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Muzi – Need Dat featuring The Temple

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MUZI RETURNS WITH A SONIC ODE TO KWAITO IN NEED DAT FT. THE TEMPLE, OUT NOW, BUY/STREAM HERE, MUSIC VIDEO HERE, MUZI’S LATEST SINGLE IS A SONIC ODE TO OLD SCHOOL KWAITO AND FEATURES EXCITING, UPCOMING DUO, THE TEMPLE

Following the release of the globally acclaimed, Interblaktic single, MUZI returns with a salute to the South African kwaito of old in Need Dat featuring The Temple. Dropping worldwide on Thursday, 3 June accompanied by another Clout Killed the Kids directed music video, the distinctly South African track is geared to get those young and old, reminiscing on the dance floor.

Over the past five years Muzi has been redefining the musical landscape of modern South Africa, while simultaneously having a global impact. Channeling the rich, and until recently overlooked, house music history of South Africa with the Zulu traditions of his childhood, the country’s Bubblegum era and local genres like Maskandi, Kwaito and Isicathamiya, Muzi is making music that is universally danceable but with a rich sense of place.

Muzi’s path has seen him evolve from bedroom beat producer, to DJ, to now a fully fledged performer and vocalist. A boundless and exuberantly joyful artist, Muzi has wowed crowds on tastemaking stages around the world and is confident enough in his own vision to design his own clothing and artwork, direct his own videos, and collaborate with artists ranging from Kaytranada and Chris Martin, while earning co-signs from Stormzy and Damon Albarn.

His upcoming album, INTERBLAKTIC is Muzi re-shaping this moment, a rejection of the solitude and loneliness of the past year, it’s music to heal and uplift, music to dance and smile too. It’s a transformative journey that we could all do with taking right now.

Connect with MUZI on Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

An Acoustic Night with Dispatch Fall Tour

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Dispatch Announce Fall Acoustic Tour Dates, Presale Starts Monday, June 7 at 12PM ET, Eighth Studio Album Break Our Fall Out Now LISTEN HERE

Break Our Fall is their eighth full-length album, and like their previous work, it’s full of consciousness and compassion, and it captures a raw energy that speaks to the band’s evolution as they try to make sense of the world around them. – WGBH

The album’s complex themes are a hallmark of Dispatch. Through this combination of empathetic songs and activism, Dispatch have created a complex, compassionate world for themselves and their fans. – American Songwriter

Inspired by events both political and personal, [the album] traces the emotional fallout from life-altering events, from shock to despair to hope. – WBUR

Dispatch laid out the blueprint for roots rock domination for other bands to follow. – High Times

Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan have never abided by standard norms. It’s one of the many reasons why they have gained a dedicated following in Boston and beyond. – Dig Boston

Committed to using music as a vehicle for social and political change … weaving together a passion for music, art, history, and activism. – WGBH

Building awareness for social movements through their politically charged music, throwing massive benefit concerts and even founding their own nonprofits, these musicians were the next generation of changemakers before they began raising a new one. Having fully embraced their self-described 2.0 era, Dispatch deliver their most politically charged album yet, without abandoning their hopeful outlook or trademark hooks. – Relix

Celebrated roots rock band Dispatch are excited to announce a series of intimate acoustic dates this fall. Dubbed An Acoustic Night with Dispatch, founding members Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan will be joined by longtime bandmates and collaborators Matt Embree, John JR Reilly and Mike Sawitzke + special guest Emelise on all dates. The excursion will kick off in Poughkeepsie, NY on September 25 and weave its way throughout the US until November, making stops in New Haven, Charlottesville, Cincinnati, Boulder, Aspen, Solana Beach and more (full routing below). Presale starts Monday, June 7 with code: BREAKOURFALL. Please visit their website for ticket notifications and more information. Local CDC requirements will be followed. The band recently released their highly anticipated 8th studio album, Break Our Fall, on Bomber Records/AWAL Recordings. PRESS HERE to listen!

