Markus Andrews

More stories

  • 63 Shares129 Views

    in Music

    Artist of the Week: DaBaby

    The ‘Bob’ hitmaker celebrates his second No. 1 album and shuts his haters up as his third studio installment ‘Blame It on Baby’ climbed atop the Billboard charts.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – DaBaby is not a one-hit wonder. After making his first breakthrough in 2019, he proved himself to be a hitmaker as he released one successful single after another. Be it his own song or another artist’s where he’s a featured guest, it soared high on the charts and became popular with the crowd.
    Some of his big hits included “Suge”, “Intro”, and “Bob” from his first two studio albums. Camila Cabello’s single “My Oh My” where he spits his rhymes also climbed up to the top 20, not just in the U.S. Billboard rankings but also in the singles charts all over the globe.
    The 28-year-old Charlotte lyricist has also got recognitions from heavyweight names like Jay-Z and P. Diddy. “Suge” is named one of Jay-Z’s favorite songs of 2019 while Diddy heaped praise on the “Kirk” rapper and crowned him the hottest star in the rap game right now.
    DaBaby kept his momentum going by dropping a third studio installment. However, the higher the hill, the stronger the wind blows. As soon as the new album “Blame It on Baby” was released, it became a subject of harsh criticisms by fans on the internet but the “Find My Way” rapper was undeterred.
    By the end of the week, the album jumped straight to the first spot on Billboard Hot 200, proving that the mean comments didn’t really represent the masses. The album marked his second No. 1 album and the single “Rockstar” peaked at the top 10 on Hot 100.
    Soon after the chart rankings were revealed, he poked fun at the trolls who had been trying to discourage him with their sneers and jeers. He posted a video on Instagram, pretending to get angry and furiously slamming the trash bin before spitting on it.
    “This what my trolls do to my music when they put in hard work doin all that hatin and my s**t STILL top the charts,” he wrote in the caption while bragging about his latest accomplishments. He added, “Relax bro, I love y’all too…. no cap. #BlameItOnBaby.”

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Lea Michele Confirms Pregnancy, Debuts Baby Bump

    Related Posts More

  • 175 Shares179 Views

    in Music

    Shawn Mendes, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande Among Winners at Virtual Kids' Choice Awards

    WENN

    The complete winners for the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards have been announced at an online event which is hosted by ‘Victorious’ actress Victoria Justice.
    May 4, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pop star Shawn Mendes and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson led the stars collecting prizes virtually at the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, May 2, 2020 night.
    The hour-long ceremony was initially scheduled for March 22, but was replaced with an online event in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the crisis didn’t halt proceedings, with stars tuning in to provide entertainment and accept prizes with speeches from their homes.
    Dwayne Johnson kicked off the evening by receiving the Favourite Movie Actor prize for his roles in “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” and “Jumanji: The Next Level”.
    “I want you to stay positive, to stay happy, to stay healthy, to go to bed feeling good tonight,” Johnson told viewers while holding his award, which had been mailed to him.
    “Avengers: Endgame” won Favourite Movie while Dove Cameron scooped the Favourite Movie Actress prize for her roles as Mal in “Descendants 3”.
    Over in music, Shawn Mendes had a successful night, taking home the Favourite Male Artist prize, along with Favourite Music Collaboration for “Senorita” with girlfriend Camila Cabello.
    “I love you guys and I miss you so much,” Mendes said. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think how incredible my fans are.”
    Ariana Grande won Favourite Female Artist while Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” was named Favourite Song.
    Victoria Justice, star of Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101” and “Victorious”, hosted the event.
    The full list of winners is as follows:
    Television:
    Film:
    Music:
    Other Categories:
    Favourite Male Social Star – David Dobrik
    Favourite Female Social Star – Annie Leblanc
    Favourite Gamer – Sssniperwolf
    Favourite Video Game – Minecraft
    Favourite Social Music Star – Jojo Siwa
    Favourite Female Sports Star – Alex Morgan
    Favourite Male Sports Star – Lebron James

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Annabeth Gist Shares Family’s Mantra to Deal With Stress During Lockdown

    Related Posts More

  • 138 Shares189 Views

    in Music

    Mark Ronson Enlists Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa for Video Mixtape

    Instagram

    The ‘Uptown Funk’ hitmaker announces live performances by a series of musicians for a new lockdown livestream event which he describes as a video mixtape.
    May 3, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Mark Ronson has enlisted Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa and a host of other stars for a new “Love Lockdown” livestream.
    The “Uptown Funk” hitmaker revealed the new project on Twitter and Instagram late on Thursday, April 30, 2020, unveiling an extensive list of musicians contributing “live performances” to what he’s calling a video mixtape.
    In addition to Miley and Dua, others contributing to Love Lockdown include Christine and the Queens, Tame Impala, Darryl Hall, Mabel, Lil Jon, Disclosure, Robyn, Peggy Gou, Lykke Li, Troye Sivan, and even the actor and amateur musician Sam Neill.
    Many of the artists involved have previously worked with Mark, with Miley and Lykke appearing on his last album “Late Night Feelings” and Tame Impala rocker Kevin Parker a friend and frequent collaborator.
    [embedded content]
    The mysterious livestream, which is part of YouTube Music’s #StayHome #WithMe initiative promoting social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic with online gigs, is set to premiere at 11 P.M. BST on Friday on Mark’s YouTube channel.

