A year after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police raiding her home while she was in bed, Megan Thee Stallion has announced that in partnership with Fashion Nova, she is donating $100,000 to the foundation created by Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, in her daughter’s honor.
“A year ago today Breonna Taylor was tragically taken from her family and friends,” Megan wrote on Instagram Saturday (March 13).
She continued: “Breonna’s name continues to be a catalyst for change and a powerful reminder that justice has still not been served. Fashion Nova and I are proud to give $100,000 to the @breonnataylorfoundation created by @tamikalpalmer to honor the memory of her daughter.”
“The core mission of the foundation is to support economic, social, and racial justice through police reform and government accountability. The foundation also seeks to help young people to realize their full potential, empowering them to participate in political processes and achieve better health, with mentorship programs for high-school girls, after-school initiatives, and educational support,” Megan said.
The rapper — who slammed Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron last fall in her performance on SNL that advocated for the protection of Black women — previously announced that she was collaborating with Fashion Nova for their Women on Top initiative, which is pledging $1 million in support of women-led businesses and organizations. Megan made the announcement on International Women’s Day (March 8).
See Megan’s latest post, in tribute to Breonna Taylor, on Instagram.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-14 03:01:232021-03-14 03:01:23Megan Thee Stallion & Fashion Nova Donate $100K to Breonna Taylor Foundation on Anniversary of Her Death
The teen who launched a series of cyberattacks that hampered the Miami-Dade County schools’ online learning platform last fall will avoid jail time under a plea deal finalized on Friday. … Click to Continue »
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:08:092021-03-13 03:08:09Teen who launched cyberattacks on Miami schools avoids jail, won’t be charged as adult
Florida’s Department of Health on Friday announced 5,214 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The state also announced 105 new deaths. Of those who died, all were residents. The state has … Click to Continue »
Miami Beach Police officers were seen on video Friday night body-slamming a suspect in South Beach and shooting pepper balls toward a crowd that gathered near Ocean Drive. In a … Click to Continue »
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:06:082021-03-13 03:06:08Police seen body-slamming person, shooting pepper balls to disperse crowd in South Beach
Hang in there. Keep your masks on. But know that good times are coming. So says Dr. Anthony Fauci, who predicts that most of us will be vaccinated by Labor … Click to Continue »
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:05:082021-03-13 03:05:08It’s time to restart your business engines. Get ready to ditch the discounts | Opinion
Relatives of Black males who have been shot and killed by law enforcment officers called Friday for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht for what they say is … Click to Continue »
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:04:072021-03-13 03:04:07Families of Black males killed by police want sheriff out
The couple, who have been engaged since March 2019 and began dating in February 2017, have called off their engagement and broken up, as first reported by Page Six on Friday (March 12) and since posted by The Associated Press.
Lopez is currently filming the movie Shotgun Wedding in the Dominican Republic, where the singer/actress, 51, last posted a picture of the two snuggling up to each other on Feb. 27. The former Yankees player, 45, recently posted a solo shot in Miami. A-Rod accompanied Lopez to Washington, D.C. for her performance during the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Jan. 20, and he described the “iconic moment” as “one I’ll never forget.”
Lopez first showed off her engagement ring via social media on March 9, 2019, while the two were vacationing in the Bahamas. For the majority of the quarantine, Lopez and Rodriguez have spent time at home with their blended family, including her 13-year-old twins Maximilian “Max” David and Emme Maribel with ex-husband Marc Anthony and Rodriguez’s daughters Ella, 12, and Natasha, 16, with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.
The pandemic also postponed their wedding plans, which Lopez talked about in an interview with Today host Hoda Kotb. “I’m a little heartbroken because we did have some great plans, but I’m also like, ‘You know what? God has a bigger plan.’ And so we just have to wait and see,” the superstar said. “Maybe it’s going to be better. I have to believe that it will be.”
She told Ellen DeGeneres back in April that the nuptials would not happen as planned. “Honestly, I really don’t know what’s going to happen now as far as dates or anything like that,” she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We’re just kind of in a holding pattern like the rest of the world.”
During her March 2021 Allure cover story, Lopez said the downtime allowed her and Rodriguez “to work on ourselves” by going to therapy.
Billboard has reached out to Lopez’s reps for comment and hadn’t heard back at press time.
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:03:072021-03-13 03:03:07Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez Break Off Engagement
The Government of Ontario says it will inject $2.5 million (USD $2 million) into the struggling Canadian music industry by investing in two non-profit groups.
The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) will receive $500,000 (USD $400,000) to aid the live industry all over the province, Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture, announced today (March 12).
The provincial government will also provide $2 million (USD $1.6 million) in COVID-19 relief to the Unison Fund, the Canadian music industry’s emergency charity, which provides financial assistance and counseling services for musicians and industry members.
Amanda Power, Unison’s executive director, said over the past year the charity had received a 3,021% increase in applications for emergency financial aid and a 208% increase in urgent mental health crisis intervention calls.
While both CLMA and Unison serve the Canadian music industry nationwide, the funds will go specifically towards aiding Ontario artists and industry members.
