#latin american artists 2018

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Ritchie Valens - La Bamba 1958

"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, also known as "La Bomba". The song is best known from a 1958 adaptation by rock and roll pioneer and forefather of the Chicano rock movement Ritchie Valens, which became a Top 40 hit on the US charts. Valens's version is ranked number 345 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, notably by Los Lobos whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba, a bio-pic about Valens; their version reached number 1 on many charts in the same year. Their music video won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.

"La Bamba" is a classic example of the son jarocho musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and combines Spanish, indigenous, and African musical elements. "La Bamba" likely originated in the last years of the 17th century. The oldest known historical references come from the town of Alvarado, Mexico, where it apparently was performed with an atypically lively rhythm. The oldest recorded version known is that of Alvaro Hernández Ortiz, who recorded the song with the name of "El Jarocho". His recording was released by Victor Records in Mexico in 1938 or 1939, and was reissued on a 1997 compilation by Yazoo Records, The Secret Museum of Mankind Vol. 4.

Ritchie Valens learned the song in his youth. In 1958 he recorded a rock and roll flavored version of "La Bamba", originally released as the B-side of his number-two hit "Donna". His recording of the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame and the Grammy Hall of Fame. On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as their pilot. Valens was 17 years old at the time of his death. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame, the California Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2018, his version of "La Bamba" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

"La Bamba" received a total of 92,2% yes votes!

[fulane-de-tal]

thanks poli !

G- guajira para los pollos (fania all stars)

R- right about you (palehound)

A- atomica (pinc louds)

N- never there (CAKE)

T- te de malvon (la bruja de texcoco)

A- amy aka spent gladiator 1 (the mountain goats)

I- imarhan (imarhan)

R- rumenye (golem)

E- el favorcito (la muchacha)

F- frijolero (molotov)

O-our mother the mountain (townes van zandt)

U- undoing world (maddy prior)

D- delicate, petite, and other things i'll never be (against me!)

R- rose garden (k. d. lang)

O- ojala que llueva cafe (cafe tacvba)

Y- yeder eyner veys (leonard cohen, trad. daniel kahn)

E- el zenzontle pregunta por harlem (amparo ochoa)

tagging @mu-mumie @courfeyracs-swordcane @whiteboyism @xhades-aidoneusx and anyone else who wants to join

Got tagged by @milfbro to play a game!! So this is me giving each letter of my URL a song, LET'S GO!

P - Perdoa by Paulinho da Viola O - O que Será by Chico Buarque & Milton Nascimento L - Lero-Lero by Edu Lobo I - Ive Brussel by Jorge ben Jor S - Se eu Largar o Freio by Péricles E - Enamorado Tuyo by El Cuarteto de Nos N - N by Nando Reis A - Amor, Amor de mis Amores by Ángela Aguilar A - Andança by Beth Carvalho R - Rosa by Marisa Monte T - Tú Sí Sabes Quererme by Natalia Lafourcade

Gonna tag @grantaire-foudroye, @manukebrine, @mr-cactis, @zerotwo and @bakerstreetlady

[monstercangirlofficial]

Recommending some of my favorite rap songs. As a latin american trans woman, I didn't grow up with rap, but I learned to listen to and appreciate it. These are some great songs I think everyone should hear, and hopefully add to their playlists. These are Spotify links, but you can find these songs elsewhere too. My favorites are in blue:

Pop Rap: She's a Bitch by Missy Elliot (1999); Comfortable (ft. Babyface) by Lil Wayne (2003); Savage (ft. Beyoncé) by Megan Thee Stallion (2020); Too Many Nights (ft. Don Toliver & Future) by Metro Boomin (2022); Never Lose Me (ft. SZA & Cardi B) by Flo Mili (2024)

Classic Rap: My Mic Sounds Nice by Salt-N-Pepa (1986); South Bronx by Boogie Down Productions (1987); Welcome To The Terrordome by Public Enemy (1990); Born and Raised In Compton by DJ Quik (1991); When In Love by MC Lyte (1991)

Gangsta Rap: Gimme the Loot by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994); Cloverland (ft. Botany Boyz) by DJ Screw (1996); The Art of Peer Pressure by Kendrick Lamar (2012); Norf Norf by Vince Staples (2015); Tear Gas (ft. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) by Conway the Machine (2022)

G-Funk: Nuthin' But A "G" Thang (ft. Snoop Dogg) by Dr. Dre (1992); Funkdafied by Da Brat (1994); It's Supposed to Bubble by UGK (1994); Dusted 'N' Disgusted (ft. 2Pac, Mac Mall & Spice 1) by E-40 (1995); Can't C Me by 2Pac (1996)

Conscious Rap: Proletariat Blues by Blue Scholars (2006); 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole (2016); Blood of the Fang by clipping. (2019); Iman (ft. SiR & JID) by Rapsody (2019); I Love You, I Hate You by Little Simz (2021)

Abstract Rap: Accordion by Madvillain (MF DOOM & Madlib) (2000); Mural by Lupe Fiasco (2015); The Punishment of Sisyphus by Hermit and the Recluse (Ka & Animoss) (2018); Magician (Suture) by Milo (2017); Arugula by Junglepussy (2020)

Jazz Rap: Jazz (We've Got) by A Tribe Called Quest (1991); 93 'Til Infinity by Souls Of Mischief (1993); The World Is Yours by Nas (1994); Yesterday by Noname (2016); Live! from the Kitchen Table (ft. Ghais Guevara) by McKinley Dixon (2023)

Trap: Ridin' N' Da Chevy by Three Six Mafia (1999); Love Don't Live (U Abandoned Me) by Gangsta Boo (2001); Kay Kay by Chief Keef (2012); Digits by Young Thug (2016); Poppin by Rico Nasty (2017)

Experimental Rap: Spiritual Healing by dälek (2002); Persistence by Lil Ugly Mane (2015); Ain't It Funny by Danny Brown (2016); Thug Tears by JPEGMAFIA (2018); Superman That by Injury Reserve (2021)

I strongly recommend checking out other songs by these artists, the albums these songs are from, more songs from these genres and others I didn't include, and to explore everything hip hop has to offer (especially hip hop made by women). Feel free to add any artists and songs I (obviously) missed, that you think deserve more love and recognition, particularly independent music. Enjoy!

[rhapsodynew]

#Music from A to Z

GRAMMYS 2025 (Part 1)

So, the nominees for the Grammy Awards have been announced. The 67th ceremony will take place on February 2, 2025. Let's see what's going on in the blues categories.

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM.

- Joe Bonamassa

tops the list of nominees with his 16th studio album last year, "Blues Deluxe Vol. 2". Joe has previously been nominated for a Grammy three times, including in this category for the album "Royal Tea".

"The contrast between a brash 26-year-old and a solid 46-year-old is significant. Is the fire burning as brightly as before? Do I still have the same thirst for creativity? Am I good enough to pay homage to the heroes of my songs? The answer lies somewhere in this album."

