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It’s only been a few months since the release of Metro Boomin‘s Heroes & Villains album, yet another album is on the way. The producer teased a new body of work while briefly reflecting on his experience at Coachella.
“After a 10+ year journey it was surreal to perform @coachella in front of 20k+ with my brother @future,” he wrote next to a photo of him and Hendrix onstage. “Metro Pluto album otw.”
Future was one of many people who joined Metro for his star-studded set at Coachella Friday. The producer also brought out John Legend, Don Toliver, The Weeknd, Diddy and 21 Savage, who called Metro “the greatest producer of our generation.”
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — The Florida Board of Education has voted to expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
“This amendment prohibits classroom instruction to students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 3 on sexual orientation or gender identity. For Grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited unless such instruction is either expressly required by state academic standards … or is part of a reproductive health course or health lesson for which a student’s parent has the option to have his or her student not attend,” according to the amendment.
This rule would build on the Parental Rights in Education law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed in March 2022. The law bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity for students in kindergarten through third grade.
It also states that any instruction on those topics cannot occur “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards,” according to the legislation.
Critics of these restrictions argue that “everyone has a sexual orientation and a gender identity. It looks like this rule would make it impossible to do much instruction at all,” Laura McGinnis, of the LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG, previously told ABC News.
The law was dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics for aiming to restrict curriculum that includes history, literature and more that touch on LGBTQ identities.
Supporters of the rules argue that “there is no reason for instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity to be part of K-12 public education. Full stop,” according to a spokesperson for DeSantis, who has backed restrictions on education about race, gender identity and sexual orientation and more in his war on “woke.”
Woke is defined by the DeSantis administration as “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them,” according to DeSantis’ general counsel, as reported by The Washington Post.
Spiritbox has shared a new single called “The Void.”
The Canadian metallers previously premiered the track live on their ongoing North American headlining tour, which kicked off earlier in April. You can now listen to the official studio version via digital outlets.
“The Void” follows Spiritbox’s 2021 album Eternal Blue and their 2022 Rotoscope EP.
Spiritbox’s tour, which marks their first full North American headlining outing, concludes May 10 in Minneapolis. The group is also playing the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas.
Kanye West has bid farewell to Instagram yet again.
He informed fans of his departure Tuesday, posting a screenshot of the form he filled to temporarily deactivate his account. The link to his Instagram account is now broken.
Ye is no stranger to social media breaks. He’s deactivated his socials many times over the years and has even been suspended from his using account. His IG, for example, was restricted in October due to his antisemitic remarks, per The Hollywood Reporter. He then faced a ban on Twitter in December after he posted a photo with a Swastika.
(BOSTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and attorney from the famed political Kennedy family, announced on Wednesday that he is running for president in 2024 as a Democrat.
Son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, the 69-year-old launched his candidacy at Boston Park Plaza in Boston.
“I’ve come here today to announce my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States,” he said, noting that the aim of his campaign, and presidency, would be to “end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power.”
Kennedy, who has espoused vaccine hesitancy since the 2000s, has become one of the most prominent voices in the anti-vaccine movement, according to experts, as the founder of Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit organization known mainly for its anti-vaccine efforts.
Kennedy, a self-described “Lifelong Democrat,” through his support of what critics call conspiracies about the COVID-19 vaccines, has garnered support from some unlikely bedfellows on the right.
“RFK Jr. could jump into the Republican primary for president, and only [Ron] DeSantis and [former President Donald] Trump, I think, would do better,” former Trump adviser Steve Bannon recently said on MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s streaming program, “Lindell TV.”
He’ll now face Marianne Williamson, a self help author who announced her bid on March 4. He’ll likely also oppose President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly said he intends to run for reelection in 2024 barring some major issues such as his health. However, the Democrat has not officially announced a decision.
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider is thinking about breaking out his old makeup case. In a response to a tweet about Montana’s recent drag ban, Snider shared his desire to get back to his old Twisted Sister look.
The amended ruling bans “obscene performances” of “male or female performers who adopt flamboyant or parodic feminine personas with glamorous makeup and exaggerated costumes.”
“You know I haven’t worn the Twisted Sister Makeup in many years,” Snider responded to the post, “but now I’m tempted to put it back on!”