Prior to the pandemic, the live music industry contributed about $3 billion (USD $2.26 billion) to Canada’s GDP and supported 72,000 jobs, according to the CLMA. By the fall of 2020, a CLMA member study found that live music businesses had lost 92% of their revenue and had depleted their cash flow.
Since the pandemic began, the Ontario government has previously provided the music sector with financial aid totaling $17.55 million (USD $14 million), including to the Ontario Music Investment Fund (OMIF), Celebrate Ontario, the Reconnect Festival and Event Program, as well as digital content, such as Ontario.Live and Music Together.
“It’s clear we need to do much more,” MacLeod said. “We are now optimistic for a post-COVID-19 reality, one that includes music, the arts, culture and sport, and welcoming people back when it’s safe to do so.”
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:03:062021-03-13 03:03:06Ontario Government Injects $2 Million Into Canada’s Ailing Music Sector
Another week, another collection of new dance music to power your weekend. Ready? Let’s dig in.
Carl Cox, “Sand, Moon & Stars”
If all you know about Ibiza is that a bunch of DJs play and basically live there every summer (except last summer…and this summer) then you might be surprised to know that the world-famous Balearic party island is also home to a football club, UD Ibiza. The team was recently the subject of a five-part documentary, Club Ibiza: The Sessions, for which electronic titan Carl Cox — one of Ibiza’s much-beloved former DJ residents — created the title track, “Sand, Moon & Stars.” It doesn’t take long for this track to transport you beachside at sunset with its shakers and glittering arpeggios, while expansive synth strings in the background create a visceral, almost panoramic effect — you see and feel the sand encrusting your feet, the ocean spray on your face, the deep rhythm in your stomach, and the unfettered joy of everyone around you as the giant ball in the sky dips below the horizon. — KRYSTAL RODRIGUEZ
Nala, “Sun Is Hot”
“Is it me or is it getting hotter, hotter than ever before?” Nala asks on “Sun is Hot,” the B-side of her Psychic Attack EP on Dirtybird. Coming from one of her home bases (Los Angeles), where all the seasons have basically evolved into summer at varying levels of bearableness, the answer seems to be an unequivocal “yes.” But beyond the track’s smooth house groove, deeper layers emerge. The heat we feel, Nala writes in a statement published on Dirtybird’s Facebook page, isn’t just physical or external; it’s also the tension compounding within us whenever we see never-ending political battles in the news. What do you do when the fire’s too big for your hose? “Sun is Hot” captures the LA-in-late-summer mugginess with each “hot!” that Nala rasps out like a blast of steam, while high-pitched riffs and a teeter-tottering synthline verge on disorienting.
“It’s cool to be able to talk about heavy topics over dance beats,” Nala continues. “I think it sort of catches people by surprise. I’ve already started receiving messages from people asking me why I talk about such heavy topics — that I should stick to the music — but my response is always the same…As an artist, you’re unavoidably a product of your environment.” – K.R.
Griz x Ganja White Night, “Ease Your Mind”
Griz continues his heady voyage through bass-funk with “Ease Your Mind,” a collab with Belgian duo Ganja White Night. The track starts out as a primarily funky affair, with a sinewy synth melody floating through like a curl of vape smoke, before the the whole thing gets fully galactivated with glitchy flourishes and a brass section that gives the production some real backbone. A year after a quarantine began, we’re along way from those dusty fields where we used to go hard to similarly hard bass frenzies like this. Let this one serve as a shot of adrenaline to help get you through this (seemingly) final stretch of this decidedly trippy time. — KATIE BAIN
Wuki – “I’m High”
Wuki is straight-up one of the wildest producers in the game, his edits are known fire and his originals span the gamut from nose-bleed bass bashers to meandering, psychedelic moods. The Grammy-nominated master has been a favorite of festival-goers for nearly a decade, but it’s only today that we’re gifted his genre-bending debut LP.“After an entire year and a few delays, I’m soo [sic] stoked to release my debut album,” Wuki is quoted in a press release. “I want this body of work to show all the weird corners of my brain and how I love to approach music from a million angles while still maintaining my sound.”Wuki.World takes listeners through a carnival of sound, with high-profile features from Diplo, Juvenile, Shaq and more. Most of the tracks were released as singles before the big day, but there are four new tunes, including the down-low smoke-sesh brooder above. If you’re missing hookah lounges, this LP — both seductive and incredibly unique — is the one to bang. — KAT BEIN
San Holo, “It Hurts!”
