....
Whitesnake pull out of North American tour with Scorpions due to health issues
Whitesnake have removed themselves from a 24-date tour of North America, which they were scheduled to co-headline with Scorpions, due to frontman David Coverdale’s ongoing health issues. Coverdale broke the news in a statement shared to the band’s official Instagram yesterday (August 6). In it, he noted that he’s been forced to step away from the mic “due to my continued treatment for a persistent upper respiratory infection that affects my ability to perform”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Coverdale (@whitesnake) Advertisement As a result of Coverdale’s continuing health issues, Whitesnake’s own headline shows...Recent Posts
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