- Shemekia Copeland

participates in two more nominations besides this one: "Best American Roots Song" and "Best Americana Roots Performance", and all of them for the album "Blame It On Eve", which we recently introduced you to. Shemekia has previously received five Grammy nominations.

- Steve Cropper,

legendary guitarist, producer and songwriter, twice Grammy winner in 1968 and 1994 and winner of six nominations. Few are able to create new bands at the age of 80, but Steve Cropper is nominated for a Grammy in this category for the second time with his rock and soul quintet Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, for the debut album "Fire It Up" in 2021 and for the second album "Friendlytown" this year. Cropper recruited Billy Gibbons, Brian May and Tim Montana. "If your heart doesn't shake at the first bars of this album, it means you're already dead," Steve jokes.

- Ruthie Foster

and the album "Mileage". The tenth studio album by a folk-blues celebrity is a reflection on a life full of triumphs and losses. This is the story of the musical journey that led the "little black girl with a guitar" from singing in churches in rural Texas to numerous Grammy nominations (this is the sixth nomination) and collaborations with Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trax

- Antonio Vergara

and the album "The Fury". This is not just a celebration of modern blues, but a masterpiece. The famous blues guitarist, singer and producer assembled an intercontinental cast of artists to create the album. Vergara hails from Ecuador and combines the influences of Chicago and Texas blues with his Latin American roots, creating a timeless, boundary-breaking sound. He is the first Latin American artist to be nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category. Joe Bonamassa added the song "My Lucky Mojo" from this album to his personal Spotify playlist.

- Cedric Burnside

and the album "Hill Country Love". Cedric is the grandson of the famous delta bluesman R.L. Burnside, and from the age of 13 he began to tour with his grandfather as a drummer (by the way, he has several Blues Music Award awards in this category). At the age of 30, he won the Blues Music Award in the category "Best New Artist Debut" for the 2008 album "Two Man Wrecking Crew" with Lightning Malcolm. Two more albums in 2015 and 2018 were nominated for Grammys, and "I Be Trying" won in the category "Best Traditional Blues Album" in 2022. Cedric says that hill country blues (blues of the northern Mississippi region) is in his blood. "It doesn't matter where I end up: if I move to Australia or France, I'll still stay hill country. You can't take that away from me.… I feel like I am hill country blues."

- The Fabulous Thunderbirds

and the album "Struck Down". The band, which was founded in 1974 in Texas by Jimmy Vaughn, inviting Harper and vocalist Kim Wilson, who remains its only permanent member. In 1979-1983, the band released 4 albums, recognized as one of the most significant recordings of the "white blues", but not commercially very successful. In 1986, she won the Blues Music Award in the category "Band of the Year" and was twice nominated for a Grammy in 1987. Jimmy left the band in 1989 to record a joint album with Stevie Ray "Family Style". The recording of the album "Struck Down" was attended by Alvin Bishop, Bonnie Raitt, Mick Fleetwood, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Steve Strongman and famous music artist zydeco Teggapse Simien

- Sue Foley

and the album "One Guitar Woman". A solo acoustic album by a Canadian blues guitarist and singer dedicated to the "female guitar pioneers" who left their mark on music, not only in the blues: Elizabeth Cotten, Memphis Minnie, Rosetta Tharp, etc. Sue also wrote the book Guitar Woman. In 2001, Foley won the Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy), received 17 Maple Blues Awards, was nominated several times for Blues Music Awards and twice won this award in 2020 and 2023.

- The band "Little Feat"

and the album "Sam's Place". The band, founded in 1969 in California, performed eclectic blues rock with elements of country rock, southern rock, rhythm and blues and soul. Among the many rock bands of the 70s, she stood out for her original sound and high performance skills. In 1979, after the death of their leader Lowell George, the band broke up. The reunion took place in 1987. The last album "Rooster Rag" was released in 2012, and it was the last to feature guitarist and vocalist Paul Barrere (died in 2019). Paul wrote the band's hits such as Skin It Back, Time Loves a Hero and Old Folks Boogie. And suddenly, in May of this year, a new album was released, where all the leading vocal parts were performed by Sam Clayton. He is a percussionist and backing vocalist, in the band since 1972. The album consists of cover versions of famous blues standards, except for the opening track.

- Taj Mahal

and his sextet with the album "Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa".

There is no need to introduce this outstanding bluesman. He was nominated for a Grammy 9 times, won this award three times, and in the category "Best Contemporary Blues Album". And at the beginning of this year, at the famous Tulsa studio, a new album was recorded in front of a live audience in a typical genre for a musician, combining a variety of styles.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1BS29Yn0GYgoJG7LAMkqXI?si=hSo9mN1TSuenLxdUwAI0VQ

[culturalshocks]

CulturalShocker of the Day: Kali Uchis

-Karly Marina Loaiza, mostly known as Kali Uchis, was born on July 17, 1994

-She born was born in Alexandria, Virginia to a Colombian father and American mother. She has citizenship in Colombia.

- In high school, she learned to play the piano and saxophone. She participated in a jazz band, and graduated from Alexandria City High School (then called T. C. Williams High School).

-She often skipped class to spend time at the photo lab, making experimental short films. Her interest in photography led to her creating mixtape cover art. Skipping class and breaking the curfew set by her parents led to her being kicked out of her home. 

-During this time, she lived in her car and wrote songs on her keyboard which would later appear on her debut mixtape Drunken Babble (2012)

-She was given the nickname "Karluchis" and she would later modify to be used as "Kali Uchis"

-Her debut album, Isolation (2018), gained widespread acclaim from critics. It was officially released worldwide on April 6, 2018.

-On December 9, 2019, Kali Uchis was featured on the single "10%" by Canadian producer Kaytranada, which was taken from his album Bubba. The song would go onto win a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

- April 24, 2020, Uchis released an extended play titled To Feel Alive. The EP was recorded entirely in isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

-On April 21, 2022, Uchis announced on the red carpet of the Latin American Music Awards that she has completed her third and fourth studio albums, with one in Spanish and one in English.

-On January 23, 2023, Uchis announced her third studio album Red Moon in Venus, which was released on March 3, 2023, with an accompanying tour featuring special guest Raye. On July 31, 2024, Uchis announced a follow up to Orquídeas, titled Orquídeas Parte 2. It was released on August 9, 2024.

-Some of her musical influences include: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Celia Cruz, Selena, Shakira, La Lupe, and Ivy Queen.

-Uchis is bisexual

-She has been in a relationship with American rapper Don Toliver since 2020. She gave birth to a son in March.

-Some her accolades include: 1 Grammy win and 3 nominations, iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Latin Artist, 9 nominations for the Latin American Music Awards and 1 one win for Favorite Pop Album (Orquídeas), 11 nominations for the Billboard Latin Music and 1 win for Latin Pop Album of the year (Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)

Other artists she's worked with are: Tyler The Creator, Steve Lacy, Raye, Daniel Caesar, Kaytranada, Mac Miller, JT, Rico Nasty, Don Toliver, Summer Walker, Omar Apollo, and El Afa.

