Cardi B responds to criticism after being named as Billboard’s Woman Of The Year


Cardi B has taken to social media to shut down those who criticised her recent win of Billboard’s ‘Woman Of The Year’ award.

Cardi is set to take out the biggest honour at Billboard’s Women In Music awards later this year, a choice that has been the subject of criticism as she’s only released one song in 2020 – ‘WAP‘ alongside Megan Thee Stallion.

However, in a video posted to Instagram, Cardi listed the impact the song has had since its release back in August.

“For you crybabies that’s like ‘what? she only got one song’ – yeah I got that song, bitch,” she said.

“You know? The one that sold the most, the one that streamed the most. The one that had republicans on Fox News crying about it. The one that’s about to be six times platinum in three months.

“The one that had your grandma popping her pussy on TikTok. Yeah, bitch, that one.”

She also outlined how she’s used her platform in other ways in the past year, specifically by working with politicians like Bernie Sanders and President-elect Joe Biden.

“For over a year, I’ve been influencing and using my platform for y’all to vote, not just when Joe Biden was going up against Trump,” she said.

“I’ve been informing y’all about your senators, I’ve been informing y’all about districts and midterm elections. Using my money, my own money, to meet up with these candidates like Bernie. Flying out, tired after shows. Yeah, that was me, bitch.”

She closed her video by telling her critics that she “won’t ever change. Eat it up, I’m just that bitch.”

Other women being honoured at the forthcoming ceremony include Chloe x Halle, Dua Lipa, Jessie Reyez and Dolly Parton, with Jennifer Lopez receiving the ‘Icon Award’.





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Inside the Extraordinary Homes of the World’s Top DJs


The world’s top DJs, just like the rest of us, have been spending lots of time at home. But that’s not such a bad thing when you have an extraordinary pad for entertaining and making music.

A new feature from Variety lists five stunning homes from the world’s top DJs — in this case, Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers, and Diplo. From Malibu to Las Vegas to Miami beach, these DJs are living large.

See specs below and photos here.

Calvin Harris
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Year purchased: 2014
Price tag: $15 million
Features: 10 bedrooms, 11.5 bathrooms, 18,000 square feet, home studio

Steve Aoki
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Year purchased: 2014
Price tag: $2.8 million + $5 million for Aoki’s Playhouse
Features: recording studio, gymnastics room including foam pit and trampoline, swimming pool

David Guetta
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Year purchased: 2015
Price tag: $9.5 million
Features: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, condo living
*Secondary home and recording studio in Ibiza

Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year purchased: 2018
Price tag: $12 million
Features: 6 bedrooms, 7.5 bathrooms, home theater, wet bars, entertainment lounges

Diplo
Location: Malibu, California
Year purchased: 2020
Price tag: $13.2 million
Features: 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, swimming pool, gym, guest house, located near private beach

 

Source: Variety



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Learn About the Revolutionary Moog Modular Synthesizer in New Virtual Moogseum Tour


After its debut in 1964, the Moog modular synthesizer single-handedly revolutionized music production as we know it. However, despite its ubiquitous presence in the electronic music zeitgeist, its usage remains somewhat of a lost art in today’s dance music landscape.

The Moogseum, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, was developed and launched in 2019 to educate music fans about the history of the seminal synth created by Robert Moog. It features an array of exhibits dedicated to Moog’s pioneering work, including a one-of-a-kind visualization dome that invites attendees to see how electricity translates into sound. Despite its initial success, however, the Moogseum was forced to shutter due to the impact of COVID-19.





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Zedd says he’s ‘started on’ third studio album, but project has been put on ‘standby’


by: Rachel Narozniak


Nov 18, 2020

Zedd‘s third studio album, the lusted-after follow-up to 2015’s True Colors, has been put on “standby,” the producer disclosed in a r/music-hosted Reddit AMA held on November 18. In response to a fan-submitted question asking when the fabled project would arrive, Zedd stated,

“I decided to push back the album to when things are more back to normal. I really wanted it to come out this year but I put the album on standby because during quarantine I just didn’t feel the inspiration to make this the best album possible.”

The Grammy Award winner went on to say that he’s “started on” the LP and even has “some amazing songs close to finished already.” The news of the album’s postponement follows Zedd’s December 2019 Twitter confirmation that the long-form outing was slated to land in 2020.

It’s possible that the forthcoming effort could even feature a meeting of Zedd and Porter Robinson‘s musical minds. In a separate AMA response, the Interscope Records signee indicated that he’d “recently talked” to Robinson “about getting together and working on some music.” What comes next? Only time will tell.

Read Zedd’s update in full below, and follow the Reddit AMA here.

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Rachelle Rhienne X Will Wallace – Greenlight


22-year-old UK based up and comer Will Wallace just released his first ever single via “Greenlight” featuring Rachelle Rhienne. The ‘gas-on-the-pedal’ EDM banger is high energy and full of great vibes, which is just what is needed during these gloomy Covid days when the sun is setting as early as 5pm. With a flurry of hyper-charged electronic sounds, exhilarating drops, and pulsating synths, “Greenlight” glows with elements of hot future bass, hyped pop, and not least of all Rachelle’s powerful vocals. Check out the video for their collaboration below now and keep a tab on Will Wallace, because if this is his first ever release image what he’ll drop next?! Enjoy.





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Watch Adrianne Lenker perform tracks from her latest album for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert


Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker is the latest artist to perform a remote Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, having just released her double album, ‘songs’ and ‘instrumentals’.