    You can share this post!

    Related Posts More

  • 113 Shares119 Views

    in Music

    Kelly Rowland Blames Album Delay on Her Own Incompetence

    WENN

    The former Destiny’s Child member admits she’s inept at using music software so she’s not as productive as she wanted to be during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
    May 3, 2020
    AceShowbiz – R&B star Kelly Rowland has had to put her plans to make new music in lockdown on hold because she has no idea how to record her own vocals.
    The “Motivation” hitmaker admits her time in coronavirus isolation so far hasn’t been as productive as she would have liked because she’s reliant on her engineer to help lay down tracks professionally.
    “I wish that I would have learned how to work Pro Tools (audio programme),” she laments to The Associated Press.
    “I think now, it makes you definitely want to learn… I heard Ariana Grande does it. I heard Trey Songz does it. So many different artists are like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to do that over,’ and they’re operating their own sessions.”
    “I’m like, ‘Why didn’t I learn how to do that?’ That’s probably my next goal is to learn how to record myself because I could have gotten so many things done. I’ve been sent songs since being quarantined (sic) and I’m literally waiting for my engineer to come out of his quarantine.”
    Kelly, who recently debuted her new single, “Coffee”, has been hard at work on her first solo album since 2013 and she insists the project is close to completion, even if the COVID-19 outbreak has made the process “a little more challenging to navigate.”
    “I have at least one more record to do,” she shares. “In my gut, I feel like I have like one more record to do.”
    But she assures fans the follow-up to “Talk a Good Game” will drop before the end of 2020. “Definitely this year. I’m not waiting anymore. I’m not wasting anymore time. I’m doing it this year,” she declares.
    Kelly is currently an independent artist although she has a new management home in Roc Nation – the label founded by rap mogul Jay-Z, who is married to her best friend and Destiny’s Child bandmate, Beyonce Knowles.
    “It’s family and it just happened,” she says of signing with Roc Nation officials to manage her career. “It just really happened to work and it’s working out really well so far.”
    “My team, I have a great team. It’s not to say I didn’t have a great team before, I had a great team before. You evolve, you move on and that’s really it and Roc Nation is home now.”
    Kelly joins a roster which already boasts Mariah Carey, Big Sean, Megan Thee Stallion, and Nick Jonas as Roc Nation management clients.

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Mark Ronson Enlists Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa for Video Mixtape

    Related Posts More

  • 125 Shares149 Views

    in Music

    John Stamos and Beach Boys Team Up for Charity Song

    Instagram

    The former ‘Full House’ actor is recruited by Mike Love to help The Beach Boys with their new song ‘This Shall Too Pass’ to raise money for the hungry amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
    May 3, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Beach Boys star Mike Love has reteamed with actor pal John Stamos to offer fans an uplifting new song to raise their spirits amid the coronavirus doom and gloom.
    “Fuller House” star Stamos, who has often toured with Love’s Beach Boys, appears on “This Too Shall Pass”, which the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer wrote “as a fun way to encourage positivity during this unprecedented time.”
    Stamos also produced the song’s video which, like the track, dropped on Friday, May 1, 2020.
    [embedded content]
    Proceeds from download sales of “This Too Shall Pass” will benefit Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund to help food banks across the country as they support communities impacted by the pandemic.
    “A lifetime of performing to millions of people all over the world and suddenly everything came to a halt,” said Love. “I’ve lived through enough good times and bad to know that eventually, this too shall pass, and better days are yet to come. With today being May Day, new beginnings are around (the) corner and as the lyrics of this song say, ‘We’ll get back to havin’ fun, fun, fun in the sun.’ ”
    Stamos, who drums on the track, tells WENN, “I’m really proud of Mike for writing this song. About three weeks into the pandemic, Mike, his wife Jacquelyne and I discussed out how to contribute to the crisis. I suggested he do a parody of one of his songs like Neil Diamond did with Sweet Caroline. He insisted on doing something original and then he started singing This Too Shall Pass. I thought it was really special.”
    “At 79 years old, he could be on a boat counting his royalty cheques on the way to Kokomo, but not Mike. He continues to challenge himself and care deeply about the world and the people in it. That’s why it was so important for him to do something new, and say something hopeful.”

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Meghan Markle ‘Surprised’ by Judge’s Ruling in Favor of British Tabloid

    Related Posts More

  • 138 Shares159 Views

    in Music

    Erykah Badu and Tame Impala to Headline Remote Utopia's Livestream Festival

    WENN

    ‘Game of Thrones’ star Hafthor Bjornsson, in the meantime, is expected to try breaking a deadlift world record in another virtual event as part of the World’s Ultimate Strongman Competition.
    May 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Erykah Badu and Tame Impala will headline Remote Utopia’s 24-hour livestream festival on Saturday, May 02.
    They join over 50 acts, who will perform as part of the virtual event beginning at 10 A.M. BST here: https://www.nts.live/.
    It’s one of many livestream highlights for the weekend, which also include “Game of Thrones” star Hafthor Bjornsson’s attempt to break a deadlift world record.