Snider has already said that he plans to reunite Twisted Sister in 2024 for political rallies, especially since politicians keep using “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” but not in the way it was intended. This could mean the makeup will be back for those performances.
After urging the “true majority” of Americans to “fight back, push back, take control,” regarding the push for these bans, Snider shared a John Wick meme that read “People keep asking if I’m back. I’m starting to think I’m back.” He then noted, “I took off the @TwistedSisterny makeup more than a decade ago, but in light of the current stupidity in the USA it just might be time to start wearing it again!”
Jackson Dean recently performed his anthemic new single, “Fearless,” on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Donning his signature black hat, Jackson brought his raspy vocals to the show as he sang, “‘Cause I’m fearless/ I’ll jump off the ledges/ Burn all the bridges, walk on the edges/ I’m fearless/ I don’t mind the shadows Take all the arrows, ride in the echoes/ And I don’t mind the night/ I don’t mind the fight, even if I lose/ I’ve got thick skin, I’ll dive in, I’m fearless/ Except when it comes to you.”
The song was penned by the fast-rising newcomer alongside Luke Dick and Jonathan Scott Sherwood.
“Fearless” is featured on Jackson’s 2022 debut album, Greenbroke, as well as his recently released live record, Live at the Ryman.
(DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured.
Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, have each been charged with four counts of reckless murder. They have both been charged as adults. The suspects were arrested and officially charged on Tuesday.
Four victims are still in the hospital in critical condition.
The shooting took place at a crowded birthday party in the small town of Dadeville, located approximately 60 miles northeast of Montgomery, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
“Make no mistake, this is Alabama and when you pull out a gun, and you start shooting people, we’re gonna put you in jail,” Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sgt. Jeremy Burkett said at a press conference Wednesday.
The suspects will have a bond hearing within 72 hours where prosecutors will be asking for no bond, according to Mike Segrest, district attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
Officials said they are still in the early stages of the investigation and more charges will be coming. Officials asked anyone who has information or was present at the shooting to come forward.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” Segrest said. “We’re going to make sure every one of those victims has justice and not just the deceased.”
Officials did not reveal whether they have identified a motive for the shooting.
One of the victims killed in the shooting — 18-year-old Philstavious Dowdell — was attending his sister’s 16th birthday party, according to Segrest.
“There were so many kids in this venue and what they saw, they’re victims in this. Their families are victims of this,” Segrest said at a press conference Wednesday.
In addition to Dowdell, the three others killed in the shooting were identified as 23-year-old Corbin Dahmontrey Holston, 19-year-old Marsiah Emmanuel Collins and 17-year-old Shaunkivia Nicole Smith.
GloRilla made her debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday, where she was accompanied by Lil Durk for a performance of “Ex’s (PHATNALL Remix).”
Ahead of the show, the two teamed for a photo, which was shared on both rappers’ socials. In Durk’s post, he gave fans an update on the follow-up to 7220, writing, “album done.”
Durk announced he was in album mode back in December, and has since been teasing fans with random details about what’s to come. “This album ain’t regular,” he wrote last month on his Instagram Story. Days later, he said he can “drop this single and f*** up the streets.”
It’s not clear when Durk’s album will drop, but there’s one collab he’d add if he gets the chance.
“@Sza the goat y’all better not sleep or get blind every female every car every sale she really her… I need you on my album ASAP a hit not a regular song,” he previously wrote on Instagram. “Go tag SZA blow her shit down tell her Smurk need her.”
Interpol has announced Interpolations, a collection of remixes of songs off the band’s 2022 album The Other Side of Make-Believe.
“We are proud to unveil the Interpolations project, a collaborative series wherein 5 talented artists were invited to reimagine tracks from our latest album, The Other Side of Make-Believe — and the results are truly inspired,” Interpol says. “We are so excited that such a great collection of artists were able to connect with our music and we hope these songs connect with you.”
Those artists are Daniel Avery, Makaya McCraven, Jeff Parker, Jesu and Water from Your Eyes. You can listen to McCraven’s take on the track “Big Shot City” now via digital outlets, while the other four remixes will be released “over the coming months.”
Interpol will be touring the U.S. starting in August alongside The Smashing Pumpkins.
