Grimmie's father Albert, mother Tina, and brother Marcus claim that defendants, "failed to take adequate security measures to ensure the safety of the performers and the attendees at the concert venue," reports Billboard.
They claim in the lawsuit that there were only 'superficial bag checks" and no pat downs or metal detectors, which would've potentially prevented Kevin Loibl from entering the Orlando venue. Loibl was able to get into the venue with two 9mm Glocks, two full magazines of bullets and a large hunting knife.
The late contestant from The Voice was shot three times before Loibl was subdued by her brother Marcus, after which the assailant killed himself. The suit also mentions that the Plaza Theater did not employ serious security measures for Grimmie's concert, adding that the theater's general manager of six years had been fired nine days before the shooting and replaced with a new general manager who had only a week's experience working there. "The death of Christina was caused by the negligent and culpable conduct of the defendants who failed to provide adequate security measures to protect Christina at the Plaza Live Theater on June 10, 2016," the suit states. Read more
here.
Young announce on Tuesday (Dec 20) that he was exiting the group so that he could put his full focus on his solo project and on Wednesday Cameruci revealed that he will be continuing Flosstradamus "including all live performances, recordings and apparel."
Curt released the following statement, "The reports of Flosstradamus' death have been greatly exaggerated. A movement does not stop when one of its founding fathers goes abroad - it only gets bigger!
"Flosstradamus will continue and I am excited to carry the torch. Josh will always be a part of the #HDYNATION and we wish him the best in his future endeavors." Visit their official website
here.
After being released in late November and meeting with president-elect Donald Trump, stories began circulating that West had canceled the European leg of his tour as well, but it turns out no dates were ever actually scheduled.
"The tour was never confirmed � so there was nothing to cancel," a source close to West's camp told Billboard today (December 21st). Live Nation also clarified the confusion. Read their comments
here.
The sunny video finds Nettles "breaking up with heartbreak" because she's ready to start living her life again. Shot along the California coast, Nettles enjoys the beautiful weather by strolling along the beach, lounging in a sun-filled hotel room and going out to eat by herself.
Directed by Shane Drake, the video plays on all the motifs typically associated with couples and romance, and instead finds Nettles enjoys those moments solo. "The whole idea here is that she is letting go of a heartbreak," Drake stated in a press release. "She's letting go of all the things that make you feel down -- make you feel constricted. We decided to take positive approach towards ourselves, where Jennifer can have Santa Barbara to recharge and re-energize." Watch the video
here.
The long-awaited concert doc is mostly composed of footage from a July 2015 show at Brooklyn's Barclays Center and features material from her 2014 album The Pinkprint.
"Most of the time I just can't even believe how many people are out there, so I'm just on stage in awe of that and grateful for that," Minaj says in the teaser. "I have to try my best to stay in these moments because some of these things that happen to me are like once-in-a-lifetime experiences."
The concert features backing vocals by Beyonce (who didn't appear at the show) and plenty of choreography. Watch the preview
here.
Their home movie turned holiday music video features everything fans could want from the Las Vegas alt-rock band: Dan Reynolds dressed as Santa Claus and swaying his hips; Ben McKee holding a less-than-enthusiastic dog; Wayne Sermon playing guitar in his PJs in the bathroom; and Daniel Platzman goofing around.
Where December usually finds many artists and bands releasing their own holiday music, Imagine Dragons have found a way to wish everyone happy holidays, while also having some cheeky fun of their own. "(Yes, that's us singing and playing)" they tweeted along with the video. Watch the video
here.
"I'm so overdue!" she said. "I feel like I just need to keep making albums now." During her album gap, Twain kept busy with a two-year Las Vegas residency beginning in 2012 and followed that up with the Rock This Country tour in 2015.
Through it all, though, she kept recording song ideas, which she eventually began fleshing out with four different producers. Her new music marks a personal and professional shift from how she's worked in the past. Twain's ex-husband Mutt Lange produced her 1997 big hit album Come On Over as well as Up!, but wasn't involved in her latest. Twain admitted she carried more creatively as a result. " Read her comments
here.
We were sent the following details about the clip, "In this music video, Cameron Jay shows his leading lady how much he is committed to her, in his terms 'F With You', by taking her out on a romantic date and showing her that she's the only one he wants to be with. This scenario is very rare in today's generation.
"Cameron Jay wants to show that there are still a lot of good guys who knows how to court a woman than just 'Netflix and chill'. Watch the new video which was directed by Eli
here.
The duo, made up of Wil and Langdon Reid, are honoring their fathers, Harold and Don Reid, who are both founding members of the legendary Country Music Hall of Fame quartet, The Statler Brothers.
The collection, which will be released via Sony Red / BFD, features nine tracks originally co-written by Harold and Don Reid. A special Wilson Fairchild penned tribute track, "The Statler Brothers Song," will be included in Songs Our Dads Wrote. Other standout songs on the project include former Statler Brothers hit, "Guilty," originally released in 1983, when it stormed into the Billboard Hot Country Songs top ten. The new version takes on a rootsy feel, with original Statler Brothers member Jimmy Fortune also appearing on vocals.
"We've been wanting to record a project like this for a long time. This is our legacy," said Wilson Fairchild member Wil Reid. "These are the songs we cut our teeth on and learned to sing with and play guitars to. Hopefully we've brought some new life to some great old songs." Read more
here.