    The star, who played The Mountain on the hit HBO fantasy series, will try to lift 500 kilograms at his home in Reykjavik, Iceland, as part of the World’s Ultimate Strongman Competition. The event will air live on ESPN and stream on CoreSports.World (https://coresports.world/) at 12 P.M. EST.
    And don’t forget country couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will be livestreaming their Grand Ole Opry show from Tennessee, and The Rolling Stones and Genesis will be offering fans classic footage. All details below, along with all the other weekend highlights.
    May 2
    Julianne Hough leads an “expanded fitness” class on Zoom (2 P.M. EST) – To sign up for the class, go to Kinrgy.com.
    Ben Folds (7 P.M. EST) – https://bit.ly/BenFoldsSaturdayLIVEStream
    Love From Philly (Christian McBride, Arnetta Johnson, Marc Brownstein of Disco Biscuits) (12 P.M. EST) – https://lovefromphilly.live/
    John Legend (12 P.M. EST) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ9DL61v8-c&feature=youtu.be
    Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day (Lauren Morrow) (4 P.M. EST) – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT8Fp9DVEu-jYSRJzZo5qUw
    Genesis Film Festival (3 P.M. EST) – https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialGenesis/videos
    Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood live at the Grand Ole Opry (7.30 P.M. EST) – https://www.facebook.com/GarthBrooks/
    Eva Longoria’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration (Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, Luis Fonsi, J Balvin, Diane Guerrero) (5 P.M. EST) – Facebook Live & YouTube
    Diplo and Dillon Francis’ Coronight Fever (12 midnight EST) – https://www.twitch.tv/maddecentlive
    Black Coffee (3 P.M. EST) – https://www.twitch.tv/realblackcoffee
    May 3
    Love From Philly (Kurt Vile, John Oates) (12 P.M. EST) – https://lovefromphilly.live/
    Jam The Vote (Win Butler, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Blind Boys of Alabama) (8 P.M. EST) – https://fans.com/livestream/20200503-that-show-was-epic-jam-the-vote/
    Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day (Valerie June) (4 P.M. EST) – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT8Fp9DVEu-jYSRJzZo5qUw
    Laura Marling (1 P.M. EST) – https://www.instagram.com/blogotheque/
    Rolling Stones Extra Licks! (3 P.M. EST) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlD2CpQ__as&feature=youtu.be
    Dreamworld Live (Darude, Adventure Club, Tritonal, Good Times Ahea, Snakehips) (5 P.M. EST) – https://www.twitch.tv/bandsintown

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Jeezy Says He Doesn’t Play With Jeannie Mai After Accused of Sliding Into His Ex’s Dms

    Related Posts More

  • 175 Shares169 Views

    in Music

    Camila Cabello Assembles Her Dancers Virtually for Fun Music Video of 'My Oh My'

    Instagram

    Kicking off the new promo for her new single, the ‘Havana’ hitmaker tells two of her dancer that she really miss them and rehearsals because of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
    May 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Camila Cabello has regrouped her dancers for a virtual music video to accompany her new single “My Oh My”.
    The “Havana” singer kicked off the fun promo, which dropped on Friday (May 01), by chatting to two dancers via FaceTime, explaining how much she missed them during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
    “Oh my gosh, I miss you guys; I miss everybody,” the singer says. “I miss the dancers, I miss rehearsals, I miss seeing you. Can we do something? Can we do anything?”
    [embedded content]
    Her pals then hit the road and drove around recruiting their fellow dancers, who all performed to the track in their respective houses, backyards and neighbourhood parks.
    Camilla also joined in on the fun, joining her dancer pals for a split screen synchronised routine.

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Erica Mena Denies Being Broke Despite Joining OnlyFans

    Related Posts More

  • 188 Shares129 Views

    in Music

    Idina Menzel, Shakira and Rebel Wilson Among Stars Taking Part in Second Disney Singalong Special

    Instagram

    Set for Mother’s Day on May 10, this TV special will also feature performances by Halsey as well as ‘The Lion King’ stars Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and Donald Glover.
    May 2, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Halsey, Shakira, Idina Menzel, and Rebel Wilson will lead the cast of performers taking part in the second “Disney Family Singalong” TV special.
    Set for America’s Mother’s Day on 10 May, ABC bosses have hastily put together the event following the original hour-long concert, which featured Beyonce Knowles, Ariana Grande, and Darren Criss, among others, singing their favourite Disney covers from their living rooms, kitchens and home studios, while self-isolating.
    The sequel will also reteam “The Lion King (2019)” stars Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, and Donald Glover for a revamp of their song “Hakuna Matata”.

    Other highlights will include Menzel and Ben Platt’s version of “A Whole New World”, Halsey’s “Part of Your World”, and a rendition of “Poor Unfortunate Souls” sung by Rebel Wilson.

    You can share this post!

    Next article
    Tiffany Haddish Shows Off Common in Her Kitchen While Quarantining Together

    Related Posts More