The songs on Break Our Fall speak not only to Chadwick Stokes’ and Brad Corrigan’s personal evolution, but to human nature itself, charting a course from denial and resistance to growth and acceptance through deep introspection and empathetic character studies. For Stokes and Corrigan, the only constant these past few years has been change: marriage, birth, death, departure. Add to that an exceedingly tense political climate, long-overdue reckonings on racial justice/gender equality, and a runaway global pandemic, and you’ve got Break Our Fall, an album that enriches Dispatch’s distinguished legacy, on which the depth and breadth of the band’s stunning songwriting is displayed in full force. The music is pure Dispatch, blending infectious roots rock with hints of reggae, folk, and blues. The production is similarly lean and energetic, leaving plenty of space for some of the group’s most pointed, political lyrics to date. Working with frequent collaborators Mike Sawitzke (Eels) and John Dragonetti (The Submarines) to craft a wide-ranging collection of cathartic songs, the result is a timely and essential album from a band still breaking new ground two-and-a-half decades into its storied career, an ode to resilience and survival that manages to find hope and joy on even the darkest of days.

Making sense of our often-incomprehensible world has been at the core of Dispatch’s mission since the very start, when Chadwick Stokes and Brad Corrigan were still just students at Middlebury College in Vermont. Over the course of a slew of acclaimed studio and live albums and countless tours and festivals, the band would go on to become one of biggest success stories in independent music history, selling out three nights at Madison Square Garden and drawing over 100,000 fans to a massive outdoor show in their adopted hometown of Boston without any traditional radio or major label support. Rolling Stone called the group roots-rock heroes, while Billboard praised their seamless harmonies, ragged edges and breezy attitude, and SPIN hailed the band’s remarkable renaissance. Throughout their rise, Stokes and Corrigan took every opportunity to use their success for good, launching charitable organizations to fight poverty and mass incarceration, raising funds and awareness for environmental causes on the road, and even traveling as far afield as Nicaragua and Zimbabwe to work with children and communities in need.

For updates and information please visit Dispatch’s website, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

KA$HDAMI – Epiphany

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KA$HDAMI UNVEILS NEW MIXTAPE EPIPHANY, I KNOW PRODUCED BY LIL TECCA

After posting up over 20 million streams and attracting acclaim from Pigeons & Planes, Pitchfork, and more, Las Vegas-born and DMV-based buzzing 16-year-old rapper KA$HDAMI unleashes his debut mixtape, Epiphany, today.

Listen to Epiphany HERE

Recently, Pigeons & Planes hailed him as one of the Best New Artists for May 2021, and he lives up to this high praise on the project. In addition to the recent single Dior, the 14-track tape includes the magnetically melodic standout I Know produced by none other than multiplatinum phenomenon Lil Tecca. Not to mention, SSGKOBE dips into the undeniable Wake Up. YVNGXCHRIS trades bars with KA$HDAMI on Fitness, while BABYSANTANA pulls up with a rich cameo of his own on Receipts.

Additionally, Epiphany includes KA$HDAMI’s recent single Dior and the viral banger Look N The Mirror. The latter crashed the Top 20 of the Spotify Viral Chart and Top 25 on the Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 Chart, while Pitchfork proclaimed Must Hear Rap Song of the Day. It has already racked up over 6 million total streams.

Check out the full tracklisting below.

With bold bars and electrifying flows, KA$HDAMI initially set TikTok on fire with Kappin Up. At just 12-years-old, he accumulated traction on Soundcloud as part of the hvmor rap collective. As he took off online solo, he served up the independent projects #KashDontMiss and 16.

Hip-hop will have an Epiphany about KA$HDAMI’s greatness in 2021.

TRACKLISTING

DIOR

FIGURES

UP!

RECEIPTS [feat. BABYSANTANA]

LOOK N THE MIRROR!

SEE YA!

I KNOW [prod. Lil Tecca]

TRUST ISSUES [feat. RIOVAZ & D’MARI HARRIS]

REPARATIONS!

50!

FITNESS [feat. YVNGXCHRIS]

WAKE UP [feat. SSGKOBE]

ILY

JOE BIDEN

ABOUT KA$HDAMI

KA$HDAMI envisioned his dream and chased it down relentlessly as a rapper and entrepreneur. The 16-year-old Las Vegas-born and DMV-raised multi-hyphenate possesses wisdom and business acumen beyond his years coupled with impressive lyrical acuity. At 12-years-old, he joined the hvmor rap collective and lit up Soundcloud. Finding his signature sound, he continued to rap on Instagram throughout 2020, teasing out snippets and organically building viral buzz. Eventually, his original Kappin Up caught fire on TikTok. It appeared in videos by Bronny James, Tory Lanez, Shareef O’Neal, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, piling on tens of millions of views. As he took off online solo, he unleashed the independent projects #KashDontMiss and 16. In 2021, Look N The Mirror! crashed the Top 20 of the Spotify Viral Chart and Top 25 on the Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 Chart, while Pitchfork proclaimed it a Must Hear Rap Song of the Day. At the same time, it accumulated 3 million-plus streams straight out of the gate. Gathering millions of streams, lighting up TikTok, launching his successful Ka$hwayz brand, and receiving acclaim, he presents an unfiltered and undeniable vision on his official debut mixtape, Epiphany, led by Dior.

