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BREAKING: Kanye West Finally Drops His New Album
Kanye West just released his newest album JESUS IS KING this morning after holding a special listening event in Los Angeles at the Forum earlier this week. The album sees West getting in touch with his religion on the mostly-gospel, 11-track, 27-minute album. The album was supposed to come out last night at midnight, but the rapper tweeted that he was still “fixing mixes” on three different songs. Listen below.
[PREMIERE] Showtek & Gammer Team Up On Wild New "EDM Sucks" Collaboration
Showtek and Gammer isn’t a duo I ever thought would fit on a collaboration, but 2019 is quickly proving to be a glitch in the matrix kind of year, and there are a lot of things I never thought would happen popping up. That being said, this combination absolutely fits, and “EDM Sucks” is a hilariously high quality take at main stage tropes. The shock value in the vocal samples on the single isn’t by mistake either. Showtek says it’s always a goal in their music, “either by collaborating with artists people don’t expect us to work with, using...
Artists Declare Victory After 40+ Events Ban Facial Recognition Technology
Since September, there has been a large coalition of artists and fans who have rallied against the use of facial recognition at festivals and music events. Yesterday, activists declared victory as 40+ major events state they have no plans to use the technology. The movement was spearheaded by Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and Evan Greer of digital rights group Fight for the Future, who published an op-ed on Buzzfeed News yesterday. “Our campaign pushed more than 40 of the world’s largest music festivals — like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and SXSW — to go on the record and state clearly...
Hundreds of Musicians Sign On To Boycott Amazon Over Their Support of ICE
Amazon, through its subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS), provides server space and infrastructure to thousands upon thousands of organizations and corporations across the world. It’s an open platform, meaning anyone can use it, and Amazon can’t necessarily dictate who can and who can’t. One of its users is Palantir, a data analytics company which has contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, more commonly known as ICE. Hundreds of artists have now pledged to cut ties with Amazon in an open letter entitled ‘No Music For ICE.’ The letter makes four demands of Amazon: * Terminate existing contracts with military, law enforcement, and...
This University Just Banned Clapping Cause It Supposedly “Triggers Anxiety”
Colleges should be a place for learning and challenging yourself to become a better adult. It certainly doesn’t always work, and many people are even better off not going to college at all. But when the concept of college as a ‘safe space’ goes too far, you get situations like in University of Oxford and University of Manchester, both of which have banned clapping, which is now considered an anxiety trigger. It has opted instead to promote ‘jazz hands.’ Clapping is a universal expression of agreement, praise, admiration, approval, and more. It occurs in every major sporting event, musical...
ODESZA Making New Music In the Studio
After a stunning series of final ‘A Moment Apart’ shows, Odesza are returning to the studio. Their third album A Moment Apart released in 2017 remains a favorite for many even after two years, but Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight are ready to move onto the next thing. A tweet this afternoon shows them back in the studio, captioned, “just figured out how to turn this thing on.” We can likely anticipate a new album from the duo in early-mid 2021 with the first single due out sometime mid-late next year. Stay tuned! just figured out how to turn this thing on...
Major Lazer Drop A Major, Unexpected Collab for this Video Game Soundtrack
Major Lazer x Khalid release new track “Trigger” today, the latest offering from the upcoming DEATH STRANDING: Timefall soundtrack, featuring original music inspired by the upcoming PS4 game. Earlier this month it was announced that RCA Records has partnered with Sony Interactive Entertainment (“SIE”) to release the soundtrack on November 7th, pre order is available now. The track features a soft, soothing melody that sets itself apart from the usual raucous tone of Major Lazer’s typical fare. With Khalid in the mix, “Trigger” receives a deeper story and meaning that also ties into the video game. Check out the lyric video below. Death Stranding: Timefall track...
Insomniac Donates Big To Vegas-Area Schools
This week, Rich Thomas, Insomniac’s Vice President of Culture and Content, visited Chaparral High School to celebrate the $70,000 donation to Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada, fundraised during the 2019 EDC Las Vegas Charity Initiative. Thomas shared an inspiring speech to the CIS Academy Class, touching on his career and personal journey and how passion and focus led him to where he is today – working with like-minded individuals for the world’s largest music festival brand. “It was an honor to spend the morning yesterday at Chaparral High School and meet the amazing young adults in the CIS...
Win A Pair Of Tickets To HARD Day Of The Dead + Merch Pack From Brownies & Lemonade
HARD Day of the Dead returns to LA State Historic Park next weekend, Saturday, November 2. Headliners include the Skrillex and Boys Noize duo project Dog Blood, Zhu’s Blacklizt, TOKiMONSTA, Elohim, 1788-L, and more. Enter below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the festival, plus a merch pack from Brownies & Lemonade. Winners must be 21+. Enter here or below. Photo Graham John Bell for InsomniacRecent Posts
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