San Holo is truly the king of emotional bangers, and his latest single boils relationships down to their most basic and honest components. A signature San guitar lick rings clear and true over 808 rhythms and a heartfelt mantra: “I still can’t find the right words / the only thing that I’ve learned / it’s only real when it hurts.” Way to hit us in all the feels, man. “It Hurts!” is the third single from his forthcoming 20-track sophomore LP bb u ok? The full project is due out May 21, and no, we aren’t crying, there’s just something in our eye. — K. Bein
Deorro feat. Lúa, “Si Tú No Estás Aquí”
Deorro ramps up to the release of his debut album with the LP’s second single, “Si Tú No Estás Aquí.” Featuring Mexican vocalist Lúa and translating to “if you are not here,” the track finds the Los Angeles-based producer born Erick Orrosquieta dipping into the effervescent end of the house spectrum, with the song playing like a fairly dreamy, kinda a flirty vibe-starter that — through the emotional heft of Lúa’s vocals — also carries just a little bit of heartbreak even if you don’t understand the lyrics. The song, Deorro says in a statement, “brings to life those feelings you get when you vibe with someone so hard that you think you must have met them before in this lifetime or another. I wanted this record to feel timeless, with a retro feel but with a little bit of my funk.” We’d say he nailed it. — K. Bain
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2021-03-13 03:03:062021-03-13 03:03:06First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Carl Cox, Nala, Deorro, Wuki & More
This week, Cardi B made headlines for urging Selena Gomez not to retire from music — and this is hardly the first time these two chart-topping superstars have offered up support to one another.
“I think she needs one more Era. … I would love to give her some ideas,” Cardi tweeted on Wednesday, adding, “I defend her cause she is such a sweetheart in person.”
Below, find a full timeline of Selena and Cardi’s relationship, as they’ve evolved from fans to collaborators to friends.
November 2017: Selena Gomez reveals she’s listening to Cardi B
In an interview with YouTuber Hugo Gloss, Selena is asked who she’s listening to at the moment and her fandom is revealed. “Oh man, I love Cardi B!” Gomez tells Gloss. “I listen to a lot of pop and hip-hop.” This is early on in Cardi’s mainstream success, as her breakout hit “Bodak Yellow” had just topped the Billboard Hot 100 two months prior.
September 2018: “Taki Taki” is released
From a fan to collaborators: DJ Snake pairs the two superstars for the first time — alongside Latin chart-topper Ozuna — on the brand-new bilingual song “Taki Taki.” The international hit peaks at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and goes all the way to the top on the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay charts.
October 2018: Selena & Cardi co-star in the “Taki Taki” video
In the Colin Tilley-directed “Taki Taki” music video, fans finally get to see Selena and Cardi together onscreen. The best part? When Gomez pops up during Cardi’s verse to mouth along to the line: “But I’m a boss bi—, who you gonna leave me for?!” The video has now racked up more than 2 billion views on YouTube.
October 2018: Cardi sends love to Selena while she’s in treatment
In an interview with E! News, Cardi offers a message of support to her “Taki Taki” collaborator after it’s reported that Gomez has checked into a mental health facility for anxiety and depression. “I just want to let her know, Girl, you’re beautiful, you’re rich and hold on, because even sometimes I feel like I’m losing my mind,” Cardi tells E! “I just got to pray hard to God and get away from social media.” In the same interview, Cardi gushes about working with Gomez on the “Taki Taki video set. “When I met her, she was such a sweet, adorable person. She’s really what you see. She’s really a sweetheart.”
April 2019: Cardi & Selena join DJ Snake onstage at Coachella
DJ Snake makes the most of his 2019 Coachella set, bringing all three of his “Taki Taki” collaborators — Cardi B, Selena Gomez and Ozuna — onstage for the first (and so far only) full live performance of the song. (Gomez and Snake have since reunited on “Selfish Love,” for her just-released first Spanish-language EP Revelación.)
April 2019: Selena reacts to Cardi’s video message
When an Entertainment Tonight reporter shares a video message from Cardi (“You’re so amazing! You’re so bee-yootiful! Such a pretty girl!”) on the WE Day red carpet, Gomez beams: “She’s so sweet! I’m obsessed with her. She’s so sweet and she’s so honest, and I respect that.” Gomez also says she treasured the time she had with Cardi on the “Taki Taki” set. “When we got to work on the video, we were able to be there for a while and there was no pressure. Everything was laid-back. I just think she’s hilarious and she brings a fiery energy into anything.”
March 2021: Cardi tells Selena not to retire from music
In her Vogue cover story, Gomez hints that she might be ready to retire from music — and Cardi is having none of it. “It’s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously,” Gomez told Vogue, while Cardi offers a counterpoint on Twitter: “I don’t think Selena should retire. She makes good music & her fans love her. I think she needs one more Era. A edgy one that no one ever seen her as. I would love to give her some ideas.” Cardi also sticks up for her friend against the constant barrage of hate celebrities face online. “I like Selena tho. I defend her cause she is such a sweetheart in person. Us celebs get picked apart all the time but she is just [too] sweet to go thru that. If she wants to leave, leave cause you want [to,] not cause of these f—ers.”
I don’t think Selena should retire .She makes good music & her fans love her .I think she needs one more Era. A edgy one that no one ever seen her as .I would love to give her some ideas
March 2021: Cardi can’t wait to hear Selena’s Spanish-language EP
Cardi B hasn’t had a chance to check out Selena’s just-released Revelación set, but she knows just the place to listen. When a fan tweeted, “Love you queen but have you listened to #Revelación,” Cardi shoots back, “Not yet. When I get to Ny in the middle of the day or while I’m [in] the shower.”
Not yet. When I get to Ny in the middle of the day or while I’m the shower . https://t.co/kCRfsoqz9p