ABRACADABRA is back to ring in 2021 with the third incarnation of its three-day, 24/7 festival and fundraiser broadcasting live on AbracadabraTV. From Dec. 30 through Jan. 1, the event will livestream 50+ hours of nonstop music and self-love exclusively on Twitch as one of its official New Years festivals. The global virtual festival and
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As fans now know, Sammy Hagar was able to reconnect with Eddie Van Halen before he died. But in a new interview with Variety, Hagar reveals that it wasn’t initially easy making that connection and the person who stepped up to facilitate it was actor/comedian and former talk show host George Lopez. Hagar revealed that
Illenium’s new musical journal on his new label home, 12Tone, began a little more than halfway through this year with “Nightlight.” Following it up with the Tom Delonge collaboration, “Paper Thin,” he’s back now with “Hearts on Fire,” teaming up with Lights and once again with Dabin. “Hearts on Fire” is a wonderfully beautiful ballad
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno has unveiled a music video for “The Beginning of the End,” a cover of ’90s electropop group Cause & Effect by his side project ††† (Crosses). The track is the first piece of new music to come from the band since the release of their 2014 self-titled debut. Rounding out Moreno
Steve Aoki and Aloe Blacc come together for an uplifting new collaboration that triumphs over 2020 with a positive attitude. Aoki describes “My Way” as a “feel good banger,” and he sets the tone with an approachable, upbeat production to match. Blacc’s powerhouse voice heightens the mood, delivering soulful and honest lyrics many of us
The bad blood between Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine and Metallica no longer exists — and hasn’t for years — but it remains a crucial part of metal’s history. After the band fired Mustaine in 1983, they retained his songwriting contributions and in a new episode of “No Fuckin’ Regrets,” the podcast hosted by Machine Head‘s Robb
A coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is expected to be widely available to Americans by June 2021. Earlier this week, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the United States had agreed to purchase an additional wave of 100 million doses, bringing the total order of COVID-19 vaccines to 200 million. The government is prepared to pay $1.95 billion for
TikTok sensation Zaria donned a Metallica T-shirt earlier this week in a couple of clips she shared on the trendy video-sharing social networking service. Subsequently, some TikTok commenters started giving her guff for rockin’ Metallica merch, and that’s when things got real. Because even though Zaria’s a singer with over 100,000 TikTok followers, she still got the
While the reality that Americans receiving only $600 in extra stimulus as part of the new COVID-19 relief bill passed by congress this week is disheartening, and honestly insulting, there is a silver lining in that the Save Our Stages relief bill has officially passed, as well. On Monday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
With the arrival of each holiday season comes, for better or for worse, non-stop music celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and the general spirit of winter altogether. It’s enough to drive anyone completely mad, but this holiday medley of eight songs played in the style of Ghost just may be the one thing that maintains your sanity this
Merry GRiZMAS! Today marks the epic GRiZMAS Digital Charity Festival celebration and ends a 12-day run of GRiZMAS festivities. For the main event, GRiZ will perform alongside Zeds Dead, Rusko, Claude VonStroke, AC Slater, Bear Grillz, Blunts & Blondes, Bijou, Codes, Destructo, Elohim, J. Worra, MASTERIA, ProbCause, Sunsquabi, Super Future, and Wreckno. GRiZ shares his excitement in the
Eminem makes copious references to alt-rock group Imagine Dragons in his latest single, “Black Magic.” It’s a track from the rapper’s recent deluxe edition of his album Music to Be Murdered By – Side B, released last week. But why is the hip-hop veteran going after the feel-good pop-rockers now? It seems a little late for
If there’s anyone capable of creating warm, emotionally liberating holiday music, it’s San Holo. And taking Wham’s hit “Last Christmas” for a remix is just another stunning step in creating a cozy holiday atmosphere. This song is the embodiment of sitting in front of a warm fire with a loved one around your arm sipping
The Pretty Reckless bandleader Taylor Momsen recently recalled how starring in 2000’s Jim Carrey holiday movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas sparked her passion for music as a lifelong career goal. Momsen was just 7 years old when the film was released in time for Christmas 20 years ago. Further, the role required her to show
Flume hasn’t had many releases in 2020 — when does he ever, though? — but he just teased a new unreleased treat on Instagram stories that we need… yesterday. New Flume never fails to put a smile on our faces, and this one is enough to give us Joker-like scares from the width of our
The music world has lost a legendary guitarist as Leslie West has died at the age of 75. West is best known for his work as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the ’70s hard rock outfit Mountain. Dean Guitars, who had long endorsed West, revealed the singer’s death in a social media post. “With
Our 40 Artists To Watch are already reinforcing our choices with new, lively tracks that make us remember why we fell in love with dance music in the first place. Jinx recently dropped a new dubstep banger, and now Maliboux is here with a winning remix submission for Zedd’s “Inside Out” featuring Griff! The original
You may think your Spotify picks are the epitome of cool. You may share your playlists with others thinking you’re a tastemaker. But you really might need a serious reality check on your music choices? Thankfully the folks at The Pudding have created a new artificial intelligence bot that will judge your Spotify selections and