The cover track was recorded at Nuthouse Recording in Hoboken NJ by Tom Beaujour and Jennifer had the following to say about the song, "I have always approached my life and seen the world through the lens of music - and more specifically through songs. It began for me as a little kid listening to the radio on my walkman and saving up my allowance to buy a single each week at the department store when I'd go shopping with my mom. I'd bring it home and I'd play it over and over alone in my room and think about the lyrics or absorb the bassline and dance to the drums - or whatever it was about the particular song that got me. I would dream about the world - the one that existed in the picture that the artist created in the song and the one that my mind created from the information that the artist gave me. And always - it would calm me or make me feel protected or make me feel good or it would be a friend to me in my sadness if that was what I needed at that moment.
"This song, one of the biggest songs of the 1980s, is a perfect pop song and it's always been one of my favorites - I have the 45 hanging over my desk. I know that Bruce wrote it at the very end of the recording process for Born In the USA because the label wanted a hit - but I've always felt it to be a pretty heavy song despite it's pop bounce. Full of desire and expectation but also resigned and desperate feeling. At it's heart though, I hear it as a call to arms. It is defiant and brave. It says, 'I feel all of these things and yet I'm going to keep going anyway, keep trying.' Which is kind of how I have felt most of my life - things work, then they break, then I try to fix them and whether or not I can, I keep going anyway. And I think that feels like a good message for right now. What else is there to do really?
"For me, music was and is multi-purpose - it offers so much. I've surrounded myself with it for as long as I can remember and it's culminated with me being a musician, running a record label and now a record store too. This is not a coincidence. These are the things that make me feel productive, good, purposeful, and yes, even safe. My wish is that you can do the same - whether it is with music or books or cooking or writing or sports or whatever helps you to understand this world, be productive, and feel more safe in this moment that we are in." Listen
here.
Cabello and her former group have been going back and forth on Twitter after Fifth Harmony announced suddenly on Sunday (December 18th) that they would be moving forward as a quartet.
Cabello posted her own response Monday (December 19th), which caused Fifth Harmony to speak up once more with a lengthy message that detailed how hurt they were over her departure.
But Mendes saw things a different way. He retweeted Cabello's explanation along with the sweet message, "Pursue what makes your heart pound, happiness is our responsibility' beautifully said." Read more
here.
The 20-second clip, shared on Royal Blood's YouTube page, shows an anonymous person getting a tattoo. When all is said and done, the arm displays a diamond along with a big, bold "2017" scrawled below it.
The British duo spent most of 2015 touring. They last released new music in April when they contributed the track "Where Are You Now?" to HBO's series Vinyl. Before that, they released their self-titled studio debut in 2014. Looking at Royal Blood's Twitter account, fans have been clamoring for new music for some time, and it appears that the duo is almost ready to deliver. Watch the teaser
here.
It's a meme that somehow defies explanation except that people are saying it and the phrase seems to have turned into an open call for people to dial up the volume on whatever they're doing.
5 Seconds of Summer took the meme to Australia last night and realized that folks on the ground there weren't quite in the loop. "Just went outside and yelled om telolet om at a bus," tweeted Michael Clifford. "obviously hasn't made it to Australia yet." Read more
here.
The pop star performed twice to honor her Cheek to Cheek collaborator's nearly 70-year career in music, which includes 19 GRAMMY wins. First, Gaga performed "The Lady Is A Tramp," in uptempo, torchy style, ad-libbing lines like "Sometimes I go to Coney Island!" and "I love a prize fight." Later on, she performed "La Vie En Rose," the Edith Piaf standard Bennett covered through his storied career.
Baldwin, whose famous Bennett impression has earned renown, hosted the show in character while other acts performed tributes. Watch Lady Gaga's performances at the celebration
here.
New Orleans' preeminent bounce queen debuted the visual Wednesday (December 21), and in it an office Christmas party gets wild when all the employees make their way to the 69th floor to let loose.
Everyone who enters the elevator on the ground floor may look buttoned up and basic, but once they hit the 69th floor things get crazy. A man wearing a suit turns to reveal the entire back is missing, a woman plays Edward 40-Hands and smashes the bottles over her head, and three friends decide to turn things into a pool party. So, in other words, just another start to the holidays in New Orleans.
With teal hair and a fabulous red and white suit, Freedia delivers her verses backed by dancers wearing ugly Christmas sweaters galore. There's lots of twerking and jingling going on because Freedia knows how to bring the merry. Check it out
here.
I have always loved music and when I went to my first club at 16 I fell in love with dance music, specifically. I loved the power it had over peoples' bodies and moods. That's when I decided that I wanted to pursue this type of music professionally.
Deciding on my first song was an extensive process. "To Not Love You" was so relevant to where I was at in my life at the time. I had just moved to a new city and had to make New York my new home, which was really difficult when I was still in love with someone at home in Australia. I didn't know how not to love him.
"To Not Love You" is an anthem for everyone, boy or girl, as we have all experienced that feeling at one point in our lives. The line "how many ways can my heart keep on breaking?" is my favorite line of the song because anyone who has been in love knows that there are so many different ways your heart can break. Even when you think it's so broken and there is nothing left to break, somehow it happens again.
Love, whether it's romantic, familial or sexual, is complicated and can be a toxic roller coaster. I hope this song helps people feel that they are not alone in this feeling.
Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about DJ
right here!
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