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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Depending on whom you ask, there are actually a whole lot of reasons not to attend a motorcycle rally, most of them having to do with overly aggressive, boozed-and-cranked-up yahoos that have sullied many an event. Welcome to the Tennessee Motorcycles And Music Revival, now in its 5 th year and one of the chillest, hospitable and easy-to-navigate gatherings any biker can hope to find among the many held each year across the U.S.A. The atmosphere of approximately 6,000 attendees on the 3,500-acre ranch was loose and open, the populace friendly and despite the hordes of machines, no traffic jams, overdoses or drama. It remains the largest event of its kind in Tennessee, providing family-friendly stunt shows, bike shows, field games, motorcycle racing, Harley-Davidson demo rides, off-road trail riding and music, music, music all day and into the night by both local talent, such as Cody Bolden, below: All the … [Read more...] about Tennessee Motorcycles And Music Revival Wraps Up With Music, Stunts And A Chill Vibe

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Serial entrepreneur, Prerna Gupta, launches music video NFT social platform, Mysterious , focusing on female, BIPOC and non-binary musicians. Mysterious is launching with a collective of world-renowned experimental musicians including Teebs, MNDSGN, Prefuse73, Mount Kimbie, Shigeto, Lotic, Laurel Halo, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Aya, Beatrice Dillon, Actress, Astrid Sonne, Alam Khan, Kali Malone and others. Gupta is no stranger to bringing underrepresented storytellers to the forefront and with Mysterious her hope is to empower these musicians, who don’t typically get fair exposure or pay, through NFT’s. The platform’s genesis drops will be music video NFTs, limited supply, 60 seconds or less, priced at 0.1 ETH. Purchasing a Mysterious music video NFT will be a ticket into the artist’s exclusive community. In addition to owning the music video NFT collector purchases, it will also give them access to intimate music gatherings, firesides … [Read more...] about Prerna Gupta Launches An NFT Music Video Platform Backed By A-List Investors

The Electric Daisy Carnival is the largest electronic dance music festival in the U.S., welcoming 100,000 fans to Las Vegas to visit a psychedelic world, mostly after dark. advertisement advertisement Through several new lenses, Snap will help you navigate to the right stage, check set lists, and even beeline directly to your friends through the crowd. And, of course, the app will provide some of Snap’s fantastical AR lenses, too . Playing off EDC’s own iconography, there will be three-story bioluminescent mushrooms that sprout from the ground where you tap, and a dragon-sized owl that will fly through the sky for your snaps. The work was teased earlier this year, as Snap announced a multiyear partnership with Live Nation to provide AR experiences for its shows. Despite all the unrealized hype around augmented reality, the size and impact of this particular partnership shouldn’t be ignored. With at least a dozen festivals planned together thus far, … [Read more...] about Music festivals are a UX nightmare. Here’s how Snap and Live Nation are fixing them

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This Is Us fans might not be anywhere near ready for the beloved NBC show to end this Tuesday, May 24. But series star Mandy Moore, who plays the family's matriarch, Rebecca Pearson, has had her coping mechanism in place for some time. "It was a very intentional plan to finish the show and have some new music out and be able to go on the road immediately," Moore tells me. " I'm excited, because I feel like I'll be able to take this time to really process this very seminal chapter that's closing, and be able to use the music and being able to play songs every night as a way to process what I just lived through instead of being a shell in the fetal position in my bedroom. I get to go out and do something." The show wraps this Tuesday and Moore will be out on the road by June 10 in Atlanta in support of her superb new album, In Real Life . She is excited for many reasons, including the fact this is her first full tour in … [Read more...] about Sunday Conversation: Mandy Moore On The End Of ‘This Is Us,’ New Music, Joni Mitchell And Emmy Buzz

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Shy Carter is the man behind pop and country hits by Charlie Puth (“One Call Away”), Meghan Trainor (“Mr. Almost”), Kane Brown (“Heaven”) and Sugarland (“Stuck Like Glue”). After more than a decade behind the scenes, the songwriter is introducing himself as an artist with his uplifting debut single “Good Love.” Carter’s musical upbringing started as a child in Memphis where he played saxophone in church and eventually on Beale Street. He grew up listening to gospel, jazz, R&B and soul, and all these influences can be heard within his music. Carter’s earliest compositions came in the fourth grade when he’d frequently rap his school presentations. He wrote and recorded his first song at 16 and another one of his original songs received airplay in Grand Rapids, Michigan, shortly after his family relocated during his senior year of high school. Carter soon found himself in Los Angeles shopping for label deals. Thanks to … [Read more...] about After Writing Hits For Charlie Puth And Kane Brown, Shy Carter Is Paving His Own Lane In Country Music