*All information comes from Wikipedia.com*

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 6.24

Holidays

Accla Brewing Day (Ancient Inca)

Araw ng Maynila (a.k.a. Manilla Day; Philippines)

Bannockburn Day (Scotland)

Burning of the Lamps (Sais, Egypt; Ancient Egypt)

Calcio Fiorentino (Florence, Italy)

Carabobo Day (Venezuela)

Cat World Domination Day

Celebration of the Senses Day

Countryman’s Day (Peru)

Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas State, Brazil)

Dia del Indio (a.k.a. Day of the Indian; Latin America)

Discovery Day (Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada)

Dobbs Anniversary Day

Experiment 624 Day (a.k.a. Angel Day; Lilo & Stitch)

Farmer Day (Peru)

Festival of Contagious Magic

Fisherman's Day (Zaire)

Flying Saucer Day

Free RPG Day

French Canadian-American Day

Global Day of Action to Climate & Employment Proof Our Work

Hawaiian Coffee Day

International Day of the Makeup Artist

International Day of Women in Diplomacy

International Fairy Day (a.k.a. Faerie Day)

International Ia Day (Romania)

La Festa Dei Gigli (Festival of the Lilies; Italy)

Lost Handkerchief Day

Manila Day (Philippines)

Melpomene Asteroid Day

Museum Comes To Life Day

National Ageless Day

National Day of Joy

National Holiday of Quebec (Canada)

National Kenneth Day

National Indigenous Day (Peru)

National Le Day

National Midwife Day (Indonesia)

National Parchment Day

National Patch Day

National Pegging Day

National Relationship Equity Day

National Upcycling Day

Quarter Day (England, Ireland & Wales) [2 of 4]

Rosemary Day (French Republic)

Sânziene (Carpathian Mountains, Romania)

St. John’s Wort Day

Stonewall National Monument Day

Summer List Day

Summersgiving

Surfside Remembrance Day (Florida)

Swim a Lap Day

Swing a Kid Day

Think Your Way to Health Day

Tibedetha (a.k.a. Tiber’s Day; Elder Scrolls)

Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse

World Alsace Lovers’ Day

World History Day

World Messi Day

World Senses Day

World UFO Day [& 7.2]

World Young Doctors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

American Barley Wine Day

National Creamy Pralines Day (a.k.a. National Pralines Day)

National Take Back the Lunch Break Day

Independence & Related Days

City Day (Porto, Portugal)

Constitution Day (Zaire)

Edanzia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Gishabrun (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

4th & Last Monday in June

Hetero Male Monday (Boise, Idaho) [Every Monday in June]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

Please Take My Children To Work Day [Last Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning June 24 (4th Full Week)

Boys & Girls Club Week (thru 6.28) [Mon-Fri of Last Week]

Lost Handkerchief Week (Shamanism)

Festivals Beginning June 24, 2024

APGA Conference (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 6.27]

HTEC 2024 (Charlotte, North Carolina) [thru 6.27]

INmusic Festival (Zagreb, Croatia) [thru 6.26]

National Insect Week (thru 6.30)

Feast Days

Alfred (Positivist; Saint)

Amitabha Buddha Day (Buddhism)

Ambrose Bierce (Writerism)

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The Burning of the Lamps (Ancient Egypt; Everyday Wicca)

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International Fairy Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

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Lawrence Block (Writerism)

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The Martyrs under Nero (Christian; Martyrs)

Midsummer

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Robert Henri (Artology)

St. John’s Day [and 2nd Day of Midsummer celebrations] (a.k.a. ... 

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Quarter Day (England)

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Saint Jonas' Festival or Joninės (Lithuania)

Sant-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)

Sânziene (western Carpathian Mountains of Romania)

Surinal (North Korea)

Wattah Wattah Festival (Philippines)

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Sexual Fantasy Day (Pastafarian)

Simplicius (Christian; Saint)

Sun Festival (Peru)

Zamling Chisang (Universal Prayer Day; Tibetan Deities, esp. Samy Dolde)

Zemlya's Night (Mati-Syra-Zemlya, Slavic Goddess of the Earth)

Orthodox Christian Liturgical Calendar Holidays

Whit Monday [50 days after Orthodox Easter] (Orthodox Christian) a.k.a. ... 

Doua Zi de Rusalii (România)

Holy Spirit Monday

Kataklysmos (Cyprus)

Monday of the Holy Spirit

Pentecost Monday

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [37 of 57]

Premieres

All a Bir-r-r-d (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Ape Suzette (The Inspector Cartoon; 1966)

Bewitched (Film; 2005)

The Caine Mutiny (Film; 1954)

Cars 2 (Animated Pixar Film; 2011)

Cat Ballou (Film; 1965)

Catch-22 (Film; 1970)

Chastity (Film; 1969)

A Chinaman’s Chance (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1933)

Dangerously in Love, by Beyoncé (Album; 2003)

Elvis (Film; 2022)

4, by Beyoncé (Album; 2011)

Generation Cancellation, by Little Big (Song; 2022)

The Great Milenko, by Insane Clown Posse (Album; 1997)

Happy-Go-Nutty, featuring Screwy Squirrel (Tex Avery MGM Cartoon; 1944)

Hawaiian Vacation (Pixar Toy Story Cartoon; 2011)

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (Film; 1977)

Hot Air Races (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1949)

Independence Day: Resurgence (Film; 2016)

The Last Indian (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1938)

The Lion King (Animated Disney Film that ripped off Kimba; 1994)

Little Girl Blue, by Nina Simone (Album; 1958)

The Man from Toronto (Film; 2022)

March of the Penguins (Documentary Film; 2005)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Film; 1971)

Mr. Robot (TV Series; 2015)

The Newsroom (TV Series; 2012)

Nuts and Jolts (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Pink Paradise (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1967)

Scalp Trouble (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

A Scent of the Matterhorn (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

A Sleepless Night (Heckle & Jeckle Cartoon; 1948)

Sorcerer (Film; 1977)

Spaceballs (Film; 1987)

A Spaniard in the Works, by John Lennon (Book; 1965)

The Spy Swatter (WB LT Cartoon; 1967)

Star Maker, by Olaf Stapledon (Novel; 1937)

Swiss Army Man (Film; 2016)

Symphony No. 5 in D Major, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Symphony; 1943)

Ten North Frederick, by John O'Hara (Novel; 1955)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré (Novel; 1974)

Under the Dome (TV Series; 2013)

Undone - The Sweater Song, by Weezer (Song; 1994)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Film; 1988)

Who’s Cookie’ Who? (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1946)

The Will to Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl (Psychology Book; 1969)

Yellowbeard (Film; 1983)

Today’s Name Days

Johannes, Reingard (Austria)

Enio, Yanita, Yanka, Yanko (Bulgaria)

Faust, Ivan, Krsto (Croatia)

Jan (Czech Republic)

Hans (Denmark)

Annes, Ants, Hannes, Hans, Jaan, Jan, Janno, Johan, Johannes, Juhan, Juho, Jukk, Juss, Kanek (Estonia)

Jani, Janne, Johannes, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finland)

Jean-Baptiste (France)

Johannes, Reingard (Germany)