Follow Ka$hdami on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Spotify.

Rich Caliente Auctions NFT with Custom 2021 Porsche 911 Carrera

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ABSTRACT ARTIST & LUXURY AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNER RICH B. CALIENTE TO AUCTION REAL CUSTOM PAINTED 2021 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA ART CAR AS FIRST OF ITS KIND MINTED ART NFT WITH OWNERSHIP OF CAR INCLUDED AT THIS WEEK’S 2021 BITCOIN CONFERENCE IN MIAMI, FL, THE ONLY PORSCHE ART CAR OF THIS CENTURY, FOLLOWING JANIS JOPLIN’S PSYCHEDELIC PORSCHE 356 OF THE LATE 1960’s, RICH B. CALIENTE TO ALSO UNVEIL PHYSICAL JET PLANE ART NFT AT CONFERENCE

On June 4, 2021, abstract artist and world renown celebrity luxury car designer Rich B. Caliente will bring the first luxury art car on the market as a minted high-end NFT with the digital artwork of a customized 2021 Porsche 911 painted by Caliente. For the first time on the NFT market, whoever purchases the minted art NFT will acquire the digital artwork of the Porsche 911 as well as receive the physical Porsche with its ownership title inside of the NFT.

Known for designing one of a kind rolling works of art for high profile brands and collectors in music, sports, art and fortune 500 business such as Kid Robot, DJ Khaled, Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Rick Ross and many others, this NFT art car was conceptualized by Rich B. Caliente and launched by Slash Dot, an NFT management consultancy co-founded Brad Flaherty. This will be the world’s first luxury art car to be auctioned on the NFT market that will include both the digital artwork of the car and ownership title to the physical car. Going to auction on June 4th at the 2021 Bitcoin Conference in Miami, FL, bids will be accepted using the blockchain cryptocurrency Ethereum through June 14th. This first of its kind NFT provides the metadata, storage, and legal standards that have been virtually absent from artwork and luxury items associated with non-fungible tokens until now.

Pre-sale exhibition of the NFT can be viewed at Rich’s website.

In addition to Friday’s auction launch for the Porsche art car NFT, Caliente will unveil a physical jet plane art NFT at the conference that will be coming up for auction soon as part of a series of art NFT’s that will be created by the artist.

A portion of proceeds from the sale of the art NFT will benefit the Irie Foundation, an organization founded by award winning DJ Irie that’s dedicated to empowering the lives of at-risk youth in South Florida through mentorship programs, cultural experiences, and scholarship opportunities.

ABOUT RICH B. CALIENTE

As featured in The Dupont Registry and others, Rich B. Caliente has established himself as one of the most highly sought after, pioneering luxury automotive designers in the industry and art world with a diverse clientele for his rolling works of art and one-of one-art pieces by brands such as Kid Robot where he was the first ever automotive designer to create for the popular brand as well as elite collectors in professional sports music, entertainment, art and fortune 500 business. Learn more at Rich Caliente’s website.

Quavo × Lids Atlanta Braves Hat Release

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Rapper Quavo has partnered with Lids to design his first, limited-edition Atlanta Braves hat.

This exclusive, special edition cap infuses the Braves’ 1995 World Series win over the Cleveland Indians. Featuring unique, Atlanta-inspired patches, it also has a vintage-inspired 1995 World Series patch on the front of the cap, iced out with a frost-like finish. One of Quavo’s favorite features of a fitted cap growing up were the patches, which served as inspiration during the designing process. The hat, an homage to the historic city and his hometown, includes special details such as the Braves’ red and gold logo, a white embroidered A for Atlanta, a gold World Series embroidered trophy, as well as a Quavo Huncho inspired patch. The patches and design of the hat are very obviously inspired by Lord Fubu’s hats, which Quavo has notably been wearing all year and even shouted on Complex today.

This is the first product release from Quavo and Lids after he first partnered with the retailer in late 2019, joining their roster of partners alongside Meek Mill, Melvin Gordon III, Trevor Bauer, Chris Brickley, and Paper Planes.

