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The Women of Dance Music Celebrated In New Book ‘Lady of the House’
Documenting the women in dance music and the female influence on the history of the genre is a long-overdue task. A new book is working to make it happen. Longtime UK-based events manager, promoter and club consultant Laila Mckenzie and author Ian Snowball (who’s written books on a variety of British musicians) are expanding the...
Latin Artist on the Rise: Meet Ivan Cornejo, The Latest Teen to Top the Regional Mexican Charts
When Ivan Cornejo was in middle school, he got his heart broken — an event that left him scarred and now fuels his inspiration for deep and dark lyrics that power his heartbreak tracks. And it wasn’t that long ago that the Mexican-American singer-songwriter was in middle school: The 17-year-old recalls feeling the urge to...
Dr. Luke Leads Hot 100 Producers Chart for the First Time, Driven by Doja Cat & Latto Hits
Dr. Luke ranks at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Producers chart for the first time, thanks to production work on three songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Doja Cat‘s “Need to Know” and “You Right,” the latter with The Weeknd, place at Nos. 8 and 16, respectively. Dr. Luke solely produced both songs. He...
Silk Sonic Transform LA Club Into a One-Night Disco to Perform New Songs From Debut Album
Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak delivered an amazing performance at West Hollywood’s Peppermint Club on Wednesday night, just two days ahead of the highly anticipated release of the duo’s debut studio album, An Evening With Silk Sonic. The event marked the duo’s first proper concert amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The fun-filled, invite only party...
Andy Cohen Shares How He Ended Up In the Middle of Dead & Company ‘Inner-Band Drama’
As the unofficial king of Bravo, Andy Cohen’s media universe consists of his long running talk show Watch What Happens Live (now in its 17th season), acting as mastermind of the popular Real Housewives franchise (including a recently announced iteration from Dubai), a namesake station on SiriusXM radio and his very own book imprint. It’s...
Jack White Announces 2 New Albums for 2022
It’s been four years since Jack White released a full-length album, his last being Boarding House Reach in 2018. But on Thursday (Nov. 11), the rocker announced he’s making up for that gap with two upcoming albums both arriving next year on his Third Man Records. Fear of the Dawn is out April 8, followed by Entering Heaven Alive...
Don Omar & Nío García Take Us Behind the Scenes of ‘Se Menea’: Exclusive Video
Don Omar’s new single “Se Menea” with rising star Nío García, which drops Thursday night (Nov. 11), is a fast-clipped, infectious merengue that’s both old-school and contemporary and signals even cooler stuff for Don’s much-anticipated new set. Don Omar and García had never met before, but it turns out García was a longtime, die-hard fan....
Aluna Announces Noir Fever Festival with Kaytranada, Channel Tres, More
The programming celebrates the legacy of Black and queer artists in dance music Aluna has announced her own music festival, an endeavor she’s dubbed Noir Fever. She’ll headline the event, which happens in New Orleans May 27-30, along with Kaytranada, Channel Tres, and Jayda G. Chicago’s Derrick Carter and Detroit’s Kevin Saunderson are also on...
Grateful Dead Is Celebrating Hanukkah With New Bobbleheads
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The first night of Hanukkah is just a few weeks away, and if you’re a Deadhead looking to make your festive decor a bit more rock n’ roll, look no further. Grateful Dead launched...
J-Pop Singer LiSA Shares New ‘Akeboshi’ Music Video
LiSA shared a music video accompanying “Akeboshi” (“Morning Star”), her new track being featured as the opening theme of the Mugen Train story arc of the Japanese anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Directed by Masakazu Fukatsu — the visual artist responsible for the videos for LiSA’s long-running hit songs “Gurenge” and “Homura,” as...
Spotify to Acquire Audiobook Platform Findaway
Spotify will acquire the audiobook distribution company Findaway as the audio giant seeks to scale its catalog and creator tools in a similar fashion to its podcast offerings, the company said on Thursday. Findaway has both a full-service and self-service audiobook production platform for authors, narrators and publishers. The self-service option connects independent authors to...
BE:FIRST’s ‘Gifted.’ Wins Close Race to Top Japan Hot 100
BE:FIRST’s “Gifted.” bows at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Nov. 1 to 7, coming out on top after one of the closest races between two songs since the inception of the chart. “Gifted.” ruled four metrics of the chart’s methodology this week — radio airplay, downloads, streaming, and video views...
Red Notice
★★★½ Red Notice, an action-comedy starring Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson, and Ryan Reynolds, is the latest Netflix original film. Written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Skyscraper), the film gets off to a rocky start but coalesces into a surprisingly enjoyable tale. Nolan Booth (Reynolds) is the world’s second-best art thief. John Hartley (Johnson) is...
tick, tick…Boom!