The performance was filmed inside Lenker’s camper van, parked somewhere in Joshua Tree National Park. She performed from her latest LP, ‘zombie girl’, ‘two reverse’, ‘dragon eyes’, ‘anything’ and ‘ingydar’.

Watch the Tiny Desk concert below:

Lenker released ‘songs’ and ‘instrumentals’ last month. NME gave the album four stars in its review, writing, “These records, one comprised of acoustic ditties and the other a musical sound collage with no vocals, speak intimately to our collective present moment.

“What Lenker’s most recent work reveals is that, like the rest of us, she is trying to find beauty and appreciation in the small moments, marvelling at her surroundings while mourning the current moment.”

In an interview with NME, Lenker explained the album tracks were written while staying in a one-room cabin at the foothills of the Western Massachusetts mountains.

“There was a wood burning stove and compost toilet, and no running water, so I was carrying water and chopping wood and emptying the compost, and cooking meals for myself, and going on walks,” she said.

“I had most of the songs written that I wanted to record before I started recording, but I just kept writing, and the songs I was writing then felt more important to record. It was different.”





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YDG & Volt Drop Thunderous Single, “Evil Dead” [Kannibalen Records]


Based in Los Angeles, Australian producer and DJ Rod Dawson, known within the bass community as Volt, has been making his name in the American bass scene with no signs of slowing down. We last heard from him from his epic remix to Lil Baby’s “Trap” and anticipation has been building for his next release.

It’s arrived in perfect time, this time collaborating with none other than YDG, for a thunderous new single “Evil Dead“, out on Kannibalen Records. This song provides an eerie, dark vibe staying true to its name.

Taking their two uniquely different styles and fusing them together to create this wobbly infused trap track  budded a new, deadly sound of its own. You can hear signature sound design techniques from both Volt & YDG through the entire track. It’s sheer perfection and without a doubt a true smash.

Listen to “Evil Dead” below!

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DJ Snake and Dua Lipa Featured as Playable Characters on FIFA 21’s Latest Update

EA Sports has a knack for incorporating gamers’ love of both soccer and music into their FIFA series. Their latest venture sees some of your favorite artists hitting the virtual field through video game avatars. With the new FIFA 21 update, you can now play as DJ Snake, Dua Lipa, Formula One racing world champion and part-time rapper Lewis Hamilton, and more. 





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Ultra files $800,000 lawsuit against AG Production Services


by: Sami Weisband


Nov 18, 2020

Event Entertainment Group, Ultra Music Festival‘s parent company, has filed a lawsuit against staging company AG Production Services for allegedly withholding a deposit of nearly $800,000. Event Entertainment Group is reported to have paid the sum at the time of contractual signing with AG Production Services. The agreement, which required a deposit totaling more than $1.5 million for the development and oversight of lighting, video, and stages, guaranteed AG Production Services’ expertise for the 2020 installment of Ultra Music Festival’s flagship event, Ultra Miami. The remainder of the deposit was payable at the time of the festival, originally scheduled for March 20–22, and thereafter.

Following Ultra Miami 2020’s cancellation due to COVID-19 health concerns, festival organizers are said to have sent AG Production Services a letter requesting a refund of the deposit due to a “force majeure” provision in the contract. In legal terms, a force majeure is defined as “unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract,” and can be viewed as an “act of God” that excuses parties from contractural obligations due to events beyond their control.

Upon arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic represented a force majeure, Ultra Music Festival reportedly received a response from AG Production Services stating that the company had already spent the deposit on hotel and travel costs, rental equipment, trucking, and payroll, all of which AG allegedly claimed to have been in relation to the job commissioned by the festival brand. Ultra Music Festival officials have since contested the hotel, travel, and trucking expenses on the grounds that AG’s staff never did in fact travel to Miami.

The circumstances prompted Event Entertainment Group to file a lawsuit against AG alleging breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Event Entertainment Group is being represented by Morgan & Morgan.

Via: Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts

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Chemikkal Releases His Self Titled EP, Out Now


Chemikkal returns to release his debut electronic self-titled EP. The big-room progressive house, four-track EP delivers atmospheric productions with transcending melodies, euphoric drops, and infectious vocals. The producer’s talent is elegantly spelled in the EP as the listeners will embark on a musical trance that will have them hooked. From the melody and energy-filled “Say My Name,” to the bass-heavy “Never Let You Go,” Chemikkal delivers pure melodic bliss with energy-heavy drops across the EP.

“Chemikkal” showcases the artist’s innate artistic talent as each track tells a story through its melodies, vocals, and soundscapes. Make sure to add “Chemikkal” to your daily rotation as it will uplift you, and take you into a musical escapade. Take a listen now!

About Chemikkal

Based in Tampa, FL Chemikkal is an up and coming DJ/Producer with a penchant for getting people on their feet and producing infectious tunes. With a military background and strongly influenced by real-life experiences, Chemikkal has developed a tenacious work ethic over the years, allowing him to progress to become the DJ/Producer he is today. Whilst many DJs and Producers are one-trick ponies, Chemikkal has a unique innate competency to ingeniously present music in multiple forms while maintaining a consistent brand. Apart from being fluid, the artist’s ability to appeal to a plethora of different audiences from all walks of life in the very same room is one of the primary factors that make Chemikkal so extraordinary. With big dreams and plenty of energy to spare, Chemikkal seeks to
positively influence society with his music and is well on his way to becoming one of the most phenomenal DJs in the decade ahead.

 





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