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On This Day 10 Years Ago: Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ was chosen as the Official Song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

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On this day 10 years ago, Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was announced as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the Colombian superstar having the following to say about it:

The FIFA World Cup is a miracle of global excitement, connecting every country, race, religion and condition around a single passion. It represents an event that has the power to unite and integrate, and that’s what this song is about.

The song was a huge commercial success all around the world, going Diamond in France with sales of over 500,000, Platinum in the UK with sales of over 600,000, spent 17 consecutive weeks at the very top of the charts in Spain, and has nearly 2 million certified sales in the United States.

In the past decade the official video has received well over 2 billion views on YouTube and the song itself is widely praised and appreciated for being one of the best World Cup anthems ever written.

You can watch the official video for Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) below

Post Malone Teams Up With Travis Barker for Nirvana Tribute

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Post Malone has never been one to shy away from his passion for rock music, and today he took to YouTube along with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and others for a charity live stream fundraiser, raising money for The United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO.

Launching through a number of Nirvana classics including Heart Shaped Box, Come As You Are and About A Girl; Posty showed off some incredibly impressive gravelly rock vocals throughout, helping to raise plenty of money in the process.

Post Malone has previously covered Nirvana’s All Apologies on tour, that wasn’t part of this particular set though, but the tribute clearly had the full backing and support of former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic who posted the following on Twitter:

In total the Nirvana tribute lasted just over an hour, and you can watch/listen to the stream in its entirety below, donating to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO if you wish.

Full setlist for the Nirvana tribute as follows:

– Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle
– Drain You
– Come As You Are
– Lounge Act
– School
– Heart Shaped Box
– Something In The Way
– About A Girl
– Stay Away
– Lithium
– Breed
– On A Plain
– Very Ape
– Territorial Pissings
– In Bloom

Bowling For Soup Cover Social Distortion’s ‘When The Angels Sing’

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Bowling For Soup have posted numerous covers on their YouTube channel in recent months, the latest of which is a cover of Social Distortion’s When The Angels Sing.

The cover has been mixed and produced by Linus of Hollywood, and the band’s frontman Jaret Reddick had the following to say about the decision to cover a Social Distortion song:

Social Distortion…What can you REALLY say about a band that pretty much sets itself apart from every other band and genre in the world. Little bit o’this..Little bit o’that…But tough as hell!! Mike Ness is the epitome of “cool,” and his songs sincerely never age…Nor does HE for that matter. Anytime you cover a song from musical royalty, you take a chance. But we took a stab at “When the Angels Sing,” and I think we did it justice

You can listen to Bowling For Soup’s cover of When The Angels Sing below

Travis Scott Announces Fortnite Action Figures

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Fresh from performing a Fortnite live event, Travis Scott has now announced a duo pack of Cactus Jack Fortnite action figures that’ll be shipping out in October.

The pack will contain both a Sicko Mode and a T-3500 action figure, with the latter rocking the extremely popular Jordan 1 Retro High Travis Scott and the Sicko Mode action figure sporting the Jordan 6 Travis Scott.

These action figures really are a must cop for Travis Scott and Fortnite fans alike, and and are available to pre-order now from the official Travis Scott webstore.

The website states that the final product may vary slightly from the images displayed above, but each figure will stand at 12″ tall with the pack including the Diamond Jack harvesting tool and Goosebumps Wrapped assault rifle.

Tour Dates Postponed for Hella Mega Tour

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Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer had been set to hit the road on June 13th for the European stint of their Hella Mega Tour.

The tour was due to start out in Paris, before then moving on to the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria, due to ongoing concerns surrounding the current coronavirus pandemic, however; all of the shows set to be played in mainland Europe have now been postponed until 2021.

As yet there is no official word on what will be happening regarding the UK dates, but taking to Twitter, the bands released the following joint statement regarding the situation:

Hayley Williams Releases New EP ‘Petals for Armor II’

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After releasing Petals for Armor I a few months back which consisted of an initial five tracks, Hayley Williams has now released Petals for Armor II, comprising of a further five tracks of new solo music.

The Paramore frontwoman had the following to say about the new EP:

PFA II is the perfect interlude between where Petals began and where it’s going…. Part III isn’t far behind.

I needed these songs to help me get to a place where I could name my shame, take inventory of emotional scars, true friends, awful coping mechanisms and discover what I desire for my life.

Williams’ Petals for Armor studio album is officially set for release on May 8th, with the three EP’s ultimately making up the full fifteen track album.

You can listen to Dead Horse, taken from Petals for Armor II, below:

Pete Wentz to Record a Solo Album?!

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It’s a long way from happening just yet, but in an interview with NME.com; Pete Wentz has suggested that he’ll record a solo album if we’re locked down for another 6 months or more. Speaking specifically on the issue of potential solo material, Wentz had the following to say:

I have a space in my head that’s always been more of an album. I have a concept for it, I have a lot of time on my hands and I kinda want to do it. Are we going to be in our houses for another six months? If we are, there’s going to be an album.

Fall Out Boy should be set to embark upon the Hella Mega Tour with Green Day and Weezer in a few months, with such worldwide uncertainty, however, it’s good to know that there’s a backup plan for the Fall Out Boy bassist if it doesn’t end up happening as planned this summer.

Pete Wentz recently linked up with Cheap Cuts for Check Your Phone, the video for which can be found below:

5 Seconds of Summer’s Official Wildflower Video is Supremely Psychedelic

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The new video for 5 Seconds of Summer’s Wildflower is supremely psychedelic, fitting well with the tracks strong synth presence.

Complete with an incredibly catchy chorus, it’s a very impressive offering from the Australian band and will no doubt please pre-existing fans of the band as well as bringing in a whole new audience, too.

The band’s bassist, Callum Hood, had the following to say about it:

We wanted to make the chorus kind of a choose-your-own-adventure, where some words are left out and then accentuated by these big stabs of synth. It lets everyone come up with their own interpretation and fill in whatever they think those missing lyrics might be.

You can watch the official video for Wildflower below:

PES 2017 is out now on iOS and Android

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The Premier League season might now be over, but PES 2017 has now officially launched for iOS and Android so the footballing fun doesn’t have to finish there!

PES 2017 Mobile is completely free to download and is available right now from both the App Store and the Google Play Store across 150 countries.

As part of the game’s launch, special scouts and agents will be available for a limited time through in-game events that will allow users to set about creating their ultimate team.

If you’re not already excited? Hopefully the following trailer for the game should help get you in the mood for it!

Konami Signs Exclusive Partnership with CBF

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PES 2017 - Campeonato Brasileiro

Konami have been announcing some seriously impressive partnership deals for PES 2017 just recently, and another deal has now been announced as it is confirmed that the Campeonato Brasileiro will feature exclusively in Pro Evolution Soccer 2017.

Walter Feldman, General Secretary of the CBF, had the following to say about the deal to include Brazil’s most famous football tournament in PES 2017:

We are starting this partnership with great expectation, both for the growing space this segment has been gaining as well for Konami’s excellence. We have been working for some time to achieve the Brasileirão’s entry into the world of electronic games and we believe that this is merely the beginning of a great job we plan to do in this area. There is absolutely no doubt that the games industry is a fundamental step when dealing with the multiplicity of aspects, with the internationalization of Brazilian football and the loyalty of fans.

With this deal in place, PES 2017 will therefore feature all of Brazil’s most popular stadiums, including Estádio do Maracanã, Arena Corinthians, Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), Estádio do Mineirão, Estádio Beira-Rio and Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro).

PES 2017 will be officially released in Europe on September 15th 2016.