This one-of-a-kind cap is only arriving in select Lids stores in Georgia (listed below) and limited quantities online at Lids.com starting this Friday, June 4. Quavo also wore the hat over the weekend at Game 3 of the Hawks/Knicks series, posting an image to his Instagram.

Lids x Quavo Georgia Store Stocklist – 6/4

5597 – Southlake Mall

5078 – Lenox Square Mall

5814 – Greenbriar Mall

6523 – Cumberland Mall

6317 – The Mall at West End

6519 – Stonecrest MarketPlace

5582 – South Dekalb Mall

6415 – Sugarloaf Mills

6396 – Perimeter Mall

6536 – Mall of Georgia

5882 – Peachtree Mall

6511 – Arbor Place

5064 – Augusta Mall

5957 – Oglethorpe Mall

5650 – Town Center at Cobb

6069 – Albany Mall

6026 – Tanger Commerce

ESPN+ Nearly Doubled in Subscribers Last Year

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ESPN+ hit 13.8 Million Subscribers, a Massive 75% Increase Year-over-Year

Over the last years, ESPN’s business model has changed, both from a digital and broadcast perspective. The multinational cable sports channel is putting a bigger focus on its additional paid service, ESPN+, as the number of sports fans who chose live streaming instead of other media platforms continues to rise.

According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, the number of ESPN+ subscribers hit 13.8 million as of April, a massive 75% increase year-over-year.

The Number of Subscribers Doubled Amid the Pandemic

Not meant as a replacement for the cable channel, the ESPN+ has become essential for sports fans who don’t have the cable channel to access ESPN’s content and coverage. It has also grown into a necessary service for sports fanatics, searching for exclusive access to specific sports coverage, special analysis, events, shows, and much more.

In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2019, ESPN+ had around 1.4 million subscribers, revealed the Walt Disney Company’s financial results. Over the next twelve months, this figure jumped by 370% to 6.6 million. However, statistics show the number of subscribers surged after the pandemic struck, as more and more sports fans started choosing live sports streaming over other media platforms. Since January 2020, the number of ESPN+ subscribers more than doubled, rising from 6.6 million to 13.8 million.

Almost 40% of Sports Fans Choose Live Streaming Content, China Leads in Global Comparison

The global YouGov survey conducted in January 2021, revealed some interesting facts about the platforms and media channels sports fans choose to watch sports content. Although live TV still represents the global number-one choice for watching sports, almost 40% of sports fans prefer live streaming content. Statistics show that sports fans aged between 18 and 24 lead in watching live sports streaming, with 47% of them using these services. Millennials, aged between 25 and 34, ranked second with 45% of respondents who stated they do the same.

The social media platforms ranked as the third-most-popular choice for watching sports content, with a 34% share among respondents. Online content, mobile apps, and newspapers followed with 25%, 24%, and 19% share, respectively. Only 8% of all respondents followed sports via magazines.

The survey also showed China represents the leading market for live sports streaming, with 54% of respondents who use online streams to follow the sport. Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates follow with 50%, 49%, and 42% share, respectively.

The United States, France, and Japan were on the other side of the list with a 17%, 16%, and 13% share, respectively.

Read the full story here at Safe Betting Sites’ website.

All Time Low Announce Additional Tour Dates

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ALL TIME LOW ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL 2021 TOUR DATES, NEW SUMMER U.S. HEADLINE DATES WITH THE MAINE & GRAYSCALE BEGIN AUGUST 8TH, FALL NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR WITH NOTHING,NOWHERE. & MEET ME @ THE ALTAR STARTS OCTOBER 12TH, TICKETS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THIS FRIDAY HERE

Platinum-selling Fueled By Ramen band All Time Low has announced additional 2021 tour dates. This Summer, the band will embark on a run of U.S. headline shows with support from The Maine and Grayscale. In the Fall, the band will return to the road for a North American headline trek with support from labelmates nothing,nowhere. and Meet Me @ The Altar. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning today at 3:00pm ET, and general on sale begins this Friday, June 4 at 10:00am local time here.

All Time Low will also headline Sad Summer Fest 2021, which kicks off in August and visits US cities throughout the Summer. Additionally, the band is scheduled to appear at music festivals including Chicago, IL’s Lollapalooza and Las Vegas, NV’s Life Is Beautiful. A complete list of upcoming live dates can be found below.