Giota, Giotis, Panagioula, Panagoula, Panayotis, Panagiotis, Panos, Panousos, Panagis, Panagos, Panagiota, Panayota, Pani, Panikos, Pegie, Pegy, Takis, Tota, Toula, Yiota, Yiotis (Greece)

Iván (Hungary)

Gabriele, Giovanni, Romolo (Italy)

Jānis, Žanis (Latvia)

Eiviltas, Eiviltė, Jonas (Lithuania)

Hans, Johannes, Jon (Norway)

Dan, Danisz, Danuta, Emilia, Jan, Wilhelm (Poland)

Ioan (România)

Ján (Slovakia)

Bautista, Iván, Juan (Spain)

Johannes (Sweden)

Bohuslav, Bohuslava, Boris, Boryslav, Boryslava, Ivan, Jean, Joan, Johanna, John, Slavka, Slavko, Yvonna (Ukraine)

Hans, Giovanna, Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jan, Jana, Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, Johan, John, Johnnie, Johnny, Juan, Juana, Juanita, Sean, Shana, Shane, Shanna, Yancy (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 176 of 2024; 190 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 26 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 19 (Ji-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 18 Sivan 5784

Islamic: 17 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445

J Cal: 26 Blue; Fryday [26 of 30]

Julian: 11 June 2024

Moon: 91%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 7 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Alfred]

Runic Half Month: Feoh (Wealth) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 5 of 94)

Week: 4th Full Week of June)

Zodiac: Cancer (Day 4 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Feoh (Wealth) [Half-Month 13 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 7.8)

[lovejustforaday]

2023 Year End List - #6

Red Moon In Venus - Kali Uchis

Main genres: Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, Psychedelic Soul

A decent sampling of: Synth Funk, Smooth Soul

Coming out as a Kali Uchis stan.

But for real, the Colombian American singer/songwriter seems to be the one artist that music hipsters, the English mainstream(ish), and the Hispanic mainstream can all collectively agree upon. Part of this is most definitely owed to Kali's versatility as an artist, with a primary basis of sound rooted in R&B (particularly neo-soul) but regularly dipping her toes into the waters of reggaetón, hip hop, bolero, and afrobeats.

Kali is also a definite lover of retro chic, given her clear appreciation for mid 20th century easy-listening pop and old Hollywood glamour. She cites artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Celia Cruz, and Curtis Mayfield as some of her biggest influences. At the same time, she modernizes these influences and aesthetics with a post-sexual revolution ethos of overpowering feminine-centred eroticism and fiercely wielded confidence and self-love.

Her voice is pleasant, mature, and strikingly womanly, in that same kind of way when you first discover as a child the sensation of being struck by the awe-inspiring beauty of a grown woman. Even as a gay man, I can confidently say that I think this is a sort of universal childhood experience, right?

Actually, I think a lot of Kali Uchis' success as an artist can be attributed to just how likable her musical persona is. I think that deep down, many of us want to be a Kali - completely liberated, in touch with our sensuality, and going through life as a warm and confident optimist. She makes music that isn't just well-written; it makes you feel good about life.

After making a big splash with her stellar 2018 LP Isolation and following it up with the success of 2020's Sin Miedo which was more invested in her Latin American roots and corresponding following, I was very curious to see where she would take things next with her career.

In the end, as it would turn out, Kali Uchis' 2023 record didn't really amount to anything that surprising. Instead, we were treated to a progression and evolution in her sound that feels very natural to her, culminating in an album that makes good on the typical promises of a Kali Uchis project.

That is to say, Red Moon In Venus exists in a rose-tinted world bedecked with lush palm trees and populated by curvaceous mermaids. The record is a creamy cocktail of smooth and funky soul jams with the sweet taste of cinnamon kisses and strawberry wine. A true musical oasis of the richest fruits.

Kali really is at the top of her game here. Everything is a subtle improvement on what already mostly worked for her on past projects, with a little more psychedelic flavour added into the mix, resulting in a final product that just sounds and feels really gorgeous and summery to listen to. Not all great music has to be challenging; this just does incredibly well at what it is already comfortable doing.

The record's first song proper is the lead single "I Wish You Roses", a beautiful parting gift to an ex-lover she holds no grudge towards. Petals flutter past the mind's eye as the world of this neo-soul paean springs to life with all the shades of a summer's rainbow. This song is a soft sigh of relief, heard quite vividly in the actual noticeable sighing melodies of those psychedelic keyboards in the chorus. A very classy song, expressing a sentiment not nearly heard often enough in most music about breakups.

"All Mine" is a lights off "wah-wah" slow jam describing a greedy lover's fantasy of having someone completely to themselves. The sound of the passionate id taking over the superego's domain.

Fans of the big city pop explosion that happened on the internet with the surge of Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love" a few years ago may get a lot of mileage out of "Endlessly", a synth funk track that captures a similar kind of metropolitan utopianism. Kali really knows how to bring the kind of riding-passenger-in-a-red-convertible energy that a track like this one needs to really all come together.

"Moral Conscience", in mild contrast to "I Wish You Roses", is a cautionary tale of karma hunting down an ex-lover who hurt her. Even still, there's more of an air that she's simply warning the wrongful party here - it's not a threat, she's just stating a fact about how the world works (as she sees it anyway). Still keeping it classy. Musically, this is thick and fleecy, lounging languidly in a boudoir sofette with low humming synths.

"Deserve Me" is an elegant and drip-droppy hip hop soul duet with Summer Walker, who is now officially my new favourite random feature after previously popping up on last year's Kendrick Lamar record. Very killer refrain on this cut, almost as addictive as the track that follows it. Speaking of which...

"Moonlight" was quite possibly my SOTY for 2023. A lot can be said for how erotic round shapes are for basically all genders and sexual preferences, and I don't know how to explain this but the song simply sounds ROUND in every possible way. The funk bass is so bubbly and horny and sopping wet that it's probably illegal in many parts of the world. Kali is giving it her ALL on those verses. Absolutely luxurious production. The chorus has that subtle air of mystery that really ensnares the erotic imagination. I can't even remember the last time I heard a song that positively oozed sex like this, while also describing such a clearly healthy relationship. Is it possible to be getting drunk off of flowery bubble bath fumes? Because this is precisely what it would feel like. Interstellar spa getaway for two in the neon pink galaxy of Aphrodite. Perfect fucking song. A++ goddamn.

I could say a few words as to how this is a back-loaded record, but I think y'all have heard me call something front or back loaded at least a dozen times and I'm struggling to find original ways to express this sentiment. Either way, this is a milder case - more just that the second half is so consistently brilliant that it kinda blows the first half out of the water, particularly that early-mid section. The weakest moments here are the least imaginative ones.

But a very good chunk of this record is just pure gold. Red Moon In Venus is a vibrant and aesthetically immaculate R&B record, possibly the best of the new decade thus far.

As I publish this review, Kali has already dropped another album in the first few weeks of 2024 and it sounds almost as good as this one. I don't know how exactly she's doing it but she makes exploring a variety of genres and killing it at every one of them look so easy. Kali Uchis is the queen of her medium right now.