★★★ Approximately thirty years before this film’s release, composer Jonathan Larson, played here by Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spiderman, The Social Network), created the smash-hit 90’s show Rent but died at 35 of an aortic failure, just before opening night, a tragic metaphor for the backstage heartbreak of musical theater. tick, tick…Boom! is Larson’s autobiographical...
Clifford the Big Red Dog
★★★ Clifford, the beloved big red dog, finally makes an appearance in a live action movie. Director Walt Becker delivers a predicable, yet necessary, adaptation of the classic Norman Bridwell children’s books, providing a little something for the whole family. Such a recognizable fictional character from many adults’ childhoods will conjure up feelings of nostalgia,...
Disco Donnie Commits $1M in Ticket Donations to Veterans Groups
In honor of Veterans Day, leading live music promoter Disco Donnie Presents has pledged to donate $1 million worth of tickets to first responders, currently-serving military staff, veterans and gold-star families for its 2022 festivals and club shows in the U.S. The tickets, which will be donated through the nonprofit organizations Vet Tix and 1st...
The Women of Dance Music Celebrated In New Book ‘Lady of the House’
Documenting the women in dance music and the female influence on the history of the genre is a long-overdue task. A new book is working to make it happen. Longtime UK-based events manager, promoter and club consultant Laila Mckenzie and author Ian Snowball (who’s written books on a variety of British musicians) are expanding the...
Latin Artist on the Rise: Meet Ivan Cornejo, The Latest Teen to Top the Regional Mexican Charts
When Ivan Cornejo was in middle school, he got his heart broken — an event that left him scarred and now fuels his inspiration for deep and dark lyrics that power his heartbreak tracks. And it wasn’t that long ago that the Mexican-American singer-songwriter was in middle school: The 17-year-old recalls feeling the urge to...
Dr. Luke Leads Hot 100 Producers Chart for the First Time, Driven by Doja Cat & Latto Hits
Dr. Luke ranks at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Producers chart for the first time, thanks to production work on three songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Doja Cat‘s “Need to Know” and “You Right,” the latter with The Weeknd, place at Nos. 8 and 16, respectively. Dr. Luke solely produced both songs. He...
Silk Sonic Transform LA Club Into a One-Night Disco to Perform New Songs From Debut Album
Silk Sonic’s Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak delivered an amazing performance at West Hollywood’s Peppermint Club on Wednesday night, just two days ahead of the highly anticipated release of the duo’s debut studio album, An Evening With Silk Sonic. The event marked the duo’s first proper concert amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The fun-filled, invite only party...
Andy Cohen Shares How He Ended Up In the Middle of Dead & Company ‘Inner-Band Drama’
As the unofficial king of Bravo, Andy Cohen’s media universe consists of his long running talk show Watch What Happens Live (now in its 17th season), acting as mastermind of the popular Real Housewives franchise (including a recently announced iteration from Dubai), a namesake station on SiriusXM radio and his very own book imprint. It’s...
Jack White Announces 2 New Albums for 2022
It’s been four years since Jack White released a full-length album, his last being Boarding House Reach in 2018. But on Thursday (Nov. 11), the rocker announced he’s making up for that gap with two upcoming albums both arriving next year on his Third Man Records. Fear of the Dawn is out April 8, followed by Entering Heaven Alive...
Don Omar & Nío García Take Us Behind the Scenes of ‘Se Menea’: Exclusive Video
Don Omar’s new single “Se Menea” with rising star Nío García, which drops Thursday night (Nov. 11), is a fast-clipped, infectious merengue that’s both old-school and contemporary and signals even cooler stuff for Don’s much-anticipated new set. Don Omar and García had never met before, but it turns out García was a longtime, die-hard fan....
Aluna Announces Noir Fever Festival with Kaytranada, Channel Tres, More
The programming celebrates the legacy of Black and queer artists in dance music Aluna has announced her own music festival, an endeavor she’s dubbed Noir Fever. She’ll headline the event, which happens in New Orleans May 27-30, along with Kaytranada, Channel Tres, and Jayda G. Chicago’s Derrick Carter and Detroit’s Kevin Saunderson are also on...
Grateful Dead Is Celebrating Hanukkah With New Bobbleheads
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The first night of Hanukkah is just a few weeks away, and if you’re a Deadhead looking to make your festive decor a bit more rock n’ roll, look no further. Grateful Dead launched...