All Time Low currently hold two spots in the Top 10 at Alternative Radio, as their latest single Once In A Lifetime ascends, and their smash hit Monsters (feat. blackbear) holds strong. The band just delivered the network television debut performance of Once In A Lifetime on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Watch the performance and interview here. Last week, All Time Low earned nominations for both Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Alternative Rock Artist of the Year at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Additionally, the band received a nomination for Top Rock Song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

Monsters (feat. blackbear) notably marked All Time Low’s first #1 at radio and remained in the top spot of the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart for an unprecedented 18 weeks. The band delivered unforgettable network television performances of the song on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. In December, All Time Low welcomed global superstar Demi Lovato to join them on a new version of the track. Monsters (feat. Demi Lovato and blackbear) marked All Time Low’s highest positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 Radio Chart to date. Upon its release, the track received praise from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, and more.

All Time Low’s latest studio album Wake Up, Sunshine was released in April of 2020 and debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums Chart. Billboard proclaimed, The album is All Time Low’s most vibrant set to date, combining the band’s rambunctious spirit with roaring guitars and anthemic melodies. Forbes praised the collection as an album that crackles with youthful exuberance and the energy of a live show, while Nylon declared All Time Low just wants their new album to make you feel good. Wake Up, Sunshine is available physically and digitally now here.

ALL TIME LOW TOUR DATES

Festival Appearances

July 29-August 01, 2021 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza

September 18, 2021 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful

Sad Summer Fest 2021

August 06, 2021 – Sacramento, CA – Papa Murphy’s

August 07, 2021 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove Outdoors

August 20, 2021 – Orlando FL – The Orlando Amphitheater

August 21, 2021 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

August 27, 2021 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17

August 28, 2021 – Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion

August 30, 2021 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach

August 31, 2021 – Columbus, OH – Express Live! Outdoor

September 03, 2021 – Asbury Park, NJ – Summer Stage

September 04, 2021 – Boston, MA – The Palladium Outdoors

September 05, 2021 – Philadelphia, PA – Skyline Stage @ The Mann

September 07, 2021 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Outdoors

September 10, 2021 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

September 11, 2021 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Festival Grounds

Headline Dates with The Maine and Grayscale – JUST ANNOUNCED

August 08, 2021 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren

August 10, 2021 – Denver, CO – Mission

August 13, 2021 – Kansas City, MO – KC Live!

August 14, 2021 – St. Louis, MO – Ballpark Village

August 15, 2021 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom

August 17, 2021 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom

August 18, 2021 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s

August 22, 2021 – Nashville, TN – Marathon

August 24, 2021 – Norfolk, VA – NorVA

August 25, 2021 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live

September 01, 2021 – Cleveland, OH – Agora

UK Headline Dates

September 22, 2021 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

September 23, 2021 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton – SOLD OUT

September 26, 2021 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo – SOLD OUT

September 27, 2021 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom – SOLD OUT

September 28, 2021 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom – SOLD OUT

Headline Dates with nothing,nowhere. and Meet Me @ The Altar – JUST ANNOUNCED

October 12, 2021 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater

October 13, 2021 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company

October 15, 2021 – Richmond, VA – The National

October 16, 2021 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

October 17, 2021 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

October 19, 2021 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall

October 20, 2021 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom

October 23, 2021 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live

October 24, 2021 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall

October 27, 2021 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District

October 28, 2021 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom

October 30, 2021 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore

October 31, 2021 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre

November 02, 2021 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall

November 03, 2021 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall

November 05, 2021 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre

November 06, 2021 – Portland, OR – Roseland

November 07, 2021 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO

November 10, 2021 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater

November 11, 2021 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium

November 12, 2021 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s

About All Time Low

Throughout a catalog streamed nearly half-a-billion times and highlighted by two gold albums, three gold singles, and a platinum single, All Time Low have continually raised the bar for both pop and punk. Since 2003, the group has notched five straight Top 10 entries on the Billboard Top 200, spanning the gold-certified Nothing Personal [2009], Dirty Work [2011], Future Hearts [2015], and Last Young Renegade [2017]. The latter attracted tastemaker acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, Paste, and more as the band canvassed the world, headlining arenas on three continents. 2019 saw All Time Low celebrate Nothing Personal with a string of sold-out anniversary shows and a documentary following the band as they revisited the album at RedBull Studios. The record’s influence remains prevalent with Rock Sound citing its impact on Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds of Summer, and more. After nearly two decades together, All Time Low have rekindled the spark they first ignited in a Baltimore basement on their 2020 full-length studio album, Wake Up, Sunshine. These four lifelong friends walked into a tiny room, plugged in, and turned up with the same spirit, but with more experience, and proficiency gained from performing to millions worldwide. As a result, they’ve delivered Wake Up, Sunshine, a captivating body of work featuring the hit single Monsters (feat. blackbear), which spent 17 weeks atop Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart marking the group’s first #1 at radio. A brand-new version of Monsters was released at the end of 2020 featuring both blackbear and global super star Demi Lovato. In 2021, the band returned with their latest single Once In A Lifetime.