9/10

Highlights: "Moonlight", "I Wish You Roses", "Deserve Me (with Summer Walker)", "Moral Conscience", "All Mine", "Endlessly", "Not Too Late (Interlude)", "Love Between", "Happy Now"

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The jaw-dropping, monumental work of Didier William. Didier William is originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He earned an BFA in painting from The Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of Art, The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, The Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, The Carnegie Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and The Figge Museum Art Museum. He is represented by James Fuentes Gallery in New York and M+B Gallery in Los Angeles. William was an artist-in-residence at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation in Brooklyn, NY, a 2018 recipient of the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a 2020 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grants and a 2021 recipient of a Pew Fellowship from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. He has taught at several institutions including Yale School of Art, Vassar College, Columbia University, UPenn, and SUNY Purchase. He is currently Assistant Professor of Expanded Print at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.

[humaningenuity]

Natanael Cano's Profile

By Damian Reyes Blanco, Natalover

Nathanahel Ruben Cano Monge better known as Natanael Cano is a singer-songwriter of corridos tumbados from Mexico.

Biography

He was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, on March 27, 2001. At the age of nine, he began playing the guitar for his family, inspired by his favorite singer, Ariel Camacho he has said in an interview that he learned to play guitar from tutorials from youtube. Then it was in ten grade that he left the school to make a musical career.

After he left his school and also his home, he started living in Tijuana, Baja California and in 2018 when he has nineteen years old he signed with Five Music label with which recorded his first five song, being "El de los lentes gucci" the song that stood out, thus beginning the genre of “corridos tumbados”, then the next year in 2019 he signed with La R Records to publish his first album titled “Todo es diferente” giving him the fame he was looking for as a teenager, achieving big hits on his album, such as “Soy el diablo” or “ El de la codeina”. Months later signed with Rancho Humilde label, which was with this label that he could go on with his career as musician, because they give him his first paycheck and a home in Los Angeles, and it was in that house that he meet another singer called “Junior H” and they become a very good friends recording many songs together.

Music Hits

His songs began to occupy the first tops in the Hot Latin Songs. Natanael Cano has collaborated with many artist such a Alejandro Fernandez, Steve Aoki, Bad Bunny, Los Tigres del Norte and many others, thus making new types of music like this, influencing more in the regional music industry.Nowadays he has win a lot of awards such a Latin Billboards, Latin American Music Awards and MTV EMAS”s, making it world famous, at the moment he is the #285 artists listened in the world on Spotify and in 2023 he released “PRC” with Peso Pluma and “AMG” with Gabito Ballesteros and “Peso Pluma” that put him on the top of any music list.

Recently

Today he has 22 years old, has released 11 albums, being the most recent the album titled “Nata Montana” that how he said “ this album is a door that i open long time ago and with this it close” also he has his own label called “CT”, has acted in a  HBO TV show called “UGLY” and also with Prime Video that is a documentary, is known for creating the “corridos tumbados” genre and he has said that he is “proudly Mexican”

As we have seen, Natanael Cano is an influential singer for music that keeps the mexican culture on the top.

Sources:

-> Colaboradores de los proyectos Wikimedia. (2021, 19 de enero). Natanael Cano. Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natanael_Cano

-> Téllez, A. (2023, 27 de abril). Todo sobre Natanael Cano, el pionero de los corridos tumbados. GQ. https://www.gq.com.mx/articulo/natanael-cano-quien-es-biografia-del-cantante-de-corridos-tumbados

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Pick 1 album and discuss.

If you don’t recognize any of these, listen to at least 2 first. I will add music 🎶 links in the comments.

#Alsmusiccafe

Episode 115

6 14 23

Rock en español

Part 1

#zoe #gloriatrevi #elviscrespo #magneto

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First on CNN: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour could break $2 billion in North American ticket sales alone

Taylor Swift’s era-defining “Eras” tour is flying like a jet stream, high above the music scene — by billions of dollars.

The tour could gross $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone, according to August survey data from research firm QuestionPro provided to CNN exclusively. That unprecedented total represents primary ticket sales for the US shows that Swift just concluded in Los Angeles, plus a second North American leg coming next year.

The estimated totals are the latest example of the incredible demand for entertainment and experiences that has helped boost the economy, and more specifically, is a staggering show of Swift’s star power and influence on local US economies.

The average price of pre-sale and first sale tickets was $455.78, and Swift has 68 shows total in North America. The survey did not take into account whether respondents bought one ticket or multiple tickets.

The average attendance per show was 72,459, accounting for closed off areas and floor seats, according to QuestionPro data.

That comes to $2.2 billion — and that would make “Eras” the highest-grossing tour ever. Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour was the previous record holder, grossing over $887 million from 2018 to 2023, according to Larry Miller, director of the music business program at New York University Steinhardt.

“We’re talking about a global pop artist who faces virtually infinite demand for those tickets,” said Miller of Swift.

“Eras” has become one of the biggest social events of the year, with concertgoers doling out thousands of dollars on tickets, outfits, transportation and travel accommodations. Concertgoers participating in a QuestionPro poll of 862 people who say they attended at least one “Eras” concert said they spent an average of $291.62 each on their outfits, $214.80 on merchandise and $131.48 for food and drinks.

‘An economic phenomenon’

“Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour is rewriting the playbook of entertainment economics,” said Chris Leyden, director of growth marketing at SeatGeek. “She’s not just a performer — she’s an economic phenomenon.”

The average resale price of an “Eras” ticket was $1,607, SeatGeek told CNN. That’s up 741% from her “Reputation” tour in 2018, during which the average resale ticket price was $191.

A representative for Swift did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.

Swift finished her last US “Eras” show of this year in Los Angeles in August — but not without adding international tour dates, another North American leg of the tour, announcing re-recordings of her albums “1989” and “Speak Now” and releasing the latter album. She kicks off the Latin American leg of her tour later this month.

So far, the economic impact of Swift’s blockbuster tour has been wide-ranging.

Earlier this month, truckers for the tour were given $100,000 checks each, which one trucking company head called “life-changing.”

Food banks across the country in the communities where she has performed have said they received hefty donations from Swift, allowing pantries to replenish their inventories. One food bank network in Arizona said Swift’s donation allowed it to send several tractor-trailers filled with 40,000 pounds of fresh produce to its member food banks.

“Taylor Swift’s donation certainly helped at a time when we’re seeing the need climb and climb and climb,” Terri Shoemaker, a spokesperson at Arizona Food Bank Network, told CNN.

Retailers have also seen a boost from concertgoers looking for clothes that match the theme of Swift’s “eras.” Shops are marketing outfits featuring everything from sundresses and metallic boots to romantic, breezy long dresses and daring red gowns to Swifites shopping for concert looks.

Swift even earned a nod in the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, a collection of survey responses from businesses around the country. According to one business, “May was the strongest month for hotel revenue in Philadelphia since the onset of the pandemic, in large part due to an influx of guests for the Taylor Swift concerts in the city,” Fed officials wrote.

Swift kicked off the highly-anticipated “Eras” — her first tour since her “Reputation” stadium tour in 2018 — in March. The show features an expansive, roughly three-hour long set list that spans 14 years of her career.