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Reigning American Idol winner Chayce Beckham has come a long way. The Season 19 champion went from being a forklift driver to the first person to win American Idol with an original song. While the autobiographical, self-penned “ 23 ” topped numerous viral charts and amassed more than 75 million on-demand streams, Beckham further introduced himself to the country genre in April with the personal six-track EP Doin’ It Right via 19 Recordings in partnership with BBR Music Group/Wheelhouse Records. Beckham’s 2022 continues to pick up steam as he has tour dates booked with Luke Combs and Jimmie Allen. His debut single, “Can’t Do Without Me” with labelmate Lindsay Ell, also is in the top 40 of the country charts. Tonight, a new Idol will be crowned winner during the Season 20 finale of the singing competition. A year after Beckham was voted winner, the singer-songwriter reflects on the many business lessons he’s … [Read more...] about ‘American Idol’ Alum Chayce Beckham Reflects On Year After Historic Win

A VIDEO of a group of smartly dressed men setting off fireworks at the Setia Alam toll plaza has gone viral on Tiktok and Facebook. Did this really happen? Verdict: TRUE The 20-second clip, which can be seen here , was shared last Saturday (May 14), shows a group of well-dressed men parked near the Setia Alam toll plaza enjoying a fireworks spectacle while blasting music. Allegedly, they were celebrating the birthday of one of their number who is dressed in blue and referred to as 'Mustafa'. Via a statement made on Facebook, Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said that the police had arrested five men, aged from 30 to 42 years old, believed to be involved in the incident. "Those arrested will be remanded on May 18 for further investigations," said ACP Iqbal, adding that the case was being investigated under the Section 6 of the Explosives Act 1957 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act. … [Read more...] about QuickCheck: Did a group of men set off fireworks at the Setia Alam toll plaza?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In their new Stitcher podcast, Podcrushed , Nava Kavelin, Penn Badgley and Sophie Ansari revisit the anxiety and hilarity of the awkward teen years. The three creators and hosts all bring their unique perspectives to the show. Badgley spent his middle school years as a child actor in Hollywood. Ansari is a former fifth grade teacher who grew up in seven different countries, and Kavelin is a former middle school director who spent her formative years in Puerto Rico. Podcrushed begins each episode with a listener’s middle school story ( stories can be submitted here ), narrated by Badgley and complete with its own musical score. The hosts then welcome a celebrity friend to share an embarrassing middle school story, resulting in a range of tales from first crushes to personal grooming nightmares to schoolyard dramas. Their first guest is Badgley’s former Gossip Girl co-star Leighton Meester. Future guests include Amy … [Read more...] about Penn Badgley Relives The Awkward And Sweet Moments Of Adolescence In New Podcast

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin London is sprucing up and getting festooned in preparation for what’s expected to be an unforgettable celebration that the country has never seen before: The Platinum Jubilee celebrating the remarkable 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II who, at 96 years old, has broken all records of a life dedicated to duty and to her people since solemnly taking her oath at the age of 21 upon the death of her beloved father. After seven decades of rule, surrounded by pomp, glamour, intrigue — and an intimately-chronicled dysfunctional family — the queen seems still firmly attached to her role as an anchor for the British people despite the vagaries and turmoils of life and history and her frail constitution. The longest reign in history MORE FROM FORBES Queen Elizabeth II, At 95, Celebrates 70 Years On The Throne And Prepares Transition By Cecilia Rodriguez On February 6, 1952, the young Elizabeth … [Read more...] about Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee: Is The Queen, At 96, Fit To Party ‘As Never Before’?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Prince Charles turned 71 on Friday, which means that eventually he’ll be the oldest king to assume the British throne from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. But that’s not the only record he has broken at his age. He’s also the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history. (The current record is held by William IV, who succeeded to the throne in 1830 at 64 years old.) Charles is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales , a title he was awarded in 1958. Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, @ClarenceHouse @RoyalFamily , was born at Buckingham Palace at 9:14 p.m. on November 14, 1948. He is the first child of then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and will be the 63rd king of Great Britain. “The perpetual prince,” as he’s sometimes called by the British media, responds to his age records with a sense of humor, noting that he doesn’t see himself on “standby,” but simply … [Read more...] about Prince Charles At 71: Breaking Records As ‘King In Waiting,’ In Photos