Find out more about All Time Low via their website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Fueled by Ramen’s website.

Cruise Industry Declines Following Pandemic

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Cruise Industry to Generate $6.6B in Revenue in 2021, Almost Five Times Less than in 2019

The COVID-19 had a devastating impact on the global cruise industry, with cruise lines practically disappearing after the pandemic hit and all operators witnessing double-digit sales drop.

However, it seems that 2021 might bring a new hit to the sector, which is already on its knees. According to data presented by StockApps, the entire cruise industry is expected to generate $6.6bn in revenue in 2021, almost five times less than in 2019.

Confidence in the Cruise Lines Plummeted Amid Pandemic, The Number of Users Down by 76% in Two Years

When the COVID-19 hit, cruise ships immediately suffered high infection rates among passengers and crew. Thousands of people were stranded on board, spending months in quarantine. By the end of April 2020, more than 50 cruise ships confirmed hundreds of COVID-19 cases. It didn’t take long for cruises to be depicted as places of danger and infection.

In 2019, the entire cruise industry generated $27.4bn in revenue, revealed the Statista data. After the pandemic struck, revenues plummeted by 88% in a year to $3.3bn in 2020. Although this figure is expected to almost double and hit $6.6bn in 2021, it still represents a massive 77% drop compared to pre-COVID-19 levels.

Statista data indicate it will take years for the cruise industry to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2023, revenues are projected to reach $25.1bn, still $2.3bn less than in 2019. In 2024, cruise line revenues are expected to rise to over $30bn.

As people lost confidence in the entire cruise industry amid the pandemic, the number of cruise line users plunged to the deepest level in years. In 2019, almost 29 million people worldwide had chosen cruise lines for their vacation. Last year, this figure dipped to 3.4 million. Although the number of cruise line users is forecast to recover to 6.7 million in 2021, it still represents a massive 76% drop in two years.

Combined Revenues of Top Five Cruise Markets Still $16B Under Pre-COVID-19 Levels

The Statista survey revealed that, despite a $10.24bn revenue drop in 2020, the global cruise giant Carnival Corporation remained the largest player in the market with a 45% market share in 2021. Royal Caribbean Cruises ranked second with a 25% share. Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises follow, with 15% and 5% share, respectively.

Analyzed by geography, the United States represents the world’s largest cruise industry, expected to generate around $2.8bn in revenue this year, 78% less than in 2019.

Revenues of the German cruise line market, the second-largest globally, are expected to hit $830 million in 2021, compared to $2.8bn before the pandemic struck. The UK’s cruise companies are forecast to generate $650 million in revenue, down from $2.4bn two years ago. Chinese and Italian markets follow, with $570 million and $218 million in revenue, respectively.

Statistics show that combined revenues of the world’s five largest cruise markets are expected to amount to over $5bn in 2021 or $16bn less than in 2019.

The full story can be read here at StockApps’ website.

Michael Krebber – Studiofloor and Diamond Paintings

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From 29th May 2021 to 8th January 2022, the Antonio Dalle Nogare Foundation presents Michael Krebber’s first solo exhibition in Italy, entitled Studiofloor and Diamond Paintings. Find more information here.

Michael Krebber (b. Cologne, 1954) is an internationally acclaimed artist and a figure central to the German art scene between the 1980s and ‘90s. Over the years he has become a reference point for a generation of younger artists, thanks to his constant and attentive focus on questioning the conventions and limits of the medium of painting, which he sees as a space for dialogue and a cross-genre hotbed, rather than something focused on the production of an object.

For decades, Krebber’s art has been distinguished by a conceptual approach to painting, based on the conviction that it is impossible to invent anything new in art, as everything has already been invented. Rather than inventing something new, Krebber’s minimal and apparently unresolved interventions present the viewer with canvases that are open and full of possibilities. Like an unfinished sentence, his works leave the viewer free to imagine what might happen.