The Ticketmaster meltdown

Hell was the journey for Swifties who sought tickets, though it brought those who secured them heaven. The heavy demand snarled Ticketmaster’s website last November, when pre-sale tickets first went live, leaving some verified fans locked out even with access codes. That spurred some Swifties to file a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and lawmakers to grill a top executive from parent-company Live Nation Entertainment during a three-hour hearing.

Ticketmaster did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment.

Fans who couldn’t secure tickets weren’t deterred from heading to concert venue parking lots to listen from there, according to data analytics platform Placer.ai.

During the three nights of the tour’s stop in Nashville, Tennessee, about 33% of the Nissan Stadium’s total crowd during the concerts stood outside the venue in parking lots to tailgate. Groups also gathered at stops in Philadelphia and Arlington, Texas.

“We’ve never seen anything like this,” said Ethan Chernofsky, senior vice president of marketing at Placer.ai, noting that the phenomenon is reminiscent of die-hard sports fans tailgating outside stadiums. “That’s just not concert behavior.”

Swift’s tour is slated to conclude in late 2024, provided she doesn’t extend the tour yet again. Miller says that while it’s tough to imagine another musical artist beating her “Eras” record, it’s not impossible to see Swift topping it herself.

“When it comes to Taylor, I’ve learned to never say never,” he said.

ts1989fanatic holy shit potentially 2.2 BILLION just from North America, what the fuck does it look like when you add in the rest of the International dates.

She’s setting the bar so high others are going to need jet packs to clear it.

[heavenboy09]

Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 To 1 Of The Most Youngest Prominent Latina / Cuban Born American Singer & Songwriter Of Today's Age

Hailling All The Way From The Good Ole Place We All Know & Love.

Havana, Cuba 🇨🇺

Born In Cuba 🇨🇺 She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in Fifth Harmony, She began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the collaborations "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with Shawn Mendes and "Bad Things" with Machine Gun Kelly, the latter reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. She left the group in late 2016.

In 2021, She made her acting debut, starring as the title character from the film Cinderella. She released her third studio album Familia in April 2022, with the lead single "Don't Go Yet" released in July 2021. The second single from Familia, "Bam Bam", reached the top five of the Billboard Global 200 Chart, Her highest entry and peaked inside the top ten in several countries, it also peaked at 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Familia peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, number 9 in the UK and number 6 in Canada.

She has amassed billions of streams on music platforms, and "Havana" became the best-selling digital single of 2018, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Her many awards include two Latin Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and one Billboard Music Award. In 2021, "Havana" was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Her the first Hispanic woman to receive this certification.

Please Wish This Outstanding Young Latina Music Artist & Upcoming Actress In The Making A Very Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊

Ms. Camilla Cabello 🇨🇺🧡 

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scholars on performance studies

Andre Lepecki is a scholar, writer, and performer who is well-known for his contributions to the field of performance studies. He is an Associate Professor of Performance Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he teaches courses on contemporary performance and dance.

Lepecki is best known for his writings on the history and theory of contemporary performance art, dance, and choreography. His work explores the relationships between performance, politics, and the body, and he is particularly interested in the ways in which performance can be used as a tool for critique, resistance, and transformation. He has written extensively on the works of leading contemporary choreographers and performance artists, and his writing is known for its clear and engaging style, as well as its interdisciplinary approach to the study of performance.

Some of Lepecki's most notable works include his books "Exhausting Dance: Performance and the Politics of Movement" (2006), "Singularities: Dance in the Age of Performance" (2016), and "The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Politics" (2018), co-edited with J. Smoak. These works have been widely read and highly regarded by scholars and practitioners in the field of performance studies, and they have helped to shape ongoing debates about the role of performance in contemporary culture.

In addition to his writing, Lepecki is also an active performer and has collaborated with a number of leading contemporary dance and performance artists. His work as a performer and his writing on performance are closely interrelated, and his commitment to the performative aspect of his scholarship is one of the hallmarks of his approach to the study of performance.

Peggy Phelan - Phelan is a Professor of Performance Studies at New York University, and she is known for her writing on the performative aspects of identity and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives.

Diana Taylor - Taylor is a Professor of Performance Studies and Spanish at New York University, and she is known for her work on the political dimensions of performance, particularly in the context of Latin American culture.

Matthew Reason - Reason is a Professor of Performance Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, and he is known for his work on the relationship between performance and activism, and the ways in which performance can be used as a tool for social change.

Shannon Jackson - Jackson is a Professor of Rhetoric and Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and she is known for her work on the intersection of performance and politics, and the role of performance in public life.

Jill Dolan - Dolan is a Professor of English and Theater Studies at Princeton University, and she is known for her work on the politics of representation in contemporary performance, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of identity.

Richard Schechner - Schechner is a Professor of Performance Studies at The New School in New York, and he is known for his work on the interdisciplinary nature of performance, and the ways in which performance can be used as a tool for cultural critique and transformation.

Tim Miller - Miller is a performer and a Professor of Performance Studies at University of California, Los Angeles, and he is known for his work on the political dimensions of performance, particularly in the context of LGBTQ activism.

E. Patrick Johnson - Johnson is a performer, scholar, and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University, and he is known for his work on the intersections of race, sexuality, and performance, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of identity.

Tom Breedveld - Breedveld is a performance scholar and Associate Professor at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and he is known for his work on the intersections of performance, technology, and activism, and the ways in which performance can be used as a tool for social change.

Lynne Gardiner - Gardiner is a performance scholar and Associate Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of British Columbia, and she is known for her work on the intersections of performance, politics, and activism, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and promote social justice.

These are just a few examples of the many scholars who have contributed to our understanding of the transformative power of performance. Their work is essential to the ongoing development of the field of performance studies and has helped to shape our understanding of the role of performance in contemporary culture.

Joshua Landy - Landy is a Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Stanford University, and he is known for his work on the relationship between performance and subjectivity, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of subjectivity.

José Munoz - Munoz was a performance scholar and Professor of Performance Studies at New York University, and he is known for his work on the relationship between performance and desire, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of desire.

Brian Massumi - Massumi is a philosopher and Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Montreal, and he is known for his work on the relationship between performance and affect, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of affect.

Martin Roth - Roth is a performance scholar and Professor of Performance Studies at The New School in New York, and he is known for his work on the relationship between performance and the unconscious, and the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of subjectivity.

These are just a few examples of the many scholars who have explored the relationship between performance art and consciousness. Their work has helped to deepen our understanding of the ways in which performance can challenge dominant cultural narratives and construct new forms of subjectivity, desire, affect, and the unconscious.

[cfphcenixashes]

(—) ★ spotted!! willow "billie" rushman on the cover of this week’s most recent tabloid! many say that the 21 year old looks like katherine mcnamara, but i don’t really see it. while  the mma fighter/singer/actress is known for being dauntless my inside sources say that they have a tendency to be aggressive i swear, every time i think of them, i hear the song bad guy by billie eilish that describes the character  {she/her / female} - penned by Sushi, 27, female, she/her

tw: drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse

BASICS

Name: Willow Phoenix Rushman Nicknames/Alias: Billie, Nix Face Claim: Katherine McNamara Age: 21 Gender: Female Sexuality: Bisexual Date/Place of Birth: July 15, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA Currently: Malibu, CA Nationality: American Occupation: MMA UFC Fighter/Singer/Actress

PERSONALITY

Positives/Virtues/Skills: Dauntless:  Confidence: feeling or showing confidence in oneself; self-assured. Intuitive: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive. Courageous: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching Adventurous: willing to undertake new and daring enterprises. Self-Aware: having conscious knowledge of one’s own character and feelings. Weaponry Efficient in multiple languages (Spanish, Russian, Latin) Coding Flaws/Weaknesses: Stubborn: having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so. Blunt: uncompromisingly forthright. Unpredictable: not able to be predicted Aggressive: 

RELATIONSHIPS

Parents: Unnamed Todd (Father) Lesley Rushman (Mother) Siblings: Evelyn Todd (Older Half-Sister), 3 other half-siblings  Children: N/A Other family: N/A Spouse: N/A Ex-Partners: TBD Teammates: TBD Friends: Maiya Kennedy (Best Friend)

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Build: 5′5″ 115 lbs. Muscular Hair Colour: Red but bleaches it Eye Colour: Green Distinguishing Marks: Countless scars from training and fights plus during her own stunts on shows and films

Accomplishments:  2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star Shadowhunters Nominated 2018 People's Choice Awards Female TV Star Shadowhunters Won 2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress Shadowhunters Nominated  2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress Shadowhunters Won 2019 Teen Choice AwardChoice Ship Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Shared with: Dominic Sherwood Nominated Guinness World Records 2019 Youngest female at No.1 on UK albums chart Record Music Awards can be found here

Regrets: TBD Secrets: TBD

HISTORY

July 15, 2002: Born a bastard child to the owner of a successful film studio and international supermodel, Lesley Rushman

Age newborn-14: Is raised by single mother who has boyfriends coming in and out of their lives constantly, one never staying for more than a couple of months, drugs and alcohol constantly in and out of the home, travelling constantly internationally for mother’s work, friends were rare and few, mommy and daddy issues brought on early in life, sexually abused by a few of the boyfriends mom brings in starting at age 10 but Billie stays quiet, bottles her rage and let’s it continue to grow

Age 14-17: Finds her own footing in the crazy world, releases first single at 14 followed by first album at 15 and is an instant hit, first role cast at 16 with several more following in that same year, gets emancipated on 17th birthday, finds a love for martial arts and weaponry as well as doing stunts for her roles, quickly finds an outlet for the bottled rage and begins training in MMA and attending fights (wins some and loses some), has been arrested multiple times by now for getting into fights in public as well as underage drinking and public intoxication

18-Now: More roles are offered to her and several singles and albums later, has a total of 129 nominations across multiple award shows and 84 total award wins, is one of the most popular young artists in the industry, a well known name in the UFC world, and one of the richest young celebrities with a net worth of $37,000,000 and growing

CAREER

Movie Career:

2018- Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, role: Sonya, age: 16

2019- Girl Vs. Monster, role: Myra Santelli, age: 17

2019- Assimilate, role: Hannah, age: 17

2021- Maze Runner: Death Cure, role: Sonya, age 19

Television Career:

2018- Law & Order: SVU, role: Jasmine, age: 16

2018-2021- Shadowhunters, role: Clary Fray, age: 16-19

2018-2020- Arrow, role: Mia Smoak, age: 16-18

2019- Batman, role: Mia Smoak, age: 17

2019- Supergirl, role: Mia Smoak, age: 17

2019-2021- The Flash, role: Mia Smoak, age:17-19

2020- R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, role: Jordanna, age: 18

2020- Kappa Kappa Die, role: Charise, age: 18

2021- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, role: Angela Ward, age: 19

2022-2023- Walker Independence, role: Abby Walker, age: 20-21

Music Career:

Meet Billie Rushman (2017, EP, Released, age 15)

East Northumberland High 3:24

Start All Over 3:27

As I Am 3:46

I Miss You 3:58

Right Here 2:45

Good and Broken 2:55

G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out) 3:36

Let's Dance 3:03

See You Again 3:10

Clear 3:02

Breakout (Early 2018, Album, Released, age 15)

These Four Walls 3:28

7 Things 3:33

Wake Up America 2:47

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 3:06

Full Circle 3:14

Simple Song 3:32

Breakout 3:26

Goodbye 3:51

See You Again (Rock Mafia remix) 3:16

The Driveway 3:43

Fly On The Wall 2:32

Bottom of the Ocean 3:15

The Time of Our Lives (Late 2018, Album, Released, age 16)

Before the Storm (live) 4:35

When I Look at You 4:09

Obsessed 4:04

Party in the U.S.A. 3:22

The Time of Our Lives 3:32

Talk Is Cheap 3:40

Kicking and Screaming 2:58

Can’t Be Tamed (2019, Album, Released, age 17 after she was officially emancipated)

Who Owns My Heart 3:35

Stay 4:22

Robot 3:43

Permanent December 3:38

Take Me Along 4:09

Every Rose Has Its Thorn 3:48

Can't Be Tamed 2:48

Forgiveness And Love 3:29

Liberty Walk 4:06

Scars 3:43

My Heart Beats For Love 3:43

Two More Lonely People 3:10

Bangerz (Early 2020, Album, Released, Age 17)

FU [Explicit] 3:50

4x4 [Explicit] 3:12

Hands in the Air 3:22

Love Money Party 3:40

My Darlin' 4:03

SMS (Bangerz) 2:50

Do My Thang [Explicit] 3:46

Maybe You're Right 3:33

Rooting for My Baby 3:20

#GETITRIGHT [Explicit] 4:25

Drive 4:15

Someone Else 4:48

Wrecking Ball 3:41

We Can't Stop 3:51

Adore You 4:39

On My Own 3:52

Billie Rushman & Her Dead Petz (Late 2020, Album, Age 18)

Slab of Butter (Scorpion) 5:01

Tiger Dreams 5:52

Tangerine 5:06

Space Bootz 4:40

Lighter 5:19

BB Talk 4:33

I Forgive Yiew 3:14

Bang Me Box 3:42

I'm So Drunk 0:47

Fweaky 3:48

Karen Don't Be Sad 4:53

Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz 2:09

Dooo It [Explicit] 3:39

Something About Space Dude 3:29

Twinkle Song 3:43

Evil is but a Shadow 4:36

Milky Milky Milk 4:47

Cyrus Skies 5:33

Pablow The Blowfish 3:30

Fucking Fucked Up 0:51

The Floyd Song (Sunrise) 5:17

1 Sun 4:00

I Get So Scared 3:53

Younger Now (Early 2021, Album, Released, Age 18)

Rainbowland 4:25

Thinkin’ 4:05

Inspired 3:21

I Would Die for You 2:54

Week Without You 3:44

Miss You So Much 4:54

Bad Mood 2:59

Love Someone 3:19

Malibu 3:52

She’s Not Him 3:34

Younger Now 4:09

She Is Coming (Late 2021, EP, Released, Age 19) 

D.R.E.A.M. 2:48

Cattitude 3:10

Unholy 2:10

The Most 3:42

Party Up The Street 3:37

Mother's Daughter 3:39

Plastic Hearts (2022, Studio Album, Released, Age 20)

Bad Karma 3:08

Prisoner 2:49

Night Crawling 3:09

Plastic Hearts 3:25

Angels Like You 3:16

Hate Me 2:37

Midnight Sky 3:43

WTF Do I Know 2:51

High 3:16

Gimme What I Want 2:31

Golden G String 3:55

Never Be Me 3:35

Endless Summer Vacation (2023, Album, To Be Released March, Age 21)

Flowers (Released as single)

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MMA UFC Career

WILLOW RUSHMAN

THE PHOENIX

RECORD: 22-5-0

HEIGHT: 5' 5"

WEIGHT: 115 lbs.