The painting is viewed by the artist almost as a performance. It has been defined as a system of hesitations in which opposing forces simultaneously motivate and block one another, an approach that expands painting beyond the conventional notion of the artwork as an object.

Krebber’s incomplete aesthetic, however, is not the result of an attempt to sabotage the medium, but stems rather from an explicit desire to extend dialogue beyond the canvas and space traditionally attributed to painting. This intention emerges clearly in the two series displayed in the exhibition.

The series entitled studiofloor MK/P MK19/087/1-8 (2000), was presented with an enigmatic image on the cover of Artforum in 2005. In an exhibition staged several years ago, Krebber asked collectors to loan a series of his own paintings that he laid out on large tables in the centre of the room. Turning the common notion of display on its head, the walls – on which the paintings would normally have hung – were left empty and covered with large masonite panels from the artist’s floor, cut and positioned on the wall like paintings.

The second series displayed in the exhibition also replaces traditional painting techniques with a readymade approach.

In the fourteen Diamond Painting (2003) canvases, Krebber systematically demystifies, as the title of the series suggests, the centrality of subject and technique in painting by proposing a space that is open to suspension and incompleteness. So, store- purchased fabrics, decorated with pre-printed patterns, replace the traditional canvas, and become the surface on which Krebber paints simple geometrical white diamond shapes. As often happens in his work, the reference to influential German artists, in this case that have used fabric, like Rosemarie Trockel and Sigmar Polke, reveals his profound knowledge of art history and contemporary painting. La

The exhibition is staged in collaboration with Greene Naftali, New York.

Find more about the Antonio Dalle Nogare Foundation by visiting their website.

Guwop Reign – Need Me

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GUWOP REIGN OFFICIALLY RELEASES NEW SINGLE NEED ME

With numbers rising and buzz heating up, 17-year-old Boston-born and Atlanta-based rapper Guwop Reign drops a new single entitled “Need Me” today. It is available at all DSP’s via Galactic Records/Republic Records now.

Stream Need Me here.

He initially teased the track on Soundcloud, and it sent fans into a frenzy as they clamored for a wide release. Flaunting sharp lyrics over an 8-bit beat, it showcases his inimitable flow and otherworldly melodies. He glides over this production towards an incisively catchy refrain. It also follows hot on the heels of fan favorites such as Forgot It and Super Pain.

Thus far, Guwop Reign has eclipsed 5 million-plus Soundcloud streams and earned glowing endorsements from tastemakers with Lyrical Lemonade crowning him one of 2020’s standout stars. Last year, he rolled through with a string of anthems, including Demeanor. Additionally, his fan favorite song Mulan 2 raked in a ton of streams. Lyrical Lemonade proclaimed, The Atlanta native’s massive range shines and he is able to easily manipulate pitch and cadence to keep his songs continually interesting and simultaneously sonically pleasing. Meanwhile, The Daily Chiefers commented, Atlanta’s own Guwop Reign is in the fast lane and firing off nothing but bangers in 2020.

Music encodes life’s most important lessons. Beneath the beats and between the bars, Guwop Reign confronts the struggles of youth, depression, anxiety, friends-turned-into-foes, and relationships with a level of wisdom and perspective that belies his 16 years. The Boston-born and Atlanta-based rapper flows with the intensity of an open wound as he tightly grips each melody. Streamed nearly four million times on Soundcloud, Reign built an avid fan base with one independent anthem after another including Money Talk, Fly, and No Love plus tastemaker praise from Lyrical Lemonade and Elevator Magazine. Landing a deal with Galactic Records in partnership with Republic Records the young prodigy released his single Mulan 2 in 2020 and is prepared to make his full-length debut for the label. Drawing on diverse influences such as Tupac, Future, Young Thug, and Rihanna, he asserts himself as a melodic hip-hop force ready for the spotlight.

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ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS

A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Thought, Drake, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jessie J, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it also comprised innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Lava Records, XO, Young Money, among others. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with Universal Music Latin Entertainment (J Balvin and Karol G). In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey), Sony Pictures (Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse) and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises. Extending further into the worlds of film, television, and content, Republic launched Federal Films in order to produce movies and series powered by the label’s catalog and artists. Its first production was the Jonas Brothers documentary Chasing Happiness for Amazon Prime Video.