REACH: 69"

STANCE: Orthodox

DOB: July 15, 2002

CAREER STATISTICS:

SLpM: 4.40

Str. Acc.: 51%

SApM: 2.75

Str. Def: 55%

TD Avg.: 2.61

TD Acc.: 56%

TD Def.: 82%

Sub. Avg.: 0.8

SLpM - Significant Strikes Landed per Minute

Str. Acc. - Significant Striking Accuracy

SApM - Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute

Str. Def. - Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land)

TD Avg. - Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes

TD Acc. - Takedown Accuracy

TD Def. - Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land)

Sub. Avg. - Average Submissions Attempted per 15 minutes

[hansneumann]

Portrait of Brasilian born🇧🇷 Laura @_laurabary Second installment of an ongoing collaboration with Meryll Rogge celebrating Latin American beauty. The genesis of a collaboration between Meryll Rogge and Hans Neumann originated at the time they met back in New York in 2008 when both were still pursuing their careers and finding their own voices. For this second installment Neumann wanted to capture very straight forward portraits of the Latin America community in Paris as a homage to Thomas Ruff against minimal backgrounds mixed with stills of them captured in movement/medium of transport as an analogy to displacement that occurs within the Latin Community. Hans Neumann is a visual artist born in Peru. Based in New York and Europe since 2003. His first book 'Nuevo New York' published by Damiani in 2018, portrays artists and talent from Latin America that now have roots in New York. That same year, as a response to Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric he started a book project called 'Ensayo', that focuses on his study of the ideas of identity, home and community. There are 6 volumes to date and more to come. They joined forces with Esther Matilla for styling and Alejandra Perez for casting. Esther Matilla is a New York / Paris - based stylist, fashion consultant and creative director, originally from Spain. She is responsible for styling a vast portfolio of editorial and campaign work and elevating it to hold the same self-possessed charm. Her styling draws from a range of aesthetics and influences to help create looks that run the spectrum from buttoned-up glamour through to elegantly wasted. @meryllrogge Styled by @esthermatillaoubina Casting by @cross_bone_ Thanks @cadenceimage @caroleguenebeaud @gaiageneston @romainnougaret @lalalanier_ and the amazing @zoepbl https://www.instagram.com/p/CmE9HWDOsRV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Artist Talk: Miguel Arzabe and Daniela Rivera from San Francisco Arts Commission on Vimeo.

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 6:30pm SFAC Main Gallery

Join exhibiting artists Miguel Arzabe and Daniela Rivera for a conversation about their work and process. Moderated by Matthew Villar Miranda, curatorial associate at Berkeley Art Museum.

This program is planned in conjunction with the exhibition Praxis of Local Knowledge on view at the SFAC Main Gallery through August 17, 2024.

About the Panelists Miguel Arzabe is a visual artist who lives and works in Oakland. He had recent solo shows at Shulamit Nazarian Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) and Johansson Projects (Oakland, CA). Arzabe’s work has been featured in such festivals as Hors Pistes (Centre Pompidou, Paris), Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (Montreal), and the Geumgang Nature Art Biennale (Gongju, South Korea); and in museums and galleries including MAC Lyon (France), MARS Milan (Italy), RM Projects (Auckland), FIFI Projects (Mexico City), Marylhurst University (Oregon), the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Berkeley Art Museum, the CCA Wattis Institute, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Arzabe’s work is held in public collections such as the Harn Museum in Gainesville, Florida, Albuquerque Museum of Art, Oakland Museum of California, the de Young Museum, San Francisco Arts Commission, the State of California, as well as numerous private collections. He has attended many residencies including Facebook AIR, Headlands Center for the Arts, Montalvo Arts Center, Millay Arts, and Santa Fe Art Institute. He holds a BS from Carnegie Mellon University, an MS from Arizona State University, and an MFA from UC Berkeley. In 2022 Arzabe was awarded the San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Award. In 2023 he was awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and and a Golden Foundation Residency. In 2024 he was a SECA award finalist.

Born in Santiago, Chile, Daniela Rivera received her BFA from Pontifcia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1996 and her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts, Boston in 2006. She is currently Professor of Studio Art at Wellesley College. She has exhibited widely in Latin American cities including Santiago, Chile, as well as in the United States. She has been awarded residencies at Loghaven, Headland Center for the Arts, Surf Point, Proyecto ACE in Buenos Aires, Vermont Studio Arts Center, and the Skowhegan School of Paintings and Sculpture. And she has been the recipient of notable fellowships and grants including from The Chiaro Award, The Rappaport Prize, Now + There, the Massachusetts Cultural Council Award, VSC, the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, The FONDART in Chile, and the Saint Botolph Club foundation Distinguish Artist Award. Recent or upcoming exhibitions include: New Worlds, NMWA, Washington DC, 2024, Donde el Cielo Toca la Tierra, Matucana 100, Santiago Chile, 2024, Praxis of Local Knowledge, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco, Labored Landscapes; Where The Sky Touches the Earth, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fragmentos para una Historia del Olvido/ Fragments for a History of Displacement, The Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (2018–2019); En Busca de los Andes, solo exhibition with Proyecto ACE, Buenos Aires, Argentina (June 2019); Sobremesa (Karaoke Politics), a public art project developed as her Now + There Accelerator Fellowship.

Matthew Villar Miranda (he/they/siya) is Curatorial Associate at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. In their former position as Visual Arts Curatorial Fellow at the Walker Art Center, they worked on exhibitions by Julie Mehretu, Pao Houa Her, Paul Chan, and Pacita Abad. They serve on the Board of Stakeholders Museums Moving Forward (MMF), a Ford and Mellon Foundation-funded initiative of an intergenerational, cross-institutional coalition of art museum professionals committed to advancing equity across the museum field. In 2021, they co-curated the Art for Justice Fund-supported exhibition Undoing Time: Art and Histories of Incarceration at the Arizona State University Art Museum (ASUAM). They received their BA in History of Art from UC Berkeley (2013) and graduated among the inaugural class of ASU-Los Angeles County Museum of Art Master's Fellowship in Art History (2021).